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J. H. ESTILI President.
CONGER WIRES OF PEKIN’S DANGERS
Dispatch From American Minister Says China Is Insisting
on Their Leaving There at Once.
LI HUNG CHANC SAYS ALLIES MOST FIGHT THEIR WAY.
Intimates Their March Upon Chinese Cap
ital Will Be Through Blood.
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Wlshe., It Will Mean Certain Death-All Were Well When Dlsp.teh
Wa Sent, Which Was Between July 30 and Aag. 2—Govern
meut Troops Firing on the Legations Daily-Dispatch Was
in the OlHeinl Cipher—Americans Took Part in Sun
day-. Battle la Which the Chinese Were Rout
ed-! 100 and Make the Advance Most Uiffl.
cult—Fear That Communication With
Tien Tsln Has Been Interrupted.
Gen. Chaffee Wires of Sig
nificant Disposition of
tile Troops.
Washington, Aug. 7.—The following ca
blegram from Minister Conger was re
ceived to-day by the state department:
"Tsi Nan Yamen, Aug. 7.—To the Secre
tary of State.—Still besieged. Situation
more precarious. Chinese government in
sisting upon our leaving Pekin, which
would be certain death. Rifle firing upon
us daily by imperial troops. Have abund
ant courage, but little ammunition or pro
visions. Two progressive yamen ministers
beheaded. All connected with legation of
the United States well at the present mo
ment. Conger.”
THE CHINESE~MUST FIGHT.
LI Hnng Chang Practically gays the
Allies Must Wade Through
Blood to Reach Pekin.
London. Aug. 8. 3:45 a. m.—"ln case the
troops advance the Chinese must fight.
The suggestion that the allies should be
allowed to enter Pekin in order to escort
the ministers to Tien Tsin Is absolutely
impossible.”
This is the dictum of Li Hung Chang.
It was transmitted last evening to Mr.
William Pritehar Morgan, member of Par
liament for Merthyr Tydvil, by his agent
at Shanghai. The agent had carried to
Earl Li a message from Mr. Morgan urg
ing that the allied troops be allowed to
enter the capital and stating that a settle
ment could be made at Tien Tsln.
whereby a war of the world against China
would be averted: but even the optimistic
Li failed to hold out the slightest hope of
its feasibility, although he reiterated to
Mr. Morgan's agent his declaration that
the ministers had left Pekin, fixing the
date of their departure as Aug. 2. The
agent makes this comment:
“The consuls are without confirmation."
These messages have been sent to Lord
Salisbury accompanied by a statement
by Mr. Morgan, urging that the allies
should take no step to endanger the lives
of the ministers.
A message from the Belgian minister,
darted Pekin, Aug. 2, seems effectually to
dispose of the rumors that the ministers
have either left or are intending to leave
Pekin,
The Chinese minister In London says he
has received a telegram from China an
nouncing that a lcng imperial edict was
issued on Aug. 2. authorizing the imme
diate and safe conveyance of all Euro
peans in Pekin to Tien Tsin.
Accounts of Sunday's Battle.
Several dispatches are printed giving
hearsay accounts of Sunday's battle. The
Daily Mali's correspondent at Che Foo,
telegraphing Monday, says:
"The fighting lasted seven hours, and
the allies, when my nport left, were pur
suing the Chinese; but. owing to the
floods, progress was difficult.
"Thus the Chinese will have time to re
form and to recover from the effects of
battle. Only a small garrison, with four
teen guns, remains at Tien Tsin. where
some anxiety Is felt because of a report
that 15.000 Chinese arc said to be moving
two days’ march to the southeast.”
All the correspondents agree In praising
the bravery and organization of the Jap
anese; but none of them brings the story
much beyond Gen. Chaffee’s report.
Li Ping Hung, according to the Shang
hai correspondent of the Standard, has
been appointed generalissimo of the Chi
nese forces and has left Pekin to com
mand the troops outside the city.
A Shanghai special says that official
advices from Toklo announce that armed
eollHons have occurred between parties
of Russians and Japanese outside Taku.
This, however, as it comes by way of
Shanghai, must await confirmation be
fore being credited.
Massacre of Missionaries.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daly
Mall ccnflimlng the massacre cf mis lcn
ariea at Chu Chow Fu, tays that two
American women were among the vic
tims.
The Sebastopol correspondent of the
Daily Graphic asserts that the Russian
government will send 126.C00 additional
Sulnmnal) JBotfniita
troops from Odessa to the Far East be
fore the end of the year.
