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200 LIVES ARE LOST
MOST SHOCKING DISASTER OH
RECORD.
Fire la Heir York Destroy* Three
Costly Ocean Liners and Con
siderable Other Property, Entail-
lug In All a Lou Estimated at
910,000.000—Hen and Women on
the Dock* and Aboard the Vessels
Cnt OS From Escape Harbor
Snallona Up Many Who Escape
From Burning Ships.
Now York, July. 3.—At least 300 hu
man lives lost, 300 in the hospitals suf
fering from more or loss serious burns
and injuries, three huge unci costly
ocean steamships destroyed, twelve
tugs and lighters burned—in all $10,
000,000 worth of property consumed—
is the story of a tire which swept the
piers of the North German Lloyd and
Hair.burg-American Steamship com
panies at Hobokcn Saturday afternoon.
The disaster, the most terrible that has
ever happened here, and perhaps the
most shocking on record, was accompa
nied by heroic rescues, miraculous es
capes and agonizing deaths.
Barn or Jump to Death.
Thousands of persons in Hoboken
and New York lined the sides of North
river near the fire and saw men and
women burn or jump to death in the
water. The ships destroyed were the
Saale, the Bremen and the Main of
the North German Lloyd line. The
Kaiser Kriederich der Groose and the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of the
North German line were damaged to
some extent, but not badly. There
were hundreds of men on each of the
destroyed steamships and a few wo
men. There were
Crowds of Dock Laborer*
and employes on all the piers. There
were men, women and children in the
canal boats, and men on the barges
and lighters. So quickly did the Are
spread that escape for all of these hun
dreds was cut off almost before they
knew the fire had started. Men work
ing in the holds of the three steam
ships were shut in by walls of flame.
It was impossible to reach them In
any way. Men on the pier jumped into
the water to save themselves. Many
them were saved, but others sank
before help could reach them.
Cansed by Explosion.
The fire originated on pier 3 of the
North German Llovd series, near the
foot of Third street. It was caused by
the explosion of a benzine tank, so the
fire fighters declared, which ignited a
large quantity of cotton awaiting
shipment. Near by were moored the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the Main,
the Saale and the Bremen. The Saale
was due to sail for Boston Sunday
morning to pick up a party of Chris
tian Eudeavorers en route to Cher
bourg. The Kaiser was scheduled to
sail Tuesday for Southampton. The.
Main was also
To Have Sailed
on Tuesday and the Bremen on Thurs
day for Bremen. The Saale and the
Bremen lay at either side of pier No. 2,
while the Kaiser lay on the north side
ot pier No. 1, immediately down
stream. The Main lay just down
stream from the Kaiser. When the
first burst of flame appeared the
hoarse whistles of the liners were
sounded, and all hands were sum
moned to fight fire. The blaze, howev
er, outstripped the fire fighters four
fold and leaped toward the huge liners,
powerless in their slips. The shed on
pier No. 3, piled with cotton and
stored with hundreds of
Barrels of Oil,
was ready food for the flames, which
spread with incalculable rapidity. The
pier was a furnace within a few min
utes, and the tongues of fire jumped
across the slip and seized upon the
Saale, which lay at the northward of
the pier just below. On the four
piers there were 2,000 persons working
when the fire started. Five hundred
were near the entrance and escaped
into the street. The remaining 1,500
jumped into the water and were either
picked up by passing craft of drowned.
Loss Only Approximated.
The property loss onn simply be ap
proximated at this time. None of the
officials around the docks could give
anything like a precise estimate of
their losses and none was prepared to
make a statement on this point. A
corservative estimate made by a prom
inent fire underwriter places the en
tire loss at less than $10,000,000. The
three docks of the North German
Lloyd line are total losses, with all
their contents, and they are still
smouldering with
Many Streams From Fire Hose
playing constantly on the debris. The
pier of the Thingvalla line is totally
wiped away and an extension which
had just been built on the Hhmburg
American line's expanse of piers was
burned down to the pile tops. The
warhonses of Palmer & Campbell,
which were across the street from the
North German Lloyd line dock, suf
fered greatly, and a number of houses
along the,street were scorched badly.
The loss to the steamship properties
and other companies is estimated ap
proximately as follows: The steam
ship Main, of the North German Lloyd
line, cost $1,300,000. outside of the
cargo, fitting" and stores.
