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VOL. XIX. NO. 30.
HOPE ABOUT GONE
Europe Has Lost Faith in Chi
nese Assurances. M
PEKIN ADVANCE WILL BE PUSHED
Missionary Got aa Far as the "Walls
of the City, but Could
Not Enter.
LONDON, July 29. The hopesvof Europe
for the safety of at least sonfe of the
members of the Legations at Pekin, which
earlier In the week had commenced to
revive, are now flickering, and at the
pont of extinguishment. It ha3 been
pointed out that there has been ample
time to get authentic messages signed
and dated by the Ministers. Until such
advices have been received or until the
Ministers have been handed over in the
flesh, the general public and he .gov
ernments Interested will not attach any
credence to .further Chinese statements or
consent to stay preparations for the ad
vance of the Tellef force toward Pekln.
The latest story originating in other
than Chinese sources is a special dispatch
from Che Foo, dated July 27; according
to which Missionary Wilder, who started
for Pekln a fortnight ago, has just re
turned, and reports that he found the
Imperial Chinese forces -completely sur
rounding the Tartar city. He was unable
to deliv&a message to the Legation, and
In replyTto his entreaties the Chinese
caid they could not allow any ope a pass
to the foreigners. According to reports
the attack on the legations ceased the
afternoon of July 14. Everything was
quiet during the remainder of Missionary
Wllder's stay. When he left, July 18, a
decree had been issued commanding all
persons to protect the foreigners In China,
Returning be saw no troops for 60 miles
south of Pekln, but he learned that 20,000
men were In the neighborhood of Tan
Tsun and Pel Tsung.
According to this morning's Berlin dis
patches, the conservative government or
gans agree that Emperor's William's
words in Bremerhaven have been misrep
resented abroad. The Kreuz Zeltung
says that it was never Intended to convey
the Idea that the troops could not make
prisoners, but that the Gorman Emperor
merely alluded to the Chinese, "who
neither pardoned nor made prisoners:"
A telegram from Home reports that the
organ of the Vatican, commenting upon
the speech of Emperor William, says that
It Is the earnest wish of the Pope and
Cardinal Rampolla that the powers should
not resort to a policy of retaliation and
vengeance, and that no power should be
permitted to do this. The Pope has issued
a letter directing prayers In all churches
for the safety of the Christians, and. in.
stead of motives of revenge, the letter
expresses the hope that the Almighty will
Inspire thoughts of concord and peace,
which will prevent further ruin and mas
sacre. JS5-
But Nothing: Definite Prom the Seal
of Trouble. '
WASHiNGTON. July 28. Today
brought forth the usual crop of edict
and reports from various "quarters and
the usual visit from Mlnlstei Wu to tue
State Department, bear;ng directly upoa
tne welfare of the Ministers n Pemn
This constantly growing mass of asser
tion is beginning to have a cumulative
effect upon the skeptics, and there is a
noticeably more hopetui view taken ot
the state of affairs today. Beyond the
fact that It Is scarcely conceivable that
the Chinese authorities should persist in
repeating and strengthening these stories
up to the rapidly approaching moment
When the whole truth must be disclosed
by other agencies, It appears upon care
ful consideration of the reports that there
really was little more ground for hop"
as to the safety of Mr. Conger and his
colleagues at Pekln today than there
was jesterday. The depressing fact in
always in mind that the Chinese author
ities, by their statements, are able to
communicate with the Legatloners, but
for some mysterious reason do not per
mit these unfortunates to communicate
with' their own governments. Minister
Wu's explanation, that Chinese methods
are different from bur own. Is -scarcely
sufficient for the officials here. The Min
ister, howeier, fs honestly trying to gt
a further communication through from
Mr. Conger, and It may be that success
In this undertaking will afford him a
brilliant vindication. At least he shows
a wonderful lot of confidence In the fate
of the Legations and manages to impress
this n a degreo upon Jtiie offlcersL and
others with whom he comes In contact.
There is Tiothlng of Interest from
China respecting the military or naval
forces there. The war officials now cal
culate that General Chaffre. with his
troops on the Grant, will arrive at Taku
this evening, though It may be several
days before his report of the fact can
reach the department. The irregular and
unsatisfactory character of the system
of communication between Taku and the
cable office hag been taken into account
by the War Department, and It is said
that one of Chaffee's first acts on taking
command ot the United States forces
ashore .at Taku and Tien Tsin will ,be to
establish a line of rapid boats running
from Tien Tsin to Shanghai or Nagasaki.
