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Stil! Fighting ID Pekin. Dowager Empress Said to be Held in Sacred City Wolle Allies Bombard. . Washington, Aug 19.-From Gen -Chaffee today the war department received official confirmation of the fall of Fekio and the rescue of the besieged legation er*. Tbe dispatches of tbe American oom ?ander was not long aod cootained few details, bot the unconcealed satisfaotioo ??tb wbiob it was received br officials sf the administration indicated clearly the anxiety that bad been engendered by his prolonged silence. His last communication to the government prior to tbe receipt of today'6 advices, was dated Aag ll. at Matow, almost 30 miles from Pekin. Tbe explanation of bis silence is saggcsted in advices -received by the navy department today from Admir?t Berney, who telegraph? ing from Ta ku on the 18 tb, says the telegraph line between that point and Pekin is interrupted The oablegram frcm Admiral Remey contains some important information not mentioned by Geo Chaffee. Hs makes the startling statement, on Jap? anese anthority, that tho inner city of Pekin was being bombarded by tbe allied forces Admiral Re m ey says also that the dowager empress is detained in the inner city by Prince ?oogedo. Advices received late last night from the foreign effioe at Tokio, Japan, by the Japanese legation in this city, con irm and amplify previous accounts of the capture of Pekin by the rUied troops. Following is tbe test of the dispatch from Geo Chaffee, as made pnblic by the war department : Chefoo. Aog 19. 1900 Adjutant Geoeral, Washington Pekin, Aag 15.-We entered idea? tion's grounds at 5 o'clock iast night with Fourteenth and iight battery Eight wounded daring dav's fighting ; otherwise all well Chafcve The dispatch, which was received darice the morning, was transmitted immediately to the president, at rbe White House. He expressed his gratification at the news it contained, particularly at the small loss sustained by the American troops. A copy of the dispatch was sent to Adjt Geo j Corbin, who is in New York. I lt will be noted that the dispatch j indicates that the American troops j entered the legation grounds at 5 o'clock on the evening of the 14th inst By the Washington officials and by the several legation officials to whom it was shown, the date of Gen Cbaffee's com municatloo is regarded as an error of I transmission. It is believed that tbe word * 'fifteenth" should be sixteenth All previous advices, officiai and aoeffi cia!, have iodicated that the legation were relieved on the evening of the 15th. Wednesday, after a day of sharp fighting Minister Wo. the Chinese representative, and the Japanese minis ter, were quito positive on tbis point, all of their official advices being that entrance to tbe city of Pekin was effected early in the evening of ? Wednesday, the 15th inst. The fact that only the Fourteenth infantry and Kiley's battery entered j the oity as shown by Gen Chaffee's j dispatch, does not indicate that the Ninth infantry and the marines, who I wore so conspicuously gallant through oat the advance upon tbe capital, did j not participate io the engagement, which resulted directly in the rescue of the besieged legationers. It is pointed ont as likely that Gen Chaffee, aotiog io consonance with the other command ors, divided his force, leaving the Nioth infantry and the marines without the walis of the city to act as a rear guard, to prevent tbe escape of Chinese troops by otber gates than those through which the allies entered, or for some otber excellent reason. RUSSIANS TAKETERRITOY London, Aog. 20.-"Gen. Grode koff," says the St. Petersburg corres pondent of The Times, ' telegraphs a remarkable fact, which must bc taken as a premonitory notice of what is pro bably to follow. Tbe Russians have now conquered the right bank of the Amur, whicb, therefore, is no longer the frontier but an internal river of the Russian empire." LAST STAND BEING MADE London, Aug 20, 4:20 a m -Rear Admiral Bruce cables -he admiralty from Chefoo, Aug 19, as follows: "Am informed on tbe authority of the Japanese that street figbring still con? tinues in Pekin, part of woich is on fire. "Yang Sa prevented the empress from leaving and a last stand is o< w being made in the inner city which is surrounded by the allies and being bom barded." New York, Aug 19-M rs James Strathie, of Atlantic Highlands, N J , is dead after suffering for a week from well defined symptoms of hydro phobia. A month ago Mrs Strathie's son died of tbe same disease Both mother and child were bitten by a playful pur py. It was not until thc son's death tnat the dog was killed and found to have been diseased The mother was taken ill a week ago and