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I LAST EDITION MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JULY 23, 1900. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. 1 I i 4 li1 t n 1 i! I J V V" ARE YETJLIVE. Consul General at Shanghai Notifies Washington That Prince Tuan Wires That a Royal Officer SAW ALL MINISTERS In Pekin, on the 1 8th, and They Were Uninjured. That No Attack Was Then Being Made. IS SOMEWHAT VAGUE. The Presbyterian Board of For eign Missions Bias a Dispatch Saying "Pekin People Alive." Washington, July 23 The state de partment marie public the following-: The state department has received a dispatch from Goodnow, the consul gen eral at Shanghai, dated today, saying that Prince Tuan -wires that an officer of the Tsung Li Yamen saw all the ministers on the 18th; that none were injured, and that no attack was at that time being- made. He does not say to whom the dispatch of Prince Tuan was addressed, and it fs to a certain extent at variance with the dispatch of Min ister Conger of that date, describing the legation as being under fire at that time. The above dispatch was shown to Minister Wu this afternoon. He said he had no explanation to offer, but said he placed no dependence ' on any of the Shanghai dispatches. He advanced the theory that Prince Tuan, after all, might not belong to the boxers, but might be supporting the government. "PEKIN PEOPLE ALIVE." Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis sions Gets Hopeful Dispatch. New York, July 23. The Presbyterian board of foreign missions today re ceived the following cable from Che Foo: "Situation not improved. Shan Tung governor. Che Foo,..Taotai, publish im perial edit enforcing protection to for eigners. Christians. People Pekin alive, trying through governor get word Pao-Ting-Fu where foreigners in Yamen supposed safe. TOWLER." Rev. rr. Arthur J. Brown, one of the secretaries of the board, said: "We do not know any missionary named Towler. Probably the signature should be 'Fowler.' All our mission aries left Che Foo for Corea or Japan some days ago. Before leaving they may have asked Consul General John Fowler to keep our board informed." The Methodist foreign missionary so ciety of New York today received the following cable: "Foo Chow, July 21. Danger increas ing. Missionaries leaving. LACEY." In response to the cable the secre tary at once forwarded $3,000 to help the refugees to get away. LONDON MOSE HOPEFUL. Now Admits That Some Missionaries Are Yet Alive. London. July 23. Though there are some indications that hardened pessim ism is beginning to melt under the warm shower of Chinese assurances, so that it is now admitted that perhaps, not all the foreign missionaries at Pekin have been killed, still incredulity re mains the dominant note of European comment. No one seems able to recon cile tfie assurances of the imperial edict with Minister Conger's statement in his alleged message to Secretary Hay that he was in hourly expectation of death by massacre, though both documents purport to have been sent oft from Pekin on the same date. It is con fidently anticipated, however, that the mystery will soon be solved, as all the governments, following the lead of the United States secretary of state. Colo nel Ha.y. have taken steps to test the sincerity of Chinese officialdom by in sisting upon free communication with the ministers. In the house of commons to-day, the parliamentary secretary of the foreign service. Mr. William St. Jonn Broder- K' co"Y"unicated certain statements or the Chinese authorities with regard to the satety f the legations at Pekin. and said the Chinese minister declared them to be unharmed Mr. Broderi.k read the text of the M?nl J " tS f JUly 1S' menting on Minister corner's dispatch to the de partment of state of the United States. Mr. Broderiek said that though the dis- edic ts and assurance of safety the lat ter was not borne out by Mr. Conger Consul Warren had telegraphed to the governor of Shan Tung to know how a message from Pekin reached him in two days and why there was no me , ? helr for"W minister. Sir Claude MacDonald. The governor re Plied that the United States minims message was sent by the Tsung Li Ya men by a messenger traveling 600 leagues (roughly 200 miles) a dav "I assure you. the governor of Shan Tup added, "there is no teleg-aphic com munication I can not explain wv MacDonald has not telegraphed, but I have begun to be anxious about the rmmsters, for they and the others are all living and unharmed. Of this I Jiave already had several reliable mes sages," Mr. Kroderick continued: "Seein" that over a month- has elapsed since any 1 communication reached the government from the British legation and the Tsung Li Yamen is communicating by mes sengers with various Chinese authori ties, her majesty's government feels j they can not give credence to any state ment or decrees attributed