"While the positive statement Is made
that It Is not the present Intention to send
any more troops from Manila to China,
at the same time It Is known that all
contingencies have been canvassed and
that if an emergency should arise In
CI Ina which made It imperative to have
additional troops, they will be drawn
from the Philippines for temporary duty,
at least Some time ago General Mac
Arthur was advised by Secretary Boot
to maintain sufficient transports to carry
supplies between Manila and Taku, and
these would be available for emergency
troops. The Pennsylvania, Indiana and
Sumner, when tho latter arrives at Ma
nila, probably will be held for service
between Manila and Taku, and -will be
available for the contingency which may
occur, but which the department docs
not expect to arise. A stubborn resist
ance to the advance of the international
armies might make additional troops
necessary. In that event, a speedy relief
column no doubt would be sent from
Manila.
One of the phases of the- trouble In
China, which heretofore has been over
looked, but which may prove to be of
great Importance, Is the fact that China
is not a party to the Geneva Bed Cross
convention, by wh'olrthe signatory pow
ers bound themselves In time of -war to
respect the Bed Cross and to treat sur
geons and nurses belonging to the armies
of the enemy as noncombatants China
is the only one of the great powers which
r-as not joined In this convention, and It
is possible that this fact may deter the
War Department from permitting any of
the women nurses who are being sent to
the far East from landing In China for
duty there. This, however, will depend
largely on the "view taken by our com
mander to. China. There are 19 female
nurses 'on the transport Grant. . They
werej destined for tho Philippines, hut
might "be landed In China, If General
Chaffee considers that the conditions are
such that they could be -useful and not
put In unnecessary peril. There are also
five nurses on the Bumner, which sailed
from San Francisco the 17th. These also
can be diverted for service in -China if
General Chaffee desires.
It is the plan of the War Department
to purchase several additional batteries
of mountain guns for service In China.
The Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
some time ago reepmmended the acquisi
tion of a number of such batteries, with
a view, to their use In the Philippines.
The situation In China has since devel
oped and .has' increased the necessity for
this type of equipment for troops des
tined for service In that country.
ATTEMPT TO ESCA"PE.
Missionaries' Ineffectual Effort to
Get Array from Pekln.
CHICAGO. July 28. AletteY telling ot
a -desperate but ineffectual attempt made
by missionaries to escape from Pekln was
received hero todaV by Morgan S. Wood
ward, an Bvanston man, whose wife and
daughter are visiting .Minister Conger and
family In the Chinese capital. The letter
was written June 11, sent by courier to
Tien Tsin, and mailed at that place June
COLONEL AARON S. DAGGETT.
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14. The missionaries,. Mrs. Woodward
said, had flea to the American legation.
June 10, she declares, acting under the
advice of Minister Conger, she and her
daughter, accompanied by Secretary
Balnbrldge and a truard of four soldiers.
left the legation and started for the rail-1
way depot. With much difficulty they
reached the station, only to find that the
Boxers had torn up the- rails for several .
miles, burned the bridges between Pekln
and Tien Tsin, and cut the telegraph
wires. Nothing remained but to return
to the legation. They were continually
attacked by roving bands of riotous na
tives, and, afters, desperate running fight,
they managed to regain the protection of
the legation. In the legation. Mrs. Wood
ward says. It was reported that a small
army of the allies had started to- relieve
the prisoners. Provisions, she declared,
were plentiful. Jn concluding her letter,
Mrs. Woodward says:
"We feel confident that we will be res
cued. In fact, we are assured that every
thing possible will bo done by our Govern
ment and other Christian nations to re
lieve us immediately."
Bad Cables From Missionaries.
NEW YORK, July 28. Cable messages
were received today by both the Presby
terian Board of Foreign Missions and the
American Bible Society, corroborative of
the report that the missionaries at Pao
Ting Fu had been massacred. The mes
sage received by the Presbyterian Board
came from Shanghai, and was supposed to
have been sent by the Rev. George F.
Fitch. It reads as follows:
"Slmcoxes, Hodges. Taylor, Mackey,
other mission seven massacred Pao Ting
Fu July 8. Nankin, Hunan missionaries
all Shanghai, Japan."
Tho American Bible Society today re
ceived a cablegram from Shanghai aa fol
lows: "All massacred Pao Ting Fu. Foreign
ers In interior -ordered Shanghai. Wire
$2000."
This was sent by" the Rev. Dr. John if.
Nokes, to whom the $3000 was at once
cabled.
Foreigners in Shanghai.
