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CONDUCT WAS MAGNIFICENT.
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cral of Port Arthur and commander-in
chief of ths Russian forces in the East,
has arrived, on his way to Tien Tsin, tak
ing supreme command of the Russian
forces landed to date.
“Germany has 44 officers and ],‘.4CO men;
Great Britain. 134 officers and 1,700 men;
Austria, 12 officers and 127 men; America,
20 officers and 3?9 men; France. 17 offi
cers and 357 men; Italy, 7 officers and 131
men: Japan, 119 officers and 3,709 men, and
Russia, 117 officers und 5,817 men, with a
total of 53 lield guns and 36 machine
guns.”
\ LITTLE EM'Ol ft VGK>IE\T.
IJerited in Officials From the Mes
sages From t'liina.
Washington, July I—To-day’s advices
to the state department, made up of two
te egrams from Con ul General Goodnow,
brought the foreign ministers at Pekin
along one day further in safety, showing
that they were still alive, with the prob
aUe exception cf the German minister,
who, it germs likely, had be:n murdered
some days rrior to the latest advices.
Some encouragement is drawn by the of
ficials frem t e fact that the other min
lsiers were a ive on the latter date, for
officials believe that the diplomatic carp
al Pekin cculd not have Ken preserv'd
through the fury cf the first stages of the
outbreak only to fall victims to sober see-
O'd thought. There is aiso at least the in.
oh aticn that the Chinese government it
self was protecting them.
Or the other hand, the statements that
(he notoriously anti-foreign Prince Tuan
Is in complete control at Pekin te re.
yarded as an exceedingly grave develop
ment, and as tending to fix clearly respon
sibility for the happenings of the past
three weeks directly upon the Pekin gov
ernment. An ameliorating condition is the
refusal of the great viceroys, themselves
of almost absolute power in their prov
inces, to be controlled from Pekin in their
attitude toward foreigners,
A high official of the State Department
said to-day that there is nothing now to
do but to follow out the course the State
ment already has adopted, namely,
to have the United States consuls put
themreives in communication with the
viceroys of the provinces; treating the
central government nt Pekin ns incapac
itated for administrative work and doing
ail in their power to protect in their re
spective duties. The signs of an amica
ble disposition on the part of these vice
roys Is probably the basis for the hope
that they can be induced at least to
stand neutral and keep their provinces in
order if it shall he necessary to direct
hostilities energetically against the Pekin
government.
This course seems to he absolutely ne
cessary now’, unltss developments In the
immediat’' future demonstrate 'the inac
curacy of Consul General Gocdnow’s ad
vices relative to the status of affairs at
Pekin.
There is no authority for the statement
that our gover ment feels that whit mu-t
lie done at once is to drive forward a re
lief force to Pekin, regardless of the
strength required. So far it has not been
regarded as necessary to do more in the
way of military preparations to this end
than has been done, ami consequently no
further reinforcements have been orderel
to Taku. There is doubt here as to the
sufficiency of the fore? now th- re to un
dertake the werk. Admiral Kempff yes
terday reported that H.OCO men of all
arms were ashore, without stating defi
nitely where they were.
Ii is not known whether or not the sec
ond expedition directed against Peking has
yet started from Taku or Tien Tsin. In
this state of ignorance as to the military
situation, it is not possible to act intelli
gently from Washington in the direction
of adding to our naval and military stength
beyond the sailors, marines and regular
soldiers already under orders for Chino.
It would seem that to accomplish effective
work some kind of an understanding must
he reached among the powers interested
beyond the rather vague one un
der which they are now proceeding.
A small foreign force, made tip of dif
ferent nationalities working under a tan
gible understanding and, perhaps, even
under one generalship, might accomplish
greater things than more numerous forces
working independently, and if it is possi
ble to reach an accord amon£ the Powers
H 9 to the precise object of the rext military
expedition, treating, perhaps, only of the
immediate objects of relieving the minis
ters and other foreigners who are in dan
ger and leaving other great questions as
*> the future of China to be delt with
hereafter, it is probable that the United
States will cheerfully adhere. This gov
ernment has not yet regarded the develop
ments as demanding the assembling of
Congress in extraordinary session to de
clare war, and it is possible that the dis
patch of more reinforcements to China
from Manila and the United States may
not requite congressional action as long
as the object is strictly to succor Amerin
can citizens in distress and danger.