to the em peror or Chinese government until they are fortified by letters signed and dated by Sir Claude MacDonald or other Brit ish officials or by some cablegram in our cipher." According to the translation read by Mr. Broderick, the imperial edict opens as follows: "In the Confucian philosophy. in the spring and autumn, it is written envoys should not be killed. How, then can it be supposed the throne's policy is to connive at allowing troops and people to vent their wrath on foreign ministers." The edict then gives the assurance, already made known, to the public. In the house of commons today, the secretary of state for India.Lord George Hamilton announced that the Mahara jah of Gwalior had offered the govern ments fully equipped hospital ship, upon which it is proposed to spend 20 lakhs of rupes for service in China, as a mark of rupes for service in China, as a mark was accepted. Lord George Hamilton also testified to the g-overnment's great appreciation of the generosity of those who are sending the Maine to China. CONGER DISPATCH DISCREDITED. Washington, July 23. The state de partment has received a number of dis patches from foreign governments re lating to 'the Conger dispatch, also from, our officials in China, including Consul General Goodnow. Without exception they discredit the accuracy of the dis patch, and advance various theories to show its lack of genuineness. The en tire burden of the answers indicate a disposition not to move the relief ex pedition on the evidence furnished by the Conger dispatch. Notwithstand'ng these messages. Secretary Hay person ally continues to credit the Conger dis patch, although he says that there is a possibility of deception. Minister Wu was closeted with Secretary Hay this morning. RF.MEY GOING TO TIEN TSIN, Washington, July 23. The bureau of navigation this morning received the following cablegram from Admiral Ilemey : Taku, July 22. Going Tien Tsin to day to look into matters, leaving senior othcer here. Newark gone Nagasaki for docking. SZE CHUEN IS YET QUIET. Paris, July 23. According to a tele gram received today from the French consul at Tschong Ning. dated Yvednes day, July 18, there has been no upris ings at Sze Chuen. In the country northeast of that province, however, some missions have been destroyed, A BRILLIANT DASH. New York, July 23. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo, July 20, says: A brilliant dash against a large force of Chinese at Tien Tsin was made this morning by a detachment of American troops, assisted by some English fusi liers. . . . The object was to capture a battery of large calibre cannon which had been doing great damage. Ihe Anglo-American troops charged a large fort across an open space, and were exposed to a hot but poorly di rected fire from the enemy. They dashed into the fort and after engag ins the Chinese In a sharp hand to hand fight put them t night and remalnea masters of the fort. Eight large modern guns were cap tured. tog-ether with carts and all the accessories. The batteries were imme diately turned upon the freeing enemy who under the well directed fire suf fered heavy losses. The victory was won in an incredibly short time against an overwhelmingly superior force, and, despite the charge under fire and the fight in the fort. neither the Americans nor the British lost a single man. The Chinese army is now retreating toward Pekin. A dispatch to the Herald from Che Foo, July 21, says: The captain of a British steamer who has just arrived from New Chwang reports that there - arrived there on Thursday a Chinaman, professing to be a foreigner's servant, who escaped from Pekin on the 12th, on which date the British legation was destroyed and the foreigners butchered. The story is credited in New Chwang. - Another telegram came from the gov ernor of Shans Tung, Yuan Shi Kai: last night. He says: "I have received definite information fiorn Pekin that all the ministers are well and there is no illness among them. The proper Chinese authorities are devising means for their rescue and protection. FIGHTING NEAR WEI HAI WEI. St. Petersburg, July 23. Two encount ers are reported to have taken place be. tween British and Chinese forces near Wei Hai Wei. The latter, it is reported, were repulsed after a stubborn en counter. No dates are given. M. Krutizky, engineer of the Eastern Chinese railway, telegraphing irom Algatzk in the Trans-Ballkal territory, under date of Friday, July 20, reports the occupation of Challar by Chinese troops. The Russians, according to this dispatch, continued to concentrate at Charbin. A FLOOD OF DOUBT. Washington, July 23. The state de partment was the center of interest on the Chinese situation today. Secretary Hay was at his desk by 9 o'clock, and for an hour was busily engaged with a ma.tter of such importance that he declined to be interrupted by any one. About 10:15 the Chinese minister