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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, jtiLY 22, 1900.
MILITARY SUICIDE
Lord Salisbury Does Not Favor
a Dash to Pekin.
POPULAR SENTIMENT IS FOR IT
Memorial Service at St. Paul's
Cathedral Indefinitely Postponed
Effect of War on Finances.'
LONDON, July 2L The request of Sec
retary of State Hay to the powers to
make an Immediate forward movement
upon Pekin is not likely to meet with any
Buccess In England. Lord Salisbury Is
Just as -eager as the American Secretary
of State to adopt such a step, but he Is
practically convinced that it will not be
possible until September, owing to local
conditions and the allies' lack of equip
ment. Beyond a courteous reply that
England Is willing to co-operate in any
movement that the commanders on the
spot may deem advisable, nothing is like
ly to come of the latest American effort
to reach the Chinese capital, for all of
the advices received here indicate that a
dash toward Pekin In the Immediate fu
ture would be military suicide.
The government's attitude may be taken
as a philosophic determination to grin
and bear it, hoping for the best, yet fear
ing the worst, until troops and climatic
conditions enable the powers to enter Pe
kin and ascertain without a shadow of
doubt the extent and cause of China's
present disintegration. Until that Is ac
complished, every opinion worth repeat
ing Is suspended, not only regarding the
future of China but also as to the nature
and severity of the retribution to be ex
acted. Meanwhile, English Journals, which are
bound to express opinions of some sort,
and a majority of English people, who
are unable to restrain their feelings in
the face of this war, declare that in. so
great an emergency no risk Is too great,
and couple with this a sentiment of gen
uine appreciation of American efforts to
alleviate the situation, and especially as
regards sending W. W. Rockhlll as a spe
cial commissioner to China and In the at
tempts to communicate with Mr. Conger
and the sensible methods employed In
diplomatic endeavor to provldo the allies
with a common basis of action. Between
what is generally termed the lethargy In
Downing street and the activity at "Wash
ington there are many comparisons
drawn that havo art the sting of acute
self-criticism.
Mr. Conger's telegram has introduced
Into the situation, already replete with
uncertainties and perplexities, a still fur
ther element of doubt that has turned
the experts completely topsy-turvy. The
latest sufferer in this respect is John
Cole, the Oean of St. Paul's. A few hours
after the Associated Press dispatch, giv
ing the contents of the message from
Minister Conger was published, the gov
ernment issued notice that the dean's
projected memorial service Monday for
the victims of the Pekin massacre was
undertaken without its sanction. Simul
taneously, letters appeared In the papers
from relatives of those at Pekin saying
the dean had shown indecent haste, while
the aristocratic Morning Post denounced
the cathedral dignitaries In terms almost
as strong as It had applied to the Boxers
themselves, whereupon the dean got up
his back and declared that It was too late
to cancel the service, but that, owing to
the pressure from high quarters today, he
had consented to postpone It Indefinitely.
According to the Statist, Russia Is likely
to bear the brunt of the financial burden
of the Chinese case, on account of the
probability that the government would be
Obliged 'to Incur a large outlay to -protect
Siberia, while, if the government should
attempt to hold Manchuria, the output
would be still greater. This, however,
would benefit other European markets,
as Russian gold would probably have to
be sent to England, Germany and France.
So the money markets may be relieved I
to a greater extent than is now calcu
lated, for If Russia lets go of, say, 20,
000,000 or 30,000,000, it will be an Im
mense addition to the funds in the mar
kets of Europe. The Statist says it is
likely the Bark of France will raise the
discount rate to 3 per cent, and declares
that the position of Germany Is greatly
Improved.
This week In Parliament was marked
by still another back-down, the govern
ment withdrawing the clause of the army
bill making volunteers available for serv
ice abroad. Such a sweeping change met
with strenuous opposition on both sides,
end after pleading for the proposal, the
Under Secretary of State for War, George
Wyndham, meekly withdrew It. This was
another Instance of the government's
amazing Inability to feel the pulse of the
House of Commons and the nation.
The Star, voicing the opinion of the
advanced Radicals, approved the with
drawal of the clause, but falls to see how
imperialists could oppose It, for you "can
not assert your hegemony In China, your
suzerainty In Africa, claim the golden
stool of Ashantee, teach France her man
ners and wield a longer spear than Rus
sia wirftout-courtlng disaster or fearing
cpnscriplori!r
The hospital committee has started the
work of examining patients who have
returned to England from South Africa.
Experts will start for South Africa at
the end of next week.
David Lloyd George, member for the
Canarbon district, ellcted the fact in the
House of Commons the other day that
over '12,000 troops have been sent to South
Africa since the capture of Pretoria,
which scarcely looks like the war is
over. The stern treatment now being
meted out to the Boers by banishing
them to St. Helena, which is sending
women Into the Boor ranks, has created
no little outcry among those who are
opposed to the war, though the majority
appear to believe no measures can be too
severe In order to bring to an end the
sanguinary struggle that Is nearlng Its
first anniversary.
