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THE morning news. e.ohlished I*so- •- - Incorporated 1888 Es JH. ESTILL, President. AT WAR WITH CHINA PEFOBTS AGREE THAT RUSSIA so CONSIDERS IT. PREPARING for a campaign. UISSIA SERIOUSLY THREATENED ON HER FRONTIER. she May Not, Therefore, Bear on Fqnul Share In the Tien Tuia-Pe jtin i ampnijgu—Statements From Berlin Sliotv That Ituaetia Has a Hard J‘>h Ahead—Hnssla's Avail able Faroes on the Chinese Bor der. (Copyright, 1909, by the Associated Press.) Berlin, July 21.—The Chinese situation takes on a radically different shape from reus which has reached here from Rus jia. What Europe hitherto knew about the troubles in Manchuria was that which the Russian government chose to let pass. How a number of reports, some of them official, but a majority private, have reached here from ftt. Petersburg, which tally In the main, and paint the situation In Chinese Manchuria and along the 1,500 kilos of borderland, on the Siberian eide of which Amur river forms a frontier, as much more dangerous for Russia than has iitherto been supposed. The Associated Press correspondent has obtained from the Russian embassy here a partial though cautious confirmation of the ahove statement. A Large Chinese Force. A military contributor to the Tageblatt says official Russian news showed that Chinese regular troops aided by Irregulars, in all numbering about 120,000. are In open war against Russia. They not only de mand the withdrawal of the Russians from Chinese territory, but afler the Rus sian refusal to withdraw the Chinese as sumed the offensive and drove off the Russians from railroad construction and ■ r e undertaking host! e operations against Harbin, Blagovestchensk and other towns, shelling the last named place. What makes the Chinese hostilities ex tremely dangerous, however, is the fact that the Chinese, by a series of recently constructed forts and redoubts, absolute ly command the navigation of the Amur river for a distance of twenty versts, thus preventing Russian troop transports on the only route open, at least until those fortifications shall, have been taken by the Russians. Uuuia Actually at War. All reports agree that the Russian, gov ernment now considers that Russia is act ually at war with China; that the ehilly thally policy hitherto maintained will be dropped, that Russia is now hurriedly preparing for a serious campaign in North China, separate from the other Powers, end that Russia will not be able nor will ing, under these altered circumstances, to bear an adequate share in the Tien Tsin- Pekin campaign. The Russian forces available along the border and throughout North China are slated to comprise twenty-six battalions of the line, twenty-seven battalions of re serves, seventeen Cossack regiments and seventeen field batteries, altogether about 75.000 men. • WANTS MORE RUSSIAN TROOPS. Chinese Minister I'rgfii That Larger Force Be Sent. St. Petersburg, July 21.—0n learning of the bombardment of Blagovestchensk the Chinese minister here asked the Russian government to augment as much as pos fible the number of troops now being sent to China in order to suppress the revolt before it assumes gieater proportions. The minister intimated that China pre ferred to see peace restored through the intervention of Russia than of Japan. He added that he was still wiihout news from h.s government concerning events in Pekin, although he had been making urg ent tel. graphic inquiries. DISTRUST OF THE CHINESE. London Still Discussing Authenticity of Messages. London, Jujy 22, 4a. m,—ln the absence of news from China, the papers devote touch space to a discussion of the proa and cons of the reliability of the Chinese a-s'rfloo of the safety of the Pekin min isters A similar discussion is being re lented in various forms at the different European capitals. •he latest news is the dispatch from r 1 00, of the dale of July 20, received 1 L’lliu, saying that the Governor of Phan Tung had telegraphed all the con suls: I hive just received authentic news to ' ie effect that nil the ministers are free fmrn molestation, and under the protec *ll>n of the government.” ' h. <■ these reiterations have been caus revlval of hope, there is too * r, n a distrust of Chinese duplicity for * r,y Bfeeptance of their truth. A ’pecial from’Shanghai announces the >1 of the steamer Anping with Li ’ ,ril r c :ang. The consuls at their previ ‘hfeting agreed that if the Viceroy f-tued -hey yyouia re turn the visit and ' u a low him to have an eecort of 100 tr "" "hen passing through the settle ** being understood that the men * be unarmed. Simsbury is a doubter. ves tin. Original Reports of llnssocrr In Pekin. j London. July 21,-Sir