ar rived and was with the secretary for some time. On the departure of the minister he gave out the imperial edict the substance of which has been pre viously made known, declaring that foreigners were safe on the 17th in stant. The state department has received a deluge of dispatches from all quart ers of the globe relating to the Conger message. These show the attitude of foreign governments. Without exception the official view taken by all foreign offices is that the dispatch is not genuine, and does not afford a basis for action. This incredulity is also shared by United States Consul .General Goodnow, . at Shanghai, who has communicated to the state department his disbelief in the authenticity of the message. The text of these several messages is not made public, as they are inconclusive and do not add anything in the way of definite news to the situation at Pekin. the entire tenor being one of doubt and suspicion. The official doubts are based on various theories. One of them is that the deception was practiced by the Tsung Li Yamen itself. Still another is that it emanated from a high Chinese official a man holding a position like that of Sheng or Prince Tuan. the lat ter being at the head of the anti-foreign element and at last accounts connect ed with the Tung Li Yamen. Notwithstanding this flood of doubt from foreign official quarters the state department has not varied its position as to the authenticity of the message. Secretary Hay's position being now as it always has been that there is every probability of the genuineness of the (Continued on Sixth Page.) COMESTOJOPEKA McCormick Company's Branch Bouse Established Here. Railroad Facilities ExceedThose of Other Kansas Towns. OFFICES ARE OPENED In Thompson Block on Quincy Street. Kansas City Loses the Kansas Machine Business. EMPLOYES ARE COMING Force Imported From the Kan sas City Offices. E. L. Bees In Charge of the Kansas Branch. The branch house for the McCormick Reaper company for Kansas has been established in Topeka and E. L. Rees has charge of the opening and establish ment of the business here. An office will be opened this week in the Thompson block between Sixth and Seventh on Quincy street. Mr. Rees has been over the state visit ing the principal towns, for the purpose of selecting a location for this branch house. From the long list of candi dates for this honor he selected Topeka because of the superior railroad facili ties which this city offers. At this time the company has not se .cured a suitable office and the location of the business in the Thompson block is said to be but temporary. The company expects to erect a ware house and office block 75x150 two stories high and add to it a foundry 75x150. The plant which will be thus con structed will employ seventy-five men. The temporary location will probably be occupied until the company selects a location for the proposed new building. Several sites are being considered, but the company can not use some of them because they are not convenient to rail road switches. The facilities for doing business will be greatly increased by the location of the building on a switch. For this rea son the location adjoining the Rock Island switch between Kansas avenue and Quincy street and the site on the Santa Fe tracks near Seventh on Adams are receiving the most favorable con sideration. The company hopes to reach the con struction of the building this year, but it is posisble that it will not be done un til next spring. Heretofore the business for both the state of Kansas and the state of Mis souri was handled at the Kansas City, Mo., office. The office force which has been handling the Kansas business at the Kansas City house will be brougnt here, and the work in the Topeka office will be organized and well under way by the latter part of this week. Mr. Rees will have permanent charge here. th eTjoebeLplot. Militia Officer Goes Into Details of the Conspiracy. Georgetown, Ky., July 23. The court room was only about half filled with spectators when the Powers case was called today. The prosecution gave no tice that they would excuse a half dozen persons summoned as witnesses for that side. Among those excused was Ike Golden, brother of Wharton Golden. Lieutenant John Ricketts, an officer in the Barbourville militia company of which John Powers was captain, was the first witness today. He arrived in Frankfort January 25, with the train load of mountaineers. Before the train reached Frankfort, witness said, the men were told to report to W. H. Cul ton for rations. The men were armed with guns and pistols. Arriving at Frankfort they took possession of the agriculture building, and stacked their guns there. Witness said each morn ing a crowd of from 300 to 600 mountain men occupied the yard in front of the legislative building. Witness had a conversation with Youtsey the day be fore the "assassination Youtsey said Goebel