The Loss Is Placed
at $1,200,000 for the vessel and about
$400,000 for fittings, stores and cargo
that was on board of her. The Bre
men. of the same line, cost $1,2.50,000,
and her fitting and cargo were valued
at $300,000. The cargo and- stores
were entirely consumed and the loss
to the vessel proper will amount to at
least $700,000. She is beached off
Weehawkeu and stilt smouldering, ap
parently destroyed, save for her ma
chinery. The Saale, the steamship
which will have the most horrible
story of death to unfold when the
divers go down In her, cost the Lloyd
company $1,250,000 and the fittings
and cargo were value# at $300,000.
The Saale is beached at Ellis island
And Still Burning.
The damage to the vessel proper is
placed at about $800,000. The damage
done to the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse is estimated at $25,000. The
-three docks of the North Gerncan Lloyd
line which were burned to the Water's
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The docks were well filled with mejr
chandise Just received from abroaH
and valued at $350,000. The Thingvalla
pier which was entirely consumed wag
valued at $50,000, counting the stores
which were on it. The Hamburg
American lipe dock, which had Just
been completed as an extension to
their great pier, and which was de
stroyed in order to prevent the flames
from spreading, was damaged to the
extent of $15,000. This was the only
loss they sustained.
PENNSY WINS.
Quakers Hard Poshed by the Wis
consin Crew at the Finish.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 3.—One of
the most magnificent races in the his
tory of college aquatics for years was
the 'varsity race rowed on the Hudson
course Saturday afternoon. Following
it was an equally exciting two-mile
.brush among the freshman crews, and:
then it was so dark that the four
oared race had to be postponed until
to-day. Here is the record:
University race, distance four miles
contestants, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Cornell, Columbia and Georgetown
conditions, smooth water, a rather
brisk northwesterly wind and fairly
strong ebb tide rowed at 0:55 o'clock.
Pennsylvania won time, .19:44 3-5
Wisconsin second, 19:46 2-5 Cornell
third, 20:041-5 Columbia fourth,
20:081-5 Georgetown fifth, 20:191-5.
In this event there never was at any
time open water between the crews
that finished first and second.
Freshman race, distance two miles
contestants, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Columbia and Cornell conditions,
smooth water, little wind and a strong
ebb tide rowed at 8 p. in.. Wiscon
sin won, time 9:451-5 Pennsylvania
second, 9:54 3-5: Cornell so close to
Pennsylvania that time was not taken
Columbia fourth, time not taken.
ADMIRAL PHILIP DEAD.
Heart Disease Suddenly Ends His
Life.
New York, July 3. Rear Admiral
John W. Philip, commandant at the
Brooklyn navy yard, died there at 3:15
Saturday afternoon of heart disease.
His death was unexpected. At the
time of his. death his wife and a nurse
were the only ones at his bedside. His
son, Barrett, sixteen years old, was
reading in the library. Physicians
had left him for a few hours, believing
that the crisis was not imminent.
Ever since the battle of Santiago,
when his ship, the Texas, did so much
toward the destruction of Admiral
Cervera's fleet, Admiral Philip's heart
lias been affected. He never spoke of
his ailment, however, and only his
wife and family physician knew his
secret until a few weeks ago when the
disease became acute.
LEPROSY FEARED IN IDAHO.
Foar Case.-i of Supposed Disease De
velop Amoni Returned Volun
teers.
Boise, Idaho, July 3.—Four eases of
supposed leprosy have developed
among the Idaho volunteers who have
returned from the Philippines. The
state health authorities are investigat
ing. Until they have passed on the
cases officially they refuse to give out
any names. It is known, however,
that one of these cases is regarded as
genuine leprosy beyond a doubt. The
young man is at present isolated back
in the mountains on Wood river.
President McKinley at Canton.
Canton, Ohio, July 3.—President Mc
Kinley spent a quiet and restful day
almost entirely at his home on North
Market street. The weather was de
lightful. Seated on the shaded ver
anda, the president acknowledged the
greetings of many of his old friends
and acquaintances who1 drove or
walked past the House. President Mc
Kinley attended morning services at
the First M. E. church.
Gets Life Sentence.
