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CHILDREN AND
WOMEN TORTURED
More Rumors of Attrocitics
Committed at Pckin.
POWERS FOREVER DISGRACED
Totally NoopluiK by lb. Situation, ml
Sc. Europeani Murdered Without lain
fvntlil Meimreiol Relief Jap a
li lb Only Hop..
LONDON. July 1-Thero I. nothlng
In the few dispatches received liutt
night to alil a ray of hop regarding
the fat. of the legation at I'rklii. but
yesterday's dlHputche from Wahlng
ton and message frm other
ouro Indicate that the legations were
ill) tnndlng on July 3, and that recent
attack by th. Boxer had been slight.
Tli new a from other point wan dls
tlnetly disquieting.
A report from Ch-e Fo, dated July
7, my that a Catholic blnhop, two
prleal and two nun have been mur
dered. A report from Moukdeti. dated
July S, iiiya that the Danish mlanlon at
I (In Yuri was ui rounded by Boxers.
According to the report It would be Im
possible to hold out more thun two
day. A party of Comuuka. reaidenta
of Moukd-n, and the British consul had
started for the relief of thoe besieged
at the Danish mllon.
Tho altuatlon at Tien Tain on July
3 I. aald to have been mutt serious.
The Japanese and Russian forcf are
reported to have been hurrying thcro
from Taku. but according to aome ac
count, mutual dlatrurt exlata between
the allies.
WASHINGTON, July T.-The Jssue
today of formal ordera for the dispatch
to the Baal of more than six thousand
troop from army poat In the United
State ws a manifestation, of the
emergency with which the governmit
la now about to act In the Chinese mut
ter. It la true that them troops are
nominally deatlned for the Philippine
to replace the volunteer now there,
but It la admitted that they ure being
aent out by a route that will eaally ad
mit of dtfUvtlorr to Tnku or aome oth
er convenient Chlneae port.
Posilbly Consul-General Gnodnow'a
cablegram reporting the legations aa
being active aa late as the third In
atant mny have aomethlng to do with
thl radical action. Whatever the
cause, If these troop are landed In
China, together with the Ninth Infan
try, auppoaej to be now ut Tnku, and
the marine contingent, the United
State will have a force In action com
mensurate with her Interests and In
proportion to the European forces.
Japan Is to begin today with the- full
4'
consent of Europe, and It Is calculated
that full foreign reinforcement. In
cluding our own. will arrive in China,
If they nre landed at all, In season to
finish the work left by the Japanese.
The order tcduy to the troops, it Is be
lleved at the Mate department, have
an Indirect but most Important bear
Ing on the altuatlon In China.
LONDON, Juiy 7. By the average
Britisher the present situation in Chi
na Is generally referred to as "A crime
of the power." This view is shared
by almost everybody not " ; connected
with the foreign office. With the un
contradicted rumors that helpless Eu
ropean women and children were tor
tured to death at I'ekln, there has come
home to all classes, all papers and all
parties, a keen, sickening sense of
Great Britain's helplessness. Some go
Screens and Screen frames,
fire and Draught Screens....
A XEK CONSIGNMENT JUST RECEIVED
FOLDING BEDS
MAiNTBLw BEDS
CHINA CLOSETSond
LIBRARY CASES
CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
even further and describe Great Brit
n I n a attitude a ail Ignominy uncal
led In Irr history.
It mud not be gathered that thl
sef-crltli'lam exclude an equally se
vere c riticism .upon tho other power
concerned, .The pn ponderance of crit
icism is only directed agulriat the home
government In thu hope that it will
bring some fault.
The cry Is. "What Is the aood of Lord
Salisbury saying that an International
understanding I harmony when that
harmony will not let Japan step in and
save the live of our minister, end the
men, women and children In hla
charge?"
Thi! event and rumor of the week
have t'ompl'.-tely changed the public at
tltudc toward China. It Is no longer a
(U'tlon of spheres of Influence and
the maintenance of Erltlah power In the
Far Kant, but It is a matter of raving
human life If possible, and If that Is
baffled, an overwhelming desire for
speedy and 'errible revenge.
Emperor William's stern Invocation of
vengeance has had a heartfelt echo
In Great Krltaln, and there are Indi
cations that he foreign ohlre 1 awuk
enlng to the strength of this feeling
and Is tuklng such steps that Inter
national harmony shall not in future
Interfere with Independent action v hen
great emergencies orlse.
Naval stations have :eeume center
of activity, and ihlps and troops are
hurrying utward. Parliament will be
asked for an additional million pounds
for the navy.
BERLIN. July S.-The news from
China overwhelm- every thing here.
