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LAST EDITIOI
FRIDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE 22, 1900.
FRIDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
TIEEl TSIiJ
American Consulate,
to the Grcimi
Razed
Firing From Chinese
Guns Is Incessant.
Big
CASUALTIES HEAVY.
Russians Are Holding the Kail
way Station.
Foreigners Hard Tressed and
Need Reinforcements.
Chinese Military College Burned
and Defenders Killed.
Che Foo, June 32 It is officially
reported that the bombardment of
Tien Tsin with large guns continues
incessantly. The foreign concessions
have nearly all been burned, and the
American consulate has been razed to
the ground. The Russians are occu
pying the railway station, but are
hard pressed. Reinforcements are
urgently needed. The casualties are
heavy.
The railroad Is open from Tong Tu
to Chin Long Chun, half way to Taku.
Che Foo, June 22. It Is . un
derstood the admiralty has re
ceived a dispatch from the British
naval commander in Chinese water on
the subject of the heavy damage done
to the foreign concessions at Tien Tsin
and the casualties of the international
forces. This has not yet been published.
The admiralty sent orders to Ports
mouth and Plymouth to hold detach
ments of marine artillery and infantry
in Instant readiness for service in China.
It is thought in some quarters that
Li Hung Chang's failure to go to Pekin
indicates that he is aware the situation
is so bad that it is impossible for him to
overcome the difficulties.
London, June 22. Lord Salisbury pre
sided this morning at a meeting of the
cabinet specially summoned to consider
the far eastern crisis. Prior to the meet
ing the French ambassador, M. Paul
Cambon, and the Chinese minister, Sir
Chin Chen Lo Feng Luh. paid a lengthy
visit to the officials of the foreign office
and it is expected that important devel
opments w ill be the outcome of the cab
inet conference as Lord Salisbury pro
ceeded to Windsor after the meeting.
The apprehensions as to the fate of the
Europeans cut off at Tien Tsin have
been sharpened by Admiral Kempff's
message which was the first definite an
nouncement of the bombardment and
destruction of the foreign concession.
Hut. in spite of Shanghai's grim state
ment that the Chinese used 40 pounders
and that l.f.00 foreigners were massa
cred, t here is no reason to conclude that
the foreign colony has been unable to
protect itself.
A Shanghai dispatch reports that Tien
Tsin was bombarded for two days, that
the casualties were 1W. that 5. lino inter
national troops are there and that now
that the allied commanders at Taku are
hastily pushing forward a relief col
umn, it is hoped the worst apprehen
sions will soon be dispelled.
Another Shanghai dispatch announces
that all the members of the foreign
community of Pel Tai Ho have arrived
at Che Fu on board the Nashville, but
they kit all their possessions behind
them.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Shanghai, under this afternoon s
date says five Chinese warships passed
"Wood Sung today and that officers of
the British armed cruiser I'ndaunted
visited the Chinese commanding otlicer
and received an assurance that the
ships were under orders to act against
any boxer rising.
The superintendent of foreign tele
graphs has started for Che Foo to or
ganize a service thence to Shanghai.
ACTIVITY IN JAPAN. -
Yokohama, June 22. The Ruik sailed
for Taku yesterday. The government
has arranged to receive and treat the
wounded of other powers. The Russian
wounded have already arrived. Ships
belonging to the standing squadron are
assembling at Sasecho.
14 SHIP LOADS OF TROOF&
Calcutta. June 22 Fourteen transports
will convey troops from India to China
All except six are already in port.
The Nerbudda and l'almcotta will
probably sail Sunday with the Seventh
Bengal infantry.
1.500 FOREIGNERS MASSACRED.
London, June 2?. A special from
Shanghai, says that it is reported from
Japenese sources that 1,5'jO foreigners
have been massacred at Tien Tsin.
A CHEERING REPORT.
Brussels. June 22 The Petit Bleu
states that a telegram was received
yesterday by an important Brussels
firm from China saying that Admiral
Seymour's relieving force and the Rus
sian column entered Pekin simultan
eously. The legations were reported intact
and all the Belgian residents are said to
be safe.
ZAFIRO SAILS FOR HONG KONG.
Washington, June ,22. A cablegram
received at the navy department today
from Admiral Remey at Manila, states
that the Zaftro sailed yesterday from
Cavite for Hong Kong. She is a suppiy
ship and may proceed to Taku after
communicating with Captain Wilder of
the Oregon at Hong Kong.
FIRED ON THE MONOCACY.
London. June 2?. The United States
gunboat Monocacy was two miles up the
Bet - v o p r rin
yiilSlIiiilLiJB
Pel Ho when the international fleet be
gan the bombardment of the Taku forts.