Chlh Chen Lo Feng r i the Chinese minister to Great Brit* ' islted the foreign office this after ( **- n<l communicated what purported ° ** an Imperial edict giving assurances p" on July 18 all the foreign ministers at ' * xc *Pt Baron von Ketteler, were ■’* and sound under the protection of the ‘mpe-tal court. a Chine*® mlnlater did not see the Ut * minister of foreign affairs, Lord Jsatattnal) Uloftiinn fitted. Salisbury. The alleged edict was received without comment. The corrcspodent of the Associated Press has the highest authority for saying that not the slightest credence is attached by the Bri'tish government to this latest statement and that the government is also quite unable to understand the cred ence which is accorded at Washington to Minister Conger’s message to the state de partment there. liord Salisbury, accord ing to thia authority, is convinced of the truth of the original reports of the mas sacre of foreigners at Pekin. mixisters SAFE AND SOUND. Imperial Edict AMorts They Have Been Protected. Paris, July 21.—Yu- Keng, the Chinese minis-ter here to-day handed to the min ister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, an imperial edict dated July 18, giving the assurance that all the foreign ministers in Pekin, except Baron von Ketteler, the German minister, were then safe and sound under the protection of the imperial court. The edict was transmitted by the Vice roy of Nankin under date of to-day and is as follows: “For a month past, with the exception of the German minister, who was assas sinated by rebels who are under appre hension of severe punishment, we have ordered all other foreign ministers well protected by the court, and, happily, they are safe and sound. THEY WERE SAFE ON Jt’LY 20. Ministers Snid to Be Under Tinnrd ianship of Chinese. Brussels. July 21.—The minister of for eign affairs, M. Fabreaux, has received the following telegram from Shanghai, dated to-day: “A telegram from the governor of Shan Tung announces that the ministers were safe July 20. They were under the guar dianship of the Chinese authorities. “Li Hung Chang has arrived at Shang hai. ’* AX EVIDENCE OF DUPLICITY. More Donbt Cast on Minister Con- Ker'd Dispatch. Shanghai, July 20.—According to Sheng. the administrator of telegraphs, most of the telegrams received previous to the one from Minister Conger, to the state department at Washington, took a w’eek in transmission from Pekin. The date of Minister Conger's message is therefore regarded In the best circles here as fur ther proof of Chinese duplicity. I MAY SEIZE LI HUNG CHANG. Arch Erected in HI. Honor Wa Or dered Removed. Shanghai, July 20.—The British cruiser Bonaventure left Woo Sung early this morning, it is reported, to seize the Au Ping with Li Hung Chang on board. A triumphal arch erected in Li Hung Chang's honor has been ordered by the council to be removed. FRANCE NAMES CONDITIONS. Hnn Declined to Mediate With the Powers Until Chinn Has Done Her Full Doty. Paris, July 21.—At the council of minis ters to-day the minister of foreign af fairs, M. Delcasse, read a telegram from the Emperor of- China asking the media tion of France with the foreign Powers. The telegram was signed by Kwang Su and not by Pu Chan, the son of Prince Tuan. The reply given by M. Delcasse was that the request would be considered only upon absolute knowledge that the folowing acts had been accomplished; First. That efficacious protection and absoute freedom of communication had been assured between the French minister at Fekin and his colleagues of the diplo matic corps and (heir respective govern ments. Second. When Prince Tuan and the high functionaries responsible for (he ac tual events had been dismissed by the government to await Inevitable punish ment. Third. When the authorities and bodies of troops throughout the entire empire shall have received an order to cease hos tilities against foreigners. Fourth. When measures have been tak en for the rigorous repression of the Box ers. So long as these necessary guarantees are not furnished there is room only for military action. M. Delcasse notified the cabinet that all the powers had responded favorably to the proposition to prevent the exportation of arms to China. THE BATTLE OF TIEN TSIN. Details of Fight In Which Col. Ll*- enm ami Many Other Amer icans Were Killed. New York, July 21.