Berlin dispatches say it is rumored there
that an agreement has been reached be
tween Emperor Nicholas and Emperor
William whereby the German troops will
be permitted to proceed to China by way
of Siberia.
The royal arsenal at Woolwich has been
ordered to serd thirty million pounds of
small arm ammunition to China.
CONGER’S MESSAGE IN CIPHER.
Shows That a Very Serlons State of
Affairs fo‘r the Ministers Still
Exists in Pekin.
M ashington, Aug. 7.—Another cablegram
came to the state department late this
afternoon from Minister Conger at Pekin—
the second that has been received direct
from him since June 13.
It is the .first which hasi come direct
from the Minister since the above date,
ihe other having been received through
the intermediary of the Chinese minister
here, Mr. Wu.
To-day's telegram shows that the situa
tion in the Chinese capital is still of a
very serious character, that the ministers
are still in danger from the Chines? troops
and .that their supplies of ammunition and
provisions have been reduced to a very
considerable extent.
So important were the statements con
fined in the dispatch that a conference
was held by wire between several of the
officials here and the President at Canton,
lasting for several hours. At its conclu
sion the cablegram from Mr. Conger was
made public.
The Official Cipher.
The cablegram came In the official cipher
of the department. It is undated like Mr.
Conger s previous cable, but from the In
ternal evidence furnished by his reference
to the beheading of two members of the
Tsung-li-Yamen and to the insistence of
the Chinese government on the removal of
the ministers from Pekin, State Depart-'
ment officials say. It may be assigned a
date not earlier than July n, and perhaps
not later than Aug. 2. It is checked by
the telegraph company as having been put
on the wires as Tsi Nan. a large city,
about eighty miles southeast of Pekin, on
Aug. 7.
The dispatch reached the department at
4:20 p. tn., but was not made public until
late in the evening. Those who were at
the White House in conference with the
President Included Acting Secretary Adee
of the State Department, Secretary Root
and Adit. Gen. Corbin. Capt. Michael,
the chief clerk of the State Department,
through whose hands the cablegrams pass,
was also present part of the time.
What the result of <lie conference was
the officials declined lo say. That It will
stimulate Ihe energies to the utmost to
endeavor to press forward the advance
movement towards Pekin is certain, for
Mr. Conger's message makes it clear that
for the ministers to leave Pekin would
result In their death.
Tlielr Condition Not Improved.
Secretary Root did not care to make any
statement when asked about the situation
to-night. The officials had been led to
believe from the more recent dispatches
which had purported to emanate from
Chinese sources as well as from imperial
edicts that the condition of the legation
ers was much improved, but to-day's ad
vices show a very different aspect of
affairs.
Secretary Root stated late to-night that
so far os he was aware there would be
no change in the President'* intention lo
return to Washington on the isth inst.;
making this reply to a question as lo
whether the latest developments in Pekin
would necessitate his return to the capi
tal earlelr.
The word "yamen,” following the name
of the city Tsi Nan, at which the cable
gram from Mr. Conger was put on the
wires, as understood here, probably re
fers to the official building or residence
from which it was transmitted, or at
which It waa received by courier from
Pekin.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8, lflOO.
AMERICAN TROOPS ENGAGED.
Anttlyaii of Chaffee's Dispatch .Shows
Some Significant Incident* a*
to the Allie*.
Washington, Aug. 7.—The information
Which came to-day that American, troope
were engaged in the battle at Pei Tsang
established positively, for the first time,
notwithstanding the difficulties which Gen.
Chaffee had encountered in disembarking
troops and supplies at least a pert, and a
considerable part, of our force was in the
vanguard of the fonvard movement.
Gen. Chaffee’s dispatch to the war de
partment conveyed the most satisfactory
evidences that the commanders had thor
oughly agreed in advance upon a plan of
action and that there is every indication
that this plan had been followed, as Gen.
Chaffee on Friday sent the ca
ble saying that the attack up
on the Chinese at Pei Tsang
would be made on Sunday, the day when
Admiral Remey end the press- correspon
dents say the fighting occurred.
Gen. Chaffee’s announcement that the
present objective of the international col
umn is Yang Tsun, is interpreted by the
officials at the war department to mean
that this point where river, railroad and
wagon road meet, is to be made the ad
vance base for the operations on Pekin.
America nn In the Fight.
