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Wsshiogton, Aug 14.-At the close of the official day at tbe state depart* ment the following official announce? ment was bulletined : "The department of state announces that a message from Minister Conger ba? been received, bot of uncertain date and not io reply to tbe telegrams sent bim on Aug 8 It will not be made public " This oame at the conclusion of a pe? riod of intense expectancy and yet ooe devoid of aoy actual developments, save io tbe foregoing meager announce? ment Minister Cooger's message wai; received in Washington shortly before noon, coming ? st to the Chinese iega t on by the usual route through Goinese officials. It was in the American cipher, without date end sdgoed with the minister's name, lt w&3 trans mitted to the state department and cooferenoes began between Actiog Secretary Adee and Secretary Root. Throughout tbe afternoon, however, the state department maintained an uo accountable retiseoce concerning the subject, declining to admit that tbs message was in hand. The suspense was oleared up ai 4 o'clock by the above announcement It was stated authoritatively that while the message was of a confidential character, and for that reason could not and would not be given ont, yet, as a means of allaying possible misinterpretation, it could be said that the dispatch showed neither a better condition cor a worse condition on the part of the legationers at Pekin. It did cot indicate whether Minister Cooger has or has not received aoy message from this government. Noth ing wa3 contained io tbe u-essage which will cause any change in the instruc? tions co Qen CbafFee. In tact, it was stated in this same authoritative qaar ter that the only additional instructions sent to Geo. Chaffee eioce he left Washington were those of a more speoifio and explicit nature, which the developments io China and the informa? tion reoeived by the war department necessitated. Although the situation admits of the prospect of an assault opon Pekin, yet government officials were deoidedly more hopeful today that a se' :tion of the Chinese problem would be found without recourse to such measures The improved feeling is based largely ca the belief that China, realizing that ber sacred oapital is about to be beseiged by the armies of the world, will yield everything aod that the legationers will be delivered on the terms of the allies. Latest News Prom the War in China. Russia Acts Independently and Embarrasses Allies. London, Aug 16 3 50 a. ra-"The allies are reported to have reached Pekin Monday/' says the Shanghai correspondent of The Daily Express, wiring yesterday. He adds : *'Chinese official news confirms this statement, bat without details " A Parts message repeats this, but the statement, especially as it emanated from Shanghai, must be accepted with considerable reserve. Other London morning papers, basing their remarks upon Washington 1 dispatches, which with the exceptio? of the foregoing from Shanghai, form the latest news regarding the advance, ara divided io opinion, some believing that the allies must already have reached Pekin and other preferring to believe j that the relief will not be accomplished until the eod of tbe week Telegraphing from Yang Tsong, Aug 6, a .Daiiy News correspoadeat says : "Sir Alfred G asolee hopes to keep the eoemy running and to follow bim right into Pekin." Ngao Ping was oooopifd without firing a *hot, aocordisg to a dispatch to The Daily Express from that pUce, dated Aug ll '.Il is believed," the message adds, "that Gens Tung Pub Siaog, Ma and Caong are en trench mg 40.000 strong al Tung Chan. The alli?e maj avoid Taog Ctiau, purscioe the roote nortfc west from Chang K?a Wan " Tun? Chu appears to be aDout 12 miles from Pekin. A dispatch to the same paper from Shanghai dated yesterday says tbat the t finials profess to be williog to baod ov-r the foreign ministers, rh-ir famil and servants, but will oot permit thc departure f native Christians '.The Russian government,coot?o oes this telegram "has nottfi d Li Sung Chang of its williogoess lc rpceive M deGiers ou side the w*lis of Pekin, thus devoidiog