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THE MORNING NEWS. Fstablished 1850. - Incorporated ISSB J. H. ESTILL. President. MURDERED FOUR BEFORE HE DIED Desperado Charles Killed Four Men Outright and Mortally Wounded Several Others. BLOODY BATTLE IN NEW ORLEANS’ STREETS Determined to Sell His Life Dearly, Charles Had to Be Driven Out by Fire and Smoke. \\h*n Looated He Killed the First Two Police Officers Sent to ArreHt lli in—Boy Standing; by the Priest Who Wan Ministering to the Dy ing Men, Murdered While He Begged Charles Not to Shoot Him. Others Went In Only to Meet the Same Fate—One of Charles* Companions Killed—Two More Innocent Negroes Slain by Crowds of New Orleans Toughs Soldiers Will Re main on Duty and Prevent Any Farther Rioting. Kew Otelans, July 27.—With the advent of the citizens’ police force last night, the threatened race war came to an end, the turbulent element yielded and peace and order were restored. This morning the better class of the ne groes resumed their avocations free from molestation and the restoration of order promised to be permanent. The early hours of the afternoon, how ever, wrought a woeful change in the sit uation. The desperate negro, Robert Charles, whose crimes have caused the terrible events of the past two days was located in a negro’s dwelling on Saratoga street, and in effecting his capture the lives of four more white men—two police Officers and two citizens—were sacrificed. Charles’ resistance cost him his life and with him was killed a negro companion who had aided him in his war on the whites and his defiance of the authorities. The fresh violence of to-day revived the turbulence of the unruly element and added strength to their forces. The citi zens’ police force has been increased to over 1,000 men. All companies of the state militia are under arms and guarding the prisons and other important points. The general belief is that the force in hand w ill be ample to suppress the lawless ele ment. A complete list of casualties shows that six negroes and four whites have been killed, and ten negroes and twenty whites wounded since the trouble began. After a desperate battle lasting for sev er'd hours, In which he succeed ed in killing Sergt. Gabriel Por trous, Andy Van Kurema, keeper of the police jail and Alfred J. Bloom held, a young boy, fatally wounding Corpl. John F. Lally, John Banville, ex- Policeman Frank H. Evans, A. S. Lo clere, one of the leading confectioners of the city, and more or less seriously shoot ing several cl-izens, the negro desperado, Robert Charles, who killed Capt. Day and Patrolman Lamb and badly w'ounded Of ficer Mora, was smoked out of his hiding place in the heart of the residence section of the city and literally shot to pieces. The tragedy was one of the most re markable in the history of the city, and DO,CO) people, soldiers, policemen and citi zens were gathered around the square in whi h Charks was finally put to death. Tremendous excitement reigned in New Orleans as the battle, went on between the police and citizens and the negro with his Winchester. After the tragedy was over and Charles was dragged from the mud and slush in which he had fallen, with the nob howling for the burning of his body, Ftatements were made that the man kill ed was not really the desperado who had killed Day and Lamb, but papers found on his person and the fact that he fought so desperately for his life and shot so ac curately, seem to leave little doubt that the right man was put to death. Tle Fir*t Victim*. Srrgt. Gabe Porteous, one of the best known officers on the force, and Sergt. John F. Lally, who has a fine record for 1 ravery, were informed during the day by a negro that Charles was In hiding in n house on Clio, near Saratoga, street. Determining to take him alive, if pos able. the officers summoned a number of I *rolmen to their assistance and went to fie house where Charles was aupposed to be in concealment. Th negro informant of the policemen r " r, nij.anied the officers. They entered 1 !♦ alley of the house, and were sur- D "1 in practically the same way as Yt-ir D a y Lamb. ' !’ the officers were aware of their Charles, who was hidden behind n n on the second floor of the bulid ,np * nlsed his Winchester and began a lurio UB but accurate fire. Lally fell with B uiot in the right side of the abdomen. P"i teou;- tv a ;, 6 hot through the head and dropped dead across the body of Lally. other officers and the negro fled from the scene. T he reports of Charles’ Winchester, and ♦ fact that two officers lay bleeding in *h yard, raised tremendous excitement. Hurry goug were Bl£rit the Mayor, ihe Satninnal) illornimj iXctooo. chief of police, and Col. Wood, in com mand of the special police, and as fast as possible armed help was rushed to the scene. In a little while there was an immense armed crowd encircling the square in which Charles was located. Voting