THE MORNING OEEGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1900.
WAITING ATTITUDE
Administration Is Sounding
the Powers of Europe
t)N THE CHINESE -QUESTION
"Will Ifot Act Until They Shove Their
Hands Official Hexaaeei Tam
pered With.
"WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S. After the
Cabinet meeting: today. It was announced
that the Government was In a -waiting at
titude regarding the Chinese situation.
The lack of late advices from Pekln, and
The failure of the powers to show .their
hands as to future policy makes It neces
sary for this Government to a alt devel
opments. The Administration considers
it of the .greatest Importance that In the
negotiations for a settlement of the Chi
nese difficulty all the powers Should act
in urriron and harmoniously, and Its ef
forts are being directed to that end The
powers, however, are slow to declare
themselves. Se'eral replies have been.re
cetved to the instructions sent to our Am
bassadors and Ministers last week, ask
ing them to sound the governments to
which they are accredited on two propo
sitions: First, the willingness of these
governments to accept the sufficiency of
Li Hung Changes credentials to treat tvlth
the powers for a settlement, and. second,
to ascertain, if possible, what the future
of each power Is to be. Regarding the
latter inquiry, the replies thus far have
developed nothing The powers appear
to be watching each other, without defi
nite or fixed purpos-e as yet of their own.
"With regard to the first inquiry. Great
Britain and Ru!Ia are agreed that Earl
Li's credentials are sufficient. Germany.
however, takes a firm stand against the
sufficiency of his credentials, and is the
only power as yet -which has returned a
Hat-footed dissent. The attitude of the
United States is that his credentials ap
pear authentic The -were promulgated
by what appeared to be a!" genuine "impe
rial edict, duly transmitted through the
auoitniiieo v-nine-se .mmier, .air. w u, ana
the United States is willing to accept -thorn
at their face valpe, at least for the
present.
The Administration, from the. advices It
has received, does not credit the rumors
that RuHfla, Japan and Germany Intend I
to declare war against China, and It is
willing to accept all disclaimers of ulte
rior purposes on the part of the powers i
Just what would be done in case some of j
the powers begin war for the purpose of
territorial aggrandizement is not known, ,
and the Administration Is not disposed to
cross that bridge until it reaches it. But
a. member of the Cabinet stated today
that if any of the European powers en
tered upon such a programme, it probably
would be reminded by the United States l
that it had agreed to the "open-door" pol
icy, by which all the powers are to be
placed upon an equal footing, and that If
they were acquired under the agreement
we would be entitled to the same privi
leges in the matter of trade, etc, as the
conqueror.
Dispatches Tampered With.
The President and the Cabinet are as
much In the dark regarding the date
when the dispatches of Minister Conger
and General Chaffee left Pekln, as Is the
general public They can find no expla
nation of the fact that they have come
through without Pekln dates, except that
they evidently were sent by courier to
Taku. and that cablegrams are relajed IS
times after leaving the latter point. They
ma' have been sent from Taku without a
Pekln date, or thej may hae lost the
date en route. Internal eldence was
found in late dispatches received from
them that tended to demonstrate .that
some persons had been purposely delay
ing the messages coming from Pekln and
Tien Tsln to "Washington. It also is sus
pected that our messages may have been
injuriously tampered with. The Cabinet
came to the conclusion that If any Chi
nese persons have Interfered with the
dispatches, the interference must ha-e
occurred on the wires between Che Foo
and Shanghai, and it was determined to
reopen direct communication by means of
a war vessel Either the New Orleans or
the Princeton, now at Shanghai, will be
sent at once to Che Foo, where the mili
tary cable system begins, free from Chi
nese Interference.
The Administration Iras nothing tending
to confirm the alarmist rumors regarding
the situation at Pekln. Admiral Bemey
reports nothing disquieting and it is as
sumed that if there was any prospect of
the allies being attacked and hemmed in
ho would bo in a position to hear of It
and would promptly report It to "Washing
ton. The Cabinet meeting lasted two
hours and 20 minutes, the absentees being
Secretaries Hay, Long, Wilson and Attorney-General
Griggs
Situation tit Ainoj-.
A cablegram has been received at the
State Department from United States Con
sul Johnson at Amoy, China, relative to
The rioting in progress in that city. He
reports that many of the richer Chinamen
and Europeans are leaving the place. A
cablegram received at the Navy Depart
ment announces that the Castine sailed
today from Shanghai for Amoy In accord
ance with the department's orders. She
should arrive there Thursday of this
week.
