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■BUMBLE TROTH IS KNOWN Foreigners In Pekin Met Death At Hands of Fanatics. OFFICIAL CM MESSAGE Details of Butchery are Meagre and Full Story of Its Horrors May Never Be Known. Ad official telegram was received at Shanghai Sunday night from the gov ernor of Shan Tung stating that a breach was made in the wall of the British legation at Pekin after a gallant defense and when all the ammunition bad given out. All foreigners were killed. BUTCHERY WAS COMPLETE. The Shanghai correspondent of the London Daily Express, on the alleged authority of couriers who brought tho ■dory, gives a very seusatioual ac count. He says: “Maddened with hunger, after hav ing been without food for many days, the members of the legations and the guards made a sortie on the night of June 30th and killed 200 Chinese iff an unexpected attack. General Tung Fuh Siang, enraged over the loss of so many men, brought up heavy guns sml Prince Tuan gave the order that every foreigner must be destroyed. His words wero: “Destroy every foreign vestige anil make China a sealed book to all west ern powers.” The following is a list of tho foreign ministers aud attaches of the legations at Pekin: United States—F.dwin H. Conger, Minister; H. O. Hq.iiers, Secretary of Legation; W. E. Baiubridge, Second Secretary; F. D. Cheshire, Interpreter; Mrs. M. S. Woodward and Alias lone Woodward, of Chicago, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Conger. Great Britain—Sir Claude M. Mac donald, Minister; H. G. O. Bax Iron side, First Secretary of Legation; H. <l. N. Dering, Second Secretary; H. Coekburn, Chinese Secretary; Clive lligham, Honorary Attache; G. F. Brown, Military Attache; Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Bushel. Germany—Barou Von Kotteler.Min- inter; Dr. You Prittwitz and Dr. Yon Gaffrou, Secretaries of Legation; Baron Von Der Goltz, Secretary and Inter preter; Hj Cordes, Second Interpreter; O. Felsenau, Chancellor. Russia—M. I)o Uiers, minister; B. Kroupeoaki, First Secrotary of Lega tion, It. Evreincw, Second Secretary; X*. Ponov •J'Vroi Interpreter; N. Koles sow, Second Interpreter. France- -9. Piohon, Miuister; M. D’Autboard, First Secretary; H. Le duc, First Interpreter; M. Vidal, Mili tary Attache. •Japan—Bnron Nislii, Minister; Ishii Kikoujiro, First Secretary. Spain—B. J. De Cologan, Minister. Italy'—Marquis Hulvago, Minister. Austro-Hungary— Baron Czikann Von VVal.lhorn, Minister; Dr. A. Von Hosthorj, Secretary of Legation. Belgium—Baron De Vinok, Minis ter. Portugal—F. A. Galhardo, Miuister. The European governments have received from their respective repre sentative at Shanghai a dispatch from tne governor of Shau Tung, dated July 7th, reporting that the European troops made a sortie from Pekin and killed ‘2OO of Geueral Tung Fuh Slang's forces and that the boxers were mounting guus to make a breach in the defenses. Under date of July 12th the gov ernor of Bhang Tung wired as follows: "Native soldiers and boxers have been attacking the legations for some hours, but have not yet effected an en trance. 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 well, are in great danger. The gov ernment is intensely anxious.” Finally came tb6 news from Shang hai that a breach bad been made and TWO STRIKERS SHOT. They Interfered With a Street Car Motorman In St. Louis. Herman Baude, au employee of the Union Ice Company, was shot and mortally wonnded by William E. Her man, a motorman for the SL Louis Transit Company, iu a drug store in that city Saturday. Charles Young, a striking street railway man. was also shot by Her man, lint not seriously wonuded. Herman had 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 he was a "scab.” CHAROEO WITH SHORTAGE. Secretary of a Savannah Lodge of Odd Fellows Ooes Wrong. A Savannah dispatch says: John B. Bnlekeu, secretary of Concord Lodge of Odd Fellows, has been arrested for stealing the funds of the lodge. He is short in bis accounts about S3OO, and claims to have lost the money dealing in cotton futures. He is a clerk in the Savannah Cotton Exchange and of a good family. I tho foreigners killed. All the dates probably refer to a much earlier period, but the presumption is that the suo i eessive dispatches give an outline of what has happened. The Europeans ! having reached the end of their re sources, made a desperate sortie aud then bravely met their fate. The de tails of the horrible story