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'CENT; CIGAR.,
IMPERATIVE
ORDER TO HURRY
Sent to General Chaffee by
State Department Yes
terday. .
Another Message Eeceived
From Minister Conger.
Chinese are Trying to Force Him to
Leave Pekin.
Refuses to Do so and Says Situation
is Most Critical.
A FECEXUING 0(F DEEPEST ACMXI-
ETT AND DREAD COMES AFTER
TH HOPEFULNESS OF THE LAST
FEW DAYS AND GOVERNMENT
TAKES 'NO CHANCES.
Dondon, Awg. 15. There ds ipracti
cally 'nothing new concerning- the col
umn (moving to ithe relief of Pelcln ex
cept a report from Governor Doumer,
of Indo-China, saying the allies are
within sixteen imiles of the capital and
a Times -despatch from St. Petersburg,
dated August 14, stating that after oc
cupylngvHo Si ,Wu August 9 the allies
have now .moved .toward Muxshang
'without meeting any great opposition.
The Chinese are now concentrated at
Hsieang Sien, where fighting may be
expected .
'CONTENTS WITHHELD.
Washington, Aug. 14. The state de
partment this afternoon issued thie
following official 'bulletin: "The de
partment of sitate announces that a
message from Minister Conger has
been received, butt of uncertain date,
and not In reply to the telegram ijent
J him August 8 It -w!! hot be made
public.' - '
CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.
Washington, Aug. 14. News" of the
most serious character affecting the
situation of the foreigners in Pekin
came to the state department today in
a cipher despatch from Minister Con
ger. The reason for the government
officials' declination to make the de
spatch public may possibly Te found
in Minister 'Conger's statement that
the Chinese government was trying to
force him to leave Pekin.
This reflection on the good faith of
ithe (imperial authorities brought to the
officials grave fear. 'that after all the
efforts of the powers, when relief is
near at hand, the allies might arrive at
Pekin too late to save the diplomatic
representatives and 'those in their care
from massacre. While hopeful that
the aililies are by this time at the gates
of Pekin, the government deemed it
wise to 'take no chances dn regard to
carrying out the arrangement to res
cue the foreigners, and to that end
Secretary Root, after a conference
with President McKinley over the tel
ephone, telegraphed 'instructions 'to
General Chaffee at Tung Chou to hur
ry up the advance and relieve ithe le
tgationers without delay.
The substance of Minister Conger's
message was jcontained dn this telegram-
to 'General Chaffee. Minister
Conger says, after 'his statement that
the Chinese government is trying to
force him to leave the capital, that he
has refused to go. He says also the
situation is most critical. The Pekin
date of Senator Conger's message is
not known. His message has caused
the keenest anxiety 'after the feeling
of hope that has prevailed several days
ANOTHER MOVE AUGUST 8.
From t he Lafffan Bureau Correspond -
lent.
Yang Tsun, Aug. 7, via Shanghai,
Aug. 13. A large number of junks ar
rived this mprning, bringing supplies
enough to last the troops twelve days.
Several reconnoissances have bsen
made, but no sign of the enemy has
been found and the commandiers have
decided to make another forward move
tomorrow. The Chinese are fleeing in
the, direction of 'Pekin demoralized.
Quantities of arsenic were: found In
the viceroy's Hedging here, and he
probably was making preparations to
commit suicide.
A complete list of the American cas
ualties in the figi'ting here shwv seven
mien killed and two have died from the
heat. There were fifty-seven, wound
ed, of which five have died and six
others are probably .mortaiiay ijurt. One
half of the wound received dn the
flighting are severe, including that of
Lieutenant Lang, of the Ninth (infan
try. Many of Ithe American sick h'ave
been sent to Tien Tsin .
CHINESE FORTIFYING.
London, Aug. 14. (General ChafBeie'
message announcing his aarrival Au
gust 9 at Ho Si Wu stood up (to a (Late
hour this afternoon as the latest official
Intelligence of the orvarch of -ttlnet Bellied
fences on PeMn. The English papers
say iit is rather annoydn-g thiat their na
vail and .military offioers cannot com
munlcate - with' the Mgh' officials faere;
while lA.dmiral t Remeye: land - General
Chaffee caaT do" o by the Shanghaf
jCanton route ;The Chineset report are
being 'distributed far and; wide in the
southern provinces of alleged Chinese
success in the north. tSetaret inquiries
at Canton show all1 the forts have been
newly armed with 12-centimieter dis
appearing guns, and that the garrisons
number 18,000 men in all, armed with
Mauser and Winchesters. The Chi
nese have also been, trying (to engage a
foreign electrician to Jay manes in the
.Bogute, or entrance to Ithe Canton riv
er. Ir. Marks, Li Hung Chang's
physician, informed the correspond
ents at Shanghai this morning that Li
could not go .north on account of
weather and the unsettled state of the
country. The doctor fe removing his
family from Canton because be be
lieves there -may be an outbreak there .