In purely home matters, R. E. Foster,
captain of the Oxford cricket team, 1b
quite the man of the hour. Beside break
ing the lnter-unlverslty record this week,
he has broken all records by making
centuries In both Innings for the gen
tlemen of England against the players.
The Chronicle mentions that the Duke
of Marlborough Is likely to succeed the
Earl of Hopetoun as Lord Chamberlain,
and adds that the Duke's return from
South Africa Is due to the oiler of this
post. The Duke of Marlborough Is al
ready a Paymaster of the forces, which
Is generally considered a stepplng-stono
to the post of Lord Chamberlain, but
those who ought to know discredit the
report of the prospective promotion, say
ing the Duke has scarcely had experience
enough to qualify him tp perform the
arduous duties that the Earl of Hopetoun
is now giving up to become Governor
General of the Australian commonwealth.
At Charles Wyndham's Theater Tues
day, T. P. O'Connor made a brilliant
debut as a playrlght in a play founded
on G. W. Cable's "Madame Dolphlne,"
but with many changes and new char
acters. One of the latter, a negro mammy,
which is quite new to the English stags,
and proved to be the chief artistic char
acter, was taken by Amy Height, a col
ored actress from Boston. The pro
duction of this play took -the novel shape
of an "at home,' all the audience being
guests of Mrs. O'Connor and Mrs. La
Bouchere (formerly Miss Henrietta Hod
son, an actress), who had rehearsed the
play and acted as stage managrcss at this
performance. The audience Included Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman. B.ronson
Howard, Dr. Adler, Mrs. Mackay and
Ladies Clan Williams and Tweedsmoutn.
"We are requested to state," said the
Times, Thursday, "that tho tall hat and
frock coat, which had hitherto been rec
ognized as the costume for Sandown
Park, on the occasion of the royal visit,
may be dispensed with tomorrow and
Saturday in favor of the straw hat and
other costume more suited to the present
tropical weather."
A few days of intense heat have don
more- to break down the established tra
ditions of England than would a dozen
reform bills. Long-established rules of
state, social, business and political eti
quette have been swept to the winds, or
rather. Into the" humidity which the lack
of wind produces. In a land where a
few years ago sunstroke was almost un
known, the hospitals are now crowded
with cases of that description. For the
first timo in the blstory of Parliament
one of the front-bench members, Herbert
Gladstone, has appeared at St. Stephens
wearing a straw hat. to tho amasemenr
of tho members of (he House. Royalty,
driven to desperation by the hottest
weather England has ever known, and
obliged to -appear at public functions, bas
completely discarded the usual forms of
dress.
Lord Ronald Cowers annual letter to
tho Times, inveighing against tho tall
hat, instead of being a useless protest,
this week voices public opinion with re
markable unanimity. Well-known men of
fashion are frequently to be seen at the
West End wearing whlto duck or flannel
trousers with immaculate frock coats and
silk hats. This latitude of dress extends
also to servants. Bopowdered flunkies,
thick with cold lace, may be seen grave
ly sitting upon the boxes wearing sailor
hats of varying pattern, and fashionable
nurses have given up the hot veil and
bonnet in favor of the light straw head
gear. In brief; this metropolis of the
world, with its countless arbitrary forms
of dress and procedure, has, in the short
space of a week, been turned topsy-turvy.
The serious phase of the matter Is the
rapidly increasing death rate and the
prophesied continuation of the hot wave.
The papers never tiro of pointing out
how utterly Inadequate are the provisions
to deal with the present conditions. Ico
Is a luxury obtainable by the rich only,
and by them In limited quantities. For
the poor there Is no alleviation, not evon
the opportunity to bathe. The idea of
flooding the heated streets has not yet
dawned upon England's municipality. Tho
supply of facilities at the London Hos
pital to deal with heat prostrations Is
absurdly inadequate. Hence It Is small
wonder that business Is practically sus
pended and social functions are cut short
and made as informal as possible, to
say nothing of all the maneuvers at Al
dershot being postponed.
Even the ghastly news from China
elicits but half-hearted Interest In a na
tion which finds Itself suddenly trans
ferred from a temperate to a tropical
zone, with all the disabilities of sub-Arctic
clothes and institutions. London's
method of transit, underground trains. In-'
side busses, etc., never well ventilated,
can now only bo described as sweat
boxes. What with tho Christian En
deavor thousands permeating Lon
don this week, the American In
vasion may be said to have reached Its
zenith. Scarcely any event connected with
American enterprise has created such
general Interest In England as the pro
ceedings at Alexander Park. The bishop
of London, Right Rev. Dr. Mandell
Crcighton, while facing the thousands
that waited to hear him speak, turned to
one of the Americans that was on the
platform and said: "How wonderfully
you do these things In America."
The transportation of such an immense
contingent, so many thousands of miles,
has tremendously impressed all promi
nent Englishmen who have come Into
contact with the delegates.
Another class of visitors to London at
tracting attention on the streets' is -the
men of the United States training-ship
Saratoga, who have come up on leave
from Southampton. Commenting on
these, the Chronicle says:
"They go about In twos and threes, and
conduct themselves to the admiration of
all, although there Is no officer in
charge."
