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Welsh Midget Defeated. SARATOGA, N. Y., July 31.— The annual summer meeting of the Saratoga Racing Association begins to-morrow. The track Is In first-class condition and there are more horses now i*eady to ] race than for several years past at'sueh an early stage of the meeting. The first race will be called dally at 1:30 o'clock and the entire programme of rive 'events will be run be fore 4 o'clock. .-:.".; Saratoga Opening. NEW YORK, July 31.— The steamer Havana arrived here .to-day from Havana in tfie record time of two days, fifteen hours and thirty minutes. Among her passengers were Captain Lucien Young, U. S. N.; captain of the port of Havana: Colonel O. L. Wood, who Is on his way to San Francisco, where he has been ap pointed chief commissary, and Major F. I. Ives. - Army Officer Coming. Rioters at Belige, British Honduras, • Suppressed at the Point of ' , the Bayonet. NEW ORLEANS, July 31,-News reached here to-day of a riot at Belize, British Honduras., The tax on the neces sities of life was increased and the labor ing classes revolted. A' man named Huer led the mob. which stormed the palace of Governor General Wilson, demanding: an audience. The Colonial Guards dispersed the mob at the point of the bayonet. . "The Boers are preparing to retreat from Watervalboven. Frank Pettigrew. son of Senator Pettigrew, has arrived there and has joined Commandant Gen eral Botha's staff." CITIZENS REVOLT WHEN TAXES ARE RAISED LONDON, July 31.— A dispatch received from Lord Roberts materially modifies yesterday's statement of the surrender of 5000 rebels under General Prinsloo. It now appears that Generals Prlnslop, Vllliera and Crowther surrendered with 9S6 men. 1432 horses. 955 rifles and a Krupp nine pounder. Some of the leaders in more distant parts of the -hills hesitated to come In on the plea that they are inde pendent of General Prinsloo. Lord Roberts adds that he has directed General Hunter to resume hostilities forthwith and to listen to" no excuses. The Lourenzo Marques correspondent of the Dally Express says: tor, Has Joined Commandant General Botha's Staff. Frank Pettigrew, a Son of the Sena- PRINSLOO SURRENDERED BUT A THOUSAND MEN LONDON, July 31.— The Gazette orders the court in mourning for King Humbert from August 2 to August 23, and for the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Ootha from August 20 to September 23. BRITISH COURT IN MOURNING. . PARIS. July 31.— A special dispatch from Madrid : to- the Temps-says: "The police Have a picture of Bressi, the'assasaln of King- Humbert, taken at Barcelona last ¦spring during the visit there or the Span* jsh; Mini!M.er of the Interior. Senor Dato. whom he is said to have wished to as sassinate, but Bressi was dissuaded from that purpose by the Catalan anarchists, whose efforts at that time were directed toward securing pardons for their core ligionists." The Temps dispatch adds that the police of St. Sebastian expelled on Sunday an Italian who had arrived from France without papers or means of support. SALISBURY DENOUNCES ACTS OF ANARCHISTS ROME. July 31.— The Trlbuna says the I assassination of King Humbert Is be- j lieved to be the result of a plot. A non- ' militant anarchist recently declared, so the Tribuna asserts, that a meeting had been held in Parts at which lots were drawn and several persons were selected to kill the King. .Besides Bressi, five persons have been taken Into custody at Monza. In the absence of the new King, the Ministry has Issued in his name, a mani festo to the nation, as follows: "King Victor Emmanuel III, In ascend ing the throne, has to perform the painful duty of announcing to the country the awful calamity which has violently cut short the valuable life of King Humbert. The nation, wounded In Its sincere affec tion for the august dead, and In a sincere feeling of devotion and adhesion to the dynasty, while execrating the cruel crime, will be plunged Into profound grief for the venerated memory of a good, brave and magnanimous King, the pride of hi? people and the worthy perpetuator of tha traditions of the House of Savoy, b/ rallying with unshakable loyalty around his august successor. Italians will prove by their deeds that their institutions do not die." The King received the first news of the, assassination of his father by semaphore^ ¦The police are pushing inquiries In a\ directions, but Information with regard y the assassin, Bressi. is not yet very dey nite. It appears that when he was searcf lng for lodgings on Friday at Monza 4e was accompanied by a young man, wh«n : KING HUMBERT'S DEATH THE RESULT OF A PLOT Bressi maintains an air of the utmost cynicism. In the course of his examina tion, he declared himself to be a revolu tionary anarchist, and said he was ready to resume* operations if he were released. The assassin has been removed from the local police station to the Jail. Slgnor Saracco, the Premier, on his ar rival at the royal villa to tender his con dolences to Queen Margherlta had an im pressive audience, lasting a half-hour. All the royal Princes, the Queen of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto have arrived here. King Victor on the "Way to Rome. LONDON, July 31.