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TUK MORNING ASTOIUAN TIllRSUAl, AI Gl'SI 80, t0U. BT0I13 CLOSES AT T P. CORSET TALK About Qood Kinds 7 We pay particular attention to our corset stock. We select those brands which in our opinion are the best. One thing is certain no miserable, mean corsets can enter here. We leave the trash to others. We are satisfied to handle only worthy corsets. Headquarter for Dry Goods OPERATIONS INDECISIVE. Neither British Nor Boers Appear to Be Accomplishing Anything. NEW YORK. Aug. 19. A dispatch to the Tribune from London ays: There Is much inclination to believe that the operations In which Lord Roberts Is now engaged against Gen eral Botha are destined to form the final stage of the South African tear, from a Pretoria report cabled to the effect that the Boers at the capital be lieve that Botha will abandon the con test If beaten on this occasion and that Presidents Kruger and Steyn will then flee to Delagoa bay. But these rumors have been repeated and proved fallacious frequently enough before, and it Is Impossible to pronounce definitely that the Boer leaders believe the lim it of resistance to have been reached. The reappearance of De Wet In the Orange Free State and the activity of the Boers on Buller's communications in Natal would rather point the oth er way. If It had been determined to stake everything on th result of Bo tha' stand in the eastern Transvaal, it would hardly seem worth while to revie the campaign In other quar ters. So far. the operations between the Boer and British main armies have been somewhat undecisive. Lord Rob erts says In his dispatch on Monday evening that the operations are now necessarily slow on account of the dif ficult nature of the country which forms the scene of the battles. He however considers his advance going on satisfactorily and records General Buller's engagement of the 27th aa an Important success. The result of the day's fighting was that the Boers with drew their line by some two miles, al lowing Buller to capture a strong po sition within their outer semi-circle of defenses west of the Palmanutha rail way station. ' v The question now arises whether the British will be able to force the fighting so as to keep the enemy in position and compel him to accept the defeat which superior numbers and more per fect artillery should be able to Inflict, or whether the nature of the country is such that General Botha can go back from one advantageous position j to another and possibly be able to re- I treat In time to save his guns and transport If previous experience Is a guide, the Boers wUl delay the British advance as long as they can do so safely but will then retire at leisure before the Invaders can secure a de cisive victory; 1 i .. ' Charles Williams, the well-known military expert, bey?ves Lord Roberts has the preseiit Intention of returning to England In the course of October so as to be ready to relieve Lord Wolse ley on November 1. as commander-In-cMef of the British army. In such event General Buller may be asked to resume command of the forces In South Africa. General Warren writes to the Times to scy that various statements which hav recently appeared in the pre?s purporting to be views expressed by him as to recent events in South Af rica have be-?n made entirely without his authority; that he has not ex pressed any opinions with a view to publication and that some of the state ment attributed to him are contrary to ths fact. ' NEGRO SUPPLY HOUSE. Seven Colored Men Incorporated the Capital Investment and Supply , Company. NEW YORK. Aug. 29.-ArtIcles of In corporation have been filed In the office of the secretary of state In Trenton by the Capital Investment and Supply Company of New Jersey. All of the seven Incorporators are colored men. The articles of Incorporation of the company permit the corporation to furnish supplies to families and estab lish stores, deal In real estate and deal In commercial pursuits. It Is' further stated In the papers that the company will carry on a portion of Its business outside of New Jersey, and that places whsre the business Is to be conducted are New York. Philadel phia, Baltimore. Washington, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis. Wilmington, Del., and Richmond and Norfolk, Va and In such other places in the several Etates and territories of the United States and In such foreign countries as may be found necessary. The capital stock was placed at J"5, 000, divided Into 75,000 shares of the par value of $L and the amount paid In at the time of the incorporation was 51400. FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE. Attempt of Rtifa to Make a Loan In Paris May Ereak It Down. NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-A dispatch to M. EXCEPT SATURDAT. on the Lnwr