In regard to the reported landing of
Japanese troops at Amoy the Japanese
Legation received today a confirmatory
telegram from Tokio to the effect that in
view of the fact that Amoy has on ac
count of its proximity to Formosa fre
quently served as the basis of evil de
signs upon the island and that in addi
tion to the burning of a Japanese temple
there have been riots against foreign
ers, the Japanese Government has con
sidered it necessary to land a small force
for the purpose of protecting their con
sulate and the foreign residents at that
port.
The War Department yesterday received
the following:
"Taku. ChlnR (no date). Adjutant-General.
Washington: Have offered assist
ance to Baroness von Kettoler: will fur
nisfe transportation and escort Tien Tsln
few days; have offered transportation ac
commodations to Nagasaki also.
"CHAFFEE."
Baronet von Ketteler. the widow of
the murdered German Minister to China
is as American, bolng a daughter of
President Ledyard. of the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad, whose home is at De
troit, Mich.
The War Department today received
from Lieutenant-Colonel WInt, command
ing the Sixth Cavalry, the casualty list of
the light outside Tien Tsln. August 19. It
is as follows:
Corrlgan oa hospital ship Relief!"
"Engagement near Tien Tsln. China.
August 19. Sixth CavaJrV: WoTJndedj
severe: Privates Hale. neck, arm" and
chest, severe. Samuel Hartitaeld; hand.
plight: John. H. Van Sfcklo, 'lance; &nee
and hack. severe. "Troop" O. Trumpeter
Edward K. Lyon, erm-sllght Tooo 'D.4
ju i. JiCAinstor, inign,,.se(v.ere.;tyl but
The War Department -lhis,v afternoon
made public the following dispatch rerl
"Taku. China (no date) AdJutantGen
oral, Washington: Siege batten.' nat need
ed. CHAFFEE."
This dispatch is in reply to an Jnaulry
MRt sne time ago to General Chaffee
rotative to the siege battery which was
takoa from Manila, te Nagasaki to be sent
to CMm If needed.
Troon Diverted to Manila.
Action was taken by the War Depart
ment tMs morning oarrying out the re
cantty afttwuRced policy of this Govern
inRt t mud no more troops to China at
prosoRt Aa order was sent la the de-
partment's agent at Kobe. Japan, to divert
the First United States Cavalry and their
animals' from, -thiyf port to Manila, instead
of allowing them to proceed to Taku,
according to their original orders. The de
partment was Informed this morning that
thd Garrone, with eight companies of the
First.Caralry aboard, and the Pack Ling,
with the animals of the organization,
had arrived at Kobe. The First Cavalry
is under command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Lebo.
The State Department has head noth
ing of any intention to interfere with the
movements of X.1 Hung Chang. The re
port from the French Admiral at Taku
to the contrary is believed to refer to
an Incident of the past and not to the
situation as it stands today.
Fhen LI Hung Chang contemplated a
visit to Pekin by way of Taku and the
Pel Ho. the foreign Admirals at Taku, at
the time the ranking representatives of
their Governments, held a consultation of
war to determine the question as to the
amount of freedom to be allowed Li in
communicating with the authorities at
Pekln. It was then announced that the
Admirals had decided in view of th'e fact
that hostilities were actually in progress
that sound military practice required that
LI Hung Chang should be kept under a
strict surveillance. By Imputation this
carried the idea that Li might be kept,
not on board a foreign warship, but
DIAGRAM SHOWIIVG THE TARTAR, IMPERIAL AISD FORBIDDEN (OR
aboard his own transport In the harbor at
Taku at the pleasure of the foreign Ad
mirals Neither Admiral Remey nor Ad
miral Kempff gave their sanction to this
project, and it Is said here that when
Li abandoned the Pekln trip by water,
the project was dropped.
It Is a singular fact that LI Hung
Chang's wherabouts are not known here.
jyt last acounts he was at Shanghai; not
in the foreign quarter, but away back in
the Chinese arsenal. Even with the aid
of the foreign naval force now at Shang
hai, It would be difficult to prevent his
escape on land If Earl Ll should deter
mine to retire from Shanghai. Nothing
has been heard from him by our govern
ment since the 19th Inst.
GERMANY'S "WAR TOLICY.
Sharply Criticised oy the Liberal
Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 28. The Liberal papers
are sharply discussing what they describe
as the "illegality of the recent reorgan
ization of the army Incidental to the
China expedition." The National Zeitung
points out that next Thursday's ceremo
ny of bestowing flags and standards upon
12 Asiatic battalions gives the appear
ance of intended permanency to these or
ganizations. It also shows that since the
passage of the military law of 1874 all
changes in organization has been made
by legislation, "which is the fundamental
principle of the Imperial constitution."