WASHINGTON, July 23. Consul-Gen-eral
Goodpow, at Shanghai, under date
of June 22, has transmitted a statement
df the foreign population of that city May
26 last, exclusive of those living in the
French settlement.. At that date there
were 2631 British, 878 Portuguese, 73 Jap
anese', 552 Americans, 525 Germans, 376
French and 111 Spanish citizens in Shang
hai, The other representations of for
eigners range from 2& Indians and 157
Malays to two from Greece and two from
Persia. The total number of foreign sub
jects In the city at that time was 677.
Of the British subjects, US2 were men, 721
women and 783 children. Of the Ameri
cano. 231 were men, 183 women and Its
children.
Another Massacre.
SHANGHAI. July 28. It lsreported here
that nine members of the China Inland
mission have been massacred near Chang
Chow.
Three additional warships arrived to
day. There are now 2500 troops at the
Woo Sung forts, 17 miles from Shanghai,
on the Yangtse. Three thousand troops
are now at the arsenal. Small detach
ments are arriving hourly. Canton is re
ported quiet.
Ill Huns: Chang's Complaint.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2L A dispatch
has-been Tecelved from Li Hung Chang,
dated July 26, which says that the Chi
nese Government telegraphs him under
date of July 23 that the Ministers are
well. Ll Hung Chang also complained
that none of the powers have consented
to place a warship at 'his disposal for his
Journey north, and he added that he would
be compelled to encounter many obstacles
by a land journey.
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FRANCE' FEARS .'TJife OUTCOME
Russia. Preparing; for Eventualities
by Mobilizing; Trro Hundred Thou
sand Men at Odessa.
PARIS, July 2S. Yu Kung, the Chinese
Minister here, sashe Is convinced the
Legations in Pekln are pafe and sound,
although some buildings have been de
stroyed. While this conviction is not
shared by the official and political worll
here, advices from the far East during
tho past week have raised renewed hope
that some, if not all, of the members of
the .Legations are still alive. Minister
Yu Kung thinks the silence of the Min
isters at PeKIn not so ominous as It Is
INFANTRY tfOW IN CHINA.
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considered abroad, and he asks that
China bfe given another live days' credit
to produce authentic' and satisfactory
news of the .Legations or perhaps of tne
Ministers xueinseives. He nlnueU Is stla
in ignorance of the actual situation In
Pekln, but concludes irom dispatcnes he
has received from the provincial Viceroys
ana xrom tne telegrams asking for media-
tlon of France that Emperor Kwang Hsu
and the Empress Dowager have the upper
hand, and that Prince Tuan has "been
definitely mastered.
"Happily for my country and for the
foreigners," he said, "Yung Lu and
Prince Chlng are, I believe, now in power,
and this leaves me hopeful even though
the presumption of the Ministers muy
prove correct that the Legationers ore
still alive."
The feeling obtains here that this may
not solve-the situation and that, thoukrt
r alive, the Minlsters'are still probably held
as floatages. The equivocal declarations
of Ll Hung Chang have served to deepen
the feeling of mistrust regarding all Chi
nese affirmation and Information.
The Associated Press learns that the
foreign governments Intend to disregard
Ll Hung Chang's recommendations
which they believe are made In bad
faith not to march on Pekln. On the
contrary, the International expedition will
start about the middle of next week, fol
lowing as closely as possible the railroad.
Little doubt Is felt that the Chinese Gov
ernment will hold the surviving European
Ministers as a lever to secure bettor
terms In the final settlement, but In this
they will be disappointed, for the powers
will exact for this violation of inter
national law even a higher Indemnity
than they would have demanded If the
Ministers had been allowed, to leave Pe
kln of their own volition.
Meanwhile, negotiations are actively
proceeding; between the powers, and the
situation which will succeed the entry
of the International troops into Pekln
will be awaited with the rreatest anx-
l lety. Already things do not appear to be
going aitogetner smoothly at Tien Tsin,
and jealousies are beginning to pop out
that may develop into a serious disa
greement before long. The relations be
tween Japan and China which may event
uate In the present trouble are being dis
cussed in the diplomatic world. Although
the Japaneso Minister here scouts tho
idea of any alliance between China and
Japan, the possibility of such a develop
ment Is taken into consideration by the
foreign representatives. The Ambassa
dor of one of the great powers, alluding
to tho jealousies which have already be.
corao perceptible, said;
"The moment Is a critical one for the
whlto races in the far East. To win
they must stand together. Japan at the
present moment Is apparently with the
Western powers, but It must be remem
bered that although Japan, as a result
of the Chlno-Japancse War and by reason
of her acquired civilization, looks down
upon the Chinese, still their race affin
ity and other ties between the two na
tions, with Japan's ambition, may lead
to a coalition ot the two great members
Of the yellow raoe which would be
fraught with peril to the Western world.
