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STATE OF VEILED
WAR IN CHINA
.Members of Foreign Legations
in Imminent Peril.
MOBS THRONG PEKINSTREETS
Fear Alone Stays Work of
Wholesale Slaughter.
OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON ALARMED
Pliai DIkk4 it Cabinet Meeting -Dl
palck From Skaaghal Sayi 100,000 Im
perial Troop. Arc at. the tiatei ol
PcMa-Crisli Will B Resched
uled Forcl Relief Forces
Came Ii Slghl.
IiNtON. June l.-Thls la tho alt
untliin hi 'lil n 11 aa It appear to the
8 hu nulla I correspondent of the Dally
Express, cabling last evening:
"It In rmlly a state of vell.-d war.
The members of the foreign li'Ritilnr.a
In Pekln are virtually prisoners and
the Chines tuxnm arc only restrained
from attacking them by fear of the le
gation guards.
"Meanwhile the ministers are alto
gether una bio to communicate with the
commander of thj retlc-f colu'nn.
which I making mi in forced and iso
lated hull between- Tlcn Teln and Pc-
kin.
"The wall of th cipltal are being;
guarded hy loo.ono Imperial troops. The
gate are heavily defended with mod
ern guns. General Tuna;, acting under
order, from the Empress Dowugvr
say that 10 more fur-Hun troopa shall
enter ih Sacred Clly.
"On Monday tho minister sent a
demand to Tsung 14 Yamua that the
g.ite be opened, declaring that other
wise the foreign troops would enter
forcibly. To tht no reply was given,
A second m . . went unanKwrn.nl, or
had not ben answered when the lat
est newa left Pekln.
" Plr Claude MacDonald'a latest nua
iHKt! Ruya that the legatlona are capa
ble of HUiiUliilnif an effeitlve defenae
unlexa aituck.'d In force."
RiimiIii, this correspondent uenertu,
nctwlthmaudlnff aitsurancca to the con
trary, sides In with China. Fome of
the forelun troop are said already to
be In ihv envlrtna of Tckln and the
attitude of the Chinese troopa la In-ci'.-iiKlnRly
inenaclng.
"The streets of Pekln." continue! the
correspondent of the Dally Express,
"ar reported to bo .'ethlna; with anil
forelKn mobi, c!aniorliif for the de
struction of tho legations and the death
of the forclirn ministers. Even were
Tmuihj LI Yainuu disponed to restrain
the violence of the reactionaries. It Is
considered hlxhly Improbable that they
would be uble to hoi. I them In check.
For the foreign mlnlstra the crisis will
arise when relief cornea In sight of
tVUn.
"It is still felt here that the foreign
force Is wholly Inadequate to battle
with the hordej of Chinese troops mass
e0 outside thi at.s, which now In
clude the Imperial t rooms from Shan
Hal Kwang."
A dliuk'tliiK clement In' the iltua
tlon Is tho fact that, ulthough the Hus-so-Chlnes
tol-gniph line from IVkln,
via Klakhtu (Easfrn Slberlu), Is
working, tho transmission of messages
Is rigidly refused. From Tien Tsln It
Is reported that the foreign forces In
the harbor will attack the Tnku forts
and, If necessary, bombard them,
Thn International column appears to
be still at Lang Fan, engaged in slow
ly repairing the railway.
WASHINGTON, June 15. At the
cabinet meeting today much of the time
wai devoted to a discussion of the Chi
nese situation. The severance of com
munication with Pekln and the fail
ure to hear from Minister Conger for
sixty hours naturally creates consider
able anxiety.
Owing to their natural reluctance to
employ troops In China, save as a
last resort, and the disinclination of
Screens and Screen Frames,
fire and Draught Screens....
A NEW COXvSIGNMENT JUST RECEIVED
FOLDING BEDS
MAiNTEL BHDS
CHINA CLOSETS and
LIBRARY CASES
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the war department to supply such
troops cxcpl under prettsur-:, the of-
fil ial this aftcrnjon were considering
the ulternatlva propol'.lon. This con
templated the putting out of Gotiimli
Ion of several big ships attach 'd to
Admiral Forney's It'et, no'ably the
Oregon and the addition of the (-allot,
und murines so reled to Admlrul
Kempff's lundltig fore -a. The big ship
tarry on th? average more than 200
iii'-n each,
TlflN TKIN, June 15.-Th mixed
forces. It Is repor'.ed, will attempt to
seize the Tuku forts tonight.