TAKEN BY ASS At LT.
Arnennl nt Tien Twin mu Important
llnse of Operation*!.
St. Petersburg, July I.—Vice Admiral
Alexieff telegraphs 10 the Minister of
War, Gen. Kouropatkine. from Taku, un
der date of June 29, via Port Arthur, June
30, as follows:
“The arsenal at Tien Tsin. which offered
a powerful base of operations for the
Poxers, who have greatly damaged the
Kuropean town, has been taken by as
sault.”
nous NOT MEAN WAR.
•In pa none Sny the Troops Are Sent
Only for Relief.
London, July 2.—A dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Tokio, dated, July 1, says:
“Marquis Yamataga, in the course of an
interview regarding the Japanese expe
dition to China, said it was solely for the
rescue of the mem!>ers of the legations.
He expressed fears that the powers would
become disunited while formulating their
demands.
“Viscount Aokl, the foreign minister, de
clared emphatically that the expulsion of
the ministers constituted a casus belli, and
that it was impossible to negotiate with a
government that is non-existent. It is not
unlikely, he said, that the present rising
will equal the Tai Ping rebellion.”
REBELI.IO.X DYING Ot T.
Rnsiinn O flic in Is Think It AN 111 Soon
He l)I*poc<l of. ,
fit. Petersburg, July 1. to in
telligence received in official Quarters
here, the Chinese population iti several lo
calities has placed its'lf under th pro
lection of Russia. The Boxer insurrection
is no longer spreading, but is declining,
and main min* its If only in the province
of Pecliill. The view of the situation in
government circles is that, with pae'fle
action on the part of the Powers and the
good will (f the < hlne>e government, the
Boxer rebellion will be disposed of in a
•hort time.
CHAFFEE HAS SAILED.
Left Snn Frniiclmmi Alumni the
Transport Grnnl.
San FrancUco, July 1.-Brlg. Gen. A. R
Chaffee, who is to command the United
Slat s troepa In China, sailed to-ulght . 11
the transport Grant, wh rli also I'arrieh
the headquarters, hand. First and thud
Squadrons or the 8x h Cavalry, urder
< ommand of Lieutenant colonel J
Wirt. Resides the troops, nursta and bag-
Kage on board, there are several tons of
ammunition for the As aiic squadron.
Ship Returned to Port.
July I.—The transport
< ? ra " t " ith Gen - Chaffee and the Sixth
Artillery on board, which mailed for the
orient at 7 p. ni. returned to port three
hours later on account of a steam nine,
bhe wd! sail again in twelve hours.
Ihe transports Leeianaw and Conne
maugh, with horses and military supplies
nave sailed for the Philippines via Nogn
saki. U is believed they will proceed to
Houl; Kong if the troops on the Grant
should be needed in China.
m:\vs fhom nu. imhkeii.
President of tlie College at Shanghai
Reports Quiet.
Nashville, Tenn., .July I.—Dr. W. R.
L-ambuth. see re ary of the Methodist
Board of Fortlgn Missions, has just ic
ceived a cablegram frem Dr. A. P. Park
er. president of the Anglo-Chinese Col
lege at Shanghai. The message reads:
“All quiet in Yong Tse valley.”
Dr. I.ambuth considers the news as
1 :ghly rearsurir.g. as all the S uthern
Meihcdists end most of the Southern
Presbyterians ar.d Baptists are in that
section.
UMHINtis HVVH INCREASED.
Will Vk Democrat* to !n
--trot!no** a Plonk.
Washington, July 1.-The National Afro-
American Council, which presented reso
lutions urging the Republican party in its
platform to take a firm stand against
lynching and in favor of the protection
of the ballot, has appointed the following
committee to present similar resolutions
to the Democratic Convention: Frederick
L. McGhee of Minnesota, Edward Ever
ot Brown of Massachusetts; Milton Tur
ner of Missouri, W. A. Sweeney and Alex
ander 1.. Manning of Indiana, Assistant
District Attorney James D. Carr and
Ra.ph JEJ. Langston of New York, T. J.
