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INDIANAPOLIS 10TONAI WEEKLY rSTAPMPHED UZL 1 irnt -r va i r s INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1900. lTTi-iT O rM?-"VC! (AT nAILWAT NkWR FTANTS nN DAILY KSTAHMSHED 10. f UJLi. lj 1 U. lUi. JL'JKIUÜJ O V-Cji J-C HIIAINS AND SUNDAY, & CK.MS. r DAYOFORATORY KEYNOTES SOIWDED nY LEADERS OP THE REPtDLICAX I'AIITY. Notification Exercises at Canton Marked by Speeches That Defined Clearly the Campaign Issues. ADDRESS 3Y SENATOR LODGE FOR3IALLY NOTIFYING PRESIDENT 3TKINLEY OF IIIS RENOMINATION. tLfttfnifleen Tribute to the Chief Ex ccntlTe and the Great Work, He Has Accomplished. HIT 1IADE BY HR. M'KINLEY fcJIS REPLY REPLETE WITII POINTS FOR REPUBLICAN ORATORS. . Cheered TVhen ITe Said This Country Had Reclaimed Ten Million Hu man Beings from Imperialism. REHARKS OF MR. FAIRBANKS WHO INSISTS DEMOCRACY HAS MADE 16 TO 1 THE CHIEF ISSUE. Addresses by Senntor Hanna, Post master General Smith and Col. FarkerTiro by Mr. Lodge. CANTON'. O.. July 12. Under an azure eky, the sunlight glinting through the trees and with the banner of the Republic draped above him. Willlara McKinley was to-day officially notified of his second nom ination by the Republican party for the highest of3ce In the civilized world. Grouped about him were leading men of his party, while surrounding his Canton home were the friends among whom he has lived for more than thirty years, to gether with vast crowds from the sur rounding towns of his native- State. The sceno was inspiring, and to the eloquent words of Senator Lodge the President re sponded in a ringing speech. There was enthusiasm enough and to spare, and -to many the pointed utterances of both Senator Lodge and the President there was hearty and cordial approval shown. Important features of the speech of noti fication by Senator Lodge and the response by President McKinley were the references to the Chinese situation. This caused a great deal of discussion during the confer ences following the formal speechmaking, and the impression created was that these utterances were a notification to the world that the United States intends to preserve all its rights in China. The Impressive portions of the Presi dent's speech gathered from the applause, both from the audience and the Republican leaders, were his i rences to the main tenance of the gold ..dard and the finan cial public faith, the' preservation of a pro tective tariff, the enlargement of our 'mar kets, and especially the catchy phrase, 'prosperity at home and prestige abroad." When he asked, "Shall we go back to the tariff of four years ago?" there . were shouts of "No! no!" from every part of the audience. Another prolonged cheer greeted his words relative to the mainte nance of our authority in the. Philippines. With the keenest interest everybody fol lowed the portion of the speech relating to the new possessions, and there was a most Impressive shout when he declared there should be continued legislative control over the territory possessed by the United States, and another outburst when he said such authority would be coupled with "lib erty and humanity." Ills declaration that the United States had' reclaimed "10,000,000 human beings from Imperialism" was a decided hit, and there wero many requests for him to repeat the sentence. This turn of the word used so much by tho opposi tion was considered one of the adroit fea tures of the speech. The President seemed at his best. He was in good voice and good spirits. His appearance Indicated the best of health, and his voice rang out In clarion tones, reaching the outskirts of the vast throng which surrounded the house and extended over the lawn and across the street. Speak ing from the place where he received the formal notification four years ago and In the presence of men in hearty accord with Ms policy and principles, he could not but create a favorable Impression and receive, an he did, the most hearty applause of his listeners. OTHER SPEECHES. While the speech of the President closed the formal notification, there had not been crvtory enough for those gathered in Can ton, and other speakers wero called for. Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, Senator 1 1 anna, chairman of the national commit tee, Tostmaster General Charles Emory Smith. Colonel Samuel Parker, of Hawaii, and Senator Lodge were heard. These speakers, with the exception . of Colonel Parker, who was called out of compliment to the Pacific islands, took occasion to re fer to the recent action of the Democratic national convention in Kansas City in their remarks, and for this reason were interest ing. It was the first public occasion in which Republican speakers had attempted to dissect and cntlclse the platform recent ly adopted by their opponents. It was evident that Senator Fairbanks Intended to make the money question the dominant issue of the campaign, denying that with 1 to 1 In their platform the Democrats could make "imperialism" the leading issue. Senator Hanna's remarks were confined almost exclusively to warn ing Republican voters to remember the im portance of their campaign, and were, as one of his friends expressed it, "an all around jolly." Postmaster General Smith warned his hearers that