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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.