—The Evening World publishes the following from Us Tien Tsin correspondent, dated Che Foo, July 19: "The attack on the native city of Tien Tsin on July 13 resulted in the narrowest escape from what seemed, up to midnight, to be a terrible disaster for the allies. The Russians swung north and the other al lies south. At daybreak the Russians were to take the forts near the native city wall and the other allies (he ciiy it self. - • Gen. Fukushima, the Japanese com mander, promised that the Japanese en gineers, after three hours’ shell fire from all the guns, would cross the bridge over the moat before the wall and, blowing up the great south gate, make a breach for the Infantry to enter. Upon this depended everything. Fukushima had not scouted the bridge and In twenty-four Hours had not scouted the ground over which the charge on tbs bridge had to be made. The Chinese destroyed the bridge end flooded the land around it, "The allies shell Are In nowise subdued (Continued on Fourth Page^ CONFIDENCE IS FELT STATE DEPARTMENT SATISFIED WITH THE DISFATCH. CONGER MESSAGE CQNFIRMED i DELAY IN THE MARCH TO PEKIN IS INEXPLICABLE. Reported It Cannot Be Began Be fore the Middle of Anynit— of the Powers Seem to Think There Is No Need for Haste—Sug ftested That Chaffee Might Go It Alone—Friction Among the Allies. Washing! on, July 21.—Two dispatches from Chinese officials and one from Ad miral Remey at Taku represented the news developments of the day so far as the Chinese situation was concerned. The Chinese dispatches were corrobora tive or were intended to be. of the im portant news of yesterday relative to the state of the legationers. Admiral Remey’s dispatch aalde from a list of casualties, already treated in brief er form, was most important. It convey ed the disagreeable news that the Inter national column would not begin its ad vance upon Pekin before the middle of August. This notice was received here, with consternation, in view of Mr. Con ger’s advice of the desperate position the legationers were in on the 18th. The delay is incomprehensible to the officials here. It is known that an army, already formidable in numbers and of veteran soldiers is at Tien TsJn and Ta ku, and with a courageous leader, it was expected that this would push on at once; cutting looee from its base if need be, and forcing its way to Pekin, leaving the reinforcements now steaming toward Taku from every quarter of the globe t 6 re-establish the base and to reopen com munication. Two Cos no 1 n (ion s Drawn. It is possible to draw two conclusions from a failure of the foreign commanders to do this. First, the European govern ments have allowed their skepticism as to the authenticity of Mr. Conger’s dispatch to carry them to the point of proceeding coolly and deliberately, upon the first sup position, namely/ that tehre are no for eigners alive to be saved; consequently there Is no need for haste. The other conclusion is that friction is developing among the internationals in spite of earnest endeavors of the Powers, whose motives as to China are so far un impeached, to prevent it. Color is lent to this latter theory by the faat that the governments have so far been: unable to agree upon an international commander for the expedition to Pekin, and this, too, in spite of the fact that Admiral Remey, acting by the instructions of his govern ment, is exhausting every effort to the other commanders at Taku and Tien Tsin to hasten their movements. The text of Admiral Remey’s statement, relative to the movement of the interna tional column was not made public: In fact, it was not Intended {hat the news should get out, and there was a feeling of annoyance exhibited at the publication, because of Us possible effect upon the in ternational negotiations now under was - . Meanwhile to secure an accurate state ment of the exact conditions at Taku and Tien Tsin, and the resources which will be at the disposal of the international commander, whoever he may be, Secre tary Long cabled to-day to Admiral Remey to send him a statement of the number of international troops now ashore in China, separating different nationali ties. Chaffee May Go Alone. Gen. Chaffee is due at Nagasaki In a day or two. He will tranship at that point and arrive at Taku in about a week from this time. It has been suggested here that Gen. Chaffee will, if need be, leave the other commanders to their own devices and lead the way to Pekin himself. His brother officers in the war department say that he is quite competent to under take this task. Others declare that with the small force of Americans at his com mand, the attempt would be suicidal, even if Chaffee were supported by the British. The details for Gen. Chaffee’s staff were announced to-day. A no able feature is the Inclusion of Lieut. Col. Heistand, now United Statrs military attache to the Pa ris exprsitlon commission. The troop movements ordered to-day, concerning the First Infantry, had been anticipated yesterday. It is presumed that one effective batta ion will be made oat of the iwo battalions of that regiment re turning from Cuba, excluding the short term men. who will remain at Leaven worth, as the home battalion of the First Regiment. This new battalion, with the battalion now at Leavenworth will pro ceed to China. The consolidation Into two of the origi nal s x military departments of Cuba an nounced to-day, Is nothing more than the logical result of the withdrawals of iroops from that Island already directed. CONSIDERS IT AUTHENTIC. Mate Department Think* Conner Message Genuine Earl LI Should Not Be Detained. Washington, July 21.