Boy Murdered. In the meantime Father Fitzgerald of St. John's Church was summoned to ad minister extreme unction to the police offi cers, who were lying in the alley. The priest responded promptly and he was annointing the body of Porteous with Al fred J. Bloomfield, a young boy, standing by his side, when Charles again appeared at the window. The lad saw him at once and begged the desperado not to shoot him. Charles immediately fired his Win chester again and Bloomfield fell dead. The priest, unhurt, left the scene, after pluekily performing the last offices for the dead officer. At this time the ambulance arrived and two citizens volunteered to go into the al ley way and bring out the body of Lally. They entered and while they were at tempting to take the body of the dead offi cer from that of his colleague, Charles fired again. The citizens, nevertheless, got Lally's body out of the alley and aft erward succeeded In taking Porteous' body out also. Sold Hi. Life Dearly. In the meantime an Immense throng had gathered In the vicinity, and schemes were set on foot to get Charles out of the building. Charles, however, did not propose to be captured without selling his life dearly. Time after time he came to the window, and as citizens, one by one, entered the alley, he blazed away at them. In this manner Confectioner Le clere, who ttas one of the special police squad, ex-Policeman Evans, John Ban ville and George H. Lyons, son of the head of the biggest drug estalishment in the South, were wounded. . At this time the extra police began to fire indiscriminatly at the negro. Who shot him will probably never be known. Just at this tim Andy Van Kurema, keeper of police Jail, got a bullet in the body and fell dead. Just afterward H. H. Ball, an old man, aged 63, working for the Mutual Benevo lent Association, doing business in the vi cinity, was hit and mortally wounded. About the same time, with Charles firing his Winchester indiscriminately, Frank Hertucci received a shot in the left shoulder and J. W. Bofii got a hot bullet in the right hand. Smoked Out anil Killed. Ultimately it was concluded by those who were handling the situation that the only way to get Charles was to burn the building in which he was entrenched. There were, however, some scruples about resorting to this method of getting him owing to the extr. mely thickly populated section in which the house was situated. Neveriheless, it was determined that the fire department should be called out in order to protect surrounding property, in case it should be resolved to burn the building. At the moment of apparent indecision someone went to a neighboring grocery, purchased a can of oil, and, pouring It over the rear steps of the building, ap plied a maich and soon had the building in flames. So fiercely did the fire burn that It became evident that no human be ing could live In the building and picked men from the police, special squads and members of the militia stationed them selves about the building to pick off the desperado as he attempted to leave the house. A young soldier named Adolph Ander son, a m mber of the Thirteenth Company of the state militia was one of the first to see Charles as he ran down the steps leading to the second story. Charles ran across the yard and entered the second room. He fired several times at Anderson, and the latter who was armed with a Winchester rifle, shot the negro in the breast and he fell and died soon after. Literally Shot to Plecea. As soon as the negro fell numbers of people armed with Winchesters and re volvers rushed in and fired into the body. Charles was literally, ahot to piece*. Af- SAVANNAH, GA.. SATURDAY. JULY 28, 1000. ter it was certain that he was dead a mob entered the yard and dragged the body into the street. There the police and the mob emptied their revolvers into it. while a son of one of the murdered men rushed up and stamped the face be yond recognition. There were then loud howls that the should be taken to a vacant square in the vicinity and publicly burned. At this instant, however, a big squad of po lice dashed up in a patrol wagon. There were thousands of people congregated In the vicinity, and is seemed as if there might be a clash between the officers and the mob. The police seemed, however, to have regained their courage, and they promptly pushed the crowd aside, picked up the body and threw it into the patrol wagon. The driver whipped up his horses and the wagon started oft with 5,000 people running after it and clamoring for the cremation of the body of the des perado. The wagon, however, was fleeter than the mob, and it ultimately made its way in safety to police headquarters. There an Immense crowd had gathered, and great difficulty was experienced in taking the corpse from the wagon into the morgue. When Charles' body was strip ped it was found to have been literally lacerated from head to foot by