-A special dispatch from Rome says: King Victor Emmanuel III arrived at Brindlsi to-day unexpect edly. The dispatch adds that the young Queen fainted when she was informed of the assassination of King Humbert The King and Queen started for Monza im mediately after reaching Brindisi. REGGIO DE CALABRIA. July 31.— Klng , victor Emmanuel in arrived here at noon aboard his yacht, preceded by a torpedo boat which had been sent in search of him. The King started for Rome at 1 o'clock p.m.. MONZA, July 31.— The body of King Humbert, dressed in black, lies to-day on the bed ordinarily used by him. Around the massive candelabra, holding burning tapers, at the foot and head of the bed. are flowers placed by Queen Margherlla. who passed the long hours of the night in prayer by the bed in which the body lies. Father Blgnami. the court chaplain, is in Immediate charge of the bier. The Car dinal Archbishop of Milan has ordered a requiem mass In all the churches in hia diocese. Enormous numbers of telegrams and letters of condolence continue to arrive, including telegrams from the most Illus trious families in Italy. Passed Hours in Prayer. J- ri4 drsired to accompany the re- SSSS -SffiSSgSgk has had arranged to meet K|"J 1 ™ t manuel. but. as in conformitj etiquette, the journey of UlMajebtvw Monza was strictly P?"*?£l^M*« *£». abandoned. For a similar re^e 9 Ministers decided not to go to Bressi. the assassin, was born »" Prat £ In WO. He was denounced inl£9- as a SnVerous rioter and deported to the Sand of Pantellarla. In 1S0G ho was lib "rated under the amnesty after the , bat Ua of Adowa; and in lSSTT he went to the U Quecn St Ma e rghenta has invited Verdi compose a requiem mass. If he declines. Mascagnl will be commissioned. As the facts develop it is seen that warnlnSM' the crime had been given and much lnd «,-. nation is felt at the failure of the police to tak- greater precautions. A magistrate examined Bressi, who was sullen and de fiant, replying: "I did not kill Humbeit. i I killed the King." x.«,v I He admitted that he was in Monza .FarK ! the previous day with a lady, and angrily protested that what he had done was not a crime, but an act of justice. ..,-. : • ; •¦ ; y Arrest of Suspects. Among the persons arrested at Prato is a woman named Teresa Brugnoli, said to have been the mistress of the assassin A Tuscan named Giusta. who lived In the house of Remala. in Milan, and other • «u«pects have been arrested there. The j assassin speaks English. French and " OENEVA, July 31.-In spite of all their efforts the police have not succeeded in identifying the assassin of King Humbert as the man Bressi who was watched here In 1898. The authorities are only able to affirm one thing, namely, that the Geneva: anarchists, who are mostly Italians, are in regular correspondence with their coun trymen in Faierson, N.-J.. from which point all orders come, . In view of the attitude of Lucchenl when questioned about Bressi and the Paterson group, the police are assured that the crimes of recent years have been the successive phases of a plot. • , It is said in official circles that at the opening of the Federal Parliament a bill will be brought for the expulsion of refu gees in Switzerland. CHINESE REFORMER SCORES DOWAGER EMPRESS FACADE AND IMPERIAL PAVILIONS OF THE CATHEDRAL OF, PEKING. 1500 refugees, including 120 sick and wounded. A Russian force crossed* the frontier at Abagaitu on July 26. Work on the rail v.ayhas been resumed there. The Russians have burned some Chinese villages and expelled a Chinese garrison cf 2000 from the fortress at Bantjun. cap turing seven Krupp guns which had^noc yet been mounted, the carriages of four naval guns and a quantity of ammunition. The Russian Consul at Kuddja sends the following under date of July 27: "The Governor of Kuddja received or ders from the Empress to exterminate the Russians, and the Chinese were preparing to execute the command, but since tl<a arrival of Russian troops for the protec tion of the consulate matters have been quiet." The Russian Consul at Kashgar reports an alarming state of affairs there, owin;; to the excitement among the Chinese troops. V CHRISTIANS PLUNDERED. BOSTON, July 31— The American Board received a dispatch to-day, from' Rev. 