Turner of New' Jersey, J. P. Peuker of
Connecticut, \Y. Lee Pearson of North
Carolina. Dr. X. F. Mossell of Pennsyl-
F- L. Barnett of Dr.
William Bishop of Maryland and E. P.
McCabe of Oklahoma.
The committee will represent that sta
tistics show that Ivnchings have increased
32.2 per cent, within the last four years.
I’UivSFATEO < (invention.
That With the t nited Staten Offered
to the Deputies.
Rome, July I.—ln the Chamber of Depu
ties the minister of foreign affairs pre
sented the commercial convention with
the United States, which had already
been introduced at the last session.
The House then adopted new rules of
procedure, without a renewal of the dis
orders which marked a similar discussion
during The last session.
The minister of marine. Vice Admiral
Morin, communicated to the Chamber a
dispatch from the commander of the Pa -
iAn forces in China, slating that Admi
ral Seymour warmly eulog zed the con
duct cf the Italian troops who were with
him.
WOI LI) VT SPEAK ON SI NO AY.
lloonevelt Declined When Nskcd to
€
Do So nt Joliet.
Joliet. 111., July I.—Gov. Roosevelt, ac
companied by the National Committeemen
from Missouri and Kansas and a few
others, passed through here to-night on
nis way to the- Rough Riders’ reunion.
The people of Joliet had proposed a dem
onstration when the party passed through,
but Gov. Roceevelt refused positively to
make a speech on the Sabbath.
The train is due at Kansas City at 3
o'clock to-morrow morning. After leaving
that city, southward bound, many short
stops will be made in Kansas and Indian
territory. Gov. Roosevelt is expected to
speak briefly at eight points, but he avers
that he will not touch upon any political
question®. . I j
KILLI AN HI XG HIMSELF.
W as I liable tu Uenr l*p Cmler f-’iniin
cial Reverse*.
Sunbury, Pa., July I,—E. D. Killian,
aged 61 years, of Chicago, a traveling
salesman representing the Acetylene Gas
Company of Bridgewater, Va, committed
suicide to-day at Island Park, a pleasure
resort near this city. He was found sus
pended from a tree.
A rote on his person assigned numerous
recent financial reverses as the cause for
the accident. After the death of his wife
about a year ago he went to Buena Vista,
Va., and became prominent as a promoter
and railroad magnate. He then bectne en
tangled in a company formed for the pur
pose of and velop ng oie mines In Virg.nia
and lost a'l his money. Ii is said that,
previous to the death of h's wife, he was
a minister of the gospel in Chicago.
JOURNAL BURNED OUT.
Fire Gutted the Iliilliling nf the De
troit Paper.
Detroit, Mich . July I.—Fire to-day gut
ted the building occupied by the Detroit
Journal, and destroyed the mechanical,
business and ciitoiial outfits of the paper,
w th the exception of the presses, which
sustained only water damage. The total
loss is placed at about $75,000, fully cov
er. and by insurance.
The journal will be issu'd from the Free
Press building until the Journal building
in. far enough restored to permit the le
tutn of the p p r to its quarters.
The exact cause of the lire is unknown,
biat is attributed to some delect in electric
wiring. . .
Mill* Closed Dunn.
Milwaukee, Wis., July I.—All depart
ments of the Bay View mills of the Illi
nois Steel Company, which operate under
the scales of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Iron and Steel Workers, have clos
ed down, pending an agreement on the
new scale. Sixteen hundred men are af
fected.
Well Reopen Thursday.
Joliet, 111., July 1.-The Illinois Steel
Company has closed Us mills. Officials
. iy the works will reopen next Thursday.
The Croat Western Tin Plate Company
will suspend next Thursday.
I Mother’s Friend I
I dors away with the sit I fering of chUd- I
1 srjsMWS s™-H i
I ?,"S;;"3, O .W.Saa I
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JULY 2, 1900.
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE.
Continued from First Page.
His unexpected departure for Lincoln on
the telegraphic summons of Mr. Bryan
caused little less than a sensation among
the convention chiefs. As the overture had
come from Mr. Bryan, it was regarded
as another harbinger of that peace and
reconciliation which is being industriously
sought by the party leaders.
