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LAST EDITION
FRIDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, JULY 27, 1900.
FRIDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
heads war
The United States Government
. Refuses to Suspend
Military Operations Against the
Chinese Capital.
MAKES NO BARGAIN
For the DeliTery ot Foreign
Ministers at Tien Tsin.
Determined Not to Be a Victim
of Chinese Duplicity.
Washington, July 27 The United
States government ha3 absolutely re
fused the Chinese proposition to sus
pend military operations against Pekin
in return for the delivery at Tien Tsin
of the foreign ministers.
Secretary Hay signalllzed his return to
(Washington from Canton this morning
ly the announcement that under no cir
cumstances will the United States gov
ernment accept the Chinese offer to turn
over the fofeign ministers to the inter
nationals at Tien Tsin in consideration
of a suspension of the campaign against
Pekin. A long cablegram was dispatched
today to Rear Admiral Remey at Taku
and it is believed that thia instruction
was laid upon him.
The state department claims to be pur
suing an entirely consistent course in
this decision. The officials, point out
that all of the bitter criticism in the
European papers directed against the
United States policy is based on a total
misunderstanding of the fundamental
principles which have governed the ac
tions of the department. At no time it
Is said, has the state department allowed
the belief that the foreign ministers at
Pekin were alive to. interfere in the
slightest degree with the prosecution of
its military plans for reaching Pekin.
On the contrary, the news that the
ministers were alive was accepted by
the state department, not as conveying
absolute veracity but as an additional
reason for hastening the relief column
forward to Pekin. The department's con
tention is that even though a degree of
Improbability surrounded the Chinese
news as to the state of affairs in Pekin
yet every consideration humanity and
policy demanded that it should be given
careful consideration and that it should
be acted upon as if true, provided that
action went toward the relief of the for
eign ministers, and did not operate to
prevent the consummation of any of the
objects laid down in Secretary Hay's
Identic note. The department is abso
lutely satisfied that its attitude was per
fectly correct and that even Puropeaii
critics, will in time admit that fact.
Secretary Hay's decision to decline the
last Chinese proposition was based upon
his determination to adhere strictly to
the conditions laid down in the reply to
the Chinese emperor's appeal. The state
department required that the ministers
at Pekin be put In communication with
their governments and the most signif
icant condition of all, that the Chinese
authorities co-operate with the relief ex
pedition ft r the liberation of the lega
tions. Until these two things are done,
the state department absolutely refuses
to be led into any arrangement looking
to the mitigation of the punishment of
the Chinese government such as the
abandonment of the expedition to Pekin
.would imply.
It is not known at present just how
this last proposition reached the state
department. It is inferred that it came
frum several sources, but all are be
lieved to be traceable to Li Hung Chang,
air. Goodnow. United Slates consul
general at Shanghai, is the nearest
United States official to Li and has
acquitted himself so well up to this
point that the state department does
not hesitate to make free use of him
as a diplomatic agent. Therefore it may
be interesting for the foreign contin
gent at Shanghai, who have complained
against Mr. Goodnow's intercourse with
Li Hung Chang, to know that the con
sul general is acting in strict accord
ance with the instructions of the state
department. Secretary Hay has cabled
him to put himself In communication
with Karl Li and to avail as far as pos
sible of that Chinese official's influence
in securing the objects plainly stated
in the identical note. It does not follow
that the United States is bound to ac
cept without question any statement
made by Li. Mr. Goodnow is a shrewd
man and the department of state feel3
itself able, using him as an intermed
iary, to give proper weight to anything
coming from the great viceroy. In so
doing the department is carrying out
its policy of making all proper use of
any instrumentalities within its reach
to achieve its well defined objects and
it -is not to be deterred from so doing
by any criticisms that It Is thereby dis
turbing the soliditary of the powers in
their dealings with the Chinese govern
ment. A special cabinet meeting was held
in Secretary Hay's office at 11 o'clock
this morning, the usual hour. The sec
retary of state, fresh from his personal
intercourse with the president was in
position to advise his colleagues of the
administration's purpose and the whole
hinese situation was discussed Be
sides Secretary Hay. there were 'pres
ent Secretary Gage, Postmaster General
Smith and Secretary Root
When the cabinet conference adjourn-
fore the members the latest information
inrncu mciuuing a disoatch
from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai. The government has received
information presumably from Admiral
ttemey that the number of allied troops
In Tien Tsin is 28.000. The movement
of the troops from Tien Tsin to Pekin
Secretary Root said, would depend
upon the arrival and mobilization of
troops of other nations now on the way
to Taku. He said it would be impossible
for the I mted States force, as small
i. ?v? Ta-l0ne' U ls further stated
that all the United States troops that
t?Sc'h'a.be SPared' had been -This
government, presumably, is still
accepting in good faith the representa
tions made by Minister Wu. Our offi
cials figure that two days must yet
elapse before an answer can be received
f?.m aJ'nlfter Conger (presuming he is
till a ive) to the last code message
Bent him. In the meantime they are
directing every energy to getting all
e
i-uiuTi ning me action of this gov
ernment had been prepared. The meet
ing was a general interchange of opin
ions and views. Secretnrv vie. i..s.i .
the men they can into China to co
operate with the allied forces in the for
ward movement.