Rusk, Tex., July 3. The Jury has
adjudged W. J. Dent, a cousin of Gen.
Stonewall Jackson, guilty of murder
and fixed life imprisonment as pun'sh
ment. Dent, in consideration of $10,
000, about a year ago, forged the.
names of Gov. Sayers and Secretary of
State Hardy to pardon papers on
which George Isaacs was released
from prison while serving a life sen
tence for murder.
Affirms Life Sentence.
Dallas, Tex., July 3'. The state
court of criminal appeals has affirmed
the life sentence of Ed Cain and Bob
Stevens, convicted of assisting in the
lynching of three wjiite farmers in
Henderson county May 18,1899. There
are nine other defendants, who are
among the most prominent farmers of
Ncrthern Texas.
Newspaper Suffers From Fire.
Detroit, July 3. A fire yesterday
gutted the building occupied by the
Detroit Journal and destroyed the me
chanical, business and editorial effects
of the paper with the exception of the
presses, which sustained only water
damage. The total loss is placed at
about $75,000 partly Insured.
Church Struck by Lightning.
Charleston, 111., July 3. While the
funeral of Miss.Emma Mason was be-,
ing conducted at the Pleasant-. Valley
church, lightning struck the building,
causing a panic and a stampede of the
horses hitched near by. Several per
sons and horses were prostrated by the
shock, but no one was killed.
AH on Board Lost.
Kingston, Ont., July 3.—Capt. Byron
Bougart, of the schooner Acacia, says
he believes the schooner Pictou foun
dered on the south shore of Lake On
tario and her crew perished. The Pic
'tou is owned by Bart Sibley of Belle
vue, whose wife and children are said
to have been on board.
Raided Turkish Territory.
Constantinople, July 3.—A party of
Persian Kurds, led by Timour Khan,
who is reported to enjoy Russian pro
tection, made a rald upon Turkish ter
ritory near Serai, Rdumania, and In an
encounter with Ottoman troops Timour
and two of his nephews were killed.
Passenger Trains to Run
San Francisco, July 3.—The Sattta
Fe company will begin the operation
of passenger trains over its completed
system from Point'Richmond to-day.
The alleged agreement regarding
travel to Los Angeles Is not admitted
to exist by the railroad officials.
BOTHA VERY ACTIVE
PATROLS COVER WIDE STRI
1 Li,r_l.il OF COUNTRY.
British Outposts Harassed,
Larger Forces Threaten
tack, Declining to Allow
•clvea to Be Caught by
Blows Which British See|
liver—Boers Issue ClrculaJ
Keratins the Chinese TroiJ
ITraring the Burghers to
the Army—Conan Doyle
pltal Arrangements.
ASKS FOR EXAMINERS.
Civil Service Will Be Extended 'to
the Philippines.
Manila, July 3—The American Phl
ippine commission is carefully study
ing the approaching necessity for the
substitution for army officers perform
ing civil functions of civil service men
and asks the Washington government
to send examiners to the Philippine to
hold civil service examinations here at
the same time as in the United States
with the idea of creating a Philippines
civil service board. The commission
is determined that evfery precaution
shall be taken to insure honesty and
justice among the Filipinos and Ameri
cans. The exigencies of the case here
require the appointment of men best
able to withstand corrupt Influences,
and It is believed that no political pulls
should be. allowed to secure appoint
ments. jv
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FIFTY DEAD.
Americans Go Scanting la' Northern
Part of Luson.
Manila, July 3.—A week's scouting
In Northern Luzon resulted in 50 reb
el* being killed and 40 wounded 1
American was killed. Troops opera
ting in North Ilocos have burned 6 of
the barracks belonging to Gen. Tino's
forces and captured Tfno's correspon
dence. Gen. Tino, with 200 of bis men
armed
with rifles, succeeded In escaj)-
BARELY ESCAPE WITH LIVES?
Crew of BremenRescued After Col
lision
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London, July 3.—Gen. Botha Is show
ing great activity. His patrofls• cover
wide stretches of country, appi-oaching
near the British outposts ami engage
in skirmishes, while large* bodies
threaten to attack, declining to allow
themselves to be caught l|y the re
urn blows which the Britislf.promptly
seek to deliver. Attacks $j, this sort
were made Friday last at Mijiarspoort
on Gen. Pole-Carew, and af-Springs.