—After mature de liberation'and after giving due considera tion to the Incredulous criticisms of the European authorities as lo the Conger message, the state department remains unshagen in Us first conclusion that the message was authentic and that Mr. Con ger was alive on July 18. Corroborative evidence came to the de partment this morning through Minister Wu from two widely removed sources, (he one from Sheng at Shanghai and the other from the viceroy of Nankin. They make It clear that an edict certainly has been Is sued relative to the condition of the for eign minister* and certain other matter* of information of the greatest value and lntereet if they be true. It may be mentioned, however, and that SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1900. consideration was duly discussed by Sec retaries Hay, Root and Long this morn ing. ihat all of these communications* from Pekin, at two points passed through the same channel. At Shanghai, Sheng re ceives everything; in Washington Mr. Wu is the medium. The point of this is that this additional evidence is deprived of a good deal of its corroborative value. Notwithstanding this fact, our govern ment is proceeding upon the presumption that these communications are authentic*. It has not been influenced in this atti tude by* European criticism, but convinced that it had everything to gain and noth ing to lose by reposing confidence in the Chinese minister here, the state depart ment has felt it to be not only good pol icy, but a duty to make use of the friend ly disposition of the pro-foreign Chinese officials, to alleviate the condition of the legationers. if they are still alive. The Shanghai report that Li Hung Chang is to be detained and prevented from going to Pekin is received here with foreboding of evil. It cannot be doubted that to Interfere forcibly with his free dom of movement would precipitate a crisis In the southern provinces of China, and certainly would prevent him from do ing anything for the foreign ministers if he i-s acting in good faith. Feeling that the Powers themselves are now willing to admit the error made by their naval commanders in not following Admiral Kempff’s advice at Taku, the officials here deprecate the adoption by many, of the Powers of further measures in the same wrong direction. Possibly this subject may form th£ basis of some rapid diplomatic exchanges. MINISTER WU HEARS AGAIN. Telegrams Received Which Show the Ministers Were All Bight on July 18. Washington, July 21.—Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, communicated, to the Secretary of State this morning im portant telegrams. The first Is from Sheng, the director of posts and telegraphs In Shanghai, and says: “Fortunate that Minister Conger's tele graphic reply has come. Imperial decree of the 22d, Ihis moon, (corresponding to July 18) stated that all ministers were safe. Insurgents are fighting and killing each other. LI Hung Char.g, In proceed ing northward to suppress riot, will find it difficult to go.” The second telegram is from LI Kul Yl, Viceroy of Nankin, dated the 21st of July, and received by Minister Wu at 10 o'clock the same day. It is as follows: “According to edict of 22d of this moon (July 18) with exception of the Ger man minister, who was killed by anarch ists, with regard to which rigorous meas ures are being taken lo investigate and punish the guilty parlies, all the other ministers, fbr whom strenuous efforts are being made for their protection, are for tunately unharmed.” Li Kul Yi, the Viceroy of Nankin, is one of the great officers of China and stands next in rank among the diplomats to Li Hung Chang. PEKIN IS STILL HOLDING OUT. Remey Says He Will Send Wounded to Yokohama. Hospital. Washington, July 21.