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RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23. 1900
No 73
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situation with particular reference to the
complicity of tue Cniucse government in
the attacks on the legations with a view
of determining the scope of the new
principles which the government may
nud it advisable to mane known to the
lest of the world.
Minister, Wu Ting Fang reached Mr.
Adee s otlice in tlie State elpartment
at 10:UO o'clock and waited until 12:10.
When he left the department for the
legation Mr. Wu showed disappointment
over not having seen the acting secre
tary. He had come to the department
to receive the answer of the govern
ment to Li Hung Chang's latest propo
sal lor u peace conference, which he
j delay. Mr. Wu had understood that the
be handed to him this
Inston-Slxth Cavalry Mounted and I morning. Un returning to the btate
Department just before 1 o'clock Mr.
norlns to (be Front-Proud DiXlnc ! Adee said lie had nothing to give to
the press. Minister Conger's message
has not been made public. It was as
certained, however, that the minister
said that the Chinese authorities had
"apparently" left Pekin.
Sumo of the American missionaries
17. if ji j I Washington, Aug. 22. Important dis-1 who had neon besieged in the legations
iUIS CPpy VanCe PUlIed tlie COrCl patches from Pekin were received at the bad ly left for. home, he reported,
- .... . .. while others had derided to stnv to rare
Mate, War and a vy departments to-. for the intew.sts of about a thousand
day. One of them was from Major native Christians in Pekin.
Striven, in command of the signal corps Late tins afternoon another long dis-
d,,,hrnt furnishing ew. ,p to Au- PfW.
gust li, which is the latest information tnry ioot declined to make any part of
vet received and which states that the it public or to give any intimation as
to tne nature or its contents.
oni Pekin announce that in
General Chaffee, announcing the death the Fourteenth infantrv scaled the wall
AMERICANS IN FIRST
Allied Forces Have Taken
the Forbidden City
DISPATCHES COME FAST
Four Messages from China Received
at lb Various Departments In Wash- : allsver would
tlon of the First Soldier to Scale tlie
Wall of Pekin
that Bared the Statue
i vet received and which states that the jit public or
MILITIA AND VETERANS IN THE PROCESSION.? 7ZtB&l
FIGHTING AT AN END
Chinese Princes Have Fled
from Pekin.
THE EMPRESS GONE TOO
American and Russian Flags Were
liaised on the Walls of Pekin on the
JTIornlng of August 14th.-Peeple In
the Legations Were Almost Exhaust
ed Japanese Entered the Imperial
Palaee on the 18ih
Raleigh Was Thronged Yesterday with I housanas of North
Carolinians, Who Came to Honor the Memory of the
Great Man of the Peoole His Likeness in Enduring
Bronze Uncovered Before the Multitude, Which Was
of Major Reilley of the Fifth artillery, j and was the first American to get in-
Jq Milt'. X I1C
I iirtr:ired
meruans during the lighting on me i headed "The Soldier
and giving a list of the casualties to
The War Department this morning
the following statement,
ie Soldier Who Scaled the
14th and 15th. A third was from Ad- Wall at Pekin ':
niiral Remey, stating that the Sixth cav- "lvin P. Titus, enlisted April 5,
, , , ,. , , tuu it,w lf)!i!), at niehita, Kan., aged nineteen
airy had dispersed a force ot 1,000 Box-1 , fl half y?ars Thia WOs his second
ers. 1M of whom were killed, near 1 len ' enlistment, his former service being in
Tsin; while still another was from (Jen- j Company K. First Vermont Volunteer
eral Harry, announcing that the Sixth j Infantry, from which he was discharged
rnvalry, mounted, hail started for Pe- November 2. 1SOS. lie was assigned
kin. I to Company E, Fourteenth infantrv. The
thp .Nicrnal tnr Vnhimpc nf Annlniico Frnm ThrmcnnrlQ nt One of the most important of the muster roll of his roim.'inv for mnnths
...w .w.M...ww -Truuo. "v, (lip;ltdHs wus rrom Min5ster Conger, j0f May and June, 10OO, show him to be
ThroatsThe Weather Was Perfect and the Occasion
Was a Successful One in Every Way.
in war. first In peace, first I
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i nicht. and the streets were crowded early
f hi countrymen.
in tue
moriuu.
tin- contents of which, however, were
not made public. Major feenveu s dis
patch follows:
Pekin, Aug. 17.