Its effect on the Hill vice presidential
movement was problematical, with the in
dications that such an evidence of greet
ing would strengthen the New Yorker
among those naturally most hostile to
him. the devoted personal adherents of
Mr. Bryan. During his brief stay here
the ex-Senator did not commit himself on
the vice presidency, but his close personal
friends gave their impression that he
would accent if called upon by the imper
ative demands of the convention. The
New Yorkers not personally identified with
Mr. Hill look askance at the movement
toward him, but say that if the rest of the
country wants Hill, he will be acceptable
also to them.
The arrival of the Pennsylvania and
V\ iseonsin delegations to-day gave a de
cidedly Hill tone io the political atmos
phere. notwithstanding the assertion of
some of the foremost leaders that the Hill
movement had reached Its climax and was
now on the decline.
HILL WOI ED PLEASE THEM.
Tnmmany Would He Satisfied With
liin Nomination.
Kansas City. July I.—Richard Orokcr,
Dr. Cosby, health commissioner of New
York city, former Senator Murphy, An
drew’ Freedman and other leaders of Tam
many were the first of the New York dele
gation to appear. They remained in their
apartments most of the day. None would
talk much on politics.
“Tammany rather favors the nomina
tion for the vice presidency of a man from
some close western stale, say Ohio or
Indiana,” said Mr. Cosby. “But who
ever the convention, in its wisdom, sees
fit to nominate will receive loyal support
and we will expect to win with him. Ben.
Shively of Indiana would make a first
class man. But any one, so long as he is
o good Democrat.”
“Senator Hill for Instance?”
“Yes, Senator Hill. I know these are
Mr. Broker's sentiments. The platform as
adopted by the convention will be our
platform.”
So far as the free silver issue was con
cerned, Dr. Cosby said the platform had
not been discussed and he did not know
Mr. Croker’s opinion on that matter.
Elliott IV Danforth of New York to-day
said: "In the ordinary acceptation of the
term, I am not a candidate for the vice
presidency or for any other office. Our
delegation is not here yet—at least, all
of the members are not—and as no con
ference has been held by the delegates,
no course of action has been mapped out.
I should be proud to be a candidate for
Vice President on the ticket with Mr.
Bryan, but 1 am not seeking the nomina
tion, and shall not, believing that the
convention will do that which is wisest
and best. v
“As to the platform, the position of the
New York democracy was very well de
fined in our state platform. Our people,
by the attitude of their representatives
in that convention, are not in favor of
having the platform adopted by the Kan
sas City Convention emphasize a declar
ation that the money question is the is
sue this time of paramount importance.
Personally, I gave cheerful and cordial
support to the candidates and platform
of 1596, and I will give the same earnest
support to the candidate and platform of
1900, To my mind, new Issues of vital
importance, not alone to the Democratic
party, but also to the people of the Cull
ed States, without reference to party af
filiation, have arisen. These issues will
be pressed to the front in the approaching
campaign, not so much, perhaps, because
they are set out in political platforms, as
because they are the Issues in W'hieh the
people themselves are most deeply inter
ested,”
MAY TAKE VOt ll VICK.
,J. limn Lewis I* Inning Those “Men
tioned" for A lee President,
Kansas City, July I—The Democratic
vice presidential nomination is still open
for anybody—that is, anybody who can
reach it. Here is a l'st to chocs’ from:
William Sulzer, David B. Hill, Elliott
Danforth, Judge A. B. Parker of New
York, Benjamin F. Sh vely of Indiana,
Charles A. Towne of Minnesota, Carter
11. Harrison of Illinois, Benton McMillin
of Tennessee, James Hamilton Lewis of
Washington, Robert A. Pattison of rer.n
-ylvania, Arthur P. Gorman of Mary
land, D. J. Campau of Michigan. David
S Rose of Wisconsin, David Overmeyer
of Kansas, William J. Stone of Missouri,
and George Fred \V iiliams of Massachu
setts. v
Th re may be some others, but these
are "mentioned." Some are avowed can
didates, others are noi, and some' do not
even expect to be presented to the con
vention.
