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VOL. VIII.
TWO GENTLEMEN
~^0F. HAWAII.
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By SEWARD W. HOPKINS.
(Copyright, by Kobeki Conxek's Boss.)
CHAPTER A T L
CONTINUED.
• The chairman sat down, nnd Mr.
■eldon arose. Mr. Seldon was an old
pan, and ho had grown old in Hawaii,
lie looked at the audience reflectively
• moment, nnd then said:
I "Mr. Prosident and Gentlemen:
py paper is brief but it is to tho point.
*° jhing begin abruptly—Hawaii has some
like one hundred thousand in
labitants. Of these forty thousand
*re native or mixed breeds. Three
ihousaud are American, tivelve thon
pati'l are British, twelve thousand are
Portuguese, pro Chinese, about fifteen the thousand same number
pie nnd six thousand Japnu
prencli, Spanish, scattering among
pud German, Mcxieau
others. The estimated number
pf acre.s of land under cultivation iu
eight islands is, iu round num¬
bers, ihnu oue two huiulrod millions. thousand Of these, owned less
P'y are
the crown; fully half a million are
owned by cno person, high in the
gonncils ho of the queen, and iu favor of
monstrous wrong she is about to
•erpetrate. Ile Tho natives own but lit
of the cultivated land, somo ten
Ihousnnd acres. About one hundred
Ihonsand acres aro owned by English
pud German residents. The reet of
®lie land is owuod by Amorican set J
tiers. The exports from these islauiU
Jait year amounted to twelve millions
fof dollars, eight millions of which
were produced by Americans, and ton
millions of which wont to the United
ptates. rested in The trad© amount aud of capital is four in:
commarce
■nillions, of which the stnpondons
UToportiou of four-fifths is purely
UVmerican capital. In Oahu there are
sen factories employing twelvo liuu
prod |n (juts. people, all ou American invest
I "Before the ora of American ascon
Honcy ignorance was rife. Now thorn
as hardly a child over seveu years of
ago who cannot read and write, and
w ho may not, if ho chooses, have the
pdvanlage of a higher education. This
is American true of native, foreign-born and
children. Under the foster¬
ing care of American enterprise, Ha¬
waii has been made what it is. Amer¬
icans pay seventy-five per cent, of tho
taxes, both in towns aud country.
"Tho morality of the native porlion
©f tho inhabitants has been steadily
[government improved, so far as it may bo under a
itself of lax morality.
“It is clear that whatever progress
has been made in Hawaii is due to tho
Americans, and yet it is a reproach to
’he an American. To account for thif
letrango condition of affairs, we ransj
[bear Ls influenced in mind by that the the native nnd element that
Iho queen,
is surrounded by advisers inimical
pot gress only to America but to the pro¬
of Hawaii as well,
i "Shall the vast interests of Amen
hans be allowed to suffer at the hands
|of a bigot this queen?”
* AVith abrupt ending, Mr. Sol
tlon sat down.
Our old friend, Jollroy Seacamp,
Sprang to his feet and waved au Atneia
©an flag in the air.
“Mr. President nnd fellow-Ameri
enns,” he said: “Let this day be the
glorious beginning of a new era. Let
the American eagle scream ns it has
nover screamed before since Gear/re
AVashington opened its mouth for tho
amusement of our British friends. AVe
know that without American help this
little country would be stagnating in
the doldrums of obscurity. AVe know
that the very extravagance of tho
queen is made possible by the wealth
producing degraded Americans in Hawaii; yet
we are by the government at
every step. And now a still more
■ n.o>" strous wrong is to he put upon
Uis. Shall wo submit? Isay: No! I
lay, let the oagle scream and show
■is talons! Lot us wrest this fair
j ; 'rom the hands of its unworthy
I. , and put it where it rightfully be¬
ll,. lit' -—tinder the flag of the United
.<!”
fit 7 jllroy was out of breath, or he
he.- id have continued. AA’ith a last
al to give the eagle an oppor
[ v to scream, he succumbed,
f ' My unde shook his head warn
ingly at the speech of Seaeftmp and,
slowly rising and addressing tho chair,
he said.
‘II think it would be well, before
taking any aciive steps toward unseat¬
ing the existing government, or, in¬
deed, before we give way to incendiary
►feelings, to understand fully tho prob¬
able effect upon the country of tho
proposed changes. AA’hnt will the su¬
premacy of the opitm ring mean?