Columbia. the Times from Paris says: With regard to the rumored visit to Paris of the Ciar, the French press on the whole seems firmly persuaded that It Is undertaken with a view of raising another Russian loan In Paris, As evidence of this the preliminary visit of M. Pe WItte, the Russian finance minister who was here recently, Is quoted. La Libre Parole declares that It knows for certain that an attempt was recently made by Russia to raise a large loan In America and failed, and. as money Is absolutely necessary to the Russian government at this mo ment, a determined attempt will be made to raise It In France. This lmpr?sslon Is altogether chang ing the popular attitude with regard to the Franco-Russian alliance, and many papers representing the most di verse opinions declare that France is paying far too high a rrlce for the friendship of her northern neighbor. At the present Juncture this atti tude of France is important, as if the Franco-Russi.in alliance breaks down the whole face of European jolltics Is changed. WILL EXPORT COAT Companies Preparing to Do a Big Business With Europe. NEW YORK. Aug. 29.-In an inter view, William Salomon: chairman of the executive committee of the Baltimore 4 Ohio, said that that road Is not build ing ships to transport coal to Europe. He expresed the orlnlon that the rail roads generally would "keep off the vater." He said that the facilities" for shipping coal which were being con structed at Curtis Bay, near Baltimore, would be completed In about thirty days, and that their cost including the cost of Improvement of the trade and road bed from Baltimore to Curtis Bay would approximate $300,000. 'These facilities will be useful to the company," said Mr. Salomon, "whether the prospective coal trade of the United States materiallxes or not. A large amount of coal Is transported by ship to New England and other points on the North American continent. If the Europeon export trade comes along, we shall also be prepared to meet It, but the business of the Baltimore & Ohio would, as heretofore, control the transportation of the coal from the mines to tidewater. All I am willing to say regarding the possibilities of a European market for American coal is that if the price of coal in England continues high there will undoubtedly be a profit In Bhipping American soft coal to the Mediterranean ports of Europe. At present the difficulty is to secur vessels to carry the coal, but If the price of English coal remains high new ships will undoubtedly be provided." William L. Sweet, general sales agent of the Kaiifield Bituminous Coal Corporation, says: "We regard hopefully the possibili ties of opening up an extensive coal ex port business to Europe. We have done no exporting ourselves and do not an ticipate such action In the near future, but we have received, however, In aulrles for coal from Germany, France, Italy and Egypt. These Inquiries come from coal dealers who supply the pro duct for manufacturing and domestic purposes. While we are not exporting coal ourselves, we are selling our pro duct to brokers and exporters, as It would require a great deal of capital to engage directly In the export trade. A large organization would be required and there would be a risk in collecting money." . HEAT PROSTRATED ACTRESS. Change From Alps to New York Made Virginia Harned 111. NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-VIrglnla Har ned (Mrs. E. H. Sothern) has been pros trated by the heat, and her condition has caused her husband much uneasi ness. She recently arrived from Europe, and the contrast from the snows of the Swiss Alps to the tropical humidity of New York made her III and a physical collapse followed. She Is cast for the pnrt of Ophelia in "Hamlet," which Mr. Sothern presents next month, but she has been unable to attend any of the rehearsals. ANARCHIST ARRESTED. Believed to Have Been Implicated In the Assassination of Empress Elizabeth. BUDA PEST, Aug. 29.-GIeuseppI To mazio, a Venetian who Is believed to have been an accomplice of Luigl Lu chenl In the assassination of Empress Elizabeth cf Austria, has been arrested here. He was seen with Luchenl short ly before the assassination but disap peared. He has been living here un der the name of Josef Gres. ENGLAND WILL NOT HELP RILE CHINA (Continued from tags on.) reports the arrival at Fekln, August IS, of a German convoy with provis ions. The railroad from Tien Tsln to Tang Tsun Is working, but from the latter place to Tekln the road Is In bad fchape. WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-A cabinet meeting was called this morning at 10 o'clock. It wns dtvoted entirely to a discussion of the diplomatic phases of the situation In China. No definite conclusion was reached on any lnt. No statement as to any of the ques tions discussed was made public. There will be another cabinet meeting this afternoon. NEW YORK. Aug. 29.