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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
HALF-TONES
EXTRAORDINARY
Next Sunday's Republic
A DOMESTIC COMEDY:
The Wife Tells of the Love Letter
Her Husband Wrote to Another
Woman.
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AMERICAN SUPPORT.
CONGER GABLES, "QUICK RELIEF ONLY
CAN PREVENT GENERAL MASSACRE."
Strong Effort to Prerent
the Partition of
China.
Foreigners in British Le
gation Under Heavy
Fire.
POWERS NOT AGREED
KBRITAi
SEEKING
k
1
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1
Russia, German' and
France Opposing Brit
ain's Policy.
CONGER CABLEGRAM
It Is Not Credited in Eu
rope Situation
Reviewed.
FPtOIAL BY CAULK.
Lomlon. July St.-iOnpyricM. IM ty W
JU Hearst.) Active diplomatic negotiations
are ia?sing between the Powers n-sarilius .1
coalition against Cliin.i. The English nml
the Pniteil States Fnrelsti olljces an- nr
ranpln a close ac-copl on the o,ue-stlon f
partition. These two governments probably
ivilt tleclnre openly MKalntt It In .1 few days
Numerous dispatches nre p'ins' h-etue-cn
Hay and i-ilislury. with the Idea of the two
countries formins identical roHclC".
China's attack upon Siberia. It is cljimed
In KiiRlish diplomatic circle, was e,iuscsl
1 the sudden chanqe in the attitude of
Itussla. which is now maklns overtures to
the Towers of a most cordial and ion-
tiliatory nature.
It was Russia that Mocked the scheme of
bavins the Japanese take the lead in the
march on Pekin with a full force, as pro
posed by Kngland, according to the diplo-jn-its
here
While most of the other Kuropenn Power
orproved it. Russia refused her. consent to
the plan, it is asserted, and it had to be
nbandoned. Now Russia is scared and ex
presses her entire willirRness to Jo'n in
nny concert and play her part fairly and
Equarely
Formal communications havo been made
io tho various Government of this tenor,
and it is hoped in official circles that the
announcement of complete accord will be
made In a few das. each Power asreelnc
to drop all designs asainst each other Jnd
work honestly toseUicr to settle the Chinese
affair,
Contrndlctcd li Pncts.
As a matter of fact, however, these state
ments are not borne cut by the facts.
When the proposition was made to allow
Japan, owinc to her proximity to the scene
of trouble, to land .more than her quota of
trooj in China, ind take the lead in the
advance on Pekin, all the Tower? agreed
to It. Russia was most hearty in approving
the scheme.
Ti-aaEnsIan.l. hrj-j.'-. -APiP4 J,tn
there exists a secret treaty of alliance, pro
posed to the Power3 that Japan be given
mandatory power to settle the China diril
culty. To this Russia did object, and objected
most strenuously.
Kngland then appealed to Germany to
use her Influence to secure Russia's con
s' nt to Japanese supremacy In the opera
tion and settlement of the outbreak.
Germany replied in diplomatic language.
but with a strong accent, that she would
do nothing- of the kind.
Japan, not being' Riven mandatory power,
has held back, and some even hint that
England Is holding her back.
Now that the Culled -tales are leaguing
Kith England. Russia may be forced. In
the Interest of humanltv. to waive her ob
jection to Japanere authority and save the
Ministers, the women and children and
their bravo def-nders from the fur of the
Chinese mobs.
Continental Jiiropc'N Coalition.
Kverethinff goes to show that Ru-sii,
Germany and Prance are proceeding under
a well-deflned agreement In working out
their own ends In China. It is not im
probable that this known fact is. to a large
extent, responsible for the lengthy commu
nications luiw passing between London and
Washington, as Great llritaln. to emerge
with unimpaired prestige, needs the support
of the Cnlted States, and official state
ments to tha effect that none of the Pow
ers desires partition have little effect in
lessening- the likelihood of that event. Un
less the United States vigorously supports
Tirltain In opposing dismemberment of the
Empire. Lord Salisbury will not be able to
prevent it. and this fact is appreciated by
all Knslish statesmen
Genuine lint Valueless.
The Conger dispatch fails to carry con
viction to cither the llritish prra or pub
lic Its g nuinenes-. Is not disputed, for. as
Is pointed out here, the Chinese mnt po
fs quite a sneaf of s.uch messages, whiili
the Ministers fruitlessly endeavored to pet
transmitted, from which the could easily
select a noncommittal dispatch to serve me
required purpose.
