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\ B The Bamberg Herald. 1 * -;/^ , , ! ^ T , , ,_, t?? ? ? ^ ? l?& ESTABLISHED 1S91. BAMBERG, S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 19.1900. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. | ALLIED FORCE Disastrous Battle Tien Tsin o AMERICANS LOSE HEAVILY I n Colonel Liscum and Captain Davia t] VI Among the Victims?The 5it- 0 uation Becomes More and e; Ho re Alarming. h e S< * A Washington special says: The c< navy department has received official tc confirmation from Admiral Remey of jj a reverse of the allied forces at Tien Tsin on the morning of July 13th. The dispatch is dated Che Foo, July 16, and says: "Reported ihat allied forces attacked g( native city on the morning of the 13th. lt The Russians were on the right with ^ the Ninth infantry and marines on the p left. Losses of the allied forces large. 0j "Russians, one hundred, including g, -?- artillery colonel. p "Americans, over thirty. "British, over forty. C( "Japanese, fifty-eight, including p] colonels. it "French, twenty-five. a1 "Oolonol LiBcum, Ninth Infantry, q .j. _ i n t.:_ n..:. ^r...'nn jLiueu; aisu i/apiam i/auo, munuc ^ Corps. Captain Lemlev, Lieutenants rs Butler and Leonard wonnded. sj "At 7 o'clock in the evening the al- -q lied attack on the native city was re- ^ pulsed with great loss. Betnrns are 0 * yet incomplete. Details not yet confirmed. Remey." c, amebic an s 8uffebed heavily. ol The London Evening News prints a tl dispatch dated at Shanghai Monday ^ giving a detailed acconnt of the attack w of the allied forces ou ihe native city m of Tien Tsin. '?< % According to The Evening News ^ dispatch the allies were repulsed and gi compelled to retreat with a loss of h< more than 100 killed, the British losing forty and the Japanese sixty.' The Americans and Russians, it is added, q1 also suffered heavily. Among Americans killed was Colonel French, of the Twenty-fifth isfantry, and Colonel Liscum of the Ninth infantry. A ^ v' colonel of artillery was also killed. ^ The dispatch adds that Chinamen e, fought^ with great desperation, and their marksmanship was accurate and deadly. ^ The report that Colonel French, q< Twenty-fifth infantry, .was killed at jE Tien Tsin is not understood at the war p) department in Washington. Officials fc state positively that Colonel French is ^ not in China. There is but one Colonel fC French in the service, and he com- 0] mands the Twenty-second infantry, ^ two battalions of which are in the v Philippines aad the third one in this country. On Jnne 30th Colonel French Wat in New York on sick leave. The question now agitating the ad* o ministration mind is how to be re' verged upon the Chinese for tile murder of our representatives within the T empire. in There seems to be no longer any a doubt that all of the Americans in T Pekin have been massacred. Con- th firmatory reports to that effect have fc been received from so many sources w that even Secretary Long, the most as peaceful member of the cabinet, now admits that he sees nothing to hope P< for in the return from China yet to hi come. re So alarming were the returns re- F ceived from China Monday that two separate cabinet meetings were held at *' the state department at the instance a of Secretary Hay. The result is that fr President McKinley abandons his intention to remain at Canton until late tfc in August and returns at once to Si Washington, with the probability of calling an'extra session of congress. The latest developments iu China, x< and universal indignation and resentment on the part of the American people, render it necessary for the United pi Stales to send a large additional force Ci to China, not only to avenge the mas- jD store of Minister Conger and his com- iQ panions in Pekin, but to wipe ont as n< far as possible, the slaughter of the su gallant Ninth regiment and the death p] MILLS SHUT DOWN. Colntnbai Carpenters are Idle and Baiid- W ins Is At a Standstill. _ Columbus, Qa.,was confronted Monday with the spectacle of every planing H mill in the city shut down, every con- so tractor sitting with hands folded, is; three or four hundred carpenters idle h( and work on some fifty new houses in th the city and suburbs at a standstill. B: The agreement of the mill men and ei the contractors to shut down nntil the to labor troubles have been adjusted was rv -? or Ill U1WI. The can>enters are asking for nine bi hours "with the same pay as hereto* p< fore given under the ten hoar scale, al The contractors regard this as nine pi hours' work for ten hours' pay. pi CHAR&KD WITH LARCENY. . Prominent Savanoah Odd Fellow Is Al. Cl leced To Be Short In Accounts. A Savannah dispatch says: John B. Bnlcken, secretary of Concord Lodge di of Odd Fellows, has been arrested for G Stealing the funds of the lodge. He is ^ short in his accounts about $500, and 81 claims to bave lost the money dealing *c in cotton fntures. He is a clerk in the Savannah Cotton Exchange and of a ir good family. w Food For Troops In China. The plans of the war department for feeding the army in China are being ; gradually formulated. It has been * decided that all troops destined for j ? Nagasaki with a probability of service d in China shall carry sixty days' rations 0 which will be landed with them. E