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CHINA DEFIES THE WORLD Her Forces At Taku Open Fire on the Com bined Fleets of Other Powers. ACT MEANS BLOODY WAR Battleships In Turn Bombard and Capture the Forts—Two Brit ish Reported Sunk In the Action. Tlio German consul at Obe Foo telegraphs Berlin that a Japanese boat from Taku has brought the following: “The Chiucso laid torpedoes in the Taku river and collected troops from Shan Hei Kwan. The foreign com manders assembled on the Russian flagship aud addressed an ultimatum to tho commanders of tlioTaku forces, commanding them to withdraw their troops before Juno 17. “At 1 a. in., Juno 17, the guns of tho fort opened lire, to which tho Rus sian, British, French and Japanese warships replied. Tho bombardment lasted seven hours. Two British ships in the river between tho forts are re ported to have been sunk. M Tho telegraph line and railroad be tween Tien Tsin and Taku wore de stroyed. Communication by water is also threatened.” WAR rRAOTIOALLY DEOt/ARED. A London speciul says: China declar ed war against the world when the Ta ku forts opened upon tho internation al fleet. The accounts of what took place are still unsatisfactory, the best semi-official information being the dis patch received at Berlin from Che Foo. The unofficial narratives, coming by way of Shanghai, vary widely and bear internal evidence of supplementing the nrniu facts with guess work. One dispatch says that the Yorktown par ticipated in the bombardment. An other asserts that American marines formed half of the storming force of two thousand. An Associated Press dispatch from Che Foo dated Monday afterunoon says: “The forts on both sides cf Tukaare now occupied The Chinese opened fire unexpectedly. The casualities to the mixed force were as follows: “British, 1; German, 3; ltusaiau, 1; French, 1. Wounded—British, 4; ■German, 7, Russian, 45; French, 1. Chinese torpedo boats were seized.” The Shanghai correspondents of the Daily Mail, telegraphing Monday says “The forts began iiring in observ ance to orders from Pekin, conveyed in a personal edict of tho empresa dowager, by advice of Kang Yi, presi dent of tho ministry of war. Several warships were struck by shells from the 12-inch gnus of the forts. “Tho heavy Russian losses were duo to the blowing up of the magaziuo at Mandsluirn. “Four huudred Chiuoso are report ed to liavo been killed. The Chinese when retreating fell into the hands of tho Russian land forces.” The Daily News has the following from Che Foo: “Two of the forts wore blown up. The tbirty-two warships at Kau aggre gated 200,030 tons and carried more titan 300 guns.” I’OWEUS TAKE ACTION. The failuro of Admiral Seymour’s column aud its retreat to Tien Tsin in crease, it is presumed, the peril of the legations in Pekin, which is still iso lated, although Shanghai forwards Chineso rumors that the legations were attacked by mobs who were mowed down by machine guns, aud also that the members of the legations were massacred. The situation at Niu Cliwang is re ported eritical. The British consul at Kiu Ivwang has ordered all foreigners to leave Ku Ling aud Nau King Chang. The powers are taking prompt action. Four thousand Germau troops have CENSUS COUNT COMPLETED. lU-gult, However, Will Not Be Known For Fortnight. Director Merriam, of tlie census bureau at "Washington, said Monday that the work of the census enumera tors would not be kuown for two •weeks. Enumerators are strictly for bidden to give out information of any kind in regard to their work. The count of the population in the large cities is practically completed, and about 15,000 enumeration dis tricts have been reported as fiuished. The number of cards received from numerators up to date is about 89, • 000. | been ordered to China; 10,000 French i troops are waiting to embark at Saigon, ( capital cf French Cochin China, and from 3,000 to 5,000 more Russians have been ordered from Port Arthur to Taku. The morning papers con sider that a state of war practically ex ists and that the issue is between East ern aud Western civilization. The Times says that the latest news infin finitely increases a situation already sufficiently serious. TUE NEWS IN WASHINGTON. China continues to overshadow na tional politics at Washington. Tho orief cablegram received at the navy department Monday from Admiral Remev, in command of the naval forces at Manila, containing informa tion to the effect that he had received an official report from Commauder Taussig, thnt the Chinese fortifications at the mouth of the Takn river bad fired upon the war vessels of the allied powers, aud had subsequently sur rendered, occasioned intense interest in diplomatic circles. It i3 difficult to get a precise official view of tho status of our relations with China since this last news. The couclusion that we are in a state of war is emphatically negatived by the officials best competent to speak. The Chiuose minister, Mr. Wu, was an early visitor at the state department Monday. He does not believe that we are at war with China. He said there had evidently been a great mis understanding aud waß confident if it were -true that tho Taku forts had fired upon tho international fleet, it was either because tho commander of the Chinese forts there did not un derstand what was wanted, or he had failed to receive proper instructions from his superior through an error. He had himself received uo word of news from his home government and will remain in Washington until further developments. At the state department the view prevailed that notwithstanding there had been