NEW YOItK, June, 1V-A special to
the Herald from Washington .ay:
Although the auggestlon has been put
forth In diplomatic quartera here that
the powera dethrone the Empresa Dow
ag" and restore Emperor Kwang Su,
no oftlclal representation haa been made
to Secretary Hay on the subject, and
the administration dora not ontem
plutij adopting such a policy. This
statement Is made on the highest au
thority, having been evoked by a
Khanghal report that the American,
English and Japanese mlnUter. at I'e
kin had agreed on this course.
A diplomat who discussed the ques
tion of such action this afternoon said
he did not believe the power could
agree -n a policy of this kind. The
emperor Is In or health, and If Ik'
should die It would be necessary for the
powers to designate his succ-.-tis ir,
whl h w ould lead to serious complica
tlons; It I believed that the presence
of large bodies of foreign troops will
have a great moral effect not only
uiMn the Empress Dowager, but upon
the Chinese generally. If the powers
can hold the head, the body can be,
It Is thought, easily controlled.
CHICAGO. June 15.-A spcial to the
Tribune from Vlctorln, IJ. C. says:
Newi is brought by steamer of the
battle which ocurredon May 16 south
of I'ao Ting Fu. After seven hours'
fighting the Christians succeeded In de
feating and routing the Boxers, with
a loss of 70 killed, the victors having
on killed and six wounded.
It seems that a mob of 2.000 Boxen
attacked the Komun Catholic villagers,
nearly all convert! of the Roman Cath
olic mission!, who had anticipated the
attack and were well armed, whereas
the attacking Hoxera "Were armed enly
with Iron show poles, hatchets, clubs,
stones and knives.
The Boxers rame right on Into the
galea of the city, which were left open,
Aid ns they entered, carrying their
flags with yellow ground and red bor
der, and their Josses In a big car, the
villager poured In a heavy Are nun
some of. the nearby houses.
Attack after attack was made, and
every time the attacking Boxers were
carried back. At length after seven
hours' lighting the rebels fled In disor
der. The villagers Lfterward counted
no less than TO dead Boxers, besides
many wounded.
NEW YORK. June 15. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Russian and Japanese troops are on
their way to Tekin. These forces are
supplementary to those landed by the
naval squadrons at Taku, and so far
as known here are sent without seek
ing the approval of the other powers.
Certainly the United States has not
been approached.
It Is presumed here that Russia, bent
on counterbalancing the preponderance
of British marines In the relief column,
ordered her troops to proceed from
Port Arthur. I'pon being Informed of
the action of the St. Petersburg gov
ernment, and of the murder of one of
Its official representatives In Pekln,
Japan decided that Its Interests de
manded that It be represented by a
strong military force. It is thought
that at least one and perhaps three
regiments, depending upon the number
of troops sent by Russia, have been or
dered out by Japan. It Is the belief of
oflicluls that the action of Russia and
Japan Is due to the cutting off of
communication with Pekln. The gener
al expectation Is that Great Britain
will now land additional troops.
While It was reported In diplomatic
quarters that Russia and Japan would
send an equal number of troops. In
quiry failed fully to confirm this state
ment. It was added, however, and this
was confirmed In several quarters, that
the powera were still acting in concert.
The grave danger of' the landing of
foreign troDps lies In theif unwilling
ness, usually, to act under an officer of
a foreign detachment, and the strong
possibility that their government will
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
TRANSVAAL TROOPS
TO GO TO CHINA
English Forces to Change Scene
ol Operations.
CRONJE'S SON PLAYS QUITS
Surrender is Important Strategic Positlos
to HaolvT'i Fri-British Gen
eral Cable Gratify,
lot Newt.