There were no official advices from
any Chinese source over night, except a
short message from Lieutenant Stan
ford, the signal officer with General
Chaffee's contingent at Nagasaki an
nouncing1 that all was well with the
troops. , .'
ADVANCE SOON TO BEGIN.
London, July 27. The only information
regarding China that the parliamentary
secretary of the foreign office, Mr. Wil
liam St. John Broderick was able to im
part to the house of commons today was
that preparations for the advance on Pe
kin seemed to be approaching comple
tion. GERMANY SENDS SOLDIERS.
Bremer Haven, July 27. Part of the
German expeditionary force for China
sailed today on board three transports.
Emperor William, who was accompanied
by two of his sons and the imperial
chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe, witness
ed the embarkation of the expedition.
CONSUL GOODNOW SAYS PRI
VATELY. Minneapolis, Minn., July 27. Charles
Goodnow has just received a letter
from his brother, Consul General John
Goodnow, at Shanghai, in which the
latter intimates that the conditions are
even worse than has been indicated in
his official dispatches. He writes:
"Chinese are leaving this city at the
rate of 2,000 or 3,000 a day. The purpose
of their going or their destination is
not known." 1
While he does not say so, Mr. Goodnow-
evidently believes that they are
being mobilized somewhere. Many of
those leaving, he says, have had elos3
relations with the Europeans, and if
their departure had been on account of
fear of war by the allies, some of them,
he thinks, would certainly have male
their fears known to their white
friends. The Europeans therefore have
organized a body of volunteers, and
have refused to admit any natives to it,
although several offered their services.
This illustrates the suspicion with which
all natives are regarded.
A number of Sikh policemen from the
English concession are included in the
ranks.
Mr. Goodnow "has given up hia plans
for a trip home, and will remain at flis
post.
WAR IS OVER.
Colombian Insurgents Surrender to
Superior Force.
New York, July 27. Consul General
Espinola, of the Republic of Colombia,
said today of the revolution in Panama:
"I think it is over. Eight hundred
government troops met 1,200 insurgents
and either killed orwounded 400 of them.
Reinforcements from the government
came Just then. General Campos bring
ing 1,000 additional troops. There was
nothing else to do and the insurgents
just laid down their arms and surren
dered." TREATY OP PEACE SIGNED.
New York, ' July 27. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says:
A treaty of peace between the gov
ernment and the revolutionists has been
signed. This action followed directly
after the most desperate battle ot the
entire revolution in which the losses on
each side were very heavy. Owing, it
is believed, to some misunderstanding
of the terms of armistice brought about
by the American, English and French
consuls the insurgents suddenly re
newed their attacks upon the suburbs
of Panama. The fighting lasted eleven
hours with the exception of only a few
minutes' interval, and was very heavy
from start to finish.
The rebel troops made charge after
charge upon the trenches of the govern
ment, pushing forward with remarkable
bravery and a recklessness approaching
closely to madness. Every assault was
repulsed with a terrible loss of life, but
the rebels were undaunted and with ex
traordinary courage and renewed vigor
repeated the attacks again and again.
These desperate assaults were kept
up all night long and were met with
equally brave resistance by the regu
lars. In one of the entrenchments de
fended by a detachment composed al
most entirely of young men from this
city nearly every one of the defenders
was killed or badly wounded.
It was 6 o'clock Thursday morning
when the revolutionists were finally
compelled to give up their attacks and
retreat to the positions they held when
the armistice was granted. The tide
of battle was turned against them by
the arrival of an express train from
Colon with S00 fresh troops to reinforce
the government. These gave the regu
lars the advantage and the rebels re
tired after 11 hours of such firece fight
ing as the isthmus never saw before.
The appearance of the battleground
after the cessation of hostilities can be
better imagined than described. Dead
and dying men were lying all along the
Caldonia road beyond the railway
bridge for half a mile, sometimes scat
tered a few feet apart and more often
in heaps packed closely together.
How many were killed during the
night is not yet known, but they will
number in the hundreds. The exact loss
may never be known, for many of the
wounded men crawled out of the way in
the thickets, and those who died in the
bushes may not all be found, being re
corded simply as "missing."