This is In striking contrast with the
behavior of many English bluejackets.
The Saratoga goes to Calais, when tho
apprentices will have a chance to see
Paris.
English harbors aro dotted with Ameri
can yachts. At Southampton alone are
the Josephine, Enterprise, Calanthe and
Edymion. Prominent Americans aro
here In such large numbers as almost
to cease to attract attention. William
C Whitney spent tho week watching his
horses run at Newmarket. He will go
to Paris later. Henry Phlpps, Andrew
Carnegle'3 partner, has taken Beaufort
Castle, Lord Lovat's splendid place in
Scotland, till October, when Lord Lovat,
who Is in South Africa, expects to re
turn. Beaufort is noted as one of the
finest deer-stalking grounds in the United
Kingdom.
With reference to the published hint
that he had become naturalized as a sub
ject of Great Britain, Mr. Phlpps said
to the correspondent of the Associated
Press:
"I have not the least intention of be
coming a British subject. I simply want
a nice place to stay .until the Summer Is
over."
One of the most touching Inci
dents of the war In South Africa
occurrod this week, when Captain
Towse received the .first Victoria Cross
bestowed by the Queen for valor In the
veldt. Captain Towse earned the dis
tinction by attempting to carry off Col
onel Downman, who had been wounded,
under a hall of bullets. He was unable to
do so, and lay beside him and kept off
the Boers all night till help came. By
that time Colonel Downman was dead.
Captain Towse was blinded In both eyes
by a bullet wound. On Wednesday, Cap
tain Towse was taken to Windsor and led
Into the royal presence by his wife, where
he knelt at the feet of bis sovereign, who
was so much overcome at the sight of the
blind hero that her aged hands could
scarce pin on the most prized of all Brit
ish decorations.
The Queen's few words of simple praise
of his gallantry and thanks for his devo
tion were spoken so low as to be almost
Inaudible, and when Queen Victoria was
led out, there was scarcely a dry eye
among the officials present.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Min
ister of War, referring In the
House of Lords to Lord Roberts' tele
gram announcing the death of two young
Canadian officers, Lfeutenants BoTden
and Birch, In defending the British posi
tion In the engagement on July 16, paid
a glowing tribute to the Canadian volun
teers, saying:
"When we think who wrote the tele
gram and with what feelings "he must
have written it, I think we may say no
more touching tribute could have been
paid to the memory of the brave young
representatives of our colonial forces."
Tho Earl of Carrlngton compared tho
patriotism of the colonies to an Austral
ian underground river that disappeared In
the bowels of the earth, came up again
and rushed onward In a mighty torrent
to the ocean. It would always bo so, the
Earl continued. If perfect equality were
preserved between the British and colon
ial troops.
In view of the war In which the world
Is engaging, a curious and almost pathetic
Interest attached to the meeting this week
of the Parliamentary Union for the Pro
motion of International Arbitration. Phil
ip James Stanhope, Member of Parliament
for Burnely, presided. Forty members of
the British Legislature expressed a will
ingness to attend the international arbi
tration conference In tho hall of the
French Senate July 3L Between 400 and
500 members of various European Parlia
ments will on that occasion be received
by President Loubot. The English. dele
gation Includes Lord Klnnalrd and Sir
Albert RolUL
HE SAW THE, RIFLE END
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY AT CALEB
POWERS' TRIAL.
Frankfort Messenger Boy Sarr a Qua
la the Secretary of State
Window,
GEORGETOWN, Ky July H. Robert
Noaks, whoso testimony in the Powers
case began yesterday, was cross-examined
by Judge Tlnsley today. He said he had
a talk with Colonel Campbell, at Big
Stono Camp, Va., prior to his arrest,
where the latter met nlm, as Mr. Kramer,
who was Interested In mining. The con
versation led into politics, and then to the
Goebel assassination. Later ho found he
It was talking to tho attorney for the prose
cution. Ho said Campbell did not promise
him anything for his testimony.
Witness said that he had an Idea that
Goebel was to be killed, but he thought
It would be in a fight, and not by assas- J
sinatlon. When told bv John Powers to
keep out of range, as some fellows In the I "Universal war before universal peace;
lobby were going to do the work for I it must come," says Lieutenant Totten.
Goebel, when he came In, ho hurried off j The duty of the civilized world Is to ad
to prevent the assassination. j vance against the barbaric world I be-
Noaks was re-examined regarding the licve that confusion will confuse Itself
trip of himself and his men to Frankfort more and more, year by year, until tho
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at the time of the meeting of the Election
Commissioners in December. He repeat
ed that Powers had instructed him to have,
his men crowd into the Statehouse, so the
Governor would havo an excuse to call
out the militia. When they got there,
howevor; Governor Bradley refused them
admittance. Witness reiterated that the
object of Powers and others was to Intim
idate the Commissioners.
The cross-examination of Noaks was
not completed today, but he was excused
until Monday, when he promised to bring J
Into court his muster-roll anda cartridge
given him by John Powers. Senator
Watson, of Mayflcld, was then called.