How shall wc suffer from the lottery
act? These are questions to bo an¬
swered before calling for action.”
Ob, wily, wiiy Uncle Tom! Burn¬
ing with rage and hate of his royal
enemy, thoroughly at heart with the
most revolutionary of them all, what
did his calm, judicious speech meau?
T 4. meant tlint he feared tho result if
t | oaded oratory led tho way and
Jswere done which could hnvo no
|euso save ardor. He wanted Reason
to rule supreme, nnd it w.is thus that
he calmed tbo inflamed and roused the
timid into activity.
Mr. Dole was the next speaker.
"I do not think,” ho said, "that
there are many of ns here who do not
understand what tho proposed change
of ooastitntion means. It means sim¬
ply the substitution of au absolute for
*. limited monarchy. *,nd not by the
rote of the people is the queen going
THE RECORD.
w going ao tills to tread th'ingfbiHby^fMMf She is
foist upon our franchise and
upon us this change, which will
result in ruin to the country. The
queen is headstrong and impulsive.
Bile is arousod against us, aud will
put all threats into execution. Our
lands may at any time ho confiscated,
aud we may bo forced to leave the
country which we have built up. Amt
the result upon the morals of the
country, under the lottery and opium
acts, will be disastrous, I think the
time lias come when, with reason on
onr side, we must help ourselves.”
When Dale, who had spoken in a
mild, even voioo, sat down, Doctor
AVarren spoke.
“You all know, gentlemen,” he said,
with emotion, "how I have striven
and labored to blot out from our fair
little land the awful curse of leprosy.
Tiiero is to-day less of this foul dis¬
ease in the islands than at any time in
tho past fifty years, This is due to
tho measures for isolation, which aro
still imperfect, and to tha improve¬
ment of the moral conditions of the
natives and foreign elements in tho
lower classes, Having reached this
point, it is with regret l learn of the
promulgation of acts by the govern
ment that will, by producing a retro¬
grade movement in tho morale of the
country, probably increase tho spread
of this foul diseaso. We know that
the native aud Chinese ore far moro
ready to nocept evil teaoliiugs than
good. Then it will bo an easy matter
to overthrow the progress of years,
and at one blow put us back to the
old days of license and criminality. I
am not a statistician, bu* as the" new
criditiom affect my wofk, I Rpoak. If
wo have tho license, wo will have moro
l prosy.”
"Thoro is but one thing to do,”
said a member; "wo must act at once.
Of course, the thing is dangerous.
They have the army, aud we liavo
nothing but our own hands. But tho
thing eould, perhaps, be done in a
bloodless way, AVhat is this Order of
the Ivy?”
An attache of the American Lega¬
tion smiled.
"The Order of the Ivy is confined
to the army,” he said. “It may at
somo future time make itself felt. At
present I can say nothing save that
we nood not fenr tho army as a whole.
It is not strongly with the queen.
Gordon lias been working among the
soldiers, and ho says mauy of them
can bo relied upon.”
I wondered at these remarks. Still,
it was all natural enough. Gordon’s
courage, his bearing, his looks, all
combined to make him a hero among
his men. It would be easy for him to
influence them. Ho was evidently at
work, and had the confidence of the
American League.
CHAPTER VII.
Excitement was running very high
in Honolulu, The strain was rapidly
becoming too great. Something would
happen soon. Poople stood on cor¬
ners and excitedly voiced their sympa¬
thies with either oue party or another.
The Americans and Germans were
unanimously against the queen. Tho
English Were becoming divided. Some
favored Liliuokalani, others a change
from one royalty to another. And
even a few more advanced than the
rest stood with the Amor? cans against
royalty of any kind. Tho Chinese
and Japanese wavered in their alle¬
giance. They favored the throne, but
it was the Liberals wtio employed
them. If the policy cf the Govern¬
ment destroyed the prosperity of the
islands, the occupation of these peo¬
ple would be gone. The Church Par¬
ty carno out flat-footed ngainst^tho
queen. This party embraced nearly
all tho Portuguese. This condition of
affairs left the Government with the
support of most of the non-producing,
indolent natives and’thoso foreifjjners
who knew that the downfall of the
queen meant a loss of power to them
selves.
The queen was getting desperate.