the bul lets of the mob. Identified ns Charles. Shortly after the body had been placed upon the marble slab in Ihe morgue, An nie Gant, a negro woman, who was al leged to have known Charles Intimately, came to the morgue, and after regarding ihe body carefully, declared that it was not that of Charles, but of his half brother, Sly Jackson. Later in the even ing. however, Joseph Stassl, a responsi ble Italian, arrived at the prison and, seeing the body, said positively that it was that of the murderer of Day and Lamb. Coroner Richard said to a reporter that, upon the examination of the clothing of the deceased, he had found a slip of pa per bearing the name of Robert V. Charles, tvho also went under the name of Sly Jackson. Shortly after the body of Charles had been taken from the scene, a report spread that there were still some negroes in the burning building. The square was again quickly surrounded by picked men, and under guard of men with Winchesters, a special squad made its way into the building. In a room which the fire had not yet reached, three negroes were found dressed in female attire. They were hus tled out and immediately sent to prison in a patrol wagon. Subsequently, a fourth negro, a mulatto, was discovered in the building. lie made a desperate resistance against being ar rested. and while in the hands of the po lice, was killed by a shot fired from a pis tol in the hands of one of the disorderly mob that had congregated in the vicinity. Unknown Negro Murdered. Just about the time that Charles' body reached the morgue the body of an un known negro who had been shot and stabbed to death on Gallatin street was carried in. This negro was passing through the French Market when he was seen by a crowd of whites. The latter were intensely excited by the news of the slaughter of Porteous and others up-town, and they immediately mobbed him. The unknown negro ran for his life and the angry- mob kept at his heels, the crowd increasing every minute. The negro final ly succeeded in entering a house in Galla tin street. He ran up stairs and Jumped from the gallery to the ground. Before he could arise the mob shot and stabbed him to death. Up to the time of the tragedy at Clio and Saratoga streets, the city had been practically quiet. Disturbances had oc curred only in isolated instances, and Mayor Capdevielle was confident that the situation was so well in hand that he would be able to dispense with the spe cial police to-morrow. The tragic scenes, however, which were enacted there this afternoon make it almost certain that both the 500 special officers and the 1,500 militia will be kept In service at least until Monday. Mayor's Proclamation. Late this evening the Mayor Issued a proclamation. In which he said: “In view of the intense public excite ment that exists, I implore the people to obey the law and Its constituted authori ties. "I forbid all assemblages of people on the streets and advise all good cliizens to remains In their homes. “I order and direct the police to keep the peace at all hazards, to disperse all assemblages In the streets and to arrest persons who disturb the peace by Incen diary language or by their acilons. "I hereby order all barrooms closed im mediately and order the arrest of all bar keepers who refuse to obey this order." Other Negroes Killed. August Thomas was identified to-day as the negro who met a violent d.ath at the hands of hoodlums, Wednesday night, at the corner of Custom House and Vlllers streets. Louis Taylor, one of the negroes who on Fifth Page), < DOUBT IS GROWING EVEN WASHINGTON IS LOSING ITS FAITH IN C HINESE. EVERYTHING IS SUSPICIOUS. MORE MASSACRES OF MISSIONARIES ARE REPORTED. Inl tod Staten Would I/ike to See Chaffee In Command of the Allied Force*—May Be Difficult to Settle on n Commander—All Bauer for the March to Pekin to Begin. Allied Force* Are Gathering; at Tien Tain. Washington. July 27.—Unless some au thentic assurance as to the condition of ihe Americans in P*kin reaches the state department within a day or two the ad ministration is likely to abandon what ever faith it has manifested thus far in the truthfulness of Chinese information. The Chinese minister is confident that within that time there will be news from Pekin, of a character to satisfy the most skeptical as to its accuracy, and he is also confident that this will be Rood news from ihe American point of view. The state dcDartment is still receptive, though looking with growing coldness upon the numerous edicts and telegrams which are coming from China, all with out bringing any news. The contributions of the day were from Consul General Gootinow at Shanghai and Consul Fowler at Che Foo. So much of their messages as was given out for pub licaiion related to the welfare, of certain American missionaries who have been made the subject of inquiry by relatives in this country. The cables mangled these messages and