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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1830. .- . Incorporated ISSS
J. H. ESTII.J President.
CHINA MUST COMPLY
DEMANDS REITERATED I\ REPLY
TO RECENT EDICT.
EARL LI WILL NEGOTIATE.
THIS IS SATISFACTORY BIT IT IS
NOT SUFFICIENT.
Appointment of 1.1 Hung Clmnjt to
Secure Pence Terms Announced in
nn Olßclnl Edict Which Wan Pre
nented to the State Department by
Minister Wu-tt'e Have Replied
That China Must First Give Aid to
the Relief Force.
Washington, Aug. 12.—T0-night Secre
tary Adee. by direction of President Mc-
Kinley, presented to Minister Wu for
■ttanemission to his government, the re
ply of the United States to the imperial
edict, appointing Li Hung Chang envoy,
<o negotiate with the Powers for u ces
sation of hostilities.
The text of the reply will not be made
public before to-morrow. In effect, how
ever, it is a reiteration of the demands
previously made by the United States
upon China, coupled with a vigorous in
timation that no negotiations will be en
tered into until the Chinese government
shall have complied with those demands.
This government, inspired by a determi
nation to effect the rescue of the lega
tioners besieged in Pekin, takes advantage
in its reply to the edict to reiterate the
demands previously made upon China.
These demands were made by the Presi
dent on July 23 and subsequently were re
iterated substantially by Acting Secretary
Adee by direction of the President. The
demands for the protection of the minis
ters, for free communication between them
and their respective governments and for
the restoration of order in China, form the
keynote of the memorandum forwarded to
the imperial government by the President
to-day.
Should Make It Clear to China.
The iteration and reiteration of the de
mands must, it is thought, make it per
fectly clear to the Chinese government
thaA no negotiations will be entered upon
until a square-toed compliance with them
has been made. Should the demands be
acceded to, there will be no obstacle, it
is believed, in the way of a settlement of
other questions which have arisen out of
the pending troubles.
Mr. Wu declined to-night to make any
statement bearing on the reply, not even
being willing to say whether or not It had
bee-n received by him.
Copies have been sent to the United
States representatives in Europe and Ja
pan to be submitted to the governments
to which they are accredited and also to
the European diplomatists resident here
for their information.
APPOINTMENT OF EARL LI.
Official Edict Received at State De
partment I EncoortiKlnK—Con
irer Will Hold Out.
Washington. Aug- 12.—Indications of the 1
desire of China for n peaceful settlement
of her present difficulties have been mul
tiplying: for several days.
Official evidence of that desire was pre
sented to the department of state to-day.
It was in< the form of an edict promulga
ted by the Emperor. Kwang Hsu, appoint- !
lng Earl Li Hung Chang as envoy pleni
potentiary to negotiate with the Powers
for an “immediate cessation of hostili
ties,** pending a solution of the problems
which have grown out of the anti-for
eign uprising In the empire.
Earl Li Is to act directly for the Em
peror. and a fair inference is that what*-
ever terms of settlement he may reach
with the Power* will be approved by the
Imperial government.
During the day only one dispatch that
was made public reached any of the gov
ernment departments from China. A be
lated message from Minister Conger was
transmitted to the war department by
Gen. Chaffee. It expressed simply hit
ability to “hold on” until Gen Chaffee
should come to his relief. All the power
of this government will be exerted to get
that relief to him, and the other impris
oned legationers at the earliest possible
moment.
Minifttcr Wu Hud the Edict.
Minister Wu was an early cailer at the
department of state. Shortly after 9
o’clock he made an engagement with Act
ing Secretary of State Adee to meet him
at the department at 10:30. Promptly at
that hour the minister’s automobile stop
ped at the west entrance to the depart
ment, and Mr. Wu alighted and hurried
to Secretary Adee’s office. He presented
to Mr. Adee a copy of the imperial edict
which ho had received last night. It hid
been transmitted to him in the Chinese
foreign office cipher, and Its translation
and preparation for submission to the
department of etote hud occupied much
of the night.
'Minister Wu remained with Secretary
Adee for three-quarters of an hour, dis
cussing the term* of the edict and the j
probable response to It of this govern
ment. Shortly before Minister Wu left
the department. Secretary of War Root
Joined the two diplomats, but remained
only long enough to obtain a cony of the
edict and discuss it briefly wjth the Chi
nese Minister.
