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A MESSAGE
FROM CONGER
Undated But Believed to Have
Left the Minister Not Lat
er Than August 2.
Situation Then More Preca
rious Than Erer.
Chinese Government Insisting on
Ministers Leaving Pekin.
Which Conger Declares Would Mean
Certain Death.
RE5PORT OF THES FTGHTI'NCr AT
PIETSAiNG PlUTiEJRED THROUGH
SHANOH1AI, BUT NO TRUSTWOR
THY DETAILS YET RECEIVED
PRIEUIMINiAIRY RECON NOI SA N CE
OF THE CHINESE POSITION.
Washington, Aug. 7. The state de
partment received the following1 undat
ed despatch tonight from Tei Nan Ya
men: "Still besieged. Situation more pre-
Chinese government is stilj
insisting on our leaving Pekto', wihich
would be certain, death. Rifle firing
upon us daily by imperial roop4. Have
abundant courage, but little ammumi
tion or provisions. Two progressive
Yamen ministers beheaded. All con
nected with United States legatiomi well
at present moment."
(Signed) CONGER.
The state department gave out the
folltrwlng statement concerning' Minis
ter Congers message, wfoiioh was re
ceived at 4:20 p. on.: "The messagie
from Conger ds in the official cipher of
the department. It is undajted, like
his previous cablegram, but from In
terraal evidence furniished iby Shis refer
ence to the behiead'ing' of two rnembesr
of the tsung- M yamen and to the Insist
ence of the Chinese government of the
removal of the ministers from Pekin, .it
miay be istesignied ti( ''date not earlier
than July 30 ami perhaps not later
tha;n August 2. It is dated by the tel
egraph company as having been put on
'the wires at Tsi Nan, a large city
about eighty miles east of Pekin, on
August 6.
THE ADVANCE ON PEKIN.
(From a Correspondent of the Laffan
Bureau.)
Tien, T&in, Aug. 2, Via Shanghai,
Aug. 7. The last two days has been
been deoted to reconinoissance work
and preparations for the advance on
the capital. The Chinese position is
now fairly well known. Their right
rests upon a swamp and the line ex
tends thence across flat ground which
has been .partialily flooded, over the
river to the railtroad track, where the
left rests along embankments. The
object of the enemy in flooding the
country by cutting canal banks was to
compel the allies to advance along the
open r,ads, which are controlled by
Chinese artillery.
General1 Chaffee made a personal
reconnaissance of the country yester
day. He subsequently said the Chi
nese were holding a very strong posi
tion and that dt would be extremely
diffiettW-to attack "without heavy Joss.
The commanders are 'naturally re
luctant to start forPekin until thtey are
fully prepared to overcome any opposi
tion the enemy may offer. Transport
is inconceivably difficult. The com
manders are now conferring.
London, Aug. 8. No reliable details
of the engagement at Peitsang between
the allies and' the Chinese has yet been
received. It is reported in Chefoo and
Shanghai that the Chinese after severe
resistance wiere driven from the first
line of Intrench ments and they with
drew across tihe river, taking th'eir
guns. The Japanese orossied in pur
suit under heavy fire, which caused se
vere .losses. Their gallant attempt to
drive them back was unsuccessful. The
Chinese are now defending the second
line but are retreating rapidly up the
river. The British losses are stated io
be sixty killed and wounded. The al
lies are !StilH pursuing the enemy but
owing to the flooded condition of ihe
country progress is slow.
It is stated the Chiniese rear guard is
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decimated. It is said there Is consid
erable anxiety at .Tien Tsdn. because
the garrison thetre numbers only ftO??
while 15,000 Chinese are southeast of
the town. '
CHINESE OVERTURES.
Tin Tsdn, via Shanghai, Aug. .7.
It is reported that the Chinese have
made overtures to ransom the Pekin
diplomats and close the war. The ehn
peror and dowager empress are be
lieved to be stBli in Pekin. Their
flight or debxth would produce a great
change. The Chinese now silent $t
nominally loyal will become progress!
sive when thiey have nothing TOOref
tear. The fall of those who have ihelJh
tofore dared to utter pro-foreign. Benti
mieints terrifies even the semd-enMght-ened
offlcjals. Chang Yen, son of a
former Ohlaede miniter to Washington,
is stiM exfled. Pung Wing is hiding.
The tManchu party once extertninatied
the people will welcome reform.