The paper refers to the period of conflict
in Prussia In the '60s, In which the same
question was Involved.
The Berliner Tageblatt and the Freis
slnlge Zeitung also discuss the subject.
The former asserts that the consent of
the Reichstag Is unconditionally demand
ed by the imperial constitution for new
military formations, and It calls upon
the Imperial Chancellor, Prince von Ho
henlohe, to see that nothing Is done
against the constitution
The Kruez Zeitung. discussing the fu
ture political status of China, comes to
the conclusion that a condominium of
the powers will be Installed, such as ex
ists financially In Turkey, Greece and
Egypt, but more far-reaching. It says:
"China must pay war indemnity to the
powers. This will necessitate a loan,
guaranteed by them; and this Justifies
the powers In assuming control of the
financial administration of China. The
powers must relieve China of the cor
rutpt Mandarin regime. Owing to tne rec
ognized efficiency of Germany's admin
istrative system. Germany should have
the leading Tole in China's future admin
istration." The Frelsslnlge Zeitung asks what has
become of Emperor William's reward of
fered for the rescue of the Legatloners,
pointing out that this has been earned
by the international troops, and amounts
to about 3,005.000 marks.
The Liberal Correspondence estimates
the cost of German's China expedition
by October 1 at 100,000,000 marks.
HCFCCEES FROM CHINA.
More Than a Score of Missionaries
Return to America.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. More than
a score of missionaries, women and chil
dren, who escaped from China at the be
ginning of the Boxer outbreak, arrived
here today on the steamer China from
the Orient. They are: Rev. and Mrs.
Holmes and three children, and Rev. and
Mrs. C. E. Bousfleld and child, of the
American Baptist mission, who came
from the Province of Chung Kang; Dr.
and Mrs. J. Goforth, Miss J. J. Dow and
Miss M. J. Mcintosh, who fled from Chu
Wans; Miss M. Pike., from Chang Te
Fu;Miss Galloway and Miss G. Taft.
Dr. and Mrs. Goforth had five children
wrtflthem.
AIL' of the party have had thrilling ex
periences with the Tabble of China, slml-
Har, except in details, to those 'of others
whb.,ha,'ve already reached the United
States Dr. Goforth b'ears a depn wound
on his head, which' shows the mark of a
blow that knocked him senseless during a
ngnr. wiin a large parry ot uoxers.
Japanese, at Amoy.
HONG KONG, Aug. 2S. General Goto,
from, the Island of Formosa (Japanese
l?PMU?'' T tS tne Japanese torces
'.SU"1B "i, ""?l.Ties .l iroPs
"am ucou auucu tuu .Miruenieiai guns
have been mounted .commanding the city.
Many Chinese are leaving. The British
cruiser Isls sailed from here today un
der sealed orders. It Is thought nrob-
able she
is going to Araoy. Canton is
quiet.
In Time of N'eed PaJn-KIIler la x
Welcome friend for. ail ocr little :3ilsJ"
THE STORY OF PEKIN
EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF
HIGH CHINESE OFFICIAL.
Beginning: of the Boxer Outbreak
and Attack on Legations Death
of Von Ketteler.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. From the
diary of a "high Chinese" official in Pe
kln," published In the North 'China Daily
News, the following extracts are taken:
"June 4, the" Boxer outlaws had begun
to tear up and destroy the railway be
tween Pekln and Tien Tsln. and from
that day also bezan to enter the city
walls of Pekln, crowding in at a rate of
over 1000 a day. Altars (gathering places
for recruits, etc.), were erected by them
all over the city. At this time also these
outlaws began the wholesale slaughter ot
Christians and the burning of the
churches outside of Pekin until none of
the latter have been left standing., As
many as could escape amongst the Chris,
tlans then poured Into the capital, taking
refuge in the legations situated in the
Tung Chiao Ming street (otherwise known
as Legation street). This state of affairs,
I may say, existed In the capital durlug
the first days of June.
"Thirteenth June, 1M0. 17th day of the
fifth moon, 26th year of Kwang Hsu.