Generals Botha and Dewf W.tfae'iseein
ingly operating in combin: Auk Botha
is reported to have (livid' uags force
into two parts, one movii yWflst and
the other to the south to 1 LvSd effect
a juncture with Dewet. r¥irfculars
exaggerating the Chinese 8* Tiles and
urging the burghers to rej ¥»%e army
are out. Lord Roberts' 1
Widely Operating' Ci liC^aa
are still within striking ^Mpce of
Dewet. Dr. Conan Doyle,, "|4 /^.inter
view with him by the Dai 'Telegraph
Pretoria correspondent, safes the hospi
tal arrangements have t/een severely
tried, but that no morJl. could have
been done. Lord Roberts 'in the course
of an interview, said th \t he thought
the charges brought against the gov
ernment by William .y. Burdette
Coutts, Conservative member of parlia
ment for Westminster, that inadequate
provisions had been madeifor the sick
and wounded, were proba Aly based on
one hospital and a general deduction
drawn therefrom.
FLOCKING TO KANSA| CITY.
The Platform and Vice {residency
Occupies the Attention o^\he Lead
ers.
Kansas City, July 3. '•I v^e note
worthy events loomed ouwjfcjherday
above the mass of detail, Marking the
approach of the Democratic convention
—the arrival of David lJ! Hill from
New York and his departure for Lin
coln in i-esponse to a telegraphic sum
mons from Mr. Bryan Ae conference
of Chairman Jones of the national
committee with Mr. Broker, ex-Sena
tor Murphjr and' othfif influential lead
ers, concerning tlieplatform and the
first serious consideration by the con
vention leaders of a plan to reach an
understanding onitlie platform that
the way will be open to nominate Mr.
Bryan for the Presidency on July 4.
Aside from therfe main features of the
day there were few outward evidences
that the convention was near at hand.
The tide of travel has not yet lajlHrged
over the city, bringing the- crash of
bands, the tramp and hurrah of uni
formed clubs the struggle and con
fusion of hotel corridors and the mass
ing of great throngs along the streets
and |n public places. Many of the con
spicuous leaders are here with their
immediate following, and there is the
hum of .preparation and of conference,
but the rank and file of delegates has
not appeared. At the chief centers of
interest, the Coates house,'.the Balti
more and the Midland hotels, a shift
ing and drifting crowd gathered and
discussed the two main points .of dif
ference—platform and the vice-presi
dency. But thus far it is a calm and
dispassionate discussion, without clam
or or enthusiasm. During the day the
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Kansas and
Indian Territory delegations arrived
and as the day progressed there was a
steady augmenting of the throngs. But
the iiain bodies will come to-day and
to-morrow, and it will not be until
then that Kansas City will be fully'
pulsating with the force of the national
convention. The leaders are losing no
time, Lcwever, In making their prepar
ations.'
British Steamer*J,,
London, July 3.—The steamer qra
tava, which sailed for South Africa
Thursday with 1,200 troops, hasre
turned to Southampton with the crew
tit
the German steamer Bremen, with
vtblch she collided off Ushanti la A
dei»e fog. The Bremen sank nor
minutes after the cqjllslon occurred,
but.no lives were lost. The Oratara 1
received gome damage about her- boi«.
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MARKETS.*
Latest ta«tatlons From Grain and
Live Stock Markets.
St. Paul, July 3. Oats- The oat'
market is stronger No. 3, 291-4 (ai
28 l-2c No. 3 white, 29 3-4@B0 l-2fi'
Cora—No. 3, 8»l-2@40c No. 3 ytellow, '.
41c. Seeds—Timothy, $1@1.25 clover,
$4.50@5.20 flax, $1.74@1.76.
Minneapolis, July 3. Wheat
July opened at 81c and closed at
841-Sc. On track—No. 1 hard, 88 3-8c
No. 1 Northern, 85 3-8c No. 2 North
ern, 83 7-8c corn, 403-4c oats, 281-2c
flax, $1.75.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 3. Flour is
firm. Wheat easier No. 1 Northern,
83c No 2 Northern, 81@82c. Rye
lower No. 1 62@62 l-2c. Barley firm
er No. 2, 49@o0c sample,' 40@49c.