-A dlsiwtch to the Tribune from London says: No Information can be obtained here of various sensational stories tele graphed fjom foreign capitals In refer ence to the Chines question. There Is a report from St. Petersburg that a battle has taken place within the walls of Pekln and that the allies were com pelled to fall back, losing 1S00 men. This alarming story produced no effect on the stock exchange or elsewhere be cause It was not believed: nor Is there anything to support the statement ca bled by a Washington correspondent to a London newspaper that Russia has Informed the United States government that she propose to annex Manchuria. But whether any such declaration has actually been made to any power, not much doubt need be felt that It em bodies Russia's Intentions subject orly to her ability to meet the opposition which the annexation of Manchuria would be sure to encounter from J:tnn. In fact the pr.xvsa has already begun since nu.sla Is quietly assimilating Chi nese territory south of the A moor rlvvr. In some qunrters It Is thought that the larding of the Japanese troops at Amoy Is the Japanese answer to thse MuScovlte moves. The British consul at Shanghai has been appealed to by the viceroy of Roo Klen to prevent this aggression. The Toklo government may possibly reply to any protest by alleging that If the Inferrlty of the government of China Is Inoculated by Russia Ja ran Is entitled also to seek acquisi tions In the Celestial kingdom. Some outspoken critics here are be ginning to recognize that the outcome of the present crisis will eventually be that slices of Chines territory will cer tainly pass Into the hands of Russia, Grmary and Japan. The flrst-named will seize Manchuria on the plea that China declared war and Invaded Si beria: Germany will claim Shan Tung as Indemnity for the murder of Von Ketteler, and Japan will take Corea If she can get It or, If not, Amoy. What the British pjlicy will be In this event is not known. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) TIEN TSIN. China, July 17.-The an cient stone walls of the Chinese city rt Tien Tsln surrounded, cn the days of Its occupation by the allied troops, a square mile of such filth, ruin and death, such turmoil and pillage as his tory could hardly lupllcate. Under normal conditions the placex was no better than a huge cesspool festering with the accumulated rubbish and slops from a population of nearly a million packed into a labyrinth of hovels around the palaces of viceroys and pet ty Tao Tais who absorbed their wealth and gave them not even sewers In re turn. Now It is the Incarnation of all the suffering horrors and waste of war. The European soldiers, when they fought their way up to the walls, saw floating In the canals and ditches out side dozers of Chinese slain by their own people because they refused to fight. The bodies were headless and their hands were tied behind their backs. The heads were discovered af terwards. Rows of them dtcorated the outer walls, hung by their pig tails. Five flags were flying from the high pagodas on the city walls when the newspaper eorr?spon dents enf-red; the French, Japanese, American, Russian, and British. "It was hard enough to get those flags up there," remarked a foreign offi cer, "but the real trouble will be to get them down." The suburbs of the city presented a foretaste of what was Inside. Shells had torn the huts and plowed the ground, while the dead men scattered about among the dead horses, pigs and dogs testified how thoroughly the bul lets had swept the region the day be fore. The sights Inside compelled respect for the fighting qualities of the Chinese. Their dead were everywhere. Dressed In the coast blue coolie blouse, and trousers decorated with characters guaranteed to render them Invulnerable to foreign bullets, they were strewn along the top of the wall wherever they had fallen. Walking a quarter of a mile along the embankment the bod'es averaged one In ten feet and the wall was nearly ten miles long. Throughout the city demolished bouses and hun dreds of killed gave evidence of how vastly more effective had beien the for eign shell Are within the walls of the city than the Chinese bombardment of the settlement which lasted for a month and had killed only a dozen peo ple. The viceroy had constructed In the palace yard two comfortable and Im penetrable bomb proof excavations guarded by sand bags, but the common people were less fortunate. Many wo men and children were lying dead In the streets, torn terribly by .shrapnel. The living populace were utterly Indifferent to them. They would not take the trouble to drag, them out of the trot or tvn pever them with matting as a foreign soldier Old afterwards, but