Chief Signal Officer, Washington:
Tartar, inner, Chinese and imperial
cities occupied today. Americans first.
SCU1VEN.
This cablegram is construed to mean
that the entire Chinese capital, including
1 'CI... ..... a !v!lidn viirli t Vl t ..II I..... 1... .wl
.i-ini.ci.ii nim-HJr. wno?eiiiO;n)i,jt;irv companies assigneil to the south and that the American forces were the
r.-vr called into Wing the almve c.n, ,.t' Fa cJteville street, tegan to first to enter the inner city.
; tribute1, did nor more fully deserve form at the .in ted hour. j Admiral IJemey's message yesterday
,, V..I.-P n.r wer.. I The i.vd was estnnatel at about statd that on the 10th the troops had
...Is more aptly and appropriately
honor of the "father of his
'ten tlnniHand iu the Capitol Park grounds reached the gates of the palaee leading
and the side streets. The number of into the inner or forbidden city, and if
'visitors was not so large as expected is deemed very probable that within a
.k ... ....- -.. ,,.i;...,K!. t.-k i,in. and .-is eai v indication nomted to I ro in dav the allies coum easily nave iorcei
, . . , ... t . ;;,NHrto .".(" probablv; not more. a passage. ar Department otlbials are
-:."? memory tt have just de ticated 1 ;..ii.-wi tr. Knliorp th u ih entire citv
, ... - , M.unv ihM.ple were deterred from com- inclined to teiieve tnat ui enuie city
,nix. bronze statue in tapnol hv l,.t:tlY tho.t, at distance, by the s now occupied by the allies.
. -the greatest and most beloved of threatening "weather of the preceding Acting Secretary Adee of the btate
-rth Carolinians. I ev.nij.. while a great many could not Department spent nVf, Wn
. . . . . ... i.,L-rt ,m their mind to lir ive the ex- w,t" the President, while Minister n
... familiar w,:h the history of h,, read newspapers in the diplomatic room
,.' rmMir oariHT know how he held i... . u ... i i ... ...k;.., m the department, awaiting his return.
- " I Il.i'I IIIIIWI Ul lilll- .11111 "I Ui. 4. l.HtV - . . J.." 1,,,
in connection UU .ill. .vuw a mug
visit to the White House r.frcr n uies
sa:n had l)een forwardel last night in
reply to Ii Hung Chang's appeal for
peace, it was stated at the department
that a reply to the answer forwarded
to the various powers had been received
from Ambassador ( hoate at London, in
r jeafe betwecu thv sections of hn was ample promise of more,
a country, as long as there wn lint, as it was. .there were hundreds
left at all: and hjw, when the and thousands who could not get within
, , v. ... t, liearinc distance of the orator, and only
Iwaine appareu., he pat h.s ,.,.,.,.,. IIJO uear,i ti,o splendid
irt and soul into the cause of
a. id the South an l became the
" war governor" in the Confcder
r4 after the troops in the field,
t;e ai well as the officer, with
kiil aud devonoa, aud with
. . -s thai it was recognized 1
the army thai the North
f.H.p-i were the best cariMl for
who loilowed the Stars aud
:iie to:ife derate St-iir-;.
had dou.'ted I hat this
. .-. th ii:li dead to tlr.s world
- . still las he was in life for
.;" a centiiryi tirt in the
c.itmiry ui-n." he had only
tae gieat demon t ra t lull of
. .:i hi nonor, or to ask of auy
. :i:!'.ag the assembled thou
. :i. re-l to iay tribute to his
.;. Iove.1 .eb. Vance in life.
;f. a they have lovii li) other
. r.iised up among them.
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arei revere uis iwhiw; i-
oratioii of Mr. Ilatth
All will liave tfie opportunity of read
ing it in full in this issue of The Post, which v;ii set forth a number of ohjee-
however. and will liud it to be a mas- tinns to the reply as framed by this gov
terly production. i eminent and suggestions for changes
I made bv Lord Salisbury.