Sho found even her cabinet divided
against her. And flinging reason
aside, sho took her stand alone, and
proclaimed tho now constitution, say¬
ing that with her army sho'would ridel
rough-shod over her enemies.
Deeds of violence became common.
AVith part of the judiciary «till with
the queen, it was difficult to punish the
mau who insulted or struct vou if ho
happened, as, of course, wais ’the case,
to be a Royalist.
Tho queen ruled with a high hand.
■ Under these conditions it is au easy
matter to understand how wrought up
we were. Nobody felt safe. AVinnio’s
disappearance had the effect of keep¬
ing all women indoors a/ter dark. Men
went armed, expecting outrages overy
minute.
As for me, I was almost insane.
Uncle Tom had become melancholy
over AVinnio’s loss, and now began to
doubt if wo could ever find her again,
but Gordon and I persisted in our ef¬
forts, yet with no success. The
tension, publicly, was becoming so
great that men grew hoarse with ex¬
citement and nervous from apprehen¬
sion.
One day, n* Undo Tom aud I sat on
the porch at tho Corals, a squad of
soldiers appeared before the gato.
"I wonder what is up now,” I said.
“These are some of the queen’s sol¬
diers.”
"Is Gordon with them?” asked my
uncle.
Dcvoted To The Interest Of Johnson County And Middle Georgia.
WRIGHTSVTLLE, GA.. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1900.
“Xo—Jobbs.”
"Some rascality, then, you may be
sure.”
Captain Jobbs was the man Gordon
so thoroughly dislikod, and for whom
I had loarned to cherish a most pro¬
found hatred, Jobbs was a cur and
coward, and, as the case usually is,
bully and braggart. He rode up the
avenue to the porch, followed by some
of his men. Leaping from his horso
he swaggered up the steps, and tap¬
ping my uncle on the shoulder, said:
"You are under arrest. Come along
with me.”
"What!” exclaimed Uncle Tom.
"Do yon dare? Has tho queen for¬
gotten all reason? This is an outrage,
sir, that shnll not go unpunished.”
"Don’t givemehany saroo,” replied
Captain Jobbs. "Come halong with
me.”
"What is this arrest for?” I de¬
manded, "What chargo have you
against my uncle?"
"That hain’t nono o’ your business
nor mine,” said the polite captnin.
"If I atn under arrost, I demand
that you take me at cnee before my
accusers,” said my unole, sternly.
"You’ll see them soon enough,”
growled Jobbs. "Hey there, one hof
yon fellows, fetch that ’orsa ’ore!”
They had not brought a vehicle for
my uncle, but a horse for him to ride.
“I will go in my own oarriage,” said
my uncle.
"Not much yon won’t,” replied
Jobbs. "You’ll go lion that ’ere
’orse.”
"I will go in with yon and seo
Stevens,” I said. "This is too much
to be borne.”
So we startoil, Undo Tom riding be¬
tween two soldiors. They were too
slow for me. I galloped ahead and
stopped at Dole’s house to toll him of
the arrest.
"What is this?” exclaimed Judge
Dole, as I rushod to him, panting with
excitement.
"My uncle undor arrest by order of
the queen,” I replied.
"What! Do I hear you aright?
Warringford under arrest? This is
too mnolit This is carrying tho out¬
rage too far! Como, I will go with
you to see Stevens.”
Mr. Dole’s horso was brought to tho
door, and we sot off for tho Legation.
Mr. Stovons was at his desk iu his
private office.
“Here is a pretty pass!” exclaimed
Mr. Dote, angrily. "Our friend War
riugford|plncod under arrest and carted
off to prison like u criminal, by order
of tho queen.”
"Is it possible?” quoriod the Amer
can minister, rising. “On what
charge?”
"On no chargo or warrant,” I said.
“Ho was hustled off without an ex¬
planation.”
“Ah I Tho explanation will bo had,
nevertheless. ”
Mr. Stovens gave an order for his
carriage. • In a few minutes it was at
the door of the Legation.
“Como with mo to the palace,” ho
said. “Leave your horses and take
scats in the carriage.” »
Tho news of the arrost had spread.
The excitement, already at fever heat,
was now consuming,
American cheers greeted us as we
rode hurriedly through the streets.