Minister Wu expressed the belief that
the edict presented u means of peaceful
adjustment of the present trouble, and
that the request of the Chinese govern
ment for a cessation of hostilities pending
P*ace negotiations was entirely rcasonu-
Me. f.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the
conference the text of the edict, together
with the details of the call of Minister
Wu was communicated to President Mc-
Kinley at Canton. The President’s reply
yet, has not been received.
What the Kmperor
I-ate in the day Acting Secretary Adee
Jktoannal) forming BJftos.
made public the text of the edict in the
following statement:
The department of state makes public
the following imperial edict, appointing
Viceroy Li Hung Chang as envoy pleni
potentiary, to propose a cessation of hos
tile demonstrations and negotiate with the
Powers, a copy of which was delivered
by Mr. Wu to the Acting Secretary of
State this Sunday morning at 10:30
o'clock.
"An Imperial edict forwarded by the
privy council at Pekin under date of the
14th day of the seventh moon (Aug. 8) to
Gov. 1 uan at Tsi Nan, Shan Tung, who
transmitted it on the 17th day of the same
moon (Aug. 11) to the Tao Tai at Shanghai
by whom it was transmitted to Minister
Wu, who received it on the night of the
same day (Aug. 11).
"The imperial edict as transmitted by
the privy council is as follows:
‘ ‘ln the present conflict between Chi
nese and foreigners there has been some
misunderstanding on the part of foreign
nations and also a want of proper man
agement on the part of some of the local
authorities. A clash of arms is followed
by calamitous results and causes a rup
ture of friendly relations, which will ul
timately do no good to the world.
We hereby appoint Li Hung Chang
as our envoy plenipotentiary, with in
structions to propose at once by telegraph
to the governments of the several Pow
ers concerned for the immediate cessation
of hostile demonstrations pending negotia
tions, which he is hereby authorized to
conduct for our part, for the settlement
of whatever questions may have to be
dealt with. The questions are to be sev
erally considered in a satisfactory man
ner and the result of the negotiations re
ported to us for our sanction. Respect
this.’
"The above is respeotfully copied for
transmission to Your Excellency, to be
communicated to -the Secretary of State
for His Excellency's information.”
Demands Mnst First Be Me*.
While it is conceded by the Washington
officials that the conference of plenary
authority upon Earl Li to negotiate with
the Powers for a settlement of existing
troubles is a step in the right direction,
it by no means is assured that the Unit
ed States government will consent off
hand to open negotiations with the dis
tinguished Viceroy. The demands of this
government upon China have been made
plainly and without equivocation. They
cannot be misunderstood. Assuming that
the Chinese government is acting in good
faith, the demands are reasonable and
can be complied with readily.
As transmitted to the imperial govern
ment by the acting secretary of state,
through Minister Wu, the demands, in
brief, were:
That the. Chinese government give as
surance that the foreign ministers are
alive, and if so, in what condition.
That the ministers be placed in free
communication with their governments,
firing upon the legations cease, and all
dangers to their lives and liberty be re
moved.
That the imperial authorities place
themselves in communication with the re
lief expedition, so that the legationers
may be liberated, foreigners protected
and order restored.
Until these demands have been acceded
to, it is regarded as highly improbable
that the government of the United States
or any o-f the European governments, all
of which have made practically the same
demands upon China, will consent to a
"cessation of hostile demonstrations,”
which are being conducted, at least, so
far as this government Is concerned, with
the sole purpose of succoring the besieged
legationers in the Chinese capital.
Officials Not Optimistic.
Minister Wu is inclined to take an op
timistic view of the situation, but it can
be said authoritatively that his vew s not
shared in fully by the Washington offi
cials. There Is no disposition evident to
day to abate by one single Jot the de
mands which have been made upon China.
A strong hope is expressed, however, that
the Chinese government will accede to the
demands eventually, and perhaps very
soon. This hope is based upon the edict
appointing Earl Li to sue for peace. To
this extent. It may be said, the view of
the officials here is optimistic.
No reply, at least, no direct reply, has
been received to the memorandum trans
mitted to the Chinese government through
Mlntsted Wu by the Department of State.
It may be that the imperative demands
contained in the memorandum Induced the
promulgation of the edict delivered to this
government to-day, but the edict in itself
is not accepted as a reply to those de
mands.
The altitude assumed by the diplomatic
representatives of European governments
in Washington is sufficient evidence that
the Powers will press vigorously the de
mands which they have made upon the
Chinese government. To Pekin the al
lied armies will go, it i declared franklj,
unless every demand is acceded to and all
possible reparation is made by China for
the outrages already committed. Nego
tiations looking to any other settlement
of the disturbance In China will not be
considered seriously.