F. M. Hurst, of Bourbon County, testi
fied that he was in the office of the In
surance Commissioner, on the third floor
of the executive building, when the shoot
ing occurred. The occupants of that de
partment did not know four or five min
utes after the shooting that It was Goebel
who had fallen.
Ed Steffe. a Frankfort messenger boy
was standing on the steps of the Legis
lative building when the shooting oc
curred. The witness saw Goebel fall.
Looking In the direction .from which tho
shots came, he saw the end of a rifle bar
rel protruding for a few Inches from a
window in the office of tho Secretary of
State.
Chnrles'Finley Indignant.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 2L-Charles Fin
ley, ex-Secretary of State of Kentucky, in
speaking of the trial of Caleb Powers,
said today:
"If bringing the men from tho Interior J
of Kentucky to Frankfort to petition tho (
Legislature Is a crime, I am guilty. Every
other Republican leader In Frankfort, In
cluding Governor Taylor, Is equally guilty.
The citizens of the state have a right to
petition the Legislature, and that is what
these mountaineers wo have heard so
much about did. It Is a fact that they did
not all return to their homes at once.
This was nothing unusual. Culton's tes
timony was a flat failure. He did not
show up as a star witness at all. X am
interested In seeing what sort of instruc
tions the Judge gives the Jury."
JESTER IDENTIFIED.
Important Testimony at tho New
London Trial.
ST. LOUIS, July 2L A special to the
Post-Dispatch from New London, Mo.,
says:
Francis P. Schuck, aged 4S, of St. Louis,
Mo., told this story from the witness
stand at the Jesten murder trial today:
"In JS71 I was Journeying from Knox
Countyy Missouri, to Audrlan County,
Missouri, to visit relatives near Mexico,
When I reached Renlck, I met an elderly
man and a young man, with two wagons
and a buffalo calf. I talked with tho
young man, who I afterward learned?
was Gilbert Gates. He told me he was
from Kansas, and was going to his home
near Chicago. He wanted me to ride with
him to Sidney 16 miles, but the old man,
who I afterward learned was Alexander
Jester, objected. Ho said to me: Tou had
better go where you started.' "
Mr. Schuck said they .parted, but after
ward he met the old man driving along
the road near Sidney. This time he was
by himself, but bad two teems. Jes
ter yelled "hello" as they passed. Tho
witness said he saw Jester again. This
time he was In the Paris, Mo., JalL Mr.
Schuck said he has seen in the newspa
pers that it was alleged that Jester had
killed Gates, and he called at the Jail to
see If the prisoner was the same old man
who had objected to his riding with Gates.
He talked to Jester about 20 minutes.
The prisoner sold he did not recognize
Schuck, but finally asked him if he was.
going to appear In court against him.
"I told him," said the witness, "that
nobody knew I had seen the two together
at 8ldney. The prisoner then told roe
that Gates cut bis own throat Jestsr
then choked up and then left hlmJ'
Schuck, on cross-examination, testified
that Jester told him in the Paris Jail that
"Gates would turn up at the right time."
Court adjourned until next Monday,
when, it Is expected, that tho state will
rest its case,
Commissary Depot at Take.
CHICAGO, July 2L A commissary de
pot for supplies for American troops now
in China or to go there, will be established
J at Taku, under command of Major Galle-
?- yUSRST.y ssSllStlSsIIiPfci
gber, of the Department of Subsistence of
the Philippines. No time has been lost
In getting supplies to the new depot,
heavy shipments having been forwarded
from Manila. Thirty more carloads, com
prising canned, dressed and salted beef,
will be dispatched by Colonel Alexander
next Friday. The 30 carloads will bo
divided between Manila and Taku. The
latter depot will be made the base of
supplies for American troops In case of
operations against Pekin, and a refrigerator-ship,
of which thero aro three In
the service of the commissary depart
ment of the Philippines, will be sent
there to car for tho supplies of refriger
ated beef.
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TOTTEH'S PROPHECY.
Universal War Mast Come Before
Universal Peace.
NEW YORK, July 2L Lieutenant G A.
Totten, at New Haven, Conn., has given
utterance to a stirring prophecy on the
present International crisis. He calls
the Cnlna war the "dragonlan one," and
compares the reported massacres In China
i.t. !. ..IMA . T.MnMln dcrfltn.f nna
j0ne woman, for which all Israel nearly
vinoA on tho wholA tribe."
Chicago Newp.
PLAYTHINGS SEE Mt
long-predicted crash Involves all con
cerned In a world-wide conflagration, in
finitely hotter than the Hoboken fire and
Just as sudden.
"America must prepare for It. The Anglo-Saxon
world must be In at this death
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales;
the Germans, It they are wise, for It is
the balance of power that Is on deck.
It Is our last chance and we must Im
prove It, our best opportunity.
"Wo are at the parting of the ways.
Events have thrust us Into outside mat
tors; the very operations of peace, the
natural ones commerce and vast Inter
national treaties of reciprocity all over
tho world have silently Involved us In
a maze of environments that we cannot
escape. Before its magnitude the de
struction of the Maine was naught. Yet
the latter led logically to a war Just as
our own Revolution. Why, even Mr.