—The navy depart ment has received the following cable gram from Admiral Remey, dated Taku, July 20: "Tien Tsin quiet. Latest report, Rus sian sources, July 13, legations Pekin still holding out. Reliability of this Informa tion uncertain. Mej. Regan, Capts. Noyes and Bookmiller, First Lieutenants Lawton and Schoeffel, wounded; Ninth In fantry officers, and Second Lieutenant Jolly, Marine Corps, sick, now aboard Solace. Expect about thirty wounded min. Will then send all to Yokohama Hospital.” The Lieut. Schoeffel, who Is given among the wounded for the first time by Admiral Remey, Is Lieut. Frances H. Schoeffel. He was horn in New York and was appointed to West Point from that state, June 16, 1887. He was ap pointed second lieutenant of the Seven teenth Infantry, June 12, 1891, was trans ferred lo the Ninth Infantry, June 10, 1892. He was made first lieutenant, Sept. 16, 1897, and assigned to the Fifth In fantry, but later was again transferred to the Ninth, and was with that regiment in the Philippines when It was order to China. CHAFFEE’S STAFF OFFICERS. Llt of Those Ordered to Report to Him for Duty. Washington, July 21—The war depart ment has announced the names of the fol lowing officers who have been ordered to , report to Maj. Gen, Chaffee for duty on his staff: Lieut. Col. Helstand, assistant adjutant general; Col. Humphries, assistant quar termaster general; Maj, Gallagher, com missary; Lieut. Col. Dickman, Twenty sixth Infantry, United States Volunteers; Maj. Muir. Thirty-sixth Infantry, United States Volunteer*; Maj. Stevenson, sur geon; Capt. Crozler, ordnance department. WILSON WILL GO TO CHINA. If ns Been Ordered to Rrport to Maj. Gen. A. R. Chnffcc. Washington. July 21.—'Favorable action has been taken upon the application of Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson, United States Volunteers, for active service in China. An order was Issued to-day re lieving him from duty in command of the Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara, Cuba, and directing him to proceed with out delay to Taku, China, and report to Maj. Gen. A. R. Chaffee, United States Volunteers, commanding the military forces in China for assignment to the command of one of the brigades of his di vision. BIRMINGHAM’S CLOSE CALL. Shell From Sandy Hook Strnrk linn gerouNly Near to Her. New York, July 21,—Capt. Burg of the Savannah line steamer City of. Birming ham, reports that when passing Sandy Hook shortly after noon yesterday, bound in from Savannah, a ahell which was fired from the Sandy Hook proving grounds, itruck th water between hi* ves*el and the shore, about 150 feet from the vessel, and rlcochettlng passed over hi* vessel about midships. There was greet excitement aboard the veaseJ at what waa considered a very nar row eacape, and many of the passengers were very much frightened. * A GIGANTIC PROBLEM FRAXCE SEES MUCH TROUBLE BE FORE THE POWERS. EARL LI IS MYSTERIOUS. SriRIT OF CHINESE PATRIOTISM SEEMS RAMPAXT. Movement of Troop* Northnnrd From Canton I* n Grave Feature of the Situation—Li Hung Chang Ha* Ordered the Movement To ward Pekin—French Government Still Entertain.* Hope of the Safe ty of the Legations. (Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.) Paris, July 21.—1s it anarchy or war? If this question were answered to the en tire satisfaction of the Powers there might bo some light on the future situ ation in China, but with the absolute lack of trustworthy information, oil are acting in the dark. No one is willing to hazard a guess as to what the outcome is to bo. The Powers perceive In the present ex tension of the anti-foreign movement the birth of a spirit of patriotism which they never before met with in their dealings with the Chinese people. In the Chino- Japanese war pentral and Southern China held aloof. “Western civilization.” said an official of the foreign office to a representative of the Associated Press, “is apparently face to face with a gigantic problem. This time the Powers have to deal not merely with the defenders of the Manchu minis try, but to all appearances, with an upris ing of the mass of the Chinese people, who imagine that the European Powers for the past two years have been aiming not to overthrow the dynasty, but to seize China. This seems to have given rise to an unprecedented spirit of patriot ism. We fear that North China will not alone be Involved In the anti-foreign out burst, but that the Yang-tse-Kiang val ley will ere long be cfHight in the vortex. “There have been indications recently which inspire us with this apprehension. The movement of drilled forces northward is one of them. The depanure of Li Hung Chang from Cauton northward is, in our minds, a very grave feature of the situa tion. Much will depend upon the di rection In which this influence is exercised His reticence and the absence of a pre cise indication of his position cannot be regarded as reassuring. A Significant Fact. "A significant fact In the present situ ation is that during the Chino-Japanese war when the Japanese were inflicting serious defeat upon the Chinese, the vice roys of the cetnral and southern provinces in which was