The German ration, both high and low,
hi. become deeply nervous.' livery bit
of new from China Is commented upon
heatedly everywhere. The majority
beliee with the government that the
Chlneae situation is most serious. This
results, loo, from Emperor William and
a number of hla cabinet ministers hav
Ing postponed their summer vacations
because it la expected that, before long,
the weightiest decisions must be tak
en. Kmperor William will on Monday
accompany u German ironclad divis
ion, bound for China, Into the North
Sea.
Among those who were ear witnesses
to the emperor's remarks to the mar
ines at Wllhelmshuven previous to their
departure for Churn It hi known that
his address was much more strongly
worded than officially reported, and the
ni.wsoei-9 of Wllhelmshaven and that
vicinity publish the original version In
which wils the following:
"1 hope to re-establish peace with
the sword and take vengeance ip a
manner never before seen by the world.
I send you to eradicate the dishonor
dialt to the Fatherland by barbarians.
I ahull not rest until the German col
ors fly from Pekln."
LONDON. July 7. -The foreign otlke
has Issued the text of a telegram from
Acting Consul-General Warren, at
Shunghai, confirming from thoroughly
trustworthy sources the news received
by courier from Pekln, July 3, by way
of Shanghai, to the London otfloe of the
Inspectorate of Chinese maritime cus
toms, suylng, that two legations were,
the day the courier left, holding but
against the troops and Boxers, and that
the troops had lost 2.000 men and the
Boxers many leaders. Warren adds
that the messenger pays the troops
w ere much disheartened by their losses
and that Hoxers(claim the mystic pow
ers have been broken by the foreign
ers, and they dare not approach the le
gations. It Is further asserted that the foreign
ers at Pekln ought to be able to hold
out a long time as thiy have sufficient
food and ammunition.
WASHINGTON. July 7.-The navy
department at 9:45 ;onlght ;-eceived the
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ASTOR INSULTS
A BRITISH LORD
Great Indignation Felt Against
the Ex'Amcrican.
NOT POPULAR IN LONDON
Prise ol Wile Will Coailder the Cor
troveriy-Lord Roberta Decline! t. Al
low the Withdrawal of Soldier
Esjllih Eajoy Sport.
(CopyrlKhtel. 1M. Associated Tree.)
LONDON, July 7. Truly Grat Brit
ain is the land of sport. British lol
diers are fighting a barbarous enemy
In the far Kast, In a dramatic endeavor
to save the lives of aome of their fel
low countrymen and maintain their
country's prestige; British soldier are
engaged In a similar task In Ashuntl,
w here British officers, women and chil
dren are In danger of being massa
cred by revolting savages, and a quar
ter of a million Britishers are still grap
pling with the stupendous military and
civil difficulties that must be overcome
before South Afira is pacified.
Yet, at home, racing, cricket, running,
rowing, polo, tnnls and athletic con
tests of all descriptions hold practi
cally undiminished sway over public
Interest.
It is true that Henley week, as a
social occasion, has been more sllmly
attended than for years past, and the
gorgeous summer toilets did not bios
sotn as usual on the banks of the
Thames. But, while society deserted
Henley, there was no diminution In the
quality of the rowing or In the In
terest of those who watch Henley for
Its sporting rather than for its coal
features.
The war and the weather were chef
ly responsible for society's absence
from the great river carnival. The
beginning of the week was so wretch
edly wet and cold that many persons
cancelled their projected trips. The
Oxford-Cambridge erlcket match did
not suffer from these causes. It at
tracted enthusiasts in as large num
bers as ever, and for several days the
undergraduate and his sister, mother
and other attachments have been ubi
quitous throughout London. The Inter
national athletics and polo are i lso
looked forward to with keen interest.
What with such large athl?tlc con
tingents at present from the United
States, an annual ' convention of the
largest engineer organizations In Amer
ica holding its meeting within the
shadow of Westminster Abbey, the
hundreds of excursionists who, on thdr
way to Paris, pay u flying visit to Eng
land, to say nothing of those who regu
larly cross the Atlantic for a holiday,
it Is almost impossible to go anywhere
without meeting Americans. Over 50
Americans who were anxious to attend
the Fourth of July banquet had to
celebrate the day fcy themselves owing
to the lack of space. The fourth re
ception of the United States ambassa
dor. Mr. Joseph Choate for Americans,
was more crowded than ever remem
bered In the history of the American
embassy.
A curious feature was the presence
of a man who strolled past the llunk-
eys and said: "How d'ye do." to Mrs.
Choate, without removing his hat and
still with his head uncovered sat down
in the. drawing room, full of Ameri
can ladles, and began to puff a lighted
clsar. After a futile attempt to engage
the ambassador in conversation, this
individual left, not In the slightest put
out because such action had already
been suggested to him.