Bryan took up arms then. Now, shall
we withdraw from the concert of the
civilized nations In this common demand
for future peace and vast Indemnity for
the recont outrage, or not?
"Let us prepare for war, anyway. If we
have any sense left. Matters of party
policy ore but fardels before such Issues
as confront us."
AT LEAGUE ISLAND YARD.
Tronsports and Warships for Serv
ice in Chinese Waters.
PHILADELPHIA7july 2L It is rumor
ed In shipping circles that the United
States Government has chartered from
the International Navigation Company
the old American liner Ohio, and will use
her for the transportation of troops to
China. The Pennsylvania and Indiana
are now under charter by tho Govern
ment and are at Manila In the Philip
pines, and the Illinois was sold to Uncle
Sam at the outbreak of the Spanish war.
At the present time, the Ohio, under com
mand of Captain Boggs, Is on the Paclflo
Coast engaged In the Klondike trade.
The water-boat Arethusa will soon leave
the' League Island navy-yard for a Chi
nese port. She will be loaded with a
mixed cargo of stores and placed In
charge of a naval officer with a crew of
SS men from the Merchant Marine. Upon
the discharge of her cargo she will act as
a water-boat, having a capacity of more
than LOOO.OOO gallons. The colliers Pom
pey and Leonldas, with a carrying capac
ity of 2500 and 3500 tons respectively, will
be loaded with coal for the Chinese serv
ice, Tho battle - ships Massachusetts and
Indiana are expected any day, to load
with coal and restore amnlunltlon, which
they will carry straightway to the scene
of hostilities in the Orient. Thirty-five
marines, under the command of Lieuten
ant Breckenridge, left the navy-yard yes
terday for Annapolis, and on Wednesday
25 departed, with Fort Mlffiln as their
destination. A body of 50 will start for
San Francisco this week and a similar
number will go to Brooklyn the following
week.
The Bosnia Chartered.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2L Tho Hamburg-American
lino steamer Bosnia, wnich
ba3 been chartered for service as a
transport In Chinese waters, was taken
to the Greenwich coal piers in the Dela
ware River today, where she will load at
least 7500 tons of bituminous coal. Cap
tain Schmidt has instructions to proceed
from Philadelphia direct o San Francisco
by way of the'Cape Horn route, and upon
his arrival there will receive final orders
as to what port In China to proceed.
Marines Start West.
BOSTON, July 21. One hundred and
twenty -eight officers and men started
from the Charlestown navy-yard, bound
for San Francisco, and thence to China
for active service. The new company Is
to be known as Company G, Fifth Bat
talion. It will be commanded by Captain
L. H. Morse.
Nicaragua-Costa Rica Boundary.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 21. Gen
eral Alexander, who was appointed by
President Cleveland as a boundary arbi
trator between Nicaragua and Costa Rica,
has arrived at Managua with his. en
gineers, having completed the boundary
survey. General Alexander Is receiving
great attention from the Government of
Nicaragua.
The Government has given the Port
Commissioners full power in ordering con
stant vigilance against the bubonic
plague.
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CLEARED OF CHINESE
SEYMOUR REPORTS THET HAVE
LEFT TIEN TSLN DISTRICT.
London Still Doubts the Genuineness
of the Conger Message The
Fighting In Amur.
LONDON, July 2L The Admiralty this
afternoon received the following telegram
from, Admiral Seymour:
'TTien Tsln and .neighborhood entirely
evacuted by Chinese."
Tho unreserved credence given to
Minister Conger's message by offi
cials at Washington continues to
occasion surprise in London. The absence
of any date and tho absence of acknowl
edgment of receipt of the telegram from
the State Department are considered here
as fatal drawbacks to acceptance of the
message as a reply to Secretary Hay, or
as anything- but a spontaneous appeal for
help, sent off long prior to the alleged
date of the message. This all-absorbing
topic is fully canvassed In Its proa and
cons, but all theories admittedly present
difficulties which only add to the obscur
ity of the situation and render tho unrav
eling of the puzzle harder.
The announcement of the British cruiser
Bonaventura's departure from Woo Sung,
as alleged, la pursuit of LI Hung Chang,
comes somewhat as a surprise after the
honors paid the Chinese Viceroy at Hong
Kong, but confirmation of the news will
meet the approval of a large majority,
as LI Hung Chang's present attitude Is
regarded as being characteristically du
bious. As LL Hung Chang was booked for
Shanghai, the departure of the warriors
from the near-by port of Woo Sung seems
to indicate a suspicion on the part of the
government that his real objective point
may be elsewhere, where he would not bo
10 easily reached by tho representatives
of the powers.
The Chinese Invasion of Siberia cMm3
o have been checked so promptly that,
probably. It will not be continued. It Is
reported from Che Foo that the Inter
national commanders have concluded that
it will be useless to try to advance on
Pekin before the middle of August.
THE FIGHTING IN AMUR.
Particulars of the Engagement Be
tween Russians and Chinese.