< finger tints He Will Hold Ont.
During the day the War Department of
ficials awaited anxiously additional news
from Gen. Chaffee. One dispatch was
received from him, transmitting a mes
sage he had received from Minister Con
ger. Evidently the message had been de
layed long In reaching him, and his own
dispatch was dated four days ago. The
dispatch was as follows:
"Adjutant General, Washington: Tol-
Tsun, Aug. B.—Message received to-day:
" ‘Pekin, Aug. 4.—We will hold on until
your arrival. Hope It will be soon. Send
such Information as you can.
” ‘Conger.’
“Chaffee.”
It Is presumed at hte Dar Department
that the dispatch of Gen. Chaffee was
dated at Yang Tsun and that an error
was made In transmission. While the mes
sage of Minister Conger contains nothing
tContlnued on Fifth Page).
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1900.
HORRIBLE MURDER
ASSASSIN OF EXPRESS AGENT LANE
HAS CONFESSED.
FERREL WAS TO BE MARRIED
AND NEEDED MONEY PREPARA
TORY’ TO THAT EVENT.
Asked lair to Let Him Ride In the
Express Car—Shot His Friend In
the Rack, Then Robbed the Safe.
Took the Money to Ills Sweetheart
find Told Her He Had Earned It.
Was a Discharged Express Em
ploye.
Columbus, 0., Aug. 12.—Charles R. H.
Ferrel, a former employe of the Adams
Express Company, was arrested ibis aft
ernoon in this city, and has confessed to
the killing of Messenger Charles Lane
and the robbery of the way safe of the
Adams Express Company on the Penn
sylvania eastbound train, which arrived
in this city at midnight Friday.
One thousand dollars of the money
which he had stolen was recovered.
Ferrel was to have been married Thurs
day next to Lillian Costlow, daughter of
Patrick Costlow, an engineer on the
Pennsylvania lines. He had been dis
charged from the employ of the Adams
Express Company about three months
ago, and had not since been able to se
cure employment.
He confessed that the motive of the
robbery was to secure money of which
he felt In great need on account of his
approaching marriage.
The money recovered he had given to
Miss Costlow to keep for him, saying
it was money’ saved from his earnings.
He was at the home of his affianced, and
in her company when placed under ar
rest.
Ferrel is but twenty-two years of age
His confession showed the robbery had
been carefully planned and it included
the murder of Express Messenger Lane.
He had no accomplices and no confidants.
lie knew Lane well. In fact, they were
friends, and he relied upon Lane's con
fidence to help him execute the crime.
Having provided himself with a Smith &
Wesson six shooter, 38 calibre, he went
to Urbana Friday morning and waited
for train No. 8.
When the train arrived there Ferrel
went at once to the express car and told
Lane that he was out of money and asked
permission to ride to Columbus with him.
Lane consented, never for a moment sus
pecting the treachery of his pretended
friend.
Nerved Himself to Harder.
For a short time after the train left
Urbana they chatted pleasantly. Lane
sat in a chair in the end of the car with
his back sightly turned. When Ferrel
had finally nerved himself for the crime,
he drew his revolver and stepped up be
hind Lane unobserved and fired three
shots in rapid succession in the messen
ger’s back. Lane rolled off the chair on
the floor on his face and Ferrel quickly
fired the remaining shots at the pros
traie body.
Lane was unconscious, but Ferrel, fear
ing that the wounds already Inflicted
would not cause death, took Lane's re
volver and fired two more bullets from
It into the body. Ferrel then took the
key to the way safe from the pocket of
the dead messenger, opened the safe and
laid Lane's revolver inside, where he
could rach 4t easily in case he was de
tected and needed it to defend himself.
After he had taken out all the sacks
containing the money packages, money
orders and way bills, he placed them in
a small sachel and waited until the car
arrived at Plain City, where he slipped
off the train.
He walked about for a few minutes to
regain his composure and then Inquired
for the hotel, which he found after a
short time, a citizen directing him to the
place. He secured a room and retired for
the night without registering, a fact of
which the landlord took no notice at the
time, as he was half-asleep.
Disposed of the Fnrkages.
Once in his room, Ferrel proceeded to
go through the packages and take out all
the cash. The remainder he tied up In a
bundle. The question of how to get rid
of the debris of his plunder and his re
volver then confronted him. It was an
easy matter to dispose of the latter. Lift
ing up the mattress of the bed. he placed
the revolver in a secure place in the
springs.