in spite of the be6t medical trot ment, she died at noon today in aw fol agony. WHERE IS Tr AN AND THE EMPRESS. ! Wasbiogton, Aug 20 -The Amer I ican reply to China's latest appeal for a cessation of hostilities received today from Li Hung Chang, has nos been made known and it is likely that the matter wiil be one of the main subjects of consideration at the cabinet meeting tomorrow But there is reason to believe that the overtures will in effect be rejected, on the ground that the conditions laid down in the American note of Aug: 12 have not been complied with and until complied with I the government's course must pro j ceed without reference to China's desires for a bait in the proceedings The dispatch of August 12th said specially that the United States was ready to enter into an agreement between the powers and the Chinese srovernment for a cessation of hostil' ?ties on condition that the relief forces should be permitted "to enter Pekin unmolested" and escort the iegationers thereform, under such cir cum8tancea as the commanding gen eral might lay down. But up to the present time there is no evidence that the allied forces are unmolested at Pekin, or haver eceived the sanction of the imperial government to con vey the Iegationers lo Tien Tsin with out further trouble and under the conditions laid down by the com manding general On the contrary, all the dispatches indicate that the allies are meeting stubborn, resi3 tance and there is an entire lack of compliance with the conditions laid down by the United States in its dis? patch of Aug 12 As stated, how? ever, the government bas given no authoritative statement cf its pur poee in reply to China's application of today, and there is e?ill a siight ! chance that complete compliance with ; demands of Aug 12 may be an I nounced in the Pekin dispatches ! before the final determination on the ! the repiy is made But the disposi j tion tonight is clearly io the line in i j drated i The situation at Pekin was made more clear today from many sources The latest advice appears to be that from Consul Fowler, at Chefoo, re peating a dispatch received from Consul Rsgsdale at Tien Tsin The laf reports 4 Chinese troops surreu de*ed in palace grounds " The Jap anese legation received a dispatch of the same general tenor, but more in detail, stating that the Chinese troops retreated on the 15th within the ira peria! palace, and that they w*re surrounded there with the Japanese military headquarters located in the Japanese legation Admiral Remey also transmitted an authentic report from Pekin on the 15th. 6aying, "Troops moving on the imperial ci'y " These several dispatches from dif I ferent sources establish clearly that the imperial palace and grounds were under siege But not one of the dispatches is clear as to how iate this condition of affairs existed. The Fowler dispatch is the latest to be received, and is dated the 20th, but probably that is the date on which it left Tien Tsin. The Japanese dis patch also refers to the Chinese taking refuge in the imperial palace on the 15tb, but does not bring the situation beyond that day. So that the latest information, while show ing the imperial city surrounded does not disclose the issue of this situation, nor how long it bas con tinned. Today's dispatches seem to make clear that the emperor and the em press dowager have made their escape from Pekin, and that about the only present service of tbe impe rial palace and grounds is an asylum in which the demoralized Chinese soldiers are making a last stand. The Japanese legation's advices today showed that the banners of the imperial cortege were seen leav incr Pekin on the 12th, and that probably the empress dowager, as well ap the emperor, had left the city Consul General Goodnow advised the state department that he had information from Chinese sources that the empress dowager had left ' Pekin The attitude which the internation al forces will observe toward the emperor and empress dowager is understood to have received i finial consideration among the pow^s, resulting from a request by the southern viceroys that no personal indignity be shown to China's rulers in response to this, it is quite generally understood that there will be no personal indignity to the emperor and empress dowager, not because it is felt that there is any special consideration due t ?em. but because China would be pre imi? tated into a chaotic condition if the responsible heads of the empire lost their functions. In view of the general desire of tin's government and the others concerned to keep China intact and speedily restore quiet the disposition among officials is toward refraining from any per? sonal indignities to tbe Chinese rulers It