Oats lower No. 2 white. 28@281-2c.
Chicago, July 3.—Cash Wheat No.'
2 red, 81 l-2c No. 3 red, 77@80c No. 2
hard winter, 77@78c No. 3 hard win
ter, 74@77c No. 1 Northern spring,
81c No. 2 Northern spring, 79@80c
No. 3 spring, 77@79c. Corn—No. 2, 42
@42 l-4c No. 3, 42 l-8@i2 l-4c. Oats
No. 2,24 l-2c No. 3, 24c.
Sioux City, Iowa, July 3.—Cattle
Beeves, .$4.80(85.10 cows, bulls and
mixed, S2.i!5@4 stoekers and feed
ers, $3.50^4.25 calves and yearlings,
$3.50^4.30. Hogs, $4.95@5.05 bulk,
$5.
Chicago, July 3. Cattle Good to
prime steers, !fo.20@5.80 poor to medi
um, !M.50C«5.10 siockers and feeders,
$2.50^4.70 cows and heifers, $2.80@
4.80 Texas-fed stetrs, $4.40 5.20.
Hogs Mixed and butchers, $5.10
5.271-2 good to choice heavy, $5.20@
5.30 rough heavy, $5.05@5.15 light*
$5.05$?5.30: bulk of sales, $5.20@5.25.
Sheep, -$3.25@4.75 lambs, $5@6.50.
South St. Paul, July 3. Cattle
Choice butcher cows and heifers, $3.75.
@4.25 fair to good, $2.75@3.60 thin
cows and canners, $2@2.65 choice
butcher steers, $4.50@5 fair to good',
$4@4.50 fat bulls,$3.25@3.75 bolongna
$2?75@3.10 veal calves, $3.50@4.50
good to choice stock cows and heifers,
$2.75@3 fair to good, $2.50@2.75 com
mon and tailings, $2 2.50 heifer
calves, $2.75(5.3 good to choice stoek
ers and feeders, $3.25@3.75 fair to
good, $3(S'3.25 common and tailings,
$2.50@2.90 steer calves, $3.25@3.75
stock and feeding bulls, $2.75@3 feed
cows, $2.S0@2.75 stags and oxen, $3@
4 milkers and springers, $25@37.50.
Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.0B@5.10
good to prime heavy, $5.05 5.10
rough heavy, $4.80@4.85 stags and
boars, $2@4.50 'pigs and skips, $4
4.50. Sheep Fat sheep, $3.25
3.50 stock sheep, $2.50@2.75 feeders,
$2.75@3 fat lambs, $4.25@4.75 year
lings, $4.50@4.75 stock and feeding
lambs, $3.25@3.50 spring lambs, $4.75
@5.25. Above quotations are on shorn
6heep and lambs.
GEN. CHAFFEE SAILS.
Oil for the Scenes of Strife In
thlna.
San Francisco, July 3.—Brig. Gen. A.
R. Chaffee, who is to command the
United States troops in China, sailed at
7 o'clock last night on the transport
Grant. Gen. Qhaffee arrived in this
city at 5 pi m, and immediately went
aboard the transport. He was met at
Sacramento by one of Gen. Shaffer's
aides with dispatches from the war
department. The Grant' also carried
the headquarters band, First and
Third squadrons of the Sixth artillery,
800 men and 20 officers, under com
mand of Lieut. Col. T. J.. Winn. Be
sides the troops, nurses and baggage
on board there is several tons of am
munition for the Asiatic, squadron.
The general orders of tlie Sixth caval
ry direct .that two squadrons, com
posing eight troops in all. proceed to
Nagasaki, .Trtpan, on the Grant and
.there await orders from the war de
partment.
KILLED BY TOBACCO FUMES.
Phlladelphlan Inhales Cigarette
Smoke Blown In His Face.
Willow Grove, Pa., July 3—Cigarette
pmoke, blown from the mouth of a
man sitting near him, caused the death
of Charies Krickaka. He was at a
concert, in the park. Near him sat a
man who was smoking a cigarette.
Krickaka had never used tobacco.
A particularly pungent cloud -of the
smoke unexpectedly overwhelmed him
and he inhaled a quantity of it. He.
began coughing violently, and the
paroxysms continued until a blood ves
sel had been ruptured. Krickaka fell
into a swoon, and half^an hour' later
died. .. v-v ...