It was not so easy to dispose of the
bundle of express sacks and envelopes.
After thinking the matter over, he con
cluded he could get rid of the bundle best
by expressing it to a fictitious address In
some distant city, knowing that it would
remain there for a year at least before
It would be opened, if it was not inter
cepted.
Ferrel arose early and sauntered down
to the railroad station the next morning
and sat there for a time, reading a book.
Then he expressed the package, which he
had addressed to C. W. Coylor, Lock
port, N. Y., bought a ticket and took a
train for Columbus at 6:30. When he ar
rived In the city he went at once to his
boarding place on the north side of the
city and changed his clothes.
Ferrel said he was much dieturbed by
the talk about the murder and robbery,
which he heard upon every hand, but he
kept up his nerve. During the day he
paid a number of bills that he owed
out of the money which he had stolen,
and bought some clothes and other things
which he needed. Saturday night he went
to see Miss Costlow and arranged to call
again Sunday afternoon.
After his arrest at the house of his
affianced he was taken to the police sta
tion, where a written confession wae
token by the chief of police.
Could Not Keep Hl* Nerve.
Ferrel tried to keep hts nerve but It
wae evident that he had been under a
severe strain, and that he could not stand
the ordeal much longer. He did not tel!
a connected etory. Most of the facts
were brought out by questions which he
seemed to answer reluctantly. Several
times he broke, down, and when he was
finally taken to u cell he was in stale
of coßapse. He then seemed to fully re
alise for the first time the awful nature
of his crime, and the fact that he -was,
in all probability, to atone for it with his
own life.
As soon as It was learned that Ferrel
bad given the money to his sweetheart.
Inspector Barron went to the house and
secured it. The young lady was utterly
prostrated by the disclosures. She had
r.ot believed Ferrel capable of wrrong-do
ing, and the news wns a terrible shock to
her and her parents, who regarded Fer
rel as a model young man. The young
lady had never doubted his story that
the money which he placed in her keep
ing had been earned and saved by him,
as he stated.
WAR VESSEL WENT DOWN.
Three Officers niul Nearly Forty Men
of French Torpedo Boat De
stroyer, Framee, Drowned.
Paria. Aug. 12.—-During manoeuvres of
the French fleet off Cape fit. Vincent last
night a collision occurred between the
first-class battleship Brennus, flying the
flag of Vice Admiral Fournier, comman
der of the fl*et, and the torpedo boat de
stroyer Framee.
The Framee sank immediately. The ac
cident was due to the fact that the
Framee turned to the right when ordered
to the left.
Details thus far received are very mea
ger, but only a small portion of the crew,
consisting of four officers and flfty-six
nxn, was saved. It is believed that no
fewer than fifty were lost. Great anxiety
is felt here.
The Framee, which was of 313 ton* dis
placement. was a recent addition to tha
French navy-
Paris, Aug. 13—It is now known that
out of the Framee’s crew of fifty-six
fourteen were saved. The losses Include
three officers, a captain, the second lieu
tenant and the chief engineer.
NEW YORK’S HOT SPELL OVER.
\
But There Were Several Deaths and
Prostrations Yesterday.
New York, Aiig. 12.—The unprecedented
heated term was broken to-day by a ter
rific wind and thunderstorm, which did
great damage.
There were several deaths and many
prostrations during the day. The high
est temperature was 96 at the time the
change was made. This breaks the rec
ord for Aug. 12. The thermometer fell
25 degrees in seven or eight minutes—
from 95 to 70.
DEATHS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Seventeen Died Yesterday as a Re
sult of the Hot Weather.
Philadelphia. Aug. 12.—The heat to-day
resulted in seventeen deaths and scores
of prostrations.
After a week of almost unprecedented
hot weather a wind and electric storm to
night caused a fall of 24 degrees in the
temperature.
WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Out of Nine People Four Will Die
and One Is Insane.
New York. Aug. 12—Nine persons who
hurriedly sought shelter under some trees
and bushes in the wooda in the Bronx
section during the storm this afternoon
were struck by the same flash of light
ning. The persons Injured were:
James Brown, a Hungarian tailor of this
city, his wife and five children, and Bertha
Lescowitz and Berthe Silverman, neigh
bors of the Browns.
All the injured persons were taken to
Fordham Hospital. At a late hour to
night the physicians said they thought
Mrs. Brown, two of her children and
Bertha 'Silverman could not possibly live.
Miss Silverman was the worst Injured of
all. Bertha Le*cowltz. the physician said,
would either die or become hopelessly in
sane.