China, under Japan's tutelage, would be
come a great power with whom the Euro
pean nations might have graver prob
lems than the parceling out of her ter
ritory among them, which has chiefly
occupied them up to the present. As In
dicating the Russian suspicion of Euch an
eventuality, it iSvknown here-that Russia
Is mobilizing 203.000 men at Odessa for
any emergency."
The conflict between the Paris Munic
ipal Council and the Ministry of M. Wal-deck-Rosseau
Is becoming serious. Pres
ident Loubet Is now Involved, as he was
obliged to refuse an Invitation to attend
a series- of fetes to be given at the Hotel
de Yllle, because the Ministry was not
invited, also. The protocol decrees that
M. Loubet shall not participate officially
unless he' is accompanied "by the Cab
inet. The nationalist councillors and
party organs are furious against M.
Loubet;&esplte the fact that he is help
less in the matter. This deadlock be
tween the Paris Council, the Cabinet
and the Elys.ee must eventually lead 'to
difficulties, and In view of tho uncom
promlsfngtattltude of both sides, It Is ndt
easy td foresee the end.
Parts Is istlll situated In & torrid zone,
although, heavy storms which have oc
curred In the north freshened the air
slightly toward the end of,- the week.
The hea sent tho death rate soaring,
especially among children. Many surf
strokes occurred dally, and the hospltnls
are overcrowded with this class of pa
tients, though 1200 cots were added to the
various hospitals. Horses suffered ter
ribly, the street-car companies alone
losing 1200 animals. Owing to the short
age In the water supply, the house serv
ice In Paris; Is cut off, between 11 o'clock
at nighf and, 6 o'clock In the morning,
while many residents of upper stories
are Inconvenienced by the Intermittent
service during the day, which s insuf
ficient to meet the demands, and many
restaurants are unable to obtain suf
ficient for their needs. The hot weather
has. driven the American colony to the
seashore and mountains. Nearly all tho
National Commissioners to the exposition
and their families have left Parts for a
couple of months. , Mr. and Mrs. Potter
Palmer are at St. Morlts; Mr. and Mrs.
M. H. Do Young have gone to Oberamraa
gau, and will afterward visit the Scot
tish Laks, and Mr. and Mrs.' Thomas
F. Walsh,' of Colorado, are visiting Os-tend.
FRENCH ARMY CHANGES.
Reforms' in Organization Decreed by
the President.
PARIS, July 23. President Loubet, on
a proposition from the Minister of War,
has Just 'signed a series of Important de
crees, reforming and reorganizing the su
perior Council of War and certain depart
ments of the War Office.
Tho first, decree appoints four Lieutenant-Commanders
to the army corps,
namely, De Saussler, Tanshot, La Deon
and Tisseyre, thus modifying a former
decree of General Galllfet, according to
which all the members of the Council of
War, Instead of residing In Paris, are
bound to -ibe commanders of tho army
corps, and consequently are required to
reside at the headquarters of their corps.
The second decree makes several
changes In the War Office, Including the
appointment of General Le Jolncre as di
rector of the Infantry In place of General
Millet, who replaces General Tanshot as
commander of the division of Infantry.
The third decree appoints General Flo
ronty as Military Governor of Paris, suc
ceeding General Brugiere, who, when ap
pointed July i as president of the Council
of War, expressed a desire to devote his
cntiro attention to his new duties.
Tho fourth decree replaces General Ne
gryer, who Is now relieved of duty as a
member of the Council by General de Gal
llfet, on account of an imprudent order of
the day.
Tha-Sbah in Paris.
PARIS, July 28. The Shah of Persia,
Muzzafor-Ed-Dln, France's second royal
guest In connection with the exposition,
arrived in Paris this afternoon. He was
met at the station by President Loubet,
in. whose vlan!au -ha zy driven, to tn
late residence of Dr. Evan. lhlmfean
dentist, which, had been fitted tor theTrfc
ception of crowned visitors- The ,Shah
comes from St. Petersburg, -whither lie
proceeded on a visit to the Czar after nls
recent stay at the water cure at Contrex
ville. Military honors were rendered to the
Shah by the republican guards on .his
arrival In Paris. The station was deco
rated In his honor. President Loubet, at
tended by his Cabinet, welcomed him on
alighting from tho train. A great crowd
that lined the route witnessed tho pro
cession, which Consisted of 11 landaus
with members of the Persian Legation
and tho Shah's suite. -President Loubet
left the Shah at the .Evans mansion and
returned to the Elysee, where, the Shah
returnedihls visit Immediately.