FROM CHAFFEE.
Washington, Aug. 7. The war de
partment today received the following
from Chaffee at Chefoo:
"Then Tsln, Aug. 3. Conference tOjjM
aay decided battle Sunday. Chin
entrenched east and- west through
Pi et sang. Resit of Chinese protected
by flooded ground, practicaiay unassailid hearing heavy firing in direction
able . Japanese, English, , AmeTicami
rorces about 10,000 strong, attacked
Chinese right, west of river, in flank.
Other forces, Russian, French, about
4000 strong opposite side betweten river
and railroad. Chinese position strong.
Army reported 30,000 between Pibang
and Tang Tsung or crossing of road at
Pel Ho. Tang Tsung objective . Our
force 20,000 and battery. Conemaugh
arrived. Sixth cavalry left at Tien
Tsin for guard of city and awaiting
mounts. Ministers safe 28th of July.
"CHAFFEE."
R DC ON NO UTERING ENCOUNTERS.
Ltondon, Aug. 7. A special despatch
from Tien. Tsin dated Sunday was the
only press message up to a late hour
this evening which got through from
Tien Tsini since the trouble at Piet
sang. Various Tien Tsin despatches
of artier dates aMude to reconnoister
ingencounters with the Chinese. Pre
paratory to a general attack on the
Chinese position, which is Ave miles
long, a reconnoissance developed that
the Chinese ane of far greater strength
than was expected and the allies, ac
cording to a news agency despatch
from Tien Tsin, dated August 2, a--
each day pushing nearer to the Chinese
position.. "
The Russians, who have ibeen fight
tog- around Tasi Chow are reported.' ftcvPJ l ivl 7 V "
cording to a" despatch from Shanghai,"
to have killed 3,000 Chinese. The tao
tal of New Oh wan g refused the Rus
sian demand to give up the forts
there .
A despattoh from Hong Kong under
today's date says trade with 'the west
river , is at a standstill.
It is now fully conifirmed that the
fourth brigade of Indian troops has
been ordered to China.
DELATED IN iFORWARDlNG DE
SPATCHES.
The despatch of Chaffee, written be
fore the battle of Sunday, confirms tfhe
despatch received at the navy depart
ment yesterday and also press de
spatches received 'today concerning
the attack on the Chinese ait Piet
sang. Chaffee's despatch, dated Fri
day, but not sent fromi Chefoo until
today, shows an inexplicable delay.
The most interesting feature of the
despatch is the Information regarding
the positions of tine Chinese army and
the fact that the advance upon Pekin
is made by two columns, one on each
side of the Pei Ho river. "
Chaffee's despatch shows another
important feature of the pHan of cam
paign agreed upon by the interna
tional comimanders. It is expected the
present objective point of the column is
Tang Tsuni ,a town 15 miles beyond
Peitsang at a point Where the railroad
crosses the Pei river from, the point on
the way to Pekin. Once in possession
of this point, the international force
will have both the railroad and the
river in the rear for keeping open com
muni cation with Tien Tsdn. It will'
naturally become the advance blase
from which operations on Pekin may
be projected.
The generali feeling at the war de
partment is that unless the Chinese
generals have been demoralized by the
Peitsang attack there is yet to be
some hard fighting.
SURPRISING GOOD HEALTH.
Tampa, Aug. 7. 'Dr. Porter says
that at noon today there was no
change in the fever situation. A house
to house inspection resulted in nothing
except a most astonishing absence of
all kinds of illness. He says he will
remove the quarantine Wednesday of
next week, but in thia meantime will
freely issue permits.
CASE CONTINUED.
New Tork, Aug. 7. The .hearing in
the matter of the removal of the case
of the Gaynors to the jurisdiction of
the Georgia federal courts, scheduled
for 'today before Commissioner
Shields, has been continued to tomor
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KRUGER REPORTED
READY TO SURRENDER
Bobertt Reports Heavy Fighting at
at Ebind'f River Surrender
of Harriamith.
Pretoria, (Monday. It is stated nosi-
rHvely that Kruger is willing and anx
ious to surrender, provided satisfac
tory promise is given as to his ultimate
destination.
London, Aug. 7. Robert reports to
the war offlce under date retoria, Au-
Mgust 6:
1 Harrdsmdth siiirrendered August 4.
Neighboring country seems to be
quiet. KitobJener with force is south
of Vaall river. Joined yesterday by a
strong detachment of Brabant's horse
ftOd Canadian' regiment.
