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I BIG BATTLE;
I HEAVY LOSS
I Hlies Go Against Chinese Forces
| On March to Pekin.
FOREIGNERS LOSE 1,260 MEN
Fight Occurred at Pietsang, a Vil
lage Six Miles Out From Tien
Tsin on the Road to Pekin.
The following cablegrams were re
ceived at the navy department Mon
jar:
“Che Foo, August 6. —Bureau
Karigation, Washington: British
officer reports, unofficial, engage
ment at Peitsang Sunday morn
ing, 3 to 10:30. Allied loss, killed
and wounded, 1,200, chiefly Rus
sians and Japanese. Chinese re
treating. Taussig.”
“Che Foo, August 6.—Bureau
Navigation, Washington: Unoffi
cial report believed to be reliable.
About 16,000 allies heavily en
gaged Chinese at Peitsang day
light of the sth. Remet.”
According to the information iu
possession of the war department, the
town of Peitsang is at the head of
tidewater on the Pei Ho, between
eleven and twelve miles by road be
yond Tien Tsin. It is a village of mud
bats of considerable size, But not wall
ed. The river at this point is not
navigable by anything larger than a
good sized steam launch, and it is
thought that the troops probably
reached there in small boats, towed
by the naval launches.
The country all along the river be
tween Pekin to Tien Tsin is a low, al
luvial plain, almost impassable for
wheeled vehicles in the wet season and
under quite a high state of cultivation.
It presents no natural defensive fea
tures, and the war department knows
no strategic reason why the Chinese
should have made a stand there rather
than at any other of the dozen villages
east of the walled town of Tung Chow,
where is stored an immense amount of
provisions.
From the fact that the engagement
lasted seven honrs, it is argued in the
department that either the Chinese
must have been heavily entrenched or
there 'was an immense horde of them
to so stubbornly contest the advance
cf 16,000 international troops. It is
figured w militiuT experts mat a loss
of 1,200 killed and wounded on the
part of the allies probably means a loss
of from three to six times as many of
the Chinese.
It is possible that a blow of this
magnitude may break the resistance
of the Chinese to the advance of the
foreign column,but on the other hand,
it is possible that this may be one of
a large number of places on the road
that have been intrenched with a view
to failing back and contesting the for
eign advance so as to delay as long as
possible the arrival of the foreigners
at Pekin. Unless the opposition sud
denly breaks down the military ex
perts look for a desperate engagement
when the troops reach the walled city
of Tung Chow, which is said to be
even more favorably located for pur
poses of defense than Tien Tsin.
Little doubt was expressed at the
Davy department that the news from
Remey was substantially correct. It
is probable a later report may reduce
the list of casualties among the inter
national forces, but it is evident that
the move on Pekin is at last fairly un
der way, and that strong opposition
has been encountered.
The war department officials, who
have been exceedingly reticent for
several days as to news from the seat
of war, admitted when the naval dis
patches were received that the an
nouncement of the battle was not un
expected. Opinion among the various
officials now in Washington is some
what divided as to just what is pre
saged by the day’s events. The more
optimistic are inclined to think that
such a severe blow as the Chinese
must have received at Peitsang will
result in the speedy disintegration of
the forces now opposing the march of
the international column.
DEFENSE HAS INNING.
Th<j “Other Side” of l'ower* Case Mein*
Heard at Georgetown.
The defense in the Powers case at
Georgetown, Ky., offered the testimony
of six new witnesses in court Thurs
day. One of the features of the day
was the presenting byOolonel Mengel,
of the First Kentucky regiment of state
guards, of an autograph letter from
Governor Taylor, written two weeks
before the shooting of Senator Goebel,
in which he instructed him to obey
“all orders and signals given him by
Adjutant General Collier.” This offi
cer offered to explain the cipher mes
sages, “all right,” sent out by Collier
itaniediately after the shooting.
"MY OWN SELF AGAIN.”
Mm. Gates Write, to Mr*. Ptnkham,
Follows Her Adik> and is Made Well.
“Dear Mrs. Pinkiiam For nearly
two and one-half years I have been in
feeble health. After my little child came
' so severe at timos
that 1 cannot lie on
write me what you
cas< ‘”—
w “ Dear Mrs. Pinkham:—
I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound as advised and now
send you a letter for publication. For
several years I was in such wretched
health that life was almost a burden.
I could hardly walk across the floor,
was so feeble. Several of our best
physicians attended me, but failed to
help. I concluded to write to you for
advice. In a few days I received such
a kind, motherly letter. I followed your
instructions and am my ‘old self’
again. Was greatly berefited before I
had used oue bottle. May God bless
you for what you are doing for suffer
ing women. Mrs. Clara Gate*
Johns P. 0., Miss.. Oct. 6, 1699.
TRUNKS WERE WANTEOI
After a While He o*t a Chance to Indicate
His Prefereace of Varieties.
The tall floorwalker found him wan
dering around the big store as though
bewildered.
“Have you been waited on, sir?”
“No. I would like to see some
trunk*.”
“Trunks? Yes, *irl Simmons, take
this gentleman up on the elevator and
show him our new display of trunks.”