The Military Featnre j fr w.,s claimed by an official of the
The procession, which moved from the State Department that the suggestions
lower part or Pa vetteville street at IP.:'." were received in good faith, and that the
a. in., was viewed bv thousands who held desired changes m the reply to P,rl I.i
positions of vantace on baleonies aud were made at the conference this morn
aloni: the sidewalks. The route was up mi. .
l'ayettevil!e Mwt to Morgan, where a 1 he dispatch from Admiral Kemey fol
turn was ma.le around Morgan. Wil- lows:
miic-ton and Kdciiton and into C-ipitol . hefoo. Aug. -1.
Snnare from the south. Thirteen mili-, B"r7" of Navigation. V ashington:
tarv companies and throngs of veterans 1 aku Aug. Ja-Dickens command
moved in the procession, which, owing a tiding today I ekin l.fh. All except
to unfortunate arrangements, got under "npenal city cleared of Chinese troops
vav in s.-ctions. Chief of Poli-e Mullins. y'tn - .n uoo,. io vmei im,. tjui
ltranth drum corps and hundreds nf , dispersed nbont a thousand
Confederate veterans (.en .lulian jinxcrA t.;?ht miles outside Tien Tsin.
arr. the coniman.ur or ine .Norin .iuo-, f hundred Chinese killed: five
wav in sections. 1 niei or i-om-e .muihus. , - ......
with a platoon of ioIce. headed the pro- city. Have penetrated to gates of palaev
... .... ..Captain Ileilley. I-ifth artillery, killed
cession. Next came A right s ( orn. t on rornins 10th, Sixth cavalry
Hand, which was followed by I.. U i. , nml aboJlt four h,ldmi English and
.i . V nthiT nnli. : ". ''',""'""' - . , " '.nour a nunnren vninese kuini: nv
,d that of any othtr pnl livision. headed the column of vet- ,Amoricnns wounded. Chaffee's losses-
Pom or uui. a.iw
erans. with Colonel Lane. Congressman
, r;' .,,r ""V i n,,,, t,, 'ran w"n (-"innri,1"' '-"T l. "ix killed, thirty wounded; two days'
' :'-pti,m will coat nu Atw.ltor. Capt. K. Denson and other tijrhtinir. KEMEY.
. . , as ho live. A", oui prominent ex-soldiers, who marched m (;Pl,prni Barry's message stating that
! taeir children s children v i j,,s of twos. The Wilmington camp thp Sxtn ravairv i,as heen mounted and
! tribute f tn.s same ,of veterans was present in strong force -A pi.nccciinz to p,.kin to l-einforce the
!;i2 as time shall last. and attracted much attention. Col. merican troops there, follows-
i Vance"' greatest monument t A. M. Waddell headed this column. Chefoo. An. 21.
...... ... ..i..i:in lie. "in the I 1 r-ll lirnmli Pjitnn. with f'onimflnder i i:....i n i . ""
'1 llll n-w ' 1 M 4m r m w aa ' - 1 11 I III II II I 1 lPl Pi - I. II 1 1 I I I I I 1 ' I I II I
h: ojiuuryu'.eu.
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Few men in
. m any Mate or country or
i-. i-ceii so universallv bclovtl
,; ie: man ever held more
v ;: aR'ectionate esteem of his
' ins own personal individuality
a- for his distinguished and
rvicos tfi his State. There
- ..:nor like him in his day. and
n ne'er hall look upon his like
'.t. a !irc and orderly throng and
: in.wd of North Carolinians.