j Russians Kill Indiscriminately. Statements are in circulation m Shanghai accusing the Russians of in- c discriminate slaughter of friendly c Chinese non-combatants; t % -' . v\ .. ...... iS_ REPULSED I Was Fought at n July 13. f Colonel Liscum, commanding the md forces of the United States. To accomplish this end, it will be ecessary to divert a large force of roops from the Philippines, and it 'ill also necessitate the expenditure f large sums of money to defray the xpenses of a campaign in ChiDa. Genral MacArthur says he cannot reduce is force in the Philippines without ndangering American interests, consquently it will be necessary f?r jugrebs to assfiuuie m ciua bcsoiuu ) furnish the ways and means to cary out the United States' policy in the hinese empire. NO DECLARATION OF WAR. The decision of the administration p to date is that the Unitbd States avernment is still not at war with the overnment of Chiua. The happenigs at Tien TsiD, coming on top of le stories of the latest struggles at ekin, have not affected the attitude f the nation on this point; the United fates and China are technically at eaee. But this statement should not be acjpted as indicating a purpose on the art of the United government to hold s hand in the administration of swift id adequate punishment upon the hinese, without' regard to station, ho may be responsible for the outages of the past few weeks. It means mply that the government of the Inited States feels it can best achieve lat purpose by regarding the status ftv 11 f urciauy as one 01 peace. To hold otherwise would seriously ripple the government in its efforts to btain satisfaction for the outrages to le Americaus in China. Should they d the ports of China now open to 9 elected, all sorts of impediments ould be encountered which now are issing. Therefore, according to the Imioi^tration view, a declaration of ar would afford not even a technical lin, while it would be actually a savy drawback. PETITIONERS WERE BUTCHERED. A report has reached official Chinese larters at Washington of a shocking agedy in Pekin not heretofore shown t any of the reports from China, his appears in a paper printed in le Chinese text, and although it is no ay official and may be part of the taggerated gossip'of the situation, it us none the less attracted the attention ? the Chinese minister at Washington, ccording to this Chinese report, 3,)0 Chinese officials of Pekin engaged t the government service, united in a stition to Prince Tu.an to spare the ireigners and afford them every proon. In response to this, according the Chinese report, Prince Tuan dered that those who had united in le petition be killed and the order as carried out. FATAL CLOUDBURST tf , 1 ccurs at Coleman, Texas?A Dozen Dives Reported Loet. A cloudburst occured at ColemaD, ex., at au early hour Monday momig, and meager reports indicate that dozen lives were lost in the flood, here had been tremendous rains iroughout the vicinity of Coleman ?r two days, and all of the streams ere overflowed. Details of the disiter were difficult to obtain. Belief trains were promptly disitched to Coleman, but owing to the ;gh water, the trains are uuable to ach the scene of the cloudburst, ore's creek, near ColemaD, is report1 to be two miles wide, and its aters are rushing down the valley at fearful rate. A telegram received om Santa Ana Monday night stated iat the rescue train had returned tere, being unable to reach Coleman, ix bodies have been recovered. SEYKRE UK AT IS YORK. / mperatnre In Some Places Was Over One Hundred Degrees. The oppressive heat of Monday ostrated twenty persons in NewYork ity. The temperature was over 100 i the sun from 11 o'clock in the morng until after 4 o'clock in the after>on, and thermometers not in the in registered over 100 in some aces. HEARST ISSUES ADDRESS. ell Known Editor Calls For Ratification of Bryan's Nomination. A New York dispatch says: W. R. earst, president of the National Aseiation of Democratic Clubs, has sued an address to the elubs in which j calls on them to "publicly ratify ie nomination of William Jennings ryan for president and Adlai E. Stevison for vice president, and prepare i defend the republic.against and coripting spirit of imperialism." The Idress arraigns the Republican party tterly for its attitude toward "im^rialism" and the trusts and urges 1 Tkfttriotir* p.it.izAna to OrfiTSnize to eserve the institutions of the rejblic. ENCOUBAtfES THE BOXERS. hinese Provlnoe Governor Innei a Proclamation Favoring the Mob. Secretary Hay has received an united dispatch from Consul General oodenow at Shanghai, stating that le governor of Honan Fshanfi has isied a proclamation favorable in its irms to the Boxers. Honan Fshanfi is the province lying nmediately northwest of Shanghai ad between that city and Pekin. Treasurer Is Jailed. Charles K Westervelt, secretary and aeasurer of the Dime Savings Bank f Newark, N. J., is under arrest, barged with stealing between $38,000 nd $40,000 from the bank. In default ! f $10,000 bail Westervelt was comaitted to jail. Tobacco Factories Burned. Fire at Winston, N. C., Thursday, lestroyed a large tobacco factory ownid by J. E. Shelton and a tobacco facory owned by N. S. and T. J. Wilson* M'KINLEY REC Of His Nominati Roosevelt A FREE SILVER ISSUE RAISED ricKinley