Democratic suc CM would disarrange the business inter ests of the country. The features of the pecond speech of Senator Lodge were his resentment of criticism of President Mc Kinley by his opponents and his pointing iut the difficulty Bryan would have In se lecting a Cabinet from the men prominent in the conventions at Kansas City and Sioux Falls Not one untoward Incident marred the notification ceremonies. The day was per fect, bright and clear, with an occasional fleecy cloud floating across the sky, while a cri.ci breeze from the northwest made the atmosphere deliclously cool and in vigorating. Not a trace of the storm of last evening was seen or felt, and those Republicans who talk of good omen3 found much to gratify them. WELCOMED WITH CHEERS. The notification committee and party camo from Cleveland on a special train, making the run In an hour and twenty-one minutes. They were met at the station rnd in carriages escorted to the home of President McKinley. The Tippecanoe Club, of Cleveland, was given the place of honor next to the band, which the Canton citi zens welcomed with cheers as it passed through the streets. Decorations were rot plentiful, but tha American flag floated from many business houses and residences along the route of the procession. Other delegates from cities and towns near this city helped to swell the large throng which garnered to aonor one of Canton's famous citizens. It was a most well-conducted and orderly gathering of men, women and children, all in holiday attire and all anx ious to contribute their share toward mak ing the second notification of Mr. McKin ley a day long to be remembered as an historical and Interesting event in the' city of Canton. The exercises at the McKinley residence were informal. Five minutes after It o'clock the booming of guns announced the arrival of the notification committee at the station. They immediately . entered car riages and with the Canton escort marched toward the President's house. By the time they had arrived a large crowd had col lected and the committee was received with cheers. Senator Lodge and Senator llanna were in the lead of the party. Both en tered the house and had a few minutes chat with President McKinley and then returned to the porch. A few moments later tho President, with Mrs. McKinley on his arm, came on the porch. Their appearance was tho signal for general cheering. A number of distinguished men occupied seats on the porch, among them being Senator Hanna, Postmaster General Smith, Cornelius N. Bliss, Henry C. Payne, Judge Day, R. C. Kerens, Representative Taylor. With Mrs. McKinley were Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Mary Saxton, Mrs. Judge Day and Mrs. Charles Dawes. SENATOR LODGE'S ADDRESS. An Eloquent Tribute to the Nominee of the Republican Party. When the party had been seated Senator Lodge mounted a small standing block, and delivered his speech. He said: "Mr. President This committee, repre senting every State in the Union, and the organized Territories of the United States, was duly appointed to announce to you formally your nomination by the Repub lican national convention, which met in Philadelphia June 19 last, as the candidate of the Republican party for President of the United States for the term beginning March 4. 1901. To be selected by the Republican party as its candidate for this great office is al ways one of the highest honors which can be given to any man. This nomination, however, comes to you, sir, under circum stances which give it a higher significance and make It an even deeper expression of honor and trust than usual. You were nominated unanimously at Philadelphia. You received the unforced vote of every delegate from every State and every Ter ritory. "The harmony of sentiment which ap pears on the face of the record was but the reflection of the deeper harmony which existed in the hearts and minds of the delegates. Without faction, without dis sent, with profound satisfaction and eager enthusiasm, you were nominated for the presidency by the united voice of the rep resentatives of our. great party, In which there is neither sign of division nor shadow of turning. Such unanimity, always re markable, is here the more Impressive, be cause it accompanies a second nomination to the great office which you have held for four years. It is not the facile triumph of hope over experience, but the sober ap proval of conduct and character tested in many trials and tested by many and ex traordinary responsibilities. With the excep tion of the period in which Washington organized the Nation and built the state, and of those other awful years in which Lincoln led his peopie through the agony of civil war and saved from destruction the work of Washington, there never has been a presidential term in our history so crowd ed with great events, so filled with new and momentous questions, as that which is now drawing to its end. "True to the declarations which were made at St. Louis in 1S96, you, sir, united with the Republicans in Congress in the revision of tue tariff and the re-establlsh-ment of the protective policy. You main tained our credit and upheld the gold standard, leading the party by your advice to the passige of the great measure which is to-day the great