It is supposed lliat Sir. Conger omitted to
destroy the Ipher code, and that this Is
now hi the possession of the "hlnec. In
which event the selection or e-oiicoction of
the dispatch would not be dliiicult. It is ar
gued that the dli-palch, if it were a genuine
reply to the inquiry of ;-he American Gov
ernment would go more into details. A
t-light ray of hop is admitted in the f-ict
that both Mr. and Mrs. Conger are known
to have been on very friendly terms with
the I"mpres Dowager, but the universal
opinion here is that If the dispatch is gen
uine, the date is falsified.
The Spectator says:
"It matters nothing whether the Empress
Dowager or Prince Tuan is the reigning
monarch. Both are devoted to the extirpa
tion of foreigners, and not one of the Vlce
rojs will dare oppose the anil-foreign policy.
"The plot hus covered the whole Umpire.
Hen who have dared to order a Russian c-ltv
upon Itus.I.in ground to be stormed will
daro atij thing. Within a month the Vlee
ros of the1 coast towns win have thrown
oil the mas-k, and the only afe place for
Europeans will be on shipboard
"Europe has a terrible task, in which hur
r is out of plu-e. Who vvoull have dreamed
six months ago that for lJ.fioo regulars to
take TJtn-Tsjn would he a dilllcilit and glo
rious task""
Ki:irirjsM i io.mxin.
SPECIAL P.V CAISLE.
London, Prld.iv, July L (Cpv right, U),
by the New York Herald Company! in or
der to learn what measure of credence
might be given to the message received In
Washington from Minister Conger the repre
sentative of the Pally Telegraph called at
the Chinese Lgatiou. The First Secret jry
of the Legation said:
"l'es, have received news, but it Is of
a private nature. At present we are unable
to di lose it "
"Have you seen the report that Mr. Con
ger has sent a message from I'ekln to his
Government at Washington?"
'Yes. You inav take that report as bclig
imc."
"Does that fact form a portion of the
news vou previously mentioned as having
been received here to-day?"
"No"
1'ou cannot give rue the slightest iakhr.g
i?14 Jww 4i ' i
-v - iwf v v i 3
aI:ii k: "Tlii ill man's busy wiiuhinj: dial Hiap Itelwocn the I'oupiV kid ami the Chink. Lot's try
and Micak these apples before lie .nets iu-xI."
LEADING TOPICS
IN
TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
I'or 11lsoiirl Pair and nnrnier
saturduj. Mindii; fair; niiuilierly
n In ds.
I'or Illinois sonv.r mill ntnler In
AiiutlicTii fiorlloiiM siiiurilii. umluy
fair nuil irurmrri inr!licrl, Mlilfting;
tn Moutliviewterlj, nlnils.
I'or ArUnnsnw I'nlr nmi -iviiritirr sal
nnluy. bnudny fulrt Mciutlierl Trtinln.
I'age.
1. Conger Cables From Pekin.
Part Played by Americans In China.
2. Government's Iuty Ovtlined by Uiyan.
Kalns anl Winds in Three State.
Ilalliy. Answers Editor's Charge-.
I. church News and Announcemi'nt3.
Sunday School Lesson.
3. Wept When Told of Her Vain Love.
Jf-ter Chanced His Name After E-cape.
Social J'Jea-ures at Camp Hell.
Social Pleasures at Camp Bell.
6. Results at Race Tracks.
Raseball Scores.
T. "I-t's Wed." She Said, and They Did.
Organization Wrecked by a Kiss.
F-itl.cr Had to Pav the Costs.
Warrants Against Wife and Sons.
Arno Charged With Another Job.
S. Editorial.
democratic Plans' for Illinois.
Monster Meeting in Coliseum the Plan.
South Faithful to Its Memories.
Girl Diinks l-iudanum.
Governor Stephens Replies.
S. Pursued by an Evil Fate.
Hall of Philosophy Opened
Notes of New Hooks.
10. Republic Want AU.
11. New Corporations.
Transfers of Realty.
12. Grain and Produce'.
13. Financial News.
River Telegrams.
II. Dying Man Sought by Old Friend.
Greatest Peach '"rop on Record.
Reviews of Trad".
Hodges Hctigns Chairmanship.
of the nature of ile other news to vhicli
you have referred T'
"No; I am sorry I cannot. The Minister
has no further news for publication.'