As quickly as possible the Red Cross
corps aided by the ambulance corDS of
the British cruiser Leander began gath
ering up and attending to the wounded.
Some of the wounded were taken to
the Red Cross hospital, already crowd
ed with patients from the previous bat
tles. Others were carried to the Pana
ma Canal company's hospital, wnere
they were cared for by all available
surgeons.
Sailors from the Leander were also
sent out to pick up the dead. Cart load
after cart load of corpses were gather
ed together and cremated.
Dr. Carlos Mendoza, secretary general
of the revolutionary government went to
the old station of the Panama railway
under a flag of truce at noon. He met
there General Alban, governor of Pan
ama and discussed with him terms of a
treaty of peace between the hostile
forces.
An agreement was reached after a
long conference and the treaty was
drawn up and signed by General Alban,
on behalf of the government and Dr.
Mendoza and Belisario Perraz as repre
sentatives of the revolutionists. XTndet
the terms of this treaty the surrender of
the insurgents is complete. The govern
ment grants full amnesty to all the rev
olutionists, and all political prisoners
held in Panama have been released.
American Jockeys Ahead.
Liverpool.July 27. At the second day's
racing of the Liverpool July meeting to
day the Liverpool cup of 1,200 sover
eigns, a handicap for 3 year olds and
upwards, at one mile and three furlongs,
was won by Skopos, with J. Reiff in the
saddle. Kleon guided by Rigby, was
second, and Cutaway third. Nine horses
ran.
HAVE LEFT PEKIN.
Foreign Ministers Reported En
Route to Tien Tsin
Under an Escort of Jang Lu's
Soldiers.
LI HUNG CHANG'S WORK
Action Taken to Prevent an Ad
vance on Pekin.
Only Half of the Foreigners
Now Said to Be Dead.
London. July 27.-11:30 a. m. This
morning's reports from Shanghai re
iterate the allegation that the surviving
members of the diplomatic corps have
already left Pekin on their way to Tien
Tsin and add that the foreigners are
being escorted, by troops of Jung Lu,
commander-in-chief of the Chinese
forces.
This move is stated to be the outcome
of very stormy interviews between Li
Hung Chang and the foreign consuls
and to have been taken in the hope of
abating the wrath of the powers and
delaying the advance of the allies
toward Pekin.
Advices received from the same
sources state that half the foreigners
in Pekin have been killed or wounded
or have died as the result of the priva
tions they had undergone. Simultan
eously comes a cable dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Shanghai, announcing
that a letter had been received from Sii
Claude MacDonald, the British minister
to China, under date of Pekin, July 6,
saying the legations were under con
stant fire and that three were still stand
ing, but that the foreigners were receiv
ing no assistance from the authorities.
Owing to the cowardice of the Chinese,
Sir Claude wrote, it was hoped the
legationers would be able to hold out
for a fortnight, but if they were press
ed their resistance could not last more
than four days at the utmost.
The text of the Shanghai dispatch to
the Daily Mail follows:
"Shanghai, July 27. A letter just re
ceived here from Sir Claude MacDonald,
dated Pekin, July 6, follows:
" 'We are receiving no assistance from
the authorities. Three legations are
still standing, including the British. We
also hold part of the city walls. The
Chinese are shelling us from the city
with a three-inch gun and some smaller
ones and are sniping us. We may be
annihilated any day. Our ammunition
and food are short.
" 'We would have perished by this
time only the Chinese are cowards anu
have no organized plan of attack. If
we are not pressed we may hold out a
fortnight longer; otherwise four days
at the utmost.
" 'I anticipate only slight resistance
to the relief force.'
"Sir Claude concludes by advising the
relief force to approach by the eastern
gate .or by way of the river.
"The losses of the foreigners in Pekin
up to July 6 were forty killed, and
eighty wounded."
Some of the statements above are
strikingly similar to the published
version of Sir Claude MacDor.ald's let
ter of July 4. If not the same letters,
the Chinese artillery would appear to be
strangely Ineffective, as the casualties
were the same according to the letters
of both dates. As lending color to the
suggestion that the communications are
identical, it may be stated that the
Belgian foreign office this morning re
ceived a dispatch from Shanghai under
today's date, mentioning the receipt of
a letter from Sir Claude MacDonald,
dated July 4, in which it was stated
that the besieged foreigners in Pekin
were reduced to horse flesh. The Belgian
consul at Shanghai also reports that a
servant of the German minister who left
Pekin July 9. states that the British
legation was only attacked at night and
if resupplied he believed could hold out.
PROBABLY STARVED TO DEATH.