LONDON, June l.-Lord Roberta
dispatches leave uffairs east of Pre
toria with the Boers withdrawn to new
poxltloni on Tuesday. Nwi of fresh
fghtlng Is expected at the war office,
but none came lust night.
General Rundle'a patrol had a skir
mish with the Bo.-r videttes again on
Wednesday. Some wonder Is being ex
pressed her? a to what he Is doing
with thre divisions. It is assumed
by some that Gen-rat Buller will move
Into the Orange Elver Colony and co
operate with Lord Methuen and Gen
eral Rundle In bagging President
Hteyn and his seven or eight thousand
followers.
A part of Christian Botha's force has
halted at Paardekop, eighteen miles
northwest of VolksnK Boer parties
are still near Volksrust and fire occa
fionnlly upon the British picket!.
The British govemmsnt Is considering
whether a aubstantlal force ahould not
be ser.l to China from South Africa.
It is thought, unofficially, that Lord
Roberts must spare a brigade or two
and the necessary transports ars now
In South African waters.
Command of the expedition. It Is said,
would probably be given to Sir Wil
liam Nicholson-
Major-General Baden-Powell haa been
appointed to the rank of Heutnart
general. The war office has received the fol
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts:
"Pretoria, June 15. As I telegraphed
yesterday for one of our outposts, ftf
teeu miles east of Pretoria, the Boers
evacuated their position during the
night of June 12. They had paid so
much attention to strengthening their
flanks, that their center was weakly
held, and as soon as this became evi
dent, June 12. I dlrjcted lap Hamil
ton to attaok. He moved against Dia
mond Hill with the Suffolks, Drby
shlres and City Imperial volunteers,
supported on the left by a guard brig
ade under Jones.
"It was grand, seeing the way our
men advan:ed ov?r the difficult ground,
and under heavy fire.
"The casualties. I am thankful to
say, were less than 100 a very small
number, considering; the strength of
the position which had to be carrl ?d.
"Our selxure of Diamond Hill caused
the Boers to feel that they were prac
tically surrounded and this resulted In
their hasty retirement. Hamilton re
ceived a contusion from a shrapnel
bullet in the shoulder, but is not un
able to perform Ills duty."
General Baden-Powell, with S00 men,
Is systematically re-establishing order
and collecting arms and supplies in the
Western Transvaal. About 600 Boers
have surrendered. Baden-Powell cap
tured 230 prisoners.
LONDON. June 15. The war office
Issues the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
"Pretoria Presidency, June 14.
Klerksdoro surrendered on June 9 to an
armed oarty sent out by Hunter.
"Kitchener reports that the Boers at
tacked a reconstruction train early tMs
morning a few miles north of Rhenos
ter river. He sent out mounted troops
and drove off the enemy before they
could do. any damage. One man was (
killed and eleven wounded, Including
two officers.
"A messenger from Klerksdorp re
ports that Cronle, who commanded
there, determined to surrender as soon
as he knnv for certain that Pretoria
was in our possession. His -xample
has been copied by many in the neigh
borhood." LONDON. June 15. By the peaceful
occupation of Klerksdorp, announced
by Lord Roberts, the British have gain
ed a strategla position of some Im
portance, as the town is not only the
terminus of another railroad to Johan
nesburg, but It 's within easy reach of
the Kroonstad Vlrfonteln railroad.'
The Cronje who surrendered the place
Is a son of the famous general. The
son was prominent during the siege of
Mafeklng. Apart from the fact that
Lord Roberts' dispatch came direct
from Pretoria, showing- the telegraph
Is reopen vj, the only other point of In
terest Is the fact that the Boers whom
General Methuen was reported to have
utterly routed have recuperated suf
ficiently to attack a reconstruction
train.
A dispatch from KImbertey reports
the capture of the well-known pugilist,
VJim" Hollo way, who vas an adjutant
In the Boer army, and who blew up
the bridge at Fourteen Streams. Hoi
loway was nmong a body of federals
captured In the Western part of the
Transvaal.
The Afrikander Bund congrei open
ed at Pearl today with TO delegates,
including seven as--mblym ?n, present.