The St. Petersburg papers are cam
paigning against the political activity
of Great Britain in the Yang Tse val
ley. The St. Petersburg Gazette has
interviewed a member of the United
States embassy a to the reasons why
the United States assumed a hostile
attitude towards China, and the motive
of Li Hung Chang's declaration that
Minister Conger could 'be sent safe to
Tien Tsin on condition that Ithe Unit
ed States abandon ithe idea of a march
on Pekin. The .member of the United
States embassy in question is quoted
as saying the United "State' was indig
nant at thus being bargained with and
expressed the belief that the United
States would send many troops to
China.
TO START FOR CHINA.
San Francisco, Nov. 14. The Ninth
cavalry'will sail on Ithe transport War
ren next Thursdiay with a full comple
ment ofy officers and men. Owing to
the large number of officer who will
occupy the quarters on the transport,
no men. will be permitted 'to sail, and
many of the officers who had planned
to take their families to China will be
disappointed. A sergeant and forty
privates of the signal corps have arriv
ed from. Forth Meyer, Va. They will
be sent to China.
APPREHENSION AT SHANGHAI .
Paris, Aug. 14. Despatches received
here from the French , consul general
at Shanghai show apprehension exists
there as to "the conditions prevailing at
Shanghai and its vicinity. The French
ministry have, therefore, decided to
take' precautions ho defend the French
concession at Shanghai. Informatio i
obtained from British sources says 'the
allied troops were within 25 ki-lomet ? -
of Pekin, but the date of this news was
not stated. v '
DUPLICITY OF VICERO YS-.
"tOW- York.' Auer: 14. A despatch
1 1 -1- i W U T
"General Dorward is in command of
the forces left to defend Tien Tsin. The
Chinese have received' reinforcemnts
from the south. The ouplicity of the
sniittherm vicerovs accounts for 'this.
The reform of China means ruin
half a million officials."
to
OPPOSITION TO TAMMANY HALL
Coler and Hill Organizing: for Party
Control in the State.
New York, Aug. 14. Democratic op
position to Tammany Hall will be or
ganized in this ciity regardless of any
action that may be itaken at the com
ing state, convention. Mr. Croker is
to be fought at home, and an effort
yill be made to wrest from him con
trol of ithe municipal patronage.
This matter has 'been thoroughly
discussed by Controller Br.rd S. Ooler
and former Senator David Bennet Hill .
It is not true that Senator Hiilil.has de
cided to make no contest for suprem
acy at tine' state convention. His atti
tude there will depend upon the devel
opments of the immediate future.
Should Kings county elect delegaJtes
favorable to the candidacy of Con
troller Colier for governor, Senator Hill
promises to control enough votes from
up the state to complete a, majority.
If this deal is brought about it will
mean an alliance of the diellegaJtes from
Erie and Rensselaer counties wim the
Tammany forces as against the re
mainder of the state. A battle royal
will result.
In case Mr. Croker retains control in
Kings county ail attempt to nominate
Mr. Coler will be abandoned, and 'Sen
ator Hill will' then accept the role of
leader of the minority dn ithe conven
tion. He will be ready to put his ene
.mies on defensive whenever possible
and his one object will be to keep the
Tammany organization constantly un
der observation.
After they separated teach declined
to be interviewed concerning the sub
jects discussed by thtem .
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KRUCER APPEALED .
FOR SANCTUARY
The Eeal Facts About Consul Hollis'
Visit to the Boer President.
London, Aug. 14. 'FtresAdent Kruger
ay one time made ia formal application
to the United States to gTant him a
sanctuary in case the necessity for it
arose. This occurred, according to
Secretary of State Reitz, of ithe Trans
vaal republic, the day Lord Roberts
entered Pretoria. The details of the
event have 'been made public by Mr.F.