New York, July 27. A dispatch to the
Herald from Canton. July 24, says:
Special couriers who have just arrived
at the Yamen of Viceroy Tak Su bring
reports which, if true, confirm the pre
vious messages asserting that the foreign-ministers
are safe in Pekin. The
viceroy will tomorrow issue a proclama
tion to the foreign residents and consuls,
worded as follows:
"I have the honor to inform you that
I have just received a message dated the
22nd instant at Pekin. saying that one of
General Yung Lu's imperial soldiers ar
rested a runner with a message from the
British legation and that Young Lu im
mediately informed the throne of the
fact and ordered the runner back to the
legation to inquire after the health of
the ministers.
"The British minister replied that all
were well and hoped for peace as early
as possible. On the following day a dep
uty from the Tsung Li Yamen was sent
to visit the legations. He met all the
foreign ministers. Not one has been
hurt. It is believed the danger is now
over in Pekin and all the ministers and
foreigners are safe.
"I was glad when I read this message
and hasten to inform you to keep you
satisfied. TAK SU."
It is imminently proper to say that all
parts of the proclamation must be ta
ken cumgranosalis.for it is the height of
folly to trust Chinese officials. They re
gard successful duplicity as the highest
attribute a viceroy can possess. Many
Chinese frankly declare that the tele
grams about the safety of the foreign
ministers in Pekin received by the two
viceroys. Li Hung and Tak Su from
Yuan Shi Kai and Sheng are misleading.
Seme persons in the viceregal yamen at
Canton insinuate that the ministers have
died of hunger.
Rumors, indeed, are as numerous as
they are conflicting. Large sums of
money have been almost fruitlessly ex
pended in trying to confirm previous dis
patches concerning the foreigners' safe
ty. A NEW ELEMENT OP TROUBLE.
Hong Kong, July 27. The signs of
menacing activity on the part of the
secret society known as the "Triads"
are causing alarm. The boxers are be
lieved to be an offshoot of the "Tri
ads," whose ramifications are wide
spread throughout the sputhern prov
inces of China. The organization is dis
tinctly anti-foreign and anti-Manchu,
and numbers of Canton troops are en
rolled in its ranks.
A report is current in Canton that
the Triads are preparing for a night at
tack on the Shameen, and that the first
sign will be the absconding of native
servants. The greatest apprehension
prevails, although at present Canton is
quiet.
Many Triads have been arrested in
Hong Kong during the last few months.
A Chinaman was arrested on July 8 on
a charge of being a member of the
Triads. The evidence showed that he
had held the rank in command in the
organization in the two Kwangs, with
headquarters at Sai Kung, a new ter
ritory, where he had been active in en-,
rolling members. His arrest, therefore,
is of the greatest importance. The in
signia found on his person include the
highest degrees.
An opium farmer has received a tel
egram asserting that Li Hung Chang is
unable to proceed to Pekin and will re
turn to Canton, probably calling at
Hong Kong on the way.
A CHINESE SCHEME
New York, July 27. A dispatch, to the
Herald from Shanghai says:
The proposal made by the Chinese
government to the American consul,
through Taoti Sheng that hostilities
against the Chinese should cease upon
condition that the foreign ministers
were sent under escort to Tien Tsin, ap
pears to be part of a deep laid plan to
conceal the date of the massacre and
the duplicity of the officials who, being
in possession of the news suppressed it.
The story will be that the ministers
all left Pekin under a strong escort but
were set upon by a mob of boxers. It
will be announced that although the
Chinese soldiers fought bravely they
were overcome and all were massacred.
In an interview which he has had
with the American consul here, Li Hung
Chang solemnly declared that the min
isters in Pekin were all safe. He de
nied the statement that Kang Yl had
been appointed viceroy at Canton.
The viceroy of Nanking, Liu Kun Yi,
is himself ignorant whether the minis
ters are alive or dead.
Liu Kun Yi is determined to preserve
order in his provinces, but if any rea
sonable fear become current of the par
tition of China being intended or of
personal injury to the empress dowager
being threatened the whole of central
China will explode. The situation is, in
deed, very precarious.
The new expedition for Pekin is ex
pected to leave Tien Tsin inside of a
fortnight.
' Chinese troops have retreated from
the native city of Tien Tsin and are
concentrating at Yaung Tun, on the
railway line to Pekin, with a view to
opposing the advance of the allies.
PRINCE CHING'S MEN DEFEATED.
Berlin. July 27. A dispatch received
today dated, Tien Tsin, Tuesday, July 24,
says:
"A messenger who left Pekin Sunday,
July 15, brought today to the customs
officer news that Prince Ching's sol
diers had been fighting Prince Tung's
troops and had been defeated. The for
eigners were defending 5 themselves in
the northern cathedral near the forbid
den city.
WU IS DELIGHTED.