th<re is reason to doubt the value of the information attempted to be conveyed through them. Mr. Goodnow also had something to ray about the political situation and it is be lieved that that part of his message was not of an encouraging character. At any rate it was withheld from the press, prob ably because the department did not re gard it as wise to give the stamp of its approval to matters which Mr. Goodnow wishes to be taken in a purely speculative sense. The Doubt Is lacreaHing. Ever since the receipt at Tien Tsin of the autograph message from Mr. Conger, dated Pekin, July 4, state department offi cials have had grave doubts as to the au thority of the cipher message attributed to him, dated Pekin, July 18. There have been many little sidelights on this message that afford ground for suspicion, and now the British authorities have added their quota to the growing distrust of things Chinese. It seems that a Mr. Warren, at present acting as British Consul at Shanghai, has been told by Sheng, the famous Chi nese director of posts and telegraphs, that Yuan, the Governor of Shan Tung, told him (Sheng), that a message had passed through to the United States from Mr. Conger on the 18th of July, telling of the conditions at the British legation. Tnis fact is cited as confirmatory of the sus picions that the cipher dispatch was "faked" by Chinese officials. It is point ed out at the state department, however, that there are plausible explanations of this curious fact which tend to show the authenticity of the cipher dispatch. Secretary Hay cabled Mr. Conger that he might have Implicit faith in the per son who brought Ihe dispatch to hint. Mr. Conger, therefore, had a right to trust the man, and possibly he told him in a general way the contents of the dis patch, in case the messenger should be obliged to destroy it to insure his own safety. However that may be, the Brit ish government has thought Mr. War ren's report worthy the attention of our own government. Question of n Commander. It is the earnest desire of this govern ment that the forward movement on Pekin be made at the earliest possible moment. Although neither Gen. Chaffee's rank nor the number of troops under his command would entitle this government to press him for command of the International forces, the government feels that he per sonally is fit for such an honor and in such a position would acquit himself with cred it. If another commander Is selected it is the wish of the President that the Amer ican force should not be divided as to com mand, but that iu carrying out Its share of any movement all orders to the Ameri can force should go through Gen. Chaffee. In case the commanders of the allies cannot reach an agreement as to who shall command, it may become necessary for the governments themselves to decide the matter. While the Sccre'ary of State has sent out no circular on this subject to those of the foreign ministers who have sen him and who have broached the subject he has suggested this solution In the event of a hitch. It is earnestly hoped, however, that no such necessity will arise, but that the commanders them selves will reach an agreement. Gathering of the Troopa. The beginning of tho campaign on Pe kin depends entirely upon the gathering at Tien Tsin of a sufficient number of troops. Therefore, anxious as It is that the campaign shall be started at once, our government is watching the arrivals of the for tgn legions and is pressing Ad miral Riraey for reports as to the mili tary conditions. Not all of his responses are given publicity for reasons of sound policy. It is reported that 28,000 soldiers ■re already at Tien Tsin, not half of the force regarded as necessary to begin the movement. The State Department advices this af ternoon, however, were to the effect that all of the Japanese troops have now been landed. In which case the international force should be considerably augmented. The War Department, lacking exact In formation, owing to the slow means of telegraphic communication, believes that Jt now hJui about 1,500 trained and sAw soned American troops in the vicinity of Tien Tain under the immedi ate command of Gen. Chaffee, assuming that the Grant has landed her passengers, which she should have done if she sailed from Nag asaki on the 25th, according to the orig inal intention. WOULD DECLINE THE OFFER. United Staten Would Not Agree to Stop Campaign If Minister* W ere Sent to Tien T*in. Washington, July 27.—-Secretary Hay signalized his return to Washington from Canton this morning by the an nouncement that under no circumstances will the United States government accept an offer from the Chinese to turn over the foreign ministers to the internation als at Tien Tsin in consideration of a sus pension of the campaign against Pekin. A long cablegram was dispatched to-day to Rear Admiral Remey at Taku, and It is believed that this instruction was laid upon him. Secretary Hay's decision to decline the Chinese proposition was based upon his determination to adhere strictly to the conditions laid down in the reply to the Chinese Emperor’s apptal. 