The active candidates are Sulzrr and
Towne. Others expect a complimentary
vote. Friends of Shively are pressing
him, but the Indiana man is discourag
ing them. Shively has his eye on a seat
in the Seifcte, which is more attractive
to him than a nomination for the vice
presidency. He does not care to offend
his Indiana friends by being churlish re
garding the vice presidency, but he is do
ing which he can io discourage the talk
about himself. The friends of Towne say
Shively is not and will not be a candi
date.
Another man who is strongly mention
ed is Carter Harrison of Chicago. Illinois
men say be prevented the State Conven
tion from naming him for Governor or
instructing for him for Vice President. It
is expected he will come here and make
it plain that he does not wish to be a
candidate.
Among the Incipient booms launched to
day were those of ex-Senator Gorman and
Gov. McMillin. Henry D. Clayton, mem
ber of the Notional Committee from Ala
bama, talked about Gorman as an avail
able candidate, while Buck Henriehsen of
Illinois was sponsor for McMillin. Mr.
Clayton said the South would take very
kindly to Mr. Gornntn, and although he
was not a silver man. there was no doubt
about his earnest support of the party.
yulte an Interesting and unknown quan
tity is the suggestion about ex-Senator
Hill. He seems to have considerable
strength in different pari:- of ihe country,
and several delegations intend to vote for
him When 'Mr. Hill arrived here to-day
and was taking hie breakfast in the
Coates House, a man experienced In con
ventions said:
"Hill I* going to be nominated for Vice
President."
The remark was repeated to Hill. "How
long litis he been here?” asked the ex
senator. "Arrived this morning," was the
answer. . ,
• He will know belter after he has been
here a little longer," replied Hill.
That was all he had to say about his
vice presidential prospects or |>ossibllltles.
The departure of HIM for Lincoln caused
any amount of speculation and some dis
quiet.
''Croker don't like It a little bit," said
a man wearing a Tamamny badge. Others
insisted that Hill had not been Invited at
all, while there was another lot who
Jumped to the conclusion that Hill bad
gone to Lincoln to arrange with Bryan
for Ills own nomination a* Vice President.
Those who know the ex-Benator can im
agaln ihe grim satisfaction he is having
over the speculation, not to sny consterna
tion he has caused hy his trip to the Dcm
! ocratic Mecca.
1 "Towne is the logical candidate," e-
marked Senator Pettigrew. “and that is
why he is going to be nominated. Ne
braska is going to second his nomination
and support him, and that ought to be
a sufficient indication as to the way Bryan
feels toward him.”
Minnesto and South Dakota are instruct
ed for Towne. and delegates from other
states are for him. George Fred Williams
is working quietly to secure support for
him in New England.
“We ought to have a man for vice presi
dent who will carry out Mr. Bryan’s
views.” said Mr. Williams, “should any
thing happen to Mr. Bryan after he is
elected.”
In looking over the names Mr. Wil
liams thought Mr. Towne came nearer
the ideal candidate than any man yet
meniioned, although he was not ready to
say that Massachusetts would vote for
him.
The fact that so many names have
been suggested and that so many dele
gates are casting about for a candidate
indicates the nebulous state of the vice
presidential situation. U may clear up,
and someone may be agreed upon before
the convention meets, though the present
indications do not make this likely.
PETTIEREVI FOR SILVER.
He Declares the Convention Will
Stand for Hi to 1.
Kansas City. July I.—Senator Pettigrew
of South Dakota, one of the leaders of the
Silver Republican forces, arrived here to
day. He did nor come 10 attend the con
vention of the Silver Republicans, al
though he was one of the organizers of
the movement, hut as a member of the
committee appointed by the Populist
Convention held recently in Sioux Falls
to attend the convention for the purpose
of urging the nomination of Charles A.
Towne for Vice President.
Senator Pettigrew’ is vigorous in his ad
vocacy. not only of Towne’s nomination,
but also of the adoption of a plank de
claring flatly for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to 1. He believes
the convention will make a specific de
claration on the money question and that
that declaration w’ill be for free coinage
as distinctly as was that of the Chicago
platform.