- .-ts and sizes and conditions of
! onsen went lb make it up and
in a good humor.
v. re the old Confederate retcr
heads an they gazed
h- familiar feature in bronze of
I leader; by tneir wide were the
-! son, too young to have
! i the war. but old enough- to
-t n and known and loved this
n in life; clasping their hands
.. !,.v Mr of the third genera
!i .. history had taught him of
' ! -f ."the "great commoner" and
hr had learned him to love
-r.v.
i i. lies were out in large number,
:. was one of the most popular
; t ith them personally, and hun
of them were his valuable co-
for four long years in providing
: and food for the boys in grey
- fi-U.
r ; -roe tnrne1 ont and not all
i fr..ni idle curiosity alone, the in-
which ustiallr attracts Sambo .nd
I. ninnies toall public demonstti-
trl "free show.." Numbers of
r-tkrday reca lle.1 the fact that
v. a one of their best friends,
they nvvcr appiwiated It at the
!$-"y should, and was a leader in
v nents looking to their education
't ttenpent of their condition
1 'In indiistflally. morally and re
"ly. Indeed they nerc had a
. unsellor or a 'better friend among
"'Mi.- mon f ihe State and they
In-red it yesterday.
A. P.. Stronach in the leffd. maile a nne
showing. Nearly all the members of
the camp were In line.
The in i lit ta enme next, with .Alaj.
Tien Tsin, 10th. With reference to
your telegram of 10th. horses, materials
and troops promptly lightered at Taku
and forwarded to front. Sixth cavalry
morning trains brought In large
r nf vilfnr nnd ntlite a number
fcriwd the previous day and preceding
P. p. .lone of the Second North Caro- i mounted. (Trnnt should be in Manila
lina Ilegiinent in command. The sol- now. Hospitals excellent. Ample for
diers marched splendily. all eliciting out-(present army. Well supplied and in fine
bursts of annlause. The Ilaleigh Light jcondition. Everything satisfactory. Gn
Infantrv. under command of Capt. J. J. to Pekin tomorrow. Sick and wounded
Iternard. lel the way. The inston doing -well. BAItllY.
Ilitles. under command of 1'aptain Bes- Important developments in the Chinese
nnt. and the Wilmington Light Infantry, nit nation may be expected within the
with Captain hite in command. 1 he 'next few days. There is reason to.be
other companies in the procession werejlieve. although officials give no positive
the Franklinton (Juards. Capt. W. I. I assurances to that effect, that the gov
Mc(hee; the Warrenton Infantry. Capt. ernnient is considering and perhaps pre
V X. Macon: the Henderson (Juards, j paring terms of another declaration of
Capt. J. S. Poythres: the Oxford com-1 principles to suit the new conditions
nnnv. Cant. W. Lnndis; Goldsboro i that have come with the fall of Pekin.
Kirles. Captain Clriswold: Durham Light j In what form this declaration will be
Infantrv. .apiain ooaan: ine om maoe, wueiner ns a communication io
Ctmrd (Durham). Captnin Christian: (Li Hung Chang or a note to the powers.
Clinton Infantry, Capt. F. II. Holmes, (has not been ascertained. There is now
The naval reserves came last, but the ' appareuuy no aciimi nai ionai govern
bovs from New Horn and Kinston i 1nt 'n China, and the Lnited States
Inarched well and made a tine appear- .ml J.,1C T-0!8 m".st confor,m. lo the
ance. The New Bern division was in!tuation which such a condition pro-
command of Lieutenant Commander Hill du''e? . .
and the Kinston ilivision was commanded I lt 18 t!?r P?"""1 .0Pf 'the Washmg
by lieutenant Commander N. B. Moore. antliontiea that the Emperor.