About dusk, while in the University ot
Pekln, I saw four places on fire, where
upon I Immediately returned to my house,
subsequently learning that all the
churches and mission property Inside the
'Eastern city" had been set on fire and
entirely destroyed, Jhe conflagration In
the lamplight jtnarket having been es
peciaUydestructlve, 'lasting far intothe
next day. ' 's i1
"Fourteenth June Tonight there was a
huge commotion and rioting, mostly In
the eastern apd western great thorough
fares, after which a great fusillade or
rifle firing succeeded. This was due to
those places being near the Austrian. le
gation, the Inmates of .which, however,
hearing a great commotion amongst the
Boxers In the great thoroughfares ana
seeing them approaching close to the le
gation, began to shoot them. Tho Boxer3
returned the fire, the mutual fighting
lasting to 11:30 P. M., when both sides
ceased.
.'(Fifteenth June This morning there
were several dead bodies lying near the
Austrian legation, the result of last
night's riot. v
"Sixteenth June Today the fire and
smoke rising from buildings set on fire
In the great street leading from the soutn
gate of the palace was awful. So dense
was the smoke that throushout the day
there was a pall over the capital, making
ssoe9teooesfese
0 e
BRYAN IN 1896.
We honestly believe that there
can be no permanent, no gen
eral prosperity in this country
until we stop the conspiracy of
those who would make gold the
only standard of the world and
make all other things depend
upon that alone. We believe
that while the struggle for gold
goes, on, other things must be
come cheap; that as we increase
the demand for that one thing,
gold, we must decrease the price
of all those things that are ex
changed for gold, and we be
lieve that this falling of prices,
compelled by legislation, is de
structive of the energies, the in
dustries and the hope of the
toiling masses of the United
States and of the world.
oeooooeooeooeoo9900sde
the sun a pale yellow. It seems that tho
Boxers had set fire to the old established
Tao Te Tang drug shop, and there being
at the time a strong southwest wind blow
ing, the conflagration had destroyed sev
eral hundred shops.
"Nineteenth June At noon today, as
the German Minister and his Interpreter
were riding in sedan chairs to get to the
Tsung 11 Yaraun and had got Just north
of the single memorial arch, suddenly
there was heard a shot In the sedan chair
,of the Minister, due to the revolver
which he- carried as personal protection
going off accidentally. The soldiers on
guard at the Belgian legation suspecting
that the shot had been fired by. our
government troops,- the foreign soldiers.
immediately opened'tneir gr.tes and began
firing on passers-bj The Belgian lega
tion is just next to. th'e Te Hslng.Tang
.house. Thereupon, our government tropPs
returned the fire. During the mutuaLJu
sllladesi, those in the sedan chairs swere
hit, the German Minister fatally. Thl3
was the beginning of actual hostilities.
The government, feeling that, under the
circumstances the matter had got beyond
recall, accordingly decided . for the ..first
time to order out the Kansu corps to at
tack the various "legations.
"Twentieth June At 4 P. M. today
Kansu troops began firing on the Aus
trian legation from the Prince's palace.
Great street. The firing lasted all night.
"Twenty-first June At 10:30 A. M. the
Austrian legation was captured bv the
I Kansu troops, and at about 6 P. M. they
began setting fire to the buildings near
br. As night fell the buildings Just east!
or the Austrian legation,- namely, the
Imperial Chinese Bank and the dollar
mint, got on fire. As morning broke we
could see that tho conflagration .was
spreading east to west and burning- more
fiercely than ever, and It seemed that the
large railway school hetween the Austrian
legation and the Imperial Chinese Bank
had also been destroyed. Then troops be-
j longing to-Tung Lu's own personal com
mand came on the scene to restore oraer
and preserve the peace, but Instead of
doing this they actually joined the "Kansu
men In getting loot. Eventually It was
found that Yung Lu's own army were
the greatest sinners in this respect.
"Twenty-fourth June Commencing from
today, the rifle firing has never , ceased,
springing up on all sides, that in the
direction of the bridge over the imperial
canal beiner the most severe.
-"Twenty-seventh June Today the Brit
ish legation was taken, and the foreign
troops took refuge in a lane. The houses
In Chlao Mine street Had been by this
time all burned to the ground, scarcely
any being left standing.'
Here the diary ends. A letter from an
unnamed refugee, 'also published in the
North China Daily News, confirms many
of the above statements.
Americans at Tien Tsln. -
TIEN TSIN, Aug. 26, via Taku, Aug. 27.
Fifty Americans, including the Misses
SACRED) CITIES, PEKIN.
Condlt-Smith, Woodward and Paine, have
arrived here from Pekin, which city they
left five days ago by boat.
The commissary department Is prepar
ing to establish an extensive Winter base
at Tong Ku.