Washington, July 27. Minister Wu
was quite elated this morning when in
formed by an Associated Press repre
sentative that it was reported that the
surviving members of the diplomatic
corps were being conducted to Tien
Tsin by troops of Jung Lu, commander
in chief of the Chinese forces. He said
he would not be surprised to hear at
any time of their arrival at Tien Tsin.
Minister Wu said he had received no
news from China in the past twenty
four hours. He did not expect to visit
the state department today unless he
heard from his country.
LONDON VIEW OP IT.
London, July 27. Tfc- 4. lleged depart
ure of the ministers from Pekin has led
to a reassertion of the belief that the
story is part of a deep laid plan by
China to conceal the date of the mas
sacre at Pekin, the suggestion being
that Chinese officials will claim the
ministers left Pekin under a strong es
cort but were ambushed and massacred
by boxers en route to Tien Tsin. How
ever, although it is still believed a mas
sacre has occurred of the foreign col
ony at Pekin, the disposition is to think
the ministers were somehow rescued
from a tragic fate.
"PEKIN ALIVE"
Boston, July 27. The American board
of commissioners for the foreign mis
sions today received a cablegram fro:n
Ktv. Henry B. Porter, a missionary of
the board, dated Che Foo, July 23, con
taining the words "Pekin alive."
Rev. Mr. Porter, who was stationed
at Pang Chuang, province of Shan
Tung, north China, escaped to Che Foo
aftr the boxer uprising.
The cablegram contained only the two
words "Pekin alive," no intimation be
ing given as to the evidence on which
the conviction which apparently pre
vailed at Che Foo was based.
PAO TING MISSIONARIES MUR
DERED. London, July 27. In missionary cir
cles at Shanghai, according to a dis
patch received here today, it has been
learned that all the missionaries at Pao
Ting in the province of Pe Chi Li have
been murdered. All of the people of the
mission at Amoy, province of Fo Kien,
are reported well.
HOW IT STARTED.
London, July 27. Telegrams have ar
rived at St. Petersburg, by circuitous
route, dated Pekin, June 15 and June 18,
describing the origin of the trouble. They
come from the director of the Russo
Chinese bank in Pekin. He says in
part:
"The German legation on June 13 ar
rested an anti-Christian brigand. This
was the signal for an anti-Christian up
rising, and at 6 o'clock In the evening
the anti-Christians set fire to the Amer
ican church and burned it to the ground.
The Europeans then barricaded the lega
tions and the rioters sacked and burned
the houses in the European quarter."
It further appears from these advices
that by June 18. the legations were be
sieged and the Chinese government had
attempted to invoke the aid of M. De
Giers (the Russian minister) and Mr.
Conger, to prevent the advance of Rus
sian troops to Pekin.
CONSULS GIVEN FULL POWERS.
Pari3, July 27. At the cabinet coun
cil today the minister of foreign af
fairs, M. Delcasse. stated that full pow
ers had been given the French consuls
in China to take such measures as
should be necessitated by the situation
to insure the protection or French sub
jects. According as naval reinforcements
arrive at Taku vessels will be dispatch
ed to various ports where their presence
may be deemed advisable.
The consul at Hankow telegraphs to
the foreign office that two military sta
tions at Sze Chuen have been pillaged
and the Lazarist establishments burn
ed. The dispatch adds that the vice
roys spontaneously took measures to re
store order.
Santa Fe Mortgages.
Santa Fe. N. M., July 27. The Santa Fe
Railroad company has filed additional
mortgages in probate court here as in
struments of further assurances to secure
the payment of $96,590,500 of 100-year 4 per
cent homis held by the Union Trust com
pany of New York. The mortgages cover
seventeen specified railroad corporations
in Kansas. Missouri. Illinois. Texas. Ok
lahoma. Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona
and California.
"W eather Indications. .
Chicago, July 27. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Saturday; light
southerly winds.
WILL BEFIXED.
The Democrats and Populists in
Sixth District Agree.
Both Candidates For Congress
to Withdraw.
NEW MAN TO BE CHOSEN
May Be B. B. Turner of Jewell
County.
Agreement Reached at Confer
ence at Fort Scott.
The fusion muddle in the Sixth con
gressional district will soon be adjusted
and there will be but one candidate for
congress opposed to the Republicans In
that district.
This was determined upon at Fort
Scott. After complete and harmonious
fusion in state matters had been ac
complished a conference of Tully Scott,
the Democratic candidate, and his
friends and J. B. Dykes, Populist candi
date and his friends was called. With
them were the Democratic and Populist
state leaders.
Mr. Scott expressed his willingness to
withdraw from the contest but insisted
that if he did so Dr. Dykes, the Populist
nominee, should do the same.