0 The state department required that the ministers at Pekin be put in communica tion wi h their governments, and the most significant condition of all—that the Chi nese authorities co-operate with the. re lief expedition for the liberation of the legations. Until these two things are done, the state deimr.’imnt absolutely refuses lo be led into any arrangement looking to the mitigation of the punishment of the Chinese government, such as the aban donment of the expedition at Pekin. The intimation was given that the pur pose of Secretary Hay’s decision was to head off n formal proposition, as the de partment has been made aware by Mr. Goodnow and by Admiral Remey, it is presumed, that suggestions of this sort had be*n thrown out by the Chinese vice roys or their agents, though these had not been reduced to an oflleial form. The department rather strengihened its posi tion through being enabled in this way to reject the proposition by anticipation. It was pointed out that even should the other Powers agree to any such proposi tion we would not consider It until Min ister Conger’s views were known. It is explained that to agree to such a plan might result in sending the ministers for ward with an inadequate escort, and. if murdered, we would then be estopped from demanding redress. MANY KILLED AT TAO TISG. St-Tersl Americans Were Among the Unfortunate Victims. Washington. July 27 —The following dis patch has been received at the State De partment from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai, dated July 27: "An official telegram received here on the 18th said that all foreigners and many native Christians had been killed at Tao Ting, the missions burned. Americans, Sincox family, Taylor, Pekin, Misses Gould. Morrill. The customs office re ports disturbances at Yunan yesterday." The name Pekin In this dispatch is be lieved at the State Department to be Pit-, kin, as inquiries for an American by that name have been made at the department. AMERICAN* NOT RESCUED. Fowler Sends the Names of Those AVho Went to Tekln. Washington, July 27.—The Department of State is In receipt of a cable dispatch from Consul Fowler at Che Foo, In reply to one sent him, asking information about missionaries in China. Mr. Fowler, In his reply, says that only one missionary, presumably French, is known to be in the interior of Ho Nan. At Shan Tung only Americans are sit uated. Those not rescued are the per sons who went to Pekin, belonging to the American Board of Foreign Missions, and are believed to he Arthur Smith and wife, Wyekoff sisters, Chapin, wife and two children. These names were given in a previous cable dispatch, in which Mr. Fowler said that only two foreigners were in the interior, both French. ARE STILL ALIVE IN PEKIN. Unhlegrnm From t lie Fon Simply Says "Peliln Alive.” Boston, July 27.—The Board of Ameri can Commissioners for the Foreign Mis sions to-day received a cablegram from Rev. Henry B. Porter, a missionary of the board, dated the Foo, July 23, con taining the words, "Pekin alive.” The cablegram contained only the two words, "Pekin alive," no intimation be ing given as to the evidence on which the conviction which apparently prevailed at Che Foo was based. ALL MURDERED IS PAO TING FU. Unnndlnn Missionaries Perished at Hands of Chinese. Toronto, Ont., July 27.—The China In land Mission received the following cable gram from Shanghai this morning: "All missionaries murdered in Pao Ting Fu.’’ The China Inland Mission has two mis sionaries stationed at Pao Ting In the province of Chi Li, which is Just about the same distance from Pekin os Is Tien Tsin, but further Inland. These mission aries. Mr. and Mrs. Bagnall, have un doubtedly perished with one or more of their children. The North American Missionary Board and the Board of Missions, the latter be ing mostly Congregationalists, has also had workers at Pao Ting. Report of Murders Confirmed. London. July 27.—1n missionary circles at Shanghai, according to a dispatch re ceived here to-day, It has been learned that all the missionaries at Pao Ting, In the province of Pe Chill, have been mur dered. All of the people of the mission at Amoy, province of Foo Klen, are re ported well. WE MH Bl \ MORE ISLANDS. Spain lln* u Couple Tlint She Want* to Sell for SIOO,OOO. Madrid, July 27.