Boers attacked garrison at Eland's
er morning August 4. Information
nt to Carrington -who is on wav to
Eland's river. Ian Hamilton, who
reached Rustenburg yesterday renoTt
Sand's river. Today firing seems
aore distant, which looks as if Eland's
fiver garrison been relieved and retir
ing toward Zeerust.
THE GOLD DEMOCRATS.
'New Haven, Conn., Aug. 7. That
the gold democrats of Connecticut in
tend to take a hand in the coming na
tipmal campaign along independent
$nes, it certain conditions they insist
upon are not complied with by the sl
ver democrats, ia apparent from ex
pressions made by Seymour C. Lewis,
former executive secretary of the late
Governor Luzon C Morris, and one of
the leading democrats in New Haven.
It is learned that a few -lays ago
several prominent gold democrats, like
Col. N. G. Osborn. editor of the New
Haven Register, a paper whicn Is
against Bryan, because of the silver
plank in 'the democratic platform: Sen
ator George M. Milford, the Hon. Joel
A. Sherry of this city,- who was the
gold democratic governor four years
ago in Connecticut, and General E. E.
Bradley of 'this city, a pronounced an
ti-silver man, had an informal confer
ence and discussed the future of the
democratic party in the state, and what
position' they had best take in the state
and national election. One thtag prom
inently brought out was that" th-2 silver
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suggested, although the general opinion
was that a fight on state issues, with a
sound money candidate or a platform
of vital questions with silver entirely
eliminated, would, secure 'the united
democratic vote. Mr. Loomis said in
an. interview today:
"Not only will the gold democrats re
fuse to support a silver man if he is
nominated for governor, but they are
not going to support William J. Bryan
in the mational campaign. The issue
in the state should be made on consti
tutional questions, based upon an elec
tion by a plurality vote, without re
gard to national questions."
WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN.
Milwaukee, Aug. 7. The republican
state convention will meet here to
morrow to select a complete state tick
et and elect a new chairman of the
state committee.
THE JULY FORUM
The July Forum is of such even ex
cellence that among the thirteen arti
cles presented therein it is difficult ,to
select any one as especially worthy of
mention. If preference must be given
we may name "Our Relations with
Germany," by William C. Fox of thA
bureau of American republics; "Kia
ocbou: A German Colonial Experi
ment," by 'Hon. Charles Denby, jr.;
"Social Reform and the General Elec
tion" (in England), by Thomas Burke;
"The 'Shipping Subsidy Bill," by the
United 'States commissioner of naviga
tion, E. T. Chamberlain; and "The
Passion Play at Oberammergau," by
Professor Hans Devirent. Other arti
cles deal with the alleged increase of
crime in the United States, the posi
tion of the United States as a wor'd
power, he real story of Hawaii, Chi
nese civilization, 'the advisability of en
tering the government service and ihe
growth of Amercan outdoor literature.
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BRYAIFSBTIFICATIOII.
Arrangements for the Erent a In
dianapolis Today.
Indianapolis, : Aug. 7. (Final ar
rangements have been completed for
the meeting to notify (William J.
Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson of their
nomination tomorrow. Military park,
where the nomination will taJke place,
has been, elaborately decorated. The
speaker's stand will aecommiodate all
the distinguished visitors, including
members of the committees, and in
front arrangements have, been made
for sixty press tables . Exercises at the
park will begin at 2:30 and will last
two hours. Congressman Richardson
of Tennessee, and Governor Thomas, of
Colorado, will make the addresses of
notification, to which both Bryan and
Stevenson will reply. A brief informal
reception, will follow.- Mr. Bryan and
the visitors participating in the exier
cises will be driven to 'the Grand hotel
for snipper.
Various predictions have been made
as to how many persons will be here.
Some are as high as 50,000.
Mayor Taggart announced today
that Mayor Harrison would preside at
the mass meeting at TomMnson hall
tomorrow evening.
Jlarnes K. Jones, chairman of the
democratic committee, today consented
to preside at the notification exer
cises. Mayor Taggart, as mayor, win
call' 'the meeting- to order and make a
short speech welcoming the visitors to
thie city and will then turn the meeting
over to Chairman Jones.
The local and Indiana democratic
clubs will 'march in the front ranks of
the Bryan notification parade.. The
parade will form, at 1:15 p. m .