tbe entrance cf tbe Russian farce. This independen1 action is calculated to embarrass tbe allies seriously Japan demands tbat Geo Yuog Lu sball meet the ailies outside the city gates and de'uv-r the ministers and all the native Chris tuns 71 Tbe Chinese minister in London is quoted as saying : ? Tee powers mcsf not press too bard on Pekin. I yoo defeat tba Chinese soidiors, it w ill |oor oe possible to control thc soldiery They may toro and rend the legation*. I do not believ? the leeation food supply ?til be s<opped as long as the powers refrain from attacking Pekin and negotiate for the scrreoaer of the mioisters " Tho Ctniiese minister in Lcndon has informed the B'ttisb f-reigu office tba tbe foreign legations at Pekin were safe on Monday. Aug 13. Toe British foreign office r<*ply io the latest cipher dispatch from the British minister ai Pekin, Sir Claude Macdon? ald, the wording of which was almos identical with the message- from Sir Claude received by the Canton corres? pondent of The Datiy Teiegrapb and published Aug 14 and which was ! traosaiirted to the foreigo office by the Chinese ministers here, bias tb<- British minister to bc of a gocd cheer and g;ves thc progress made by the relier column Admiral Bruce, telegraphing firctn Taku to the British admiralty, says : Have received the following irom the general at Ho Si Wu, Ang 10 '* *Tbe troops aro distant about 27 miles from Pekin. They cxperistcea little opposition. A position had been prepared by tbe enemy but as tbe aliies advanced they fl d. The Tartar cavalry was charged by two squadrons of Bengal Lancers. Macy of the former were killed. ** 'The standards of Gens Ma and I SuGg were captured. Tbe troops are much exhausted by tho beat, bat tneir beaith and spirits are otherwise excel lent.' **A second dispatch dated Ho Si Wu Aug ll, says : "Tbe advance may he somewhat delaved as rain is falling.* " War in the Philippin* s. Io Island of Panay American Losses Heavy. Manila, Sunday, Aug 12 -RQpor's from the Vieayas islands show tba there has been increased activity among tbe insurgents there during the iast s<x weeks Tbe American ?esses m th? island of Panay last mooth were great? er than io any month, since January last. Gen Mojica, in Lsyte, and G D Luoban, io Samar, are harrassing the garrison?, shooting into the town dor iog the night and ambu*>hiug small parties, firing and then retreating upon the larger bodies. The rebels possess an ample supply of ammunition aod are organized to a considerable degree The Americans have garrisoned three towns on Samar island, two of which shelter a tenth of the original inhabi? tants, who suffer from the cootiooal "sniping" of the rebels from the sur ronodiog hills. Tho third is without any native inhabitants, tbe rebol outposts, a mile away, prevecting their return to their homes. When amnesty was proclaimed it practically was without effect, and the expectation tbat tbe proclamation woald accomplish moon in the onex pired time is daily diminishing. The Ph iiippine :ommis8ioo, it is now aooouoced, will make all future civil service appointment?. Several minor engagements occurred last week in Luzon. The rebels used smokeless powder, whioh they must necessarily have obtained by fia bustenog. JOHN J. INGALLS DEAD. Las Vegas, N M., Aug 16 -For mer United States Senator John J. IngallB died at East Yegas at 2 25 a m today He was sarrouoded by his family The funeral will be held in Atebieon, Neb Senator logalis' illness dated from j March. 1S99, when at Washington | bis throat began troubling him. ?* worked steadily writing politic*! articles for newspapers throogbuu? the c?nntry lie wu treated by several specialis'?, bot received n?? relief, and on their advice re tamed with bis family to Atchtaon A? borne be grew no better Ten months ago be sought another cha ge of climate, traveling through Ncwj Mexico. 