had to be put out of the way, and he (Youtsey) had $100 which he would give for that purpose, and knew ten or twelve others who would also contribute to such a fund. "Youtsey also said Goebel could be building near the stairs. He told us the assassin could escape through the basement and never be detected. He said his job depended on Goebel being killed. Fifteen minutes before the as sassination witness saw Youtsey and the latter told him he wanted 25 or 30 men to accompany him to the executive building. Continuing, the witness said: "Youtsey put us inside the executive building near the stairs. He todl us something was going to happen and we must remain there. When he started through the hall I left and went into a private "residence across the street from the building. I had been there a few minutes when I heard the shots. I did not know any of the men whom I left at the foot of the stairs in the executive building." vv itness explained that the men whom Youtsey placed were just outside the office of secretary of state. He said he left because he did not want to be pres ent in case of a killing. Cold Storage Warehouse Burned. St. Paul, Minn., July 23. The St. Paul Cold Storage and Warehouse com pany's large warehouse was destroyed by fire today. The total loss is esti mated at $750,000. with insurance of $550,000. The warehouse was filled with butter, fruit, tobacco, eees. tea. whiskv and other commodities. Perkins Sues Phillips. F. M. Perkins of El Paso county, Col orado, has brought suit in the district court against W. W. PhilliDS for $1,810. Perkins claims in his petition to be the administrator of the estate of John Cochran. He claims that Phil lips has property that belonged to Cochran to the amount of the suit. Sev eral other court cases resulting from this controversy have been filed. BURNED BY GASOLINE. Two Girls Dead and Two Men Badly Scorched. . , Chicago, July 23. Two girls are dead and two men were badly burned as the result of a gasoline explosion at 331 North Franklin street, last night. THE DEAD. MARGARET POCH, aged 11. ANNA POCH. aged 17. . THE INJURED. Gustave Keppler, scorched on face and hands in trying to rescue Anna Poch. John Moore, face and hands burned. BOBS' LINES CUT. Gen. Dewet Captures a Body of 100 Highlanders. London, July 23. General Dewet haa again succeeded in cutting Lord Rob erts' communications, both by railway and telegraph, and captured one hun dred of the Highlanders. The story of the federal commander's bold raid comes in the form of a telegram from General Forester-Walker, dated at Cape Town,. Sunday, July 22, forwarding a dispatch from General Knox as follows: "Kroonstadt, July 22. Following from Broadwood sent by dispatch rider to Honingspruit, wired thence to Kroon stadt: 'Have followed commando since July 16. Hard, sharp fighting at Pal mietfontein July 19. Prevented from pursuing laager by darkness. Eight hundred Boers found. Our casualties five killed and seventy-six wounded. Reach Vallranz to-day. Enemy doubled its way back throsgh Paarde Kraal in darkness. Shall inarch to-morrow to Roode Vaal station. "Send supplies for 3,000 men and horses, also any news of the enemy's movements. I believe the commando consists of 2,000 men and four guns and is accompanied by Presi dent Steyn and both the Dewets." General Knox said: "The wire and main line of the railway north of Ho ningspruit have been cut and also the telegraph to Pretoria via Potchef stroom. According to my information Dewet has crossed the railway and is going north." General Kelly-Kenny telegraphs from Bloemfontein under date of Sunday, July 22:: "The railway has been cut north of Honingspruit and a supplytrain and 100 Highlanders captured by the enemy. A report was received this morning that a large force of the enemy is moving on Honingspruit. All communication with Pretoria is cut off. The second and third cavalry brigades are following the enemy." , A WICHITA W OMAN Receives a Letter From Her Son, Dr. Pruen, in China. Wichita, Kan., July 23. A letter from Dr. Pruen, a' missionary in China, has just reached his mother who lives in this city. A letter written June 22 from Shanghai, says: "Mrs. Mills (an English lady) arrived here yesterday from -Tien Tsin. She tells us that after the 2.000 Russians had repulsed an attack on the settlement by Chinese soldiers and boxers, the consul ordered all women and children to leave lien Tsin. The Mills family did so. The steamer in which they came down the river reached Taku just in time for the bombardment of the forts, so the ladies had to crouch beneath great stacks of coai to avoia the shells. Presently from a few of the 30 gunboats they saw the British and Japanese land marines who rushed forward and seized one of the forts, then the others fell into the hands oi Russians ana Germans. WHISKY AND JEALO US Y Cause an Indian to Ball His Young Wife. Kamloops. B. C July 