The friends of Dr. Dykes demurred
but insisted that they were anxious to
have the difficulty which resulted in a
schism in the fusion forces patched up.
It was finally decided that the details
of the arrangement should be left to the
committees of the two parties and the
result will be announced within two
weeks.
There is a disposition to find a new
man to enter the race and by this means
alleviate all the soreness that would ex
ist if either Tully Scott or Dr. Dykes re
mained upon the track.
R. B. Turner of Mankato may be the
compromise candidate. Mr. Turner told
the Democratic state convention that he
is a Democrat and he told the Populist
convention that he is a Populist, Silver
Republican and Democrat and the pro
bability is that the reform forces will
conclude that the fusion elements are so
well blended in him that he will be just
the man to make the race.
.Webb McNall is using his influence in
the interests of Turner and while both
Turner and McNall refused to discuss
the new fusion deal, both admitted that
there are negotiations underway which
will change the aspect of things in the
Sixth district. Mr. McNall said he was
satisfied that the candidate will be a
new man.
Tully Scott was seen by a State Jour
nal reporter after the conference at
Fort Scott. He said: "The trouble in
the Sixth district will soon be a thing of
the past."
"What is the basis for the new order
of things?" he was asked.
"I can not tell," said he, "but it will
be entirely satisfactory to all parties
concerned."
"Will you withdraw from the race?"
T can not tell you now but you may
say that there will be but one candidate
for congress opposed to the Republi
cans in the Sixth district at the end of
two weeks. The reform forces will be
united in this fight and we are going to
win. With such an excellent ticket as
has been named it would be deplor
able that any local trouble should mar
the glory of such perfect and harmonious
fusion."
Chairman Frank Forrest of the Sixth
district Populist committee said that he
was pleased with the result of the con
ference but he refused 'to discuss the
terms for the settlement of the trouble.
"Will Dr. Dykes withdraw?" he was
asked.
"I can not say," replied Mr. Forrest,
"but the trouble will be fixed up in an
entirely satisfactory manner."
OVEEMYEE MISQUOTED.
Reply of the Topeka Democrat to W.
F. Sapp.
In a dispatch from Fort Scott David
Overmyer was quoted as saying, in re
sponse to W. F. Sapp:
"I said so then and I say so now. We
had no representation then and we have
no representation now. We have not
been recognized."
What Mr. Overmyer did say was this":
"I said so then and I say so now. Then
we had nothing. Now we have represen
tation." The reference was made to the con
troversy with Mr. Sapp who opposed the
adoption of the report of the conference
committee giving the Populists associate
justice.
OFFICIAL, BUSINESS FIRST.
Webb McNall Goes to Toledo Before
Entering the Campaign.
Webb McNall will be one of the prin
cipal speakers in the fusion campaign
and will be one of the first to be placed
in the field. Before going into the cam
paign Mr. McNall will go to Toledo to
attend a meeting of the grand officers of
the A. O. U. W.
At the recent national meeting of this
organization Mr. McNall was elected to
one of the most important offices in the
national body and business of Import
ance takes him to the meeting called for
in Toledo.
ORB WAS IN DISFAVOR.
Amusing Incident at the Fort Scott
Convention.
When the contest among the Demo
crats for associate justice was going on
this was prior to the conference com
mittee's meetings Ed Sapp of Galena
who sought the office was distressed by
a report that Jim Orr was supporting
Sydney Hayden of Holton.
Sapp and Orr met in the hotel lobby.
Orr was the first to speak:
"Sapp," he said. "You have been tell
ing that I am for Hayden."
"N-o-o," said Sapp.
"Yes you did say it," said Orr.
"Don't try to fool me."
Sapp then confessed that he had heard
something to that effect.
"Now let me say," said Orr, loud
enough for a dozen men to hear. "If I
hear any more of this kind of talk I will
make a speech cn the floor of the con
vention favoring you for the place. I
guess that will fix you."
Largest Wooden Boat. -West
Bay City, Mich., July 27. The
schooner Pretoria, the largest wooden
boat ever built, was launched at David
son's ship yard yesterday afternoon.
The Pretoria will carry 5.000 gross tons
of lKin ore, or 175,000 bushels of wheat.
AFTER RATHBONE.
General Wood Takes Steps to Bring
Him to Trial.
Washington, July 27. "The secretary of
war does not issue orders to courts," re
plied Secretary Root to the direct question
as to whether or not he bad given orders
for the arrest of E. G. Rathbone, late
director of posts in Cuba. He also added
that .General Wood did not Issue orders
to the courts of Cuba. He then explained
that the Bristow report had been for
warded to General Wood by mail, but as
this could not reach him soon enough,
the main features of the report had been
already placed in his possession, and. were
also in possession of the proper authori
ties in Cuba. He said the proceeding on
the part of General Wood would be the
same as directions by the attorney gen
eral to a district attorney to proceed with
the prosecution of persons charged with
offenses against the government. The
Bristow report would be made the basis
of the prosecution against the persons
who were charged with offenses against
the postal laws.