Brilliant fetc3 have been organized for
the Shah, including an exceptional Illu
mination of the exposition and a review
of tho troops. Tomorrow he will be
taken on n trip on the Seine. Ho will
begin a series of visits to the exposition
Monday. Tho Shah w,ore a dazzling dis
play of diamonds today, and the uni
forms of his suite also glittered with
precious ornaments.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS
China.
A missionary who started for PKin got as far
as the walls of th city, but was stopped by
TarUr troop. Ho learned notnlnr of tho
foreigners fate.
Yuan, the Governor of Shan Tear, assures
Consul Fowler at Cho Foo that thA'Mlnlsters
were alive July 24.
France fears a possible coalition between Japan
and China.
German papers condemn Emperor William's In
structions to his troops to giro no quarter In
China.
En-Coiutul Iteed believes the Chinese court and
envoys haye rono to Tainan Fu. a city far
Inland.
An Encllth Parliamentary paper has been Is
sued on tho Chinese situation from January
4 to July 15.
Forelgm.
Lady Randolph ChuTchlll was marrtefi to Lieu
tenant Geftrre Cornwsllls-West In London.
Ex-Director of Posts Rathbono was arrestAd at
Havana, for the misuse of Government
money.
Christian Dewet Has offered to surrender con
ditionally.' A London paper makes serious charges against
Now York! immigration officials.
General Otis Justifies the killing of 89 Filipino
bandits la Mindanao.
Political.
A hot ante-primary campaign In King County,'
Wash., has closed, with chances favorable
to an tl -Wilson forces tomorrow.
David B. Hill conferred with Democratic lead
ers In New York.
Senator Clark acknowledges that he contrib
uted a large sum to the Democratlo cam
paign fund.
Domestic.
Plans are on foot to establish a general trans
port station at Governor's Island.
New Orleans has quieted down after th race
riots.
The prosecution rested In the Powers case at
Georgetown, Ky.
Pacific Coast.
National quarantine has been declared against
Cape Nome and Dutch Harbor.
A Wisconsin syndicate has bought 10,000 acres
of timber land in Idaho.
Hopgrowers of the Sllverton. Or., section have
agreed to pay 33 1-3 cents per box for hop
plcking. Commercial
Speculation In Walt street checked by possibil
ity of money stringency.
Australia and Alaska adding to the gold sup
ply. '
Many new-crop hop contracts have been made
Local.
Portland wul probably get the annual conven
tion of the National Woolgrowers Associa
tion. Work on tho buildings for the street fair-will
begin August L
Tho Oregon "Naval Battalion returned last night
from their' cruls.
JULY 29 1900.'
LONDON WEDDING
Lady Randolph Churchill ,and
Lieutenant West Married.
SOME INTERESTING GUESTS
Duke of Marlborough Gave the Bride
Away The Wedding Breakfast
' sn'2 the Presents.
LONDON, July 28. Lady Randolph
Churchill (nee Jerome) was today mar
ried to Lieutenant George Cornwallls
West at St. Paul's Church, Knights
bridge. The church was thronged with
handsomely dressed women. There was no
restriction upon the number admitted to
the church to 'witness the ceremony, ex
cept the capacity of the church, but only
relatives jind Intimate friends were bid
den to the subsequent wedding breakfast,,
and no reception was held.
The usually quiet neighborhood of Wil
ton Place, where St. Paul's Church Is lo
cated, was this morning early astir. Be
fore 9 o'clock, crowds had collected, out
side the church gates. By 10:15 o'clock
the crowds had swelled to enormous pro
portions. The late opening the church
doors caused great inconvenience to earjy
guests, who were pushed! here and there
Lady Randolph Churchill.
arid almost swept from their feet when
the gates were actually opened and a
rush was made for tho doors by the
crowds fighting and pushing to enter tho
church, it' was only with the aid of the
policemen that they were In any way con
trolled. The church was not overcrowded. If
was sparsely adorned with palms arid
white blossoms. The two frorit pews,
which 'had been reserved for the family
of the bride, were quite unoccupied, while
the Cornwallls-West family was not rep
resented. The Duke of Marlborough, who gave
away the bride, arrived In Summer-like
attire, a gray BUlt and blue shirt, and
wore a crimson flower In his button
hole. Directly after he had performed his
official duties he seemed very glad to
slip away Into a seat near his young
American wife, who was one of the tlrst
to arrive. She was beautifully dressed,
all In pale gray, with a fashionable bo
lero, a waist belt of two shades of rose
color and a small black toque.
The next taost Interesting guests were
Lady Georglna Curzon, Lady Sar,ah Wil
son and Winston Churchill, all of whom
arrived almost simultaneously, the two
latter In an open carriage. Lady Tweed
mouth, another sister-in-law of Lady
Randolph, was present. Lady Blandford,
mother of the Duke of Marlborough,
brought Lady Norah Churchill, Mrs.