will proba bly never be known. OOOD WORK AT TTEN TSIN. Admiral Belymonr's diapatcha give the latest news regarding the situation at Tien Tsin. Telegrams to the Asso ciated Press show that the operations ! on July 11th were a brilliant success. I The Japanese cavalry and a mobile monnted battery did splendid work. Tt was unfortunate that the allies did not have more cavalry to purse the flying enemy. Four hundred Chinese were killed and six guns captured. At noon the settlements wero again vici ously shelled from the native city and the hospitals and other buildings were 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. A dispatch to The Chicago Record from St. Petersburg, July 11, via Paris, July 14, says: The czar has received with great emotion the dread ful details of the catastrophe at Pekin. Tears coursed down his majesty’s cheeks as he read the oablegram from Admiral Aiexieff, at Port Arthur, con firming the horrible details of the assassination of M. DeGiers, which rnerely confirms rumors that had al ready reached Ilnssia. The admiral declares that the Rns sian envoy was dragged through the streets by the Boxers, insulted, beaten and tortured, aud even thrown into a great kettle aud boiled to death. Then the remains were thrown to the dogs. While M. DeGiers was being disposed of, tbo fanatical mob danced around tho caldron. Mme. DeGiers, Admiral AlexieiPs advices declare, suffered a fate worse than death and was beaten aud tor tured with sharp sticks until life was extinct. The legation officials are said to linve been tortured fiendishly until death ended their sufferings. M. De Giers and his legation officials resisted desperately and his bravo body guard killed many of the attacking mob. In the midst of his tortures the envoy is said to have heroically proolaimed his faith in Christianity, encournged by the wife who so soon ehured his mar tyrdom. The announcement of this intelli gence to the relatives of the Russian martyrs iu Chinn was accompanied by heartrending scenes. REPLY RECEIVED By ninister Wu In Washington Very Indefinite and Evasive In Dictation. Such news as reached Washington Sunday from China was distinctly bad. It consisted of a cablegram to Miuister W r u, from Sheng, the impe rial director of posts and telegraphs at Shnnghai, and, according to the min ister, was in reply to the urgent mes sage he himself had sent Saturday to that official asking him to try to secure some news from the capital. This cablegram Mix Wu regarded as of sufficient importance to carry in person to Secretary Hay, who was waiting at his homo for news. The message as resolved from the cipher was ns follows: "Pekiu news of July 7th says that General Tuan Fuh Siaug, in disobedi ence 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 undonbtedly acting with sincerity, Sheng, who ia repre sented to be a clever and adroit man, may know more of ftie actual happen ings at Pekiu that lie is willing to re veal at once. NEGOTIATING WITH SPAIN. Government Gay Purchase Big Float ing Dry Dock Now at Havana, Negotiations are now going on be tween the United Statea and Spain for the purchase of the fine sloel dry dock at Havana, now the property of Spain. 'I he price to be paid is $259,000, and after its purchase it will be towed and stationed at Pensacola navy yard. San Juan and Key West were con sidered besides Pensacola, but after the successful teat of the coaling facul ties by the north Atlantic squadron a few months back, the department de cided to to have the new dock station ed at Pensacola. FAVORABLE TO BOXERS. Governor of a Chinese Province Issues Order Encouraging to Mob. Secretary Hay has received an un dated dispatch from Consul General Goodenow at Shanghai, stating that ■ the governor of Honau Fshanti has is sued a proclamation favorable in its ' terms to the Boxers. Honan Fshanti is the province lying ! immediately northwest of Shanghai and between that city aud Pekin. BILL ARP’S LETTER Bartow Man Believes Bryan Will Be Next President. HIGHLY EULOGIZES NEBRASKAN ChlnflM Troiiblftf Touched Upon and ChuracterUtlc* of “Fig Tails’* la UlicuHihl. Away back in the 40s when James K. Polk was nominated at Baltimore for president the mail came to our lit tle town three times a week by stage. It brought the news in an Augusta paper. My father was postmaster, and when he tore off the wrapper to read the news to the waiting people and gave the name of Polk as the nominee my good old Norwegian friend, Nic Omberg, threw his hat up and shouted: “He is de man—de best man. He will beat Mr. Clay out of his poots. Meester Smit, vot did yon sav bees name vos?’ That is faith—Democratic faith. I am just that way about Bryan, only I Know his name. “Clarnm et venera bile nomem.” Was there ever a grand er, purer statesman on the American continent? Was there ever a partisan aspirant for the presidency who stood so far above all rivals that no one pre sumed to question his right to the nomination and this notwithstanding his defeat in the last raoe? What manner of man is he that without effort or political intrigue he has for four years stood pre-emiuent the choice of the Democraoy of every state? Without fear and witbont re proach his will has been and still is the will of the party. Sincerity, earn estness and pnrity of character in pri vate and in public life have enthroned him in the hearts of the people, and my faith is like Omberg’s. “He vill beat McKinley ont of his poots.” As to his running mate, Senator Tillman is right. It doesn’t make any differ ence, so he is a Democrat and a gentle man. Bryan doesn't need a helper. In horse talk, a running mate is a toaser, an exciter, a stimulator put on the track to make the racer go faster if possible. Bryan will get as many votes in New York without Hill as with him. Hill and Croker quarreled and each told the truth on the other. They are exquisite politicians. Bryam is a statesman. There are thousands of us who be lieve that all these wars have been precipitated for party purposes,, and the blood of car boys is crying from the ground. Our southern people have lost faith in the ability of the nd- ministration to extrioate the country i from this mountain of trouble. We i mast have a change and that soon, or ; the mountain will get bigger. This ad- ! ministration began with war on its* < heart, for heretofore wars have been : popular with the people and kept the war party in power and gave the man ufacturers mp north plenty to- <lo What a muss have they got in Cube, and Porto Rico and the Philippines, annexing a few more million negroes to give us trouble and killing them, by the thousands without a cause, and raising a big rumpus if we lynch one down here. And now we are abomt to be involved in this war with China— a war that was no doubt precipitated because of our aggressions in the Philippines and the English on the Boera. China sees that the motto of the Christian nations is: “Let those take who have the power, and let those keep who oan.” For fifty years England has forced Chiua to buy her opium, grown and mada in India for English merchants, until the product now amounts to $30,- 000,000 a year. And now China is tak ing her revenge. For many years past Russia has been discussing the parti tion of China juet as the partition of Polaud was made and discussed, for “Freedom shrieked When Kosciusko fell, and Poland was divided out among the powers.” China has brooded over all this and the time oame for a terrible revenge. But what about out missionaries? My wife, who is my running mate, is much exercised about that, for she is a great missionary woman and attends every meeting and takes her money along. I told her not long ago that I dident have much faith iu the conversion of the Chinese, for there are thousands over here, right under the sound of the Sabbath bells, and not one ever attends church or has expressed any concern about his soul. Lady CUirohill reported to her so ciety that it had spent £300,000 in twelve montha in an effort to convert the Jews in Poland, and she was .sat isfied they had converted one—pen haps two—and she advised an aban donment of the work. The religion ot the Chinese is as old as that of the Jews and stick* them as close, but till the missionaries do report a healthy progress and an refining and reforming the ohildren and doing much charitable a ork among the poor. That’s all right, or it seemed to be o. but now his all wrong. It makes' Dy paQijih *jealous for foreigners to route in with nsw methods and begin to diotste as to their needs and man ners and religion. We wouldn’t stand :t a week. We can hardly stand the Morotonp, who pretend to be Chris ’iaas. But we are going to elect Bryan, ilver or no silver, for he is an honest •nan and his wife is his running mate, a beautiful and impressive woman if the picture of her face is a true oue. We will all rejoice when they are dom iciled