bulwark of both. You led again in the policy which has made Hawaii a possession of the United States. On all these questions you fulfilled the hopes and Justified the confidence of the ivsople. who four years ago put trust In your promises. But on all these questions, also, you had as guides, not only your own principles, the well-considered results of years of training and reflection, but also the plain declarations of the national con vention which nominated you in 1S96. THE WAR WITH SPAIN. "Far different was it when the Cuban question, which we had already promised to settle, brought first war and then peace with Spain. Congress declared war, but you, as commanded n-chlef, had to carry it on. You did ' . and history records un broken victor from the first shot of the Nashville to the day when the protocol was signed. The peace you had to make alone. Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines you had to assume alone the responsibil ity of taking them all from Spain. Alone, and weighted with tho terrible responsibil ity of the unchecked war powers of the Constitution, you were obliged to govern these islands and to repress rebellion and disorder in the Philippines. No party creed defined the course you were to follow. Courage, foresight, comprehension of Amer ican interests, both now and in the un charted future, faith in the America.i peo ple and in their fitness for great tasks, were then your only guides and counsel ors. Thus you framed and put in opera tion this great new policy which has made us at once master of the Antilles and a great Eastern power, holding firmly our possessions on both sides of the Pacific. "The new and strange ever excites fear, and the courage and prescience which ac cepts them always arouses crltcism and attack. Yet, a great departure and a new policy were never more quickly justified than those undertaken by you. On the pos session of the Philippines rests the admir able diplomacy which warned all nations that American trade was not to be shut out from China. It is to Manila that we owe the ability to send troops and ships in this time of stress to the defense of our minister, our missionaries, our consuls and our merchants in China. Instead of being compelled to leave our citizens to the casual protection of other power?, as would have been unavoidable had we flung the ThHIp plnes away and withdrawn from the Orient. Rest assured, sir, that the vigor ous measures which you have thus been enabled to take, and that all further meas ures In the same direction which you may take, for the protection of American lives and property, wih receive the hearts sup port of the people of the United States, who are now, ns always, determined that the American citizen shall be protected at any cost in all his rights, everywhere and at all times. A WISE POLICY. "It is to Manila egaln. to our fleet In the bay and our army on land, that we shall owe th power, when theye scenes of (CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.) AT OYSTER BAI SIR. ROOSEVKLT NOTIFIED OX THE ' VERANDA OP SAGAMORE. Surrounded by Ilia Family and n Vrvr Friends, He Received the Com mittee of Republicans CEREMONY VERY INFORMAL SENATOR WOLCOTT DELIVERED A SHORT, POINTED ADDRESS, Notifying the Governor of Ills Nomi nation ns the Party Candi date for Vice President. ROOSEVELT REPLIED BRIEFLY ACCEPTING THE HONOR CONFERRED BY THE CONVENTION, And Promising to Do AH in His Power to Elect .McKinley President A Few Words to Friends. OYSTER BAY, L. I., July 12.-On the veranda of Sagamore, his country home. Governor Roosevelt to-day was officially notified of his nomination for Vice Presi dent on- the Republican national ticket. The ceremony was so simple as to be almost informal. Surrounded by the membersof the committee on notification, a little party of invited guests, Mrs. Roosevelt and the rest of the Governor's family. Governor Roosevelt listened to the address of noti fication by Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, chairman of the committee There was no attempt at ceremony. The party simply ranged themselves about the wide veran das, which command a magnificent view of Long Island sound, and Senator Wolcott, practically without preliminaries pf any kind, delivered a short address. To this the Governor responded briefly, and then luncheon was served. An hour was spent in general conversation on the cool porches and then the party returned to Oyster Bay, where a special train was waiting to con vey them back to New York. The run to Oyster Bay this morning was made In quick time. A number of Invited guests accompanied the party, most of them prominent New Yorkers. Members of the notification committee present were Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, the chairman; J. B. Thompson, Colorado; A. J. Sloper, Connecticut; Alvln D. Connor, Delaware; C. S. Hernly, Indiana; J. J. Marsh, Iowa; J. T. Bradley. Kansas: Al bert Pierce, Maine; Alex. Laverty, Nebras ka; Albert Wallace, New Hampshire; F. V. Greene, New York; T. S. Rollls, North Carolina; G. C. Rawlins, Ohio; J. II. Mur dock, Pennsylvania; L. B. Darling, Rhode Island; Emil Brauch, South Dakota; C. G. Smlthers, Virginia; James Reynolds, Wis consin; John E. Jones, District of Colum