a great number of drilled troops, were instructed by LI Hung Chang not to send these soldiers north, but at the present moment these troops are under orders to march toward Pe kin.” The French government still entertains hopes of the safety of the legations in Pekin in view of to~day’ advices to the Associated Press. It also declines to be lieve that any discord will break out among the Powers, especially between Russia and Japan. Russia has her hands full with affairs in Manchuria, where, it is pointed out, she has been taken as much by surprise as have been the other Pow ers. The invasion of Russian territory by the Chinese astounded the Russian gov ernment, which little suspected that the Chinese were in such strength or so well armed in the territory contiguous to Rus sia. , That no present break will occur in the accord of the Powers is the general opin ion in diplomatic l spheres. The torrid weather had a very unfavor able Influence upon the attendance at the exposition. The big drop in the number of visitors brought about an instantaneous slump in the price of tickets, which sold at 75 centimes when the show opened. They gradually dropped to 45 centimes, at which price they had been standing for the past few weeks. Yesterday, however, the hawkers had difficulty in securing buy ers at 25 centimes and some sold tickets at 20 centimes, equal to 4 cents in Ameri can money. CURA’S NEW CONSTITUTION. Date for the Convention Hna Been Fixed for Nov. 15. Washington, July 21.—1 t was stated on good authority at the war department this evening that the date for holding the Cu ban election for delegates to the Const tutional Convention has been fixed ap proximately for Nov. 15, next. The Constitutional Convention, It Is be lieved by the war department authorities, can be held within three months after that date. The authorities are unwilling to fix a definite date for the withdrawal of the few remaining American troops from the isl and, but it is believed that the new gov ernment devised by the convention will possibly be set in operation and seclure such a start as will enable the American forces to be withdrawn by the beginning of next hot weather and thus avoid keep ing any of the American regiments in Cuba through another yellow fever sea. son. DELAGOA RAY ARBITRATION. Pnrtngal Hia Deposited the Money in a Parisian Rank. Washington, July 21.—The Delagoa Bay arbitration closed to-day so far aa Portu gal was concerned by the announcement to the state department by Senor Duarte, that his government had deposited the aomunt of the award, about 53.500.W10. with the Contra Discounts, a Parisian banking institution with which the Portu guese government does business. It will remain for the British and American claimants to arrange for an equitable dis tribution of the fund, and negotiations to that end are under way with promise of success. Will Submit to Arbitration. St. Louis. July 21—Chairman J. T. Wil son of the Citizens’ Arbitration Commit tee to-day received a favorable reply from the union men to the committee letter asking the striking street railway em ployes to submit their differences with the St. Lout* Transit Company to arbitration. The official* of the company have so far ignored the letter. Populists Pat Ont a Ticket. Grand Island. Neb., July 21—The Mid dle-of-the-road Populist* have nominated a itate ticket headed by Taylor Flick of 4,'uster county, for Governor, J PLOTS WERE UNEARTHED. Filipino* II n<l Arranged to Excite I prising In Manila—Were Recruiting There. Washington. July 21.—The Secretary of War las been furnished with copies of some Interesting documents relating to au alleged plot against the authorities in Manila, which were discovered in the dis trict of £an M gruel. The secret service department under Lieut. Charles R. Trowbridge, Eleventh Cavalry, early In June stumbled upon an Insurgent recruiting office situated in an isolatid locality, where the work might be carried on without attracting notice. One room of the house was fittel up as an office and a large quantity of blank forms bearing the headline “Republlca Filijxlnas” were found. In a cupboard which had teen securely fastened Trowbridge and his men discov er and a laige quantity of papers, all of re cent date, the latest being June 7. They consisted of orders from Aguinaldo and letters of encouragement and instruction from the leader and other insurgent chiefs. A do'umcnt which evcited a great deal of Interest was one which contained the dctafls of a plot arranged evidently early in June to excite an uprising in Manila. The plan contemplated an attack upon the force in the city and the seizure of arms and ammunition. CONFERRED WITH STEVENSON. Democrat lo Cnmpaljgn Will He In ti iiaiirnted Tli* Week. Minneapolis, Minn., July 21.—Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Com mittee will leave Minnetonka Beach to morrow night for Chicago and early next week will open the Democratic national headquarters in that city. During the past two days Senator Jones has had several long conferences with Adlai E. Stevenson, the Democratic nom inee for Vice President, and also wdth several of the leaders in this state. They agreed to gel to work as early as possi ble. Senator Jones snid the campaign will be fairly inaugurated by the middle of m*xr. week. The first intention was not to begin active work before Sept. 1. Senator Jones said to-night: “I am perfectly satisfied with tlie con ditions with which we are to enter upon the campaign. Differences have been and are being settled, and the different fac tions of the party have patched up their differences and ore workitig in harmony. “Regarding China, there is a general feeling that the President should use all means In his power to protect the United States citizens and property there, but I do not believe that the Power will ac cept the situation as an excuse to ac quire territory there, as has been done in the Philippines.” HELD EXCITING SESSION. Popullts of Idaho Stirred Up by Dcmocriitii* Action. Pocatello, Idaho, July 21.—The Populists held an exciting session of their conven tion to-day over the rejection of the Democrats the night before of the ulima tum sent to them by the Populists. The. Populists would not withdraw the ulti matum, hut finally offered to recede if the Democrats would adopt resolutions de manding the immediate discontinuance of martial Ijw in Shoshone county and the abolhion of the permit system. After a sharp debate involving the Cos ur d’Alene policy of the state administration the Democratic convention unanimously voted to clcse neg tiatiens with the Popu lists and to fuse with the Silver Republi cans. A platform was adopted by the Demo crats indorsing the national ticket and platform, demanding election of senators by direct vote, and favoring compulsory reference of disputes between labor and capital to a non-partisan board of arbi tration. The PopulUts have nominated a full ticket headed by T. L. Glenn of Bear l ake for congressman, and J. A. Balhn tine of Blaine county for Governor. The Democrats are making nominations and hope to complete the ticket to-night. HID A LONG CONFERENCE. llnnlin Sny* Npenking Campaign Will Re Opened Sept. 1. Canton, 0., July 21—President McKin ley and Senator Hanna had a prolonged conference to-day, at the conclusion of which Senator Hanna announced his in tention of leaving Cleveland foV New York on July 25. The eastern headquar ters will be opened shortly after his ar rival. “The speaking campaign,” he ndfled, ’’will not be opened before Sept. 1. \s to what kind of a campaign will be con ducted. I cannot say at present. The peo ple will decide that and the committee will merely serve them with the kind of amusement they desire.” GUESTS OF COL. BRYAN. Dcmncrnt* Expect to Secure a Ma jority in Illinois. Lincoln, Neb., July 21—William J. Bryan to-day received Gen. Alfred Orendorff, J. W. Yantls and Editor H. W. Clendennln of Illinois. They discussed political con ditions in their state., Mr. Clendennln said: “The Democrats have a fight on their hands and a big majority to overcome in Illinois, but the party leaders are hope ful of electing a majority of the Legisla ture at least and possibly the state and electoral tickets.” Mr. Bryan Is so far along with his work that he was able to spend much time out of doors to-day. CHANGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. New Place Selected for Democratic Notification Meeting. Indianapolis. July 21—Bryan and Ste venson will be notified of their nomination in the open air In Military Park Instead of Newby Oval. This change or arrange ments was announced to-day by the Com mittee on Arrangements. A huge stand will be erected at once. Military Park ts within five squares of the center of the city. Many great po litical gatherings have been held there, notably before the war. The park then was known as Camp Morton. Mrs. John Hay’s Mother Drnd. Cleveland, 0., July 21—Mrs. Julia Stone, mother of Mrs. John Hay, the wife of the Secretary of Stae, died to-night after an AllAeaa of several weeks, of heart fallura. DAILY. 18 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR ROBERTS IN BATTLE niG FIGHT HEPOnTED IN PROG RESS AT MIDDLEBURG. KRUGER WITH THE BURGHERS. HEAVY AnTII.LF.RY FIRING HEARD AT MACHADODORP. finer* Ilnil Prepared to Retire to MldrtleliarM; on the Approach of •he llrlUah—llrtall. of the Hattie Not Yet Received—British Defeat ed Be Met'* Force* In a Recent Ft* In at I.lnley—German officer. Goins Home. London, July 21.