It was learned later that General Wood
and Acting Director Fosnes of the Cuban
postal service had taken the Initial steps
already toward bringing the case of ex
Director General Rathbone te the atten
tion of the judicial authorities of Cuba.
Secretary Root's attention was called to
alleged charges against Major Black of
the engineer department at Havana, It
had been published that these charges
were made by General Wood. Secretary
Root said there was no foundation for
the statement, but on the contrary Gen
eral Wood had spoken highly of the en
gineer department in Havana. The ex
penditures by the engineer department, as
well as all others in Cuba, were being in
vestigated, but nothing that would call
for any criticism had been found.
SOCIALISTS IN JAIL
Candidate For Vice President
Arrested by Police.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 27. Val Remmel,
socialist labor candidate for the vice
presidency; Paul Dinger, of Cleveland,
congressional candidate of the same
party in the Twenty-first Ohio district,
and William G. Cowan, candidate for
the Pennsylvania legislature in the
Fifth district, spent a brief time in the
South Thirteenth police station last
night for disregarding the police regu
lations. It is required that prior notice
of street meetings shall be given to the
police and a permit secured for the
same. The socialists have frequently
refused to obey the order, and last
night Inspector Bradley with a detail of
police swooped down on a meeting, ar
rested the orators and dispersed the
crowd. Remmel, Dinger and Cowan
were locked up on charges of violating
a city ordinance and later were re
leased on forfeits of $15 for a hearing
today.
SENATOR 1IESSIN PROTESTS
Objects to Certificate of Nomination
Being Given to McKnight.
John E. Hessin of Manhattan has filed
with the secretary of state a protest
against the issuance of a certificate of
nomination to G. W. McKnight as the
nominee for senator n the district com
posed of Geary, Riley and Wabaunsee
counties. Mr. Hessin asks that the cer
tificate be Issued to him, claiming that
McKnight has not been regularly nom-
Mr. Hessin, in his petition, sustains the
report from Junction City that the Mc
Knight forces refused a hearing to a con
tested delegation from Wabaunsee county,
because they were Hessin's friends and
seats in the convention given to the con
testees would have resulted in the nom
ination of Hessin.
This convention resulted in a split, Hes
sin and McKnight both having been nom
inated. This is the first contest filed this year.
The secretary of state, attorney general
and state auditor, the election board, will
hear the contest after Mr. Hessin returns
from a two weeks' trip to the mountains.
GALLON PROMOTED.
Is Made Auditor of the Gulf,
Beaumont & Kansas City By.
Mr. George B. Gallon, special travel
ing accountant on the Santa Fe proper,
has been appointed auditor of the Gulf.
Beaumont & Kansas City railway. He
will take charge of the accounts of that
line on August 1, and his headquarters
will be at Beaumont, Texas.
The Gulf, Beaumont & Kansas City
is the short Texas road which was pur
chased this week by the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe. It runs from Beaumont to
Kirbyvllle and Rogan, and an extension
is to be built at once to connect it with
the Gulf line of the Santa Fe system. It
will be at least a year before it loses its
identity and becomes a part of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe, and during its in
dependent existence Mr.Gallon will con
tinue to hold the position of auditor.
His supervision will extend over the ac
counts of the Beaumont Wharf and Ter
minal company.
Mr. Gallon has been special traveling
accountant on the Santa Fe proper for
the past three years. Prior to that time
he was in charge of the collateral pro
perties work in the Santa Fe accounting
office in this city. His connection with
the Santa Fe extends over a period of
several years.
Mr. Gallon is a thorough accountant,
and the appointment is a direct recogni
tion of his ability.
Mr. J. R. Ferris, who succeeded Mr.
Gallon in the accounting office here will
succeed him as special traveling ac
countant. REDUCED INCOME.
Causes for Reduction In County
Receipts.
The report of the county commission
ers for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1900, shows a large difference between
the receipts for that year and for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1899. For
1899 the receipts were 1163,051.16 and for
1930 $108,491.44, a difference of $56,559.72.
Part of the difference is caused by the
fact that in 1S99 refunding bonds to the
amount of $50,000 were issued and the
money used in paying warrants stamp
ed "unpaid for want of funds." The
Journal was informed yesterday by a
county official that the difference was
due to a reduction in the assessed val
uations of county property.
Died at His Post.
Lexington, Ky., July 27. James R.