BISHOP KE!LEY'S TRIP NORTH.
Will Preside at the Nuptial* of Hla
Niece In Brooklyn.
Washington, Aug. 12.—Bishop Kelley of
Savannah, Ga„ has Just come North for
the first time since his recent consecra
tion-. He is en route to Brooklyn, N. Y.,
where he is to preside at the nuptials of
his niece, Miss Helen M. Kelley, next
Wednesday morning.
The Pope, by special dispensation, has
granted permission for the services to
take place in a private chapel. Besides
Bishop Kelley, the officiating prelate. Car
dinal Gibbons and Bishop Foley of De
troit. Mich., will be in attendance. The
Cardinal will say the nuptial mass, which
in itself is a service of great brilliancy.
The groom will lx* Mr. Alexander Sul
livan of Dublin, Ireland, whose father
was a member of the English Parliament
and a distinguished barrister.
SURRENDERED TO FREEMAN.
Col. Grans* and Hla Filipino Com
mand Made Prisoners.
Washington, Aug. 12.—The war depart
ment received to-day the following dis
patch containing cheering news from Gen.
MacArthur at Manila:
“Manila, Aug. 12.—Adjutant General,
Washington.—Col. Grassa, Aug. 12, in vi
cinity of Tayug, surrendered command to
Col. Freeman, Twenty-fourth United j
State* Infantry, ctousistlng of one major,
six captains, six lieutenants. 159 men, 101
rifle* and 60 bolos. Mar Arthur.”
NICARAGUA 15 NOW FREE.
Eyre-Cra gin Cosceaslsa Forfeited
by Fallvre to Pay Up.
Chicago, Aug. 12.—A special to the
Times-Herald, from Managua. Nicaragua,
says:
“The Eyre-Cragln syndicate’s canal con
cession was forfeited yesterday because
of the non-payment of money due.’’
This leaves the Nicaraguan government
free to deal Independently with the Unit
ed States In canal matters.
TWO SHOT TO DEATH
AND A THIRD PROBABLY FATALLY
WOUNDED IN SCREYEN.
NEGROES KILLED WHITE MEN.
POME WENT FOR NEGROES AND
WADE WAS WOUNDED.
Herrington ~n < | Mcnrs, White, Shot
Do,-vn hy Negroes In the Northern
Part of Nereven County—Many le
arn,. Lite In That Section—Sherllt
Thompson. 14 11Ii Strolls Markina,
1. Por.uliiK the Murderers—\\ hite
People Are Wrought Up.
Syivania, Ga„ Aug. 12 —Last night about
9 o’clock, R. F. Herrington and Milton
Mears, two white men, were driving in a
buggy in the northern part of (his (Screv
en) county. They met two negroes nam
ed Alexander. In passing the buggy
wheels collided. Words ensued, and the
negroes drew pistole and shot the white
men to death.
Capi. Jesse T. Wade, living near, or
ganized a party and want to capture the
negroes. As he reached their house, tie
received three rapid shots, which are like
ly to prove ftal. One wound is in the
head and one in the groin. He is in a se
rious condition.
The negroes—what number is not known
—are quartered on the plantations border
ing on the Savannah river swamps. It ts
claimed they are planning to resist arrest,
and their number is being increased.
In the section where the tragedy oc
curred there are only about twenty-five
white families and a hundred negroes.
Sheriff Thompson has Just left Syivania
with a well-armed posse to capture the
negroes. There may be a serious en
gagement later, and developments are
eagerly expected.
Capt. Wade, the wounded man, is a
brother of the late ex-Senator U. P. Wade.
The Latest Report.
8 p. m.—Lator—Pardee have Just come
into town and will procure dofflns for the
dead men. Herrington and Mears. They
report that Capt. Wade’s condition is hope
ful, though his recovery is in doubt. The
sheriff's posse has not been heard from
yet, but the young men who bring this In
formation have no traces whatever of the
negroes. They have fled.
Everything is quiet as far as the ne
groes are concerned, but the white people
are wrought up over the killing of two
of their fellow citizens In cold blood, and
the wounding of Capt. Wade of the Scre
ven Troops.
CONGRESS' APPROPRIATION.
Statement .last Prepared Shows a
Total of 971<>,ir.0,32.5A.
Washington, Aug. 12.—The volume of
appropriations, new offices, etc.,' required
by law to be prepared and published at
Che end of each session of Congress under
the direction of the Committee on Appro
priations of the Senate and House, has
been completed for the first session of the
Fifty-sixth Congress by Thomas Cleaves
and James C. Courts, chief clerks, re
spectively, of the committees. A sum
mary of the appropriations shows the
grand total of $710,180,862.88.