Declares That "National Honor" Must Be Upheld. Roosevelt Urges Forward riovement. A Canton, O., special says: William McKinley was officially notified Thurs clay of bis second nomination Dy xne Republican party for the highest office in the civilized world. Grouped about him were leading men of his party, while surrounding his Canton home were friends among whom he has lived for more than thirty years, together with vast crowds from the surrounding towns of his native state. To the eloquent words of Senator Lodge, the president responded in a ringing speech. There was enthusiasm euougb and to spare and to many of the pointed utterances of Senator Lodge and the president there was hearty and cordial approval shown. Important features of the speech of notification by Senator Lodge and the response by President McKinley were the references to the Chinese situation. Tbis caused a great deal of discussion during the conferences following the formal speech-making, and the impression created was that these utterauces were a notification to the world that the United States intended to preserve all its rights in China. The impressive portions of the president's speech gathered from the applause, both from the audience and the Republican leaders, were his references to the maintenance of the gold standard and the financial public faith, and the preservation of a protective tariff, the enlargement of our market and the specially catchy phrase, "prosperity at home and prestige abroad." When he asked: "Shall we go back to the tariff of four years ago?" There were shouts of "No, no," from every part of the audience. Another prolonged cheer brought out was bis reference to our authority in the Philippines. Everybody followed the speech with the keenest interest, and there was a most impressive shout when he declared that there should be continued legislative tontrol over the territory acquired by the United States, and another outburst when he said such authority would be coupled with "liberty and humanity." His declaration that the United States bad reclaimed "ten million human beings from imperialism" was a decided hit and there were many lequests for him to repeat the sentence. This term of the word used so much by the opposition was one of the features of the speech. The president began by saying: "The message which you bring to me is one of signal honor. It is also a summons to duty. A single nomination to the office of president by a great party which in thirty-two years out of forty has been triumphant at national elections, is a distinction which I gratefully cherish. To receive unanimous rt? nomination by the same party is an expression of regard and a pledge of continued confidence j for which it is difficult to make adequate acknowledgment. "If anything exceeds the honor of the office of president of the United States it is the responsibility which attaches to it. Having been invested with both, I do not undor-praise either. Ad7 one who has borne the anxieties and burdens of the presidential office, especially in time of national trial, cannot contemplate assuming it a second time without profoundly realizing the severe exactions and the solemn obligations which it imposes and this feeling is accentuated by the momentous problems which now press for settlement "The credit of the country has been advanced to the highest place among all nations. We are refunding our bonded debt bearing three, four and five per cent, a lower rate than that of any other country and already more than $300,000,000 have been so funded with a gain to the government of many millions of dollars. Instead of 16 to 1, for which our opponents contended four years ago, Igeislation has been enacted which, while utilizing all forms of our money, secures one fixed value for every dollar, and that the best known to the civilized world. "Unfortunately the threat of 1806 has jnet been again renewed however by the allied parties without abatement or modification. The gold bill has been denounced and its repeal demanded. The menace of 16 to 1, therefore, still hangs over us with all its dire consequences to credit and confidence to business and industry. The enemies of sound currency are WRECKED BY AEROLITE. Ball of Fire Descend# Upon a Building and Demolishes It. ? #11 An aerolite, or meteoric stone, ien i ont of the heavens Wednesday night at Bellefontain, Miss., and completely | wrecked the large store house of Hodge A Mabrey, and destroyed the stock of goods contained in it. The destruction of the building was preceded by the appearance of a large ball of fire passing swiftly through the air. HATH BONE'S AKREST POSTPONED. Papers In the Neely Case Are Awaited Before Action Is Taken. The Fiscal of Havana says that former Director General of Ports E. G. Rathbone will not be arrested until all the papers in the Neely case shall have been received from Washington, and that the only absolute incriminating charge certain is that of the misappropriation of $1,000. He also says a civil suit for more than ?25,000 will be instituted against Rath bone's bandsmen. J :eives notice on For President, lso Informed. rallying tbeir scattered forces. The people must once more unite and overcome the advocates of repudiation,and must not relax their energy until the battle for