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ALLIES ARE ROUTED Forces of the Powers Defeated at Tien Tsin By General Ma. LOSSES REPORTED AS HEAVY All Kind* of Exciting Deports Are Sent Out From Shanghai, But There I# No Way to Verify Them. According to advices received in London, July 10th, the Chinese situa tion presents an aspect more ominons than ever. A dispatch from Tien Tsin announces that after a heavy engage ment the allied forces have been de feated aud driven out of the eastern arsenal by General Ma. This dispatch, dated Friday and via Che Foo, is as follows: “General Ma has defeated the allied troops and re-occupied the Chinese eastern arsenal, after inflicting great loss upon its defenders. The engage ment lasted six hours and was fought with great determination by both sides. “The Chinese were eventually able to use tho effective guns of the fort abutting on the city walls uear the Taotai’s yamen, the allied troops suf fering severely from lack of heavy guns and cavalry. “The Japauese commander sent an urgent appeal to hurry re enforce ments, as the allies were in imminent dauger of a general defeat.” Eighteen days ago Sir Robert Hart dispatched his last message, declaring that the situation was desperate, aud since then no word has come from the Europeans in Pekin. According to The London Daily Mail’s Shanghai correspondent, Lj Hung Chang ha* received au emperial decree ordering his immediate depart ure for Pekin, presumably to break the news of the Pekin tragedy to the European powers and in his usual role of negotiator with Europe in difficult matters to endeavor to act as mediator and avert the vengeauce of the pow ers. To add to the grimness of this suggestion, all Tien Tsin advices tend to confirm the perilous condition of the allied forces and belie the optimistic Chinese rumors. Unless re-enforce ments speedily reach Tien Tsin anoth er disaster may be expected. All kinds of stories come from Shang hai, which it is impossible to verify. It is stated that the boxers have mur dered the chancellor of the Pekin uni versity and sixty of the members of his family nud retainers. A confiden tial officer of General Yung Lu, dis guised as a boxer, is reported to have crept into Prince Tuan’s teut while the prince was sloepiug, with the in tention of stabbing him. He was caught by the so the story goes, and decapitated on the spot. His head was sent with Prince Tuan’s compliments to Yung Lu as a warning to him to beware. NAALK HAS DEATH TRAP. Sixty Bodies In All Wore Uncovered From That Vessel Atone. Twenty-four bodies were recovered from the hold of the burned steamship Saale at Hoboken, N. J., Wednesday afternoon, which makes the total num ber dead taken from this ship alone, sixty. Most of the bodies were eo badly burned or mutilated that recog nition was impossible, but several were identified by initials or names on articles taken from parts of clothing that sometimes remained. All of them appeared to be workmen iu the holds of the steamer. Great pumps were worked iu the Baale Wed nesday and by 2 20 p. m. the vessel was floated. Theship was nineor tenfeet in mud, and wheu she finally freed her self from this mud she seemed to jump fully two feet out of the water. The supply of coffins gave out after eleven had beeu filled. Five more bodies were laid upon the deck of au after-cabin and ooverod with blankets. This makes 168 bodies recovered from the ship, river and the bay. Removal Hearings Resumed. Hearing in the proceedings for the removal of B. D. Green and J. F , E. T. and W. F. Gaynor to the jurisdic tion of the Georgia federal courts, was resumed in New York before Commis sioner Shields Wednesday. BLO KI Ft) N T KIN S K LKCT EI) By Enginml an the Future Federal Cap ital of Soutli Africa. A special from Cape Town says: It is understood that at the close of the war in South Africa, Bloemfontein will be the headquarters of the com mander iu chief, the seat of the South African court of appeals, aud event ually the federal capital of South Africa. The British success at Bethlehem has considerably improved the pros pects for peace, it is said. The whole of the government of President Steyn, of the Orauge Free State, has sur rendered except the president himself. TOWNE VISITS BRYAN. Chairman Jones Also Shows Up at Lincoln and Conferences Were Held—Result Kept Secret. Senator J. K. Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic national committee, arrived at Lincoln, Neb., from Kansas City Hatuiday night and later held an extended conference with W. J. Bryan, Charles A. Towne and George Fred Williams. In talking about the vice presidential situation, Senator Jones said he hoped and believed that in case Mr. Towne withdrew bis name as a Populist can didate for the vice presidency, the national committee of that party would indorse the Democratic ticket. “We are all independent,” contin ued Senator Jones, “and like to carry to successful conclusion our own plans. But every one who is not with the Re publicans should be against them,and I cannot help thinking that evry man who is in earnest for the success of W. J. Bryan should unite with us. Of course if Mr. Towne does not with draw, fusion on the electorial tickets of the various states should aud proba bly will be arranged.” No formal auuouncement will be made by Charles A. Towne of his de cision in regard to the Populist nomi nation for the vice presidency until the Populist committee gives him formal notification of his nomination. This will he in about ten days. Mr. Towne said that he would make public bis de cision at that time aud would issue an address giving his reasons for the ac tion ho takes. What that action will be he refused to say. “But my course is perfectly clear now,” said Mr. Towne. “I have al ready talked the matter over with sev eral of the Populist leaders. The sub ject will also probably come up, though in an informal way, at the meeting of the advisory committees.” Mr. Towne spent nearly the entire day Sunday with Mr. Bryan, taking dinner with him, and later, in a party which included ex-Congressman Hart man, of Montana, and George Fred Williams, of Massachusetts, driving out to Mr. Bryan’s farm, VICE-PKESI I>E NT IA L BA LLOT A* Cant In the Democratic National Con- Yention at Kansas City. The ballot in the Democratic con vention in Kansas City for nomination of a vice president resulted as follows: For Stevenson —Alabama, 3; Ar kansas, 11; California, 15; Colorado, 8; Connecticut, 9; Delaware, 4; Flor ida, 4; Georgia, 26; Illinois, 48; lowa, 26; Indiana, 28; Kansas, 20; Kentucky. 26; Maine, 10; Massachusetts, 6; Mi chigan 23; Mississippi, 18; Missouri, 23; Montana, 2; Nebraska, 6; New Hampshire, 8; Oregon, 5; Pennsylva nia, 64; Rhode Island, 8; South Caro lina, 18; South Dakota, 2; Texas, 30; Utah, 6; Vermont, 8; Virginia, 24; West Virginia, 12; Wisconsin, 21; Wy oming, 6; Alaska, 6; Arizona, 5; In dian Territory, 6; New Mexico, 5; Oklahoma, 31; District of Columbia, 6. Total, 559 J. For Towne—Arkausas, 5; Califor nia, 3; Connecticut, 3; Idaho, 3; In diana, 2; Maine, 2; Massachusetts, 11; Michigan, 5; Minnesota, 18; Missouri, 3; Nebraska, 10; Nevada, 2; Oregon, 1; South Dakota, 6; Washington, 8; Wisconsin, 3; Arizona, 1; New' Mexi co, 1; Oklahoma, 21. Total, 89J. For Patrick—Ohio, 46. Total, 46. For Carr—Montana, 1; North Caro lina, 22. Total, 23. For Smith—Maryland, 16. Total, 16. For Hogg—Missouri, 1. Total, 1. For Danforth—Missouri, 1. Total,l. For Hill —Alabama, 19; Delaware, 2, Florida, 4; Idaho, 3; Louisiana,l6; Massachusetts, 13, Missouri, 6; Mon tana, 3; Nevada, 4; New Jersey, 20; New York, 72; North Dakota, 6; Ore gon, 2; Tennessee, 24; Hawaii, 6. Total, 200. ALLEGED ASSASSINS ARRAIGNED. Youtscy, Towers, Whittaker and Combs Placed On Trial. The trials of Henry Youtsey, Caleb Powers, John Davis, Harlaud Whit taker and Richard Combs (colored) charged with being accessories to the murder of William Goebel, were call ed at the special term of the Soott cir cuit court, at Georgetown, Ky., which begun Monday. The eases were sent to Scott county for trial ou change of venue from Franklin county, where the assassination occurred. NEW ROAD FOR MACON. Wsycrors Alr-I.lne To Be Extended to the Central City. It iu contemplated that Macon, Ga., Bhall have anew railroad. The Way cross Air-Line Company has filed a first mortgage iu Bibb superior court. It is proposed that the road shall be from Brunswick to Maeou via Way cross. Forty miles of the track has already beeu laid. Four Companies Begin Journey. Compauies A, B, C and D of the 15th Infantry, under command of Col. Meale, left Plattsburg, N.Y., barracks, Tuesday, for Sau Francisco, where they will sail for Nagasaki. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Adopted By National Convention Assembled In Kansas City. Following are the essential features of the Democratic platform as agreed upou by the committee on resolutions and adopted at the Kansas City con vention: “We, the representatives of the Democratic party of the United States, assembled in national convention on the anniversary of the declaration of independence, do reaffirm our faith in that immortal proclamation of the in alienable rights of man aud our alle giance to the constitution framed in harmony therewith by the fathers of the republic. We declare again that all governments instituted among men derive their just powevs from the con sent of the governed; that auy govern ment not based upon the consent of the governed is a tyranny; and that to impose upon auy people a government of force is to substitute the methods of imperialism for those of a republic. We hold that the constitution follows the flag and denounce the doctrine that au executive or congress deriving their existence and their powers from the constitution can exercise lawful authority beyond it, or in violation of it. We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and half empire, and we warn the American people tht imperialism abroad will lead quickly and inevitably to despotism at home. Believing in these principles, we de nounce the Porto Rico law, enacted by a Republican congress against the pro test aud opposition of the Democratic minority, as a bold aud open violation of the nation’s organic law and a fla grant breach of good faith. “We demand the prompt aud honest fulfillment of our pledges to the Cuban people and the world that the United States has no disposition nor intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over the island of Cuba, except for its pacification. “We condemn and denounce the Philippines policy of the present ad ministration. It has involved the re public unnecessarily in war, sacrificed the lives of many of our noblest sons and placed the United States, previ ously known and applauded through out the world as the champion of free dom, iu the false and uu-Ameriean position of crushing, with military force, the efforts of our former allies to achieve liberty and self government. THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE. ‘ We are not opposed to territorial expansion when it takes in desirable territory which can be erected iuto states in the union and whose people are willing and fit to become American citizens. We favor trade expansion by every peaceful and legitimate means, but we are unalterably oppos ed to the seizing or purchasing of dis tant islands to be governed outside the constitution and whose people can never become citizens. The impor tance of other questions now pending before the American people is in no wise diminished and the Democratic party takes no backward step from its position ou them, hut the burning is sue of imperialism, growing out of the Spamsh war, involves the very exist ence of the republic aud the destruc tion of onr free institutions. AVe re gard it as the paramount issue of the campaign. “We insist on the strict maintenance of the Monroe doctrine and iu all its integrity, both in letter and iu spirit. OPPOSE LARGE STANDING ARMY. “We oppose militarism. It means conquest abroad and lutimidation at home. WARFARE ON TRUSTS. “Private monopolies are indefensi ble and intolerable. They destroy competition, control the price of all materials and of the finished product, thus robbing both producer aud con sumer. They lessen the employment of labor and arbitrarily fix the terms aud conditions thereof and deprive individual energy aud small capital of their opportunity for betterment. “We pledge the Democratic party to an unceasing warfare, in nation, state aud city, against private monop olies in any form. Existing laws against trusts must be enforced and more stringeut ones must be enacted. “The failure of the present Repub lican administration, with au absolute control of all the branches of the na tional government, to enact any legis lation designed to provent or even cur tail the absorbing power of trusts and illegal combines, or to enforoe the anti-trust laws already on the statute books, prove the insincerity of the high-sonnding phrases of the Republi can platform. Corporations should be protected in all their rights and their legitimate interests should be respect ed, but any attempt by corporations to interfere with the pnblio a-ffairs of the people, or to control the sovereign ty which creates them, should be for bidden under such penalties as will make such attempts impossible. “We condemn the Dingley tariff law as a trust-breeding measure skillfully devised to give the few favors which they do not desire and place upon the many burdents which they should not bear. FBEE COINAGE OF SILVER. “We affirm and endorse the princi ples of the national Democratic plat form adopted in Chicago iu 1896, and we reiterate the demand of that plat form for an American financial