iu the white honse. The silver question can’t cut any figure for the next six years, eo let it go along. Mr. Bryan’s devotion to it is because he is of Irish descent and dislikes England’s domination, but he knows that we can t change it for many years to come. Then here’s a 4th of July to Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan and Miss Ruth, their pretty school girl, and the little boy and the baby. I want to see some children playing in the white house yard. When that good time comes I am going to see the family if I’m alive and I’ll walk in without knocking. I’m not afraid to venture in any house where I see pretty chil dren in the front yard.— Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution. I USIONIhTS IN NEBRASKA. Three Parties Hold State Conventions In Lincoln to Select a Ticket. The fusion forces of Nebraska, in cluding the Democratic, Populist and silver Republican parties began their state conventions in Lincoln Wednes day to nominate a full state aud elec toral ticket. William J. Bryan and Charles A. Towne iuu.l% brief addresses at the Populist convention,the latter remain i-i ar over night in Lincoln in order to do so. Ike Populist convention was ca lied to order by State Chairman Edmiston with over 1,200 delegates present. In his address Chairman Edmiston urged that the delegates work in unity in the interests of the reform, forces. The convention then recessed until 8 p. no., pending the report of the committees. Chairman Hall, of the state central committee, called the Democratic state couventfe) to order and introduced as temporay- chairman T. J. Doyle, of Lincoln, who made an address of some length. His referenee to W. J. Bryan bronght out hearty applause. The fife, note of discord among the Silver Rfevtblieaus in their convention, came whoa Delegate Ransom offered a set of resolutions approving, the re ported withdrawal of Charles A.Towne as a candidate for vice president in favor of Adlai E. Stevenson. Protests came from alt over the hall aadi the resolutions were withdrawn. Mr. Towne, who was present,, in a short speech, practically announced his 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. a candidate. The resolutions as finally adopted in dorse the Kansas City Silver Republi can platform, and recite that in accord ance with the action taken there the Silver Republicans of Nebraska pledge support to WiWiaza J. Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson, for president and vice president. ROBBERS LOOT TRAIN. Fast Flyer on Illinois Central Held DJp And SIO,OOO Secured. The Illinois Central fast train frsea New Orleans to Chicago was held ap and robbed Wednesday morning at 1:20 o’clock, two miles south of Wiek iiffe, Ky. The train was tlagged and when it stopped the bandits entered the cab. The fireman, J. J. Frysch, was knocked, in the head with the butt of a revolhrer and badly hurt. The robbers, six in number, eut off the engine and express car and ran a mile to Fort Jefferson, near the- Ohio river and within sight of the Missouri shore. Here they blew the express safe and secured over $10,000.. The robbers overpowered the ex press men and made them get off the train, but did not attempt to molest others ou the train, which carried a large load of passengers. UERGAN EMPEROR FIRM. William Is Determined to Avenge the Death of Baron Von Ketteler. Addressing the First Naval division, prior to its departure from Kiel lor China, Emperor William said: “Yours is the first division of armored ships which I send abroad. Remember, you will have to fight a cunning foe, provided with modern weapons, to avenge the German blood which has flowed. But spare the wo men and children. “I shall not rest until I have forced China upon 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.” TAYLOR’S PARDON N. Q. Plea of Caleb Powers’ Attorney Is Promptly Turned Down. At Georgetown, Ky. t Wednesday, Judge Cantrill overruled the motion for the continuance in the case of former Secretary of State Caleb Pow ers. Before the matter of selecting a jury was taken up, Powers' attorney filed, the pardon issued to him by ex- Governor 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.” FRANCE SELECTS NEGRO To Command Her Forces In China. WHI Outrank All Other Officers? News comes from Paris that France has selected General Alfred Dodds, colored, senior in command of her troops in China. 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