Lieutenant Waldron, of the Ninth
United States Infantry, recdived a serious
sniping wound while patrolling at Ho til
Wu.
The Russians, Germans and Japanese
are constantly pushing troops on to Pe
kin. (The Miss Woodward referred to is un
doubtedly the daughter pf Mrs. Wood
ward, wife of M. S.iWoodward. assistant
manager of the Western Adjustment
Company: They were guests of Minister
Conger at Pekln. Mrs. and Miss Wood
ward left Evanston in February to mako
a tour of Japan and China. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Conger, wife of the
Minister. Miss 'Mary Condlt-Smith has
also been a guest of Minister Conger, at
Pekin. One of Miss Smith's sisters Is the
wife of-General Leonard Wood, the Governor-General
of Cuba.)
Chinese Reform Movement.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S Leung Kal
Tip, a jouthful-looklng Chinese who
claims to be' the personal representative
and emissary of the Chinese Emperor,
Kwang Hsu, hasarrived in the city, ac
companied by two secretaries, Shum
Moon and Wun Yum. The visitors have
. come to America, they say, on a mission
wnicn nas ior its ooject tne enlargement
.of the reform movement among the Chi
nese residents here. For some months
past Leung Kai Tin has been spreading
the reform gospel among the Chinese of
British Columbia, Seattle, Portland and
other cities In the Pacific Northwest, and
he now Intends to take up the work here.
Hnntingr tor Boxers.
PEKIN, Aug. 21, via Taku, Aug. 27
Three Russian, two Japanese, one Brit
ish and one American battalion searched
the Imperial Park, south of the city, and
-about five miles out, for Boxers. No
armed force was found, but only a single
Chinese scout, who was killed.
The Japanese are in possession of the
Imperial Summer Palace today. The
Winter Palace here is still closely guard
ed. The Russians wish to destroy It, but
the Japanese wish to save it.
A southward movement began today,
and will continue, but several detach
ments will remain to protect converts.
Message Fxom Pichon.
PARIS, Aug. 28. A dispatch receivea
from the French Minister at Pekin, M.
Pichon, dated Sunday, August 19, con
firms the dispatches of General Frey,
commander of the French forces at the
Chinese, capital, and repeats other Infor
mation already known. It adds that one
Of the principal anxieties Is the re-es-tabllshment
of communication by railroad
and telegraph with Tien Tsln.
Whereabouts of the Roynl Party.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-iA special dispatch
from Shanghai says the Chlneso officials
there have Informed the foreign Con
suls that t he Emperor, Dowager
Empress and Prince Tuan have arrived
In the neighborhood of Tai Yuan Fu.
Tal Yuan Is the capital of the. Province
of Shan Si, adjoining the Province of
Chi Li, and Is 240 miles southwest of
Pekln.
Allies Marching: Northward.
VIENNA, Aug. 28. The commander of
the Austrian armored cruiser Kaiserln
Maria Theresa, in a dispatch from Che
Foo which is not dated, reports that Rus
sian and Japanese troops are advancing
northward from Pekln.
1 ''Charles Barnes Located. '
ST, LOUIS, Aug. 2S.-Charles H. Barnes,
alias JohnH. Nelson, the aljeged .Ken
tucky train '. robber,. Twho escaped, .from
10 detectives In this city recently, - Is
reported through police channels to have
been located at Deer Trail, British Col
umbia. The clew to the fugitive's place
rof refuse is said to have' been furnished
o. v-niei juesmona Dy 'Airs. unanes H.
Barnes, the wife of the man. who has
been a constant visitor t police head
quarters ever since the capture of Chan
nlng B. Barnes, and the escape "of his
brother. On this information .officers were
sent out and It is asserted .that the cap
ture of Barnes, dead or alive, may -only
be a matter of a short time. Channing
B. Barnes,- the brother, who was ' cap
tured In St. Louis, was convicted of com
plicity in the. Wickilff. Ky robbery.a
week &sou -and sentenced to 20 ears In
the penitentiary. ,
THE ARBITRATION BOARD
EX-PRESIDENTS HARRISOV AND
CLEVELAND NAMED AS MEMBERS,
President McKlnley Exercises His
Authority Granted hy The Hague
Peace Treaty.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. The United
States is one of the first of the great
powers 'to demonstrate Its good faith In
carrying out the provisions of the treaty
of The Hague, looking to the universal
arbitration of international differences.