V baud rendered neveral patriotio se-,""' Sn- !'a reinajued voluntarily m
. ..ttr thp nrr.r,) of tin t.roee- Pekm, refusing to fo!lqw the Dowager
Lion at the cai tol. 6i th: d it fmm in to Pin. tin-J u, in order that he may treat
front of the monument, from which the Wltlj tlie foreign representatives in re
from oi . irard to the maintenance of rene Ka-
and theirs. But
the State Deonrt-
Conger today indi-
as well as the
eft Pflfin oTirt
hepherd, eX-JUOge JBai" th at there is nnhn.lv tWo t .1-
State Treasurer I Worth. Hon. I . D. he imperial government. In these cir
Winston. (Jen. Julian S.Carr, Joeepli it. .cumstances it i for the powers to de-
l). Uousnau, v,uuim.s.'.ur. "ixermine wno ann wnat constitute the
China. The President
visers are onitp na miwh
the subject as the rest
people, and it is thv-
for them tO dMormina
nng Chang or some other
ongreasman Atwnter, xsr. jv. ur...a,,,UJtlo, , mUU) oi omciais shall be
Dr. A. 1. itawKins a. o. on- o--. ,-r ine Time being as the
Mr. Anams jiev. o. x. ;"i i o.- m,, i"wcr in tne empire,
A .nntO WIT I11U II X Li I U III 1 1 1 i II L I J 1 1
urjtiui r . 'Km xvn.ro Cnveriior Una- tween Uis government
tens, among 0JIZ.?7Ix'k message received at
Hon. r. ent from Minister
i.i.-i. a onrncT lieneral alser, tsecre-' , . ... Ti
iai, "l"";. ".. T,.. To,o- caies inar xn-e emperor,
tary of State Thompson. ex-Judge James , Emprps5, Dowager, haa I
E. S
Agriculture S. L. Patterson. 11. o. j r- ROrernment of
ner. John W. Thompson. Col. John .V j and his advisei
Cuuingham. W. B. Ber Col. . H. S. ,n the dark, on
itnrirxvvn. Senator W. P. Aoofl. T. K. of the American
timnpr A. M. McPheetei. ( ol. J. fore necessary
Cne. J. P. Leach. Capt. C. B. Denson. whether U II
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Josephn.H Dunielj. fx.uons.sin.in r . ... T,lBry noot ana Acting Secretary
Woodard, Col. Charles McNamee. R. M. of State Adee spent most of the morn
Furatn. C. M. Cook. ex-Judge Mclrer, jine and part of th afternoon in the
I t hite Ilonse with ProsiHnn irT.':..i
i"Z 9Svd uo tnUao) , LXW v.Ant over eveur featux of tha
'present for duty.' a musician. He was
born at Vinton. In. A cablegram from
Pekin. dated the 17th inst.. shows that
he was wounded in the neck slightly."
Chafffee Reports Cnnnaltles
Washington, Aug. 22. The War De
partment today received from General
Chaffee a complete list of his casualties
since August 14. The cablegram fol
lows: Chefoo, Aug. 22.
Adjutant General, Washiugton:
Pekin, 17th. Casualties in action Au
gust 14: Fourteenth infantry, Company
E, William Parle, wounded in hand,
slight; Company G, John Hanser, ser
geant, ; wounded in buttocks, moderate;
Thomas M. Iliggin, wounded in foot,
slight: August Troutman, wounded in
leg lelow knee; moderate; Ilufus Lawyer,
wounded in leg below knee, slight; Com
pany H. Henry Hopkins, first sergeant,
wounded in leg above knee, slight; Com
pany K. Frank L. Whitehead, first ser
geant, wounded in leg below knee, slight;
Jesse A.- Fowlken, wounded in leg above
knee, slight.
Battery F .Fifth artillery, Willie P.,
Nanney, wounded in chest, serious
Marines Capt. Smedley D.s Butler,
wounded in chest, slight. Company A,
George 1. Farrell, wounded iu head,
moderate. Company C, rrank V
Green, wounded in hand, moderate.
Casualties in nction, August 15 The
following officers and men were killed
and wounded:
Battery F, Fifth artillery, Capt. Henry
J. Rpilly. morning of lith.
Company C. Ninth infantry. Robert E
Walsh. Company E. Ninth infantry,
James O. Hall and Daniel H. Simpkms
Company K. Fourteenth infantry. Bus-
sell T. Elliott. Company M. 1' our
toenth infantrv. James C. Wiber.