Jack Leslie, sister of the bride, and
whose child was christened In America,
arrived with Lady Randolph and followed
her down the aisle of the church until
she came to the front pew, where she
was helped to her place. Mrs. Moreton
Frewen, another of the bride's sisters,
was attired In a soft Mack and white
gown, with hot to match. Moretpn Frew
en acted as usher.
A great many Americans were present,
among others Ambassador Choato and
several attaches of the embassy. Madame
von Andre, In white muslin and a black
and white hat, sat near the front of
the church. Mrs. Dudley Lejgn wore a
lovely pink and white liberty gown and
white hat with roses. Mrs. Arthur Paget
came in dressed Jn a pretty black and
white musflngown, carrying pink roses.
Mrs. Ronalds, who arrived very early,
ore a mauve and white muslin dress and
a toque of rose leaves. She was ac
companied by Mrs. Blow, who wore a
gown of pink and white. Mrs. 'Adair
wore dark gray, a white tulle boa and a
pale blue toque, with pink malmaisons.
Among other Important people present
were M. de Several, Lord and Lady Lon
donderry, Lady do Grey, Lady Qranby,
Lady de TrafTord, Count Albert Mensdorff,
Baron and Baroness Eckhardstcln, Lady
Limerick and Mrs. Willie Grenfel.
The arrival of Lady Randolph Churchill
with the Duke of Marlborough was the
signal, for a general rush of, people out
side the church, all eager to catch a
gllpmse of the bride, as she walked
slowly up the path. There was some little
delay at the church door, and the Duke,
who was carrying a large umbrella hand
ed "It with great ceremony to a friend
before proceeding to give his arm to
Lady Randolph. His Grace was very seri
ous, almost severe, as was also Lady
Randolph, as they walked up the church
aisle. Tho bride was wonderfully hand
some and young looking as well. In a
gown of pale blue chiffon with beautiful
real lace and ostrich feather la her
toque.
The register was signed by Mrs. More
ton Frewen, the Duke of Marlborough,
Winston Churchill and the best man.
Lieutenant H. C. Elwes, a brother officer
of Lieutenant West In the Scots Guards.
Directly they entered the vestry, Win
ston Churchill gave his mother a tre
mendous hug and then spoke to Lieuten
ant West. Afterward, ,as they came
down the aisle; Lady Randolph looked
radiant, as did the young bridegroom,
who was smlllngand nodding to friends.
After the wedding ceremony, the wed
ding Jjarty repaired to the residence of
the bride's sister, Mrs. Moreton Frewen,
where the wedding breakfast was served
to- is people at six small tables, deco
rated with roses. The menu was the
usual wedding breakfast, bul there was
no Wedding cake. Mr. Frewen proposed
the bride's health, and the bridegroom re
sponded. -He said:
"Jennie's friends are my friends. I
thank you from the bottom of my heart
and the- bottom of Jennie's heart for all
of your good wishes."
After the breakfast the bride and
groom started for -Broughton Castle,
which Lady A. G Lennox has lent them
for the honeymoon. Lady Randolph's go-Ing-away
dress was a pale blue batiste.
Lieutenant West was attired" In flannel
suit. Showers of rice were thrown after
the couple as they departed. The Prince
ot Wales called on Lady Randolph
Churchill yesterday and bade her good
bye. He also sent a present.
Among the presents received by Lady
Randolph was an exquisite pearl and dia
mond tiara, for which the Duchess of
Devonshire had received subscriptions.
Among, those who subscribed were A. J.
Balfour, the Duke and Duchess of Devon
shire. Lord and Lady Londonderry, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne,
Lily. Dowager Duchess of Marlborough,
Lady Georglana- Curzon, Henry White,
Mrs. Arthur Paget, Mrs. George Caven
dish, tho Countess of Crewe and Essex
and many others. Another gift was a
splendid Jug of beaten silver and two
masslye tankards from officers of the
Scots Guards, comrades of the bride
groom. Lieutenant West's gift was a
beautiful pearl and diamond necklace. Sir
Ernest Cassell gave a pearl and diamond
aigrette. There 'was a great deal of
plato and some lovely gold boxes.
GONE PAR INLAND.
Ex-CansuX Reed .Believes the Court
and Envoys Have Moved.
"NEW YORK; "July '28; The World to
morrow will publish a statement by Sher-
Mr. Georjre Conxvrallis-West.
fdan P. Reed. ex-Consul at 'Tien Tsin,
fh which he says?