For the first time In years the Prin
cess of Wales accompanied the Prince
of Wales to Newmarket, and It was a
bitter disappointment to her to see the
Diamond Jubilee beaten by Merry Gal.
Mr. William Waldorf Astor's recent
paragraph in his own paper, the Tall
Mall Gazette, saying:
"Captain Sir Berkeley Milne, of the
Naval and Military Club," formerly
commander of the Royal yacht Osborne
and a well-known clubman, atttended
a concert at the Astors without an in
vitation. Is making a great commotion
In London society and threatens ser
iously to affect Mr. Astor's position
therein. It seems that Captain Milne
was dining at the house of a well
known lady, who asked him to go with
her party to the Astor's concert. This
Is dally done in London and Captain
Milne unhesitatingly accepted.
On arriving, Mr. Astor, instead o
shaking hands with the Captain, ask
ed the latter hia name. Milne told
him and said that Lady brought
him with her party. Mr. Astor res
ponded that he had net the pleasure
of his acuuulntance. requested him to
leave and added that he would Insert
a notice In the newspapers. Captain
Milne retired in confusion, and from
the Naval and Military Club the same
night sent Mr. Astor a letter of Rpol
ogy and expressed the hope that he
would allow the matter to drop. In
spite -of this, Mr. Astor, In his paper,
the next afternoon, Inserted, as cabled
to the Aselated f'r"j at the time,
the following paragraph:
"We are dealreC to make known that
the presence of Captain Sir Berkeley
Milne, of the Naval .md Military Club.
Plcadlliy. t ,r' Ante's ronctrt !aat
Thuraday evening, was uninvited."
Captain Milne'a many Influential
friends are furious regarding Mr. As
tor' conduct. The members of the Na
val and Military Hub ar a!ao Indig
nant at the fact that Mr. Astor drag
ged In the nme of their club. The
whole matter, witn Captain Milne's
letter, has been placed before the
Prince of Wale, and aotiety is rwalt
Ing the next move.
Lord Roberta' declination to allow
troops to b withdrawn from South
Africa for lervice in China is said to
have come about thi way:
The secretary of aute for war. Lord
Lanadowne, tabled Lord Roberta, ask
ing If he could spare a division, and
Roberts replied, "res." Lord Lans
dow ne then selected a number of favor
ite officers who have been cooling their
heels In the drawing-rooms at home,
for billets with the force. In the mean
time Robert! cabled, suggesting that
several of his tried commanders khould
accompany the division he was prepar
ing, adding that if any army corps was
needed, he would like to go himself.
These recommendations put Lord Lana
downe In an awkward fix. Before he
answered Lord Roberts' suggestions,
the latter heard from private t.ources
that none of his lieutenants were to go,
whereupon he wired London that It
was impossible to send any troops at
ell out of South Africa, his previous
offer being based on Imperfect informa
tion. There Is no definite confirma
tion of this, but It is told with consid
erable circumstantiality.
The resignation of Lord Wemysiss,
the honorary colonel, and Colonel Eus--tace
Balfour the commanding officer of
the crack London Scottish volunteers,
as a result of their desire to protest
agairst the government's treatment of
the volunteer In the service, has creat
ed a sensation. Colonel Balfour Is a
brother of the cabinet minister of that
name and Lord Wemysiss has done
more for this branch of Great Britain'
defene than any other man. The
trouble arose over the war office re
fusing to give a grant to the London
Scottish volunteers because they were
uiable, owing to having VA men at
the front, to put 50 per eet,t of their
strength In camp-for the maneuvers. ,
A. Aibrecht. who has Just died In
London, was a manufacturer of chem
icals at Birmingham. During the
American civil war he was main'y in
strumental In collecting 200.000 for
distribution among the freedmen.
FOUR FIREMEN KILLED.
Floor Glv3 Way at a Pittsburg Fire
Yesterday.
PITTSBURG, July 7. Pittsburg's
downtown business section was visit
ed by another disastrous fire today,
the second within a week. Four men
ate dead and six others are in hos
pitals, suffering from Injuries whiah
may prove fatal. All the victims weie
firemen. The dead are:
John Griffin.
St. Clair Crawford.
Max Batterbaugh,
John Lewis.
The injured are: Captain Dan Camp
bell. Stewart Burns. Ed. Kearney, Wil
liam Erb. George Munn. William Der-
ile.
The tire had Its origin !n the base
nv?nt of E. G. Evans & Co.'s china and
glassware establishment. After fight
Ing the fire for more than an hour the
firemen got the upptruand, though the
building was deluged with water.