W. Unger. who has just returned' from
th Transvaal, and who secured ithe in
formation from Secretary Reitz and
others.
After quoting thte secretary as saying
President Kruger would never take the
mountains on account of his age, but
would retreat down the linie, finally es
caping to Portuguese territory, -Mr.
Unger said that the day the British
entered Pretoria President Kruger sent
for Mr. W. Stanley Hollis, the United
States consul at Lorenzo Marques, and
Mr. Hollis was taken to 'Marohado
dorp in a special car. President Kru
ger asked Mm If 'his 'government would
grant him (President Kruger) an asy
lum an the Lorenzo Marques 'consulate
until he (Mr. Kruger) made other ar
rangmen's for his departure. Presi
dent Kruger expressed fears concern
ing his treatment by 'the Portuguese
government and wished to guard
against any possible British landing
parties. Mr. Hollis asked for time to
consider with his government and
President Kruger assured him he
would receive a week's notice before
putting the plan into execution.
In consequencie' of this visit to the
Transvaal and transmission lof Presi
dent Kruger's request to Washington,
Mr. Hollis received instructions from
Secretary Hay not to Heave Portuguese
territory again He was thus compell
ed to neglect the interests of British
prisoners at 'Nooit Gedacbt, where
there was great suffering."
iMr. Unger in conclusion said:
I make this explanation in just'ee
toMr. Hollis, whose action .has been
niif'iindie'r stood both in America and
Gjreat Britain.
DfWET SEEMS TO
BE HARD PRESSED
Blows Up Wasrqns and Forced to
Abandon Ammunition.
London, Aug. 14. Lord Roberts re
ports to the war office under date of
Pretoria, August 13, as follows:
"Kitchener reports from Schoolplaab
80 miles east of Ventedorp, that De
wet blew up three of his wagons. Six
British prisoners who escaped from
Dewet's camp state ithat Mr. Steyn is
confined in camp under surveillance,
and that Dewet was forced to abandon
his ammunition and thirty horses.
They also confirm the report that
Methuen captured one of Dewet's guns
and shelled the main convoy effective
ly. , ' '
Mahon's mounted troops are push
ing on to the westward. Another re
port from Lord Roberts of the same
date says:
"Methuen and Kitchener still follow
ing Dewet and Steyn; yesterday they
reached Miodderfontein, fen miles of
Ventersdorp. Methuen is ' in touch
with Dewet's rear guard. Smith Dor
ri;n reports that the Shropshires re
cently marched 43 miles in 32 hours
and the City of London Imperial vol-
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unteers twenty miles in ten bours,
hoping to prevent Dewet from cross-
ang the Krugersdorp-iPotchefstrom
railway. Boiiller's occupation of Bm-
eilo is having a good effect. A fieM
cornet and 182 burghers of the Stand -
erton commando surrendered yester
day to the clergy."
CANADIANS RETURNING.
London, Aug. 14. -One hundred
Canadians Who were invalided from
"South Africa and had been recuperat
ing, at ShorneKffe arrived in London
this morning and took ithe train for
Liverpool, whence they wilt sail for
home. They were greeted all along the
route with ovations.
COURT'S INSTRUCriONS
TO POWERS JURY
If Defendant Conspiied, is Guilty,
Whether Present or Not.
Georgetown, Ky., Aug. 14. The
court's instructions were read to the
jury today in the Powers trial and the
final speeches began tonight, which
may be concluded by Friday afternoon.
The count explained criminal conspira
cy, the status of an accessory before
the fact, under the law, and said such
an accessory could be convioted, even
though the principal was -never appre
hended. He declared that if the jury
believed beyond a reasonable doubt that
the defendant conspired ito kill Goebel,
he was guilty whether present at the
time of shooting or not.
SENATOR BUTLER WON'T
SUPPORT STEVENSON
Thinks National Committee Should
Select a Vice President. ,
Lincoln, Aug. 14. Senator Butler in
a despatch sent from Raleigh, N. C,
to the local papers here, denies the re
port that he is going to taka the stump
for McKinley. He says he is for Bry
an and the people's party nominee for
vice president and is in favor of the
national committee nominating a can
didate on August 27. He adds he is
neither a democrat nor a republican
and "that he will not support 'Stevenson.
YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES.
At Pittsburg R H E
Pittsburg 5 8 2
New York 0 4 1
Batteries: Leever and Schriver;
Mercer and Grady.
