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W, rM tfYVY ASTOUIA. OKE00N, fSATUKDAY. AlGtST 11, 1900. VOL. Lll. M. vH. 77 w'"'i)'ii'uiii''''J'.,T"''T'n'i'iiMir!Mj''i ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. SPECIAL SALE PEACHES, APPLES, MELONS, ETC have rc(ivel a largo consign, incut cf choiiH) fruits direct from grower iuhI will give our customers Hrial j'lias for a fiv tiny ROSS, IIIGGINS fti, SUMMER BASEBALL GOODS, HAMMOCKS, FISHING TACKLE BIRDCAGES, CROQUET SETS, CAMERAS, Etc., Etc. GRIFFIN JYTK CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Fir, Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, Sash arid Doors, Shingles arid Mouldings 5 ...The Esmond Motel. PORTLAND, ORE., FRONT Euronetn plan. floe, to II, M nsr dav. American plan, (1.00 to 12.00 per day, 2 C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission. Brokerate, C"'m sTOReCoRE Insurance and Shipping. ' AgMit W. F.ACOHaoaPaclflotipresiCo i. Investigate Your Plumblng.i fro that it it nil right, U'foro tho warm wnson M-tH in. Wo will fix everything right for you, at a renwonnltlo cost. 8 CO- , ii fc i o ii i GOODS. & REED WE LEAD, OTHERS FOLLOW ami nil In our procession are glad thcy'va fallen Into lln. If you want to ee tho smoke of satlsfac tln, Just watch tho smiling crowd Incinerating our clgurs. It'i an In troduction to the now pleasure to light one of our peerless creations for tho first time. Doing so Is bo ginning a habit that .will not be changed. Will Madison. AND MUKKisuiN a i o. OSCAR ANDERSON, Miuwg.r. J. C. PENDKOAST, Chlul Cleik & CHINA IS NOW SUING FOR PEACE LI Appointed Minister Plenipo tentiary to Negotiate. PRINCE TUAN LEAVES PEKIN RuitO'Jipintie Forci M.rcblng on Pcklg From the North Empreii Doi(cr Orderi Ibe Reocc.p.iio. el TikN sid Tie Till. LONDON. Aug. 11. The morning pu Hi express natlxf.ii lion jit the latest development In China. Th average comment Is that China Is now genuinely suing fr (K-oce through LI Hupg Clung. I'lspst-he. printed this morning give ifuither details of tho taking of Vang J Tsung. According to the Dully Mall's ' correspond -nt, the attack was lead by 'the Americans and British. The Chl j neso position conltcd of seven lines of I entrenchment. Th.f nniy fell back j until driven to the last lln.-. whn tliey j Med to IVkln conipl't -ly lenwrallz-d. Tho Chines; say :hiit they r'-tn-uled j because the MiltMi " ur d poison" In- to their troops, This refers to the ld ' dlto shells which the Chinese then ex ' rorlenced for the tint tlm. Tho cor j respondent adds that the IirVJidi cas- unities wire Iw) and the Aunrlcans j 2.V), but this lutt-r estimate Ik four tlrtvs greater thun that of General 1 Chaffee's report. I WASHINGTON. Aug. 10-In the light of the latest dlspotch from Min ister Conger T'K-elVed by the state de partnient through Minister Wu today the attitude of tho administration is thut there ts but one thing to do In the present circumstances, namely to press on to the relief of the besieged guxrU son at I'ekin. This vn made known ! srter extended communications between Washington and the president at Cun- loil, The Conger dispatch was accepted as showing concluslvo JusMrtcatlon for tho Imperative demand of the United fc'Utei sent to the Chinese government d nesdiiy night. Instni'-tlng that the 1m perlul troops co-op-rate with the Inter national forces In the rescue of 'the ministers, and until this condition as well as the cessation of the bombard ment Is fully conceded hy China, there Is no other course open but tn press steadily onward In tho mission of re lief. 1 t.nte this nft'rn'vin an answer was tent to Minister Conger's latst mes sigv made public today. It was an nounced otliclally and positively that this message would not be made pub lic either In wh le or In substance. It was made plain, however, thut the nv siifte was suthYlently guard-d as not to further Increase the jeopardy of our mluist.M- in ease the Chinese have ac cess to our cipher. As to the terms of thi? message, they are believed to make plain that this government will not advise, much less direct, that Conger lenve Fekln under n Chinese escort, when the mlnlst r has ndvlsed Washing! n that this would mean certain death. Moreover, the reply doubtless lota the minister know 'hat there Is .inaceount- nble error in