The details by bills are as follows:
Agricultural, $4,023,500.
Army, $114,220,095.55.
Diplomatic, $1,771,168,70.
District of Columbia, $7,577,369.31-
Fortlfleation, $7,383,628.
Indian, $8,197,989.24.
Legislative. $24,175,662.63.
Military Academy, $674,306 67. ij*
Naval, $65,140,916.67. -sr
Pensions, $146,245,230. >
Postofflce, $113,658,238.76.
Rivers and harbors, $560,000.
Sundry civil, $65,319,915.46.
Deficiency appropriations, $15,688.330 61.
Miscellaneous appropriations, $132,712,220.
Grand total. $710,150,862.88.
BOERS REPORTED FLEEING.
Said Mafeklng Is Preparing to Stand
Another Siege.
London, Aug. 12.—The war office to-day
received the following message from Lord
Roberts:
“Pretoria, Aug. 11.—The enemy is flee
ing in front of Kitchener's and Methuen’s
forces. Eorly this morning he was try
ing to cross the railway at Wolverdeen
Station, where he was engaged by Smlth-
Dorrien.
"Methuen, on Aug. 9, fought a rear
guard action near Buffelshock. He cap
tured six wagons and two ambulances.”
In spite of the fact that Gen. Christian
DeWct is in full flight. South African tel- j
egrams announce a hurried exodus of ci
vilians from Mafeklng and that Lord Ed
ward Cecil Is preparing o stand another
siege.
MORE FIGHTING IN COLOMBIA.
So Many Killed Recently at rasimi
That Rndlea Were Hunted.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 12.—There was
heavy fighting last week south of Car- j
thagenu, Colombia. The rebels loot heavi
ly and retreated.
The suffering of the people Is very great.
A disorder resembling bubonic plague has
developer! at Panama.
So many were killed in the last battle j
at Panama, that some of the bodies had
to be burned.
POLICE IN SHIRT WAISTS.
Camtlen, N. J., Institutes a Rather
Popular Hrform.
Camden, N. J., Aug. 12.—1n pursuance
of Instructions issued by Maxtor Hatch, j
the entire podee force of this city, 100 !
men, to-day appeared on the streets as [
zhlrt-walst men.
Four Killed In n Storm.
New York, Aug. 12 —ln the storm whlclh
passed over this section this afternoon
four persons were killed In Queens Bor
ough and two others stand very little
chance of recoveplng from th Injuries
ighey received
PEKIN UNSAFE, SAYS HART.
Mhenjr Say a There In Dnnjgrr From
Defeated < hinese Troops—Amer
li'o's I.oplnil Attitude.
London. Aug. 13, 3:30 am.—“ The soon
er we can be *ot out of this the better.
tor It is inconvenient for the Chinese
government and unsafe for ourselves.’’
This is a message received last even
ing from S*ir Robert Hart, dated Pekin.
Aug 5, and sent In cipher to the Chi
nese maritime customs office in London
Commenting upon it, the Morning Post
says:
“It would seem to indicate that the
Chinese government is anxious for the
safety of the for* Igners. or,, at any rate,
anxit-us to get them safely out of Pekin,
and Sir Robert Hart evidently expects
that they will get out sooner or later.”
Shrug. director general of railroads
and telegraphs, according to a Shanghai
dispatch to the Standard, expresses grave
feats for the safety of the members of
the legations when the defeated Chinese
troops return to the capital.
The Austrian naval commander report*
to Vienna that the allies decided to ret
for three days after the taking of Yang
Tsun.
Opposing the Allies.
A dispatch to a news agency from Tien
Tain suys:
“Junks and stones block the river beyond
the advanced |>osts of the allies for a con
siderable distance, but the dryness con
tinues ami the ebuntry Is in good march
ing order, subsidiary dykes having made
the enemy's damming Ineffective.
“It is belierved that some 500 have been
added to the expedition by the increase
In the numbers of the British naval brig
ads.”
The Daily Mail publishes an Interview
with the Chinese minister In London, Sir
Chlh Chen I*> Feng Luh, and quotes him
as urging the foreign ministers to leave
Pekin.
“Some people say,’’ remarked Sir Chih
Chen, “that the Europeans are still be
sieged. It Is not so. When you are be
sieged you are not allowed communica
tion with the outside world, but here you
are receiving messages, cipher messages,
from Sir Claude MacDonald.”