1 CHINA BEGS FOR PEACE. Rapid aod Victorious Ad? vance of Allies Bring Tnem to Terms. A COMMUNICATION FROM" LI HUNG CHANG- O* GEE H?JARD FfiOflflL AGAIN Washington. Aug. 16 -At tb* close of a day ot ioten?e auxie y. ?he de? partment of state tonight made pa bl io the latest correspondence between the U litod States government and China ooosntating not ooly a remarkable ?eries of state papers, bat at the same rime dispeling all doubt and oncer taicty as to the American policy io tbe present critioai jauctare. Tbe argent aim st pa'hetio appeal of Li Haog Cbang, submitted early in the day, that the victorious march of - allies stop at Tung Cbow, and that -oe mili ta?y commanders on the field be in* struoie i to arrange an armistice at that Doiot, was met with a respoose that Gen Ch ff-e already had been given complete instructioos empowering bim to carry oat an arrangement in conoert wi h other c mmanders for the delivery of tbe ministers and other persons acd'T their protection, to the relief coiamo, not at Tang Chow as had oeeo f-ugf?c?ted, but at the imperial I cty or P'-fcto. Furthermore, it was j made koowa to China that Gen. Ckat j fee's ici-truci^n* left bim free rein as to whether be sh aid insist upon entering i P sio and going to thc iegatiens or ! -,uocid receive the delivery of the iega J i loners ct the gate of the inner Tartar i j cuy or at trie great, outer wall. In j "hort, C?iua fhroueb her peace envoy j j b??ougbr a ba'r and an armistice at j i Tung Cbow, 12 miles from Pekin, j j wnerea*. tba response of the American g. vern m nt ?9 that if there is to be a halt-an arm?aMoe-it mast be at the rca s of the imperial ci'y Toe concisions of the government were announced af er an exeoded cabU net meeting and were embodied in tbe following tfficiai statement: "The following m?morandum was baoded to Mr Adee by Mr. Wu a: 9 o'olock this morning : ' A cablegram from Earl L; Hung Chang, envov plenipotentiary of China, dated Aug 15, and received by Minis? ter Wa at 7 p m , on the same day : "The allied forces are appreacbing J Tang Chow. I have memorialized the j imperial government to depute envoy . o negotiate an armistice with the sev oral Commanders on the spot. I will ai?o shortly proceed to Pekin. The powers, being folly aware of the em bar rasping position in which their majes? t?s t?e on p-esB dowager aod the em pero are placed are earnestly reqaest d to telegraph instructions to their respective comma'ders after arriving at Tang Ch->w wi h their forces to stop heir further advance to the capital. .*o as oct to cau-e alarm and fear to heir maj'p'ies and calamities to the people ? tr sueh advance would snake the foundations of the Tai Ching -mpire and wound the feelings of ali h r people, high aod low. For acorn pliaoce with this appeal the millions of people of tho empire will be profoundly grateful to tbe powers. Please com manica e this cablegram at once to the secretary of state.'' The following memorandum in reply wa? handed to Mr Wa this afternoon. F ?reseeiog that there would be io suffi e t time after receiving a reply to oar u emorandum of Aog 12 to get instructions to the relief oolamn before it bad reached Pekin, we sent on the same day to the general commanding tbe American forees in China tho fol? lowing dispatch : Adjataot Geoeral's Office, Washington, Aug 12, 1900. To Fowler. Chefoo, for Chaffee. Aug 12 Secretary war directs me to inform you that Li Hang Chaog j appoioted by Chinese govoromeot to negotiate with powers requests cessation of hostilities. We have replied that we are ready to enter ioto an agreement j between powers and Chinese govern ment for cessation of hostilities on condition that sufficient body of the forces oomposiog the relief expedition snail be permitted to eoter Pekin an uolested aod to escort foreign minis? ters and resideots baok to Tien Tsio, 'he movement being provided for and secured by such arrangements and dis? positions of troops as shall be considered satisfactory by geoerals commanding j 'oe forces oomposiog relief expedition. We bave communicated this to all the i powers. Japanese government takes j ..amo p'Sitioo. We have not heard1 trot? omer p i wert And tw> days ago in view of the j rao'd prog-e?* cf the relief exp?dition we sent tho following : Adjaiant General's Office. Washington, Aug 14. F w'flr. Chefoo. for Cbaflce. Aoif 14 ti io anticipation of aocept ance by Cnioese government of oondi fri"y m "ar reply te them cabled you mUL? 12tfe, if Cbiaese authorities ooma>aa c?