"Are you in a position to give any idea
of the situation in Pekin?"
"No; but you may take it tliat on Julv
35. the date of Mr. Conger's message, hat
all legations and foreigners In Pekin wete
safe "
"DM the mesaase come direct from
I'ekln?"
"Yes."
"Whj is It. Hun. that repr.scntatlves of
European Powers. In the Chinese capital
are unable to communicate with their Gov
crrments at home?"
"I am unable to say I do not know
whether direct telegraphic communication
has been re-established, but no doabt the
channel used in the case i:f Mr. Conger's
message Is open to all other European Min
isters. Perhaps for Mr. Conger's message
a supreme effort was made. It Is very
likely thn Chinese do not re-alize the atiK
iety existing in Europe for direct com
munication with the Ministers, but there Is,
so far as I can sec. no reaso-i why one
Minister should be able to communicate
with his Government any morn than an
other." Irqulries in official circles disclose a com
plete skepticism as to the trustworthiness
of Minister Wu's information.
Mesaces from Chinese sources are so
contradictory that it Is impossitde to put
credence in them.
It is pointed out tint n month has now
claped since anything ha been heard from
the llritish Legation In Pekin. If messages
can go one way they ought obviously to
another, but unfortunately it has been im
possible, by this country at all events, in
Induce the Chinese authorities to get any
message through to the foreign Ministers
in Pekin, or to transmit any intelligence
from them to Europe
CHAFFEE'SQUARTERMASTER.
(iiMieral lliiiiqtlirey As,xif:i'I to Im
portant Work.
Washington, July 20. Orders were isucd
to-day assigning Hngadler Gene ral Charle-s
1 Humphrey, now Chief Quartermaster at
Havana, as Chief Quartermaster on the
start of General Chattee, in ch&rse of the
Chinese expedition. General Humphrey was
Chief Quartermaster of Genet.il Shatter
during the Santiaso caaln.
iff yfiM
INDICATIONS
OF TREACHERY.
Berlin View of Conger's Alleged Message and
Attitude of Southern Viceroys Avenging
Army of 115,000 Men.
i
Rerliri. July 20 The German Government
feels confluent that the present attempts
by Chinos.: officials to deny the I'ekln
massacre are insincere and dictated solely
by a dtslre to hamper" and retard the
power of the Joint action of tho Powers.
At the Chinese Legation here, where alao
denials of the mass lcre have arrived from
the. Viceroys, the statement was made to
day to th- correspondent of the Associated
Press that the Chinese Minister himself, Lu
Hal Ilounn. has In no she replied to the
rtcent prohibition by the Foreign Office of
his use of the telegraph for secret message",
but he has lnce sent to Count von Ituelow
several telegrams for approval, which has
been granted.
The Foreign Office considers that t he
gravest point In the situation Just now Is
the doubtful attitude of the Southern and
Central Viceroys, with the v!d-nt spre id
of the anti-foreign hostilities.
The n"wK received here Is very meager,
but It all points, to tr achery and to a
cunning policy of procrastination by tie
Viceroys until the moment shall have ar
rived when they can afford to discard tint
policy.
Yuan Shi Kal. Governor of Slian-Tunf:. is
regarded here as worse than unreliable.
The Foreign Office feels giid that all
the'o Chinese rusts have not succeeded in
blinding the I'owers or in retarding their
serlou-. military preparations
Ofliclal circles deny a number of storic3
printed by the English press, stories which
the Foreign Office characterizes as made of
the same cloth as many that were set
afloat during the Spanish-American War
ami the earlier stage-s of the hostilities In
South Afr.cn.
The only story having nny foundation, ac
cording to the Foreign Office, is the ques
tion of who Is to l.e the Commander-in-Chief
In China, which is now engaging; the
attention of the Powers. Kigarding this a
Foreign officii! raid to-day!
"The suggestion to make Iyird Wolseley
or Mm other English officer the Commander-in-Chief
does not meet with ap
proval anywhere. This is hardly strange,
because the IlrltNh land force in China Is
rather Insignificant, as well authenticated
Information shows. The proposal to make
a German Hie chief commander would not
bi accepted by Germany unless u unani
mous wish to that effect were expressed by
the Powers Interested "
The semiofficial .Militaer Woehenblatt ns
serts. from alleged authentic figures, that
the number of allied troops now In China Is
.(. Of thise, however. 20.UO Itnssuns
are located In Llao-Tung Pcnlnsule and
ALL THE POWERS URGED
TO ASSIST IN RELIEF.
r.Lpriti.ii: special.