The most positive addition to the news
of the day was the brief line from the
correspondent of the Associated Press at
Tien Tsin stating that the Ninth and
Fourteenth Infantry, Reilly’s Battery and
the marines were in the battle of Pei
Tsang.
It was this force which, with the Brit
ish and Japanese, bore the brunt of the
attack on the left flank, which wae to
turn the enemy’s position. This plan had
already been made clear by Gen. Chaffee’s
dispatch, although he did not mention
what American troops would be engaged.
In view of the participation of the
American troops, the War and Navy De
partments are anxiously expectant of re
ports of the part taken by our troops and
of any losses which the Americans may
have sustained.
No light has yet been thrown upon the
subject of whether the commanders of the
international forces have agreed upon a
commander. The Chaffee dispatch would
seem to indicate that none had been
agreed upon. The movement was planned
evidently by the commanders *in confer
ence, and the part which each command
was to play agreed upon in advance.
How Allies Were Located.
It is perhaps noteworthy and significant
that in this plan of attack upon the ene
my at Pei Tsang, the American. British
and Japanese forces were joined in the
movement to turn the enemj r ’s right flank
while the Russians and French operated
together on the opposite side of the river
against the enemy's 1 oft. This may indi
cate the line of cleavage among the allies,
whose general dissensions were reported
at Tkn Tsin.
It also is exceedingly significant that
Gen. Chaffee does not mention the Ger
man force at all. The war department of
ficials do not believe that this could have
been due to an oversight on his part if it
was arranged that they were to partici
pate in the movement. It therefore seems
likely that the Germans were not en
gaged at Pel Tsang. It is thought possi
ble that they may be acting independ
ently.
FEAR FOR COMMUNICATION.
Delay in Di.pntrhe. Lend* to Relief
It May Have Been Intermitted
With Tien Tain.
Washington, Aug. 7.—lt is feared here
that communication from Tien Tsin has
been Interrupted.
A dispatch was received at the war de
partment from Gen. Chaffee which was
sent from Tien Tsin on the third instant.
It took four days for that dispatch to
reach Che Foo.
Government officials have passed a day
of anxious waiting for some late intelli
gence from China. When the executive
departments closed this evening, nothing
but the belated Chaffee dispatch had
reached either the war. navy or state de
partments.
Ac-tirg Secretary of State Adee remark
ed despondently that not one. word had
teen heard from any of our consuls in
China during the day and nothing had
been forwarded to them in the way of
cdditlonal Instructions.
In the absence of any late intelligence,
the Chaffee dispatch was carefully anal
yzed. One of the most assuring features
of the dispatch Is to the effect that abso
lute harmony exists between the inter
nal->nal forces. It successfully disposes of
the repeated story of dissensions and con
tentions among the allied forces. It shows
that the combined Powers Joined zealous
ly in a movement against Pekin for the
rescue of the beleaguered legailons.
A Significant Feature.
Another significant feature of Chaffee's
message shows that the internationals are
advancing on Pekin in two columns, one
on each side of the Pei Ho river. The
Japanese. English and American forces
are on the west of the river and the Rus
sian and French on Ihe opposite side. Ac
cording lo the War Department map Just
Issued. Pei Tsang covers both sides of the
river, but the main portion of It is on the
left side where the English. American and
Japanese forces attacked the enemy's
flank.
It Is understood further from Chaffee'*
dispatch that the objective point of the
international column Is Yang Tsun, a town
about fifteen miles beyond Pel Tsang.
where the raliioad crosses the Pel Ho riv
er on Ito way tc Pekin. Once in'posses
sion o. it the International forces would
have both the railroad and the river In the
rear for keeping open communication with
Tien Tsln. Tite strategic advantage of
gaining this point is apparent.
Discredit* Report*.
Acting Secretary Adee discredit* the re
port credited to L# Hun* Chang to the ef
fect that the foie'gn ministers have left
'Continued on Bixth Page.)
BRYAN WAS CHEERED
WARMLY GREETED ALONG ROI'TB
TO INDIANAPOLIS.
ARRIVED THERE LAST NIGHT.
HR YAN AND STEVENSON WILL BE
NOTIFIED TO-DAY.
They Were Acrompnniod by n Party
of Prominent Deinocra In—Enthnn
inMtie Reception Given Rrynn at
Chicago— He and Stevennon Made
Brief Speeches at Knnkakee-Weli*
liter Davln Accept* the Whole Plat
form and Will Speak on Imperial
iant.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 7.—Willikm J.