—A special from Cape Town, dated to-day. says: "Lord Roberts has attacked Mtddleburg In force and a big: battle la In progress. President Kruger Is with the burghers, directing the defense.” The war office hns received the follow ing from Lord Roberts: "Pretoria, July 21.—Little, temporarily commanding the Third Brigade, reports Ihat on July 19 he came In contact, neas Llnley. with DeWet's force, which broke through Hunter's cordon. The fighting lasted until dusk, when DeWet's force, being repulsed, broke Into two parties. Little’s casualties were slight. He burled five Boera. "Hamilton and Mahon continued Their eastward march yesterday and should join hands with Pole-Carew to-day near Ersten Fabrtken Station. “A body of the enemy wrecked a train carrying sick between Krugersdorp and Potchefstroom July 19. Heavy Firing YVas Heard. Lorenzo Marques, July 21.—A dispatch from Machadodorp says that heavy artil lery firing has been reported from tht neighborhood of Middleburg, where It was reported the Boers have prepared to rs tire upon the approach of the British. Among the prisoners passing through Nooitgedacht this week ware a number of Canadians captured at Greyllngstad. Four German officers, who have been acting os President Kruger's military ad visers, hava Just arrived, having received orders from, Berlin to procteed to aettvs service In China. AN APPEAL TO WAGE WORKERS. They- Arr All Urged to Organise fa* Their Protection. Denver, Col.. July 21—An appeal to all wage workers to organize and federate was Issued to-day by the executive coun cil of the American Federation of Labcr. It follows: “Throughout our country a struggle Is raging be; ween the oppressor and the op press and. the possefsors of wealth and tha laborers; the concentration of Industry and wealth is the order of the day. Every where tha workers must suffer disastrous results unless they oiganlze and federate to protect and promote their mutual in ter* t "ln this combinstion and concentration of wealth the porsesaora permit no sac tional or s ate lines to Interfare with their power, and li therefore behooves the toll ers—the wealth-producers to unite and foderate regardlees of whether they are located east, west, north or south; Irre spective of sex. politics, color or religion. The hope of the workers, the prayer of all our people, for justice and right, and the perpetuaiion of republican Institutions, lies In organized labor. ' "Recognising these essential truths, the executive council of the American Fed eration of Labor appeals to all wage workers of whatever trade or calling to organize unions, where such do not now exist, to Join those already organized, to form unions and international unions of their respective trades and callings, and (o affiliate in one common bond of labo* upon the broad platform and under the proud banner of the American Federation of Labor. “In calling upon the workers to units and federate we aim to do no one wrong, but establish Justice for all.” CONGER FOR SENATOR. It Is Now Proposed to Mend a Party to Welcome Him Ifoine. Minneapolis. July 21—A special to th* Times from Des Moines, la., says: "Instead of the proposed memorial ser vice to Minister Conger, his wife, daugh ler and niece, It is now proposed by tha people of Des Moines to send a large par ty to San Francisco to welcome the fagi ily, If it returns safely home. “Maj. Conger is being prominently men tioned for the United States senatorship. Leading politicians say his elcetion would Insure peace in the party in lowa, as that of no other man could do.” COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION. Has Broken Oat Again and Heavy Fighting la Reported. Washington, July 21—The smouldering revolutionary movement in Colombia hag broken out again according to advices to the state department, and heavy fighting l"s going on between Colon and Panama. So far, the insurrectionist* have been Induced to respect the towns of Panama and Colon and confine their hostilities to the country outside. The navy depart ment will send a war Vessel to protect American Interests on the Isthmus. MANSLAUGHTER IS CHARGED Against Officials on Account of Ta coma Accident. Tacoma, Wash., July 21—S. Z. Mitchell of Portland, and F. L. Dame, general manager and general superintendent, re apectlvely, of the Tacoma Street Railway ' Company, have been formally charged with manslaughter, Information being filed against them to-day by the county attor ney. This is the result of the Fourth of July street car accident, In which over forty persons were killed and sixty In jured. Twenty Injured are still In the hos pital*.