the statement of the Chi nese government, as conveyed to him through the Tsung I.I Ynmun. that the foreign governments had urged repeat- edlv that the ministers be sent out of l'rkln under a suitable escort. This clause, contained In Minister Cong'-r's lat"St dispatch, clearly shows I' rc. the t'hlneso government 18 lending him to pe'leve that It Is the wish of Washington thnt he lenve under n Cht m se escort, whereas tt'e Vnlttnl Ptates government nevr has ontrtalned for a moment the Idea f having the min ister sent out on his dnng-rou pll- grlinnve from IVkln to the const un der Chinese protection. Secretary Kixd said tonignt that mere was no convincing evidence In the pos session of this government thnt any of our dispatches r.-nlly had reached Min ister Conger. Tills indicate :nnt me minister hns not given a direct and htlsfnetorv nnswpr to any of the ciller ies thut h'tve been addressed to him by the department of state. rtRTtl.lV Aue. 10. The semi-offi cial Mllltar Worchenbintt this evening sayst Altogether 2.IP.M0 men with SOO guns will be In China within six weeks, ond altogether 117 war vessels exclusive of L'l torpedo boats are now watching the Chinese coast. BRUSSELS. Aug. 10,-The foreign of- flro hn received rhe following message signed "Pe Cartler," first secretary of the Pelgian legation nt tvkln: Shnnchal. Aug. 10. An imperial de cree names LI Hung Chang as minis ter plenipotentiary to negotiate peace. st PTrTPTisnrna Am. 10. It Is reported that 12.000 Chinese troops are u Side Specialties VERANDA FURNITURE CHAIRS AND SETTEES A new line of these, just received. Steamer Chairs, Folding Camp Chairs, Canvas and Hire Ccts always cn Ksnd. CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON murehlng from the provinces of Ilu Nun and llu i'el toward I'ekin and 'i'leri Tsln. rilK'A'JO, Aug. 10. The Third bat talion of th" Fifth t'nlted Ktates infan Irv lift for Han Francisco today en route to China. WAHMIX'jTON. Aug. 10. The de partment of statu made public (his morning 'he following telegram from Minister Conger, which was received by Minister Wit late last night (August ), being contained In a telegram sent to him hy the Taolnl of Hhunghal. It was handed by Minister Wu to the acting secretary of state at o'clock this morning'. "Secretary of Htute, Washington: The Tsung LI Yamun slate, to the diplo matic body thnt the various foreign government, have repeatedly asked through the respective Chinese minis ters that we Immediately depart from I'ekin under suitable escort. The Yam un ask. us to fix a date for our de parture, snd to make the necessary arrangement, to do v. Our reply I. that we will wek Instructions from our governments, and that In the absence of sw-h Instructions we ranmrt quit our post.. "I must Inf irm you that In order to Insure our safe departure foreign troop, only enn safelv escort us, and they must b In sufficient force to safely guard son foreigners, who cannot be abandoned to certain masicre. We cannot accept R Chine. escort undr any circumstances. All my colleagues are llspntchlng the foregoing to their respective governments. Of the Amer ican marines seven have been killed and sixteen wounded, among the latter are Captain Myers and T'ootor Llppett. who are getting along well. CONOKlt." This message Is undated, but Is sup-l-'sed to have been sent on or after the 'th ot tigust. .when the Imperial edict removing th Inhibition against the ministers sending cipher mesag s was received by the Tsung Ll Yamun. It substantially ai-cord. with the dls p4t h of the French Minister, M. Tioh on. to his government, which was made I ubKe In Pari, yesterday. LONDON. Aug. 10-An edict emanat ing from Pckln and authorizing LI llun,r Chang to negotiate with the lowers for peo has. It Is r ported from Shanghai under yesterday's date, be n received there. The correspondents nt Yokohama nifaln send the stati-ment that a Russo Japanese fore Is moving on I'ekin from the north. The movements and num ber of this force are, It Is fur;h?r as serted, kept secret In order to prev.nt the. facts from reaching Pckln, LONDON;. Aug. 10. The French con sul a! Slmnghal says 3.000 Annnmlte troops will arrive there next week for the protection of the French settlement. Tho Chinese merchants of Shanghai have petitioned the foreign consuls