Chinn's Veiled Threat.
Commencing upon the various proposi
tions made by China to the Powers, the
Daily News well expresses the predomi
nating British opinions as follows:
“What the Chinese authorities say, in
effect, is this:
“ ‘Stop your advance on Pekin, and we
will give your ministers safe conduct to
Tien Tsln. If you do not at once In
struct them to leave Pekin, we cannot
answer for the consequence*.’
“To this abominable and not very thick
ly veiled threat, there can be only one
answer, and M. Delcasse ha* given it in
very cogent terms. The ministers can
not leave except under absolutely con
vincing guarantees of safety. In the
speedy advance of the allies lie* the only
real hope of saving the ministers.”
In the same vein the Daily Telegraph
says:
“American statesmen take up whal
seems the only logical attitude when they
tell Mr. Conger that they have never, for
a moment, entertained the idea of his
placing himself at the mercy of a Chi
nese official pledge.”
Cheng Yin Huan, the Cantonese, who
was the special ambassador of China at
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, and who Is now
In banishment et 111. has been ordered,
according to a Shanghai dispatch, to com
mit suicide, an imperial edict having been
Issued to this effect.
The Shanghai correi>ondcnt of the
Times, referring to the fate of Cheng Yin
Huan, says he was executed, end that
no reason in given for this barbarous acc.
The same correspondent understands that
Li Shan, vice president of the Board
of Revenue, has been Imprisoned on n
charge of rendering assistance to the
members of the foreign legations.
CHINA COMPLAINS OF DELAY.
Bnt France Refuses, to Order Her
Minister From Pekin nnd Will
Hold Chinn to Account.
Pitr!*, Aug. 12. 10:30 p. m.— The Tsung-
U-Yamen forwarded through the Chinese
minister In Parle, Yu Keng, a message to
the French government, complaining of
the "tardiness of the foreign ministers in
Pekin In replying to the offer of the Chi
nese government to conduct them under
escort."
The message proceeded to say that the
Tsung-11-Yamen declined to he responsi
ble for any casualties which might follow
these delays, and Insisted that the Euro
pean governments Order their representa
tives to leave Pekin. To this communica
tion M. Delra.s e, Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, sent the following reply:
"No order to depart from Pekin will
he given our minister so long ak the route
Is unsafe. If a casualty occurs the re
sponsibility will be entirely with the Chi
nese government. Its strict duty is to
protect foreign ministers even more than
Its own.
"If it be true thsl the Chinese govern
ment has great difficulty In defending
them end In defending Itself against reb
els. It should order its troops to stand
aside before the allied forces This would
render free the road from Tien Tsln, to
the capital, nnd would accomplish the
work of protection which Is enoum lered.
"The Ch'nese government should under
stand that the only means of proving the
sincerity of Its designs and of limiting
Its responsibilities, Is n cessation of the
placing of obstacles In the way of such
ur arrangement.”
FIRING ON THK LEGATIONS.
One of the Foreigners Killed nnd
Two Wounded.
Rome. Aug. 12.—The Italian foreign of
fice has received the following dispatch
from the Italian minister at Pekin, Mar
quis Salve go Rnggt, dated Aug. 5:
"Shots exchanged between the defend
ers of the legation and the Chlneae. One
killed and two wounded.
"We have no news from the allies since
July 30. We hope they will not delay (he
Advance to Pekin.”
DAILY. 18 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK.fi A YEAR
TRAIN SPREAD DEATH
SPECIAL CRABBED INTO A WELL
LOADED OMNIBUS.
FIFTEEN KILLED OUTRIGHT.
FOUR WERE FATALLY INJt RED
AND OTHERS MAY DIE.
Party of Twenty-!!** Wan Defaming
From n Futiern!—Approached the
( roMi*K Near Slntftnaton, Pa., .Vnat
nn the Lehigh nittl New Rnflrland
Special 4 ante Aloiik—>Neither Coaid
Stop mid the Omnibun Wan Struck
In the Middle.
Siutlngton, Pn.. Aug. 12—Fifteen per
sons were Instantly killed and eleven oth
ers, several of whom will die, were
rlously injured to-night In a grade-cross
ing nocid*ni three miles east of this city,
by a passenger train on the and
New England Railroad crashing Into an
omnibus containing twenty-ttve persons.
All the dead and injured were in the om
nibus. and but three escaped uninjured.
The dead are:
Ell Remaley, aged 70. of Slatlngton.