bia; W. L. McWllliams, Indian Territory; John S. Long, Florida; O. C. Strong, Ok lohoma. Among the invited guests who ac companied the committee were William Barnes, Jr., Douglas Robinson, F. W. Hol 11s, Col. John II. Partridge, Representa tive W. A. "Wadsworth and State Senator T. E. Ehsworth. There was a miscellaneous collection of vehicles drawn up at the station when the special train drew in. After receiving the committeemen and guests the long line of turnouts started in a brisk trot over the three miles of dusty roads to Sagamore. It was noon when the party arrived at Its destination. Governor Roosevelt received them on the wide vine-covered porch of Sagamoro and grasped the hand of each gentleman as he alighted, and then pre sented each to Mrs. Roosevelt, who stood on the veranda behind him. As the strag gling procession was rather slow in arriv ing, the early arrivals dispersed about the breezy verandas and grounds and chatted informally before the formal ceremony of notification had occurred. SENATOR WOLCOTT'S ADDRESS. Shortly after 12 o'clock Senator Wolcott called the committee to the porch. There, In the cool shade of the awnings and vines, he read the formal notification, as follows: "Governor Roosevelt-The pleasant duty has devolved on this committee, appointed by the national Republican convention and representing every State In the Union, to make known to you officially the action of the convention and to hand to you a copy of the platform It adopted, which embodies the principles of the party. "The representatives of the Republican party, in convention assembled, unani mously and spontaneously selected you as the candidate of the party at the next election for the high and dignified office of Vice President of the United States. You were so selected and named through no wish of your own. but because the con vention believed that you. among all the Republicans in the land, were best fitted and adapted to be the associate of our President in the important and stirring campaign upon which we are entering. The convention realized that you were needed in the great Empire State, whose execu tive you now are. and whose people would delight still further to honor you, but it believed that your path of duty lay for the future In the field of national usefulness. "You are still a young man, as years are counted, but the country knows more of you than most of Its citizens. You were identified and will ever be associated with those efforts toward reform in the civil service which command the approval of in telligent men of all political parties. Your stirring love of adventure has made you a more familiar figure in Western camps and on Western plains than on the avenues of your native city. Your sterling Ameri canism has led you to the mastery of our earlier history, and you have told us of the winning of the West with a charm and a spirit that has made us all better lovers of our country; while your tales of Western hunting and adventure have filled the breast of every lad in the land with envy and emulation, and whatever doubts may have existed in the past, now that you are a candidate, they will be believed to be true by every good Republican. "There is no man whose privilege it was to Know you and to associate with you while you were the assistant secretary of the navy under President McKlnley's ap pointment who is not eager to testify to the great ability and fidelity which char acterized your incumbency of that office. Of your services to our country during the late war with Spain it is not necessary for me to speak. Your name will ever be identified with the heroic achievements of our army, and your warmest friends and most devoted admirers are the gallant band of Rough Riders whom you led to victory. "This bright and glorious record, how ever, did not lead that great convention at Philadelphia to insist upon you as its can didate, although Jt fills with pride the heart of every true American. The Republican party has chosen you because from your earliest manhood until to-day. In whatever cost you have been called on to fill, and notably during your two years of splendid service as chief executive, of the State of New York, you havo everywhere and at all times stood for that which was clean and uplifting, and against everything that was sordid and base. Ycu have shown the peo ple of this country that a political career and good citizenship could go hand in hand and that devotion to the public welfare was consistent with party membership and party organization.' There la not a young man In these United States who has not found in your life and influence an incen tive to better things and higher Ideals. "With President McKinley you will lead our ticket to victory, for you both have been tested, and In your honor, patriotism and your civic virtues the American peo ple have pride and confidence." Senator Wolcott's .address was frequently applauded, his reference to Governor Roosevelt's hunting stories evoking a hearty laugh. When he stepped forward he stood In a clear space on the crowded porch, facing the doorway of a reception room in front of which the Governor stood erect in military attitude. To the left were a number of woman and other guests of the house, while Mrs. Roosevelt