According to the Shanghai correspond
ent of the Daily Express, she was shot
through the bows. The correspondent
says that Chinese riflemen on both
banks cf the river attacked her, but un
successfully. TWO CRUISERS ARRIVE AT
SHANGHAI.
Washington, June 22. The state de
partment has received a cablegram
irom Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai, announcing the arrival there
of two steel cruisers. No details are
given. These vessels are supposedly
British cruisers to protect the town in
the event of an attack from the outly
ing forts.
FEW MISSIONARIES ESCAPE.
New York, June 22. Rev. Dr. Leon
ard, secretary of the Methodist Foreign
Missionary society in this city, re
ceived the following cablegram today:
"Che Foo, June 15. Tien Tsin. bomb
arded. Pekin very serious. Hopkins,
Erown and King saved. Gunboat.
"BROWN."
The three men mentioned are mis
sionaries. Dr. Leonard infers from the
fact that only those who were saved
are cabled, the remaining 24 mission
aries at Tien Tsin have been murdered
by the boxers.
There are many women included
among those at Tien Tsin, and mem
bers of the Haynor, Pike, Hopkins and
Brown families
CHINESE REGULARS.
Berlin, June 22. According to a dis
patch from Shanghai Received here,
Tien Tsin is being bombarded by Chi
nese regulars and not by the hoxers.
PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES.
Washington, June 22. The only news
from China laid before the cabinet
meeting today was a telegram to the
secretary of the navy, giving the move
ment of vessels in Chinese water's. The
text of the message, however, was not
made public. That the president and
members of the cabinet regard the sit
uation in China as extremely critical
is shown by the fact that the prelimi
nary preparations are being made to
send forward additional troops in case
of need. A telegram will be sent to
General MacArthur at Manila this af-
! terr.oon. asking him how large a force
he can spare should it become neces
sary to send them to China. No an
swer to this inquiry is expected before
tomorrow, when instructions may be
sent to have transports and troops in
readiness in anticipation of orders to
sail.
It is said that it is riot the purpose
of the president to dispatch these ad
ditional troops at once except in the
event that the situation becomes even
more grave and ciitical than at present.
The cablegram to MacArthur was a
precautionary measure taken with a
view of being in readiness to meet any
emergency.
The cabinet session was largely oc
cupied by the post-uastjc general, who
had just returned from Philadelphia, lit
telling the storv of the convention.
BRUCE HOPED TO RELIEVE TIEN
TSIN. London, June 22. In the house of com
mons today, Mr. Broderick, the under
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
announced that fighting occurred at
Tien Tsin June 20 and that reinforce
ments were required. Admiral Bruce,
he added, hoped that Tien Tsin would be
relieved last night.
SOME HOT FIGHTING.
London, June 22 In the house of com
mons today, Mr. Broderick, the under
secretary of state for foreign affairs, re
plying to a question, said the foreign of
fice had no news from Pekin or Vice
Admiral Seymour. He added that news
by runner. June IS, from Tien Tsin, ar
riving at Taku, June 21, announced that
several attacks ahd been made and re
pulsed. Continuing Mr. Broderick said
that on June 17, the Chinese shelled the
foreign settlement and the Chinese mil
itary college was attacked by a mixed
force of 175 Austrians, British, Germans
and Italians. They destroyed the guns
and burned the college, which contained
a considerable store of ammunition, and
killed its defenders. The Russians, with
their four heavy field guns, did excellent
service. The British loss was one man
killed and five wounded; the Germans
had one man killed; the Italians had
five men wounded. and the Russians had
seven men killed and five wounded.
During the night of June 17, the Chi
nese tried to seize the bridge of boats,
but were repulsed with loss, including,
it is reported a Chinese general. Rear
Admiral Bruce, at Taku. telegraphed
last night the further information that
at Tien Tsin. June 20, fighting was pro
ceeding and that reinforcements were
required. Mr. Broderick also said: "We
have further heard from Admiral Bruce
dated Taku last night and Che Foo this
morning as follows:
" I am hoping Tien Tsin may be re
lieved tonight. No news from the com
mander in chief.
" 'The Terrible landed this morning
2S2 officers and men of the fusiliers.' "
In conclusion Mr. Broderick announc
ed that he believed various other troops
wouid arrive in a day or two. if they
had not already landed and that ar
rangement had been made by the gov
ernment to supplement very considera
bly the force already ordered to China.
MID-CHINA STATIONS QUIET.
Nashville, Ter.n., June 22. The board
of missions of the Presbyterian church
today received a dispatch from Frank
Price, dated Kasheng. China, June 21.
stating that the mid-China stations
were quiet. The mid-China stations are
at Hang Chow. Kasheng, King Yin,
Cudinj. Sing Chang and Soo Chow,
situated south of the Yang Tse Kiang
and for the most part on the grand
canal.
TIME TO HURRY.