'J.«E. Wulktr of- Fuchau. saying:;- "Mob de stroyed Shoawu property;.'. Christians . . . ,' . v . •/•,¦*¦•. . ,¦; : I Shaowu is the interior station of ? the American Board. mission In Fuchau.H'Rev. G. • Milton; Gardner and i Dr." \V."iXi' Bliss, who' belong to the- Shaowu -station, are ' "On July 22. the Consul .General of 'the United States telegraphed the . United States Minister In Peking, through the in termediary of the local . authorities. Sheng, the Taotai, has Informed hlm> that the Tsung II Yamen refuses. to transmit messages In cipher to the Minister and requires that all dispatches be In ordinary language." BRUSSELS, Aug. 1.— The Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. do Fauvreau, has" re ceived the following dispatch from AI., de Car tier d.c. Marchiene, secretary of the Belgian legation in China, now at Shang hai, dated July 31: WASHINGTON, July 31.-The follow ing telegram I was received at the State Department this afternoon from Consul Fowler: "CHEFU, July 31.-Secretary of State, Washington: Twenty-first wired Gover nor for information from Paoting-Fu. Nine days unanswered. Wired yesterday.. He now replies that Paoting-Fu, : city and neighborhood, thick with rebels; Im possible to obtain slightest news 'or. sen 1 messenger. My latest information shows the following were at Paotlng-Fu: Slm cox, wife, three children; Hodge and wife; Taylor, Wilkire, Miles, Morell, Americans, and Beganall. wife and daughter and probably. Cooper. FOWLER." CIPHER MESSAGE REFUSED. FOWLER'S LATEST REPORT. BATTLE RAGED ON THE GRAND CANAL CHEFU, July 30. — A telegram from. Chi nan-Fu, capital of Shantung, says that Tung Fuh Slang and some Boxers* are coming south. A battle was raging Sun day with Yuan Shi Kai's troops under General Suen, near Thohchow, on "'the grand canal. On Suen's side , 800 troops were engaged and two officers were killed. LOS ANGELES, July 31.-J. C. Webb, for more than four years employment sec retary of the Y. M. C. A. of this city, has received a call from the International Association Committee to accompany some troops now being sent to China. <:'He will do Christian work under direction of the association and leaves next Tuesday for San Francisco to sail on the : first GOING TO CHINA WITH THE TROOPS " 'Imperial edict states that various Ministers, except German, are well and provisions have been supplied.' , ¦;¦" "REMEY." PROVISIONS SUPPLIED :.^ y TCk BESIEGED MINISTERS .WASHINGTON, July 31.— The following dispatch from Admiral Remey was. re ceived by ' the Navy Department .this morning: . • '¦¦'¦ ' '¦>! "CHEFU, July 21.— Bureau of Naviga tion, Washington: Taku, July 2S. Japan ese military attache, Peking, letter July 22. reports legations besieged since June 13! Continually attacked from June 2") until July 17. Attack then ceased am! Chinese soldiers apparently diminishing. Sixty Europeans killed. Telegram from Governor of Shantung, addressed to con sular body. Chefu. says: . PORTLAND. Or.. July 31.— Ledng Kl, Hin. a nou-d Chinese reformer. "¦ and a cousin of the great reformer, Lepng. Kl IsadJ who has been recently sojourning-. tn ; Honolulu, is here. Last, night LeonsSKi Hin made a speech to.a large gathering of :Chinese in. the Chinese Theater.: In which hc ; severely arragned the present Govern ment at Peking for conservative ideas; and : mismanagement! of public affairs..' -He lilkmes the Dowager Empress . and. her tools for intriguing with the Boxers in stead of promptly putting down the rebels. Leong Ki Hin was frequently applauded when he alluded to the United States as a friend of China and explained to his hearers that the United States will prob ably use its Influence with the powers and restore Emperor Kwang Su to the throne with a reconstructed government on a modern plan so that the country will be civilized and life and property of foreign ers made safe. Leong Ki Hin will prob ably visit all the chief cities In the United States where there are Chinese and after that take a trip to Mexico, Cuba and Porto Rico. ' . . •¦•¦.:. ST. PETERSBURG. July 3l.-Offlclal re ports have been received .here that tne Chinese have again bombarded Blagovesi- : cnensk, capital of the "Amur Government, on'July 26 and; July 2S. ; ; The Russian guns replied and reinforcements were then ap proaching." v.On July 28 a steamer arrived at L»u. Cha Su towing three boats* from Harbin witb LONDON, July 31.