Second "ame R H E
Pittsburg 7 7 1
New York 1 3 6
Batteries: Chesbro and O'Connor;
Hawley and Bowerman.
At Sit. Louis R H E
St. Louis 6 10 1
Philadelphia , 2 11 4
Batteries: Young and Criger; Orth
and Murphy.
At Chicago R H E
Chicago 6 12 3
Boston 7 12 2
Batteries: Taylor and Chance; Cup
py and Sullivan.
Second game. R H E
Chicago 6 9 3
Boston 7 8 1
Batteries: Menefee and iDexter; Di
neen and Sullivan. Called in sixth in
ning on account of darkness.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Milwaukee Milwaukee, 0; Chi
cago, 4.
At Minneapolis (Minneapolis, 5;
Kansas City, 11.,
At Cleveland Cleveland, 0; Buffalo,
3.
At Detroit Detroit, 2; 'Indianapolis.
4. Fifteen innings.
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money, the certain satisfaction of hav
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pays to buy Blue Ribbon.
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INSURGENTS
MORE ACTIVE
Belief in Manila That Settle
ment Will, be Impossible
Before Election.
Anti-Americans Strengthen
ed by Democratic Platform.
Rebels in Visayos Islands Giving the
Americans Much Trouble.
Possess Ample Ammunition and Use
Smokeless Powder.
AMERICANS HAVE GARRISONE3
TOWNS ON SAMAR ISLAND THE
SILVER DOLLAR CIRCULATES
AS FIFTY CENTS 'PHILIPPINB
COMMISSION'S WORK.
Manila, Sunday, Aug. 12. Reports
from the Visayas islands show that
there has been increased activity
among- the insurgents ithere during the
last six weeks,. The American losses
in the island of Panay last month,
were greater than in any month since
January last. General Mojica. in Leyte,
and G-eneral Lucban, in Sanriar, are har
rassing the garrisons, shooting into the
'towns during the night and ambushing
small parties, firing and then retreating
upon the larger bodies. The rebels
possess an ample supply of ammuni
tion and are organized to a considerable
degree.
The Americans have garrisoned their,
"towns on Samar island, two of which
shelter a tenth of the original inhabi
tats who suffer from tbe continual
"sniping" of ithe rebels from the sur
rounding hills. The third is wthout any
native inhabitants, the rebel troops a
mile away preventing their return to
tneir homes. General Lueban punishes
the islanders who have any relations
with the Americans. Cebu is likewise
disturbed. Barring those who have
taken the oath of allegiance to 'the
United States, the rebels are imprison
ed at Manila. When amnesty was pro
claimed it practically was without ef
fect and the expectation that the proc
lamation would accomplish much ia the
unexpired time is daily diminishing. The
banks under government pressure have
restored the exchange rate of two Mex
can silver dollars to one gold American 1
dollar. General 'MacArt'hur has ordered
the acceptance of American money for
all public dues ait the above rate.
General Wright, Major Maus and
others have returned from a trip to
Benguet province, where they recom
mend the construction of a convalescent
hospital. Benguet is tranquil. -The
Philippine commission, It is now an
nounced, will make all future civil ser-
vice appointments. Several minor en- '
gagemenits occurred last week in Lu
zon. The rebels used smokeless pow
der which must necessarily have been
obtained by filibustering.
A newspaper containing the demo
cratic platform has arrived. The ref
erence to the Philippines independence
and protectorate tend to strengthen the
extreme an ti-American element. It ie
believed that radical steps for a settle
ment here will be impossible before
election.
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Elm bark is nutritive, expectorant
and demulcent, and in the form of loz
enges is very useful for relieving coughs
and irritations of ohe tlhroat. 5c. box
Grant's Pharmacy.
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days as lemon ?herbert. Blue Ribbon
Lemon makes the best.
Are you partial to Vanilla flavor?
Try Blue Ribbon made from ithe choic
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dellciousness that you don't get in oth
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Don't
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standing over a hot jrtove in a hot
kitchen Ton don't teed t have a
hot kitchen if you use WHEAT -HEARTS.
To be thoroughly di
gestible, cereals must be well pre
pared in & hot place some time ve
other. It't hot enough in our fac
tory but that's so you can be cooL
We prepare WHEAT-HEARTS
up to the two lost minutes and
those (two minute ie All you need
to cook it. Tou eve fuel, havei
cool kitchen, end enjoy ithe most
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