there to prev nt the landing of troops, declaring .tho. It wilt create a raclc' among the Chinese. LI Mug Hong, the former governor of Shan Tsun, iers"nallv commanded IS.rtO Chinese at Yang Tsun. , A Chinese oltlchi! nt Fhanghal says IT nlrates and brigands were beheaded j at Canton August 8. ! Dispatches received here from Tier' I -say that Kmperor Francis Xweph and King Victor Kmmnnuel III have tele irraphed to Field Marshal Count Von' Waldersee. congratulating him on his j ai polntment to chief command of the allied troops In China. Feld Marshal Von Waldersee. It Is announced here, will sail August 21 on August 22 from an Italian port and that he will go to Shanghai first, thus disposing of the report that the field marshal Is going to China by way of Sun Fmnctsco. About 5oM more fiermnn troops are trolng to China. The government at Rerlln Is negotiating with the North German Lloyd and the Hamburg-American lines for eight transports. NEW YORK. Aug. 1. A dispatch to the Herald from '"Ion Tsln, Aug. 3. "In t h.. Foo, Aw. 1, nys: Major Blddo and two companies of American marines and Captain n ll!'s bntterv have arrived. The Sixth cav alry has dls mbarke.1 at Taku. A gale delayed the landing of the artillery and cavalry. Two battalions of the Ninth and one of the Fourteenth Infantry and the American marines have had orders to loin In the advance. Twenty-nine men of the Ninth Infantry are on the sick list. The American force lack signal corps and surgeons. A prominent Amer ican officer Is authority for the state mert thnt reinforcements are required lo make the advance successfully. A meeclng of the generals to decide upon a plan for a concentrated attack on the Climes position hns been post poned un'il tomorrow, until the Russian general aide to attend, ine Japan ese anil llusuiaris are pushing their ad vance guard forward. Chinese cavalry made an atta-.-k on a Russian guard at list Ku. but tl''d hfore SO Cossacks. SIX miles north of llsl Ku the Chinese nre strenethenlng their piwltlon. The British ord'red to advance consist of 1T0 Indian and 800 Welsh troops. The Boxers are In -rtfiing force ten miles to the south of Tien Tsin. They are murdering, pillaging and commit ting atrocities. It ts reported mat Prince Tunn has left Pektn and Joined General Sung In his position twenty miles northward, the dowager empress having Issued an Imperative command for the reoccupatlon of Tien Tsln and Taku. This step shows a determina tion to stop the advance, but It may be Prince Tuan's plan to escape. A native colonel who fought against the Fioxer and prot.x-ted Christians sixty m'les from here has been dis missed bv Imperial .vder. It is reported that friendly Chlntse (Continued on fourth rage.) FITZSIMMONS WON IN SIXTH ROUND Ruhlin Knocked Down and Out by Solar Plexus Blows. FIERCE AND BLOODY BATTLE Ohioaa Ftll n II Struck by tn Ai iad Wu Carried to His Corner Bettlnj Evei al Opt.loj Rosad Fltx (be Favorite. NEW YORK. Aug. lO.-Rob Fit ilmmons. ex-champlon pugilist of the world, met Gu Ruhlin, th Akron giant, at the Twentieth Century Club, Madison Square Garden, and won by knocking the Ohloan down and out in the sixth round. Before the fight and for some weelta past there have been many report, to the effect that Fltzslmmons was too old to cope successfully with his young er opponent. It was argued that Fltz slmmons' well-known knowledge of the game and his capability ot hard hitting would not be able to counterbalance the youth and strength, a. well as the recently acquired ring tactics of the Ohio man. Tonight, however, all this has been changed. Fltzslmmons did the trick cleanly and cleverly. It wag a fierce and bloody battle while It lasted and, at time.. It looked as If Ruhlin would gel the better of the older man. but Fltzslmmons, at the proper time, cut loose with his fearful body blows which finally snuffed out the Ohio boxer's light. Betting all along had favored Fitz slmmons, many wagers at the rate of 100 to 80 on "Lanky Bob" being made. Tonight, however, at the ringside, there waa a Hush of Ruhlin money, which forced the odds to take odds In Ruh lin's favor at the rate of 100 t 80. This state of aftalrs did not last long, how ever, and by the time the men put up their hands for the opening round, they were eyul favsritea at even money. I