"When the allied relief forces reach
Pekln I think they may find the capital
deserted by the court and the envoys
gone. It ia not unlikely that the Em
press and possibly the Emperor have
fled with their court under the escort ot
Manchu banhermen from Pekln to Tslnan
Fn, taking with them the Ministers, at
least as hostages, and leaving the other
foreigners In Pekln to a horrible fate. If
tne Ministers ore being held as hostages
and are being removed to tho remote
Inland city of Tslnan Fu. a place most
difficult to reach. It Is certain that the
Chinese will put forth all their finesse
and cunning to conceal this move until
they are safo across the mountains. The
route from Taigen Fu proceeds down
tho Fen River "Valley to Tnng Ku Yan.
which Is on the far side of the Yellow
River, and thence duo west to Tslnan
Fu, the capital of Shensl.
"For many years the Chinese have been
contemplating the removal of the court
from Pekln to this Inland city, the Idea
being uppermost in the Chinese mind that
fewer would be the demands upon China
. from the outer world. Besides, the citv
was a capital of China In ancient times.
It is situated on the so-called 'Marco
Polo road, known to the Chinese as the
great north trade route. It will be almost
Impossible to movo an army across the
mountains, with their narrow passes and
deep defiles, which separate the Provinces
of Chi LI and Shansl. The only way In
which Tlnan Fu could be reached by an
army would bo by way of the Yangtse,
proceeding from Hankow up the Han
River and Tan River valleys. This would
be a most herculean task, aa there Is a
very rugged range of mountains to the
south of Tlnan Fu, which extends across
this part of China from east to west,
"The Yellow River might seem to the
casual observer of a map to be the means
of reaching Tslnan Fu by water, but this
river Is not navigable for several hundred
miles from Its mouth (having changed Its
course In 1S52, and now emptying Into the
Gulf of Pe Chi Li, Instead of the Yellow
Sea, as before). Tainan Fu la. from a Chi
nese point of view, a magnificent city. It
Is larger and cleaner than Pekln, with
wide, well-paved streets, and shops which
attract the eye by the richness and diver
sity of their wares. Like all Chinese
cities, it Is massively walled."
MASSACRE A3" PAO TING KU.
Cleven Missionaries Who Toole Ref
use There Were Slain.
BRUSSELS, July 23 The Minister of
Foreign Affairs has received a telegram
irom onangnai, dated July 23, which
states that a Chinese. taotai Is authority
for the assertion that 11 of the. mission
aries who have taken refuge at Pao Ting
Fu have been massacred. If the allies
march on Pekln It Is possible that the
Pekln Government will take refuge at
Tslnan Fu.
The Governor of Shan Tung has In
formed the British Consul that, according
to an Imperial decree, the foreign Min
isters were-safe July 24, and that they
had been furnished with a fresh supply
of food by the authorities.
A message received by tho Procurator
of the Belgian missions states that all tne
missionaries In Eastern Mongolia are
safe and will bo able to resist the rebels
at Tbhn. The message wajs signed by
Do Cartler, secretary of the Belgian Le
gation at Pekin.
l
Defending: Shanghai Settlement.
SHANGHAI, July 28. It Is reported
that Admiral Seymour Is coming
here, but tho date of his arrival Is
uncertain. It has been decided as a mat
ter of precaution to put the French set
tlement In a state of defense, and at the
request of the French authorities, the
commander of the Dutch cruiser Holland
will take charge of the work.
Italy Prohibits Exports of Arms.
ROME. July 28 The official Journal
has published a decree prohibiting the
exportation of arms to China.
Stowe Goes to Pretoria.
CAPE TOWN, July 2$. Consul-General
James Stowe has' gone to Pretoria. He
will probably proceed at once to Kru
ger's headquarters
PEICE FIVE CENTS.
STRIFE IN SEATTLE
Republican Factions to Meet
at Primaries Monday.
IT WILL BE HUMES, GUIE OR FRINK
Frinlc Represents the John L. Wilson
Faction Confession In Letter
Written by the Postmaster.
SEATTLE, July 2S.-The mighty fac
tional contest within the Republican
party of King County over the Gover
norship draws to a close -tonight. Tho
primaries will be held Monday, and It
will then probably be practically deter
mined whether Maj or Humes, E. Helster
Gule or J. M. Frink shall be put forward
aa the county's candidate. It may be,
however, that there will bo so equal an
apportionment of delegates that neither
the primaries nor the subsequent county
convention next Thursday will be able
to decide, and a divided delegation will
be sent to the state convention.
