The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, July 20, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text,l!':jW S J H' A AA, . i A STOMA, OllEGON. Fill DAY. JULY 20, 1000. M. 3M r? r.rv av?- ::iIMM!yiJIJ!i!lliJJl!: r in? Mwf ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Choice lives And Pickles In Bulk Some famous "Franco-American" Soups Mock Turtle, Chicken, and all choice varieties. Country Club'' Lunch Goods of many varieties, and the BEST in the market. Ross, Higgins & Co. SUMMER BASEBALL GOODS, HAMMOCKS, FISHING TACKLE BIRD CAGES, . , ....... CROQUET SETS, CAMERAS, Etc., Etc. GRIFFIN 0 REED Fruit Preserving Time is Coming.. BUY YOUR ...Fruit Jars, Sugar and Fruits OF FOARD & STOKES. COMPANY CLATSOP MILL CO; ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash and Doors, Shingles ond Mouldings W. F. SCHEIBE, . A full lln. of PIN., Tobacco, and 5mok.ri' Article. Commercial PHONIC NO, 1981. C. J. TRENCJHLARD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping:. Agent W. F. ACo and Psclflo Kxpreu Co'i. Investigate Your Plumbing. Fco Unit it in all right, before the warm kohsoii seta in. Wo will fix everything right for you, nt a rensonallo COft. . GOODS. III! Manufacturer of ha Always Heliabla "La Belle Astoria" Cigar Sctielte's Opera Star Schelbe'a Special And Othar Brandt Custom House Broker. ASTORIA. ORE EUROPEAN WOMEN NOT WERE HACKED Russian Soldiers Are Accused of Committing Appalling Barbarities on Chinese Women and Children. ALL FOREIGNERS IN PEKIN WERE MASSACRED ON JULY 6 Walt Cbltdret Borot Aloft aa Spears-Tke Power Declare War m Cbli-Rnla l Seadlai JOO.000 Mei-BoKrt Have a JKIIIIoi Well-Armed Troopi-Tke 0reo Will Receive Temporary Repair aad Relura ImmedUtcly to Taka Naval Billlf It Daily Epected Betweea Cilnete anal Alllci LONDON, July 20. The Shanghai correspondent of the Dally Expres : !nl'tie Indignation la felt hero ut the horiora In Hongkong thai havo item accorded to LI Hung Chan If. Mho la oked upon In Shanghai th originator of the whole nndleh antl foreign plot. . A Chlm-ae merchant who hn Just ar rived from Pekln give detail of the massacre. He aay he saw European women hauled Into tl atreet by ahrkklng iloxer. who stripped them and hacked them to piece. Their rtla aewred limb wire tM -d to the crowd ond carried off with howl of triumph. Koine wore already dead, having; been ulna by foreign civilian. . He suye he w Chine soldier carrying bodies of white children aloft un their P"ars. whll their companion hot at the bodle.' The Washington Idea of eendlng Il.Kkhlll to China." aaye tho Standard editorially thla morning, "la an excel lent one, and might advantafceouaiy b Imitated by Iltitlsh and other govern ment a." The Chinese asmrtlone that member of the foreign legation are at till aafe rav be?n ao cften r-pated that they aie araln UiElnnlnc to ralae hop In aome quarter. According to the Dally Telegraph's 8t. Petemburg correepond- ent, however, the Ruaalan government la already In ponweiilon of dfhnlte new that nil the foreigner In Pekln were maaiacred July , M. Del Caaae'a cir cular only go to prove that ao far the owera have fulled to arrive at any concerted plan of action. The Yokohama correepondent of the Dally Mall ay: "JnpHneae correepondent charge the Runelan oidlr with appalling barbar- li y toward the Chlnene. They declare thnt the Pel Ho la full of the corpse of women and chltfl-- -id that the Rua- Ibph loaded 3,000 hv on a Junk and burned them. " WASHINGTON. July 19. In the ab- eenc of direct new from China thla morning, attention w-aa directed main ly to the more or leu apeculatlve ator- la emunntlrur from European capitals Indicative of dlacord among the pow er. It la reallxed that these little ebulltlona of mutual aunpldon always characterise allied movement, and are to be expected In the present crlala. It can be atated that ao for as the oflU-lal record dlacloaee there la abso lutely no ground for them. There Is not the allchtont disposition on the pnrt of our government to fol low the example of certain European powers and rcetrlct In any measure the liberty of the Chinese minister hero, Mr. Wu, In communicating with the Chinese viceroys and whatever re mains of the titular Chinese govern ment. If war should actually and formally open between Russia and China, that fact might oblige the other power to do one of two things either