develops in this conuec tion that all of the powers recently rejected the proposition of the con suis at Tien Tsin to destroy the tombs of the Ming dynasty. The proposed destruction was a threat held out to the Chinese in the hope of bringing them to terms But the powers rejected the proposal sud thus gave significant evideuce that aoytning calculated to give personal affront or indignity to the Chinese was not a part of the present cam paign. JAP CAVALRY PURSUE London, Aug 20 -The Japanese cavalry bas left Pekin in pursuit of tbe dowager empress and ber court, accord iog to telegrams from the north received at Shanghai by Chinese officials. These dispatches aver that tbe empress and ber treasure train, protected by 30,000 troops, have already arrived at Wu Tai San, ta Sbansi provioce. The field telegraph north of Yan Tsun is interrupted and nothing under Pokin date appears to have reached Yang Tsun sino Aug 17. Heavy rains have been falling in the province of Pe Chi Li. Tho landing of the British troops at Shanghai is not causing excitpoient amone the Datives. A detachment of 100 French marines landed there today. A custom's cruiser is reported to have gone to Tien Tsio to take away tho foreigners rescued from Pekin. Macy icfiueotiai Chinese bave inter? ested themselves in the fate of a Chinamen sentenced by an Eagiish court at Hongkong to six months' imprisonment at hard labor because be was a member of the Triad society. MISSIONARIES MURDERED. Washington, Aug 20.-The state der ut this morning received a dis tob from Consul Fowler, dated Chefoo, Aug 15 It relates to the massacre of missionaries and others at Pao Ting Fa, wbioh bas been referred to a number of times io the press dispatches and bia generally been con? ceded to have occurred on June 30. The first part of the dispatch is so badly maoglcd to transmission that it is impossible to make much of it The text i? as follows : Chefoo, received Aug 15, 1900 S?erctary of State. Wasbiogtoo : Evening lo b. Reported all Presby? terian missionaries Pao Ting Fu killed Juno 30 ; premises bumed-same ( igbt?) Catholic mission. Rain -ropped work July 1st, attacked American (board?) (Pi?k?? ?) shot j dead trying ?o keep gat.-g out. Misses M'irreii Goi'jld fakeo Boxer headqaar ters, kiHed (Bagnall ?) killed near ( Temple ?) Cooper and B?lgiat;s fate uncertain Officials bad sent ali homo trom Yamen Ali natives connected foreigners suffer like fate. Authority spacial messenger sent by Tien Tsio missionaries. Fowler. RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY. London, Aug 21.-Julian Ralph in The Daily Mail this morning quotes from a diplomat of high standing, whose name is not given, who declare* that Russia is vigorously endeavoring tc secure American support and to break the harmony existing between che United States and Great Britain "Eogtand," says the diplomat in question, "has no first ciass power ex oept Amorica wbioh cff.?rs ber the .ilizbrest ground for hoping a friend ly hearing of her oase The bitter feeling of today will generate war against ber tomorrow Russia's plao, which is encouraged by Austria-Huo gary, France and Germany, is to strip GrPat Britain of all support to leave her naked before such a war begins. Philadelphia, Aug 20.-The United States battleship Alabama left Cramps' shipyard this afternoon for ber officia! trial, which will take place off* thc New England coast during the early part of next week Tbe Alabama will go directly to the Brooklyn navy yard, where she will be placed in dry doch for the purpose of having ber bottom cleaned and painted From there the battleship will go to Boston harbor, where she will anchor for several days while her machinery is being overhauled Tbe speed trial will take place on a measured course between Cape Ann and Cape Porpoise The'Alabama's contract called for a speed of 16 knots an hour for four consecutive hours. Prevented a Tragedy. Timely ioforinaiton given Mrs George Long, of New .Straitsville, Ohio, prevented a dread fal tragedy ?od saved two lives. A Irighful cough had long kept her awake every night. ??be had tried many jetnedics and doctors but steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr King's New Discovery. Cne bottle wholly cured her, and she writes this marvelous medi? cine also cured Mr. Long of a severe at tuck of Pneumonia. Such cures arc positive proof of 'he matchless merit of this grand remedy fur curing ali throat, chest and lurg troubles. Only 50c and Si. Every hettie guaranteed. Trial bottles free at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug ?tete o' Heat Kills in Charleston. Charleston, Aug 21 -There were f<ix prostrations from heat here during thc cay, two cf the cases reported prov icg