Washington. July 20. Kvery energy in
Washington is bent upon the rescue of Min
ister Conger, now that he has beeruheard
from. All day long and until late to-night
message huve been Hashing between the
various departments, the foreign Powers
and the American naval, war and consular
offices in I-ondon. luking that no time b
lost in rushing troops to the rescue of the
Imprisoned Ministers.
Acting on the advice of Minister Wu. that
"the thing now to do Is- to hurry to Mr.
Conger's rescue," the whole machinery of
the Government was set in motion.
"Hu"h all the troops you can spare to
China." was Secretary Root's orders to Gen
eral MacArthur at Manila.
"Use and urge every possible endeavor to
relieve Con.er," was the mes-age uls
patched to Admiral Remey at Che-Foo by
Sccretary Long, and "use every possiule
means to hurry LI Hung Chang topcklu. so
he may help to save our people," was ca
bled to all American Consuls and officials
In China by Secretary Hay.
"Our Ministers are alive. We most save
them. We mut hurry." is the messace
flashed from Washington to the European
"No further delay will Lc tolcrawii. Xb
Kwan-Tung Province, and l.t0 Germans,
with sixteen Held and twelve heavy guns
and six machine guns, at Klao-Chau. Now
on the way from Germany. France and
Englund thre are about 15.0) men. and the
first part of a Japanese division is also in
route Arrangements have la-en made for
tlie departure of u7,Ci"0 men with HI gun-,
ami all together there will Ire, from pres
ent arrangements. In China by September
IS,'i Germans. 12) Ergllsh, C.Z French.
r-o.1"1) Russian". 21,(0 Japanese. "MO Amer
icans, ;,o Italian and 170 Austrlans. to
gether with 311 guns and thirty -six machine
suns.
General vein Hoguslawsky, a high millt i y
authority, whom the correspondent of the
Associated Press questioned r-gardlni; the
foregoing estimate, said it was quite pos
sible that this force of Il.",(") wouIJ prove
!nsuihci-nt to bring htna down, but tint in
such an event every Power would Increase
Its contingent.
"'If the whole of China should rls." he
contlnuid. "It might prove to be a question
of unparalleled military magnitude, but even
then tlie Powers, by skillfully using their
fleets and troops In the harbors and harbor
cities, could dictate peace on their ovin
terms."
The Vosslsche Zellung prints a special dis
patch from Paris this evening, asserting
that the Fri-nch language will be decl.ire-d
the vehicle of genernl communication be
tween the allied contingents In China.
Ili-rr Wolffn I'lnns.
Herr Fot-enA Wnlff the upll.linnnn tr....l
er and writer, declares in the IScrlincr
Tagebiatt that llritish policy In China has
be-c-n solily rcsixinible for the prisent
troubles a policy which Hrsl coddled up the
reform party there and then icft them, wlm
the voung Emperor, in the lurch."
Outlining the terms of the final i-eltlc-ment,
he savs.
'"Germany, when pe.ie-0 Is re-established,
must Insist on thrtc iwlnts. She must have
the Prince's palace opposite the British Um
liaxsy in I'ekln, China must bind herself to
furnish G-rmany for colonial purposes as
tunny hundreds of thousands of coolies as
Germany wants, and the Chinese Govirn
ment must erect on German territory in
Tsin-Tau a university, a commercial hcIioo!.
a technical high school and other similar
institutions, w here Chinese pupils might be
taught what Kuropean civilization means,
thireby killing foiever Asiatic barbarism.
"As a further step. Herr Wolff recom
mends that hen after the Viceroys b held
directly responsible for the Uvea and prop
erty of whiles In their districts.
The China Expeditionary Corps will in
clude a corps for field j-ostal service-.
world must act,' said General Ml' to
night. OIUlEU.s TO SEV.MOin.
London. July 2U. Orders were cable,! Io
Admiral Seymour to-night to urge an on
ward movrmVnt to Pekin to faK the Min
isters and to co-operate with the I'owers at
once.
TO IIESCIK THE HlllTKI.