— In the House of Commons to-day the Parliamentary Sec retary for the Foreign Office,, William St. John Broderlck. announced the receipt of a dispatch from^ General Sir Alfred Gazelee, comanding the British forces in China, stating that he contemplated an Immediate advance on Peking and that he hoped to have the co-operation of the allied forces. WASHINGTON. July 31.— The War De partment has received the following cable gram from General Chaffee: "CHEFU, July SO.— Adjutant General, Washington: Have had interview with the admiral. -Got ashore this afternoon; facilities for unloading not adequate, therefore discharging slowly. Informed Byron has ordered tug for towing two seventy-ton lighters. If tug is obtained discharging will improve. .The Indiana will finish discharging to-day and will pro ceed to Nagasaki: take two days to un load horses of Reiliy's Battery. , Week before Grant discharged of cargo. Will see Dag'gett to-day. Reported In Taku Bay intention to make forward movement to-morrow toward Peking; details not known here. Arrive at Tientsin too late to-morrow to cable from there. Messages from Tientsin must leave Tongku at 6 o'clock in. the morning to catch dispatch boat at anchorage for Chefu at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Soon as possible will get definite information as regards condi tions and purposes at Tientsin. Will cable my views. _ CHAFFEE." CHINESE ORDERED TO EXTERMINATE RUSSIANS LOXDOX, July 31.— A special dispatch, from Tientsin to-day says: . . - ; . "A Peking dispatch dated July 21 states that the first outside news reached there July IS. The failure of the relief expedi tion made the siege far more perilous. On June 19 the Tsung 11 Yamen broke off relations. On June 20 China declared war. Baron von Keteller and Francis James, an English professor, were murdered. Over 400 non-combatants occupied th« British legation. "I understand converts are holding the north -cathedral. A thousand refugees oc cupied the palace of^Prlnce Lu. A truce began July 17, after twenty-six days of fierce assault. .One night the shelling was uninterrupted for six hours. Four at tempts were made to fire the British lega tion. Two attacks resulted in the ruin of the Han Lin College (the Chinese national college). The cowardice of the Chinese prevented a successful rushing. The total killed or dead is: Germans, 10; Japanese, 10; French. 11; British. 5; Russians, 4; Americans, 7;. Italians. 7: converts. 9. Total wounded, 9S. The correspondents Morrison. Reid and Tementy are ill. "At least 2000 Chinese have been killed. The Americans occupy a strong position on the city wall. Provisions are still suf ficient. The hospital arrangements are excellent. Everybody is much exhausted by continuous work. "Imperial edicts have commended the Boxers and ordered missionaries to leave the interior and commanded all Viceroys to help Peking; but an edict dated July 18 enjoins protection and promises com pensation. The report that a large relief force was coming produced this change. Foreign Governments should beware of being hoodwinked." PREPARING FOR AN IMMEDIATE ADVANCE TWO THOUSAND MONGOLS KILLED IN PEKING FIGHT LONDON. Aug. 1. 4 a. m.-A sensa- I ticnal Shanghai correspondent still hints that the Chinese are Juggling . with dctcs, but In the face of the constantly accumulating evidence ; that the Ministers were safe on July 22 < and despite the omission from all the dis- j patches of anxiously desired Information regarding the real situation, political and ' otherwise, at Peking there are very few [ In London who do not believe the dis- ! patches genuine and reliable. ( The allies now confront a most difficult j and dangerous problem.' Without doubt j the Ministers are held by the Chinese as-. hostages, and the outcome of the advance j on Peking. wh!ch in all probability has j nlrcady begun, will be awaited with in tense anxiety. To-day's dispatches show that the allies. | notably the Japanese, have been pushing j their preparations with feverish haste, or- ! ganizing a service of pack cars, trains and i junks. It is reported from Berlin that j Lieutenant General von Lesscl, command- j in? the German forces in China, whom i Emperor Wiliiam has just promoted to j the rank of poneral commanding an army j corps, hns been selected as commander in , chief of the allied forces. The Chinese are strongly intrenched at Vans Tfiin, from which position, how- j over, it Is believed they can be ejected j v.ithout great .difficulty. The danger is i that if defeated there the Chinese will re- j tire on Peking and put the remainder of j the Europeans to death. j It is also possible that the advance of the allies will be the signal for the Chi- j nose authorities to compel all foreigners to quit the capital, in which event they might become the prey of the fanatical Boxers. The feeling of the newspapers here Is that nothing whatever should delay the j advance and that no negotiations of any j kind should be countenanced until the al- ! li*>d troops reach Peking and assure them- J selves regarding the fate of the foreign ers. "-^ **.