Under this treaty, , each, nation .party to
it, was authorized to appoint fqur mem
,bers of an International Arbitration
Board. Under this authority President
McKlnley. has .requested ex-Presidents
Harrison and Cleveland to accept ap
pointments on this board. Response ? are
expected very soon, when the remaining
members may be selected. ,
QUEEN OF THE NAVY.
Trlnl Trip of the Alabama Successful
in Every Particular.
BOSTON, Aug. 28. The United States
battle-ship Alabama today won the title
of "Queen of the American Navy" in one
of the most magnificent speed trials in
the history of the Navy. Her average
speed for four hours' continuous steam
ing was 17 knots, a figure not quite as
high as that made by the Iowa 17.04 but
notable from the fact that it gave an
idea of the yet undeveloped power in this
latest product of American shipbuilders.
She was built under a contract that re
quired at least an average speed of IS
knots an hour.
It was 10 o'clock when the great craft
was well down the coast toward the
startlng-JIne, which was five miles south
east of Thatcher Island Light, near the
extremity of Cape Ann. The course then
ran about north-northeast for 33 nauti
cal t"mrhs, 'divided Into five legs. An ln
teresting and picturesque feature was
the use of sister battle-ships as stake
$oats, five of them being lined up the
Texas,' Massachusetts, Indiana, Kentucky
and,Kearsarge. The Alabama came down
to" tne" starting-line about 10-30, under
fair headway, and went by as .if on a
cr.uise. , , . '., t . ", f
'The first stakeboat was the Texas, The
Osceola was the second mark, and the
Ke,aVaarge the'third, andas the Alabama
went i by It i was at" great speed. The
fourth mark' was the'Kentucky.the fifth
the 'Indiana, and the-outer'aric; 'which
was not far out to sea f roiri Boone Island,
was' ther Massachusetts; The "latter ship
was passed shortly before '42Y00, and then
the Alabama was- given a few evolutions
to test her helm.
The return of the Alabama over the
course had little more of moment than
the run out. She crossed the flnlsh-llne
about 3:20. Afterward the ship was again
circled at full speed, with the Texas In
the center, until she was cleaving a wake
which In diameter was not over twice' her
length. Fifteen minutes later the Ala
bama was headed for Boston Light.
The trial was a success In every par
ticular. For nearly three legs of the out
ward run the boilers made steam so fast
that the surplus was allowed 'to blow off.
At the same time the men In both the
engine and stoker-rooms suffered no in
convenience from lack of fresh air. and
the temperatures were not high. The
maximum revolutions of the engines were
118, and this figure was only for half an
hour, the mean being much below this.
The highest steam pressure was ISO
pounds, or nine under the limit. The
horsepower developed was supposed to be
11,500, although this figure, Jlke those for
the speed, will be , officially given, at
Washington. The Alabama will be ready
for delivery to the Government in six
weeks, when she will go Into commis
sion. . . , , . . , , .
VC-
OUR. CLAJM-AGAINST MOROCCO. -
Presence of a Sehoolshlp May Compel
the S'nftan to Pay It.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S. A special to
the jHerald from Washington says:
Just at this moment the Sultan of Mo
rocco need not be alarmed at the appear
ance of sn American man-of-war In the
harbor of Tangier. Officials of the State
and Navy Departments say that the re
port published this morning that an
American warship had put in at 'Tangier
for the purpose of compelling Morocco
to pay- an indemnity for Injuries sus
tained by an American dtlken probably
had Its origin In a guilty conscience.
An American naturalized citizen named
Marcus Azaqule was murdered " two
months ago by a mob In the town ot
Fez. The crime was Immediately Te
potted' to the State Department by Mr.
Gummere. Consul-General at Tangier, and
he was Instructed by cabfe to request
the French Consul at Fez to moke. an
investigation. The report of the French
Consul has not yet been received, but Mr.
.Gummere haB reported that during the
investigation he made a demand upon the
Moorish authorities for. the apprehension
and punishment of those guilty of the
murder.
The report of the. arrival of an Ameri
can warship has excited no comment at
the Navy Department, and It Is pre
sumed that the vessel to which reference
Is made Is the Massachusetts State Nau
tical Sehoolshlp Enterprise. The Itlnerary
of this vessel m calls for her arrival at
Tangier on August 24 and her departure
on August 25.
If her presence ha stirred, up the
Moorish authorities to compliance with
the demands of Mr. Gummere, the State
Department will be well pleased with the
visit of the Enterprise, notwithstanding
the fact that it had no hand In arranging
tne itinerary.