Simmons, a 6mart clerk with a chip
diamond and a ten-story collar, piloted
the customer to the trunk department.
“Here they are, sir," began Sim
mons in a rapid-fire tone of voice.
“Everything in trunks that a person
conk! possibly wish. We carry exclu
sive styles and sell more than any
other house in the city.”
“I am afraid you do not understand
me.”
“Oh, yes, I do. How Is this trunk j
over hcrrr’
“Really, sir, I ”
“Oh, I see, you wish something
larger. Going down to the sea. eh?
Well, I wish 1 had the time to go. But
what do you think of this size?”
“I do not ”
“Still wish something larger 7 Well, j
I guess you are right, a man cannot be
too careful with his stiff hats, etc.
Ever hear that Joke about a man buy
ing a 4x6 trunk to canty his tooth
brush In? But bow is this trunk?
“If you will only ”
“Let you do your own selecting? Of
course I will! I have been presump
tuous in even suggesting. But what
do you think of this white enamelled
trunk? Isn’t it a beauty?”
“I do not ”
“Too fancy, eh? Well, I guess yom
are right. Something durable would
suit yon better. Here is something
that will defy a raSroad collision.”
"If you will only listen ”
“I guess you don’t wish this old style,
round top?”
“I don’t wish any ”
“Then you’d like to see some
satchels?”
“No. sir; I don’t wish any satchels.”
“Well sir. I always try to be court
eous. hut there Is a limit to patience.”
“There Is a limit to mine. I have
been trying to tell you that I wished
to see some bathing trunks for the last
twenty minutes.”
“Bathing trunks? Well, to think that
I have been standing here all this time
for nothing.” And then the smart
cierk turned on his heec and left the
customer to find the bathing trunks
the “gents' furnishtn’ department.”—
Chicago Daily News.
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Abrnsatcd.
—What do you think Alice said? "I can t
trues? ” “fihe s i<l yesterday w uld hove teen
her birthday if she hadn't ijuit having them,
Indianapolis Journal.
Plantation Chill Cure jsGuaranteed
tVoain; Coder Difficulties.
The diffieuiites of a lover in Brazil
are many. On Sunday evening he is
welcomed Into the bosom of his be
loved’s family and is received in the
parlor, where a row of chairs extends
along the four walls. The chairs are
occupied by the family, and in the
presence of all and in tbe midst of gen
eral conversation the unfortunate
young man is supposed to do his woo
ing. If he desires to take hia fiancee
to tbe theatre, her family accompany
her. and they walk on ahead, leaving
him to follow.
It is not regarded as correct for the
young people ever to be alone, and. ©f
course, the natural result is that clan
destine wooing Is very usual.
At Large.
“Do you mean to tell me that that
man-eating lion of yours got loose and
wandered out Into the streets!”
res,” answered the proprietor of the
show; “and a lot of trouble he made
us.”
“Did you have difficulty In catching
him?”
*T should say so! It was hours be
fore we could get near enough to lead
him back to his cage. You see, some
of the bad boys of tbe town had tied
a tin can to his taiL—Washington Star.
How's This ?
We offer One Hundred Dollar? Reward for
any ease of Catarrh that cannot he cured by
Uadi’s Catarrh Cure.
F. i. Chbret A CO . Props.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned. haVe known F. J. Che
ney for the last 13 years, and believe him per
fectly honorable In alt business transactions
and financially able to carty out any obliga
tion made by th-dr firm.
West A I rcax, Wholesale Druggist*, Toledo,
Ohio.
Walding. Kin*ax A Marvix, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
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Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Look* Probable,
Magistrate (to prisoner)—Did you really call
this old gentleman an Imbecile and an Idiot
last night?
Prisoner (trying to coUect his thoughts)—The
longer I look at him the more probable it seems
to me that I dll.
CONSTIPATED
OLE) AGE
Means misery on the eve of life. Nine out
°f ten old people are constipated because the
muscles of their intestines have become
weak, worn out and flabby. Constipation
- is the curse of old age, causes bile and
r acid poisons to remain in the blood, making
the skin Y e^ow anc * wrinkled, the eyes
\\\ y; ~ /1 i gAy/-* bleary and causing the “bones to ache."
{j,, \Vfe| t/ / ; Keep the bowels strong, healthy and regular
(f '/if and age l° ses its terrors and weak
\ / nesses. No reason why grandpa and
\ t/ grandma shouldn't have bright eyes, and
iMy fl i clear skin feel lively and active,
N&y :%) if Zl f- if they will only keep their bowels open and
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Roenticn Rty* to Detect Sraugsllni.
Those who would take any improper
advantage of the Englisn mails must
reckon with the Roentgen rays. Ac
cording to a member of the Roentgen
Society, the officials are now making
great use of the rays in looking into
the contents of parcels sent through
the post. The examination can be made
with lightning rapidity. Some time
ago watches were smuggled inside
Bibles. The rays have done away with
that profitable source of Income.
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and that he will have no more trouble
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Three hundred million Old Virgini* Cheroots smoked this
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