Tokio, July .u-Upon receipt of the newa
of the tufety t the Ministers at I'ekln the
.iiKauo sent orders to nis commanders at
Tuku and Tien-Tsln to lose no time In be
ginning their advance on I'ekln and to
hurry to the rescue of the whites.
A HASH O.N PEKI.V
St. Petersburg. July 20. The Czar has
commanded his officeis In China to make a
dash on Pekin. working In harmony with
the other forces, to save the Imprisoned
Ministers.
GKIIMAS TO JOIV
Hcrlin, July 20. Emperor William has Is
sued an order to hi? Admiral at Taku to
join the other commanders in hurrying a
relief force to Pekin.
FHKSC1I OUUKKS.
Paris. Jnlv 30 The War Department lia
ordered Its forces In China to move on I'ekln
at once, first consulting and agreeing with
tit athcr commanders In the field.
DISPATCH UNDATED.
Wu Obtained It Said to
Have Left Pekin
July IS.
GOVERNMENT ACTS.
Urges
Powers to Send
Relief Column
Little Hope.
Tli nrptiblic liarevi.
llth St. anl IvnnsWianU Ave.
Washington. July 2i'. The Chinese Min
ister i ailed at the State Department this
morning and handed Sceietary Iliy a re
.sage written In the see ret code of the I'nited
States Dlplomitlc Service and sK,lni m
plain English with the name "e'onger"
Translatid, It read as follows
"Pekin. Seminary of State Washington
In lUitish legation undir continuous shot
and sh-II from Chlns- trosps. Quick relief
only can prevent gi neral mjssarre.
"CONG Kit"
This message is be-Iievnl by the State De
partment officials to le an answer to the
one sent to Mr. Concer by S-cretary Hay
on July II. which the Chinese Minister
agreed to forward to Pekin and
to have placed In Mr. Conger's handi
If alive, and to whiih he agreed to obtain
a nply. If pos-lbie. Mr. Hay's messigo
simply asked the question "Is all well?"
The first efTe-cr of the receipt of the mes
sage was a happy one. Thi re were cl.ecrs
in tho corridors and offices o! the great
State. War and Navy building for several
minutes, and then there was a sudjei
chnnce to almost complete silence.
It wms r called that the date or the mes
sage was not known d finitely, although a
sumil to be July IS. and further, the t rms
of .Minister e'anger's dispatch showed tiat
the American legatlomrs were, at tho time
of Its writing, in most desperate strait?,
frcm whi- h they could be . xtric.it ed only by
superhuman efforts.
THESTATH DEPARTMENT HAS MADE
ANOTHEIt REQI'FST OF MINISTER
WC TO GET INFORMATION OF MINIS
TER CONG Kit.
TUB STATE DEPARTMENT DESIRES
THAT THE NEXT DISPATCH SHALL
HE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY
OP STATE. AND HE DATED. AND GIVE
SPCII INFORMATION AS WILL LEAVE
NO ROO.M FOIt DOCP.T AS TO ITS AU
THENTICITY. tlessase Mny He no Old Our.
While oCelnls here, in their public ut
terances, are careful to avoid refi-ctlon
iifon e'hinese Government ofllci rs by c--preln
doubt of the liona tide nature of
the dispatch, some of them in private con
versation do not hesitate to declare that If
It rtnlly is a dispatch from the Amerii-an
Minister, It tells of conditions f at least
two weeks ago. One of thes- officials said
to-night:
"Note, first, that the dtspitch Is not
dated.
"You will remember that the Japanese
Legation in Washington Wednesday re
ceived n dUpatch. that had been sent from
Pekin June 2s, by the Japanese Minister.
It was practieilly identical with the Con
ger mess-ace 'legations under fire; little
hope, immediate relief or massacre ""
"Now. Is It not a reasonable supposition
that each Minister in Pekin sent such a
tnessug,. to h's Government at that time
I am sure that they did. and that all of
them were held up by Chinese officials -even
the Japanese Minister's cablegram.
for the dispatch he got through came by
courler to th coast. Evidently the Japan
ese Envoy, close neighbor to the China
man, knew him well enough to taku the
precaution to -end a duplicate message
one thut would not go through Chinese
hands.
"Vnli-e Prom Hie Tomli."
"Secrctarj lljy demanded ()f Minister
Wu proof that the Legatloners were safe.
He demanded this proof In the form of a
message from Minister Conger. And the
message comes a message written twenty
one days ago; u voice from the tomb.