TWO BIG FIRES.
One Causes a Loss of 9400,000 and
the Other *200,000.
Buffalo, N.-Y-, July 3.- The great
lumber yards, covering half a mile
area at Black Rock, a suburb of Buffa
lo, were destroyed by fire. Loss, $400,
000. C. M. Betts & Co. lose $300,000
Holland, Mambert & George, $20,000
Erie'Railway company, $75,000.
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Baltimore, July 3. Fire destroyed
the fertilizer factory and warehouse
of Griffith, Boyd & Co., and the factory
and shops of the Elliott Machinery
company at Canton, a suburb of Balti
more. Loss, $200,000,
Cl'T FROM NAPOLEON'S HEAD.
Lock of Bonaparte's Hair, Known to
Be Genuine, Sells In Paris for
*1,250.
Paris. Jul- 3.—An authentically gen
uine lock of the first Napoleon's'hair,
cut from his head on his deathbed-at
St. Helena, kas just changed hands,
a a $ 1 2 5 0
Injured In a Collision.
Lovelan'd, Ohio, July 3.—In a head
end collision of passenger trains on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern rail
way near Remington, five miles west
of here, Mrs. Agnes, Evenfeldt of Cin
cinnati was seriously injured by a
.cut in the forehead,'and ten others
were slightly hurt. The property dam
age was slight. SP'SW'
Teachers From Cuba.
Boston, July 3.—The United States
transport Short Creek, from Cuba yes
terday, landed 308 Cuban teachers, all
men, who are to study at Harvard this
rammer. They come mostly from
Havana and® adjacent portions of 'the
island. They were taken at once to
Cambridge.
Fishing Party Drowned.
Boston, July 3.—A fishing party of
four was drowned in the. harbor ye*-'
terday by the overturning o£ their*
craft a
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VON KETTELER DEAD
REPORTED BUTCHERY OF THB
GERMAN MINISTER CONFIRMED.
iHTaa Attacked! by Chinese Soldiers
Boxers While Rldln* Alon«
the Street—Little Hope Enter­
tained That Any Foreigners Re­
main Alive In the Capital-Grave
Doubts Regarding Other Members
of Legations—Outbreak of Boxers
Imminent, at. Canton Nothing
Known of the Column That Re­
lieved Seymour.
London, July 3.—Official dispatches
received by the consular body it
Shanghai says an Express cable, dated
Shanghai, July 1, confirm in the fullest
manner the report of the butchery of
Baron von Ketteler, the Gerriian am
bassador, on June 1$. The biiron was
riding in Legation street when he was
attacked by Chinese soldiers and Box
ers and dragged from his horse. His
body was hacked to pieces witn
swords. The German legation buil
dings were burned and -a number of
servants of the legation were killed
and their bodies thrown into the
flames. Official confirmation of this
ghastly business has caused the utmost
consternation among the
consul
gen­
erals of the powers, who expressed the
fear that
War a la Ontrance
will be declared against the Peking
government. The consuls entertain lit
tie-hope that any foreigners are left
alive in the capital. There were 100
foreigners connected with the
tions, 50 in the custom house, English
and Am#*lean tourists and others to
the number of 150 and nearly 500 le
gation guards. The British foreign of
fice, the Daily Mail learns, has re
ceived news from the British consul at
Chefu that Baron von Ketteler has
been killed, but no further informa
tion. A dispatch to the Express from
Nankin, June 30, says: "French
priests here have received a report
from Peking that public executions of
foreigners have been in *'ffeet since
June 20. The news comes from run
ners from French priests in Peking,
who state that they administered
The Last Rites
to the condemned men." Nankin ca
bles dated Sunday say that Viceroy
Liu Hun Tih received a telegram from
Gen. Yulu on Friday stating that the
German minister had been murdered
at Peking. Yulu, who escaped from
Tien-tsln to Pao La Full, wires also:
"Position desperate. Implore your
help Foreign troops of eight, national
ities entering Peking to the number of
30,000 or 40,000. I cannot hold out for
four days." Liu Hun Yih has re
ceived this from viceroy of Yunshakal:
"Foreign troons victorious at Tien-tsin.