NEW YORK. July 2L A special to the
Herald from St. Petersburg says:
The Chinese who attacked Blagovest
chensk concentrated on the right bank of
tho Amur River. They have been severely
routed at the. village of Sakhaln, which
was burned, by the shells from the Rus
sian guns. The Chinese town of Algun
has been partly destroyed. The Russians
have occupied all tho Important defensive
positions on the right bank of the river,
driving the Chinese out of them.
It appears that the Chinese were quite
taken by surprise.- They considered them
selves masters of Blagovestchensk, and
never expected an attack from the Rus
sians In both rear and front; but the
Russian troops carried out the opera
tions with great brilliancy, killing 2000
Chinese and capturing 17 guns. At the
same time their own losses were Incon
siderable. It was on the morning of July 16 that
General Gribskl, having received rein
forcements, opened a fierce cannon and
rifle Are. Toward evening the Russian
shells set fire to the Chinese village of
Sakhalin. After a prolonged conflict, tho
enemy's artillery Are began to slacken
and they commenced to retire. The duel
of the guns went on more or less until 7
o'clock In the evening.
More Chinese troops havlnsr now ar
rived, General Gribskl saw the necessity
of occupying Algun. and he concentrated
a portion of his force for that purpose.
There were 7000 Chinese there with some
artillery. The Russian troops advanced
from the direction of the town of Nis
mennaja and commenced tho attack.
The Chinese offered a stout resistance
and massed forces of large bodies at va
rious points, but today news has been
received that the Russians have occupied
Algun. whore a few days ago the Chinese
commander, acting on a forged order In
the name of the Emperor, issued by
Prince Tuan, declared war against Russia.
HILLIER'S OPLMON.
Would Not Trust News Received
Through Chinese Sources.
NEW YORK. July 2L Sir Walter H1I-,
Her, who has recently been appointed ad
visor to the military authorities In China
by the British Government, was a pas
senger on the steamship Lucanla, which
reached port today from Liverpool.
Speaking of his mission. Sir Walter said:
"My appointment Is that of a political
officer, and I am under orders to pro
ceed at once to Join Sir Alfred Gazelle,
the present Commander-in-Chief of the
British forces In China. I know the coun
try thoroughly, and speak tho language."
When shown the dispatch received from
Mr. Conger yesterday. Sir Walter said:
"This Is the most hopeful news that
has come from China for a long time.
However, I would jiot trust Information
received through Chinese sources, for
they are like all Asiatic people they will
Ho whenever It 13 to their Interest to do
so. It would be to their Interest to dis
seminate false Information It the mas
sacre had occurred."
When told that Secretary Hay had
urged the powers to make all haste to
Pckln, Sir Walter said that the difficulty
of travel In China was one of the great
problems against which foreigners would
have to contend. The road from
Tien Tsln was well nigh Impassable.
The Pel Ho River was navigable only a
short distance, and military equipments
could not be taken over the roads with
any advantage. On making an advance
to Pekin he said, the first step necesaarj
would be to clear Tien Tain of the Chl
neso and protect the base of the allies.
This would be necessary before any ad
vance could be made.
"The Chinese," he continued, "have sur
prised and puzzled me. Even knowing
them as well as I do, I never expected
that they would make such a decided
stand."
Sir Walter will leave at once for China
by way of Vancouver.
EUROPE STARTLED.
Conger's Message Came Like a. Voice
From the Tomb.
NEW YORK, July 21. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Mr. Conger's message to the State De
partmnt came like a voice from a tomb
and startled, Europe. One of the best-Informed
men of the veteran military serv
ice said that he accepted the text of Mr.
Conger's message as a fell and satisfac
tory proof tha't tho Ministers were alive.
When asked how he could explain the pro
tracted defense of the lnclosure protected
by a palisade of moderate height, he as
sorted that the military guards had prob
ably seized a commanding position on
the great wall, where they had held the
mobs at bay. He also was confident that
the Ministers and two men had been
transferred by a secret passage under the
wall into the Imperial city and had been
hidden In the palace.
Another veteran of the consular senice
In China Informed me that while he could
not account for, the American Minister's
reputed message, he could not comprehend
how It had been possible for so weak and
Indefensible a position as the British
embassy lnclosure to be held for weeks
against persistent assaults of soldiers
armed with artillery, and that he was re
luctantly forced to believe that the Min
isters and all refugees had perished.
FRANCE'S REPLY.
Will Not Listen to China's Overtures
Until Ministers Aro Safe.
PARIS, July 2L At the council of
Ministers today tho Minister of FVelgn
Affairs. M. Delcasse, read a telegram
from the Emperor of China, asking the
CATARRH OF
(Peruna a Safeguard Against Summer Catarrh.)
O. W, Grier, Watsontown, Pa.
O. W. Grier, of Watsontown, Pa., says:
"Peruna lias done what four doc
tors could not do. My bowels are
now all right, and I recommend Pe
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trouble. It Is onr family medicine.
I think I would have been in my
grave today bad It not been lor
yon."