As we turned into King Street, I heard
a familiar voice shouting:
"Go it, Stevens! Let tho great
American eagle scream now as it nover
screamed before! Pull that old wouch's
nose and tell her who yon arol Now
for it! Down with royalty! Down with
Liliuokalani!” .
I saw Seucamp waving his hat in tho
air. Then two native soldiers pressed
upon him, aud ho was dragged off to
prison.
"Here I go, too!” he shouted. "Now
let the eaglo scream!”
"There is another case for you, Mr.
atevens,” I said.
The old man nodded. He was very
pale. But his jaw was set with firm
determination. His manner was that
of a man who knew that he had tho
support of a great nation at his back,
AVo reached the palace.
Guards had been increased. Soldiers
paced up and down.
“To the queen at once!” said Mr.
Stevens.
"The queen receives no one to-day,”
replied a soldier, insolently.'
"She will reeeivo me,” said Mr.
Stevens.
"She will not reeeivo you,” answered
the soldier.
"Insolence! Take this message to
the queen. Tell her tho American
minister demands an audience at once
in the name of the President of the
United Statos.”
Tho soldier grinned.
"The President of tho United
States couldn’t soe her. You may as
well go back. My order’s imperative.
The queen will see no one.”
"The queen has taken prisoner two
citizens of tho United States, and I
wish to demand their release,” said
the minister.
"Sho may take more. The queen
rales. Long live the queen!”
"This is outrageous! AVhere can I
find the minister of forcigu affairs?”
"You can’t find him. He is with
the queen and will see no one.”
"By heavens, this is a thing that
that will ho regretted!” said Mr.
Stevens. "Tell your queen that sho
shall yet give mo audience, if the
navy of the United Statos compels it.”
The soldier grinned impudently
again.
"Come, Stovens,” said Mr. Dole;
“there is no use. AA’e aro simply
wasting time. AVo must do something.
Yon have done your part, now I will
do miue.”
Sadly wo returned. At the legation
wo found hundreds of Americans,
dorks and laborers of Honolulu, wait¬
ing for tue return of Mr. Stevens to
claim his protection. Thera was no
telling to what extent the outrages
would be carried.
(To be continued.)
TRAIN DITCHED;
THIRTY KILLED
Fearful Wreck Occurs On
Southern Railway.
CAUSED BY A WASHOUT
Loss of Life Greatest Ever Known
In Railway Accidents In the
South’s History.
rassetiger train No. 7, on the South¬
ern road, due in Atlanta at 0:45 p. m.,
ran into a washout over Camp ereek
Saturday night at 9:30 o’olook on»
milo and a half north of McDonough,
Ga., which is twenty miles south of
Atlanta, and thirty-one people were
killed outriglit.
Tho train left Macon on schedule
time. It was mnde up of an engine.
No. 8(54, and three cars. The car next
to the engine was a combination affair,
part of it being used for baggage and
part of it for passengers. The next
coach was a first-class passenger coach,
while the third one was a Pullman car.
Tho run from Macon to McDonough
was made in n heavy storm which
had been prevailing for many hours.
At McDonough tho usunl stop wn»
made, and the train pulled out for At¬
lanta. One mile and a half north of
McDonough xvns a culvert over Camp
creek, which had stood the storms for
many years. Either a cloudburst or
the henvy rush of the waters after dark
Saturday night washed away quite a
section, leaving an immense gap.
The train rushing along plunged
wildly into this gap, and in a second
tho tender wnR piled upon tho engine
and tho oars upon cars in an extrioa
hie mass.
down Immediately after the cars went
fire began to spread among
them, and wlint destruction the fall
did not accomplish, the flames about
< ompieted.
Of tbo thirty-one killed, all exoopt
two were lifeless bodies when reseuod
from the flames, the scalding steam,
and the raging waters of the creek,
swollen by heavy rains into a torrent.
Only nine persons were rescued.
Noue of them aro seriously injured.