“This convention will write its own
platform.” he declared. “The simple re
affirmation of ihe Chicago platform would
not be satisfactory to the people. They
ha\e had enough of backing and filling
and demand a straightout declaration of
principles. This is not to be the con
vention of 1896, any more than that was
the convention of 1892. Each National
Convention writes its own platform. This
convention will do so. The platform, at
least, so far as the money plank Is con
cerned, is written i ’ready. It w’ill reflect
Mr. Bryan’s views.”
“Then you think a specific declaration
in favor of free coinage ai 16 to 1 will be
inserted in the platform?”
“I do. certainly,“ the Senator replied,
emphatically. “Mr. Bryan has stated dis
tinctly his views on that point in recent
utterances and writings*, and i< is known
absolutely that he favors such a declara
tion. His desires undoubtedly w’lll be
respected by the convention.*!’
“What is your opinion, Senator, is the
object of Gov. Hill’s visit to Mr. Bry
an?’’
“Oh,“ he replied, laughingly. “Hill has
gone to Lincoln to get a bean. He has
no chips with which to get in the game,
and he had* to have some. He thought
he might get some from Mr. Bryan.”
NEW YORK AND INDIAN A.
Deiegntra Will Probably Combine
for Offense and Defense.
Kansas City, July I.—Three of the dele
gates al large from Indiana. James Mur
dock, G. V. Mensies and Hugh Diiigherty.
called on Richard Croker to-day to pro
pose an alliance offensive and defensive
between the sta •>? of Indiana and New
York. The proposal is said to have pleas
ed Mr. .Croker, and he told the Indiana
men that he was glad to hear the propo
sition.
It is understood on both sides that a
s cord conference will be held late M:n
day or on Tuesday at winch the matter
will be S' ttl< and
THE LEAGUE WILL MEET.
ISut llrynn Will Vot be Among: the
Speakers on Money.
Kansas City, July I.—The United
States Monetary League is to hold a two
days’ meeting here, eommeneing at 10 a
m. to-morrow. An invitation has been
sent to Mr. Bryan to address the league,
but ho repiled that he couJd not do so.
It is understood that he said in his let
ter that he would hold to the 16 to-1
proposition.
Among ethers who are on the pro
gramme of address are W. H. (Coin) Har
vey of Chicago, ex-Gov. John P. St. John
of Kansas, J. R. Sovereign of Arkansas
and Congressman Sulzer of New York.
HOUGH IIIDEIIV Mil MOL
Great Crowds Gathering for It at
Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City, O. T.. July I.—The open
ing day of 1 the Rough Riders' reunion
has been all that was anticipated. Every
incoming train to-day has been packed,
and the town is filled with visitors. In
dians of various tribes, Including Sac and
Fox, Pawnees, Cheyenne* and Delawares,
are encamped about the town and are
joining the throng.
The memorial service at 3 p. m. was the
event of the day. Ten thousand people
thronged the compress building. The
music was patriotic and devotional. A
brass band participated and a chorus of a
thousand voices was a feature. H. V.
Scott was the orator of the occasion.
Alexander Koltun Urnil.
Baltimore, July I.—Alexander Fulton,
brother of the late Charles C. Fulton,
former proprietor and editor of the Bal
timore American, died her to-day, nged 79
years. He was Haltlmore agent of the
Associated Press, which position he ably
filled during the trying times of the Civil
War.
Four Persons Drowned.
Boston. July I.—Four persons of a fish
ing party of eight were drowned in the
harbor to-day by the overturning nf their
craft, a 23-fort cat l>oa>. The drowned
w- te John Colson of Charlestown, Wi llam
D. Ingwe 1 of Cambridge, Harry Neal of
Boston, and Walter Loud of Matlapan.
Laborers Want Fanils.
Chicago, July I.—At n mass convention
of nearly ail the trade- unions In the city
to-day it was decided to issue an appeal
by organized labor In Chicago to all the
unions In the United States and Kurot*-
for funits to aid the building trades council
In preserving Its entity as a central labor
body In Chicago.
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IIOTH % I* ACTIVE.
din Patrol* Approach the llritisli
and EiigßßO in SklrniiNlies.