Bryan of Nebraska and Adlai E. Stevenson
of Illinois reached this city at 7 o'clock
this evening. They came on a special
train of twelve coaches, all filled with en
thusiastic Democrats.
Stops of some length were made at Kan
kakee, 111., and Lafayette, Ind. Large
crowds gathered at every station and
cheered lustily whether the train stopped
or not.
Ten cars of the train were occupied by
members of the Oook County Democracy.
The eleventh was for the use of press rep
resentatives. In the last coach were
Messrs. Bryan and Stevenson, their fam
ilies and friends. Chairman Jones of the
National Committee and wife, Gov. and
Mrs. Thomas of Colorado, Secretary
Walsh and Sergeant-at-Arms Martin of
tho National Committee, and many of the
leading members of that organization.
Hon. Sahiuel Alschuler, Democratic candi
date for Governor of Illinois, Mayor Har
rison of Chicago and Webster Davis, for
mer assistant secretary of the interior,
were alto among the guests.
Conference* between the leader* of the
Parts' who were brought together for the
first time since the Kansas City conven
tion filled the afternoon. The tone of Ihe
conference was generally very hopeful.
Senator Jone* expressed himself as
especially pleased with the outlook In
New York. Webster Davis participated
freely in the conversations and announced
his intention to speak during the cam
paign in several states, including New
York state. He said he accepted the
Democratic platform in toto, but that he
would devote himself especially in his
speeches to the exploitation of the subject
of imperialism.
Rode on the Engine.
Mr. Bryan and Mayor Harrison rode
on the engine at the invitation of the rail
road authorities between Lafayette and
Lebanon, Ind.
Brief stops were made at several places
on the way and there were crowds of
people at many points a* which stops
were not made. The faces of the waiting
people showed disappointment as the train
whizzed by them, but they cheered loudly.
The principal stops were made at Kan
kakee, 111., and Lafayette, Ind.
At each of these places the candidates
were given receptions which were re
minders pf the campaign of 1896. At Kan
akee the first speaking of the tour was in
dulged in. The streets around the sta
tion were jammed.
Mayor Harrison introduced Mr. Bryan,
saying he believed firmly that the patriot
ism and good sense of the American peo
ple was too great to place In the office of
President a man who did not represent
the plain people of Jackson and Lincoln
had represented them. Mr. Bryan was
such a man, and he took great pleasure
in introducing him.
Mr. Bryan Make* a Speech.
Mr. Bryan said:
“I am a very cautious man, and while
I have seen it stated in the papers that
I was nominated for the Presidency, I
know that you cannot always trust to
what you sec in the papers. (Laughter.)
And I am not going to take it for grunted
that I have been nominated until I am
officially of it down at Indianap
olis. I do not want to make a speech as
the presidential candidate until I am sure
I am nominated. (Laughter and ap
plause.) Mr. Stevenson, the nominee for
the vice presidency, is along, and Gov.
Thomas of Colorado, who is to notify him
of his nomination, is on the train, and I
believe has privately Informed him that
he has been nominated, and therefore he
has more reason for making a speech than
I have, and I take pleasure in presenting
to you your candidate for Vice President,
who is, I hope and believe, to be the next
Vice President of the United States, Hon.
Adlai E. Stevenson.” (Applause.)
Mr. Stevenson also excused him* If and
introduced Mr. Alschuler, about whose
candidacy he said there could be no doubt.
Mr. Alschukr made a brief address ex
pressing hi* belief in the success of the
national ticket and calling upon his hear
ers to do their duty at the polls.
At Lafayette Mr. Bryan did not apeak
except to introduce Gov. Thomas. The
Governor assured h s hearers that Mr.
Bryan ard Mr. Stevenson will carry every
state in the Rocky mountain region by
majorities equal to thos*' of 1896.
Nothing on *arth remained to do, he
said, but frr Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and
Wisconsin to do their duty as they had
done before. If they did so the party
would give them a President of th United
States who "wore no man’s collar and
who belonged to the common people.”
(iArp!au*e)
Hon. Webster Davis also made a few
remarks exhorting the Democrats of In
diana to earnest effort in behalf of Bryan
and Stevenson.
Crowd* nt Ind In nn poll*.
The fact that the train was an hour be
hind schedule time in reaching Indianaio
lis did not seem to dampen the enthusi
asm of the crowds that waited. At one
moment Senator Jones, chairman of the
National Committee, got lost in the surg
ing mass and had to be sought out, like
a wandering pleiad.