Tho wreck is said by railroad offl
® ittl8 wbo v .' Rit ® fl tke scene to the most
( , ^ R ^ 1 rous 111 ^ history of tho state,
0n, y a faw mom ont » required
, ? the peoplo 1 of McDonough to
a ™U8e
tll(3 yHhat the most horrible radroad
"reck the stale hnd ever known had
* )ccurre d within two miles of their
^ scene when they reached th®
place u here the nccidont occurred beg
description. All that remnined
,bo ( r a ' n was * mass ot ruins that
, the ,llm . J Lt appeared to be
111 of splinters. , 8 only a
mass
^ n, imber of thrilling rescues were
nm de. J he manner in which the only
* wo wom en were rescued was remark
able. Miss Mary B. Merritt is of
Boston, where she is a teacher in a
orn ^ or y- She and her pupil,
Miss Clara Ahlen, alto of Boston, had
b e< m visiting in Macon and were en
route to Boston. Both occupied
berths in the Pullman. When tho
plunge was made they found their end
°( *be car almost entirely submerged,
Going upon tho platform, which was
* u exhibition of nerve since the water
was almost to their chins,they climbed
(be roof of tho Pullnian and walked
l, P (bo inclined car to the further end,
where they stood calling for help.
They were the first to be rescued. A
l ope was thrown, which each in turn
grasped and in that manner were
carried safely to the point from which
the cars had fallen.
The list of thoso killed is as follows:
Passengers—AA T . AV. Iparks, AV. F.
Maddox, George AV. Flournoy, AV. J.
Pate, Jesse Pato, aged 13, son of AV.
J. Pate—all of Atlanta, Ga.
D. C. Hightower, Stockbridge, Ga.
J. L. Florida, Nashville, Tenn.
The croiv—J. Sullivan, engineer
of tho wrecked trnin, Atlanta; AV. A.
Barclay, conductor; H. R. Cress
man, conductor of Pullman on tho
wrecked train; AV. H Green, firemau;
AV. AV. Bennett, baggage master.
Employees of the road who were on
fatal train—J. H. Hunnicnt, conduc¬
tor, Atlanta; J. E. AVood, conductor,
Atlanta; G. Y. Griffith, supervisor,
Flovilla, Ga.; AV. R. Lawrence, fore¬
man, Stockbridge, Go.; AV. O. Ellis,
bridgeman, Stockbridge, Ga.; John
Brantley, fireman, Atlanta; J. H.
Rhodes, flagman; AV. I. Morrissette,
repairer, Pocahontas, A r o.; Ed Byrd,
negro fireman; Robert Spencffr, negro
porter.
Unidentified—Bodies of four white
men; one supposed to be Robert
Buchanan, of Atlanta, and one G. M.
Seewall, of Chicago; bodios of five
negro men.
RECEIVER APPOINTED
For Wclllinuso A Son*, Wholesale Paper
Dealer*, at Atlanta, Ga.
A. Steiner, president of tho Atlanta
Browing and Ice Company, has been
appointed receiver for AVellhouse A
Sons, one of the largest wholesale
paper houses in the city, ns the result
of a petition filed in the United States
circuit court by alleged creditors of
the company. The appointment was
made by Judge AVilliam T. Newmau.
FREE STATERS ACTIVE.
President Steyn’s Forces Are Now
Engaging the Attention of
Lord Roberts’ Army.
A London special of Friday says:
General Steyn’s forces in the Orange
Hirer colony are for the time drawing
most of the attention of Lord Rob¬
erts, rather to the neglect of Com¬
mandant General Louis Botha and
President Kruger.
The severance between the Trans¬
vaal and Orange River colony was
completed Thursdny, as Lord Roberts
said it would be, by the arrival of
General Buller’s advance guard, under
Lord Dundonald, at Standerson.
The wide net around the 6,000 or
8,000 men under Goneral Stoyn will
now contract. Adroit maneuvering
aud brisk fighting aro likely to take
place, because until oil resistance
south of tho Ynal is at an end the
British lino of communication will not
be safe.
President Kruger’s sons, who sur¬
rendered to General Baden-Powell, are
hack on their farms working peaceful¬
ly. General Baden-Powell rode with
only 300 men from Mafeking, and he
made the last section of this ride to
Pretoria with only thirty-five. Lord
Roberts met him in tho outskirts of
Ihe town and escorted him to the
presidency.
General Dcwet’s farm houses have
been burned by the British.
General Buller has issued a special
order eulogizing the service of Strath
eona’s Horse.
Captain Jones and tho brigade from
her mojesty’s ship Forte have been or¬
dered back to tho ship at the admiral’s
request.