Join In a declaration of war or withdraw their forces from Chinese soil. The devel- opmenta In the military situation were the formal designation of Brldadler- Oeneral Chaffee aa major-general of volunteers, and the making of other ar rangements for a prolmged campaign on a large acale In China. The government authorities are find ing that the present Chinese agitation Is having the usual effect of stimulat ing cranks and agitators, and many of the highest officials are receiving an onymous letter containing threats. The Chinese officials also are victims of these foolish effusions. They are not considered seriously, r.bwever, and the officials dismiss them as from Ig norant persons. m Side Snedalties VERANDA FURNITURE CHAIRS AND SETTEES A new line of llieso just received. Steamer Chairs, Folding Camp Chairs, Canvas and Wire Cots always ca H2r.1I. CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON SHOT BY FRIENDS TO PIECES BY BOXERS Th Japanee legation here baa made public the laiest communication receiv ed from Uaron Nlssl. Japanese minister to Pekln. Thla telegram waa received toduy at the legation from the Japa nese minister of foreign affair, and la Important because of the date given. The telegram waa dated July 17, by the sender, the Japanese consul at Che Foo, and Is aa follow: "I received on the 12th a dispatch from Nlssl. dated Pekln, June 29th. senger, who left P'-kln July J, and maiiHgi! to make the Journey with dif ficulty. Th ubtance of the letter Is a follows: " The situation at Pekln Is extreme ly critical. The foreign legation are surrounded on all side by Chinese sol diers, and bombarded day and night. Immediate despatch of reinforcements is necessary for rescue from our pre carious condition. " CHICAGO, July 19. General Joseph Wheeler, commander of the department of the Lakes, has asked the war de partment to assign him to duty In China. ST. PAUL. July 19. Today the war department ho been communicating with General Wade In command of the department of the Dakotas, to hurry the First .cavalry through to Seattle not later than July 26. and to sail from that port not later than the 2Sth. A large shipment of horses for thla regiment left for Seattle today. . While the First cavalry Is under or ders ostensibly for Manila, the regi ment will probably be diverted to China. NEW YORK, July 19. A dispatch to the World from London says: Great bodies of Boxers and regular Chinese troops are known to be march ing southward from Pekln, murdering all Christians they find and destroying their possessions. Tt Is feared that some of the viceroy, who, as a whole, have hitherto shown themselves most friendly disposed toward foreigners, are now wavering In their support, and with the governor of several province are going over to the rebels. Many people regard Li Hung Chang's eagerness for his prseent Journey from Canton to Pekln with suspicion, and urge that he be detained, when the steamer carrying him reaches Shang hai. The Shanghai correspondent of the London Express cables under Wednes day's date: "The consuls, acting as representa tives of the' powers. Aiave unanimously agreed that Liu Kan Ylh. the viceroy of Nanking, - shall be regarded as the emperor of China, so far as the collec tion of the revenue Is concerned. Liu Kan Ylh has always been friendly to ward foreigners, and the consuls be lieve they may place Implicit faith In him." raron Murdoch, the agent of Prltch ard Morgan, M. P.. In Corea, who has Just reached London after a 60 days' Journey by way of .Vladivostok over the Trans-Siberian railway to Moscow, says Russia, even before he left, wa actively mobilizing troops in Central Russia and West Siberia, The Trans Siberian railway is conveying close onto 300.000 men to Manchuria or Us borders. In diplomatic circles In London to night the fate of the legations la no longer considered of first Importance. The perilous International situation Is looming on the horiion. PARIS, July 19. An official telegram from Shanghai, dated Wednesday, Ju ly. IS. states that, according to the governor of Shan Tung, the foreign minister and their families at Pekln ate aafe and souno, but that the dan ger Is tlll very great. The viceroy, according to this ' dispatch, Infornv-d the consulRr corps that he had tele graphed to Pekin, urging the protec tion f.f the foreign legations. FHAN'jHAI, July 19.