Washington, June 22. The adminis
tration is endeavoring to stimulate the
dispatch of troops and naval reinforce
ments to China to meet the emergency
at Tien Tsin. Reports that have been
received over night at the navy depart
ment but which are temporarily with
held from publication, are, it is believed,
confirmatory of the reports from Eu
rope of the need of reinforcements for
the international forces at Tien Tsin.
It is understood that low water in Pei
Ho is preventing the naval vessels at
Taku from gning to the assistance of
the force at Tien Tsin. It is probable
that no boat drawing more than a tor
pedo boat can get that far up the river.
In that case the purpose of the navy
department in hastening the gunboat
Nashville and the old Monocacy to
Taku has been in part defeated, for
even with their light draft it is improb
able that they cculd ascend the Pei Ho
as faras Tien Tsin during extreme low
water. In this case the only recourse
is in the use of troops and naval bat
talions afoot. The distance from Taku
to Tien Tsin is about 30 miles, but the
traveling is bad and if there is much
opposition the journey might occupy
several days. The emergency described
(Continued on Sixth Page.
ROOSEVELT TOU
Republican Leaders Planning
For Rear Platform Bailies.
Campaign by Special Train Is to
Be Inaugurated.
FOItAKER AND W0LC0TT
Both Will Undoubtedly Make
Speeches in Kansas.
Chairman Albaugh Goes to Chi
cago to Make Arrangements.
The Republican leaders will -inaugurate
the rear platform, special train
campaign July 2 with Teddy Roosevelt
as the principal speaker, the trip of the
vice presidential candidate to Okla
homa City to attend the reunion of the
Rough Riders, offering the opportunity
for this arrangement.
Chairman Morton Albaugh has gone
to Chicago for a conference with Paul
Morton, vice president of the Santa Fe,
at which arrangements will be made for
a trip through Kansas.
Mr. Roosevelt on his western tours
has traveled in Paul Morton's private
car and the trip to Oklahoma City is
likely to be made in the same manner.
The equipment which accompanies
Morton's car will be run as a special
the first speech in the west being made
at the Union station in Kansas City.
The next stop will be at Lawrence,
then Topeka, Burlingame, Osage City,
Emporia and points west of there.
It is probable that M. A., Low of the
Rock Island will attend the Chicago
conference and look after the arrange
ments to bring Mr. Roosevelt from
Oklahoma City north via the Rock Is
land from which a side trip is likely to
be made and finished over the lines of
the Union Pacific in the central part ol
the state.
The details of this tour have not been
worked out because of the lack of time.
Chairman Albaugh could not furnish
information concerning it because J.
R. Burton and Chester Long are now
looking after the eastern end of the
business and he will be compelled to
confer with them before being fully ad
vised. He will meet them in Chicago.
It is reported that Senator Foraker,
who nominated McKinley, will also
come to the state for a speaking tour.
If the senator does come he will be
given another special train trip through
the state. Senator Wolcott of Colorado
is also expected to help the Kansas
workers.
Since the nomination of Roosevelt has
been accomplished Kansas towns
aware that he is coming through the
stale, have been wiring Republican
headquarters begging one of the assign
ments for the Rough Rider. Chairman
Albaugh was unable to give any of
them satisfactory answers owing to his
own lack of information. The Republi
cans of Kansas are well pleased with
the nomination of Roosevelt. The Re
publican workers in Shawnee county
express the opinion that Roosevelt is
the strongest candidate for vice presl
dent named in years.
The Democrats who are fighting the
principles of war pretend that the nom
ination of Roosevelt will give them
greater opportunities than they had ex
pected in the national campaign. The
Democratic managers hint at some
thing shady in Roosevelt's record as a
police commissioner in New York and
claim that it will be aired.
The nomination of Roosevelt by the
Republicans is believed ty Republicans
to mean much enthusiasm and assist
ance in the campaign in the west. This
is the first time in the history of na
tional conventions in recent years that
the political managers have conceded
the claim of the west for recognition.
While Roosevelt is not a western man
vet the west was for his nomination,
Such men as Dolliver, Scott and Sco
field were pushed out of the way by the
overwhelming and enthusiastic demand
for Roosevelt, among the leaders of the
Roosevelt boomers being the Kansans.
Now that they were so successful in the
preliminaries and declared for Roose
velt in the face of the opposition of
some of the greatest leaders in the
party, the Kansas forces will make lib
eral calls on the New York governor to
assist them in holding the state in the
Republican column. The first request
was gladly responded to by the gallant
Rough Rider and the speaking tour ar
ranged for July is the first fruit of the
work for Roosevelt.
TO NOTIFY NOMINEES.
W.D. Holt and J. T. Bradley Will Rep
resent Kansas on the Committee.