public honor and honest money shall again triumph. "The Philippines are ours and American authority must be supreme throughout the archipelago. There will be amnesty, broad and liberal, but no abatement of our rights, no abandonment of our duty. There must be no scuttle policy. We will fulfill in the Philippines the obligations imposed by the triumphs of our arms and by the treaty of peace; ly international law; by th6 nation's sense of honor; and, more than all, by the nn/1 nnn/lifinna r?f fllA ll^UVO) IUIUCOICI UUU <.UUU111VUU ?w FilipiDo people themselves. "I"can not conclude without congratulating my countrymen upon the strong national sentiment which finds expression in every part of our common country and the increased respect with which Americanism is greeted throughout the world. Permit me to express, Mr. Chairman, my most sincere appreciation of the complimentary terms in which you convey the official notice of my nomination and my thanks to the members of the committee and to the great constituency j which they represent for this addij tional evidence of their favor and sup|port." ! When the president closed there were brief speeches made by Senators Fairbanks and Hanna, Charles Emoy Smith and Colonel Parker of Hawaii. After the speech-making the notification party went to lunAeon. ROOSEYELT NOTIFIED. Committee Calls Upon Republican Vice Presidential Nominee at Sagamore. A special from Oyster Bay, N. Y., , ^ ^ /n says: ttovernor .Kooseveit was om- : cially notified Thursday by a committee at his home, Sagamore, near Oyster Bay, of his nomination for the vice presidency. The committee left New York on a [ special train at 10:30 and made a quick ' run to Oyster Bay, where carriages were in waiting to convey them to i Sagamore. , It was noon when the party arrived at its destination. Governor Boosevelt received them on the wide vine cov ered porch of Sagamore, and grasped the hand of each gentleman as he alighted and then presented each to 1 Mrs. Roosevelt, who stood on the veranda behind him. Shortly after 12 o'clock Senator ; Wolcott called the committee to the , porch. There in the cool shade of the ] awnings and vines he read the formal , notification. ; When Senator Wolcott concluded the i notification speech Governor Roosevelt stepped forward. His voice was , clear and firm, and as he proceeded , there were several interruptions of applause. He said: "Mr. Chairman^ I accept the honor conferred upon me with the keen- j est and deepest appreciation of what < H means, and above all of the re- < sponsibility that goes with it. Everything that is in my power to be ] done to secure the re-election of Presi- ] dent McKinley to whom has been 3 given in this crisis of the nation's his- < tory the charge to stand for and em- j body the principles which lie closest 1 to the heart of every American worthy the name. ] "This is very much more than a 3 mere party contest. We stand at the 3 parting of the ways and the people have now to decide whether they shall go forward along the path of prosperity and high honor abroad or whether they will turn back on what has been done during the past ihree years, whether they will plunge this country into an abyss of misery aud disaster or what is worse, than even misery and distress, shame. "I feel that we have a right to appeal not merely to Republicans, but to all good citizens, no matter what may have been their party affiliations in the past, and to ask them, on the strength of the record that President MoKinley has made during the post three years and on the strength of the threat implied in what was done in Kansas City a few days ago, to stand shoulder to shoulder with us in perpetuating the conditions under which \ we have reached a degree of prosperity never before attained in the nation's history, and under which abroad we have put the American flag on a level 1 where it never before in the history of 1 the country has been placed. i "For these reasons I feel we have a 1 right to look forward with confident < expectations to what the verdict of the < people will be next November and to 1 ask all men to whom the well being of 1 the country and the honor of the national name are dear to stand with us as we fight for prosperity at home and the honor of the flag abroad." Refreshments were then served. ] NO OOLD TICKET. j : I General Bnckner Only Wants a Platform ] Denouncing Free Silver. General S. B. Buckner, who was | General Palmer's running mate on the j national Democratic (gold) ticket in , i 1896, has come out against the nomi- , i nation of a ticket this year. General i Buckner favors adopting a platform , and denouncing free silver and not nominating a ticket, leaving the gold Democrats free to vote as they choose. GOLD DEMOCRATS TO MEET. Keporteil Now That Party Wants To Pat Out Another Ticket. A committee of gold Democrats has i issued a call for a meeting in New York to devise the best method of placing in nomination a third ticket for president and vico president upon a platform "denouncing aud combatting the fallacious and unconstitutional creeds of both the old parties." The called is signed by gold Democrats of New York,Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Colorado* CMrjicsjrsifMfMrJCMj I SOUTH CAROLINA 2 ] STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ INHMCNJfMCMfNirslfM* ' Status of Unique Suit. The Sinkler-"Wiley case, involving the constitutionality of the old registration law of South Carolina, is still pending in the supreme cot r; of the United States. When that tribunal adjourrel several weeks ago, this case, together with probably a d >zon t A ?, M M n t i 1 f Ai?m uiucir?t nciit U> ti uuiii vtiuuu icnu of the court. It is interesting to note the condition of this case, and the mention of it 1 will call to mind the intense interest { manifested at the commencement of the litigation, which had for its object 1 the overthrow of the act nnder which the sy.tem of registration was conducted. 