When Mr Bryan’s well-known figure
was recognized in the marching column
a great shout was sent up and cheers fol
lowed him constantly until he arrived at
the Grand Hotel. The streets were lined
so thickly with people that progress was
difficult. Finally, at 8 o’clock, the wearied
travelers sat down to dinner.
After dinner Messr*. Bryan and Steven
son were given e general reception at tha
Grand Hotel. They shook .hands with a
large number of people and chatted for a
few minutes with many of them. Mrs.
Bryan and Mrs. Stevenson were enter
tained by a committee of ladles*
BRYAN S TRIP TO CHICAGO.
An EntlinsiANtlc Reception There
and nt All Point* in Illinois
Where Stop* Were Made.
Chicago, Aug. 7.—Hon. William J. Bry
an, Democratic candidate for the presi
dency, arrived in Chicago on the Burling
ton Railroad at 9:30 a. m. to-day. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, their son.
Gov. and Mrs. Thomas of Colorado, and
Col. John I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms of
the Kansas City Convention.
The party was met at the union depot
by a local committee, several clubs and a
large number of citizens, who gave them
an enthusiastic greeting. The party was
driven immediately to the Sherman House.
The first public appearance of the day
was mode by Mr. Bryan at Aurora. 111.,
at s:2O a. m. He had Just finished break
fast when he was called to the rear plat
form by the cries of a large crowd. Hon.
Samuel Alschuler, Democratic nominee for
Governor of Illinois, greeted tyr. Bryan
and was invited into his car. Ther* were
demands for a speech, but none was
made. Instead, Mr. Bryan took his po
sition on the step* of the rear platform
and shook hands with the people as they
crowded about. He told them that he
desired to save his voice for the Wednes
day ordeal, and must therefore decline to
talk.
”1 have pissed through Aurora many
times,” he said as he pulled Mr. Alschulc r
up the steps, and I have often wondered
why you did not have a governor of your
own living here, and I am glad to see
that you are about to r< medy the defect.”
"And we.” responded Mr. Alschuler,
‘have been wonderng for several year*
why we did not occasionally have a Pres
ident from Nebraska passing through our
town.” 1
Warmly Greeted Everywhere.
Mr. Alschuler then introduc and a number
of f.i nd and the train moved cut. As it
started there was a cheer fur “the next
President” from the crowd. Mr. Bryan re
tired at II o’clock last night, just after
passing Creston, la. At that place the
train was met by a demonstrative crowd
as it was alto at Red Oak, but at such
places the nominee declin'd to speak.
When Mr. Bryan emerged from the
train in Chicago he looked cool and fresh,
c.ean and bright, appearing well prepar
ed for an arduous day. Wearing light
summer clothes, he was evidently pre
pared to go through the day with aa much
comfort as possible for presidential can
didate enuring upon the first work of the
campaign.
A committee of citizens which met the
incoming party was headed by Mayor
Carter Harrison. National Committeeman
Gahan, Robert E. Burke a .and Frank Win
ter, the latter appearing as representa
tive of the German-American clubs of the
city. These with o her leaders were ad
mitted inside the s’ation gates. Their fol
lower* sent up a lusty cheer as the na
tional leader came into sight, but not
withstanding the presence of probably a
thousand people at the station there was
scant ceremony at that point. After a few
hearty handshake*. Mr. Bryan and his
party were escorted to waiting carriages
and diiven to the Sherman House.
The party made its way through the
throng at the depot with some difficulty,
and Mr. Bryan was frequently compelled,
during the short walk, to stop and shake
hgnds with an especially insistent ad
mirer.
Among the clubs at the depot one
or two German-Amer can organizations,
the Thurman Club and the Nebraska Bry
an Club of Chicago.
Reception anil Depnrtnre.
At the Sherman House Mr. Bryan was
immediately ushered Into a parlor on the
ground floor, whrre he was soon Joined
by Hen. 'A. E. Ftevenson. 'The candidates
greeted each other cordially and. standing
■dfie by side they' shook hands with a
great number of people. All the visitor*
were more or less enthusiastic and most
of them vouchsaffd immense majorities
as 'he result of the coming election. One
old gentleman threw hi* arms around Mr.
Bryan’s neck an l promised a thousand
votes as the result of h s own Individual
efforts.
