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isl&i 4 1 *y CHlNfi DEFEATED Friend of the Whites Loses in a Battle With Rebellious Troops at Pekin. BERLIN, July 28.—A dispatch received here dated Tien Tsin, Tuesday, July 24, •ays: A n?"Hseuger who left Pekin Sunday, July 15, brought today to the customs officer here news that Prince Ohing'a soldiers had been fighting GENERAL TUNG FUII SIANO. Prince Tung's troops and had been de feated. The foreigners were defending themselves in the northern cathedral, near the forbidden city. FOOD AND AMMUNITION SHORT Alleged Letter From the Britlah Minister at Pelclu Dated July 6. LONDON, July 28.—A special to The Daily Mail f-om Shanghai says: A letter just received 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 3-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 and have no organized plan of attack. If we are not pressed we many 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 40 killed and 80 wounded. TRIADS BECOMING ACTIVE. Are Anti-Foreign, Anti-Manchn and Their Ramification! Widespread. HONG KONG, July 26.—The signs of menacing activitv on the part of the secret society known as the "Triads" are causing alarm. The Boxers are believed to be an off shoot of the Triads, whose ramifica tions are widespread throughout the southern provinces of China. The organization is distinctly anti foreign and anti-Manchu and numbers of Canton troops are enrolled in its ranks. A report is current in Canton that the Triads are preparing for a night at tack and that the first sign will be the absconding of the native servants. The greatest apprehension prevails, al though at present Canton is quiet. MISSIONARY'S MESSAGE. Cablegram Contain* Only Two Words, ••Pekin Alto." BOSTON, July 28.—The American board of commissioners for foreign mis sions has received a cablegram from Rev. Henry B. Porter, a missionary rf the board, dated Che Foo, July 23, con taining the words "Pekin alive." Rev. Mr. Porter, who was stationed at Pang Chuan, province of Shang Tung, North China, escaped to Chee Foo after the Boxer uprising. The cablegram con tained only the two words "Pekin alive," no intimation being given ai to the evidence which the conviction which apparently prevailed at Che Foo, was based. 4 APPROACHING COMPLETION. Preparations for the Allied Advance oi» 1'ekiii. LONDON, July 28. —The only informa tion regarding China thut the parlia mentary secretary of the foreicu otfifie. 3Vlr. William Si. John Brodrick, was able to impart to ilie house of commons, was that preparations for the advance on Pekin seemed to be approaching completion. WASHINGTON, July 28—Secretary Haj •ignalized his return from Canton to Washington by the annonncement that nnder no circumstances will this gov ernment accept the Chinese offer to torn over the foreign ministers to the internationals at Tien Tsin in consid eration of a suspension of the campaigu against Pekin. A loug cablegram was dispatched during the day to Rear Ad miral Remey at Taku, and it is believed that this instruction was laid upon him. The state department claims to be pursuing 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 po.icy is based upon a total misunderstanuing of the funda mental principles which have governeu the aotinns of the department. At no time, it is said, has the state uepun ment 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 con trary the news that the ministers were alive was accepted by the state depart ment, not as conveying absolute verity, but as an additional reason for hasten ing the relief column forward to Pekin. It was the department's contention that even though a degree of improbability surrounded the Chinese news as to the state of affairs in Pekin, yet every con sideration of humanity and policy de manded that it should be given careful consideration, and that it should be acted upon as if true, provided that ac tion 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 identical note. The department is absolutely satisfied that its attitude was correct and that even European critics will in time admit this. Secre tary Hay's decision to decline the last proposition was based upon his inten tion to adhere strictly to the conditions laid down in his reply to the Chinese emperor's appeal. MASSACRE AT TAOTING. •11 Foreigners and Many Native Chris tians Killed. WASHINGTON, July 28.—The follow ing dispatch has been received at the state department from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai, dated July 27: "An official telegram received here on the 18th said that all foreigners and many native Christians had been killed Taoting. The missions burned. Amer icans, Sincox family, Taylor, Perkins. Misses Gould, Morrill. The customs office reports disturbances at Yunan yesterday." The cablegram is somewhat confused, but it is given out exactly as received by the state department. It probably means that the Americans who were killed comprised the Sincox family either a man or a woman named Tay lor, another named Perkins, and the Misses Gould and Morrill. Taoting is about 75 miles southwest of Pekin. FOREIGNERS OUT OF PEKIN. Latest Dispatches From Slianliai Reiter ate the Statement. LONDON, July 28.