fatal. Gage Williams and William Hatrison, negroes, who were overcome at the Atlantic Phosphate works, died within an hour after the prostration. Tho other patients are all doing well. They are Irene Smith, an unknown woman ; A Bailer of Alexander srreet ; George iL.ffmoo, of Knoxville, Tenn, and a colored u.an named Wash William*. The highest temperature registered herc during today wan 99 degrees -_- ? ? - - Dr* Cady*? Condition Powder? rc just what a horse needs when in bad con jition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge ihey are not food but nedicihe, and tao best to usc to put a horse in prime condition. Price 25 cents per package. For salo by Dr A. J China. Dec 30-o CALEB POWERS FOUND GUILTY j_ i Of Being Accessory to the Murder of Gov Goebel. - Georgetown Ky, Ang 18 -"We. the jury, find the defendant guilty and fis his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for the rest of his natural life." This was the wording of the ver diet rendered today in the case of ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged with being an accessory before the fact to the murder of Wm Goebel The jury retired at 1 32 p m. and returned its verdict at 2 25, having been out only 53 minutes The vote in favor of a life sentence was unanimous. When the jury retired the belief was general that its members would fail to agree and in this opinion the defendant himself was firmly con vinced When the verdict of guilty was returned, Powers, for the first time during the weary six weeks of the trial, betrayed his feelings Under all of the trying incidents of the trial he bad maintained a changeless expression The verdict of guilty, however, apparently staggered him He was sitting near the door of the jury room and when the jurors knock* ed the door summoning the sheriff, bis face took oa an anxious look When the twelve men filed into the room and took their seats and as Clerk Penn called the roll of jurors the prisoner did not appear to be more excited than the vast throng of spectators. "Have you made a verdict, gentle ? men ?" inqaired the court "We have,,; the jurors assented, and at the same time Mr Stone, the foreman, passed the verdict to the clerk, who read it aloud Powers, always pale, grew ghastly white as the verdict was read and his face betokened great mental anguish. Then, somewhat regaining his corn posure, he turned to Misses Danger field, who had been in conversation i with him, and said : "I wes not ? expecting that The verdict is un just." ! There was no sort of demonstration ? following the * verdict and the vast crowd filed out of the court house almost in rilence Powers remained in the court'room for some time after the verdict was rendered, in confer ence with his attorneys, who will at once move for a new trial, and, fail? ing in that, will take an appeal When the jurymen entered the j jury room, Juror Stone, the oldest man on the panel, was elected fore man Juror Porter, the only Republican on the jury, the Srst to speak, said: 'Gentlemen, I am a Republican and I have said that 1 did not believe Gcebei's murder was the result of a conspiracy I did not think Caleb Powers could be guilty, but ? have heard the evidence and I am con? vinced he is " Others also made talks and it is said one of the men of the jury inti j mated that he thought the death pen alty ought to be inflicted However, when a ballot was taken all 12 of the j jurors voted for iife imprisonment. The jury which sat in the case was composed of eight Democrats three ! aoti-Goebel Democrats and one Re publican, as follows: I G Stone, farmer anti Goebel; Harris Mussel man, farmer, anti Goebel; W. O Tin der, farmer, anti Goebel; A. W. Craig, merchant, Democrat; W P Munson, farmer, Democrat; W E Oldham, merchant, Democrat; Ben I Ford, farmer, Democrat; George Murphy, Democrat; J T. Mulberry, farmer, Democrat; J T Crosswait, carpenter. Democrat; Alonzo Kemper farmer, Democrat, J C. Porter, school teacher, Republican. One of the jurors said tonight that ! the jury were influenced in making ; up their verdict by many things in the evidence, but that some of the chief points were Powers7 own admission on the stand that he organized the crowd of 1,200 armed mountaineers which came to Frankfort, Jan 15 his | corroboration of parts of the testi? mony of Noakes, Golden and Culton, the proof that he gave Youtsey the key and that the shot was fired from his office It is doubtful whether j the Youtsey case will be tried, al- j though it will be called on Monday Mr Crawford, of the defense made i a statement in court this afternoon j that Youtsey, according to his phy ! sician is still threatened with typhoid fever One of his attorneys, John M Stevenson, is also ill ot typhoid