Philadelphia, June 22. The following
is the committee selected to notify the
nominee for president:
Alabama, P. D. Barker; Arkansas,
Charles M. Green; California. W. M.
Garland; Colorado, D. M. Moffatt;Con
necticut, Lineas R. Simpson; Delaware,
I. F. Allee:Florida, Jos. E. Lee:Georgia,
W. A. Pledger; Idaho. W. B. Heyburn;
Illinois, Frank O. Lowden; Indiana,
John D. Widman: Iowa, C. E. Albrook;
Kansas, W. D. Holt; Kentucky, E. F.
Franks; Louisiana, Jules G. Godehaus;
Maine, Wainwright Cushing. Maryland,
Wm. F. Airy; Massachusetts, F. E.
Huntress; Michigan, Frank J. Hecker;
Minnesota. Ray W. Jones: Mississippi,
Sam P. Hurst: Missouri, John B.
Owens: Montana, David E. Folsom;
Nebraska, O. O. Abbott; Nevada, R. L.
Fulton; New Hampshire, Fred A.
Palmer; New Jersey, Leslie D. Ward;
New York. Frank S. Witherbee; North
Carol'na, W. A. Lemley;- North Dakota,
Fred Lentz; Ohio, J. G. Butler, jr.; Ore
gon, Henry E. Ankey; Pennsylvania, C.
L. Ivlagee: Rhode Island, Joseph C.
Fletcher; South Carolina, E. H. Deas;
South Dakota, S. B. Collins; Tennessee,
Georgre N. Tillman; Texas. J. G. Low
den; Utah, Thomas Kearns; Vermont,
W. N. Piatt; Virginia, J. Hampton
Hoge; Washington, Levi Ankey; West
Virginia, W. W. Monroe; Wisconsin,
Walter Alexander; Wyoming, C. D.
Clark: Alaska. W. D. Grant; Arizona,
John W. Dorrington: Indian Territory,
P. L. Soper: New Mexico, W. A. Otero;
Oklahoma, W. J. French; District of
Columbia, W. C. Chase; Hawaii, S.
Parker.
The following is the committee to
notify nominee for vice president:
Alabama, N. H. Alexander; Arkansas,
S. A. Duke; California. George C. Par
dee; Colorado, John B. Thompson; Con
necticut. A. J. Sleeper; Delaware, Alvan
D. Corner; Florida. John F. Horr;
Georgia, E. N. Clemer.ce; Idaho, Geo.
L. Shoup; Illinois, J. H. Rowell: In
diana, Charles Hernley; Iowa, J. J.
Marsh; Kansas, James T. Bradley;Ken
tucky, William J. Deboe; Louisiana,
John W. Cooke; Maine, Albert Pierce;
Maryland, James T. Bradford; Massa
chusetts, George N. Swallow; Michigan,
W. E. Parnell: Minnesota, J. J. Echlund;
Mississippi, W. E. Mask; Missouri,
Walter S. Dickey; Montana, David E.
Folsom; Nebraska, E. A. Laverty; Ne
vada, T. L. Flanigan; New Hampshire,
Albert Wallace; New Jersey, William
Barbour;New York. Francis V. Greene;
North Carolina, Thomas S. Collins;
North Dakota, H. C. Plumley; Ohio,
George S. B. Rollins; Oregon, Thomas
McEwen; Pennsylvania, John H. Mur
dock; Rhode Island, Lucius B. Darling;
South Carolina, J. F. Ensor; South Da
kota. Emil Branch Tennessee, Frank
S. Elgin; Texas, C M. Ferguson; Utah,
C. E. Loose; Vermont, E. M. Bartlett;
Virginia, C. G. Smithers; W'ashir.gton,
Levi Ankeny; West Virginia, John D.
Rigg; Wisconsin, J. C. Reynolds; Wyom
ing, George H. Goble; Alaska, W. D.
Grant: Arizona, Charles R. Drake; In
dian Territory, Dr. W. L. McWilliams;
New Mexico, S. O. Romero; Oklahoma,
J. C. Pringey; District of Columbia, J.
E. Jones; Hawaii, A. N. Hepkoikie.
TO LAST THREE DAYS.
Plan Adopted For the Demo
cratic National Convention.
Kansas City, June 22. If the pro
gramme arranged by the Democratic
national committee is carried out the
convention in Kansas City will last at
least three days. And in order to nom
inate Bryan in the midst of the flags
and red fire, and shouting and booming
of the Fourth of July, all the precedents
of national conventions are to be over
turned.
The convention will be called to order
at noon Wednesday, July 4. During the
afternoon the temporary organization
will be perfected and the credentials
and other committees will get to work.
In the evening the permanent organiz
ation is to be made; and then, after
the preliminaries are rushed through,
Bryan is to be unanimously and uproar
iously nominated before midnight. This
is the plan that has been formulated
and which will be carried out unless
there is a hitch in the proceedings.