Shortly before 1 o’clock the parade wag
formed to escort the Bryan and Steven
soi) party to the special train which was
to convey them to Indianapolis. A few
minutes later the party left the Sherman
House and entering the carriages In wait
ing tdok their places in the lino of march
at ihe Illinois Central Station, where the
spcinl Big Four train awaited the parly.
Preceding Messrs. Bryan nnd Stevenson
and party was the Cook County Democ
racy hand, and following the carriages of
the distinguished Democratic leaders were
the members of the Cook County Democ
racy to the number of 350, and about 100
other local Democratic politicians who
were to accompany the party to Indian
apolis. A cheering crowd lined the
streets. The party at once boarded the
train and at 1:30 p. m. the start for In
dianapolis wns made amid prolonged
cheering from a crowd of several thou
sand. which tyid gatherer] to witness the
departure.
MANY PROMINENT DEMOCRATS.
Gathered for (lie Ilryan-StevenMon
Notification Meeting.
Indianapolis, Aug. 7.—Many prominent
men from distant stales arrived to-day to
participate In the Bryan-Stevenson noti
fication meeting in Military Park to-mor
row .
Senator James K. Jones, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee, to
day talked with Mayor Taggart over the
telephone and consented to preside at the
notification exercises. The arrangement
1* for Mayor Taggart to call the meeting
to order, lo make a short speech as May
or, welcoming the visitors to the city, and
then turn the meeting over to Chairman
Jones.
Congressman Richardson of Tennessee
will make the speech notifying Mr. Bryan,
who will at once reply. Gov. Thomas of
Colorado will make the speech notifying
Mr. Stevenson, to be followed by the
speech of the candidate for Vice Presi
dent.
Arrangements have been completed for
Ihe parade to Military Park to-morrow
afternoon. I*ooai and Indiana Democratic'
club* will head the column, which will
form at 1:15 p. m. at Pennsylvania and
Georgia streets and will move In two di
visions. The candidates and their party
will leave the Grand Hotel t at 1:30 o'clock
and will join the parade there.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago will, accord
ing to the announcement by Mayor Tag
gart to-day. preside at the mass meeting,
to l*e held at Tomlinson Hell to-morrow
evening. Overflow gatherings will occur
In Monument Place nearby.
Yellow Fever In Yacotan.
Washington, Aug. 7.—United States Con
sul Thompson at Progresso, M>x., Informs
the state department that yellow fever
seem* to be on the Increase and la viru
lent a.t Merida, capital of Yucatan.
THE SITUATION IN TAMPA.
There Are no Nmv Fanes nn.l n House
to Hour? Fnnxnf.* 11... l>*elo*ed
Nothin* Su*ilelnu*.
Tampa, Fla., Aiik. 7.—State Health Offi
cer Porter and Surfreon White state to
night that there are no developments to
day requiring an official announcement
from them.
No suspicious cases of any character
are now in existence ti the city.
The house-to-house inspection directed
by Dr. Porter has proceeded rapidly. To
night he has reports from the inspectors
covering about five thousand people of
all nationalities and not one case has
been disclosed of a suspicious or question
able character from these reports.
Dr. Porter says the health conditions of
the city are by no means alarming. The
city sanitary superintendent submits the
repofirts of the canvassers ,to Dr. Porter
every dny and Surgeon White personally
visits every o ,se of Illness reported. The
quarantine regulations continue in force
and will be maintained for at least one
week.
Raleigh, N. C. wires to-night that pas
sengers from Tampa will be allowed to
stop there.
The government quarantine boat Brat
ton Is pairolling the harbor, assisting In
maintaining the cordon which shuts In
the city.
X<* hiexr Suspect* nt Tampa.
Washington. Atig. 7.—The Marine Hos
pital Service 10-day received advices re
porting that there are no new cases of
yellow fever nor new suspects at Tampa.
ATTACK AT FI.AMD'S RIVER.
Believed the British Garrison Hns
Been Relieved.
London. Aug. 7.—t,ord Roberts reports
to the war office under date of Pretoria,
Aug. 6, as follows:
"HnrrlsmWh surrendered on Aug. 4. The
neighboring country seems to be quiet.
Kitchener is with the force south of the
Vaal river. He was Joined yesterday by
a strong detachment of Brabanc's horse
and the Canadian regiment.
"The Boers attacked the garrison at
Eland's, river on the morning of Aug 4.
Information was sent to Carrington, who
was on the way to Eland's river. lan
Hamilton, who reached Rustenburg yester
day, reported hearing heavy firing In the
direction of Eland's river. To-day the fir
ing seems more distant, which looks as if
the Eland’s river garrison had been re
lieved and was retiring towards Zeerust."