They will enter Peking immediately."
Outbreaks of the Boxers appear to be
imminent at Canton. The feeling of
unrest steadily increases. Boxers from
Ping Tu were marching 011 Sunday to
Chefu. The governor
Feared for the To^vn
and sent to the warships for forces. A
small riot occurred at Chefu on Sun
day. Fifty-two refugees who have ar
rived at New Chwaug aver tliat the
Boxers have destroyed the railway
north of Port Arthur, and that all the
American and English residents are
leaving. Nothing has been learned of
the column which relieved- Admiral
Seymour four days ago anil then pro
ceeded toward Peking, but as it takes
at least two days for dispatches to
reach Chefu there is nothing extraord
inary in this. Troops are arriving at
Taku dally, though some reports from
Taku say it will be three weeks be
fore a large force can be sent to Pe
king. The morning papers generally
accept as'conclusive the reports that
Baron von Ketteler has been killed,
and express grave uncertainty as to
whether any of the members of the le
gations at Peking are saved.
Small Grain of Comfort
Washington, July 3. Yesterday's
advices to the state department, made
up of two telegrams from Consul Gen
eral Goodnow, at Shanghai, brought
the foreign ministers at Peking along
one day further in safety, showing
that they were all alive wjth the possi
ble exception of the German minister,
who, it seems likely, has b?en mur
dered. Some encouragement is drawn
by the officials from the fact that the
other ministers were alive on the later,
date, for the officials believe that the
diplomatic corps at Peking could not
Have Been Preserved
through the fury of the first stages of
the outbreak only to fall victims to
sober sec o-d thought. There is at least
the indica.i tliat the Chines govern
ment Itself was protecting then). On
the other hand the statement that the
notoriously auti-foreigu Prince Tnan
was in complete control at Peking was
regarded as an exceedingly' grave de
velopment and as tending to fix clearly
responsibility for the happenings of
the past three weeks directly upoii the
Peking government. An ameliorating
condition is the refusal of the great
viceroys themselves of almost absolute
power In their' provinces to be con
trolled from Peking in their attitude
toward foreigners.
LOST RIGHT TO CUT HIS BEARD.
Man Dies in Kentucky Who Vowed
Not to Shave If Henry Clay Was
Defeated.'.
Lexington, Ky., July 3.—B. J. Shed
del died here, aged eighty-three years.
When Henry Clay was a candi date for
president Sheddel vowed if Clay was
defeated he would never shave. He
had kept his vow and his beard grew
so long that he was obliged to tie it
into knots to keep- it out of the way.
Porto Rico's New Judge.
Xxtuisville, Ky„ July 3.—Hon. Will
iam H. Holt, former chief justice 'of
the Kentucky: appellate court, -was
sworn in as judge of the federal court
for the new district of Porto Rico. Ht
will assume his duties Ip October.
Flee. 1» Washlngton.v3v::M'^'''
Washington, July 3.—A loss of $60
000 was caused by ,n fire here-which
destioyed the Warrington Hardware
company's building and stock, Freden
hall A Walkers storejind two grocery
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INDIAN UPRISING.
Home of the Chiefs Have Any Griev
ances and Are Simply Having a
Good Time.
Winnipeg, July 8. Indian Agent
Leveque and others wso went to the
Big
Grassy
river yesterday to investi­
gate the rijimors of an Indian uprising,
have
returned to Rat Portage. They
report having reached the Indian en
campment in the afternoon and found
there 450 rtien, women and children
holding a powwow. They were greet
ed with profuse demonstrations of
friendship. The Indian chiefs were
quite indignant over the reports that
they had threatened the settlers on
Rai'nv river, and gave all such stories
an emphatic denial. There are only
three American Indians In the encamp
ment, and they came from Warroad,
Minn., and not from Leech Lake, as
reported.' None of the chiefs had any
grievances. They simply were having
a good time, and a jollier crowd was
never encountered, even amongst white
people. There are no fears there of an.
uprising.
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Dulutli, Minn., July 3.—Company A,
Third regiment, M. N. G., left on a spe
cial Duluth & Iron Range train this
morning under orders from Gov. Llnd
to proceed to the scene of the Indiana,
uprising in the Rainy lake region, jpfe
company is in command of Capt. V'
and consists of forty-five picked
Adjt. Gen. Lambert of St. PaulBh
been in the city arranging for t»Jj
portation, rations and other det«Lu.