On the second day, July 5, the plat
form will be adopted, and then the con'
vention is to adjourn until the day fol
lowing. This will be the most interest
ing day of the session, because the vice
president will be named, and about this
there is no end of uncertainty. The con
vention might be spread out over four
days, but the committee is determined
to make it last at least three days.
In order to send out William Jennings
Bryan as a candidate for the indepen
dence of the people, nominated on the
anniversary of the freedom of the na
tion, the Democratic national commit
tee will set aside an old and establish
ed rule of conventions, which have first
adopted a platform and then nominated
a candidate. But this method ot pro
cedure is purely a -natter of precedent.
It would not require even a suspension
of the rules to name first the candidate
and afterwards make the platform.
The Republican national committee
made a pledge to Philadelphia that the
Republican convention would be at
least three days long. But no such
pledge was made by the Democratic
committee to Kansas City. Neverthe
less the committee intends to prolong
the convention as though a pledge had
been made. Besides a great many of
the state delegations and a large part
of the crowd are expected to arrive in
Kansas City July 2, two days before the
opening of the convention. The Tam
many crowd, the largest single delega
tion booked in Kansas City, has en
gaged its rooms for July 2 and its spe
cial train will reach the city on that
day.
RATHBONE GUILTY.
Evidence Found by Bristow Leaves
No Doubt of It.
Havana. June 22. It is probable that
Estes G. Rathbone.the suspended direc
tor of posts, will be arrested within the
next few days, ihe postal Inspectors
assert that they have evidence impli
cating him beyond any question.
Mr. Rathbone's replies in the course
of the examination before Mr. Bristow
and the spectators were regarded as
very unsatisfactory more than estab
lishing the suspicions that have been
forced upon the investigators during
the last few weeks until proof has ac
cumulated to such an extent as to com
pel them to look upon Mr. Rathbone as
guilty.
It is also understood that the author
ities will ask for the extradition of the
head of the printing firm at Muncie,
Ind., which sent bills on billheads other
than those of the firm, billheads of a
purely fictitious firm.
The defendants will be Heeley, Rath
bone, Reeves, Rich and the Muncie
printer. Rich will be accepted as
state's evidence.
ARMED FLEET
Appears Off the Port of Baranquilla,
Colombia.
New Tork, June 22. A dispatch to
the Herald from Kingston, Jamaica, I
says: !
Authentic news from Colon. Col
ombia, has been received by the French
steamship Labrador. According to the
latest, advices there is great excite
ment in Baranquilla and Cartagena,
two Colombian seaports, because of the
appearance off Bocas de Cenozas, an
inlet near Baranquilla of a torpedo
boat, a steamship and several sailing
vessels. The craft are fully armed and
carry 2.000 revolutionists, who are un
der the command of General Duran.
The revolutionists intend to attack
BHi-anquilla by land and water.
There are only about two thousand
troops in Baranquilla. General Uribe
has reported at Oceana with 5.000 sol
diers. He will proceed along the Mag-
delena river if General Duran should
capture Baranquilla. This would mean
a decisive conflict.
There is neither cable nor steamship
communication with Faranquilla. The
result of the fighting therefore will not
be known for several days.
Completes His Cabinet.
Victoria. June 22. Premier Dunsmuir
has completed the formation of his
cabinet. W. G. Wells, northeast Koot
er.a. becoming chief commissioner of
lands and works; J. D. Prentice, of
Lillooet, provincial secretary and min
ister of education, and R. McBride, of
Dewdney. minisftr of mines. They
w7ere sworn in by the lieutenant gov
ernor. The governor signed writs for
by-elections in Victoria and South Vic
toria, where Turner, the finance min
ister, and Eberts, the attorney general,
have to be endorsed by the constitu
ents. The elections will be held July 3.
The dates of the other by-elections are
not yet fixed.
BOYCOTTJEVERE.
St. Louis-Merchants Protest to
Strike Managers , . . . .
That They Are Suffering With
out Just Cause.
HEARING TO BE GIVEN
In Future Before a Boycott is
Declared.
Attacks on Cars and Passengers
Have Nearly Ceased.
St. Louis, Mo., June 22. Cars are be
ing run on all divisions of the St. Louis
Transit company's system in the day
time and at times owl cars are operated
on the Olive street, Laclede, Deimar
and Page avenue lines as far west as
Taylor avenue. General Manager
Boumpoff says that owl cars will be
run on other lines when a demand ex
ists for them. To all appearances, aside
from the light traffic, the only thing
that might indicate a strike is the pres
ence of armed members of the posse
comitatus on guard around the power
houses and car sheds of the Transit
company. The police barracks have been
deserted and the police are no longer
held in reserve about the stations to
answer riot calls, members of the posse
being kept in the stations at night for
that purpose.