Robert W. Goodwin, Moddersvllle,
Mich., writes: "Four years ago I had
been bothered with cramps in my stom
ach or down close to the bowels ever
since I was a boy. At the tlmd I took
your Peruna I was about 30 years old. I
mediation of France with the foreign
powers. Tho telegram, was signed by
Kwang Hsu, and not by Puh Shan, the
son of Prince Tuan. The reply given by
M. Delcasse was that the request would
be considered only on absolute knowledge f
that the facts had been accomplished:
"First That efficacious protection and
absolute freedom of communication had
been assured between the French Min
ister at Pekin and his colleagues of the
diplomatic corps and their respective gov
ernments.
"Second When Prince Tuan and tho
high functionaries responsible for the
actual events had been dismissed by the
government to await inevitable punish
ment. "Third When the authorities and bodies
of troops throughout the entire empir
shall have received an order to cease hos
tilities against foreigners.
"Fourth When measures havo been
taken for the rigorous repression of the
Boxers."
So long as these necessary guarantees
arq not furnished there is room only for
military action. M. Delcasse notified the
Cabinet that all the powers had responded
favorably to the proposition to prevent
the exportation of arms to China.
CANADIAN CHINESE.
Reformers Petition for a Joint Pro
tectorate for China.
NEW YORK, July 2L A special to tho
Herald Irom Montreal says:
The Chinese Empire Reform Associa
tion of Canada Is gaining In numbers
every day. It now Intends to show Its
strength by a petition to the Governments
of Great Britain, Germany, the United
States and Japan. It has been signed by
every Chinaman In the city, and will be
sent all over Canada for signatures. Its
prayer Is that the Governments men
tioned may establish a joint protectorate
over China, to undertake the government
of the country, through the Emperor, and
to prevent the dismemberment of the
empire. After citing the causes which
have led to the present trouble, the peti
tion says, among other things:
"Recently the Emperor, Kwang Hsu,
has published a message, in which he
proposes that certain of the powers
should aid In reinstating him on the
throno and should declare a Joint pro
tectorate and undertake? the government
of the country through the Emperor.
Your association deeming It desirable In
the Interests of their country and civil
ization that the proposals of said message
should be carried Into effect, did, at their
meeting, held In Vancouver, June 21,
unanimously resolve to do all In their
power to further and secure tho carrying
out of the Emperor's ideas as set forth
in the said message, and that a petition
should be addressed to the representa
tives of Germany, Great Britain, the
United States and Japan, asking for their
co-operation in establishing the proposed
protectorate and their aid in preventing
the dismemberment of the Chinese Em
pire." Spread of the Rebellion.
NEW YORK, July 2L A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai,
says:
Tho Boxer rebellion Is spreading to
tho northwest to Shansl, Shensl and Kan
Su Provinces and southwest to the Prov
ince of Hunan. In conjunction with
Tung Fuh Slang's troops, tho Boxers
havo endeavored to recover their lost
ground In Shan Tung Province, where tho
Boxer movement originated and was fos
tered by Yuh Slen, then Governor, but
since transferred to ShensL
The Boxers suffered a severe reverse
on July 8 from Yuan Shlkla at Chan
goow. On the southern border of Chi LI, ad
Joining Shan Tung, tho Boxers Intended
overrunning Shan Tung and crossing the
Yellow River into Klang Su. All prov
inces south of the Yellow River are so
far undisturbed. Viceroy Li Yun Li and
Chang Chltung are pro-foreign and main
tain order from tho Yangtse Valley to the
eastern portion of tho Yellow River.
Negotiations Between the Powers.
NEW YORK. July 2L A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from London says:
Active diplomatic negotiations are pass
ing between the powers regarding a co
alition against China. England and tho
United States officers are arranging a
close accord on the question of partition.
Theso two governments probably will de
clare openly against it in a few days.
Numerous dispatches are passing between
Hay and Salisbury, with the Idea of the
two .countries forming Identical policies.
Mrs. Palmer Lost a Necklace.
PARIS, July 2L Mrs. Potter Palmer,
of Chicago, one of the members of the
United States Commission to the Paris
Exposition, today advertises a reward of
$500 for Information leading to the return
of a necklace valued at 517,000, which Is
missing. The necklace Is composed of
emeralds set with diamonds and other
Jewels, among the emeralds being one of
the finest specimens extant, and the size
of a pigeon's egg. It Is not known
whether the necklace was lost or stqlen,
but It Is believed that It was stolen, as
It was missed by Mrs. Palmer after en
tering tho Palace Elysee Hotel from her
carriage.
Hanna Visits Canton.
OANTON, O., July 2L Senator Hanna.
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, and Mrs. Hanna and Colonel
and Mrs. M. T. Herrick came from Cleve
land at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and went
direct to tho President's home. In the
afternoon the President and Chairman
(Hanna had an extended conference, prob
ably the last before the latter goes East
to open the campaign headquarters.
An Evansville Tragedy.
EVANSVTLLE. Ind., July 2L Herman
Strauser, a railroad man, shot his wife
four times today, killing her Instantly.
He thert killed himself. Strauser left his.
wlfo Borne time ago, and she obtained a
divorce.