*re w-iU'eoes-* to deliver minis ers et d persons under their pro fecnon to relief co]omo ar P kin, under arrangem"Ots whieh y >u e.ooeid*r safe, voa are anthony d to make a'd carry out arrangement io concert with other commanders wi h u referring it here F- <iQ) inf . ID-il oommao canons with representatives of other governments b^re we believe all to 'ike substantially ?be same position Q i-scion whether y-'O shooid insist apou entering P^k?o and going to legations or will reoeive delivery at gate of toner Tarrar oify, or oater wall, taking risk of ministe s passog tbroagb city witb only Chinese escort, yon and the otoer gener?is mast de'ermine. By order secretary of W3r Corbio. We are advised by Minister Conger hat the attaoss by imperial troops anon the legaj?os io Pt-kto have not oeased While these attacks continue we cannot S'oo the advance of oar forces tjward P kio. F such attacks cease, tbe ao>ve quoted iostractioos will be allowed to stand aod tbey would seem to provide for all tbe action nqu'red under tbe circumstances stated by E*rl Li in bis disparen A vey A Alee, Actine Secretary of State. CONGER'S UNDATED MESSAGE. Washington. Aug 16 -The actiog secretary of state makes paolic the fol? lowing abstract from a dispatch receiv? ed this morning from Conger It was haoded to Mr Adee by Mr Wa, who explaioed tbat he had received it at midnight fri m he taorai of Shanghai, by wbom it bad b^en received by way of Tn Nao Aug. 15 lt is undated bat w ?aid se^m to have ?eft Pekin some time between Aug. 5 and ll : Secretary of State, Washington. Our cipbor is safe May it not be suffi -lent authenticly ? Wc cave been imprisoned and comp etely besieged since Jane *?3 C->o iou d artillery and r-fi fi iog until Ju y 17. only r fi fire since, bat datiy ; with frequently desperate attacks, one last night. Have already reported our ior?s?es. * :-: * French, Italian, Beigiao, Austrian Da'cb Iegarioos aod all other foreign p operty Pcirm destroyed * *. * Dr I g'is' child dead. Marines Fan ! niog, Fisher, Turner, K>ng. Turcber, S Keooiy and Thomas killed All ether I Americans ahve loform Alta and Secretary R >ao. Neariog allied forces I gives us hope. Coogcr. -?-**?- -??.-?--?*-? - The War in South Africa. i _ I Krugersdorp, Wednesday, Aug 15 j -Gen Dewet bas crossed the Km ? geredorp Potcbefstroom railway and ! is making to the north in ordar to ! join Commandant Delarey, who is ! holding Rastenburg Kitchener and the other generals ! are pursuing him and pressing him ! hard His force is reported to be j beyond Ventersdorp. DEWET JOINS DELAREY. London, Aug 17 -According to a dispatch to the Daily Express, from Lorenzo Maiques, dated yesterday, it is reported there that Gen Dewet bas succeeded in joining bauds witb Commandant Delarey. RUMORED DEATH OF STEYN. j London, Aeg 17 -Former Presi ! dent Stern, according to a dispatch I to the Daily Mail, from Lorenzo Marques dated yesterday, is reported to have died, while endeavoring to reach Mr Kruger, as the result of a severo wound -MM I I MB Mrs Lleweyn Davies, a Peonsylvaoia missionary to China, adds ber testi mooy to that o?' most of the other religions workers in tbat field ococern iog the way in which foreigners are regarded io Chioa. She sayi : Amer ioaD8 are most appreciated by the Chinese, aod the ?oglish oext. Tbe Germans are hated because of their ' manner. Not Ioog ago Chinese boy let fall a barrel which he had beeo carry? ing io front of tbe boase of a German soldier. The soldier, enraged, strack bim a blow cn tbe bead with a dab that killed him aod theo oalmly rode away. He was arrested, bot diplomacy ?acceded in saving him from any punishment for the murder. It is almost a proverb io Chioa tbat "For eigoers may do as they please and go free." - - - ? Mr. Faulkner's Wheat Crop Mr. W. Meek Faulkner, of King's Creek, has harvested 520 bushels of wheat ibis year. Mr. Faulkoor says this is the largest orop he has ever made, although he has sowed as much *"Cd Oli n-y '-:-"? r' ??'.?-'.