fever aud Mr Crawford would not say whether or not the defense would be leady on Monday In ibeevent that of Davis, Whitaker or Combs wili be taken up After the jury retired the case of Henry Youtsey, also charged with complicity in the Goebel assassina tion, was called The defense was represented by L. J Crawford and R W Nelson of Newport and Judge Askew of Georgetown A long l*et of witnesses were called but lew answered to their ? names. ! New York, Ana 18 -A special cable dispatch fo Tbe Journal fr. ni Delagoa Bay says that according to reports there Gen Dewet, has turueti un th?5 British, defeated them and captured 4,000 roen. BELIEVED IN GH0S1 DR. ELLIOTT COUES SAID THAT OFTEN SAV> THEM. Thc Famous Ornithologist"?* Oester ( tion of the Spirit o? n i)?*ad Fri? Who Appeared to and Conven . With Him in Ula. Room. Dr. Elliott Colics, tho. famous OJ thologist and member of the Am< can Academy of Sciences, was l< recognized as tho foremost advocate belief in the existence of ghosts, had promised several of his friei that, if able to do so, he would app> to them after his own demise, and tl are still waiting, with no little int est, to soe if bc can carry out ' agreement. "I have myself seen the ghosts o: good many dead persons," said 1 doctor one day. "I remember one casiou when I had just gone to b the light being turned out, I was co posing myself to slumber when I si denly berime aware of a presence the room. The impression convey to ray mind was that it was the pr ence of a certain person lately dece; ed, with whom I had been on very ti mate terms. In fact, I felt an ov powering sense of the nearness of t individual in question. "About the same moment th( arose slowly from the floor a nebulo mass of what looked like shini white vapor, which began to ta shape, as did the smoke from the ct ket opened by the fisherman in t 'Arabian Nights' ' tales. Gradually assumed a more distinct outline, u til it presented a radiant image of n friend. The lips appeared to mot and from them came an intelligible \ terance, a message in short, from t departed. I do not care to say wb that message was. "I can assure you that the vision w; no dream, and the nature of the mc sage was such as to eliminate, to IT own satisfaction at all events, the th orv of hallucination. What, then, wj this shape of shilling white vapo Was it a human soul? It is a quesik pregnant with intense interest. "Kaeh of us, I believe, has in him ghost, which ordinarily is con tined ' the precincts bf the body. When die. my ghost leaves my body perm neatly, and, having done so. perhaps may continue to be the vehicle an means of expression of conscious wi] memory and understanding. St. Pai says. "There i> a natural body and spiritual body.' It is of the spiritu: body that I am speaking. '"Om" senses take cognizance of n forms of matter except those wine are in a certain degree of condensi tion. but thc spiritual body may be c a more rarefied and tenuous substanct The nonappearance of ghosts to u may be a question not of the cxistenc of specters, but of the acuteness of ou perceptive faculties. "My own experienc is that thc con: ing of an apparition is always prcced ed by a cwrious sensation which I cal the "ghost chili.' When this sympton arrives, the threshold of eonsciousnes seems to be shifted to the extent o rendering possible a perception o something ordinarily invisible. Tin change is usually very brief, last in: only a few seconds, during which th? manifestation occurs. "One reason that I have for bellovin; the evidence of my own senses In thi: matter is that on several occasions tin apparition of my own personality has presented itself to other persons ii places where my body was not at th< time. Some years ago I was in Chica go, at an ordinary evening party witt about -10 friends, when an individua! In Washings&n, who did uot even know where I was, was visited by my phau tasm and received from it a brief mes? sage stating where I was at thc tim? and giving the names of two or three of the guests present-persons with whom the observer was unacquainted. This was one of the rare cases where a ghost made itself audible. "You ask what would happen if ono should approach a ghost such as I have described and try to touch it. My re? ply fs that there would certainly be no danger in doing so, for specters never do anybody any harm, the fear of them entertained by most people being sim? ply a dread of that which is unknown and not understood. Whatever is un? known is always terrible. But the phantom is composed of matter too tenuous to present any obstacle, and I do not doubt that it would dissolve and disappear if you attempted to walk through it."