1 The unique manner in which the 1 constitutionality of tne act was raised may perhaps have been forgotten by ' many. The plaintiff, a colored voter ( of Charleston, wa* denied the right to cast a ballot for George Washington < Murray, who then sought election to ' congress, because he did not present a | registration ticket. A snit against the registration officer ' was therenpon instituted, and damages 1 in the sum of $2,500 were claimed. The complaint simply alleged that the i plaintiff was a dn'y qualified elector according to the laws of the United States, and was, therefore, entitled to vote for members of congress. It did not allege that the plaintiff was qualified nnder the laws of South Carolina, at d thns failed to recognize the registration act of the state. The defendant, by his counsel, the 1 attorney general,interposed a demurrer 1 to the complaint, claiming that the 1 complaint did not state facfs sufficient 1 to constitute a cause of action, in that 1 it failed to allege that the plaintiff was < a duly registered voter. The case, it will be recalled, was ( elaborately agned by Attorney Chas < A. Douglass, who institued the the 1 suit, and Attorney General Barber, who appeared for the registration offi- J cers, before Judge Simonton. The court sustained the demurrer, and dis- ] missed the suit. An appeal was taken to the highest cjnrt in the land. This was in .1893, and, owing to the large number of cases on the calendar, was not reached until the early part of 1899. It vas argued at this time to the court, eight j idges being present. The court took [ the case under advisement, and it is said that the conrt was evenly divided on the question. Then the court ordered that the case 1 be reargued orally. The time set for the argument was in December last. ' Mr. Douglass for the plaintiff, and ; Mr. Barber, who had been retained by the state to continue the defense, ap- 1 peared, and the constitutional ques- ] ions were again fully discussed. The 1 numerous questions propounded to 1 counsel by every member of the bench led an observer to believe that the court was considerably divided. The matter was again submitted, and South ' Caroliniaus do not yet know whether the law under which registration was o nducted for years was really a constitutional one.?News and Courier. m 1 * xviuu iToroa r ur vnwmiiuni The Chester Lantern, in a recent issue, gave a portion of its editorial column to the following kind and encouraging words for Charleston: "Charleston has waked up to new life, and new aspirations are stirring ber soul. She is not only dispensing 1 royal hospitality, as formerly, to those who drop in, but she is sending out and compelling them to come in. She built a hnge guest chamber, and is not willing that it should be like some banquetting hall deserted. She planned an exposition on a scale that the most progressive of cities might envy, and is pushing the project with an energy that scarcely any of thorn could excel. It will not be surprising now if she next lay claim to the trade of this South Atlantic section. "We just look for her progressive men, who are beginning to see what can be done by united effort, to put their heads together, devise plans to turn toward that port the surplus products of all this section, and load ( np the trains on their Return trips with the goods we are now shipping from Richmond, Baltimore, New York, and ether places. They will, as like as ( not, determine that they will not wait for this business to accept an invitation to their towD, but will equip men vitn sample cases, wbose contents will challenge comparison with any on the ^ oad, aud furnish them with price lists that will defy competition. j % Bahr's Badges Discussed. Beferring to the Bahr campaign badges, the governor said that the < cadges were distributed without his mthorization. He was in no combinaL _:*U tnnn not rtf mon nnr L1UJLL HllU ttuj uiau v& ow v* amv-j lid he expect to be. He is a candilate for governor on his record and [lis merits, and has anthortzed no one to make deals or combinations for him. Civil Service Examinations. At a civil service examination held in Columbia the past week for positions in the postoffice and for railway mail service there were seventeen applicants, two-thirds of them being negroes. The successful ones will be put on the eligible list, there being no vacancies. ?