London, July 2.—-Gen. Botha is showing
increased activity. His patrols cover wide
stretches of country, approach near the
British outposts and engage in skirmishes,
while larger bodies threaten to attack, de
clining to allow themselves lo be cm tight
by return blows. Gens. Botha ar.d De-
Wet are seemingly operating in co-mb.tm
t lon.
Kurd* Undo n R*ii<l.
Constantinople. Saturday, June 30.—A
party of IVr.sian Kurds, led by Timour
Khan, who is reported to enjoy Russ an
protection, made a raid upon TipTMi ter
ritory near 9 ral. Roumella. and in an
encounter with Ottoman troops Timour
and two of his nephews were killed.
Marriage nt IleJchtlt.
Relchstadt, Bohemia. July I.—Archduke
Franz Ferdinand and Brine ss von He
ll nberg, formerly Countfss Cholek, were
married in the chapel of the <atle to-day
in th** presence of ihe nearest idatives
of the Archduke and the Princess.
Colon and Ban ain a Quiet.
Kingston. July I.—The steamer Para
from Colombian ports, which arrived to
day, reports that Colon and Panama,
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CONSPICUOUS PERSONAGES IN THE CHINESE WAR,
General Tung Fun-Slang is in command of nil the Chinese troops who are fighting the international troops, Hon. Ed*
win H. Conger is the American minister to China and Sir Claude 11. Macdonald is England's minister. Li Httng Chang,
the best known Chinaman on earth, is apparently doing his best to straighten out the tangle.
when site left, were quiet and were still
in possession of the government forces,
a though pjpular sentiment is in iaver of
the reb la
j
H eil net lon of Wanes.
Allentown, Pa., July I.—The Thomas
Iron Company, operating nine blast fur
nace* in this state, and the Empire Iron
and Steel Company, operating twenty
three stacka. has posted notices of a re
duction of 10 per cent. In wages, taking ef
fect to-day.
World's Tan lie 111 Hecoril.
Cincinnati. July I.—At Chester Park to
day W. A. Rutz and B. C. Hausman of
New Haven, Conn., on a motor tandem,
made a miles In 1:29 4-5, which gives them
the world's record for a cement rack.
Certificates of Penaloa*.
Washington, July I.—Commissioner of
Pensions Evans states that during the
fiscal year 105.537 cert l.'lrab s of p nsloi s
were Issue ’, 15,000 more than were issued
during the year 191.
SOME tfl EEH FIGHTS.
How tttt Oyster Killed a Daek and a
Toail I’m n Snake to riighl.
From the Cleveland Plain Denier.
"I have witnessed some queer lights in
my time," said my friend, the naturalist,
os he leaned back In his armchair in a
cozy cottage at Spring Lake, "and been
told of others iqually strange—and they
were not between men or nations,
either."
"Who were these combatants?"
"Beast*, bird* and fish. The domestic
and the wild, and very often these two
clusses pitted against each other. I once
heard a terrible outcry among the geese
swimming on a pond, and on going to see
what the matter was, beheld an Immense
gray (Ogle which had burled his talons
in the back of an ancient gander. 'I he
latter was making all the noise lie coi.ll,
and on aeeln* me swam directly toward
me. The eagle tried to rise with his prey,
but his purchase on the wind wns not
strong enough lo'llfl the load. When
they were within reach 1 zeized the bird
and held his head under water until he
was drownel. The old gamier then gave
a satisfactory e tuawk and waddled off
toward the barn.
“When I was n little fellow I was one
day fooling about tin village blacksmith
shdp. which was built of logs. A squeak
down in one cornet attracted tHo attention
of the smith and myself. We saw n
large toad backing Into ihe loom from
under n log. and a fifieeu-lnch goiter
snake came with II —the snake having
swallowed one of the toad’s hind 1 g-
The blacksmith caught up pair of rada r
warm tongs and ought the -nuke, which
dropped the toad with greni alacrity. \\ •
expected to see the latter hop away, but
instead of doing (hat he turned about
leaped into (he an and came down on the
snake’s back. Me hit again ami again,
nnd at las* the reptile turned 'ail and dis
appeared under the log. while his toad
ship sat down and blink’d nt ut both in
satisfied and victorious content.”