<' hi di<^ 1 . Uu 1U.V --..Co nd i.Otv'tos- lU bushels of wheat aad harvested 254? bushels This wa9 pat in with a arni Tho average seeding throughout tbe en tire erop was 2k peoks to tbe acre, and j the wheat was as tbiok as was desirae!-' j Mr. Faulkner does not believe in soed* ! iag too heavily. Io the case of the drilled wheat, the harvest amounted to 25J bushel-* to each bushel sowed - Yorkville Enquirer. Pekin Captured, Legations Safe. BRIEF DISPATCHES AN? NOUNCING PALL OP CHINESE CAPITAL. Washington, Aug 17 -The allied armies have captured and entered P^kin in the face of obstinate resis tance and the members of the foreign legations are safe. Officiai confirma tion o? the fall of the Chinese capital came to the United States govern tonight ia the shape of two cable grams, oue from Admiral R^mey and the other from Consol Fowler at Chefoo The cablegram from Ad mirai Remey came to hand first early in the evening, followed very soon ? after by that from consul Fowler and the officials, realizing vhe great public ! interest in the events which it wa? j believed bad happened in Pekin, a? once made them public Admirai j Remey's dispatch is as follows: } ! Taku, Aug IT. lam. Bureau Navigation, Washington Just received telegram from Tier Tsin dated 16th, 10 p m.: "Pekin was captured on Aug: 15 Foreign legations are safe: detailt I follow shortly." j Remey. ? That from Consul Fowler giving j important details of the occurrences j at the time the capture of the city was given out in thc subjoined official statement: Chefoo, Aug IT, 1900. (Received T 55 p rn ) Secretary State. Washington. Seventeenth Japanese admiral re? ports allies attacked Pekin, east, 15rh Obstinate resistance Even ing Japanese entered capital with other forces Immediately surround ed legations Inmates 6afe Japanese lost over 100: Chinese 300 Fewler. Previous information which has been received here showed that the allied armies took possession of Tung Chow on the 12th inst. From that city lo Pekin the distance is cot very great not more thaa a dozen miles ! It seems evident, therefore, that the j armies halted for a time at ! Tung Chow probably for the purpose of giving the men a rest and to prepare for the attack on the capital city in force after waiting until the rear of the advancing hosts should arrive at the front. Possibly also delay was the result of negotia? tions inaugurated by the Chinese officials looking to the delivery of the ministers with a Chinese or other escort If negotiations were attempt ed they must have failed as the army continued on its march and attacked the capital three days after reaching Tung Chow. The officials here were aware of the fact that the stronghold of the Boxers was in the Chiuese city and that for the allies to attempt to force their way through it into the Tarter city in which the legation compounds are located might mean a great loss of life and possibly a defeat It was also known that the imperial troops which have sided with Boxers were ! many of them in or near the Chinese I city and that much of the artillery and ! rifle fire which has been poured into i the legations had been from the walls j separating the two cities. These facts evidently were communicated to ! Gen Chaffe and the other command ing officers of the allies Realizing; these obstacles it appears the allies decided to attack the ci'.y by the I east gate There are four en? trances to the city on the east, two leading to the Chinese city and j two the Tarter city. Just which of j these was selected as the attacking point Consul Fowler's dispatch does not disclose. Contrary to the press ' reports of today Consul Fowler's dis j patch shows that the attack on the city met with strong resistance. The Japanese advance engaged, accord j ing to the understanding of the officials here, numbered 10,000 men i so that the loss suffered by them was ? over 1 per cent. No mention is made I of the losses of the forces of the j other armies but it ia presumed that j it was in proportion to that suffered ' by the Japanese i ---?-mmm i Racquctte Like, N. Y., Aug 14.