-Washington Post A Remarkable Case. Matthias Steinberger, who is at pres? ent living with his grandnephew, Percy W. Holcomb, near Fostodia, is a veteran of the Mexican war. In one of the charges of his regiment at the battle of Resaca de hf Palma, Lis horse stumbled and fell, and, throwing him to the ground, knocked him senseless and paralyzed lus spine. When he was taken to the hospital, he was able to tell everything that took place up to the time he was hurt, but after that everything was blank. He litis always maintained that he was about 21 years old. Ile has. in fact, I been blind to all progress. I I The other day he was struck on the head and lost consciousness, and when ho came to a peculiar expression was noticed on his farr, as if he had just awakened from a long sleep. The first question that he asked was. "What arr all those wires un there on the poles for?" Hr was greatly astonish? ed at thc electric cars and bicycles. He says. ""I guess that ihr world has gone so far ahead ol' mr that I will never eaten up with it.*'-Toledo Ocr. Cleveland Plain Dealer. -, I lnron*?*tent. ' "Yon keep rae waiting so long!" com I plained the customer. j "Madam." '-aid the worried grocer. ? wI:o was economizing In his business by employing only one clerk, "'ain't you the woman that was in here yesterday i kicking about short weights'/"-Chica i go Tribune. 1 i OUTER GARMENTS. Newest Styles In Jackets and Wraps The Loose Sack. The loose sack seems to have estab? lished itself as a hard service wrap, and it is undoubtedly convenient, although ugly, lt is becoming only to tall, stately women with a dignified carriage and no superfluous flesh. Upon a small woman it loses nil attraction, and on a stout one CLOTH JACKET. it is absurd. The flaring collar and larg? revers give it what style it possesses, andi for traveling it is decidedly usefui. To most figures the short jacket, tight at the back and tight or loose in front, is more becoming than anything else. This never goes out of fashion, although the basque, revers and sleeves vary a little from year to year. When it is trimmed at all this season, except by stitching or straps, the decoration usually consists of round cords, which form a design in relief. The Ions redingote bolds its own. Ii is adorned with stitching, which often simulates a round pelerine at the shoul ders. The latest Tenn of the cape, for usc with elegant toilets, is short at the back and sides and has long stole fronts reach? ing io the foot of the gown. These capes are covered with lace, beads and span? gles and are very elaborate. The cut depicts a new jacket of mastic cloth. It is half fitting at the back and straight in front, entirely bordered withi six rows of stitching. The collar andi revers are very large, and there is a deep pelerine with stitched straps at thc shoulders. The lining is of light broche silk. The large straw hat has a twisted brim and is trimmed with plumes. A fringed scarf of velvet is arranged be? neath the brim, over the hair, in thc Spanish style. JUDIC CHOLLKT. SUMMER SKIRTS. Nothing: Decidedly IV cw In Shape to Be Expected. The thinner the material used thc am? pler the folds are at the back of the skirt Many gowns of .sheer summer fabrics have the skirt carefully formed and shaped by insertions and bands of trim? ming, while the goods for thc waist are in the piece, to be made up as desired. Tunics will he worn all summer. They are long and are frequently finished with fringe. A plain skirt is more suitable for a young girl, however, although tunics are used occasionally in juvenile cos? tumes. Skirts with plaits in front have been attempted, but are not acceptable. It requires a very slender figure to look wei* in them. Thc front of the skirt is usually quite.flat and plain. Just how long plait? ed and tucked skirts will be worn cannot nt present be safely predicted, but cer? BEXGALXXE GOW.N". faiuly all summer, so it is safe to plan the warm weather wardrobe on that un? derstanding. The illustration shows a gown of pink bengsline. 'Hie skirt, which is plain in front, has three stitched plaits at each side and a watteau plait at the back. The bodice, tight fitting behind, ha* two plaits in iront, which at the top forrr a sort of collar corded with Mack velve\ This collar i< continued to the waist b} fine plantings of whin- crepe ile chine wit! black vol vin dots. Tlie hait length sleeves are of the same kind of crepe de chine, and have caps of pink bengaline, corded with black velvet. The plastron and col? lar are of. puffed mousseline de soie. Gb??1 buttons torin thc decoration, ann :i black velvet belt is worn. Tlie leghorn hat has a twisted brita with pink azalea?? under the left si<ie. It is trimmed with black plumes and a jewel? ed brickle. JUDIC CHOLLET.