—The latest reports from Shanghai reiterate the allegation that the surviving members of the dip lomatic corps have already left Pekiu 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 out come of very story interviews between Li Hung Chang and the foreign con suls and to have been taken in the hope of abating the wrath of the powers and delaying the advance of the allies to ward 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 privations they had undergone. DIABOLICALLY TORTURED. Description of the Capture and Murder the Bishop of Mukden. LONDON, July 28.—Tne Shanghai cor respondent of The Daily Mail, describ ing the massacre at Mukden, says: "The bishop had armed 200 converts to defend the cathedral and a body of Chinese troops had been sent to defend the converts, but the soldiers were leagued with the Boxers, and while the Christians were holding a service, be lieviner themselves safe, the signal was given and the soldiers ana Boxers sur rounded and set fire to the church, putting the escaping worshippers to the sword. The bishop was captured and taken to the viceroy's yamen, where he (H as diabolically tortured and decapi tated. His head now now hangs in front of the yamen." Protest Against Rnasian Refugees. YOKOHAMA, July 28.—According to Seoul reports the Korean government has protested against the presence ot Russian refugees at Wiju, but after au audience the Russian representative agreed to remove then to Port Arthur without delav. After Cider Dealers. Members of the enforcement league have had detectives at work at Lisbon and it is found that some of the tem perance saloons there have been sell ing cider which when analyzed con tained from 5 to 7 per cent of alcohol, which is a greater percentage of alco hol than is contained in beer, and as a result prosecutions will follow and the doping of cider stopped. Representa tives of the league are now having Hanim's Non-toxo analyzed. This is sold extensively in the southern part of the state and is supposed to contain more alcohol than the law will allow. Some Reasons Why You Should Insist on Having EUREKL HARNESS OIL Unequaled by any other. Benders hard leather soft. Especially prepared. Keeps out water. A heavy bodied oil. ARNESS excellent preservative. 'educes cost of your harness. jever burns the leather its efficiency is increased. iecures best service. titches kept from breaking. OIL I.ocalitieaall sold in Xu ,a(ketandbr Bwifcrt Oil Cmiur. DATE OF ELECTION CHANGED Decided to Hold Special City Election Aug. 20. Proposition Also Changed. A special meeting of the city coun cil was held Thursday. The meeting was held for the purpose of re-consid ering the resolution passed at a pre vious meeting regarding a proposition to be submitted to the voters. The resolution was that a special election should be held Aug. 15 at which time the voters should express themselves as to whether they desired a new artesian well or a pumping station: also as to the issuance of $10,000 bonds required in either case. It was de cided Thursday to submit a proposi tion to the voters for the issuance of $10,000 worth of bonds leaving the re mainder of the original question out. It was the opinion that the question as originally constructed was too com plicated. A portion of the money de rived from the sale of the bonds will be used to sink the new artesian well deeper, it being the opinion of many that the main water-bearing strata has not been reached. If after drill ing a few hundred feet deeper the How is not satisfactory, it will be de cided whether a new well will be drilled or a pumping station con structed. Jt was decided to hold the special election August 20, at whfch time voters may express themselves on the bond proposition. Stomach Health means health in every part of the body. Weak digestion will upset the nerves, the blood, the liver, the kidneys. Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters is a well known remedy for stomach ills, which should be used bs every sufferer from indiges tion in any form, it is not an experiment, having been recommended and used for half a century, and its results are certain. Our Private Kevenue Stamp covers tlie neck of the bottle. It Cares Where Others Fail. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS North Dakota News. Aneta people are about convinced that P. 1. Wiberg, who left there to suicide was after creating a sensa tion rather than presenting a new face in the celestial realm. Lieut. Governor Devine is spending a few days of his honeymoon at Sault Ste Marie, and expects to return to the state about the lirst of August. There is a shortage of harvest hands reported in Traill county and a report from Mayville says grain is ripening rapidly and men are wanted for the harvest. A Casselton business man learned to like his typewriter too well and his wife has returned to mamma with the children. Some excellent fields of wheat are reported in Eichlandcounty. Around Christine there are some lields that will go twenty bushels to the acre. Major Edwards wants the board of railroad commissioners done away with—the governor of the state to be ex-officio railroad commissioner—with power to appoint a secretary to hear complaints, inspect the lines, and otherwise perform the duties of the present board of commissioners. In the campaign of 1882 J. M. De vine was defeated for superintendent of public instruction by Mrs. Eisen huth. The same two are opponents for that office again this year with the odds in favor of Mrs. Eisenhuth, who will get the greater portion of the women vote it is expected. Forum: Denny Ilanaiin missed a great opportunity to secure new mem bers for his suicide club—by being absent from the republican state con vention. The Plaindealer likes the names on the democratic ticket—and thinks the different nationalities are pretty well to the front. Sheriff Carroll of Ward County is making the lives of horse thieves very miserable in his bailwick -one named Cora is in jail under $S00 bonds, which no one will put up. A registered trotting mare was dis posed of by a rattle at Cooperstown Saturday, the owner realizing $l(i2.ti0 for her while the purchaser only paid 50c for her. Headers are in vogue at Sanborn this season and harvest ing'has already begun. What grain their is is very short and thin: so short, indeed, that the ordinary harvester is practically of no use. A dispatch from'Grand Forks con cerning a Swedish princess securing a divorce there, reads well and would be all right if it were true. The yarn is the invention of a Fargo attorney who has had all kinds of fun over it. The Oberon Reporter gives good reasons for more dairy farming and the rotating of crops. In North Dakota the coal prod net in 1899 was 98,809 tons, valued at $111. 500, an increase of 14,914 tons, or 15 percent over 1898, and $23,909, or about, 25 per cent, in values. On the complaint of Assistant Unit ed Stales District Attorney Allen, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Louis T. Trieneau, a mixed blow I, who is charged with an aggravated assault with a knife upon the person of llobt. D. Marshall, also a half breed, residing four miles south of Fort Yates on the Standing Rock In dian reservation. The assault was committed on July 18. Marshall, the man assailed, is expected to die. Sheriff Stenshoel of Valley City seized two kegs of wine which were stored in two places of business in Valley City. No arrests were made. A dog belonging to Sam McLean visited the home of Pete Rassmussen near Eckelson, much to the disgust of the latter who, it is alleged, fed the animal on liver on which some un healthy concoction had been placed. McLean got after Rassmussen, used him up badly, and later was assessed $30 for the job. The dog recovered. A sensational lawsuit is the chief topic of the village gossip in Cando. The suit is now pending in the dis trict court and is brought by Mrs. M. C.King of Minneapolis against Mrs. Mary E. Hanson to recover $10,000 for the alleged alienation of the affections of plaintiff's husband. Mrs. Hanson, the defendant, is the widow of one of Cando's wealthiest and most respect ed business men, who when he died left his wife a snug fortune of over $75,000. Mrs. Hanson invested her money in a fashionable summer resort at Rice Lake, Mich., and employed as her manager M. C. King, it is al| leged Mr. King—Mrs. King not being present—presented himself as a sin gle man and after a short acquaint ance the relations between Mrs. Han and her manager became very close. About a week ago the wife appeared upon the scene and a lively discussion ensued resulting in the above men tioned lawsuit. Carl Kohlman residing at Snyder's lake, twelve miles north of Cando, committed suicide yesterday by tak ing strychnine while under arrest charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. He was not married. A bum circus has been doing the northern part, of the state, and it is said to have been followed by some of the toughest shell game fellows that ever struck the state. They are said to have fleeced people at Willow City and Bottineau out of $1,400 at each place. A couple of farmers, one living east and the other west, of Carrington. and a paint spreader have quit standing off the merchants of that city and gone to fresh scenes. Creditors mourn their loss to the tune of several hun dred dollars. At Abercrombie John Moe attempt ed to walk a narrow plank at the bridge across tlie Red river, and los ing his balance fell 25 feet to the ground below. He was picked up un conscious, having sustained a disloca tion of the vertebrea and severe in ternal injuries CASTOR IA For Infants and. Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Wool Prices. Fargo Forum: Regarding the re ported sale of 200,000 pounds of wool at Dickinson to a St. Louis firm at 15 cents J. E. Phelan said this morning that the offer was made by wire, but whether the sale was concluded lie could not say. Richard Carnahan, formerly a wool grower in Stark county and now very extensively en gaged in the same business in Mis souri. writes to his friends in this state tljat he had just disposed of a large consignment at 22 cents and 23 cents a pound. At Billings, Mont., big sales have been made at 14A cents a pound. Mr. Phelan says it is alit I le bit significant that the gross Lon don price of wool today is 15 cents a pound, practically the same price which is being paid to tht North Da kota wool growers. Mr. Phelan also says that none of the contracts made for North Dakota last winter, at 20 cents have been defaulted. Married at Devils Lake. The marriage ot Miss Margaret Xiedecker of Jamestown to Matt Mattson of New Rock ford took place at Devils Lake, Thursday July 2(1. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Ilerme of Devils Lake. Misses Anna and Matilda Niedecker, sisters of the bride, were present. The bride was a resident of James town for many years and is a popular young lady. Recently she has been residing in New Rockford. Her many friends wish her much happi ness. CANDY CATHARTIC^ [firu»n^o1n LWIfVMIW«9 •i-. Kicix^iiJ!^ •0#0^0C0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0«0#0 3»0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#A How Can You Do Better^— Than to trade with Buy your Farm Implements of the_ Soiritwood If you want. ST. PAUL BENZ MINNEAPOLIS Fatally Burned. A fatal accident happened S miles nurtli of New Salem by which the 4A year old son of C. F. Skubina lost his life. Mrs. Skubina and the boy were on a load of hay when somehow the hay caught. tire. The horses began to run and Mrs. Skubina turned her at tention to the horses and told the child to get off the wagon. The un fortunate lad failed to understand what to do. and the result was that he was so badly injured by the flames that he died within an hour. The hay wagon and harness were burned and one horse badly injured. The other horse escaped. Mrs. Skubina was badly burned, but will recover. Young Man Killed. The tornado in Traill countv did great damage. The young son of Tom Iverson was instantly killed. The house in which the family lived was blown over, and four children at home at the time were slightly injur ed. St. Olaf's church, between Uills boro and Cumining, was blown down, and the town hall at Caledonia was also demolished. Several houses in the latter place were blown over and msiderable damage was done. Death From a Bite. A. 1*. Carrol died Thursday morn-' ing in Fargo of blood poisoning caused by an injury received several days ago in Moorhead at the hands of Jos. A. Schlanser. a young man of Fargo. In Will Erect Two Factories. Dickinson Press: C. C. Young is authority for the statement, that sugar beets grow well in Stark county beets raised here having tested 21 per cent of saccharine. Senator McGilli vray's brother-in-law, Chas. Monta gue, of Carroll, Mich, is to erect two beet sugar factories in the state. E. LYMAN.... We endeavor at all times to have our prices as cheap as the cheapest, and by trading here you can get anything yuu may want in Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, and Queeneware. See our line of Ladies'. Misses' and Children's Hose. Try the George E. Lyman Coffee the best that can be had, every can fully warranted. We want the. farmers' Butter and Eggs o|o|o9oto|o|o|o|o«o«o(oto|o9o9oto9o|o|oflo9o9o|oMOC09 WIMBLEDON MACHINE CO., —AT- or Wimbledon. We have a complete stock of Havana Press E rills, Dowagaic Shoe Drills, Dutch Girl Disc Harrows, Good Enough Sulky Plows, Flying Dutchman High Lift Gangs. Buffalo Pitts, John Deere's and Moline Plow Go's. Steel Lever Harrows. Boss Harrows. The "Racine" Thousand Mile Axles, Buggies and Spring Wagons, etc. FRIED & FECKLER. Lumber, Fuel, Etc., makes new friends,old friends and all friends true friends. «Oo To###• CULL RIVER LUMBER CO. I ....Nuf sed.... Tel. 27-2. F. A. TAYLOR, Manager. Uncle Sams Monogram Whiskey The o* Standard, 1 an affray between the men in which! the latter was the agressor. Schlanser bit otf the thumb of Carroll and from I that injury grew the condition which He can work 24 hours every day! tinally caused his death. a Through CarRiwie® SAINT PAUL MONTREAL, QUEBEC, ONTARIO. MICHIGAN, t't 't :JJ I p: T# M'NNEAPOLIS^ TO P*. 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It is all the same to him. lie has the Strength of 15 Men I It costs nothing to keep him when not working. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS TO Fairbanks, Morse & Co., ST. PAUL, fllNN. AH