•¦"''".•¦..¦' ' The latest advices from .Tientsin an nounce thru the Russians and Japanese | are scoutingcin the direction of Peitang. i The Japanese commander, Yamachuchi, j rjepects Tang Tsun 1 to be taken within threp f!ays. . • ' •* ""•'.' The Governor of Shantung says the British Consul's message was sent to Sir Claudo Macdonald. whose reply was handed to the Tst:np li Yamen on July 25. A ppocial from Tientsin, says the mis sionaries report that all the Americans in Pekins and Tungchau are -safe, but their property has boon destroyed;- ' China and Bussia. V. . Th<» Tr.kio correspondent of the Daily Trl^crrnjih. wirinc yesterday, says: Important additional confirmation of the safety of the legations was received in London last evening by Duncan Campbell, representative In Europe of the Chinese customs service, from the Commissioner of Customs at Chefu, in the shape of a Peking dispatch, not dated, but believed to have been written en July 21, signed by both Sir Robert Hart. Inspector Gen eral of Customs, and Robert Bredon, dep uty inspector general, to the following ef fect: "Slaff and family still safe." This has been confirmed by the Com missioner of Customs in Shanghai, who telegraphed last evening: "Authentic. In spector General safe 22d." At Berlin Hope Runs High. BERLIN. July 31.— Hope regarding the security of the foreigners in Peking now runs high in Berlin. The German Fore'gn Office no longer doubts the reports from various quarters that the Ministers, with the exception of Baron von Ketteler. are alive. The papers take the same view, and urge that there should be no -delay in the kdvance upon Peking. The Foreign Office is deeply mortified at the failure to agree upon a commander In chief- of the silled forces. A high official said to-day: "The civilized world will look on with astonishment if the rescue of the mem bers of the legations Is delayed, or per haps frustrated, by such a trifling mat ter. Germany is ready to march her troops under any commander acceptable to the powers." ; The Munich Allgemeine Zeitung prints a "^Washington special claiming that the I'nited States Government is endeavoring to enforce the appointment of Major Gen oral ChafTee as commander in chief, but that Germany end Japan .oppese. / The Associated Press is authorized to say that, so far ps Germany is concerned; this statement is absolutely untrue. /The Foreign Office confirms the report that the advance to Peking has been postponed by the admirals for military and climatic reasons. ; .•..A- The Chinese Minister, Lu Hal Huah; re.r ceived to-day a dispatch purporting, to come from the Peking Government saying that the foreign legations would be sent to Tientsin whenever the preparations for their safe escort were completed and open hostilities ceased. Meanwhile permission will be given them to communicate freely with their Governments. This dispatch was immediately trans mitted to the German Foreign Office. Communication between Chefu and Shanghai has been re-established, a'nd a dispatch; from Chefu. dated July 29. con firms the -report that the Russians cap tured the forts at Niuchwang on July 26. - • '• •'• -. . ? KwatiR H?u is reported to have sent a prrond djpjiatch to Emperor Nicholas ad mitting that a state of war existed at Tientsin, but that the Russians are fully protected at op^-n ports. Tho Chinese^ Kmpcror adds, that .the disturbance? in Manchuria were caused by a rel>ellious general in Amur, that he ha? instructed the Chinese generals to refrain from hos tilities, snd that he desires the Czar to re ciprocate hi? action." The Shanghai correspondent of the Times pays: "The general aspect of the situation confirms the opinion that the Manchu purty, fearing the effect of further violent monsures. rely on LI Hung Chang's nego tiations to prevail upon the powers to forego vengeance in return for the release of the survivors." It is reported from an unofficial but us ually reliable source that the Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg wired to Li Hung Chang intimating the possibility of obtaining favorable