23. A' sensa tional Indian murder occurred here yes terday. About 3 o'clock in the after noon two Indian women were seen rid ing up Fourth avenue at a full gallop, xney were cioseiy pursued Dy a mount ed Indian, who was armed with a Win Chester. On nearing them he raised his rine and shot one dead. She dromed from her horse and the murderer made off toward the reserve. He was arrested and proved to be George St. Paul. The victim was his young wife. Whisky and jealousy were tne cause of the crime. PHILIPPINE TRADE. Bulletin of Commerce "With Archipel ago for Six Months. Washington, July 23. The division of customs and insular affairs, war de partment, has made public its regular monthly bulletin on the subject of the trade of the Philippine islands for the six months ended December 31, 1899. The total value of merchandise im ported into the islands for this period was $11,456,670, of which $572,346 worth was admitted free of duty. The total amount of import duty collected was $2,071,706. The total exportation from the archi pelago amounted to $7,645,626. The ex port duty collected was $237,856. The total importation of both gold and silver for this period was $1,251,- 7: exportation, $1,2S,416. The trade by countries, including gold and silver, in the order of their prece dence, was as follows: Imports From China, $0,595,495; the United Kingdom, $2,050,620: Spain, $1, 326,629; British East Indies, $1,021,488; United States, $768,507. Exports To China, $2,377,629; United Kingdom, $2,232,943: United States. $2,- 137,205; Japan, $622,766, and Spain. $676, 536. TO RECOVER DAMAGES. Kansas City Firm and City of Oberlln Sued in Topeka. Two suits were filed in the United States circuit court Saturday. The first was filed by the Kansas City & North western Railway company against the American Curled Hair company of Kansas City who had leased some build ings from the railroad company, agree ing to return them in good order.During the lease the building was burned and the railroad company claims that the renters were responsible for the loss and ask damages to the amount of $8,000. The other suit is the Society of Sav ings, of Columbus, Ohio., vs. the City of Oberlin, Decatur county. This suit is for judgment and interest to the amount of $7,740. In 1S88 Oberlin issued 25 nego tiable bonds, made payable to bearer, and. containing 40 coupons for the pay ment of interest. The Society of Sav ings came into possession of the bonds. and collected the interest on all the coupons up to March 1. 1897. Since that time, the city has defaulted inthe pay ment of the interest, and the Society enters suit for the amount stated. SAVED FROM ; SUICIDE. Emma Yowell Sought Death in the River. Jumped From the Bock Island Bridge Today. SHE WAS RESCUED t By Henry Meer, Who Plunged After Her. Would-Be Suicide Now in Pre carious Condition. Emma Yowell, a young woman aged about 20 years, attempted suicide early this morning by jumping from the Rock Island railroad bridge into the Kaw river. Henry Meer, an employe in the Rock Island shops, was going to his work and saw the woman plunge head down ward from the bridge and strike the water. As she fell her screams attract ed others, but Meer dashed into the river and succeeded in getting her to the shore without other help after a hard struggle. The river is up and the cur rent swift, which made the rescue diffi cult. The patrol wagon was called, but be fore it arrived efforts were made to re vive the unfortunate girl, who had lost consciousness.' After a great deal of work the woman showed signs of re turning life and was taken to the police station, where she is under the charge of Mrs. Thorpe. She is very sick and it may be that she took some poison be fore leaping from the bridge but the vomiting caused by quantity of water she swallowed probably relieved her of the vorst effects of the drug. Eirtma Yowell came here from Rich land several years ago and has since worked as a domestic. She has ap plied frequently to the police matron for assistance in securing- work and a num ber of places have been obtained for her, but she invariably lost them on ac count of staying out late at night. She was a good girl when she first came here, but the police say she has grown to be rather wild. It is said at the station that she had been out last night and was feeling the evil effects of a carouse when she made the effort to take her life this morning. Two years ago her mother committed suicide, and it is believed this may have had its effect upon the girl's mind, de veloping the suicidal tendency. The girl had courage enough to take the step to end her own life, but the cold, slimy water dispelled the despera tion, probablj, because when she was submerged, she cried feebly for help. Only vigorous efforts on the part of Mr. Meer saved the woman's life. FEW NEW NATIONALS. Currency Law Increased Number of State Banks in Kansas. The new