stood among them, the three children of the Governor looking on with wide-eyed interest. MR. ROOSEVELT'S. REPLY. When Senator Wolcott concluded Gov ernor Roosevelt stepped a pace forward and replied. His voice was clear and firm, and as ho proceeded there were several inter ruptions of applause. He said: "Mr. Chairman I accept the honor con-, ferred on me with the keenest and deepest appreciation of what it means and, above all, of the responsibility that' goes with it. Everything that it is in my power to do will be done to secure the re-election of President McKinley, to whom It has been given. In this crisis of the national history, to stand for and embody the principles which He closest , to the heart of every American worthy of the name. "This is very much more than a mere party contest. We stand at the parting of the way, and the people have now to de cide whether they shall go forward along the path of prosperity and high honor abroad, or whether they will turn their backs on what has been done during the past three years; whether they will plunge this country Into an abyss of misery and disaster, or, what Is worse than even misery and dlslster, shame. I feel that we have a right to appeal not merely to Re publicans, but to all good citizens, no mat ter what have been their party affiliations In the past, and to ask them, on the strength of the record that President Mc Kinley has made during the past three years, and on the strength of the threat implied in what was done In Kansas City n few days ago. to stand shoulder to shoulder with us' perpetuating the condi tions under which we have reached a de gree of prosperity never before attained in the Nation's history and under which abroad we have put the American flag on a level where It never before in the history of the country has been placed. "For these reasons I fell we have a right to look forward with confident ex pectation to what the verdict of the peo ple will be next November and to ask all men to whom the well-being of the country and the honor of the national name are dear to stand with us as we fight for prosperity at home and the honor of the fiag abroad." A round of applause broke out as tha Governor concluded, but he checked it In stantly by saying: "Gentlemen, one mo ment, please. Here Ned," he said to Sena tor Wolcott. "this is not to the national committee, but I want to say this to my friends, friends of my State, who are here. Just let me. say how I appreciate seeing f.- many of you here to-day. I want to say I am more than honored and pleased at having been made the candidate for Vice President on the national ticket, but you c?nnot imagine how badly I feel at leav ing the men with whom I have endeavored nnd worked for civic decency and righteousness and honesty In New York." This little postscript to his formal speech was heartily applauded and the Governor remarked: ."I shall ask you gentlemen, please, to step this way,- as some misguided photographers wish to take our pic tures." The crowd followed him to the east veranda, where the photographs were taken. Refreshments were then served on the porches and in the dining room, and a half hour of general conversation followed. . At 1:13 p. m. the party left and started cn the return drive to Oyster Bay, where the special train awaited. On reaching the railway station the following telegram wa9 sent to President McKinley by Senator Wolcott: "The committee appointed to notify Gov ernor Roosevelt of his nomination to the vice presidency has filled that pleasant duty, and Join In this message of congratu lation and good will." KILLED AND EATEN. Rnslimen Devoured by the Blood thirsty Cannibals of New Britain. VICTORIA. B. C July ll-Bushmen from Cape Oxford, according to a letter received by the Miowera from Sydney, were killed and eaten by cannibals on the coast of New Britain. The German government is taking steps to punish the cannibals. The bushmen had been trading, "and when they got to the landing the canoes they were In were fired on and at once sunk. Many were killed and their bodies carried ashore. But tho most horrifying Incident was when several men were captured alive and dragged to the actual scene of the feast their bodies were to provide. They were clubbed, and afterward roasted or baked and eaten. This tribe of native ghouls Is one of the most notorious on the Island for man-eating. They aro not head hunters, in tho Solomon islands sense of the term, but bloodthirsty Kanakas who kill for food solely. Tho victims were not all killed at once, some of them witnessing the killing of their comrades and the first part of the cannibal feast. TROLLEY CAR TELESCOPED. Names of Picnickers Who Were In jured in the Accident Near Dayton. SPRINGFIELD, O., July 12. Two cars collided on the Dayton. Springfield & Ur bana electric road last night and tele scoped. Probabjy twenty persons were in jured. One car was loaded with persons returning from a church picnic, and near ly all the passengers were hurt. Motor man Charles Armstrong had a leg broken and was internally injured. He may die. Others suffering injuries were: Pearl Shoup, cut about face and badly bruised; Emma Lanncrt, head hurt and rendered unconscious; George Gerrin, back injured; Marion Bar, slightly cut about face; Carl Eiser, back hurt; Waldo Wehrerlm. leg hurt; Carl Ulles, ankle badly sprained; Carl Hartman, head cut and badly bruised about body: Dory Gouser, no?e broken and face badly bruised; John Kelsey, hurt about chest, unconscious. No explanation of the collision is offered by the company. Elks to Meet in Milwaukee. ATLANTIC CITY. X. J., July 12.VThe next meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will be held in Milwaukee. The session to day was devoted to discussion of proposed changes in the by-laws. Drank Lnudannm and Died. NEW YORK. July 12.