The Netherlands Railroad Company
of South Africa has received official
notification of tho expulsion from tho
Transvaal of 100 of its employees with
■heir families. Tho Dutch consul at
Lourenzo Mnjquos telegraphs that a
proclamation has been issued to tho
( fleet that tho company’s officials who
refuse to do British military work will
he sent back to Europo via east Lon¬
don, Cape Colony.
Advices from Lourenzo Marques
state that President Kruger’s principal
condition for immediate peace is that
he he allowod to stay in the country.
There are 50,000 British sick and
wounded at Pretoria. Mrs. Reitz,wife
of the Transvaal state secretary, and
her family, who arrived at Lourenzo
Marques on route for Europe, had so
little money that tho Dutch consul
purchased second class steamship tick¬
ets for them.
CZAR A CENSOR.
Ir8U«h 8trlnK«?ir» Itnles For Newspnper
Correspondent!*.
The YIenn'a correspondent of Tho
London Daily Express says that the
Russian minister of tho interior, M.
Sipaguine, lias issued the following in¬
structions for tho guidance of newspa¬
pers in dealing with the far eastern
situation:
"1. No reference to the movement
of Russian troops or warships.
"2. Papers must bear in mind that
the czar is actuated only by a desire
to maintain peaoo and a good will
among the nations.
"3. No gossip about differences
among the powers that would be dis¬
pleasing to the government.
"4. No criticism of Russian diplo¬
macy or of military or naval strategy.
"Fifth, editorial writers should
recollect that Russia is predestined to
predominate in Asia.
"6. Comparisons may he made be¬
tween Russian and foreign troops and
seamen when unfavorable to foreign¬
ers.”
FUNDS FOR HONOLULU BANL.
United State* Coin I* Shipped to Island*
on Steiimor,
The steamer Chino sailed from Son
Francisco Friday for the Orient with n
large number of passengers, among
them Macfarlen and Brenner, of tho
troasury department, who have 8750,
000 in United States coin to deposit in
the American bank at Honolulu. Tho
institution will become tho first na¬
tional bank of Hawaii. The funds are
to be used in paying outstanding bonds
of Hawaiians.
Costly Blaze Iu Pittsburg.
Firo in Pittsbnrg, Pn., Friday, de¬
stroyed eight, buildings iu tho princi¬
pal business block of the city causing
a loss aggregating 8250,000.
‘•INEVITABLE ACT OF GOD”
I* Kxplnnatinn of Railroad Ofllcltil Re¬
garding Fearful Wreck.
Southern railway officials who could
be induced to talk about the wreck
near McDouougli, Ga,, Saturday
night, were very guarded in their
statements. They claim that the
washout was duo to no inherent weak¬
ness in the solidity of the roadbed or
the trestle spanning tho creek into
which tho trnin was plunged. Super¬
intendent Jones, of the Macon divis¬
ion, on which the wreck occnried, re¬
fers to the affair as "one of tho inevit¬
able nets of God.”
TAYLOR STATS OUT.
Will Not Again Make the Race For Got .
ernor of Kentucky.
A Louisvillo, Ky., dispatch says:
AV. S. Taylor sent to The Evening
Post Thursday from Indianapolis a
statement in which he declines to be
a candidate for the Republican nomi¬
nation for governor.
Following Taylor’s statement came
the announcement of John Yerkes, of
Danville, Ky., saying he would be a
candidate for the nomination,
OUR MARINES SLAIN
Onslaught of Allied Forces Upon
Tien Tsin Is Disastrous
CHINESE HANDLE GUNS EFFECTIVELY
WaahlnKtnn Officials Alarmed and Decide
To Transfer Asiatic Squadron
To Taku.
The following bulletin was issued
by the department at Washington
Saturday:
"Acting Secretary Hackett has this
morning received a dispatch from
Admiral Kempff, dated Cho Foo, Juno
22, to the effect that the marines under
Major \\ alter, together with 400 Rus¬
sians, have had an engagement with
the Chinese army near Tien Tsin. They
could not break through the line. A
force numbering 2,000, the admiral
reports, is now ready to make another
attempt.”
The main importance of this dis¬
patch is Admiral Kempff’s disclosure
that it is the Chinese army, and not
the Boxers, who are fighting the for¬
eign troops.
k SnCOND CAIlTiTlORAH.
The navy department Sunday after¬
noon Issned the following bulletin:
“A cablegram from Admiral Kempff,
dated Oho Foo, June 24th, says:
"In ambuscade near Tien Tsin, on
the 21st, four of Waller's command
killed and seven wounded. Names
will be furnished as soon as received.