"The Conger dispatch is. to my mind,
conllrmatlon of tho stories of massacre.
All these tlrcumstuutlal siories stated that
the foreigners were congregated In the
llritish Legation; thai they held out. under
heavy fire, until the night of July 6; that
then, driven from the building, they fought
all night In Pekln's stieeu When the sun
rose July ? the last man fell.
"Remember, only press dispatches have
told tills story .Minister Conger's dispatch
conflrms the press dispatcher In-so-far as
congregating in the Hrltish legation Is con
cerned. He adds.
"'Quick relief only can prevent general
massacre."
"The story of the massacre bus been
told. I have no doubt of its truth"
I'lifrler'n Annrilne.
Consul Fowler's dispatches to-dav, while
corroborative- of the assertion that the Minis
ters vviro sale as late as July 13, do not
carry much weight here, as they ate Uised
upon statements made l-y the Governor of
Shan-Tung Province, from whom have
emanated all reports of tho .Mlnistera'
sale-ty.
I.onK Optimistic.
"Do ou regard the fact that the message
Is lu the State- Department code us conclu
sive evidence that it emanated from Minis
ter Conger?" Secretary Long was a-ktd to
day. "Might It not be possible that, having
massacred the Jieople lu the American le
gation, the code fell Into the hundsl of the
leaders of the Hoxer movement, and if such
were the fact might they not have framed
the reply -In the State Departments code
and attached Minister Conger's signature
to It?"
"I regard such a suggestion as dealing
with possibility too remote to be seriously
considered." replied the secretary. "I am of
the opinion that outsiders could not have
mado use of our code, and beside", the na
ture of the reply, with Its strong appeal for
immediate relief, is such as would not have
been sent by any one seeking to conceal a
catastrophe to the foreigners in Pekin."
The use of the word "troops" in Minister
Conger's dispatch Is considered at the State
Department its most significant feature. In
the first place it shows that the dispatch
was not tampered wit" iy the Chinese au
thorities, because It would have been to
their interest to substitute some other word
and make It plain that the soldiers who
were shelling the British Legation were
rebels and not under imperial control. In
the second place It contlrms the statements
Continued on Pace Tiro.
-MA.IOU WILLIAM n.oziEir.
Who has pine to Cliina in i-Iiarse of all Mijiplios. arms ami ammuni
tion. Major (i-ozk-i-was a mt'iulKT of the I'mtui! Srates Peace
(.'ommis.sion at the Hatfiii'.
PART PLAYED
BY AMERICANS,
"Keep Up the Firing,'
Were Liscum's Last
Words.
BRAVE LIEUTENANT.
Russians Slay Chinese
Wounded Burning
of Ticn-Tsin.
SPECIAL HY CAULK.
Clie-l"ce. WiHlm-Mlay. July Is., via
Sliatiliai. FriU.iy. (Crtiorisht. Pk). by
the Now York Uer.ilil Coini.iiiy.i The
Aim-rli-aii-i ennttl til Tieti-Tsiu rriilay
ami Snttmluy wen- the Xiutli Jiif.iinrv
aml 4::o marines.
Tin- army i-.isualtii-N were- cilitct'it
l.illeil, M'Ve-tily-sfvi'ii Hottiult'tl ami I wo
ini.-sin. Tin- marine- easuallics wen
four killetl ami twenty llire-c- uoumleil.
.Major Iti'nn was wiiimli-il in tin1 !;.
Caiitain EiMikmilliT in Hie Ii-. ('.tplatn
Cnuly in the arm ami Lieutenant 1 Jti
in tin' ftHii.
l.ieiue-iiant Couanl carried Lleiitenaiit
IlntliT tinilor a livrri Hanking- lire ami
was shut In the lf ami arm. lie -nam
a elltcli umltT lire, still catr.vini: Kutir.
I.ituti'iiaiit Co Haul's arm lias liven ani
jilitateil. Colnnel I.iMUtn vv.is shot in tlie ali
dotuen ami died in half an limir. His
last vviiriN vvi re:
"Keeii hi tlie liritiK."
The Ninth Itecimeiit nml other Anieri
euns, with llie J:i):iiese. aelvameel
against a tlaiikin tire, lint neie fort-iil
to Ho In the until all i:iy. iniaM-.- tt help
their nonndeil ami i-umpelleil to ilriuk
i-anal water. They eniilil not ilrive the
foe or eharge, or iU anything oxt-i'iu
lire it few rounds.