-The following additional detail of the allied forces' attaek on the native city of Tien Tsln reached here today from the Associat ed Press correspondent with the al lies: "Tien Tsln, Friday, July 13, midnight, via Che Foo, July 16. After a day of hard fighting and having lain for hours In shallow, hastily dug trenches, full of water, and suffering from hun ger and thirst, two battalions of the Ninth United State Infantry, that par ticipated In the attack on Tien Tsln, retired under cover' of darkness, Brit ish sailor assisting them to withdraw by firing volley to cover their retire ment The Americana brought out all their wounded under a terrific fire. An official list of the officers wounded Is as follows: "Ninth Infantry Major Regan, Cap tains Bookmlllor and Noyes; Lieuten ants Lawton and Lang. "Marine Corps Captain Davis, killed; Leonard Butler. Lawton (?) and Lem ley, wounded. The total loss of the Americans wa 140." WASHINGTON. July 19. The navy department this morning received the following cablegram from Captain Wilde, commander of the Oregon, dat ed Kure. July 18: ''Secretary of Navy, Washington: Oregon and Nashville arrived at Kure at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Expect to dock on the 19th. Shall I make permanent or temporary repair? I woull suggest putting on steel patches, which can be done In a very short time. and the ahlp go' back to her duty at Taku. To make permanent repairs It will require at least 60 days, probably more. Not a single man injured In any way. ,. WILDE." To this dispatch Secretary Long at once replied as follows: "Universal rejoicing over safety of Oregon. She is the Constitution of thla generation. If safety of Oregon permit, patch and go to Taku. I com mend your preference for ervice there. XON'a," The most Important move on the Chi nese ohess board yesterday la- tha-sew direction given to the defence of Brit ish Interests. The Indian troops at Hong Kong, Instead, of going to Tien Tsln have sailed for Shanghai and Woo Sung. Sir Alfred Gaselee may also halt there. This Is a sign that the British government, having been convinced that Tien Tsln and Taku can be held by the allied forces now on the ground, has decided to make serious prepara tions for the defence of Shanghai and the other centre of commerce In mid dle China. This determination is wise, because Li Hung Chang has left Can ton to shift for Itself, and has ordered 60 Black Flags recruited from the worst elements of the population, to march overland through the Yangtse provinces to Pekln. The presence of this ma rauding army will be a menace to the peace of these immense district where British commercial Interests are para mount. The British, government is not so blind as to exhaust Its resources In de fending the Russian interests in Man churia, which are menaced by the' mil- NEW YORK, July 19. A dispatch to Itary camarilla at Pekln. It has sud the Tribune from Ixmdon says: denly remembered the quarter where the main sphere of trade lies and han ordered reinforcements and vessels of war to the gateways of the -Yangtse provinces. The cable station at Shang hai Is one of the thousand British In terests requiring resolute protection. A break In the cable at Shanghai would cut off the world from Information re garding the great struggle now in prog ress. Tien Tsln Is now secure, and it Is considered possible that a strong Japanese force instead of landing at Taku will go to Shan Hal Kwan and march on Pekin along the great wall. The British fleet Is already off the harbor, and one press agency report" that Sir Alfred Gaselee will command the army of invaslJn along the north wall, but this Is not confirmed. The allies need a commander-in-chief to di rect the entire campaign, but by rea son of Jealousy among the powers, Rus sia, Japan and England are excluded from naming him. The German empe ror Is reported In diplomatic circles to have expressed a strong preference for a French general as commander, and this solution is the mcst natural one. The keenest observers do not doubt that, as the campaign advances, each power will operate so far as may be possible In the districts which will nat urally fall within its future sphere o activity. NEW YORK. July 19.