Filzsdmmons himself conceded about thirty-two pounds to Ruhlin. and this in itself was a serious handicap. But as the result showed. Fitzslmmons was equal to the task he had set himself against and won out with that terrible solar plexus blow, v hlch. whenever it landed, shook Gus f fi m head to foot. F rom the work "go" the men start ed In with hurricane-like force; both were wild at times, but Fltzslmmons was always the quickest to steady him self. Ruhlin clinched a good deal, and for thre or four rounds was the ag gressor. Several blows staggered Fltz but none of them landed on the mark ns Fit was too shifty. Just once Fitz- simmons touched the floor when he slip ped down from a clinch at the end of a round. In the sixth round Ruhlin was slow In coming to time while Fitzslmmons jumped at his man. Fltzslmmons got around Ruhlin. and while the latter sent straight lefts for Fitz's head. Bob side-stepped safely and landed lefts and rights to the head and neck, and with a fearful left on the solar plexus Fit sen? Ruhlin In a luap to the floor. This was the beginning of the end that soon followed. Ruhlin, after tak ing nine seconds of count, arose to his feet groggy from the effects of the blow. Kltz knew he had his man and was ready for him. As soon as Ruhlin got up Fltzslmmons rushed, sending two lefts to his face and then shot his right with fearful force to the point of Ruhlln's iuw. Gus pitched forward as If struck with an axe and fell on his j face to the floor, where he was counted out. and had to be carried to his cor ner. There was no championship depend ent on the outcome of the match, but the fact that Jim Jeffries announced that he wou'd give the winner a show ing gave the contest almost ns much Interest in sporting circles ns though a championship had been at stake. Final exercise was taken by the fich'crs at their training quarters last nU'ht. Each mnn finished his day's training In good shape, and both said thev were In condition to fight. Fltz slmmons weighed IIS pounds and Ruh lin tipped the beam at 190 pounds. Severe! good .1udg"s who watched Fitzslmmons critically at his work ex--"""'1 the opinion that the former tv-avywe'rht chimplon was a bit drawn. They thought he had trained down too fine. When Fltzslmmons' at tention was called to the comments on his condition, he said that he cared lit tle for the oplnl n of others about his looks, and added that he was the best judge of his own condition, and that he never felt better In his life. Ruhlln's friends could find no flaw In the physical condition of the "Akron Giant." They say he was physically fit, Ruhlin expressed himself as thor oughly satisfied with his condition and told a party of friends that he would defeat Fitzslmmons as handily as he did Sharkey. "Don't worry about me being ner vous." he added, "because there will be no occasion for it. My timidity which was so apparent In my contest with Sharkey was due to the fact that I had been beaten by Sharkey on a chance blow and a desire on my part to pre vent the sailor from repeating the trick. Sharkey had a very dangerous rUht hand, as he swings It very wild ly when in action, and one Is kept guessing as to where it Is going to land. After I had Judged how to stop them, my nervousness wore away and everybody knows how easily I beat him. My victory over Sharkey has given me confidence I lacked prior to my meeting with him. Fighting with Fltz Simmons Is an entirely different propo sition. Fitzslmmons Is a more or less clever fellow, you can watch yourself better against a clever man than with a rough and ready ngnter or tne snar kev tvne." Fltzslmmons' friends also pointed out that "Lanky" Bob has a greater variety of trick blow, than any other pugilist an ! they tx-iieved, that he had several new on", that would give him the victory. Fitzslmmons Introduced the solar plexus blow, which was so effective In his fight with Corb-U. It was also pointed out by his admirers that their favorite could .;rlUe a much harder blow than Ruhlin. That Ruhlin is not a very h.ird hitter they Insisted was shown In his fight with Sharkey. Ruhlin hit the sailor mostly on the head, and although he eventually knocked him out It Pxik him a long time. Fltz Simmons ha. always knocked his men out with a single blow on the head or body. Ruhlln's supporters say that their confidence In the Akron giant wa. due to the latter', wonderful Improvement during the last six months. They ad mitted that he wa. a bit nervous in the first round with Sharkey, but hi. timidity quickly wore away, and after that period Ruhlin had thing, all his own way. They also believed that youth and strength would tell in the Ohio man', favor and eventually give him the victory. 