a bombardment aud that our forces wore on Chinese soil, still there was not war up to this stage. So far the state deportment has had no proof that the Chinese government at Pekin hus sanctioned or ordered any attack upon the international column or upon the international fleet. It is possible that the Chinese commandant at Taku himself may have revolted with his troops aud joined the boxers. Therefore it cannot be assumed that we are at war until formal assurances to that effect has been received from competent authority. Secretary Hay was asked if the latest developments had made auy ehaugo iu tho policy which the United States had adopted toward the Chi nese trouble. He replied: “Our naval forces iu that region have been directed to act concurrently with tho forces of the other powers foi the protection of all Amerioau in terests.” Owing to the eccentric action of the telegraph wires aud cables which in terferes with Admiral Kempff commu nicating with tho navy department and also with his superior officer, Ad miral Remey, at Manila, the navy de partment may givo Admiral Kempff an independent commaud in the interests of quick dispatch of business. Great apprehension exists at tho navy department as to the fate of the United States marine guard of fifty-six men which was lauded at Tien Tsin and dispatched by rail to Pekin before the railroad was interrupted. They went forward to Pekin under an au thorization granted by tho Chinese government to the United States minister at Pekin iu common with other ministers to employ a naval guard at the legatiou. Just before the wires from Pekin were cut word came that Minister Conger had de taohed twenty of these marines from his legation and placed them as a guard at the Methodist compound. This is an inolosure of some ten acres situated nearly a mile distant from the legatiou, where many missionaries and their families as well as a large num ber of native Christians are believed to have taken refuge. WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA. Colombian Aovernment Force. Badly Whipped By Revolutionists. News has been received at Kingston, Jamaica, of a battle which was fought Juue 13 and 14 on the Bejuca plain and Antom hill, Colombia, between the government forces composed of three battalions numbering about 1,500 men aud a force of revolution ists uuder General Belazario Parras. It is asserted that 403 soldiers aud 35 officers of tho government force were killed aud that the remainder of the government army was divided. One portion, it appears, retreated to Em prador, on the Atlantic side of the Es phins. ARMISTICE WAS OFFERED. Roberts Suggested That Boers Surrender Without Dishonor, But Proposal Is Refused. Lord Roberts, according to a Boer dispatch received in London Monday from Machadodorp, sent a message to Commandant Goneral Louis Botha on Jnue 13th suggesting disarmament and complimenting the bravery of the burghers. It was pointed out that the surrender would be without dis honor to the burghers and would pre vent much suffering. General Botha asked for a six days’ armistice in order to confer aud consider. Lord Roberts consented to five days. Finally Gen eral Botha declined to accept the pro posal and hostilities were renewed. The Boer commandos are retiring on Hiddleburg, followed by the Brit ish cavalry and artillery, occasional shells reaching the rear guards. The Boerß are destroying the bridges and burning the veldt behind them, carry ing off provisions and cattle and leav ing the country barren. Other advices from Machadodorp say that the Boers have an abundance of arms and ammunition with dyna mite and oxen, and that they are preparing heavy wagon traius for re treat to the Lydenburg district, whore the chiefs, notwithstanding rumors to the contrary, aro determined to make a stand. ihe Boers continue to work the Barbetou mines, says a dispatch from Lourenzo Marques,and there are eight car loads of bar gold valued at £5,000,- 000 with President Kruger. Mr. Steyn, in his proclamation de claring the Free Slate still free and in dependent, says the fact that the army is yet in the field renders Lord Rob erts’ annexation contrary to interna tional law. In a dispatch to the war office from Pretoria, dated Monday, Lord Rob erts said that General Badeu-Powell had just arrived there. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. Many New Industries Established During the Past Week. The more important of new indus tries reported during the past week in clude an automatic brake company in Tennessee; brick works iu Alabama; a broom laotory iu North Carolina; coal mines in Alabama, Texas and West Virginia; cotton mills in Georgia and North Carolina; cotton seed oil mills in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas; a crato and package factory iu North Carolina; electric light plants in Georgia, Louisiana aud Tenness.e; a fertilizer factory in South Carolina; foundry and machine shops in Ten nessee; a furniture factory in Arkan sas; glass works in West Virginia; a hames factory in Tennessee; a harness and saddlery works, capital $190,000, in Texas; a hay press manufactory in Tennessee; iron mines in Alabama; an irrigation company iu Texas; a knife ting mill in North Carolina; natural gas and oil companies in Texas and West Virginia; a palmetto fiber factory in Florida; steel rail mills in Alabama; telephone lines in Texas; tobacco fac tories in North Carolina aud Virginia; a wheel factory in Virgiuia.