THE DAY'S CONVENTIONS.
iNational Afro-American Council In
Session:
INDIA3SW.POLIS.Ind., Aug. 28. The
National Afro-American Council met hero
leday with an attendance, of 4Q0 of the
representative colored, men of the United
States. Bishop" Walters, president ot the
organization, made his address, which
was, the feature. of the ,day. He said the
colored race was passing through the
most critical period in history; that great
wasaom was needed to guide Its destinies
and that the race must stand for Its
natural and constitutional rights, not in
a combative, revengeful spirit, but In a
manly, courageous way. He pleaded for
a run recognition or the privileges ac
corded to every white citizen of the
United States, denounced the recent dis
franchisement amendments w passed In
North Carolina and accused "the Federal
Government of neglect in not protecting
tne rrancniae ngnts or the negro. He
admitted that prejudice' Is on the In
crease, but urged that it'ls best to cease
resistance and do by education, industry
and character what cannot otHerwise be
peaceably ' accomplished.- He "asked"' the
race to actIn politics and "that politics
must 'ce3os"e to make the" negro a"pawn.
"Some 1of us," said he "have-1 signified
our'wlllIngrtesJf'to" unite- wlth-the 'Demo
cratic party wherever and whenever -they
will make advantages 'for us- to 'do so.
Since we have taken the Initiative, lt Is
for thatr party to say whether it desires
our votes by a- consideration In the way
of just legislation and kind ' treatment.
Until- the -Southern Democracy 'changes
Its attitude In respect to the civil and
political - rights of the negro, I do .not
see how we con consistently help that
party Into Federal power, and-I,for one.
will not do so."
Interstate Medical Association.
BUTTE, Mont. Aug. 2S. The second
annual meeting of the "Rocky Mountain
Interstate" Medical Association began
here tbday. There was a large attend
ance Among those present w-erelDoctori,
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r new members wef e admitted. Papera
'were read as follows: "Some. Problems
'Relating'to Tuberculosis,' by Dr. A. M.
ioimes,r 01 uenver - uasmc Jtrever ai
fectlng Children." by Dr. G."T. McCul
lough," of Missoula, Mont.; "Diagnosis of
Renal Calculus." by Dr. H. D. Nlles, of
Salt Lake; ,wThree Important "Surgical
Cases," by Dr. James F. Spelman, of
Anaconda. A letter ' from the Wayne
County Medical Association' of Utah ask
ing cc-operatiOn iri providing needed legis
lation was referred to the committee on
legislation. Resolutions cf regret wore
adc-ptecj, for tho death of Dr. E. R. Ax
tell, who died of blood poisoning from
performing an autopsy in Denver.
Daughters of Liberty.
CHARLOTTE, N. C. Aug 23. The So
ciety of the Daughters of Liberty met
today in the hall of the Junior order of
the United American Mechanics, of which
organization it is an auxiliary, with 115
delegates In attendance. The society
now has a membership of 48.332 In the
United States. Eleven councils were or
ganized during the past year.
Commissioners of Agriculture.
RALEIGH. -N. C. Aug. 2S. The second
annual convention of the National and
State Commissioners of Agriculture was
begun here today. -After the delivery of
the w elcomlng addresses, a Hon. O. E.
Stevenson, of Georgia, president of- the
association, read his annual address.
'JTfiE"SdUTHRr PROVINCES.- "
Situation Complicated by Re-roln-tionnry
Movements.
J NEW.. YORK. Aug. 2S. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The situation In the Southern Provinces
is much -complicated by the existence of
undoubted revolutionary, as well as antl
forejgn, movements. The 19 men executed
by a Viceroy are alleged to havobelonged
to the reform party, "Which cherished the
intention of rising against the provincial
authorities and ultimately overthrowlng
the Manchu government and restor
ing Emperor Kwahg Su to power This
movement Is said to be widespread
through the Yang Tee River, and to be
encouraged by the agents of Kang Yu
Wei's, league, which Is largely financed
by "reforming" Chinese in Singapore,
America and Australia., It is believed to
be also working In clpse association with
the famous M. Kolahoaul and other se
cret societies. In fact. Southern China Is
In a disturbed and restless condition, and
further Important developments are ex
pected, i
The approach of 9000 of the Shan Tung
troops with 15 guns to attack the line of
communication in the rear of Pekln em
fphaslzes the necessity "of further rein
forcements. These Shan Tung men are
among the best of the European-drilled
soldiers in the Chinese service, and have
been carefully trained and organized un
der foreign Instructors by the former Gov
ernor. They are armed with German
Mausers and Krupp long-range guns.