The fight which has now been waged
for many weeks has been noteworthy
for tho extraordinary Interest It has ex
cited and for the bitterness of spirit
dlsplaed between the Humes and Frink
men on the one hand and between the
Frink and Gule supporters on the other.
There is a more or less harmonious
understanding between xGule and Humes,
bo obvious that the Frink people publicly
charge that the Gule candidacy is merely
a Humes candidacy In disguise. But this
appears not to be tho truth, and tho
agreement extends only to a tacit com
pact that Frink must be defeated, and
then either Gule or Humes will strive
itov the convention's indorsement.
RAs It looks tonight, there is very small
pSrospect that Frink can win. Humes Is
puttiuestlonably the leading candidate,
and his managera claim that the only
question that now remains Is whether
ho alone will have a majority of the con
vention, or whether he must Join with
Gulo to secure It. Gule does not profess
that he will have more than 100 out of
450 delegates. The strength of his posi
tion Is solely that he may have the bal
ance of power. In that event, he would
doubtless Insist that Humes permit him
to name the chairman and control the
temporary organization. Humes claims
that he will have at least 300 delegates,
and Frink declares that he will have as
many. Both sides have spent money lav
ishly, all have on army of workers In
the field, and It Is certain that Monday
will bo a day of very great excitement
In this city and throughout the county.
A sensation was sprung today by the
Humes men In the shape of a letter
which Postmaster George M. Stewart was
trapped Into writing. One of the develop
ments of the campaign has been the cir
culation of a petition to have Stowart
removed for offensive partisanship. An
other was a solemn formal disavowal by
John L. WHion's Post-Intelligencer that
there was any connection whatever be
tween Wilson and Frink. The most se
rious difficulty the Frink faction has had
to overcome has been the universal sus
picion that Frink was being put forward
in Wilson's interest. The general dls
esteem In which John L. Wilson Is held
here extends to pretty nearly the whole
Republican body outside the Federal office-holders.
One S. C. Anderson, of
Whatcom County, wrote a leter to Post
master Stewart saying he was a Wilson
man and If Frink was not for Wilson
ho did not care to do anything for- him.
This led to tho following reply:
Dear Sir and Friend: In reply to the letter
received thl morning. I will say -we are doing
all In our power for Mr. Frink. and ho Is th
man we want, and is John L. Wilson's choice
if this end of the state. But John L. Wilson's
enemies here made a roar on Frink as being a
Wilson man. eo It was necessary for the Post
Intelllgencer to say what it did at that time;
but we are all working for Frink. Join us and
help the good work along.
Yours very friendly,
G. IT. STEWART. PvJ-
Anderson promptly turned this letter
over to Humes' managers, and they to
day sent It broadcast through the city
and county. '
CHRISTIAN UNION.
Resolutions Adopted at Yesterday
Session of the Convention.
DENVER, July 23. Presentation of ban
ners was the feature of the forenoon
session today of the Young People's Chris
tian Union of the United Presbyterian
and Associated Reformed Presbyterian
churches. The banner for the presbytery
having the largest number of delegates
In attendance at the convention was
awarded to the Monmouth, 111., presby
tery, which Is represented by 83 delegates.
The following committees were elected:
General committee Rev. S. W. Reld,
Louisville, Ky.; S. S. Mehard, Mercer,
Pa.; E. J. Glllls, Omaha, Neb.; Professor
J. G. Thompson, Sterling, Kan.; Dr. L S.
Campbell, Xenla, O
Tithe committee Dr. J. C Scouller,
Philadelphia, secretary; Miss Margaret 'J.
Brown, Greenville, Pa.; Miss Lena F.
Barr, Philadelphia.
The committee on reforms reported
resolutions, which were adopted, favoring
Sunday observance, urging young peoplo
to abstain from the use of tobacco, and
advocating prohibition of the liquor traf
fic. The resolutions further declare:
"We lament the establishment of the
canteen system In the camps of the
United States Army and along with thou
sands of other Christian people of tho
land we deprecate with earnest feeling
the action In regard to the canteen that
not only disregarded the moral Interests'
of our brave soldiers, but practically
nullified the will of the people, formally
and authoritatively expressed In the law
of Congress."
Rev. McKenzle Clelland. of Chicago,
offered a resolution recommending that
the motto. "God, whose I am and whom
I serve," bo adopted In the place of the
union's present motto. "Whose we are
and whom we servo." which he charac
terized as ungrammatical, meaningless,
Godless and "a perversion of the holy
scriptures." The resolution was unani
mously adopted, and the question Is thus
referred to the next general synod of the
United Presbyterian church.
Rev. A. C. Douglas, of Des Moines, la.,
addressed the convention tonight upon
the subject, "The 20th Century and Temperance.''