—The cabinet is consid ering the proposition of the United States government for the cession of the islands of Cibitu and Cagayen in consideration of an indemnity of SIOO,OOO. The ministry re gards the proposition favorably, and the negotiations for a treaty of accord be tween the two government are proceed ing rapidly. DEAL HAN A 114)1 T BEEN MADE. Why We Wnnt the Island* of Caga yen and Cibitu. Washington. July 27. Arrangements have practically been completed for the purchase from Spain by the United States of the islands of Cibitu and Cagayen, which were left in Spanish possession by the treaty of Paris, although part of the Philippine archipelago. Tho purchase price wan not made public. These islands are without the bounda ries of the Philippine archipelago, as laid down- in the Paris treaty of peace. After lengthy negotiations the United States determined to buy out Spain’s right in them. One important consideration in the nego tiations was the desirability of excluding any European potier from the possession of the islands, for use bf a naval station, which would constitute a constant menace to the United States sovereignty. There Is reason to believe that schemes of that kind already have been put afloat, which are now to lx* thwarted. The two Islands are Insignificant In area, mid thinly populated, probably contain ing from 6,000 to 8.000 people in all. Clbt tu Js a long narrow Island, fourteen miles in length by two across. Cagayen Is about the same area, five miles by eight, with mountains reaching In (light 1,100 feet. It is the largest of Half dozeti tlnv Islets known as the Cagayen Suln group, and owing allegiance to the Sultan of Su lu. Its chief products are tobacco, sugar and similar tropical products. Both the islands are said to be mainly valuable for their pearl and shell fisheries. IMPERIALISM IS PARAMOUNT. Ilrynn to Deni Almost Exclusively AVlth It fit liidfnnitpolls, Lincoln, Neb.. July 27.—W. J. Bryan to-day said that In his notification speech In Indianapolis, he will follow the plan which he pursued at the notification meet ing in 1896. "The platform of that year,” said he, "declared the money question to be a par amount issue, and in my notification speech I devoted almost ail the time m the discussion of that question, leaving the other questions to be considered m m.v letter of acceptance, end in subsequent speeches. This year the platform de clares the question of imperialism to be the paramount question, and It will be the only one dealt with at any length In my notification speech. The remaining questions covered by the platform will be taken up in my letter of acceptance and subsequent speeches." INJURIES TO THE OREGON. \\ ilde AVlres That Her Structural Strcnuth I* Intact, Washington, July 27.—The Navy Depart ment this morning received the following cablegram from Capt. Wilde, commander of the Oregon: "Kure, July 26.—Secretary Navy, Wash ington: Ship docked. Structural strength intact. Wilde.” While (his dispatch omits the techni cal details of the Injuries received by tile Oregon on a rock in the Gulf of Pe Chi Li. Capt. Wilde Is known to have sup plied some of these details. They indi cate that, although the structural strength of the great battleship is still Intact, her Injuries were of an ugly char acter. None of the longitudinal frames were Injured, but the vessel's bottom was badly torn and some of her pumping con nections broken. The main injury sus tained was to compartment A, as It Is technically known. GEORGIA’S FIRST RALE. It Wns Grown by Negro Farmer and Marketed In Albany. Albany, Ga., July 27.—The first bale of new cotton crop for Georgia was received In tho Albany market to-day. It was brought to the city by Deal Jackson, a prosperous negro farmer of the Oaky Woods district of West Dougherty. The hale was carried to the warehouse of A. W. Mune & Cos. where Is was sam pled and classed. It was graded "fully middling,” and was Immediately offered for sale. It was purchased by the Geor gia Cotton Company, who paid for It 11 cents per pound. The bale weighed 359 pounds, and was without a doubt all this year's cotton. The bale was shipped to Savannah. Al bany received Georgia's first bale on ex actly the same day of the same month last season. RATIIIIONE MAY HE ARRESTED. It la Relieved He WHI He Token In to Fnstody To-day. Washington. July 27—It Is believed at the postofflee department that the arrest of ex-Director Gemral of Posts Rathhone may bo ordered within twenty-four hours by the authorities In Cuba. Under what code the arrest will be made Is not known by postal officials though the Cuban civil cole p-obably will be chosen for tho purpose. Some discussion has arisen as to this point, It being point ed out that the o!d Spinish penal code, which was formed by the Spanish during their regime on the Island, provides in the main comparatively light punishment for offenses of officials. THE TREASURY CAN STAND IT. Secretary Gage Says We Are Able to Pay for Chinese Affair, Washington, July 27—In speaking to day of the ability of the treasury to stand large additional drafts in rase of war with China, Secretary Gage said he had no doubt that the treasury could maintain in th<- field an army of 45.000 additional m< n for at least a year without feeling prtie strain. DAILY. $8 A YEAR. 6 