It Is feared at Cape Town that par
liamentary deadlock will lead to a tem
porary suspension of reconstruction,
and there Is much anxiety In regard
to the possible outcome to the grave
step.
Blr John Gordon Sprlgg Is experienc
ing much difficulty In forming a cabi
net, Mr. Schrelner persisting In Ids re
fusal to support a ministry dominated
by Cecil Rhodes, owing to perfonal
antipathies. If Schrelner Is dissatisfied
with the personnel and pledges cf the
new ministry, the latter will be unable
to pass Imperial measures and a dan
gerous Jeadlock will ensue which may
loud to a grave constitutional crisis.
NEW YORK, June 13. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: The
optimism Inducted by General Roberts'
dispatches lg artificial. General Me
thum's success In" restoring communi
cation with Pretoria has not altered
the fact that the Free State raiders
have taken over a thousand prisoners
at Llndk-y and Roodeval, and retreated
with them and their guns, and that the
raids may be repeated.
Dt-wet's commandoes have not been
dlsperjed, and, whatever precautions
may be taken, there will be danger of
another raid, since the railway cannot
be absolutely protected by infantry
battalions nor by artillery trained all
along the line from Bloemfonteln to
Pretoria, The conquest of the north
eastern section of the Free State haa
not yet been effected, and operations
by the columns from Helibron, Llnd
sey, Senekal and Ficksburg are rend
ered difficult by the transport problem.
General Buller has cleared Lalng'a
Nek and General Lyttleton has re
ceived the submission of the Wakker
stroom district, but the Boer army
has not been captured. It has retired
with all its guns and supplies and will
fight again in the mountainous district
remote from the railway. Botha's ar
my has also withdrawn from the posi
tion which It held for two days against
General Robert's forces east of Pre
toria, but it has not been dispersed, nor
have the British taken either guns or
prisoners. " ' " -" -
Boer commandoes at Ermelo and
Middleburg are mutually helpful, and
can be concentrated In the Lydenburg
districts, and Dewet's commandoes can
co-operate with them effectively in the
Free State.
The most encouraging feature of yes
terday's news for the British side was
evidence that' the damage done to
Lalng's Nek tunnel and the section of
railway north of Kroonstad was not
serious, and that both lines of com
munication would be In working order
in a few days. With unimpeded sup
plies for two large armies operating
in the Transvaal, there ought not to be
a long halt toward Lydenburg either
from the west or from the south, and
the resistance of Dewet's raiders ought
to be speedily overcome by the Brit
ish forces under Rundle with help from
Buller.
FAMILY EXTERMINATED.
Nine Suffocated in a New York Tene
ment House Fire.
NEW YORK. June 13. Fire in a
crowd hi tenement at 21 Jackson street,
on the lower East Side, about three
o'clock this morning, caused the dta.h
of nine and probably 10 persons. Of
the nine bodies recovered eight are
members of the family of Louis Mar
rlon. a cigar maker, and It Is thought
that the extinction of the family has
been completed by the death of an
eight-months-old baby who cannot be
found. The dead are:
Louis Marrion. 40 years old, his wife,
Mary, aged 40; their 'children Mamie,
aged 18; Albert, aged 15; another son,
aged 13; Margaret, aged 9; Elsie, aged
7 and Emma, aged 4. and Daniel Miller.
The lot at 24 Jackson street is occupied
by front and rear tenements, the house
being five stories high. The Are broke
out in the first floor of the rear tene
ment, and the whole house was soon
filled with dense smoke. The first body
recovered by the firemen was that of
Daniel Miller, a dweller 'in an upper
floor of the rear tenement. Panic
stricken, h Jumped from a window to
the yard below and was Instantly killed.
On the top lloor of the main tenement,
In the rooms of the Marrion family
were found the whole family dead, suf
focated by smoke, except baby, Antoln
etta, whose little body will probably
be discovered when search Is made.
The bodies were taken to Goeuveneur
Hospital, near by, and identified by
neighbors.
ANTI-CHINESE LEGISLATION.
Canadians Propose to Ealss the Toil
Tax Fifty Dollars Per Head.