terms of settlement from Russia if China would adopt a con ciliatory attitude and compel a cessation of the attacks on the legations. There upon, according to this Informant, Li Hung Chans memorialized the throne, representing that he was ill and unable to come to Peking, but urging that every rndravnr tie made to send the Ministers to Tientsin and to Insure the safety of for eigners and missionaries. Tientsin wire? that General Sir Alfred Caselee and staff, togejther with. large for *>ipn reinforcements, arrived there on July CS. Dangers of an Advance. A member of the Chinese legation gave an extended interview to the Associated Press, in the course of which he said: "I am exceedingly glad that your official dispatches to-day have borne out our re peated assurances, which I knew from tne boginninK wero sincerely meant. I knew that while the Chinese Emperor could avoid making a statement of facts such facts as he 'stated and states must bo true. "I hope that the recommendation mace hy LI Hung Chang that the Ministers Fhould either be sent to Tientsin or be placed In telegraphic communication with their Governments will obtain. I am a great friend of Sir Robert Hart and I knew he was still alive, but I wanted to convince his friends in this country and I tried hard to get a. cipher telegram from him. At last Sheng told me the legations were surrounded and It was im possible to get in or out without per mission from the throne. I have applied to the throne and hope to get permission in a few days. Consequently you may now hope to hear direct from the Min isters. "It- must be borne In mind that besides th^ Boxers there is a large force of ir regular troops in Peking, neither regulars nor rebels.' but very dangerous to the im perial Government. Therefore. I would advise the allied forces not to proceed without pour parlers with certain high officials who are acquainted with things. "I see talk of vengeance upon the Chi nese. If you could secure those who are actually responsible for the Boxer move ment I would Bay nothing, but is it pos sible for the allies to make the selection? "LA Hung Chang's statement that the lives . of the Ministers would be en dangered by such an advance Is not a piece of diplomacy, but a serious predic tion for the consequences of such an ac tion. General Tung Fuh Slang Is known to be anti-foreign In his sentiments, but we cannot dispense with hSs services, and, having a large number of soldiers under h!m, he might order a European massa cre, which- the Emperor and. Empress would be unable to prevent- • "My object now Is to advise the allies not. to do any act of vengeance, but to restore peace and to secure guarantees for the future. This can be b«»st done by co-operating with IA Hung Chang. If you push on to Peking:! believe you* whl pro voke a general rising throughout the. em pire.' the result of which will be the de struction\ - of ,- : the "-i lives i and . property . of foreigners"' everywhere,'* ! " r Chinese Strongly Entrenched at Wang Tsun,l and if Defeated There They May Retire to the Capital and Put the Remainder of the Foreigners to Death. GENERAL BELIEF THAT MINISTERS AT PEKING WERE SAFE ON JULY 22 MONZA. July 31. — The formal act of re cording the death of King Humbert wn9 drawn up at 1 o'clock this morning tn the King's bedroom. It was witnessed bv Count Rudlnl. former Prime Minister, and the royal household, the President of the Senate and the Secretary for the Crown. The Ministers and other officials were present. HUMBERT'S DEATH ON RECORD. "The assassination of King Humbert i3 one of those atrocious crimes against tha heads of government whjch do not seem to diminish in frequency as governments grow milder. King Humbert I knew well and was greatly attached to him. During my stay in Rome I was assigned three or four private interviews a year, of about an hour each, at which only hia Majesty and I were present, and outside of this I met him at court functions probably six or eight times more each year. At all these latter occasions he never failed to seek me out for five or ten minutes* con versation, that being his custom with each of the Embassadors who might ba present. He was greatly interested in th* United States of America, and partlcu- \ larly in our wonderful material progress. I "At our last interview he said: 'You will ' lead the world— you are leading us now materially. 