LOST IX REAR GUARD ACTION.
Commandant Theron Wlio Attacked
Consul Stowe's Train.
Kroonsrtad, Aug. 7.—Commandant The
ron, who commanded the Boer flying pa
trol that derailed and burned last week
neat* Honfgspruit the train carrying
United Slates Consul Stowe and flying
the Stars and Stripes, has suffered a loss
of three killed nnd ten severely wounded
In a rear guard action near Kroonstad
with tho Maltii Mounted Infantry. The
British sustained no lpsses.
STOWE WAS IN GREAT DANGER.
Theron Expressed Regret for the
Attack on the Train.
Pretoria, Aug. 7.—Additional details re
garding the attack on the train bearing
Mr. Stowe show that twenty-seven bullets
traversed his compartment. Louis Sharp,
an American accompanying Mr. Stowe,
was shot through the foot.
Theron, whom Mr. Stowe hastily sought,
ex preseed sorrow for Ihe act, maintaining
that it was due to a mlalake. The Boers
put Mr. Stowe's carriage hack on the iln<^
IN ACCORD WITH GOVERNMENT.
fnnndn nnd Australia Agree a* to
South African Settlement.
London, Aug. 7.—The secretary of state
for the colonies, Mr. Chamberlain, In re
ply to a question in the House of Com
mons to-day, said he had already made
himself acquainted with the views of
Canada and Australia In regard to the
main points of the South African settle
ment. He ad(led that they were com
pletely In accord with her majesty's gov
ernment as lo the necessity for the an
nexation of the Orange Free Stute and
the Transvaal lo the British empire anti
Ihe establishment of a government, sup
ported by a military force, with the ulti
ma,te extension of representative •elf
government.
KRUGER WILL SURRENDER.
Bat Wants Satisfactory Promise os
to Ills Destination.
Pretoria, Monday, Aug. 6.—it Is stated
positively that President Kruger is will
ing and anxious to surrender provided a
satisfactory promise is given as to his
ultimate destination.
ftteyn Seriously 111.
Kroonstad, Aug. 7.—President Steyn is
seriously 111.
SEVENTEEN WERE DROWNED.
Ttrrlble Destruction of Property
From Elands.
New Orleans, Aug. 7.—Seventeen per
sons, two of whom were Americans, were
drowned In tha department of Olancho
during the recent floods in Honduras. The
destruction of property Is said to have
been terrible.
None of Ihe names of the flood's vic
tims had been obtained at Puerto Cortez
when Ihe fruit steamer 8. Oterl, which
sailed from there, brought this report to
the city.
A cablegram from Blueflelda, Nicara
gua, says there was an extensive lire
there Sunday night, destroying the Sam
Well and J. D. Belanger stores,
Dr. Lane's drug store, the Met
ropolitan Hotel and the office of the Blue
fields Steamship Company and the Unite.]
Fruit Company.
GAYNOII HEARING RESUMED.
Scheduled for Yesterday and Will
ne Continued To-day.
New York. Aug. 7.—Th* hearing In the
matter of th* removal of Ihe Oaynors to
the Jurisdiction of the Georgia federal
courts, scheduled for to-day before Com
missioner Shields, will be continued to
morrow.
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TOWNE WITHDRAWS
POP! LIST NOMDEF. GIVES WAY TO
STEVENSON.
ONLY CONSISTENT COURSE.
HIS LETTER TO THE COMMITTER
DECLINING TO RON.
Snkl H* \Vi* Defeated In a Fair Con
teat nt Knitnan City Necessary
That n Man Long Identified With
tlie Democracy Should lie (’ajiili
date for Vico President—Could Not
Hun In Opposition to Ticket He !■
Supporting.
Duluth. Mlpn.. Aug. 7.—Former Con
gressman Char es A. Towne. who waa
nominated for the vice presidency by tha
Populist National Convention h?ld at
Sioux Falla in May has sent the following
Utter to the committee of notification*
Hon. P. M. Klngdal. chairman:
"Gentlemen: When on the fifth of July
at Kansas City 1 had the honor to re
ceive from you the official notification off
th** action of your national convention in
nomi atirg me for the office of Vice Pres
ident of th* United States, I requested,
in view of anomalous and delicate circum
ttances In the presidential situation that
you peimlt me to take the subject under
careful advisement before announcing a
decision cither accepting or declining that
norr.irat on. THs request you were pleas
ed to grant, nnd now. after mature con
sideration of all the factors Involved that
concern the welfare of the cause of po
litical reform In this country and my own
duty thereto I am ornstra'md to inform
you in all relpect that l must decline th*
nomination terriered rr.e by the Slouoc
Fall* Convention.