-C. P. Huntington, president of the South? ern Paoifio Railroad company, died afc bis camp, Pine Koot, io the Adiron? dacks a; about midnight. Heart dis? ease was tbe direct cause of death. Instructions Given To the Powers Jory* Georgetown, Ky , Aug 14 -The final instructions were read to the jury by Jadge Cantrill this evening in the Powers trial and Judge James Sims made the opening argument tc the ju?y f>r the defense Defendant Powers is in such a nervous and crit? ical condition tbat bis attorneys filed a physician's affidavit tbat he was unable to attend a night session of tbe court, but Judge Cantrill said a cot could be provided for him and be could lie down in th? court room dur? ing the apeecbes Powers was able to sit up tonight, however Tbe instructions to the jury are consio>red by defendants' attorneys as being entirely too severe and tend io tensen Powers' chances of acquit? tal, although they are still confident of a verdict in bis favor The court instructs the jury thar an accessory before the fact may be convicted, although the person who committed the act is never identified, apprehended or tried, and that if the jury believe from the evidence be? yond a reasonable doubt, that the iefendant conspired with the other persons indicted, or any other per? sons, to procure or bring about tbe nurder of Goebel they ought to fi^d the defendant guilty of murder and fix hie punishment at death or con? finement in the ^tate penitentiary for life, in their discretion Toe court further instructs the jury tb3t if Powers was a party to a conspiracy they ought to find him guilty whether be was present at the time of the shooting or wounding or not, whethar the identity of the person shooting and woundiug said Wm Goebel be established or not ; and if the jury shall find the defendant guilty they ought to fix the punishment as indi? cated. Tbe court instructs that the jury cannot convict the defendant upon the testimony of an accomplice un'ess such testimony be corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the commission of the offence Every fact and circumstances nec? essary to constitute the gudt of the de? fendant, ought to be proved to the sat? isfaction of the juty beyond a reason? able doubt; and unless the defendant has been so proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the jury cngbt to find him not guilty. Judge Sim6 in his speech tonight said the proof ia the case has not borne out the statements of the case made for the commonwealth by Col. T C Campbell. He took a shot at Campbell by saying if the common? wealth attorney bad stated the case he would have 6tuck to the facts tbat could be proven He dilated at length on Coolmao's testimony that if the fall of the bullet was 113 16 of an inch in passing through Goebei's body it could only have been fired from a point seven feet above Powers" office window. ANCIENT CIVILIZATION. London, Aug 15 -Mail advices to the Daily News from Constantinople^ dated Aug 8th, announce the arrival there of Prof fl. V Hilprecbt. hoad of the University of Pennsylvania expedition to Nippur, after having discovered the library of the great Temple, with over 17 OOO tablets, dealing with historical and literary matters, not one of them of later date than 2280 B. C "The unexplored remains of the library," says the correspondent., "will require five years for excava? tion. If these parts prove as rich in results as the portion already found, there will be no example in the world's history, not even in Egypt, of so complete a recovery of the records of ancient civilization " A Lawyer Disbarred. G W. M. Williams, who bas ob taioed great ootoriety io a Georgia extradition case, is again before the public. He was a lawyer at Denmark aod upon petitions of tbe Bir of the county was disbarred by Judge Benet. He left the State to avoid arrest, but in the meantime an appeal was taken in his behalf to tbe Scpreme Court as to the action of the county Bar. Tcdwy, by reason of his failure to comply with the rules of tbe Court and OD motion of Jobn R Bellinger, A. M. Bostick, L C. inglis and Ex-Judge Izlar, the clerk of tbe Court dismissed the appeal and Williams staods disbarred This is said to be the first case of the kind oocurring io this State.-Colombia cor. 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