national currency law haa not had the effect on Kansas banks that was predicted by national bank examiners when it was passed. They declared that within six months more than fifty state and private banks of Kansas would nationalize. Up to date, only six have changed to the national system the Bank of Commerce, of Garnett: the Stock Growers' and Farm ers' bank, of Ashland; the Caney Val ley bank, of Caney: the Northrup bank, of Iola; the Bank of Nortonville, and the Citizens' bank, of Lyons. About thirty state and private banks made application to the comptroller of the currency for charters, but many of them withdrew their applications be fore they were approved and several whose applications were approved de cided, after investigation, to stick to the state system. Two new national banks were chartered this week, the National Bank of Mount Hope and the Cedarville National bank. The first named is now a private bank, while the latter is an entirely new institu tion with" J. T. Bradley, of Sedan, as the main backer. While the state bank system has lost only six banks up to date, with a prom ise of one more the Mount Hope bank going over to the national system, it has gained fifteen by the organization of new banks. This makes a net gain for the state system of eight since the new currency law took effect. KANSAS APPLES. Little More Than Half a Crop Expect ed by Experts. According to the Kansas fruit report issued by the state horticultural society the Kansas apple crop will exceed little more than half a crop, the official esti mate in a report issued today being 54 per cent There are in the state a total of 7, 640,149 bearing trees; 3,365,458 not bear ing Peary Steamer Delayed. St. Johns, N. F., July 23. The Peary relief steamer Windward entered tht: harbor at Port Au Basques at the southwest extremity of the island, Sat urday with part of her machinery dis abled. Pieces to replace the broken sec tions reached here by train at noon to day. It will probably require a few days to make the necessary repairs. The de lay may disarrange the ship s plans for reaching the far north. Electrocuted for Wife Murder. New York, July 23. Joseph Mullen was electrocuted in the state prison at Sing Sing at 6:05 this morning. He murdered his wife in this city on June 4, 1898. Fell From the Dock. Tacoma, Wn., July 23. Griffith Wil liams, a coal passer aboard the United States transport Rosecrans fell from the dock early this morning and was drown ed. His family live in San Francisco. Power House Burned. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 23. Fire to day destroyed the power house of the Chattanooga Rapid -Transit company. operating between this city and Chicka magua park. Loss $65,000, fully insured. Roosevelt Goes to Atlantic City. New York, July 23. Governor Roose velt left Oyster Bay early this morning for Atlantic City, where he will make an address before the Jewish Chautau qua assembly this afternoon. FUSION LATER. Senator Dubois Says Idaho Silver Men Will Get Together. Blackfoot, Idaho, July 23. Senator Dubois has returned home from the Pocatello convention. He says : "A fusion between the three parties in the state is absolutely assured. The Populists feared the nomination of Steunenberg or pome one of his naming and on account refused to join the com bination. They are now satisfied and in due time will withdraw their ticket and support the Democratic and Silver Republican ticket. Success in the state is certain. As the candidate for the sen ate, I will carry every county with the possible exception of two." MAKING EVERY EFFORT. Chinese Government Issnes Or ders to Protect the For eign Residents. Washington, July 23. The state de partment makes public the following text of an edict today delivered by Mr. Wu to Secretary Hay. The edict referred to by United States Consul Fowler in his message received here yesterday: "An imperial edict issued on the 1st day of the 6th moon, (July 17) trans mitted by the Viceroy Liu Kun Yih on the 20th of July and received by Minis ter Wu on the 21st day of July, at 7 o'clock, "The present conflict between China and the foreign powers had its origin in the long standing antagonism be tween the people and Christian mis sions. The subject fall of the Taku forts precipitated the meeting of force with force. The imperial government, having due regard to the importance of international intercourse, still refused to go so far as to interrupt the existing relations. We have already repeatedly issued decrees providing for the protec tion of the foreign legations and also Bank Commissioner John W. Breidenthal, Who is Likely to Be the Fusion Nominee commanded the provincial authorities to protect missionaries. Inasmuch as there is still no cessation in the force. foreign merchants and subjects residing in China, who form a numerous body in the country, should be protected with out distinction. We hereby command all the Tartar generals, governors-general and governors of provinces to look after the foreign merchants and mis sionaries living in the open ports, pre fectures, departments and districts un der their respective Jurisdiction and to afford them due protection in accord ance with treaty stipulations without fail. 