-A dispatch to the Herald from Canton, Tuesday, via Hong Kong, says: Viceroy LI Hung Chang has Just de parted for the north, having been or dered by Prince Tuan to proceed to Chi Ll Province and resume his viceregal office. The situation here Is critical, al though U is still quiet. There Is little hope for the Pekin officials. NEW YORK, July 19.'-A dispatch to the Herald frm Tien Tsln, Saturday, via Che Foo, says: Russians made up the right wing of the International column In th' ad vance on the native town of T.en Tsln on Friday. A they moved steadily over the op"n pl;iln toward the en trance of the dty the Chinese shelled steadily from the walls. The Russians lost WiO killed and wounded. , The city was occupK-d by the Inter national troop who found dead Chlneae lying about the strets In hundred. Ti.nlyht the city ta In flame. Thoiurh the taking of the city will have the effict of discouraging the Boxers, the total loss of the foreigners Is thought to be 1200 dead and wounded. NEW YORK. July 19.-A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Lon don say. The Chinese Invasion of the Amur province Is equivalent to a declaration of war against Russia which, constru ing It as such, has handed the Chinese envoy at St. Petersburg his passports today, and requested him to leave the country, along with the members of his mission. The importance of this Chinese dec laration cf war against Russia and of thlo bold Invasion of Russian territory, lies In the fact, as the matter now stands. It virtually releases the czar fromhla obligations to the foreign pow ers to act In concert with them In China. He is placed thereby In a posi tion to act independently, and not only w ith reference to the defence of his do minions against the Chinese invasion, but also as regards the carrying of war into the enemy' country, and an eventual march upon Pekin. Should a Russian army, proceeding from Siberia, reach Pekln and capture It before the allies could get to it from the Pailflc Coast, the cxar would be able to dictate terms to China Inde pendently of the other powers, and without any regard to their wishes, virtually establishing -himself as mas ter of the country. The British and Germai governments, alarmed at the Idea of this eventuality, have today decldid to abandon the policy which they have pursued until now, and to declare war upon the Chinese govern ment, thus pla;ing themselves in a line with Russia, and France and the Unit ed States are expected to follow 'suit Immediately. France has, indeed, already issued today a decre? forbidding the sale of armt pr wat ni&tJrial xf any kind to the Chinese, while Germany, which has already prohibited the Chinese envoy at Berlin from communicating with his government except through the German foreign office, is preparing to give him his passports. Here In London, the Chinese minister has already packed all his belongings, removed' his boys from the schools and cancelled all his engagements so aa to be ready for immediate departure. In addition to the corps of the Im perial Chinese army, which has Invaded Siberia with orders to drive all foreign ers out of Jhe rich gold bearing Amur province of the cxar, there are five other corps, one of which is engaged in destroying the Russian railroad ' In Manchuria and in driving all the for eigners, especially 'the Russians, from the northern portion of the empire; an- other Is to occupy the roads between Pekln and Shan Hal Kwan; yet an other Is to concentrate at Nanking, while columns are being directed In hot haste to Tbn Tsln, to the border of Corea and to the neighborhood of Shanghai Altogether the Pekln government is estimated to have under arms at pres ent no less than 1.000,000 men, splen didly equipped with Mauser rifles, xmokelees powdir and quickflring ord nance, and carefully trained under the direction of Danish and German offi cers. This huge army is under orders of Prince Tuan. In addition to this, there Is the Chin ese fleet, reconstructed and reorganised since the war with Japan, and com prising fifteen first class cruisers of the very latest type. These are cruis ing about the Yellow Sea with their decks cleared for action. Inasmuch as five vessels of the al lied fleet. Including the British battle ship Terrible, are cruising about in the same waters, reconnolterlng various towns and forts and inviting the latter to open fire upon them, news may be expected at any moment of a naval battle. Nine other foreign men-of-war are at anchor off Shanghai with the object