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A- W’EEK.fI A YEAR BOXERS ARE DIVIDED LARGE SECTION HAS REVOLTED FROM PRINCE TLAN. GENERALS DESERTED HIM. DESPERATE CONFLICT JI'ST OUT SIDE OF PEKIN. Trn.lnorlhr Information Said to Have Readied .Hhuugliat That All the Mlni.ter. Hilt Von Keteler Are Alive—Hope I. p'nnt Die appearing: In England—Prinrc Cheng Sold to llnve He.cued Legnttoners—Nego tlatton. Seem to He Useless. London, July 28 —The Shanghai corre spondent of the Dally Express, wiring yeetenlay, says: "It Is said here thel a large section of the Boxers has revolted against Prlnco Tuon, alleging that he is making tools of them for his own ends. A desperate conflict took plare outside of Pekin Sun day. Prince Tuan personally led his fol lowers, two of his generals having de serted him. "The battle lasted several houra and Prince Tuan was defeated and killed.” Ixindon, July 28.—The Shanghai corre spondent of the Dally Telegraph says: "Trustworthy information, which reach ed tne to-day (Friday), oonvincea me that all the ministers except Boron von Ket teler ore still alive. ‘(Some of the European survivor* are leaving Pekin." H<>|>p Ebbing In England. London, July 28, 4 a. m.-Lyman J. Gage's statement that there Is still hope, but that It Is constantly diminishing, is held here to define accurately the situa tion. The Chinese minister In London yester day received a telegram from Sheng. di rector of railways and telegraphs, to the efTeet that an imperial decree, In the fol lowing terms, was Issued on July 24: "It Is fortunate that all the foreign rep. resentatlves, except Bcron von Ketteler, are found In safety and unharmed. Pro visions In the shape of foodstuffs, vege tables and fruits will be supplied to the legations In order to show our courtesy." The Morning Post goes so far as to as sert that there Is now direct communica tion between the Chinese authorities In Pekin and London and that the ministers are safe. However this may be, It is quite certain that the attempts of the French, Italian and other consuls to get direct replies from Peklp have utterly failed, and It Is pointed out that the ability to sup ply the legations with fruit and vegetablea Involves the conclusion that communica tion is not Impeded by the Boxers. Thus, despite the dally alternation of hopea and fears, the reiterated Chinese as sertions of the safety of the ministers fall lo carry conviction, and the decision of the United States not to delay military measures is approved as the only possible dourse to pursue. Negotiation* Are Useless. The Dally News says that negotiations with the Chinese authorities. If there be any authority In China, are useless. It turns out that as early as July 12, an appeal from the Emperor of China to Queen Victoria for mediation, dated July 3, was handed to the Marquis of Salis bury, and It Is understood that the other" Powers were not communicated with un til July 20. The Shanghai correspondent of the Dal ly Expiefs asserts that three versions of Sir Claude MacDonald’s letter of July G are current there, and that It la believed all three originated from Chinese sources. He adds, however, that LI Hung Chang says the legation party ought to reach Tien Tsln on Sunday. The Morning Post correspondent at Che Foo, wiring Wednesday, says there la a rumor that Prince Chlng rescued the le gations nnd conveyed them to a place of safety. Eighteen missionaries have been massa cred at Tung Chau, where the churches have been burned. Gen. Oaselec has started for Taku. The attitude of Germany and the Unit ed States, respectively, toward the Chi nese problem Is a theme of considerable discussion. It Is stated In Berlin, with a show of authority, that both Germany and Russia are determined to Inflict ex emplary punishment. The Berlin papers, on the whole, adversely criticise Presi dent McKinley's conciliatory policy. NO HELP FROM GOVERNMENT. NI r Clnufle Do ii nld M rlti** of Dll* 1 rrtm In Legation*. liondon, July 27.—The Dally Mail has re ceived the following cable message: "Shanghai, July 27.—A letter has Just been received here from Sir Claude Mac- Donald, dated Pekin, July 6, as follows: " 'We are receiving no assistance from the authorities. Three legations are still standing. Including the British. We also hold part of She city walls. The Chinese are shelilng us from the city with a 3-inch gun and some smaller ones are sniping us. We cat* be annihilated any day. The ammunition and food are short. “ ‘We would have perished by this time only the Chinese are cowards and have no organized plan of attack. If we are not pressed, we may hold out a fortnight longer; otherwise four day* at the ut most. “ 'I anticipate only slight resistance to the relief force.’ "Sir Claude concludes by advising the relief force to approach by the eastern gate, or by the way of the river. "The losses of the foreigner* in Pekhi (Continued on Sixth Page.j f