About 5.30 p. m.. whon all danger
seamed to have passed, ten members of
engine companh-s Nos. 4 .ind 11 were
wot kins on the second floor, kuee deep
In water, w hen the floor gave way. In
Its plunge down It dragged the third
floor alon with it clear through to the
cellar. The firemen were buried deep
under the debris, ond it was believed
at first that. none would escape. The
money loss will reach $100,000.
AMUR ARRIVES FROM SKAGWAY
Brings One Hundred and Forty Pas
sengers and $250,000 in Gold
Dust.
VANCOUVER, B. C. July 7. The
steamer Amur arrived this evening
from Skagway, bringing $250,000 in gold
dust and one hundred and forty pas
sengers. Of these thirty were returning
miners, who had sacks of from three
to ten thousand dollars each.
The most Interesting news brought by
the Amur was that of finding the body
cf Karl Olson, who was murdered last
December with Clayson and Relfe, two
other American citizens. Olson's body
was found on a sandbar near feelklrk
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP WON.
California Man Now Holds It Defeat
ed Former Champion.
NEW YORK. July 7. Walter J. Tra
vis, of the OakUnd and Garden City
Golf Clubs, is now amateur golf cham
pion of the United States. He won
this title todiy by defeating; Finlay
Douglass, who was champion two yagirs
ago.
AMERICANS KNOCK
OUT THE ENGLISH
Win Eight Out of Thirteen Events
in the Amateur Games.
L'NPARALLELEDCLEANSWEEP
Cosiest Included Esjlaad, Ireland, Scotland,
Wiles, aod the Brltisli Colonic a
Well -New York Atbletlc Club
Wo Four Eveati.
LONDON. July 7.-The American
athletes won eight out of thirteen ama
teur events for the championship of
Great Britain. The amateur athletic
association championship games weke
held at Stamford Bridge, and aa Amer
icans competed in only twelve of the
.vents, they won all but four of the
contests in which they took part. Such
a clean sweep Is without parallel. Mote
especially Is It noticeable when It Is re
membered that they opposed the best
amateurs not only from England, Ire
land and Scotland, but from the colo
nies as welL
The New York Athletic Club got the
lion's share, taking the weight put
ting, hammer throwing, pole vaulting
and the four mile run. Pennsylvania
was second, winning the high Jump,
hurdle and long Jump. Georgetown
University won the 100 yard dash.
Princeton University secured the sec
ond place in the quarter mile run, and
Pennsylvania added to her laurels by
getting second place in the pole vault.
AMERICANS WON.
The Alexander Races Run at London
Yesterday. ' , ,
. LONDON, July 7. At the Alexander
races today the American jocKeys
caDturrd alt of the races.
PARTIES CONFER. .
Leaders of the Silver Parties Want to
Unite on One Ticket.
LINCOLN. Neb., July 7, The ques
tion whether William J. Bryan Is to
have one or two running mates is ex
pected to be settled at a conference
that will be held at his home tomor
row- with Charles A. Towne and other
Democratic and Populist leaders. Mr.
Towne was expected to reach Lincoln
today, but up to a late hour he had
not yet arrived.
Mr. Bryan said tonight that Towne
would be here about midnight or In the
morning. With him are George Fred
Williams, of Massachusetts, and Willis
J. Abbott.
Whether Towne will remain until
Tuesday, when the vice-presidential
candidate and Chairman Jones are to
be here, is not known, but the presump
tion is that he will.
Mr. Bryan was very much provoked
when he real today the fictitious inter
view with his fifteen-year-old daughter,
Ruth, who was attending the conven
tion at Kansas City. The purported
Interview Is a lengthy one and covers
personal and public questions. Mr.
Bryan said that occasionally he was
misrepresented, himself, as other pub
lic men frequently are, but he thought
children ought to be spared. The in
terview. Mr. Bryan said, was entirely
without foundation.
BRIGHTON HANDICAP.
The Favorites Came In at the Tail
End.
NEW YORK, July 7.-Jack Point,
with 109 pounds up, ran a mile and a
quarter In the Brighton handicap to
day in the record time of 2:04 3-5. win
ning a rich stake on a hot drive with
Kentucklan and Imp, while the great
Ethel Bert was some lengths behind.
Klnley Mack, the suburban and Brook
lyn handicap winner of this year, was
eighth, and Admiration, the choice of
all the trainers, was fourth. It was a
cracking race from start to finish.
BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
Sliver Republicans Ask the Country to
Support Them.
KANSAS CITY, July 7. Tho Silver
Republican party today, by Its execu
tive committee, issued an address to
the people asking them to suuport Bry
an and Stevenson for president and
vice-president.
INDIA FAMINE FUND.
CHICAGO, July 7. The' Chicago In
dia Famine Fund Committee has
raised a fund of over J7.0OO to be sent
the famine sufferers In India.