8YRIAN EMBEZZLER. Secured Several Thousand Dollar.' Worth of Jewelry. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. -An Oriental ro mance n an Occidental setting was re vealed when detectives from the cen tral police station arrested Oadle H, rro, a Syrian, charging him with embezz Ing several thousand dollars' worth of Jew elry. The complainant Is a J-welry firm In this city where Herro waa em ployed as a salesman In the Asiatic mall crdir department. The young man confessed his guilt and attributed his wrong doing to a desire to amass enough wealth to marry one of his countrywomen. Herro told the police that he had been In this country six years. He was born In Damascus and on arriving in New York he obtained a position as agent for an Oriental Jewelry house. Later he came to the Chicago firm and had sole charge of the trade with the Ori ent and conducted the correspondence In Syrian and Arabic. As no other member of the house understood these tongues. Herro was never Interfered with and his books were seldom looked at. , The young foreigner was made to ac company the olMcer. to his apartments, where many of the missing Jewels were found, and also crucibles and chemists' iamrs ustd by him in melting up hU plunder. There wa. a score of watch move ments bereft of their cases and a Jew elry case was half filled with brace lets and rings. PERJCRY ON BOTH SIDES. In Goebel Murder Case Jury Does Not Have to Decide Which Side Lied, but Which Lied the ' - f Worse. GEORGETOWN,. Kv Aug. W.-The defense in the rase of Caleb Powers, ex-secrelary of state, charged with be ing an accessory before tne fact in th ';,Hbel assassination, rested this afternoon. The prosecution expect to conclude tomorrow. The Jury, when it comes to considering evidence, will not have to decide the question of which side cbalt In perjuryj but which side has been burdened with the largest amount of that product, it being conceded that perjury has been indulged in large quantities by somebody for the last few days. The disagreement of the jury is generally looked for. DEBS AXD HARRIMAX ACCEPT. Socialist Party Candidates Issue Their Letters of Acceptance of Nom ination. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Eugene V. Debs and Morris Harriman. the Social ist party's candidates for president and vice-president, have sent their letters of acceptance to William Butcher, of Springfield, Mass., national secretary of the party. Debs says that he set kg no personal preferment. ERYAN WILL NOT TOUR. His Speeches Will Be Reserved for Special Occasions. CHICAGO. Aug. 10. William J. Bry- an will make no such extended tours of the country this campaign as he did four years ago. H'? will make a number of speeches but they will be In connection with special occasions and not a part of a general swinging around the coun try. RAILWAY CONFERENCE. President Mellen of the Northern Pa cific Meets President Mohler of the O. R. & N. TORTLAND. Aug. 10. President Mel len. of the Northern Pacific, and Presl dent Mohler. of th O. R. & N.. held a conference here today. As far as known the matter of a truce In the fMearwater country was not entered Into. HOLIDAY AT HAMBURG. Business Suspended on Account of the Visit of Emperor William. HAMBURG, Aug. lO.-Business is practically suspended here today in or der that the whole populace may nt tingly receive Emperor William, who arrived this morning. LABOR UNION RAILWAY. St. Louis Strikers Incorporate With a Capital Stock of Five Thou sand Dollars. RT T.OTTTS JVucr InArticles of in corporation were filed this afternoon by the Labor Union Street Railway com pany. Its capital stock Is placed at o,uvu. CONVENTION POSTPONED. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. The conven- tlon ot Democratic clubs, originally set for September 8th. at Indianapolis, has been postponed until uctooer . UNION PACIFIC ROBBERS CAUGHT One Shot to Pieces; Other Burned Alive. COUNTY TO PAY FOR HOUSE Deputy Sheriff Posse Burns Firm House la Whlck Robber Took Refue-To Citizen Sbot la the Fight Jewelry Recovered. GOODLAND, Kas.. Aug. W.