Wounded Ninth infantry. Company F,
Martin A. Silk, wounded in head, serious;
Company 1). George Bailey, tirst ser
ireaut. wounded in arm, slight: Company
K, George II. Siemes. wounded in leg
below knee, serious; Company M. Wil
liam F. Norton, wounded in leg below
knee, slight. Fourteenth iufantiT Com
pany E, George (). rox, sergeant,
wounded in hand, slight: Harvey Baker,
musician, wounded in thigh, moderate;
Calvin I. Titus, musician, wounded in
neck, slight; George C. Kauffman,
wounded in buttocks. Company G,
Henry J. Kysela. wounded in chest, se
rious. Company H, Charles H. Morgan,
corporal, wounded in leg below knee,
moderate: Ora F. Tyler, George King,
John L. Lynch, wounded in thigh. Com
pany I, Carey L. Durbin, wounded in leg
below Knee, slightly. company Ij,
Thomas A. Lanker, wounded in chest,
serious; Thomas King, wounded in arm,
serious. Company M, William B. Hoff
man, cook, wounded in thigh, moderate;
Henry G. Davies, wounded in leg be
low knee, serious.
Battery F, Fifth artillery, Lee Doyle,
wounded in hand, slight.
August 10 Died of wounds received
in action. Edward B. Mitchell, Com
pany L, Fourteenth infantry .
CHAFFEE.
Fire Cause by Llghtnlng
Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 22. Special.
At 8 o'clock tonight, during a' terrific
electrical storm, lightning struck the big
barn of the Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer
Works and iJWas destroyed by fire.
Great excitement prevailed for a time
on account of fear that other buildings
might catch, but further damage was
averted. The building and contents,
consisting of large quantities of bundles
of hay, were consumed. The loss is
several thousand dollars.
Admiral WatsonEntertalned In Ireland
Belfast, Aug. 22. Rear Admiral Wat
son and the officers of the United States
cruiser Baltimore, which is now on her
way homer from Manila, were entei-
tained at luncheon by the officials of
Belfast today.
Telephone Plant Burned Ont
Baltimore, Aug. 22. The extensive
nlant of the Maryland Telephone Con
struction Company in this city was de
stroyed by a fire, the origin of'which is
unknown, this morning. The loss is esti
mated 'at $112,000 $75,000 of which is
on the building and the balance on stock
and tools.
Population of Philadelphia
W'.fl ah ! n e-trvn . A n r oo T"l, nr;;i
illation of Philadelpliia is announced as
iRfo,wi, an increase since l&'JO of 24b,-
Archbishop Ireland Starts Tor Home
Rome. Aug. 22. Archbishon Ireland.
of St. Pj.ui, left here oca ihia mvav hame
oday.
London, tug. 22. The latest iuforma
tjoQ concerning the situation iat Pekin
as contained in a dispatch 'to the Japa
nese government from Taku. It states
that lighting at Pekiri lias ended. The
dispatch, adds that all Chinese princes
and iniinisters have fled to Singan.
The statement that tne native pa-inces
and ministers have fled to Slogan' is
taken to indicate that ithe dowager em
press did not take refuge in the palace
of the forbidden city, as (reported, but
made good her escape -before the relif
column entered the capital.
The admiralty has received a dispatch
from Rear Admiral Bruce, embracing -a
dispatch from the British general com
manding and dated at the .capital on the
date mentioned, 'but mentions the ina
bility of the -naval ibrigade to reach Pekin
in time to participate in the entry, and
reports the Eugliss losses.
Rear Admiral Bruce 'states that the
international troops 'had an engagement
with the Chinese sis .miles south of
Tien Tsin August 19tn. His dispatch
.regarding Pekin follows:
Taku, Aug. 22. I -regret .that owing
to the -heavy roads the naval ibrigade was
unble to ip anticipate in the entry into
Pekin. Their transporting of guns to
Pekin was a grand .achievement. The
British at Pekin were
ft captain and two privates of marines
killed, -and acaptain and eight men were
-n iinded."
A dispatch to a news agency from
Pekin dated August x-itn, says:
"The American and Russian flags were
hoisted on the east wall at 11 o clock
The Indian trows entered
the Eriti.sJi legation at 1 o'clock ?.nd the
Americans at 3 o'clock. Thoy were joy-f-nw
TPu Aivenl bv the emaciated tenants,
wKrt cnm ld -na.t ' have held out much
longer. The Chinese had attacked fu
riously foT two days. The cas-ualties
to the defeudars were sixty-five killed
1ift .w-wiftkd. ; - '
The Japanese are still fighting near the
north vaiH. Their oaaualties are un
known, the Russians had five tolled ana
twelve wounded. The English and Anuer
leans had a -few -wounded.