* Commutations Wanted. "Governor McSweeney has received a numerously signed petition for the commutation of the sentence of Jule Gibson, who was convicted at the June term iu Darlington for the murder of his brother, and senteuced to be hanged on the 27th of this month. Solicitor Johnson recommended the commutation, saying that the brothers had quarrelled, and while premeditation was <diown, yet he would have been sa,;sfiel with a verdict of guilty with a recommendation to mercy. The governor has also received an application for the pardon of Sarah Williams, convicted of arson. There is considerable doubt as to her guilt. Veterans In Rennlnn. The annual reunion of Camp John Jenkins,United Confederate Veterans, named in honorof as knightly a soldier and as worthy a representative of the m.?rit and manhood of South Carolina , ?~ (is over fought for freedom, or illustrate 1 the highest order of patriotism, was held at Rockville the past week. NEBRASKA FUSI05ISTS MEET. rhr?? Separate State Conventions Hold Forth In City of Lincoln. The fusion forces of Nebraska, including the Democratic, Populist and silver Republican parties began their state conventions in Lincoln Wednesday to nominate a fuli state and electoral ticket. William J. Bryan and Charles A. rowne made brief addresses at the Populist convention,the latter remaining over night in Lincoln in order to do so. The Populist convention was called to order by State Chairman Edmiaton with over 1,200 delegates present. % i i ni ~ TI J in ms aaaress sjaairmnu jcjuloibiou urged that the delegates work in unity in the interests of the reform forces. The convention then recessed until 3 p. m.t pending the report of the committees. Chairman Hall, of the state central committee, called the Democratic state convention to order and introduced as temporary chairman T. J. Doyle, of Lincoln, who made an address of some length. His reference to W. J. Bryan brought ont hearty applause. The first note of -discord among the 3ilver Republicans in their convention came when Delegate Ransom offered a set of resolutions approving the reported withdrawal of Charles A.Towne is a candidate for vice president in favor of Adlai E. Stevenson. Protests came from all over the hall and the resolutions were withdrawn. Mr. Towne, who was present, in a short speech, practically announced bis intention to withdraw, but added that he would take as active a part in the campaign and work as hard for the success of the ticket as if he was \ candidate. The resolutions as finally adopted iniorse the Kansas City Silver Republican platform and recite that in accord ance with the action taken there the Silver Republicans of Nebraska pledge support to William J. Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson for president and vice president. ROBBERS MAKE BIG HAUL. Illinois'Central Fast Train Held Up and S10,000 Taken From Express Car. The Illinois Central fast train from New Orleans to Chicago was held np and robbed Wednesday morning at 1:20 o'clock, two miles south of.Wickliffe, Ky. The train was flagged and when it stqpped the bandits entered the cab. The fireman, j. J. Frysch, was knocked in the head with the butt of a revolver and badly hart. The robbers, six in number, cut off the engine and express c?ur and ran a mile to Fort Jefferson, near ihe Ohio river and within sight of the Missouri 3hore. Here they blew the express Bafe and secured over $10,000. The robbers overpowered the express men and made them get off the train, but did not attempt to molest others on the train, which carried a large load of passengers. EMPEROR BILL IS DETERMINED. Baya He Will Not Rest Until China Is Brought Upon Her Knees. Addressing the First Naval division, a TV* 1 m prior to its departure irom ruei 101 China, Emperor William paid: "Yours is the first division of armored ships which I send ahro&d. Remember, you will have to fight a cunning foe, provided with modern weapons, to avenge the German blood which has flowed. But spare the wom<3n and children. "I shall not rest until I have force4 China upoh her knees and all the bloody deeds are avenged. "You will fight together with the troops of various nationalities. See that you maintain good comradeship with them." PARDON IS WORTHLESS. Judge Cantrllt Tarns Down Document Given By Taylor to Powers. At Georgetown, Ky., Wednesday, Judge Cantrill overruled the motion for the continuance in the case of former Secretary of State Caleb Powers. Before the matter of selecting a jury was taken up, Powers' attorney filed the pardon issued to him by exGovernor Taylor, and offered it as a plea to bar. The plea was overruled, the judge saying: "The highest courts in this state and in the United States have decided that Taylor was not governor on March 10th, when the pardon was issued. It is therefore void." GAVE GREAT SATISFACTION. Washington Officials Believe That Chinese Government Will Make Amends. The decree issued by China's privy jouncil explaining the cause of hostilities in the empire and disclaiming responsibility of the government therefor, gave great satisfaction in Washington, as it showed that, assuming that there was some foundations for the firtt reports that the imperial govjrnment had encouraged the boxers ind even participated in the attacks apon the legations, an effort is abont to be made to retrieve that mistake. STRIKERS SOLICIT AID. St. Louis Car Men Propose to Establish "Bus" Lines All Over the City. Two thousand solicitors, engaged by the trades and labor unions of St. Lonis to canvass the city