The speaker spun story after story of
queer encounters he had seen or been
told about < >ne of these was a fight be
tween a bumble bee nnd a loemt. The
bee went for his enemy, which evident >
felt th*' “point” of the attack, nnd tri and
to gr t away, but the hot little Insect was
too much for him. They fell to the
ground together, and the tushie continued
for a few minutes, when loth f II over
as if exhausted. In a little while the bee
revived and flew away with the air of
1 one who had paid dearly for his victory.
The locust was left dead upon the turf.
There was also a hen which had raised a
brood which afforded some entertainment
for a colony of rats installed In the neigh
borhood. After three or four of the chicks
had disappeared Ihe hen began to open
her eyes, and being open, they rested on
a sleek rut that was edging up to a small
fowl that was Inspecting a crust of
bread. Before the rat knew where he was
at he found a fat ami angry hen upon his
back, digging awuy with beak and claws.
A moment later he found himself lifted
into the air, and then ehuekfd in! . the
water of a convenient tub, and held there
until tie was drowned.
A c:>w and a horse were once stabled
s'de bv *'d> In aljolnlng stulls, down in
Enon Valley, Pa. The formor was of so
ciable ramre, while her com'anion wai
morose. Whenever he got near to Ihe open
b ard partition the enw ucu'd thrust out
her longur and tcueh his siefe. His re
ception of this pleasantry ought to have’
warned her, but it cl n't. One day lie was
on watch, and when the P ng ted tongue
cam" through the opening, he seized it
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b. i ween bis teeth and hit ahrui..six Inches
of it <l an ( ff. The cow had to be killed.
The oyster that whipped a duck was
probably as greatly surp:l*ed at the out
t orno as was th fowl himself. The oyster
was enjoying hi- m al, and a'tcr the
fashion of Ms kind had opened his shell
until the greater portion of hB body—'f
it can l>c called that—was revealed to
v ew. The duck was a d.ver, and when
1 e saw a ju'ev oyster cp n to h's ad
vam* s, Ik made a jump for it But th*
Bivalve w>s too oulek. The shflla snapp
ed together, and then come a struggle for
life The oyster was dragged from it*
led, with thr e smaller ones clinging to
it bid the hunch had weight <nmigh to
I c p Mr Diver’s lit ad under w ater tint 1
he was drowned.
“That’s a pictty ’lie,” was my natural
i orrmert.
“There is no lie about i*. The body of
the <.ink lie'tl the whole out’fli up and
Ke■ t it afloat, and duck was picket
up by a Blend of mine, while the body
, was still warm.
“I hr aid of a fight he ween a hen and a
hawk t at M owal on xpectrd pluck. Th*
o <l* he n was pen ef. lly scratching away
wit i her brood, when tin re was a whir
of wit gs in tho air, and a hawk, with
h's wing i• owe to his 1 odv, landed amount
the frightenel little ones. The hen laid
out her plan of campaign and never wav
er (I in carrying it out. Her wings extend
ed, ihe feathers upon her tough old neck
became a-ruffle, and she met the hawk
he'idfor. most. As soon as he touched file
ground she went for him. There was an
ext King round, and lurk went with cour
age that time. The hen’s beak entered the
eye of her opponent, penetrat'd his brain
and laid him lifeless at her fee , He meas
ure l just four feet from tip to tip.
‘ I once saw a large spider and a small
spid r in pursuit of a hous fly. The small
ono caught him. and had started for his
par 0", when the b g spider pounced down
u on him, codare i the fly and g ar ed off.
r \ he little one then crept up in ihe rear,
lit the other fellow tn h ler and ran
away. The big f How began to swell up,
and in less than five minutes was dead. A
hawk was seen to swoop down into a
poultry yard, steal a hen and fly to the
top of a tree. A swallow pecked at the
hawk until he l*t go of the hen, mora
swallows flew lip end in a f w
they had driven the hawk to the ground
am t i.left it by p ek ng its eyes out. in
a fght hetwefn a parrot and a rac the
bird pecked ills eyes out, killed him wbh
beak and claws, and then snraug up ro
her |> rch and chanted. ‘Polly wants a
cracker.’ ”
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