system, made by American people for them selves, which shall restore and main tain a bimetallic price level and as part of such system the restoration of the free aud unlimited coinage of sil ver aud gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of auy other nation. “We denounce the currency bill en acted in the last session of congress as a step forward in the Republican pol icy, which aims to discredit the sov ereign right of the national govern ment to issue all money, whether coin or paper, and to bestow upon national banks the power to issue and control the volume of paper money for their own benefit. We are opposed to this private corporation paper circulated as money, but without legal tender qual ities, and demand the retirement of the national bank notes as fast as gov ernment paper or Bilver certificates can be substituted for them. “We favor au amendment to the federal constitution providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people, and we favor direct legislation wherever practicable. “We are opposed to government by injunction. We denounce the black list and favor arbitration as a means of settling disputes between corporations and their employees. “Ih the interest of American labor and the uplifting of the workingman as the cornerstone of the prosperity of our country, we recommend that con gress create a department of labor. “We are proud of the courage aud fidelity of the American soldiers and sailors in all our wars; we favor liberal pensions to them and their depen dents, aud we reiterate the position taken iu the Chicago platform iu 1896, that the fact of eulistment and service shall be deemed conclusive evidence against disease aud disability before enlistment. “We favor the immediate construc tion, o vnership and control of the Nicaragua canal by the United States, and w'e denounce the insincerity of the plank in the national republican plat form for an isthmian canal, iu the face of the failure of the Republican ma jority to pass the bill pending in con gress. We condemn the Hay-Paunce fote treaty as a surrender of American rights and interests not to be tolerated by the American people. “We denounce the failure of the Republican party to carry out its pledges, to grant statehoods to the ter ritories of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and we promise the people of those territories immediate state hood and home rule during their con dition as territories, and we favor home rule and territorial form of gov ernment for Alaska and Porto Rico. “We favor the continuance and strict enforcement of the Chinese ex clusion law aud its application to thu same classes of all Asiatic races. SYMPATHY FOR BOERS. “Believing in the principles of self govornment and rejecting, as did our forefathers, the claim of monarchy, we view with indignation the purpose of England to overwhelm with force the South Africau republics. Speaking, as we do, for the entire American nation, except its Republican office holders, aud for all free men everywhere, we extend our sympathies to the heroic burghers iu their unequal struggle to maintain their liberty and independ ence. “We denounce the lavish appropri ations of recent Republican con gresses, which have kept taxes high aud which threaten the perpetuation of oppressive war levies. We oppose the accumulation of a surplus to be squandered in such barefaced frauds upon the tax payers as the shipping subsidy bill, which, under the false pretence of prospering American ship building would put uuearned millions into the pockets of favorite contribu tors to the Republican campaign fund. We favor the reduction aud speedy re peal of the war taxes and a return to the time-honored Democratic policy of strict economy in governmental ex penditures. “Belivlng that onr most cherished institutions are in great peril, that the very existence of our constitutional re public is at stake aud the decision to he rendered will determine whether or not our children are to enjoy those blessed privileges of free government which have made the United States great, prosperous aud honored,we ear nestly ask for the foregoing declaration of principles, the hearty support of the liberty loving people, regardless of previous party affi iations.” Evidently Harmfesr. Weary Willy—Go right in! Dere’ Do danger! s Frayed Fa gin-. -No? Weary Willy—Ov course not! Didn't’ jes’ hear her call de dog “Percy?- —ruck. J ' Japan Anxious. Japan has become alarmed over the grationof many of hr- r residents to this com n* try. 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