OTTAWA. Ont. June 15.-In the
house of commons, Thursday, a bill
wits Introduced by the premier, raising
the poll tax on Chinese from 150 per
head to liOO per head. Sir Wilfred
Lauder also promised to appoint a
royal commission to investigate the
whole ques.ion of Chinese and Japanese
immigration and report Its findings to
the imperial authorities.
HANNA PLEADS
FOR HARMONY
Meanwhile Says Nothing About
Vice-Presidential Candidates.
TRIPP URGED FROMTHE WEST
Pacific Coast Delegates Want Him lor Mc
Kinley'i Running ,Mte-Dolllver, Long
and Fairbanki, However, Have
(be Lead.
PHILADELPHIA. June 13.-The re
publican national committee today put
In three long sessions on contests which
have been brought before It and ad
journed late tonight with fhe contro-:
versies practically disposed of except,
that from Delaware. This has been
referred back to a sum-committee with
Instructions to again end'.-avor to
bring the factions to a basis of agree- '
ment, and will receive final action to
morrow. An Important action today was the .
seating of the Brownbw delegates in .
the Tennessee contest end the refus
ing cf admission to the friends of Pen
sion Commissioner Evans.
The most Interesting Incident of the
day was the speech by Senator Hanna
to the Delaware case, in which he made
an impassioned appeal for the burial
of the hatchet between the Addlcks
and Dupont Hlgglns factions- Hanna
said:
"We must put aside personalities,
rise above petty prejudices and lake
our stand on the broader planes of
patriotism and party success'.'
Speculation, gossip and Informal con
ferences today among national com
mitteemen and other leading republi
cans who are here, have failed to In
dicate any crystallization of sentlmmt
around any individual for the vlce
rresldential nomination. Nether Sen
ator Hanna nor those who are close
to him give any intimation that the
administration haa any choice. The
number of delegates who will vote for
any man the administration favors.
seems to accentuate the general Im
pression that the nominee will be the
man most satisfactory to the presi
dent.
' If you would take us Into your con
fidence on this matter it vould simpli
fy the matter greatly and give us an
opportunity to do what the president
would like." caid a prominent repub
lican to Senator Hanna today.
The reply made was:
"You know all that I know about It."
Senator Hanna's .only observation on
the situailjn today was that until the
different delegations arrived, and there
was an opportunity for them to con
sult, no conclusion could be reached.
As matters stand tonight, it would
seem that Long. Dolllver and Fair
banks are the leading possibilities for
vice-president. The fact that Long is
a member of McKinley's cabinet gives
rise to the undeniable widespread be
lief that the secretary of the navy
will finally receive the support of the
administration. If such is the case,
however. It Is being carefully kept from
everybody.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana does
not want the vice-presidency. How
ever, there are a number of republican
leaders who think It oossibte that a
contingency may arise where tt will be
necessary to lominate Senator Fair
banks. In such event, It is believed
by those who know the senator's par
ty loyally, that ne would accept.
The fact that the name of Bartiett
Tripp will be presented to the con
vention for vice-president Is not allow
ed to be hidden by energetic men of
tho Pacific coast who are in charge
of his Interests. Just now they con
sist of national committeemen Ashton,
of Washington, and Steel of Oregon.
They will be reinforced tomorrow
when the delegations from Oregon
and Washington arrive. Ashton had
an Interview with Senator Hanna today
and told him that the nomination of
Tripp would mean the retention of a
million and a half of voters known as
gold-standard democrats, who would
appreciate the compliment paid to them
by nominating a formt? sratmoh- Cleve
land democrat, although he has If ft the
party and Joined the republicans on the
money and expansion Issues- Ashton
says Judge Tripp will be backed by
many other western states besides Ore
gon and Washington.
NEW DEMOCRATIC BUTTON.
Inscribed In Gold Letters. Not In Sil
ver. KANSAS CITY. June 15.-Judge Wil
son, of Colorado, displayed a sample of
the democratic campaign button lure
today. It Is In the form cf a" !..vr
leaf. The inscription, strangely
enough, is in gold letters, and Is as
follows: "Democracy stands for bi
metalism, not monsmetallsm; people,
not trusts; republic, not empire."