'Last month we heard with profound astonishment and regret, of the killing of the chancellor of the Japanese lega tion, Mr. Akira, and the same fate befell the German minister shortly afterward. The violent removal of the German minister, whose residence at the capital was necessary to the transaction of bus iness between two countries affected us very deeply. It is the duty of the auth orities concerned to cause stringent or ders for the speedy arrest and punish ment of the murderers to be carried out. 'Since the commencement of the at tack in Tien Tsin, there are foreign sub jects and missionaries who have, on ac count of. local disturbances, suffered death or loss of property through" no fault of their own. We hereby command the governor of Pekin and the viceroy of Chih-Li to cause investigations to be made by their respective subordinates of all such claims except those arising directly from the said attack with a view to their ultimate settlement. More over, local outlaws and rebellious sub ject have of late given themselves up to burning, killing ana plundering to the great disquiet of our loyal subjects. There is another defiance of the law. We hereby command the said governors general and governors and commanders of our force to investigate the situation and to take such measure for the pun- shment or tne onenaers and restora tion of order as the necessities of the case demand. We hereby command this, our general edict to be made known for the information of all it may concern. Respect this." A significant statement in' the above edict is noted in that passage which di rect an investigation of all claims, "ex cept those arising directly from the said attack (attack on Tien Tsin) with a view to their ultimate settlement." This appears to make plain, not onlv that the Chinese government will settle claims for actual losses, but that it has now formally decreed an exception of these claims arising directly from the attack on Tien Tsin. It seems to indi cate that the Chinese government holds that the attack on Tien Tsin was un warranted. Weather Indications. Chicago, July 23. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair to-night, except showers in east portion; Tuesday fair; light southerly winds. ANTIS ARE BUSY. Determined Effort Made tc De-' feat ?ohn Breidenthal. Workers Busy and There is , Undercurrent of Opposition. OPPONENTS ON GROUND Headquarters Opened by Stone Dennison and Others. "Any One But lcidenal" Is the Cry. NEW TICKET TALK. Fort Scott Man Says Call Has Been Prepared. Would Hold a Second Convention in Topeka. Jerry Simpson to Force U. S. Senatorial Question. tSpecial to the State Journal. Fort Scott, July 23. The antl-BreldV enthal faction is making a frantic ef fort to complete an organization which will defeat the ambition of the banl; commissioner to capture the fusion nomination for governor. Senator J. C. Stone of Leavenworth and A. W. Dennison of El Dorado ar- For Governor. ' rived Saturday and opened headquarter at the Goodlander hotel. Senator W. H. Ryan of Pittsburg is also here and Geo. M. Munger arrived today. Kvery anti- Breidenthal man available has been im pressed into service and if a delegate, hesitates he is marched into some one's headquarters and subjected to an elo quent tirade against the popular candi date. "Any one but Breidenthal" is the cry. Even Jerry Simpson admits that there is a strong under-current against Breid enthal but Mr. Stone and the other can-, dldates also admit that it an uphill fight. "I amV here," said Mr. Stone, "but I do not know whether it will do me any good. I' have, however, been surprised at the anti-Breidenthal sentiment. 'I da Who Wants to be United States Senator. not know whether we will be abW to de feat him but he will not have Every thing his own way, that is certain." R. M. Chenault of Fort Scott, is one of the anti-Breidenthal agitators and he tells the delegates that Breidenthal is five or ten thousand votes weaker than either of the other candidates. Mr. Chenault is authority for the statement that another Populist ticket will be nominated if Breidenthal secures the nomination. "I know what I am talking about." said Mr. Chenault, "when I say that a call is all ready for another Populist convention to be held in Topeka in the event that Breidenthal is nominate! here. It has the backings of 2i or 30 prominent Populists and a ticket will be named that will Doll from 20 to 30, thousand votes. Breidenthal knifed' Leedy and played into the. hands of . the Republicans and that is why he was re- ; (Continued on Third Page.)