In announcing this conclusion I cannot
forbear to express to you and through you
to the great convention whose mission you
hold, a a well as to that patriotic body of
advanced political thought that your con
vention represented, my deep sense of tho
honor conferred upon me. To be tho
unanimous choice of such convention for
the second highest office in the service
of the republic would be a distinction to
any citizen.
An Encouraging ftlgn.
Two circumstances, however, add em
phasis to this consideration in the present
instance:
U Irst, that the nomination was unsolic*
Ited by me. and secondly, that the con
vention as in the case also of its nomi
nee for the presidency, went out of its
political organization to select a candidate.
To my mind this action of the gfioux Falla
convention in nominating for President a
representative of the Democratic party
and for Vice President a representative
of the Silver Republican party l
t one of the most encouraging
and inspiring spectacles im recent
politic*. Its unselfishness and magna
nimity, it* testimony to the precedence o|
the cause of the people over any merely
l*rtl*un advantage, rained the procedure
of that convention into the aerene upper
air of true civic heroism. For such a
spirit as thin, what service, what sacrifice
cannot be asked in the name of the re
public?
It was, of course, the expectation of your
convention that its nomination for the
vice presidency would prove acceptable to
the conventions of the Democratic and
Silver Republican parties called to meet
In Kansas City on the Fourth of July. The
SltvtT Republicans. 1,833 delegates, repre
senting twenty-eight (dates and territories,
were indeed eager to name the ticket
chosen at Sioux Falls; but to the great
Democratic Convention another counts
commended Itself. The name of your nom
inee was pretjfnted to that convention and
was received with remarkable demonstra
tions Of approval by the enormoue
number of citizen spcetalors and with id*
utmost respect by the delegates.
'lnst He a Democrat.
Hut geographical considers tljns, and tha
fact that In certuln parts of the country
It was deemed wise to defer to a senti
ment demanding that the Candida e should
be a man absolutely identified with tha
Democratic organization, not only by
holding Its principles and advocating Its
cause, but also by name and profession,
determined the selection of the Hon. Adlat
K. Stevenson of Il.lnols, a man of unim
peachable character and of ripe political
experience, who. as it member of Congress
more than twenty years ago was a close
associate Bnd so-laborer of CJen. J. B
Weaver and olher great leaders In the re
form polltiral movements of that day, and
who, as Vice President from 1893 to 1897
distinguished himself by rebelling against
the betrayal of Democratic principles by
President Cleveland. '
When Mr. Stevenson had been nomt
natinl, what waa it my duty to do? My
name hnd gone before the convention
along with his and I had been beaten.
The nomination had been made decisive
ly and with absolute fairness. The can
didate chosen was personally unexcep
tionable; his loyalty to our principles wag
beyond question nnd his career had been
a long exemplification of them. Mani
festly It was my duty to support that
nomination. Acting upon this conviction,
I wen* before the Silver Republican con
vention and succeeded In persuading It
to not. nominate me. and the vice presi
dential question was finally referred to
the silver Republican national rommltte*
with full powers. I.ater In the night this
committee placed the name of Mr. Steven
son on Its ticket as candidate for vice
president.
Stevenson or Roosevelt.
This recital clearly develops the situ*,
tlon as It now Is. Kverybody knows that
either Mr. Stevenson or Mr. Roosevelt Is
to he the next Vice President of the
United States. I am expected to take a
laborious part In the campaign. I shall
rf course advocate the election of Mr.
Rryan and Mr Stevenson. The Democratic
Convention, before which 1 was a candi
date. nominated Uryan and Stev. tison.
The Stiver Republican party, of which
organization .1 was the official head for
nearly four years, has nominated Rrvan
and Stevenson. In what light should I
appear before the American people If.
while advocating the election of one tick
et, I should be going through the form
of running on another? Nobody In the
United States would think I had the
slhh rst chance of being elected and no
body would t* lev* that I considered my
self seriously as a candidate unless at
the same t me he bsll v and me to be sb o
lutely lacking In common aenae. Whom
cou'd such a phantom candidate deceive?
What reep ct should I de
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