During the past forty-eight hours
there has been an absence of assaults
on and attempts to blow up cars of the
Transit company. The strenuous efforts
made by the police, deputy sheriffs and
private detectives to ferret out and
punish the miscreants who have been
guilty of stoning and blowing up cars
with dynamite have had much to do with
the greater feeling of security that pre
vails. Representatives of various business
houses have besieged the headquarters
of the street railway union in Walhalla
hall protesting that the boycotts de
clared against them are unmerited and
unjust. Several had been declared by
other unions and in these cases Secrer
tary Mack Missik directed the com
plainants to appeal to those unions
which had declared them. In a bulletin
issued today the unions are advised to
act slowly and with care m declaring
boycotts and to take no steps without
according a hearing to those against
whom action is proposed.
The inquest into the responsibility for
the death of the three strikers who were
shot in front of posse barracks, Sunday
evening. June 10. was resumed today.
A number of witnesses were examined
but nothing new was developed by their
testimony. Twen.ty-two members of
the sheriff's posse were lined up for
identification. A dozen, witnesses were
Erought in singly and asked if they
recognized any of the men as having
taken part in the shooting. No identi
fication was made, although several
deputies were pointed out as having
been seen in the street when the firing
was going on.
Major E. A, Batdoif. of the posse,
said that he saw "as many as ten"
revolvers in the hands of strikers. "I
did not see the street car men do any
shooting. I don't know whether any
of the men with revolvers, were ar
rested. I did not see any of them in
the barracks. I arrested one man and
tok him inside the barracks, and when
I came out the shooting was all over."
Colonel Cavender and Captain Rob
inson of the posse were summoned be
fore the grand jury today. It was not
stated what they were wanted for but
it is presumed that it was for the pur
pose of giving some information as to
the events of the afternoon in front
of the posse barracks when Thomas,
Rine and Burckhardt were shot.
Orders were issued this afternoon re
ducing the force of 2.500 members of
the sheriff's posse comitatus to 500 men.
At noon, the inquest was adjourned to
Saturday morning. It is expected that
Deputy N. F. Johnson, one of the men
identified as a participant in the affair
will be a witness Saturday.
GR0SYEN0R DISGRUNTLED.
Ohio Congressman Says Roosevelt
Should Not Have Weakened.
Philadelphia. June 22. Congressman
Chas. H. Grosvenor made a statement
concerning the nomination of Roose
velt for vice president.
"Roosevelt as a vice . presidential
candidate will greatly strengthen the
ticket, especially among sound Re
publicans of the northwest. If he gets
out and makes an active campaign,
as it is suoDOsed he will, he will be
in many respects the strongest candi
date that could have been nominated.
"How will the nomination affect
Roosevelt as a political factor?"
"It will very likely kill him, politi
cally. The vice presidency is a politi
cal gravevard. He should not have
weakened, but should have persisted in
his determination to run for governor
of New York."
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. D. A. Dickey died at her home,
526 Topeka avenue, last evening at a
few minutes past 10 o'clock. The fun
eral services will be held tomorrow af
ternoon at 3 o'clock at 418 West Sixth
street. Two sons and a daughter sur
vive her. They are C. W. and J. R.
Pensyl and Mrs. Mary Caywood of
North Chemung. New York.
ROOSEVELT TO
M'KINLEY.
of Congrat-
Replying to Message
.uiation.
Washington. June 22. The following
is the text of Governor Roosevelt's mes
sage to President McKinley:
New York. June 21. Hon. William
McKinley,' Washington I appreciate
deeply your congratulations and am
proud to be associated with you on the
ticket.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Mississippi Delegates.
Jackson, Minn., June 22. Partial re
turns from yesterday's primaries from
about forty of the 75 counties in the
state point to the election of Gover
nor Longino, Senator Money, R. E.
Henry and General Cameron as dele
gates at large to the Kansas City con
vention. The Buffalo Sails.
Southampton, June 22. The United
States training ship Buffalo has sailed
for Manila.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, June 22. Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Satur
day; variable winds.
PER CAPITA TAX RAISED
By National Council Junior Order
American Mechanics.
Philadelphia, June 22. The national
council of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics has just con
cluded its sessions here and has sus
tained the action of the grand lodge in
raising the per capita tax to 15 cents,
and ordered that the lodges in Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey, Virginia and the
District of Columbia, which have re
fused to comply with the decision, be
suspended.