1 He also said: 'We old nations that are compelled to keep up immense armies to protect ourselves against each, other are very severely handicapped.' Ho was frank, cordial, courageous, the beau ideal of a soUier. and It 1st said that h« would have preferred to be a general of one of his 'own cavalry divisions to beinqr King of Italy." . SOUTH FRAMINGHAM. Mas3., July 21. General W. F, Draper. Embaasador to Italy, in a latter to the illlford Board of Trade to-day, referring to the assassina tion cf King Humbert of Italy, said: DRAPER'S PRAISE OF BRAVE KING HUMBERT NEW YORK. July 31.— A representative of the Italian consulate went to Hobokon to-day to see the woman who says she la t,he wife of Bressi. the assassin of Kir.s Humbert. The object of the visit was to obtain information concerning the man to assist the Italian authorities in pros ecuting the murderer. Mrs. Bressii .whose maiden name wa3 Jennie •. O'Neill, lived in Chicago before coming to Hoboken. where she met Bres si. Mrs. Breasl Was closely questioned by" the representative of the Italian consul-,, ate, and, she told him the same story re garding her husband that she had already told to the reporters. The police searched the house, but found no evidence to show : that either the woman or her husband was connected with a plot for the assas sination of King Humbert. It is stated that Mrs. Bressi will be kept under surveillance. The Consul General in this -city is to communicate with the Hoboken police In case the woman is needed by the Italian authorities as a witness. BRESSI ? S WIFE KEPT UNDER SURVEILLANCE the police are now seeking. The pistol the assassin used was a new and superior weapon marked 'Massachusetts." The police of Milan searched the house of a man. named Ranella. and It is re ported, found an important paper show ing that Bressi had relations with per sons In the United States and communi cations had passed between him and them, in connection with the crime. BresM ami another Tuscan frequented the cafes in Milan, where they were over heard discussing a bis Wcheaie that would astonish the world. Everything goes to show that the rrlmft was Ions premeditate?] and the police are now being charged with want of fore sight. It appears that the cordons form ed upon the arrival of the King at the fete were withdrawn prior to his depart ure. As the King was leaving a .iort of scuffle occurred, probably prearrange? . to distract the attention of the carbineers. The King was so pleased with his wel come at Monza and felt so safe that h<» turned to hia aid and said,' "Id like to return afoot." but he was dissuaded. More Than One Anarchist Concerned In the Assassination of Italy's Beloved* King. Evidence .accumulates that the assassination of Kins Humbert of Italy was the result of a plot conceived and perfected within a few miles of New York. The' only other explanation of the deed of Gaetano Bressi i3 that of- < fered" by hl3 wife-that he must have been crazy. Mrs Bressi savs that her husband was so timid that he would rot try to hurt a mouse! From his prison at Monza, Italy, thoujth. he is reported as most defiant, declaring that he .would repeat his act if J:e had the oppor tunity The Italian police, too. fcavo obtained evidence that another con- - ••pirator vas In waiting for King Humbert in case he escaped from Bresal. Mrs Bres«i admits that her husband took a revolver with him to Italy, although she says he could not shoot and that he had one accidental com- Pan i°c^\l authorities declare that little can be done with the anarchists in v '' Y Ork even if it is directly proved that they plotted ths death of foreign monarchs. ] The present statutes apparently do not cover the ' case ade- King of Italy. Victor Emmanuel. landed from his yacht to hear .. v.,_ father's assassination, and at once, proceeded to Monza. The Ministry 2d » manifesto in his name calling upon all Italians to demonstrate their loyalty. HUMBERT'S DEATH WAS DUE TO A PLOT THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY,; , AUGUST 1, 1900. Desperate FightWith Villagers Who Are Awakened by the Report of the Explosion. . CHAMPAIGN. 111.. July 3L— The safe of the Bank of Armstrong, 111., a village a few miles from here, was blown open with dynamite by burglars last night and the entire building was wrecked. The ex plosion roused the villagers, who hastened to the scene armed, and a pitched battle ensued with the burglars,, who were still in the ruins. The robbers finally escaped in the darkness. A posse was immediately organized and started in pursuit with bloodhounds. One of the robbers was evidently, wounded, .for a stream of. blood was found in the road. It is believed the men had a'^F 0 ™"™^ Ing on the outskirts and used It In getting away. It Is not known .whether any money was secured. To Bace or Not to -Race P Special Dispatch to 'i.ie Call. . . 