-Dr. Charles Butt, of No. 43 Bryan place, Chicago, died here lo-day from the fleets of a dose of lauda num, which he d; 'nk in Battery Park yes terday. He was about eighty yeari old. WILL KOT HALT "ON TO PEKING THE POLICY ADOPT ED BY THE UNITED STATES. Efforts to Succor Minister Conger nnd Protect American Interests .Will Not II Relaxed. MINISTER WU'S CABLEGRAM REPORT THAT IT WAS WRITTEN BY PRINCE TU AN NOT CREDITED. Attempt by the Chinese Legation nt Washington to Show the Message Was an imperial Edict AMERICAN TROOPS ENGAGED LITTLE DOUBT THAT THE NINTH IN FANTRY IS AT T1EN-TSIN. Colonel Llscnms Orders Were to Co operate with the Allied Forces Belated Cablegram Via Siberia. WASHINGTON, July 12.-"On to Pe king," is the policy adopted by our govern ment. It is said that, regardless of the issues raised as to the authenticity of the last Chinese note, or the accuracy of. its statement of fact, or the question raised as to the responsibility for the present sit uation, our government, at least, is deter mined not to relax Its efforts to rear h Pe king, to get in touch with Mr. Conger, if he is alive, to take the necessary steps for the protection of American interests, and, in fact, to do all those things set out In Secretary Hay's note to the powers. In cluding a reckoning with the person or persens responsible for the outrageous events of the past six weeks. The good Impression made by the edict of the Chinese government, given out J7 Minister Wu yesterday, threatens to be off set to some extent, to-day, by the reports from London, stating that Prince Tuan was the real author of this edict, and that some of its most forcible anti-foreign lan guage was omitted from the version given out here. But at the Chinese legation these intimations from London are dismissed as groundless. The dispatch was received here in Chinese, that Is, in the numerals by which the Chinese government transmits Its official code messages. This, in itself, it is said, indicates that it came with the sanction of those in imperial authority, as the official code Is not known outside of this limited circle. Two translations were required, first from the numerals to the Chinese, the sec ond from the Chinese to the English. These translations were made by the members of the legation staff here, so that the ultimate text, as made public, contained the phrase ology adopted by the officials In this city. In making their translation they say they adhered literally to the telegraphic edict, so that the published text contains every thing embraced in the original. When the Emperor, Kwan Hsu, issues an edict, he does not sign his name, but his acts are authenticated by a seal, which, in this case, could not be cabled, so that the document was authenticated as coming from the Privy Council, the highest body of digni taries In China, and the one most closely associated with the imperial household. Following an Invariable custom in time of disorder, the War Office at Peking was In trusted with furnishing the runners to carry the message to the Imperial treasurer of Chi-Ll, who, in turn, got it to Shang hai. From that point it was sent direct to the various ministers the world over, com ing to Washington direct. Instead of by the usual route of London. Under the forego ing circumstances, the Chinese officials re gard it as established, beyond the slightest question, that the edict is a bona fide ex pression from the Imperial government of China, and, moreover, that it Is complete, as given out here, without the anti-foreign addenda sought to be put into It in other quarters. THE NINTH INFANTRY. It Is Probably at Tlen-Tsln Engaged in Fighting the Chinese. WASHINGTON. July 12. It is Inferred at the War Department that Colonel LIs cum and the two battalions of the Ninth Infantry, which arrived at Taku on Friday, have reached Tien-Tsln. Colonel Liscum was given a free hand in the matter of an advance, and It is thought that by prompt movement he already has reached the be leaguered city of Tien-Tsln, where, accord ing to to-day's advices to the British Ad miralty, reinforcements were urgently needed. The news from Tien-Tsln of the unsatis factory relations between the allied forces goes to confirm the War Department of ficials here in their convictions that two or three brigades of the volunteer veterans of the Cuban, Indian war and of the Philip pine jungle hunts could have achieved some valuable results before thia time had they been at Tien-Tsln. A question has arisen, in, view of the lack of a directing head at Tlen-Ts In, as to what Colonel Liscum. with his Ninth Regiment, will do. His orders are broadly framed and It is said at the War Department that while