Tlie Ameriean luwplltiN at Tien Tsin
are cmvvileil anil surgeons are neisleil.
FOREIGNERS HELP CHINESE.
London, .Inly L The Daily Impress
has reeelve-tl the follnvvins from Tien
'IVin. tlateil .Inly Is:
"The e-astialties of the allies in the
three days lightim; before the native
elty of Tien-Tsln e.eetsletl l.vjo.
"It is now certain that there were .sev
eral Russian ami Frenchmen tihtiii";
on the Chinese side. The Chinese killeel
the-lr own women wholesale ti prevent
them fulling into the hands of tbe Rus
sians. "Yesterday the whole native city was
in llames, ami the stench of the burn-
in thousands, of corpse was misiieak
ahly horrible.
"Anions the Incidents of the tilitin
on July L. was the pieeipitate flight of
TiOi) rrelieh troops from Alinatu. They
had lMt"ii ordereil to hold an Important
frout; but, on beim: t-h.irpeil by the
Chinese with bayonets, the entire de
tachment bolted pani'sstrieken.
"The HussiaiLS killetl all the Chinese.
wounded, In reveti":e of the l'ekin mas
sacre." ANOTHER JAPANESE DIVISION.
Yokohama. Thursday. July !. The
United States bateshin Oregon, has ar-
xkfVti'Ks?. :
Hkka'. "v-,'V ifelb iHHk
0eOss4 s4
itv i:kvi:kem kkedkuick
ItlioWN.
SPECIAL BY CAULK.
Shanghai. July 11J. iCopyrisht.
lboo. by V. It. Uearst.i The
I5o. -T rebellion is spre-adins to
the northwest Io Sluu-Si. Shen
Si and Kau-'-Su l'nviuee ami
soilthwe'.st to the i'roviute of
IIo-Nan.
In conjunction with Tuuk Kuh
Slant;".-, troops-, the Iloxers have
endeavored to recover their lost
ground in Stuin-Tunir Province,
where the Hosier movement
orteiiiatcti and was fostered by
Yuh Sien. then lioveruor, but
since transferris.1 to Sheu-Si.
The P.oxers suffered a severe
reverse on July ,s from Yuan Shi
ICai at Chansoou.
n the southern border of
Chi-I.i. adjoining Shan-Tune, the
l!oers iutendeil overrunning
SInn-Tiui-'and erossiti"; the Yel
low Uiver into Khtn-Su.
All I'roviiut'S ssrnith if the Yel
low Kiverare so far undisturbed.
The Province, affected are Chl
l.i. Shen-Si. Shan-Si, IIo-Nan,
Knuc-Su and Shau-TunK. the
last two only slightly.
Viceroys Li Yuu Yi and ChaiiR
Tinua are pro-foreien and main
tain order from the Yans-Tso
Vahey t the eastern portion of
the ellovv Hirer.
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rived at ICure, where she will underjto
temporary reialra. .
The leadiii papers still ur?e the dli
palch of more troops to China, but
tlieie is a snivvin sentiment asainst
Japan's eiiKain"; in extended opera
tions. The decision of the (Jovernment
in the matter is not known, but another
division from Sendai In on its way to
embark at I'jina.
Many refugees from China are arriv
iti": in Japan.
TAI-YUAN MASSACRE.
Loudon. July "0. X dispatch front
Shanghai received here this moruinu re
iHTts that sixty missionaries and 100
native converts have been massacred by,
Jloxers at Tai-Yuan.
Tal-Yuan is a fortllicd and populous
city in the Province of Shan-S!, on the
1'nen-Uo, an atlluent of the Hoang-Ho,
.10 miles southwest of Pekin.
BLACK FLAGS MOVING.
Honc-Konjr, July "0. A message from
Canton received here to-day reports that
all the Tartar troops have moved into
the Ilium and other outer forts, and
that fcoine ef the Black Flags hare
moved into the Tartar general com
pound. Three thousand othr Black;
Klass, with their chiefs, are in an In
trenched camp, with artillery, while 10.
IMH others have moved elsewhere.-Canton
itself is quiet.
TROOPS LAND NEAR CANTON.
I.ondon. July IS). A special dispatch
from Iloug-Kong fcays French gunboats
have landed 300 Annam (soldiers to pro
tect Shumk-n, a suburb of Canton.
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