7 LOS ANGELES. July 31.— The .Sixth District Agricultural Association directors at a meeting to-day took up. the question of whether or not a race meeting was to be held during fair week. -The corpora tion board has completed arrangements for the harness portion of the programme and gone ahead with other preparations as though racing was ;a certainty Wednesday, or Thursday of -this week the subscription list will be presented to tne| board -so that they may know how mucn money is insight for. the, meeting. From the , way the - directors talk there Js little doubt that the week's. racing this Jail will equal if not excel any previous effort. - • : •-.-.•.•¦*. •-¦•j-v" W.S.' Richey. , SAN ' LUIS OBISPO. July; 31.— W. S. Richey, a' dentist: of Chicago,- died -here torday after a two weeks'- illness. ; . He was aged 59 years. • - • • ,¦ • • •;¦ -I ROBBERS WRECK A^ BANK WITH DYNAMITE PARIS. July 31.— According to dis patches received at the Foreign Office to day the Austrian, Spanish, Italian and Holland legations at Pefclng have been destroyed and the French legation has been partially " wrecked. The 'attacks on the, legations ceased some days. ago. WASHINGTON, July 31.— The gunboat Princeton has sailed for Shanghai from Amoy. This move may have been owing to the 'disturbed trend of affairs near Shanghai. The Princeton was not ordered to Shanghai by the department, and prob ably goes in obedience to the orders of Admiral Remey, who is in command of the Asiatic station. DESTRUCTION OV LEGATIONS PRINCETON SAILS. WASHINGTON, July 31.— Colonel Henry C. Cochrane, commandant of the Marine Barracks at Boston, has been ordered' to China to take, command of the marine forces in that country, aggregating about 1500 men, including those now on their way from 5 San Francisco. He will' start Immediately for San Francisco and will take passage on the army transport War ren, scheduled to leave there on the 16th of August. COCHRANE SOON TO LEAVE. The Russians had four wounded and the Chinese six killed and ten wounded. All the business houses in Niuchwang are closed. There is no confirmation of the report of the taking of the forts. SHANGHAI, July 31.— Private advices from Niuchwang, dated July 27. say that: the Russians attacked the Chinese out side settlements yesterday morning. The engagement lasted one hour and a half. The Chinese bolted from their stockades, but the Russians after holding them for a short time returned to their own settle ment. The Chinese say they won, driving back the Russians. CHINESE CLAIM TO : HAVE BEATEN RUSSIANS now on furlough in the United States, and all the other missionaries are at the coast for. the usual summer rest. BRESSI DESIRED TO ASSASSINATE DATO ing the destinies of society in the early future." ... The Premier paid a glowing tribute to the character of King Humbert, who. he paid, had unflagglngly worked for the benefit of his country and people. The assassination of such a man could not be considered private revenge. It was nothing but that morbid thirst for notoriety which is the plague and curse of modern civilization, which had time and again led men to the commission of foulest Crimea and which threatened the very exist ence of society if it could not be arrested. He did not propose to speak of remedies for such a state of things, but he had, never hesitated to express his own views in that respect. Modern society had erred on the side of leniency. '/- ; " ; Tha Earl o* Klmberley, Liberal, seconded the motion for the adoption of the address, which was adopted both in the House of Lords and In the Com mons. In the lower house, A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, spoke in a similar strain to the speech by Lord Salisbury, and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Liberal leader in the House,of Commons, seconded the motion. "It is a fearful thing," the Premier saus, "tocon tfiniDlate this depth of human villainu be neath the smilina surface of society, threat ening the destinies of -society in the early future," , LONDON*. July 21.— Moving an address to .the Queen with reference to the assassination of Kins Humbert of Italy, the Premier, Lord Salis bury, said in the House of Lords to-day that anarchists are not con fined to any one political opinion. He said the last half century had seen the assassination of three Presidents of republics and two monarch?. It was "a fearful thing." Lord Salisbury said, "to contemplate this" depth of human villainy beneath the smiling surface of society, threaten- BOSTON. 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