"Th rounds of a heavy attack on the
legations caused a change in the plan of
the aliMes. It was originally intended to
attack" the city August 15th.
"The KngMsh and Americans met lit
tle -resistance until they entered the city.
Caiptain Ileilly (commanding the Ameri
can artillery battalion) made a brave
attempt to "breach the (inner wail. The
troops finally entered the foreign settle
ment through the canal. .
"The Chinese had continuTly violated
the armistice.
"The food suppiTes sent by the empress
were sufficient for only one day."
Japanese Occupy the Imperial Palace
Tokio, Aug. 22 An official report from
Tien Tsin, dated August 20, says the
Japanese occupied the imperial palace at
Pekin August 18.
The emperor and dowager empress,
with an escort of 3,000 of Gen. Tung
Full Siangs troops, left Pekin four days
previous to its seizure by the allies.
A detachment of the Japanese troops
rescued the missionaries ana converts
who were imprisoned within the palace.
The Japanese had 200 casualties. The
fenemy had GOO killed. .
' The dowager empress ana otner mem
bers of the royal family supposed to have
gone to Singan-Fu.
Owing to the fact that there was great
confusion in Pekin after the arrival of
the allies it was divided into several sec
tions. Onehalf of the northern, or
Tartar, citv was placed under the sur
veillance of the Japanese. Committees
have been appointed by the Russians,
British, Americans and French to main
tain order in the city.
British Losses Daring the Siege
London, Aug., 22. Sir Claud MacHon
ald, British minister at' Pekin, cables
Lord Salisbury that there were the fol
lowing British casualties in the garrison
up to the date of the relief:
Killed Captain Sprouts, two privates.
Legationers Warren and Da!vil Oliphant
and Missionaries Huberly and James.
Wounded Mr. Morrison, correspond
ent of the London Times and twenty ma-
Gorernor-eiecc , PI ?g "repre
sented Harper. Jonu . . aard of
Wilson assisted the solicitor in iJe prose
cution. The costs in the Tom Smith Johnston
county murder trial foot up $500 $200
in Johnston county and $300 in Wayne
county.
William Boone, a negro escaped con-
vict from Ohio, was arrested at Wilson
and turned over today to an Ohio official.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York, Aug. 22. Timely batting
and excellent fielding won the game for
the New Yorks -agamst the Philadel
phians at .the Polo grounds .this after
noon. The Quakers -were at the mercy
of Oairdck throughout the 'whole game,
especially when there were . men n
bases. Piatt was hit hard at critical
stages, receiving whetched support.
The score: : R II E
New York ...10003130 s S ' 13 1 '
Philadelphia ..00100100 08 8 8
Batteries: Car-rick -and Grady; Piatt
and McFamland. Umpire, O'Day.
Boston 8. Brooklyn 10
Boston ,Aug. 22. Brooklyn defeated
Boston today in ia- most unrnteresthis:
game. All the -luck an batting was with
the Champions while the'' home tea.:n
helped things lalong by listless -fielding.
The score: R. H. E.
Boston 2100310018 13 i;
Brooklyn . . M 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 Hi -1!) f
Batteries: Dineen -and Clark; Weyh
ing McGwire. Umpire, Hurst.
No other game.
Shot a Defenceless Prisoner
New Orleans, Aug. 22 William Burke
a member of the Louisiana State Na
tional Guard, 'has been (indicted by -the
grand jury as the man who killed the un
known negro, murdered in the ilate riots
I, here. The neg.ro .who was supposed to be
Burke. Jackson, the - 'roommate of the
desperado Robert Charles, was found in
the house where Charles defended him
self for so .many -hours against the mob,
land was being taken away -by the police
patrol wagon, when some one fired over
the officer -and killed the negro. The
grand jury say the man who did the
shooting was WTttll Burke, ia. State militia
anan. . -
BOERS STILL BOTHER
No Easy Matter for British to
Catch Them
THEY INFLICT LOSSES
Iorcl Roberts 'Hope to Bring on a
Decisive Action Twenty-nine ITIen
Reported as Missing Relieved to
Have Seen Captured Chief Plotter In
Pretoria Conspiracy Pound Guilty
Train Wrecked and Track Damaged
rines.