THE BOWELS
was bothered quit often through tha
year and quite bad. They would gener
ally last for a day or two, but the last
time I had It It lasted over two weeks,
and was terribly bad. My wife bought
a bottle of Peruna, and the first dose I
took helped me. I havo- only had ono
slight attack since, and that was last
Spring, and I took about two-thlrd3 of
a bottle of Peruna to effect a cure." -
Mrs. George W Taylor, Lex, Tenn., says:
"I had had chronic diarrhoea for sixyears.
I tried everything I could bear of
and bad consulted several physi
cians without avail. My husband
bought me a bottle of Peruna and I
began to improve at once. I can do
anything I ever could, and eat anything?
without Inconvenience; ana wnen jl say
if It had not been for Peruna I would
now be In my grave, I do not think I
exaggerate."
John W. Methvln, of Belva, Arlc
writes: "I had what is called catarrh.
Of the lower bowels, and no one knows
the torture and misery I have passed
through. My doctor seemed to do me no
good. I had often heard of Peruna when
I was first taken sick, but I did not know
It was good for catarrh, until I saw one
of Dr. Hartman's advertisements In tho
paper. I made up my mind I would try
It, as my doctor was doing me no good.
I got a bottle of Peruna and began
to feel better after the first ddse.
I believe if it bad nt been for Pe
runa I would have died. Everyone
said I wns going to die, and I
believed it. To those who aro suffering
with catarrh I take pleasure In recom
mending your medicine to them."
A book entitled "Summer Catarrh,"
sent free by the Peruna Medicine Com
pany, Columbus, O.
WU HAS GOOD NEWS
(Continued from First Page.)
was expected that this would push on at
once cutting loose from Its base, if need
be. and forcing Its way to Pekin, leav
ing the reinforcements now streaming
toward Taku from every quarter of tho
globe to re-establish the base and to re
open Communication. It Is possible to
draw two conclusions from a failure of
the foreign commanders to do this:
First, the European Governments have
allowed tho skepticism as to the authen
ticity of Mr. Conger's dispatch to carry
them to the point of proceeding coolly
and deliberately on the first supposition,
namely, that thero are no foreigners
alive- In Pekin to bo saved, and that,
consequently, there Is no need for haste.
The other conclusion is that friction la
developing among the Internationals In
spite of tho earnest endeavors of the
powers, whose motives as to China are so
far unimpeachable, to prevent it. Color
Is lent to this latter theory by the fact
that the governments have so far been
unable to agree upon an International
commander for the expedition to Pekin.
and this, too. In spite of the fact that
Admiral Remey, acting by the Instruc
tions of his Government, Is exhausting
every effort to Induce the other command
ers at Taku and Tien Tsln to hasten
their movements.
The text of Admiral Remey's state
ment relative to tho movement of the in
ternational column was not made public;
In fact. It was not Intended that the
news should gst out, and there was a
feeling of annoyance exhibited at the
publication, because of Its possible effect
on the International negotiations now
under way. Meanwhile, to secure an ac
curate statement of the exact conditions
at Taku and Tien Tsln and the resources
which will be at the disposal of the in
ternational commander, whoever hg may
be, Secretary Long today cabled Admiral
Remey to send him a statement of the
number of international troop3 now
ashore In (lna, separating the different
nationalities.
Genoral Chaffee Is due at Nagasaki In
a day or two. He will trans-ship at that
point and arrive at Taku In about a week
from this time. It has been suggested
here that Chaffee will. If need be. leave
the other commanders to their devices
and lead the way to Pekin himself. His
brother officers In the War Department
nnv that he Is aulte competent to under
take thte task. Others declare that with
tho small force of Americans at his
command tho attempt would be suicidal,
oven If Chaffee were supported by) tho
British.
The War Department has announced the
names of the following officers, who have
been ordered to report to Major-General
Chaffee for duty on his staff:
Lieutenant-Colonel Helstand, Assistant
Adjutant-General; Colonel Humphreys,
Assistant Quartermaster-General; Major
Gallagher, Commissary; Lieutenant-Colonel
Dlckman, Twenty-sixth Infantry. U.
S. V.; Major Mulr, Thirty-sixth Infantry,
U. S. V.; Major Stephenson, Surgeon;
Captain Crosier, Ordnance Department.
Favorable action has been taken
upon tho application of Brigadier
General James H. Wilson, United
States Volunteers, for active perv
lco In China. An order was Issued today
relieving him from duty In command of
tho Department of Matanzas and Santa
Clara, Cuba, and directing him to proceed
without delay to Taku, China, and report
to Major-General A. R, Chaffee, United
States Volunteers, commanding the mil
itary forces In China, for assignment to
the command of one of the brigades of
his division.
Another Note From Wu.
WASHINGTON. July 21. The Secretary
of State tonight received from the Chlneso
Minister a long communication, the con
tents of which were not made known, but
It Is understood that It did not contain
further cable news concerning the situa
tion at Pekin, but was rather in the na
ture of a diplomatic communication, which
the Minister desired to have reach tho
President.
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