-The two men who held up a Union Pacific pas senger train near Hugo, Colo., last Sunday, killing Mr. Fay and plund?rlng the passenger, were killed today by a sheriff', -xisse, three miles east of thl place. One was shot to piece, and the oth er burned to death In a house on the Bartholomew ranch. After a fight In the morning when the firat one was shot, some citizens armed themselves and went to the ranch. The man In side the house was armed with a Win chester and too near approach to the hou drew his fire. About i o'clock some men by crawling through a cornfield got In the shed near the house and from this place threw two railroad fuses on top of the house, setting It on fire. It was not many minutes until the entire building was In flames, but the robber made no sign, and If he was not shot by a bullet from the many that were fired from the outside he found death In the Hames. There is no doubt about the men be ing the train robbers. On the body of the one shot In the morning was found a watch, two black calico masks, a lady's chain and charm and an open envelope addressed to some illegible name at Hugo, Colorado. The man In the house had a large roll of bills, but those, with the robber's two VHllses. e-3 I trned. fhe home on tne ranch, with Its contents, wai v.tlu-d at $1,200. and will be paid for by the county. Two cltl iens. Brigts and Collins, shot in the fight In the morning, are doing we'l and will probably recover. EXPLOSIVE FOR M'KINLEY. Strange-Acting Italian Wanted to Pre sent to Him a Brass Projectile. WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. An Italian whe gave his name as "Professor" FlKuecia. of Felucia. I'.aly, caused some excitement at the White House today by exhibiting a brass projectile which he wished to present to tne presiuent. He came during the forenoon, accom panied by a negro, who bore a large satchel. When stopped at the front door by Usher Mitchell, he presenttd a slip of paper bearinu this Inscription: Professor Fuguccia present, tnis projectile to the president of the Unit ed States." He took out of the satchel a very heavy projectile, and a long wire, and explained that the pushing of the wire through a hole which had been Dorea In the end of the projectile's nose would cause an explosion. The visitor could sneak no English, and made known his mission by signs. After some questioning It was concluded the Italian was an Inventor seeking omcial recognition of his device, and he was directed to the Italian embassy. Later the secret service was notified. DEWEY REPUDIATES INTERVIEW. Did Not Even Intimate That Filipinos Would Fight Till Elec tion. WiOHrvc.TOV Am 10 Admiral Dewev said today, speaking of a pub lished story of an Interview with him in relation to Philippine and Chi nese atiairs: eviv attention hns heen drawn to the article as published. I made use of no words saying or Intimating that what ever show of resistance to our author ity is at the present time in the Philip pines will be kept up until after our election in November. The Insurrection Is kept alive by the leaders wno noia out to the soldiers the hope of Bryan's election.' Neither did I say or intimate that In my opinion a state ot war x Ists between this country and China. These statements attributed to me are absolutely Incorrect." TO BE NOTIFIED AGAIN. Bryan Will Have a Chance to Improve on His Indianapolis Speech. CHICAGO, Aug. 10. The advisory committee tonight recommended that the Populists notify Bryan of his nom ination by the Sioux Falls' convention at Topeka, Kas., August 23. DEATHS FORM THE HEAT. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Eleven per sons died here today from the excessive heat. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. The heat today resulted In two deaths and twen ty prostrations. The maximum tem perature was 98 degrees. . FORAGE WANTED FOR CHINA. SEATTLE, Aug. 10. The local branch of the United States quartermaster's sand tons of forage for Immediate ship ment to the Orient. STEYN COMMITS SUICIDE. LONDON. Aug. 19. It is rumored in Lourenco Marques that President Suyn has oininittd aulcid.