A special per capita assessment of
15 cents was decided on for the support
of the national orphan home at Tiffin,
Ohio, which is encumbered with a debt
of $75,000. The minimum age limit to
membership was reduced from 18 to 13
years, and the number of delegates to
the national council from 119 to St8. The
following officers were elected: Charles
Reeves, Eearttle, Wash., national coun
cilor; Ames L. Gray, Jonesboro, Ind.,
national vice councilor; J. Adam Sohl,
Baltimore, national treasurer; George
A. Cowan, Nashville. Tenn., national
conductor: C. O. Bohrer, Washington,
D. C, national warden; Rev. C. A. C.
Thomas. Fayetteville, N. C, national
chaplain; A. G. Bainbridge, Minneapo
lis, member of the board of control.
The next meeting will be held In
Buffalo in 1901.
FLED FOR THEIR LIVES.
Fire In a Business College
Makes Pupils Scamper.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 22. Fire broke
out in the five story Eichbaum build
ing, 242 Fifth avenue, about 1:30
o'clock this afternoon, and fifteen min
utes later had spread to Duff's college
building. Piatt's restaurant, the Ex
change National bank, and the Hussey
building. The flames burned fiercely
and the occupants of trie building were
forced to fly for their lives.
At 1:50 p. m. the flames crossed the
street, and in a few minutes the hand
some iron structure of the First Na
tional bank on the corner of Fifth ave
nue and Wood street was in flames.
The entire fire department was called
out and the firemen worked heroically
to stay the flames, but it seemed ap
parent the buildings on the south side
of the street would be destroyed.
Only the roof of the First National
bank building was on fire and the
flames were quickly extinguished.
The fire started in the rear of the
Eichbaum building, facing on Diamond
street. The building was beins: re
modeled as a telephone office at an ex
pense of many thousand dollars. As
soon as the alarm was giren the money
and valuables in the Exchange bank
were olaced in the vaults for safetv.
At 2:25 o'clock the fire was appar
ently under control, after cleaning out
the Eichbaum and Duff buildings.
When the fire was discovered fifty stu
dents were on the fifth floor of Duff's
college. A panic ensued, but beyond
a few bruises and contusions all reached
the street in. safety.
GRINSTEAD RELEASED.
Writ of Habeas Corpus For
Wathena Editor Secured.
Pool Grinstead will be released tei
bail.
A M .Harvey secured a writ of habeas
corpus and Grinstead was taken, before
Judge Wells at Seneca today, when
bond was fixed at $1,000 and the hearing
set for July 10.
The application is based upon the
claim that the charges upon which he
was convicted did not constitute pub
lic offenses. July 10 is the day. upon
which the court of appeals will decide
the Grinstead cases, and if they are
reversed Grinstead will be liberated.
It is reported that Grinstead's health
is breaking down owing to his confine
ment. He has been allowed no liberty
whatever.
WESTERN UNION OUSTED.
Chicago Board of Trade Collects Its
Own Market Repors.
Chicago, June 22. By order of Judge
Tulley the Western- Union Telegraph
company has been ousted from its po
sition, as collector of the daily market
quotations on the floor of the board
of trade, and that body today "com
menced to collect its own auotations
atid transmit to the telegraph com
panies. The right to collect the quo
tations has been regarded by the board
of trade as an important step in the
contest over the cutting off of the
ticker service from bucket shops. No
change however will be made in the
manner of distributing the quotations
until the matter has been finally passed
upon by the courts.
KIR. SHELDON THERE.
Tbpeka Pastor Attends Opening
of World's AV. C. T. U.
Edinburgh, June 22. The World's
Woman Christian Temperance Union
opened its annual meeting here this
morning under the presidency of Mrs.
L. M. N. Stevens of Maine. Lady Henry
Somerset presided at the afternoon ses
sion. Among the spectators were Mes
dames Wiley of Rhode Island and
Stevenson of Massacnusetts. and the
Rev. C. M. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan.
Cii
A Final Dividend.
ncinnati, O., June 22. It
Is an
nounced that on June 26 to 29. J. Frank
Aldrich, receiver of the Fidelity Na
tional bank will pay a final dividend of
14 per cent to the creditors of that ill
fated institution. Its failure precipi
tated by wheat speculations in Chicago
by its president, E. T. Harper, followed
by his conviction in the United States
court and his incarceration in the peni
tentiary for a number of years, made
the matter one of w ide interest
Mullice to Prison.
Marion Mullice was taken to the pen
itentiary today by Sheriff Cook. . The
rest of the prisoners who have been
sentenced will remain in jail here until
court is adjourned. Mullice was re
moved on account of the wound in his
leg, which requires constant attention,
and this could not be given him here as
well as at the penitentiary, where they
have a hospital and all the conven
iences for caring for the sick.
BASIS OFJEACE.
Believed to Haye Been Reached
In the Philippines.
Leaders of the Revolution Hold
a Meeting.
RELEASED FR03I JAIL.
Thirty Political Prisoners Take
Part in Discussion.