With Pekin and Its rabble to pacify
and with these enemies to deal with out
side, tho allied commanders have none
too many troops at their disposal. Pekin,
moreover. Is not a self-supporting town.
It has always to be fed by convoys of
rice from the south, and If these are
stopped, it is urgently necessary that no
time should be lost in getting up supplies-
from -the coast.
The news of an attack on the Chinese
force assembling at Nam. YIen, near Pe
kln, is anxiously awaited. A combined de
tachment of Russian and Japahese cav
alry was to have encouhtered this hos
tile body on last Saturday.
The Japanese are more successful than
the rest of the combined contingent m
getting through runners, probably be
cause of their superior knowledge of the
Chlneso character, but even General
Yamaguchl's message published at Tokio
yesterday was dispatched from Pekiri
as" long ago. as August IS. The Japanese
General's telegram gives no hope foj
capture of the Imperial family, and. In
deed, it would seem that this cavalry
force abandoned the chase on reachng
tho "village of Mansan, where Its com
mander learned that the Empress and
the Emperor, under General Ma's escort,
had started for the west.
CENSUS FIGURES.
P'opulntlqn of San FranclscO and
Boston.
WASHINGTON. "Auy7 28. TCho popula
tion ot San Francisco, according to the
Qfflclal"cou"nt of the returns of the 12th
census,, Ib: 1S00. 242.782; "1890, ,.298.937. The
vflgureJs,'show forthe city as a whole an
itifTpasA In rODUlatfon Of 43.783. or .24.64
per cenX from 1S30 to 1900. The popula-
tJnn nf iSso was 233.959. showifJ'e iii In
crease .of BJXXlOr 2T,S0-pjer:centfromiSS0 I
to 1S90. , ..,.
TVia nnnnlntlnn nf Rntn n Inst- fln
nounced by the Census Bureau, Ts 660.S32, i
against 44S.477 in 1S. This Is an Increase I
of 112,414, or 20.O1 per cent.
Increase Throughout the Country.
WASHINGTON. Autr. 23. The cities ot
the United States, so far' asthe Censusl
Office has yet given out the figures, show
a very healthy and satisfactory rate of'
uiticuse ui jjuumauuiL uutuig hid yoai w
years. The percentage pf Increase ranges
from D77 for Clribinnatf to C1.8S- for Toledo.
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OTHERS FEATURES:
The three cities which have Increased tho
most rapidly are Toledo, Indianapolis
and Chicago. The. complaints of an Im
perfect census are declared to be few In
comparison with the experience of tho
Census Office In previous years.
MINERS' STRIKE, '
If Advance Is Not Granted, 140,000
Men Will Go Out.
HAZLETON. Pa,. Aug. 2S. If the an
thracite coal operators refuse to grant
the United Mlneworkers' advance, as em
bodied in the report of the scale and
resolutions committee, as presented and
adopted at today's convention, within 10
days of date, or by September 28, a strike
Involving 140.000 miners, ot which -W.00O
are members of the mlneworkers drgan
lzatlon, will bo declared.
'
War Council at "White Home.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, An extenUvo
conference regarding the diplomatic feat
ures ot the Chinese situation took ubiety
at the White House tonight. Acting Sec
retary Adee, of the State Department, ar-
rived at the Executive Mansion about !) CO
o'clock, and soon afterwards Secretary
Root came, the two officials remaining
with the President until after mldnijrht.
They were asked for some statemenc as
they were leaving the White House, but
both were uncommunicative, though Sec
retary Root made it plain tbat the con
ference was not the result of any bad
news that had been received from Gen
eral Chaffee, and that it -relates to. tho
"icommunlcattons which' this- finvernmea is
now having with the powers respecting
their treatmenCOf the Chlneso Question.
Heir to a Great Estate.
9AN KRANCISCO, Aug. 23. Emmett
Bundock. of Honolulu, with his father,
John S. Bundock. of Sacramento, Cal..
arrived today on the stamer China, en
route to England to claim an Inheritance
of $1,700,000. which the father Has been
advised I awaiting him there. The for
tune 'consists of a landed estate near
London and personal property, being tho
Dlesfeit family estate originally, consist
ing of three farms. It has now descended
"to. J. S. Bundock, the solicitors say. Bun
clocjc came to America when 18 years" of
age, settling in Iowa, and moving to
Sacramento County, Cal.. about 17 years
ago. lie recently employed a London
solicitor to look into the matter of the
estate and was advised that there would
be no difficulty In getting It.
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