—Trades man (Chattanooga, Teuu.) BROUGHTON’S “SECRET.” Atlanta Parson Mhßhs Serious Charges Against Municipal OHirers. Rev. L. G. Broughton, iu his pre liminary remarks at a revival meeting in the auditorium at Piedmont park at Atlanta, Ga., last Sunday afternoon, said: “I have a secret to tell, and I am prepared to prove it. I never told anything on the officials of Atlanta bnt I was ready to prove. Atlanta has not only gone back on God, but humani ty itself is below par in this sin-ridden city. “Do yon know that in the crematory which is made for the burning of dead horses, cows, dogs, cats and rats, the sanitary men are burning the bodies of human beings? Yes, my fellow citi* zeus, burning human bodies after the medical colleges have got tired chop ping on them.” Master Car Builders Iu Session. The thirty-fourth annual convention of the Master Car Builders’ Associa tion of the United States began at Sar atoga, N. Y., Monday, with a large at tendance. AMERICANS NOT IN FIGHT. London Learns Thnt Oar Marines Took No Part In Taku llombardnieut. A London special says: Judging from the German official dispatches, the American ships took no part in the bombardment of the Taku forts Sun day morning. No news has yet been received as to the relief of the lega tions at Pekin, aud Europe’s attention is centered far less on the overwhelm ing display of naval force at Takn than on the fate of the diplomatic staff aud six hundred cosmopolitan residents guarded by a handful of in ternational marines within the legation compounds. EXCITING NEWS FROM CHINA London Hears That Foreign Le= gations Are Destroyed AND GERMAN MINISTER KILLED Reports Are Not Confirmed as the Chinese Empire Is Cut Off From the World. A dispatch received in London Saturday from Hong Kong, China, was to tho effect that the Pekin lega tions have been destroyed and the German minister, Baron Von Ketteler, has been killed. A New York Journal and Adverti ser special of the same date from Tien Tsin says: Boxers control at Tien Tsin and tho city officials have been burn ed at the stake. A great panic has arisen among the Chinese. CONFIRMATION LACKING. Tho unconfirmed and unofficial ru mor that Baron Von Ketteler, the Ger man minister at Pekin, had been killed soon spread to the diplomatic circles in Washington, and caused great un easiness, as the erroneous statement go. abroad that the state department had received confirmation of the re port. Asa matter of fact, neither the state department nor the German em bassy knew anything of it. The rumor was none the less disquieting, for aside from the grave international as pect of such an act, Baron Von Ket teler is intimately known in "Washing ton, having been first secretary of the German embassy a few years ago. Minister Wu, of the Chinese lega tion there, called at the state depart ment Friday, but he declared that he was without auy advice from his own governmen. Some of these came from lowa, the home of Minister Conger, and some of them from friends and relatives of other persons connected with the Uni ted States legation at Pekin. Mrs. Baldwin, sister of Minister Conger, called in person at tho department to inquire into the truth of the story. The department was obliged to make answer in each case that it had no news and that it could not confirm the report. It was apparent that the offi cials did not believe that the United States legation had been burned, and they were only sorry that they could not make a denial upon authority. It is said at the state department that according to the last report there was at the United States legation be sides Minister Conger bis wife, daugh ter, at least one lady visitor, Secretary of Legation Herbert C. Squires, of New York; William E. Bainbridge of lowa, the second secretary: Lieuten ant Albert Key, naval secretary, and F. V. Cheshire, interpreter. DEPARTMENT GROWS ANXIOUS. Not a word of news came to the state department from Minister Conger, who has now been cut off from communica tion. Even the United States consuls in north China ports were silent. Ad miral Kempff has not been heard from since Thursday. This absenee of of ficial reports has given rise to grave apprehensions. It was expected that there might be delay in hearing from Mr. Conger, but in the case of Admiral Kempff an early report was looked for, aud it is feared that the officers of the foreign fleet at Taku have been prevented from reaching the cable station there either by the open hostility of the boxers or by the sinister orders of the Chinese government. Admiral Kempff has been called upon by direction of the president for an explicit statement of the situation and his needs. It was for him to say whather he required re-enforcements. If he is cat off from communi cation the government must then act without waiting much longer. Of course in that case it would have to proceed upon the theory that addition al forces, both ships and troops, per haps is needed. WILL PLEASE M’KINLEY. Republicans Will Unanimously Carry Out Wishes of President. A Philadelphia special says. The feature of the situation which con fronts the Republican hosts at the close of the week’s proceedings prior to the assembling of the convention is the absolutely unanimous disposition to carry oat fully the wishes of the president in everything. The overwhelming sentiment is that haviug served one good term, McKin ley deserves another, and that good faith and good politics demand that the wishes of the candidate as nearly as can be ascertained, shall be re spected. Reciprocity. She drew a dime from her purse ani put it between her teeth, while she crowded back the contents of the In! and snapped It shut. 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