of assisting in the defense of that great city in the event of its being attacked by the big Chinese army which Is now within one day's march of the place. SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-A Chronicle special, from Victoria, B. C, eays: Advices received from North China contain particulars of the awful torture inflicted on the Rev. H. V. Norman, who with Rev. C. Robinson, was among the first of the American missionaries to become a victim of the Boxers. A correspondent writing from Tien Tsln on July 7 says some refugees who had arrived there gathered from Chinese ghastly details of the torture Inflicted on Norman. It seems that he fell into the hands of Ll. the head man of a little town hard by the Anglican mission, where he and Robinson had their headquar- (Continued on Fourth Page.) NO SENATOR TO BE NOMINATED Idaho Silverites Decide It by a Vote of 125 to 121. BUT DUBOIS STILL FIGHTS Friad Claimed, iai the Fight Will Be Re opened Today Populist aod Sliver Republicans Dowsed by the Democrat!, POCATELLO, Ida., July 13.-The three silver conventions urent the day waiting for their committees. The con ference committees came to a dead lock on the question of nomination of United States senator. They finally referred the matter to their respective conventions, the Silver Republican declaring thre shoulJ be no apportion ment of offices until it was decided that a senator should be nominated and that that office should be apportioned In the division of offices. The Populists and Silver Republicans at once pasaed a resolution favoring the nomination of a senator. The matter came Into th Democratic convention at 8 o'clock this evening. The project to nominate a senator was defeated by a vote of 123 to 121. The vote dispose of Dubois' chancs, according to the opinion of political leaders. The instant the vote was announced a demand was made from Bingham for a recount, the claim being made that the totals did not correspond with the figures. Unanimous consent was lack ing to grant a recount. The Dubois leaders congregated at the ex-senator's room, and plans to defeat the result are being drawn. The light will be opened again In th morn ing and an effort will be made to undo the' work of tonight.'" -' THIRTY DROWNED IN YUKON. Steamer-Sequoia Fnwn Nome Brings . - -L - ': the New. - SEATTLE. July 19. Thirty people are reported to have been drowned In the Yukon between Its mouth and An vik during the month of June. The news was brought down by J. C. Chambers, v. ho arrived here today on the Sequoia fro Nome. Chambers learned the names of only two cf the dead. They were Shorty Powell and a man named Armstrong, both of Min ook. They were irolng down the river in small boats when overaken by a' ; storm. . I " ' fit.' v . , ONLY ONE STEAMER LEFT. Japanese Government Impresses the Great Northern Japanese Liners. VICTORIA, -B. C:,' July 19.-Word was received today by local agents of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line, con necting with G. N. R. R. that two of their vessels, the Tosa Maru and Kln shiu Hani, have been impressed by the Japanese government to earry troops to Taku. Only one vessel Is left in the service. YANKEES AND CONFEDERATES. Old Warriors Have a Reunion at At lanta. ATLANTA. Ga.. July 19.-Five thou sand members of the Grand Army of the' Republic and the United Confeder ate Veterans lustily cheered the com manders of these organizations. General Albert E. Shaw and General John B. Gordon, as they sat together upon the stage of the Grand Opera House at the kindling of the camp Are of the "Blue and the Gray" reunion here to night. The occasion was the formal begin ning 'of a reunion of the surviving veterans of the union and confederate armies who fought In the battlea around Atlanta in July, 1864. President McKinley.. unable to be present, sent his regrets. NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRAT3. Joint Convention Nominated jr." A. Wipperman for Governor. GRAND FORKS, N. D., July 19. North Dakota state Democratic and Independent Democratic parties In Joint convention today nominated M. A. Wipperman for governor, DROWNING AT PORTLAND. Philip C. Cox, Teller In Ladd & Tilton s Bank. PORTLAND, July 19. rhllip C. Cx, collection teller in Ladd & Tliton s bunk, was drowned this aiiernuon wmi-j swimming in the Willamette river. lie was seized with cramps.