and collect contributions for the striking street railroad men's "bus" lines, began work Friday. They will also endeavor to ascertain what proportion of the population is in favor of trades and labor u .lions. HURTS COTTON GOODS TRADE. Troubles In China Affect the South In Export Bu?lnesi. The situation in China is reflected in the export trade in American "brown goods," or cotton manufactures, such as sheetings, drills, flannels and jeans, sent to Shanghai to be distributed to the ports of the Manchuria district. Practically, this trade, which means about $10,000,000 annually to southern cotton mills, is *at a standstill* THE WORSTS Murder of Foreig Officially 1 MESSAGE FROM SHAN TUNG A List of Foreign Ministers and Attaches of Legations In Pekin Who Were Victims of the Fanatical Boxers. An official telegram was received at Shanghai Sunday night from the governor of Shan Tnng stating that a breach was made in the wall of the British legation at Pekin after a gallant I defense and when all the ammunition I had given out. All foreigners were killed. BUTCHEBY WAS COMPLETE. The Shanghai correspondent of the London Daily Express, on the alleged authority of couriers who brought the story, gives a very sensational aocount. He says: "Maddened with hunger, after having been without food for many days, the members of the legations and the guards made a sortie on the night of Jnne 30th and killed 200 Chinese in an unexpected attack. General Tung Fuh Siang, enraged over the loss of so many men, brought up heavy guns and Prince Tuan gave the order that every foreigner must be destroyed. His words were: "Destroy every foreign vestige and make China a sealed book to all western powers." The fallowing is a list of the foreign ministers and attaches of the legations at Pekin: United States?Edwin H. Conger, Minister; H. G. Sqaiers, Secretary of Legation; W. E. ?a in bridge, Second Secretary; F. D. Cheshire, Interpreter; Mrs. M. S. Woodward and Miss lone Woodward, of Chicago, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Conger. Great Britain?Sir Claude M. Macdonald, Minister; H. G. O. Bax Ironside, First Secretary of Legation; H. G. N. Dering, Second Secretary; H. Cockbnrn, Chinese Secretary; Clive Bigham, Honorary Attache; G. F. Brown, Military Attache; Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Bushel. flormunt?Bikrnn Von Ifftttfller.Mill ister; Dr. Yon Prittwitz and Dr. Von Gaffron, Secretaries of Legation; Baron Yon Der Goltz, Secretary and Interpreter; H. Corses, Second Interpreter; O. Felsenau, Chancellor. Russia?M. De Giers, minister; B. KroupeoRki, First Secretary of Legation, B. Evreinow, Second Secretary; P. Ponow, First Interpreter; N. Kolessow, Second Interpreter. France?S. Pichon, Minister; M. D'Anthoard, First Secretary; H. Leduc, First Interpreter; M. Vidal, Military Attache. Japan?Baron Nishi, Minister; Ishii Kikonjiro, First Secretary. Spain?B. J. De Cologan, Minister. Italy?Marquis Salvago, Minister. Anstro-Hnngary? Baron Czikann Von Wahlborn, Minister; Dr. A. Von Rosthorn, Secretary'of Legation. Belgium?Baron De Vinck, Minister. Portugal?F. A. Galhardo, Minister. The European governments have received from their respective representative at Shanghai a dispatch from the governor of Shan Tung, dated July 7th, reporting that the European troops made a sortie from Pfckin and killed 200 of General Tung Fuh Siang's forces and that the boxers were mounting guns to make a breach in the defenses. Under date of July 12th the governor of Shang Tung wired as follows: "Native soldiers and boxers have been attacking the legations for some hours, but have not yet effected an entrance. They are now all bombarding with cannon to make a breach for a heavy onslaught I fear that all the ministers, and the government as " ? 'Ionrtf-r TVla Cfnv wan, BIO 1U (JI tow uaugw.. ernment is intensely anxious." Finally came the news from Shanghai that a breach had been made and MOTORMAN USED GUN. Shoots Two Men Who Had Followed Him Into s Dnif Store. Herman Baude, an employee of the Union Ice Company, was shot and mortally wounded by William E. Herman, a motorman for the St. Louis Transit Company, in a drug store in that city Saturday. Charles Young, a striking street railway man. was also shot by Herman, but not seriously wounded. Herman bad entered the drug store to make some purchases. William Gray, a striker, stepped into the place and told the druggist not to sell Herman anything, as be was a "scab." BOERS ARE COMING. When War .Ends 10.000 Burghers Will Emigrate to United States. Advices from Cape Town state that when the war in South Africa is over 10,000 Boers, chiefly naturalized citizens of the Transvaal, will emigrate to the United States. Irish-Americans are arranging the preliminaries for the movement. The latest Machadodorp advices eay that President Kruger will refuse to surrender until his supplies are exhausted. savannah mourns fob davis. Young Captain Kill? I at Tien Tain Was Roared In the Foreat City. Captain Anstin R. Davis, of the landing party at Tien Tsin, who was killed on Friday, was appointed to Annapolis from Savannah, Ga., in 1892 hy Congressman Rufus E. Lester. He was thf son of Rev. L. B. Davis, now of Atlanta. He was attached to the battleship Oregon when it made its record-breaking trip into Cuban