Other members
well.
of the legation are
AN EDITOR TOO GAY
Judge Trying His Case Takes Offense
at a Cartoon.
Orleans. Aug. 22. A $30,000
damage suit before the District Court of
Willi m A'rrCJook, ttate insur ancecom-
indssioner, against th New Orleans Ittim
for libeling him, wnicih ihas oeen an pro-
r,.(K!a for some days, was -oronigux to a
sudden end today by Judge St. Paul,
who dismissed the jury considering the
case and ordered the editor of the Item
to appear 'before hmi tomorrow and an
swer for contempt of court -for .'publish
ing a cartoon of Cooke, tne pJairrtm in
the case, and for commenting on the
case. The judge -took the position that
the cartoon might mnuence tne verdict
of the jury.
HARPER FINED HEAVILY
London, Aug. 22. The rapidly moving
Boer forces in South Africa continue to
harrass Gen. Roberts' forces and inflict
upon the several divisions that are en
deavoring to trp the commanders and
put -an end' to the war.
Activity on the part of 'both the Brit
ish and the Boers continues, and it is
expected here -that a decisive action wJl
be fought within the next week or ten
days. Hamilton has moved across the
Crocodile river and his men are march
ing northeast in an effort to -intercept a
force of burghers.
Paget and , Baden-Powell have had a
fight with commandos on their way to
Petersburg and sustained slight losses,
while Lieutenant Colonel Sitwel-l had
two wounded and twenty-nine men cap'
tured an a reconnoitering expedition near
Ventersburg.' The twenty-nine men are'
reported by Gen. Roberts as inas-s-ing,
but it is believed that they have fallen
into the hands of the Boers.
The operations of the English are de
scribed in the following dispatch from
Gen. Roberts received by the war of
fice: "Pretoria, Aug. 22.Hami!tom" has
crossed the Crocodile and is marching
northeast. Paget and Baden-PowelJ,
who are' moving to Petersburg, were
engaged yesterday with commandos
which are assisting DeWet. We had two
killed and seven . wounded. Lieutenant
Colonel Sitwell, while reconnoitering
near Venters-burg, met the enemy. He
had two wounded and twenty-nine of
his men are missing."
A dispatch f rom Pretoria says:
"The combined f orces of Genera-la De
Wet and Delarey are moving eastward
of here'. General Paget's troops came
n contact with dhe Boer rear guard yes
terday."" : (
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Lieutenant Cord an Found Guilty
Pretoria, Aug. 21. Liaa.TirGOwlan,
the Staats artillery officer who ha been
on trial here on a charge of being the
ring leader in the plot to abduct Lord
Roberts and 'kill British officers, was
today found guilty on all the charge'
Sentence' was deferred for the. present.
Ha Was Assessed $150 for Offlclatinr
in a Cutting Scrape
Ooldsboro. N. C. Aug. 22. Special.
The trial of W. II. Harper for cutting
Simeon Wooten at Labrange some
months sago was held at Kinston Court
todav. .'Harper was nnea one hundred
and fifty dollars and tpual jsith. ail cost,
Boers Wreck a Train
Durban, Natal, Aug. 22. A goods end
passenger train has been wrecked at
Danmhavbser 'by a email (party of Boers,
who have 'been operating in that neigh
borhood. There were no fatalitief, but
the line was dePtroyel for a distance
of about 100 yards.
All the Iutch officials of Harrismith,
including the Land-rcst, -have -been ent
to Ladysmsth. The burghers who surren
dered at Harrismith (will be shipped from
here on the OataJmaa .tomorrow morning.
The transports Dilwara and Mongolian
with 2,00 Boer prisoners; have eaJJed
from the Cape for Ceylon. .
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Colonel Rogers Dangerously 111
Washington, Auft 22. Private infor
mation received here states "that Colonel
George T. Rogers, famous throughout
tidewater Virginia, as commander of the
Sixth Virginia infantry and of Mahone'a
brigade, -ia dan-gerouaiv ill at WiUiaau-
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