THE CANDIDATES ARRIVE.
Indianapolis, Aug. 7. The special
train from Chicasro bearing: the demo
cratic m'ational candidates and members
of the notification committee arrived at
7:30 this evening. A crowd of several
thousand persons lined the streets lead
ing from the station 'to the Grand ho
tel. The candidaes were greeted with
constant cheering along the route.
When thev reached the hotel they were
surrounded and forced to shake hands
with, hundreds. In response it calls for
a. sneech Bryan said he and Stevenson
had heard something over a month ago-j
that they had been nominated, and they
were both inclined to accept, but they
would give a definite ahswer tomorrow.
TOYHE DECLINES,
Chicago, Aug. 7. Towne, the nomi
nee of the populis-ts for vice president,
has sent a letter to the committee on
notification stating that in consideration
of all the factors involved that concern
the welfare of ithe cause of political re
form, and his own duty thereto, he is
constrained to inform the committee
"that he must decline the nomination.
COLOMBIA CIVIL WAR NOT ENDED
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 7. -General
Honorio, one of the leaders in the Co
lombian revolution, has arrived here,
fleeing from Panama on the day suc
ceeding the defeat of his party at ithat
place. General Honorio declares that
the revolution is by no means ended,
notwithstanding the declaration of the
Colombian government. He maintains
that because the revolutionists are de
feated in one department it does not
ensue that the revolution is ended even
in that department.
The general is to act as agent of the
revolution in San Francisco. The lib
eral revolution, Honorio says, is man
aged, by the most respected men in Co
lombia, and the revolutionary army is
equipped with 'the best modern arms.
General Honorio's stay in San Francis
co will be indefinite. Others agents
are to be located in -New Orleans and
New Tork.
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ARRANGING
PEACETERMS
Filipino Rebels in Central Lu
zon Reported Ready to
Give Up.
Result of Conference With
MacArthur.
Under Certain Conditions Aguinald
Will be Produced.
Army Officers Reticent About the
Negotiation.
THE AMERICAN COMMANDER HAS
BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNI
CATION WITH THE TAGAI
CHIEFS WITH THE OBJECT OP
(ENODIiNjG HOSTILITIES.
Hong Kong, Aug. 7. Manila advices
to the Filipino junta assert that Gen
eral MacArthur and General Aljande
rio, a leading rebel commander, are ne
lgatiattag for the surrender, under the
American proclamation, of the insurg
ent forces in. central Luzon, including;
thoae under Colonel Tecson, who, last
Wednesday, captured Lieutenant Al
statter, the engineer corps and eleven
cavalrymen.
Inqjquiries at army headquarters at
Manila failed to confirm the report of.
such negotiations. It is known ithat
MacArthur has been in constant confer
ence with rebel politicians and military
leaders witth the object of bringing
about peace otherwise than by fighting.
On (Saturday last General MacArthur
went? to Sam Fernado and met Aljan
derior. According to Filipino! Aljan
derio then made an offer to surrender
the central Luzon rebel commands and
also to produce Aguinaldo under cer
tain conditions.
MORGAN DODGED IT.
Washington, Aug. 7.-r-Sen&tor Mor
gan of Alabamajjeinig akied if he con
curred in the declaration- miade by the
national democratic convention that
Imperialism was the paramount issue,
he replied: There is no "paramount is
sue. There is no paramount issue In
any campaign. AM the planks insert
ed hiave an interest for some portion of
the voters and are (inserted simply be
cause they are paramount, where to
others it is of less significance.
YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES:
At 9t. Louis R H B
St. Louis 6 10 6
New York 8 8 2
Batteries: Jones and Criger; ar
rick and Grady.
At Chicago R H B
Chicago 7 10 0
Brooklyn 1 8 2
Batteries: Griffith and Chance; Wey
hlng and MdGu'irle.
At Cincinnati RHB
Cincinnati .. J 7 2
Boston 0 6 0
'Batteries: Breitenstein and Peitz;
Cuppy and Clarke.
At Pittsburg RHB
Pittsburg 9 11 1
Philadelphia 6 8 3
Batteries: Tanniehill and Schriver;
Piatt and Murphy.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Kansas City Kansas City, 9; Chi
cago, 4.
At Detroit Detroit, 5; Cleveland, 0.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis, 6; Mil
waukee. 5.
At Indianapolis Indianapolis, 8; Buf
falo, 4.
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