waters from the Pacific coast, and at the time he was killed was a captain in the navy. - ' v > i_NOW KNOWN fners In Pekin Is Announced. | ' the foreigners killed. All the data!' probably refer to a much easlier period, but the presumption is that the successive dispatches give an ontline of^ what has happened. The Europeans having reached thg end of their re- _ , sources, made a desperate sortie and then bravely met their fate. The dotails of the horrible story will probably never be known. GOOD WORK AT TIEN TSIN. Admiral Selymour's dispatchs give M the latest news regarding the situation '% at Tien Tsin. Telegrams to the Associated Press show that the operations on Jnly 11th were a brilliant success. The Japanese cavalry and a mobile . monnted battery did splendid work. \\ It was unfortunate that the allies did not nave more cavalry 10 parse we *g flying enemy. Four hundred Chinese were killed and six guns captured. At noon the settlements were again .viciously shelled from the native city and < the hospitals and other buildings were i repeatedly hit The moral effect of the successes of the allied forces upon the Chinese is believed to be very : great. RUSSIAN ENVOY BOILED TO DEATH. 'kM A dispatch to The Chicago Beocvd -|| from St. Petersburg, Jnly 11, via Paris, July 14, says: The czar baa . M received with great emotion the dreedful details of the catastrophe at Pekin. Tears coursed dpwn his majesty's . cheeks as he read ilie cablegram from Admiral Alexieff, at Port Arthur, confirming the horrible details of tbs assassination of M. DeGiers, which merely confirms rumors that had.aK>s|| ready reached Russia^ The admiral declares that thaBussian envoy was dragged through the streets by the Boxers, insulted, beaten and tortured, and even thrown into a ^ great kettle and boiled to death. Then ; the remains were thrown to the dogs. - . While M. DeGiers was being disposed/ of, the fanatical mob danced around rthe caldron. Mme. DeGiers, Admiral AlexiefTi advices declare, sunerea a lace worse j than death and was beaten and tor* 1 tared with sharp sticks until life was* ' |f extinct. * The legation officials are said to have been tortnred fiendishly until death ended their sufferings. M. De v ^ Giers and his legation Officials resisted ;; desperately and his brave body gnard ^ killed many of the attacking mob. In the midst of his tortnres the envoy is - | said to have heroically proclaimed his faith in Christianity, encouraged by 'M the wife who so soon shared his marThe announcement of this intelli- g|j gence to the relatives of the Bussian martyrs in China was accompanied by heartrending scenes. WD SETS ANSWER. 3j Cablegram From Shengat Shangbai Is Brief and Is Couched In ^ Seemingly Evasive Terms. Such news as reached Washington^ Sunday from China was distinollj^ bad. It consisted of a cablegram krjl Minister Wu, from Sheng, the impo- w rial director of posts and telegraph* at Shanghai, and, according to the mia? | ister, was in reply to the urgent mes- i sage he himself had sent Saturday io'\? that official asking him to try to secure some news from the Chinese capital. . ' > This cablegram Mr. Wu regarded as of sufficient importance to carry in person to Secretary Hay, who was <|gj wftitinff at his home for nows. Thit'.! message as resolved from the cipher rSl was as follows: * "Pekin news of July 7th says that *2 General Tuan Fuh Siang, in disobedience of imperial orders, was about to use guns. Legations and the govern* ment will be in peril." There still remains a suspicion that* while Mr. Wu is undoubtedly acting with sincerity, Sheng, who is repra?J|| sented to be a clever and*adroit man,' may know more of the actual happenings at Pekin that he is willing to r*? . Q | veal at once. FAVORABLE TO PENSOCOU?^P Floating Dry Dock Will Be Bought FroaS ' vSp . Spain and Towed to Florida City. Negotiations are now going on be- - | tween the Unitod States and Spain for | the purchase of the fine sleel dry dock at Havana, now the property of Spain. The price to be paid is $259,000, and after its purchase it will be towed an# stationed at Penaacola navy yard. San Juan and Key West were considered besides Penaacola, but after the snccessful test of the coaling facflties by the north Atlantio squadron a ~ few months back, the department de- ' cided to to have the new dock stationed at Pensacola. HANXA'S PERSONAL OPINION. ||| He Doesn't See Why Extra Session cP, % n Ta VnrAUnrr. Senator Hanna, on being asked if he-||p| thought an extra session of congress /f|P would be called on account of the Chinese situation, said that while he: ?||? did not know what action might be taken by the president, he did not believe personally that such a call would be issued. Mr. Hanna added that late developments might, of course^ make ' such a step necessary. ' " STRIKE CUTS INCOME. St. Loafs Transit Company Files Report ef ^ Business Done the Fast Quarter. ' ^^3 Monday the St. Louis Transit Com- : ^ pany filed in the city register's office its returns of trips and passengers fur the quarter ending June 30th last, showing the decrease in the company's j|| business caused by the strike. Durii?<r *Ha first three months of this year .2 before the strike began tho transit *-, and for the three months ending Jnn4. 30th, carried only 13,783,621 passes