he re mains in command of his own men under all circumstances, he may co-operate to any extent with tho allied forces, so that he Is. of course, likely to willingly exe cute any part of the campaign confided to him, even though It involves his voluntary subordination to a foreign senior official. The Bureau of Military Information has received a communication from Major Za Hnsky, U. S. A., retired, giving some de tails of climate and topography of the country between Taku and Teking. . The country between Taku and Peking is hilly, and the climate will probably be more fa vorable for white troops than that of the Philippines. The mean temperature of Pe king is about the same as San Francisco, but It is much hotter in summer and bit terly cold In winter. The quartermaster's department has chartered the steamer Aztec at San Fran cisco, and has directed that she be fitted up for use in the transportation of horses and mules to the Philippines or China, as the case may be. In view of the prospective military op erations In China, the quartermatter'a de partment is favorably considering the ad visability of establishing a regular service between Taku, China, and Nagasaki, Ja pan, and using the transport Logan and the freight ships Flintshire and Wyeficld for that purpose. The Logan carried the Mnth Infantry from Manila to Taku. and is now at the latter port. The Flintshire and Wyefield are scheduled to leave Ma nila to-morrow with two battalions of the Fourteenth Infantry and a battery of the Fifth Artillery for Taku. The State De partment is now in negotiation with the Japanese government for permission to land these armed forces at Nagasaki. It is expected that this permission will be speedily granted. The plans of the War Department for feeding the army in China are being gradu ally formulated. It ha3 been decided that all troops destined for Nagasaki with a probability of service In China shall carry sixty days' rations, which will be landed with them. Transportation for this amount of stores will be furnished at once, so that the American contingent will be able to move forward promptly should It become necessary to act In semi-independence with the allied forces. Much impatience is expressed In the de partment at the slow movement of the al lies, and personal friends of General Chaf fee feel confident that if he Is given a free hand from Washington he will inaugurate a decided movement Immediately on his ar rival, in the event that this has not been anticipated by Colonel Liscum, although the latter, is handicapped by a very meager force. A belated cablegram was received at the Navy Department to-day from Nagasaki, via Siberia. It bore no signature, but Sec retary Long believes that it came from Rear Admiral Kcmpff. The facts set out in the cablegram appear to have already been described In a little different form In previous advices from Shanghai. The text of the message follows: "Taku, China, July 2. Runner from Pe king reports German troops in the Tsung Li Yamen. Chinese moved many field guns cn the wall commanding legations. Chinese cubjects advised to leave legations. Run ner heard heavy firing In Peking after leaving city." . . e THROUGH JAPANESE SOURCES. Another Account of the Killing of Von Ketteler Only One Army Corps. WASHINGTON, July 12. The Japanese legation has received a dispatch from To kio giving briefly the details of the assas sination of Baron. Von Ketteler, at Peking, and the lighting around Tien-Tsln. The dispatch was sent from Tokio July 4, but was In some way subject to great delay around the Siberian route. It states that the German minister was killed by a shot, and that it is not known whether the mob element or the soldiery Is responsible for the shooting. The Japanese report of the fighting around Tien-Tsln is similar to that already conveyed in the press dispatches. Concerning" to-day's reports from Yoko hama that the government Is being urged to send 50,000 troops to China, Mr. Nabe shlma, the Japanese charge, says this Is little more than press conjecture, and that there is no present evidence that the gov ernment has the slightest purpose of send ing more than one army corp. or 22,0u0 men, to China. It is the understanding of the Japaneso officials here that tho Fifth Army Corps Is now being put aboard trans ports at one of the great naval stations near Hiroshima. It Is expected the trans ?ns will go forward In groups as fast as loaded, each group being accompanied by a convoy of warships to afford protection. But as Japan and China have not declared war against each other, it is not expected that a large convoy of war vessels will ba required. The Japanese troops will go straight to Taku, the trip taking about three and one-half days. Whereabouts of the Lowrys. NEW YORK, July 12. The Rev. Dr. H. K. Carroll, of the Methodist Episcopal Mis sionary Society, to-day received another cablegram from the Rev. Frederick Brown, at Che-Foo, In answer to an inquiry sent some days ago, asking about the two sons of Dr. H. H. Lowry, who were at Peking. Dr. Lowry is the president of the Peking University, but Is at present at Philadel phia, having come to the United States to attend the recent General Conference. The cablegram , received to-day was as follows: "George, Catherine, Peking. Edward, Tien Tsln. Cora, Nagasaki." This is understood to mean that Dr. George N. Lowry, a phy sician, and his wife, Catherine, were still In Peking at last accounts; that Edward Lowry, of the Chinese customs service, has escaped to Tien-Tsln, and that Mrs. Edward Lowry (Cora) is safe at Nagasaki. Safe In Yokohama. SAN DIEGO. Cal., July 12. The steamer Belgian King, from Hong-Kong, reports that A. H. Butler, president of the Califor nia and Oriental Steamship Company, with his wife and daughter, was in Peking when the Boxer movement became dangerous and only left the city the day before the communication with the outside world was closed. They are now safe in Yokohama. Wire to Chee-Koo Interrupted. NEW YORK, July 12. The Commercial Cable Company sends out the following notice: "We are notified that the Great Northern Telegraph Company has received notification from Shanghai that telegraphic communication with Che-Foo has been In terrupted since yesterday evening." DISSOLUTION OF A TRUST. Mlcuijcnn nnd Ohio Planter Company to Wind Up Its Affairs. GRAND RAriDS, Mich.. July 12.-The Michigan and Ohio Plaster Company has been dissolved, and Its affairs are being wound up. For some time dissatisfaction has existed among the members, and re cently tho Midland Company of Kansas be gan arrangements for establishing a plant here, with the avowed purpose of fighting the trust. This hastened the end. Aug. 1 the Grand Rapids office will be closed, and the plants will be operated individually. Several planter mills and gypsum works here that were closed by the trust to re duce the output will bo reopened soon. HOUSE DYNAMITED. Ten-Year-Old Boy Killed and a Wom an Painfully Hart. WILLIAMSBURG. O., July 12.-Unknown persons placed dynamite under one corner of the residence of Henry Wilson. Just west of here, early this morning. The room above was wrecked by the explosion, and William "Wilson, a ten-year-old boj killed, and Miss Kate Tucker painfully injured. The other occupants of the houfc escaped without injury. ALL ARE DEAD NOT ONE FOREIGNER LEFT ALI VC IN PEKING, IT IS REPORTED. Shanghai Story of Slaughter That ! staid to Emanate from Chi nese Official Sources CANNON USED BY PRINCE TUAN WHO SPENT THE NIGHT OF JULY IN BATTERING THE LEGATIONS. All the Ministers and Their Defenders Alleged to Have Been Killed by Next Morning, PRINCE CHIN ö ALSO SLAIN HIS TROOPS DEFEATED BY THE REBELS AND THE ROEHS. f No Confirmation of the Report Re ceived by Any of the Euro pcan Governments USUAL DAILY CROP OF RUMORS POWERS EXIIAfSTING EVERY MEANS TO GET DEFINITE NEWS. Europeans Directing Chinese 3UIItnrj Operations Important Statement by Baron Von Ruelovr. LONDON, July 13. TbeSbangrv hai correspondent of the Daily Mail says the following; story re garding the situation in Peking emanates from Chinese official sources: "The two remaininrr lefra- . 0 tions the British and Russian were attacked in force on the even iug of July 6, Prince Tuan being in command. The attackers were divided. Prince Tuan commanded the center, the right wing was led by Prince Tsai Yin and the left by Priuce Yin "Lin. The' reserves were under Prince Tsin Yu. The attack commenced with artillery fighting, which was severe, and lasted until' 7 o'clock in the morn ing by which time both legations were destroyed and all the foreign ers were dead, while the streets around the legations were full of the dead bodies of bothforeigners and Chinese. "Upon hearing of the attack Prince Ching and General Wang Wen Shao went with troops to the assistance of the foreigners, but they were outnumbered and de feated. Both Prince Ching and General Wang Wen Shao were "iwo loreigners are saia to have escaped through the gates, one with a heavy sword wound in his head. "Prince Tuan, in celebration of the victory, distributed 100,000 taels and huge quantities of rice to the Boxers." RUMORS ARE PLENTY. Veil of Silence Still Enshrouds Pek InsShnnjchal Reports. LONDON. July 13, 1:10 a. m. A terrible veil of silence enshrouds Peking, an7 there Is nobody who docs not believe the worst has happened. It is taken for granted that all the powers have exhausted every means to get direct news from their legation, and the fact that their efforts have been in vain leaves but one interiretat'.on. The Chinese representative in Berlin denies the statement that LI Huns Chans had sent him a hopeful telegram. He says that, on the contrary, no direct telegram has turn receive J by him from Li Hung Chang for some time past. Observers fee in the edict from Peking A and other information emanating from Chinese official sources onlj attempts to gain time and desperate anxiety on the part of some one to make an apology for the outrages committed at the capital. Two ports from Tien-TMn considerably Intensify the general alarm. The lack of cohesion among the allies and the consequent failure to make headway render the situation there critical. The day's news is again restricted to the usual crop of untrustworthy Shanghai ru mors, the most serious of which, reported by the correspondent of the Express. lr va the effect that Kuropeans are directing the Chinese military ojratlon?. The corre spondent asserts that Captain Pl!y, of H. M. S. Aurora, distinctly tdw a man la