trampled them under foot without bothering to turn aside. Before the shotting la the streets va ftnhM, thousands of Chines had emerged from their burrows carrying whit flag or the flags of fore'gn nation, principally the Japanese. Most remarkable of all the slchts was the looting of the city The middle of the place was like an ant hill kUked open. Chinese swarmed ev erywhere thousands and thousand of them: diving Into the flume of the burning shops, gvttlng uiul.r falllng walli and Into choking ckuidn of smoke, Most of thorn ver half nuked, grimy with smoke and sometimes dripping with blood. They were plll upon one another. The Chinese who would win a prlte must flitht his way, for other Chinese would spring upon htm. and pluck his plunder. They roiled among the corrses. pulling and tearing, while children being trampled down cried for help and the mob poured r'ght over ths-m. The palncea, the mint, the pawnshops, the store of silks, furs and Jewelry were the first objects of attack. Near the middle of the city was the m't prosperous pnwnshlp, an institution that had probaMy existed for centuries. Wealthy Chinese were accustomed to store their winter clothing there for safe keoplng. When the doors were bntKred down the mob flowed In like a tidal wave. There were British offi cers, naval and nll!'nry soldiers and sailors, but principally Ci)nre. In twinkling all was pandemonium. The Chinese knew where the best treasure was to be found and the soldiers fol lowed them. Two forces collided In the rarv ay. a rush line of Chinese strug gling to enter and another line fiKhtlng to get out with great armful of lo.-t while an occasional soldier went through the crowd l'ke one of the Broa Iway 8'iua 1. Looters flourished for three d iy". On the first day It was entirely unrestrain ed. Many white people accumulated stneks of giv-Kls by simply standing at the gates ft the city and holding up the b-st laden C'liln-se from the rndl-ss procession that flowed out. Pack hors ts. enrts. coolies, loaded with trunks and sacks and piled with loose silks, furs and bronzes, crowded all the rvids leading down to the settlement. Eng. I!sh oft'iur rode with their horses con cealed under dry goods boxes and sol diers slurg bundles on their bayonets. On the second day a conference of commanding officers decided to adopt repressive measures. The commanders, except the French, empowered the Bri tish, who were doing the provost duty, to seise all loot. This order the Bri tish attempted to execute by holding up the looters as they entered the for eign towns. They took all bundles and reported the names of claimants for further Inquiry, Naturally this step provoked grumbling, particularly among the soldiers of other national ities. Captain Bailey, the provost mar shal, explained that the prohibition was designed to restrain civilians from get ting the spoils which should go to the men who did the fighting. An official statement Is that all seized loot will be sold, the proceeds to be divided among the soldiers as prize money, but sol diers wise through their former cam paigns comment skeptically. The Japanese, so far as the casual ob servation showed, did the least looting. The Americans had all to themselves one large arsna which they occupied on entering the city. It contained not only cannon, but a fine store of small arms, swords of curious and rich pat terns, rifles of various makes, with stands of the long two man guns which are simply giant rifle throwing a ball which from the report and whistle the soldiers thought to be one-pounders. All this stuff Is to be sold or shipped to Washington as spoils of war. In the third day of the occupation a different method was followed by com pelling looters to give up their loads at the city gate, but even this measure did not prevent the loss of much gold and sliver. The Americans seized a m'lllon taels worth of precious metals, which Is plied up In the marine bar racks. Today the walled city looks as though a tornado had struck It. Enough val uable property has been destroyed to stock a fclg city, and enough has been felzed to give every soldier a consider able sum If the distribution is hon estly administered. YAQCIS STILL FIGHTING. Another Mexican General Is on His Way to Exterminate Them. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-The steamer Curacoa, from Guaymas, brings news of the activity of the Ya- qul Indians In Mexico. "The Yaquls had another uprising about two weeks before we left Guay mas," said a passenger on the Curncna, "and they were on the warpath when we left. They were on the Yaquerl riv er and within a few miles of Guaymas. It Is understood that an able Mexican general Is on his way from Mexico City to take command of the Mexican forces and wipe out the Irfdlans. CORBETT AND M'COY. Both Men Confident of Winning the Fight Tonight NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Corbett and McCoyhave practically completed train ing for their fight tomorrow night In the ring of the Twentleth Century Club in Madison Square Garden. Corbett has done his work at Bath Beach and has trained more carefully for this mill than he did for his battle with FItzslmmin in Carson City or for his bcut wlth Jeffries at Coney Island. "I'm to confident of winning from Mc- Coy," h said, "that I'm ready, a I have always announced, to mwt either ritmimmoiia or Jeffrie on the night following my battle with the 'Kid,' I think I will be In the lead all th way And I am rudy to bet that the 'Kid' doe not go the limit of .5 round with me." A dispatch from Purs tog a )- 0f McCoy: "Kid McCoy has no doubt of th re sult of his fight with Coibott and be lieves that he will win within 10 round. He will start ftr N'v York l.luy tWednesdoy). "I will be the most surprised man In th business if I do not win," mud the Kid. "I think I will win because. If J do say It niys 'lf, I hell e that I nm a cleverer man than rbrit nnd fVciy body nilmrs that I (nil hit hinder tl.n he. So that If I am cleverer and rsn hit hnnlcr It can end only In one way mid that I In my being rtuinl the winner.'' TAMMANY UOSM WINS. New York Primaries Result In Com plete Victory for Croker. NEW Yi'ltK, Aug. . Rrturna from jesteiiliiy's primaries In Ona'or New York show that New York county Re publican organizations were successful In nil exept the Slt assembly district, where Abraham Gruber. who opptr the county committee, w successful. Tmtimany Hall was suceftl In hold lug control of the IVniocrrtllo organi zation In all district. John C. She, hnn futlid to recapture the leadership of the Ninth district from Frank Good win, who hud the support of Richard Croker. In the Seventh district. Jam, W, Hoylt a defeated by Itlchurd K'. shon. This contest was carried on Inside the oi'Kurltutlcn, but It was generally un derstood that Mr. Croker favored Mr. Boyle. In MuKiKly n (King's county), the reg ular oi'KunUatloii won except in the Kth assembly dlMrlct. where the pre. cut Republican l-ader. Assistant Post. master William J. Taylor, na beutcil by Naval Otltc r Robert Sharkey, Mlcha.l J. Daily retained the leader ship of the first district. On the Democratic sld. Hugh Me- l-bUKhlln w n in ail district, and will hive a solid delegation of 3 In the state convention. The candidacy of Bird S. Ooler for governor did not figure In the Urooklyn primaries. REPUBLICAN BANQUET. Speaker Henderson and Senator Da vis and Dolllver Spoke In Chi cago Last Night. CHICAGO, Aug. :9.-Promlnrnt men from all parts of tho country gathered around the table In the banquet hall of the Audit rluin hotel tonight to at tend a feast given by the Hamilton Club, a Republican organization of this city. Speaker Henderson of the house, Senator Davis, of Minnesota, and Sen ator Dolliver, of Iowa, were among the speakers. BENEFIT FOR 8CLLIVAN. Large Sum of Money liaised fcr the Ex-Pugilist Last Night. NEW YORK, Aug. IX-John L. Sul livan wns given a rousing benefit In Madison Square Garden tonight. The sum realized from th aJe of ticket and sulcrlitlon will hi lurge than was expectel. It will be held In trust by a commit tee who will Invest the money and pay the Interest to Sullivan. CALIFORNIA OIL WELLS. Standard Oil Company Will Purchase Their Product. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Aug, 29. It Is said that the Standard Oil Company will soon be purchasing the product of California wells, now having obtained In the East a number of tanks for the storage, which will be located at Bak crsflclj where ground has been secured for them. TO CARRY EXHIBITS FREE. Southern Pacific's Generous Offer to State Fair. The Southern Pacific Company set mark for liberality on progressive line when It offered to carry all exhibit to and from the state fair free. Thli ac tion of the company places every county on Its line In easy reach of the itate fair this year, and will i nable the South ern portion of the state to exhibit her famous fruits, vegetables and grains at a small expense. The following letter Is m plain and to the point that It needs no further comment other than Portland, July 28. Mr. M. D. Wisdom, Secretary State Board of Agriculture, Portland, Or. Dear Sir: In order' to encourage exhibitor and attendance at the state fair this company will trans port exhibits originating at points on Its lines within the confln of the state to Salem and return to point of origin free of charge. Exhibitors will be re quired to pay the charges on shipment to Salem, which charges will be refund ed whtm goods are delivered to the company' agent for reshlpment to point of origin. THE JOIVKE. 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