A quartermaster and surgeon" from St.
Paul will accompany the troops. It is
not expected that any fighting will oc
cur, but the men do not expect to re
turn for a coupl® °f weeks at least.
Brown's Valley, Minn., July 3.—One
entire block in the center of the town,
comprising twelve business houses,
was destroved by fire. The total loss
Is estimated at $75,000, with Insurance
of $30,000. The fire started in Red
field's meat market in the center of
the block, and spread both ways. Thj
city has no fire protection and citizent
with buckets did yeoman service if,
preventing the flames from spreading
to the opposite side of the -street. Two
weeks ago the city voted bonds for a
system-of water works.
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FIRE IN SIOUX FALLS.
The Leading Hotel Destroyed and
Another Bnllding Baddy Damaged.
Sioux1 Falls, S. D., July 3.—The Cat
aract house, the leading hotel of the
city, was completely burned. The fire
started in W. D. Simon's bookstore in
the hotel in a stock of fireworks. The
explosion blew out the front of the
store and the fire spread, enveloping,
the whole building. The Hollister
block was also badly burned. The,
Cataract was valued at $50,000. It
was owned by Corson Bros., and was
managed by George H. Love, whose
loss is $12,000. The loss in Simon's
bookstore is $8,500 Buxbaum & Stern,
clothing stock, same building, $30,000
Sioux Falls Savings bank, In same
block, lost $2,000 on furniture.
AN ENTIRE BLOCK DESTROYED.
Twelve Business Houses Burned at
Brown's Valley.
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Several Worklngmen. Terribly
Jured. by Escaping Steam.
Park Rapids. Minn., July 3.—Sandy
Sawyer, shingleman E. L. McKinney,
foreman, and Merwin Clausen, car
riage rider, were terribly scalded by
steam from the boiler of the Park
Rapids Lumber company. C'ausen
and Sawyer were badly Injured, but
It is believed all will recover. Thfc
boiler was a total wreck.
ICE FORMS 11* WISCONSIN.
Places In Badger State Visited by
Killing. Frost.
Barron, Wis., July 3.—Friday night a
killing frost visited many places in this
locality, ice being formed in some
places. Yesterday afternoon the
drouth of weeks was broken by a flue
rain which still continues.
Struck by a Sledge Hammer.
Cokato, Minn., July 3.—J. J. Sand
berg, a young man, was seriously
hurt last evening while putting down
curbing in a well three miles east of
town. His brother, who was driving
down the curbing with a sledge ham
mer, broke the handle, and the sledge
struck him 011 the head and fractured
the skull. He is unconscious and the
doctors say there is 110 hope of re
covery.
Changes the Aspects.
Fargo, N. D., July 3.—On account
of the drouth and the general discour
agement of the farmers all over the
state a movement was'set on foot to
call
oft
the excursions of the farm­
ers from all ovei* the state to the agri
cultural college. 'The recent rains have
so changed the crop situation that
President Worst- announces the ex
cursions will be. given as orlglnalpf
planned.
Long Distance 'Phones,
Fargo, N. D., July 3.—Beginning
terdqy Fargo was made' the exchangi
for thirty long distance telephom
wires by the Northwestern telephone
exchange. This will simplify the work
In North Dakota and the northern part
of Minnesota.
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Killed hy Lightning.
Fargo, N. D., July 3. Andrew
Stromberg, aged fifty-five, a well-to-do
farmer living twelve miles from this
city, was struck by lightning while
standing in the door of the barn. Th$
body was found in 'the barnyard after
the storm, naked, even the stapes bad
been torn off.
Struck by Llghtal*g«
Clearwater, Minn., July 3. Duribg
Sghtning
electric storm yesterday morning
struck, ft. A. Leme's:Hvfery
stable In this village and It trained to
the ground, together with eight bbrses
and all other contents.
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Tons of (Sold.
Seattle, Waqh., July 3.r-Tbree. ton*
of gold arrived in Seattle yesterday
from Alaska, being brought by
City of Seattle and City ..of Topefe*
This gold is Valued at over fi million
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