Mrs. Ell Kemaley, his wife, aged 96.
Mnt. James Kern, their daughter, aged
32.
Samuel Mummy, aged 90, of Walnut
Port.
Mrs. Samuel Mummy, his wife, aged si
Mrs. El';.* Sour wine, a widow, aged 63,
of Slatlngton.
Mrs. William Kane, aged 51, Walnutport.
Mies Carrie Smith, aged 22, Walnutport.
Mrs. Tilghman Kuntz, aged 36, of Wal
nutport.
Mrs. James Mlnnlch, aged 43, of Walnut
port.
Mr*. Steven Reinhard, aged 00, ot
Slant Ington.
Mrs. Susan Cohen, aged 97.
Mrs. Alfred Rherig. Walnutport.
-Mrs. Robert Seibert. Walnutport.
David Kern, 6-year-old son of Mra.
James Kem.
The injured are: Miss Disler of Wal
nutport, will die; three-yecrT-old eon of
Mrs. Kern, will die; Harry Mennioh, ag*<l
10, of Slatlngton, wlil <!ie; Mrs. William
Reach, hurt internally, may die; Louis
Kuntz. seriously, may die; Miss Carrie
Nagle of Walnutport, interna! injuries,
may die; George Mlnnlch, will probable
die; Bryan Wnlp, Walnutport, may die;
Miss Lizzie Jones, Walnutport, will die;
Mias Alice Nagle, will recover, and on*
unidentifled, may die.
Were t.omluM From a Funeral.
The accident occurred about 5 o’clock.
The omnibus, driven by a men named
Peters, was returning to Slatlngton, from
a. funeral the occupants hnd been attend
ing at Cherryviile. The coach belonging
to Henry Bittner of Slatlngton and the
dead and injured were nearly all relative*
of Sophia Schoeffner, at whose obeequles
they had been prese*nt.
The train was n special and ronaisted
of an engine and one car. At the point
at which the collision occurred there is a
sharp curve in the road, and the omni
bus came along at a good rate of speed,
the occupants unconscious of any im
pending danger. A* the ’bus swung
around the curve, the engine and car
came in sight.
It was too late to stop either the omni
bus or the train, and as the driver of
the former whipped up the four horse* to
e-roes the track ahead of the train, tho
latter crashed into It* middle. Tne oc
cupants were thrown In all directions,
bruised and bleeding. The fifteen dead
were kiled outright. Physicians and a
special train were sent for, and the In
jured were taken to South Bethlehem.
No watchman is employed to warn
teams or pedestrian* of any approaching
train, *nd those living in the vicinity
state that it Is impossible to hear an ap
proaching train.
A peculiar feature of the accident was
that the horse* drawing the ’bus escaped
unhurt.
HOITHER* PACIFIC WRECK.
Complete imiuh-nii In I%'hleh Only
One no, Was Killed.
New Orbans, Aug. 12—A special to ths
Tlmes-Derhocrat from Lake Charles, la.,
says:
"The Southern Pacific Company Buf
fered a complete wreck of their No. 9
this afterneen at 5 o’clock The train
was going at full speed and was Just go
ing on the treatle over the 1-acasine bayou
when the tender Jumped the track and
broke looee from the engine. The en
gine went on and the nine coachea were
thrown In every direction. Only one
Pullman car atayed on the track.
The cars were nearly all thrown into
the mud and water of the laicaelne bayou.
The treatle waa completely demoliahed.
The railroad men on the train declare It
was the most complete smash-up they
ever hw.
On hoard the train were about 150 peo
ple and the fact that only one boy was
killed Is beyond explanation. Fred Chat
tin was the unfortunate boy's name. Ha
was a son of .Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Chattin,
who were also on the train. Mrs. Chattin,
who had a sucking baby In her arms, waa
seriously hurt on the head.
The boy who was killed was asleep by
an open window when the emash-up oc
curred, he was thrown partly out
of the window, the car falling on him and
breaking his neck. Tho baby had his
hand slightly hurt and Lucius Bryan,, *
mall clerk, was badly bruised on the arm
and shoulder. The first rumor said thera
were forty killed.
A relief train went out with doctors and
Interested cltixene. This train returned
at 11 o'clock with the body of Freu Chat
tin, and hla mother, together with bag
gage and passengers.
Ala Killed In a Collision.
Rome, Aug. 13.—The train bearing many
notable persons who had been attending
the recent ceremonies here, collided with
another a few miles outside the city. Six
persons were killed outright and several
•there fatally Injured.