Clark, a postal clerk of Louisville, was
found dead on a mail car on the Chesa
peake and Ohio train this morning. It
is supposed he died from heart disease.
He was a nephew of the late United
States Senator James Beck.
ONLY KILLED
ONEWOMAN.
New Orleans Mobs Are Becom
ing Less Active.
City Authorities Hare Restored
a Semblance of Order.
MAJJY ARRESTS 3IADE.
Suspicious Characters Gathered
In by the Police.
Hundreds of Negroes Hare Fled
From the City.
New Orleans, La., July 72. The situ
ation here this morning is much quieter,
and it is now believed that except for
some Isolated disorders the authorities
have the lawless forces well in hand.
The night passed with comparative ab
sence from violence except for the
atrocious murder of Hannah Maybry,
an old negress, at her home at 1929
Rousseau street. A mob went to her
house this morning at 1 o'clock, osten
sibly to catch a couple of desperate
negroes who were said to reside there.
In the house were Hannah, her C2 year
old husband, a son and an infant child.
The mob broke into the house and shot
the woman, who died on her way to
the hospital. Her son claims that he
recognized two of the murderers, ami
gave their names to the police.
There were disturbances reported this
morning from various parts of the city.
The special police have gathered in a
large number of characters on the
streets who were unable to give a sat
isfactory account of themselves, and it
ls thought that the effect of these ar
rests will be to gradually restore order.
The city has been full of rumors of
the capture of Charles, the desperado
who slew Lamb and Day and wounded
Mora, but he has not yet been appre
hended. Mayor Capdeville remained in his of
fice throughout the night, and said at
daybreak that the situation had very
much improved.
Several hundred negroes have left the
city.
HANNA DROPS IN.
National Chairman Makes Ilia
Appearance at Headquarters.
New York, July 27. Senator Marcus A.
Hanna, chairman of the Republican na
tional committee, reached the national
headquarters shortly after 10 o'clock to
day. He was accompanied by Cornelius
N, Bliss, treasurer of the committee. Mr.
Hanna said he was much pleased with
the situation, but at present had little to
say for publication. After he is settled
he might be able to make some state
ment. Mr. Hanna went into conference im
mediately with Cornelius N.Bliss, Joseph
Manley and Frederick S. Gibbs.
JURY IS CHARGED.
Argument Begins in the Case of
Alexander Jester.
St. Louis, Mo., July 27. A special to
the Post-Dispatch from New London,
Mo., Bays that the court in the trial of
Alexander Jester, charged' with the
murder of Gilbert W. Gates, today
charged the jury. The Jury was in
structed that its members are the sole
judges of the evidence and credibility
of the witnesses; and that where a per
son charged with crime breaks Jail and
intentionally escapes from the officers
to avoid trial.such escape in the absence
of qualifying circumstances raises a
presumption of guilt. The defense had
admitted that Jester broke out of the
Mexico Jail.
The court further instructed the Jury
that unless they believe and find from
the evidence in the case that Gilbert W.
Gates ls dead and that he came to his
death through the criminal agency of
some person and that that person is the
defendant, and that the defendant mur
dered Gilbert W. Gates in the manner
and by the means charged in some
count of the indictment, the Jury should
acquit the defendant.
J. H. Rodes of Sedalia opened the
argument in the case for the state. He
was followed by Joseph S. Mclntire of
Mexico for the defense. The next speak
er for the state will be Attorney J. W.
Hays of New London. He is to be fol
lowed by ex-Governor Charles P. John
son of St. Louis for the state, and J. O.
Allison of New London for the defense.
J. J. Rodes, prosecuting attorney of
Monroe county, where the alleged crime
was committed, will follow Allison and
then P. H. Cullen of Mexico, chief coun
sel for Jester, will close for the de
fense. W. S. Forrest of Chicago will
close the argument for the state next
Tuesday afternoon.
GOVERNOR TO COME HOME.
Returns From Colorado to Begin
Speaking Tour.
Governor Stanley will return to To
peka tomorrow morning from his vaca
tion trip in Colorado. The governor
will be here Monday, too, but there
after starts out on a speaking tour.
The governor speaks at Kurlingama
next Tuesday; then goes to Dodge City
for a Woodmen's convention and v
turns to Hutchinson the following day
to address a reunion of Reno county's
old settlers.
FRANCE CONCILIATORY.
Several Retired Generals Will be Re
instated to Ranks.
New York, July 27. A special to the
Times from Paris says:
It is highly probable that several
generals who were put on the retired list
bv ofrmer Minister of War DeGallifet
after the Dreyfus trial will shortly be
reinstated in the army.
Generals DeNegrier and Zurlinden
will both probably receive command of
army corps.
This further proof of the government's
conciliatory policy would be favorably,
received by public opinion.