Paterno Is Convinced - That
Aguinaldo Will Accept.
Expulsion of the Friars Part of
the Arrangement.
Manila, June 22. Two hundred Fili
pinos met this morning in Manila to
determine honorable and decorous
methods for securing peace. The re
sults were submitted to General Mac
Arthur", who accepted them.
The leaders of the meeting will us.a
their influence to induce Aguinaldo to
accept the arrangements. It they are
successful as they hope to be, they be
lieve Aguinaldo will issue orders in con
junction with the American authorities
for the cessation of hostilities.
The meeting, which was the first of
the kind since the days of the, Filipino)
congress, was composed of the dis
tinctly .revolutionary element, tha
"A mericanistas" being lacking. Thirty
political prisoners were released from,
jail this morning in order to attend.
Senor Paterno presided and Senor"
Buencamino, the originator of the
movement, Senor Florez, General Pio
del Pilarv General Garcia, General Ma
eabulos and other prominent revolu
tionists were present.
It was DoLtited out that the ques
tions to be considered were military ant
civil, the military being concerned with
a cessation of hostilities and the civil
with the determination ot the political
status of the Filipinos. Tne imnvo.)
ate object of the meeting was to effect
peace and subsequently the lead-er-s
could consult with the civil commission
as to political matters.
It was evident that Senor Paterno
was convinced that he could obtain.
Arruinaldo's sanction to a peace based
jpon the following seven clauses, which
after four hours were unanimously ac
cepted as compatible with an honorable
peace:
. First Amnesty.
Second The return by the Ameri
cans to the Filipinos of confiscated
property.
Third Employment for the revolu
tionary generals in the navy and militia
when established.
Fourth The application of the Fili
pino revenues to succor needy Filipino
soldiers.
Fifth A guarantee to the Filipinos
of the exercise of personal rights ac
corded to Americans by their consti
tution. Sixth Establishment of civil govern
ment at Manila and in the provinces.
Seventh Expulsion of the Friars.
The statement of the seventh con
dition was vociferously acclaimed, tha
entire assembly shouting Lxpel,
pel."
TO JOIN HANDS.
Hamilton Is Marching to a
Junction W ith Duller.
London, June 22. Lord .Roberta re
ports that General Ian Hamilton
reached the Springs yesterday en route
for Hcidelburg to join hands with Gen
eral Buller, who is expected to reach
Standerton tomorrow.
The dispatch of Lord Roberts In full
is as follows:
"Pretoria, June 22. Ian Hamilton's
column reached the Springs yesterday
en route to Heidelburg, where they will
join hands with Bullefs troops, who
reached Paardekop yesterday, and will
be at Standerton tomorrow, thus open
ing up communication between Pretoria
and Natal and preventing any joint
action between the Transvaalers and
the people of the Orarge liiver colony.
Badn-Powell reports from Rustenburg
that he found the leading Boers very
pacific and cordial on his return jrurney
hence. Commandant Steyn and two
actively hostile field cornets had been
captured during his absence.
"Lord Edward Cecil, the administra
tor of the Rustenberg district, has to
date collected 3,000 rifles.
"The commissioner at Kroonstad re
ports that 341 rifles have been handed
in at Wolmarnstad."
CALLS OS PLATT.
Roosevelt Visits the Senator Before
Leaving For Oyster Bay.
New York, June 22. Governor Roose
velt left this city for Oyster Bay at 1
o'clock thi3 afternoon. After sleeping
last night at the Union League club, he
went with General Francis V. Green to
the Fifth Avenue hotel, meeting Chair
man B. B. Odell and the trio made a
call on Senator Piatt. There was noth
ing more than an exchange of courtesies
between the senator and the vice presi
dential nominee.
Governor Roosevelt announced that he
will stay at Oyster Bay until June 2
when he will go to Oklahoma to attend
the Rough Riders' convention. It was
intended that he should address the lo
cal ratification meeting at Carnegie hall
on June 26, but his nomination for the
vice presidency has made that impos
sible. No one has yet been selected to
take his place on the speaker's plat
form. Senator Piatt is better today than he
has been since he fractured his rib.
Monument to Hahnemann.
Washington, June 22. A monument to
the memory of Sam'l Hahnemann foun
der of the homeopathic school of medi
cine was formally dedicated yesterday
afternoon with appropriate exercises m
the presence of a large assemblage, in
cluding President McKinley, Attorney
General Griggs and the delegates to the
American institution of homeopathy,
now in session in this city. The site of
the monument is on the east side of
Scott Circle, in the fashionable north
west section of the city. The statue is
a fine work of art and represents Dr.
Hahnemann in a sitting position. The
treatment is Greek in spirit and the
statue of bronze. Its total cost has been
$50,000, raised by public subscriptions.
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