Force of 2,000 going to relieve Tien
Tsin today. Kempff.”
The secretary of the navy has order¬
ed Admiral Remey to go with the
Brooklyn to Taku and to tender Gen¬
eral MacArthur conveyance of any
army troops which the Brooklyn can
carry.
Admiral Kempff’s dispatch giving
hte first definite nows of the shedding
of American blood on Chinese soil
came early Sunday morning and was
turned over to Secretary Long as soon
as lie arrived at the department.
With Admiral Crowningshield, the
secretary carried tho dispatch to tho
whito house, w’here, on the president's
return from church, it was laid before
him. The determination thereupon
was reached to order Admiral Remey,
in command of tho Asiatic squadron,
from Manila to Taku, on board tho
armored ernisor Brooklyn.
The secretary and Admiral Crowin
shield returned to the navy depart¬
ment, where tho necessary orders were
dispatched to Admiral Remey. The
effect of this transfer is to make Taku
Ihe headquarters of the Asiatio squad¬
ron. The Brooklyn is expected to sail
at once, if possible, os the orders sent
contemplate getting the admiral on
the scene nt the earliest moment.
I’EKIN WHOIjTjY ISOLATED.
Advices of Monday from London
state that the position of the interna¬
tional forces in the section of northern
Chinn, where 10,000 men are striving
to keop a footing and succor the lega¬
tions in Tckiu, appears to increase in
peril with every fresh dispatch, Pekin
has not been heard from direct for
fourteen days.
The last dispatch was one imploring
aid. Admiral Seymonr’s colnmu of
2,000 was last henrd from twelve days
ago. At that time it was surrounded
midway between Pekin aud Tien Tsin.
Possibly now it lias reached rekin.
The 3,000 internationals at Tien Tsin
were hard pressed and fighting for
their lives on Thursday and a relieving
force of less than a thousand hnd been
beaten back to Taku Friday. Observ¬
ers on the spot think that 100,000 men
would not be too many to grasp China
firmly.
A message from Shanghai dated
Sunday at 4 p. m. embodies some later
information. It says:
"Official Japanese telegrams con¬
firm tho reports of a defeat of the al¬
lied forces at Tien Tsin. The foreign¬
ers there are placod in a most desper¬
ate situation.
“Among thoso killed of the relief
force Friday was thg commander of her
mnjesty’s ship Bnrfleur. Tho foreign
casualities Were 300.
Captain Beatty and Lieutenant
Wright, British, have been severely
wounded at Tien Tsin, according to a
Shanghai dispatch to The London
Daily Express, dated Saturday.
EXPERT SAFE cKajCKER
Km ployed to Open the Vaults of Kea*
tucky State Treasury.
A diepatoh from Frankfort, Ky.,
says: The inside steel doors of the
cash and bond boxes in the state trens 1
nrer’s vaults, the combinations of
which were lost when the new state
treasurer took charge of the office,
were oponod Friday. Frankfort ma¬
chinists had been at work on the doors
for three days and made no progross.
Friday morning a message was sent to
the penitentiary for a convict that
could blow open a safe. Frank Simmons
was selected by the prison authorities
as the best mau to do the job. II©
opened the safe in thirty minutes.
BRTAN HOLDS CONFERENCE.
Hear*!,Cook aiul .lone* Ila^e Talk With
Nebrtmkan In Chicago.
AVilliam Jennings Bryan, before
leaving Chicago Sunday night, held a
conference with AVilliam 11, H.srst,
of New York, Sam B. Cook, oandidate
for secretary of state of Missouri, and
Chairman Jones, of the Democratic
national oxeentive committee. After the
i conference Mr. Bryan refused to be in*
• terviewed.
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Professor Blake, of tbo School ot
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in « short titno that Territory will
outrank Michigan and Montana as a
copper producer.
NEW FIVE-BOLLAR BILL.
la a Silver Certificate ancl Design Is a
Unique Feature.
Five dollar silver certificates of the
new design made their first appear¬
ance in Washington Monday and took
the place of the old fives in all treasury
payments from the cash room. The
feature of the new note is a large typi¬
cal Indian hend in the center, with a
blue seal, and a large letter Y with the
word "Five” also in blue running in
curved line across it.