THEY TOOK WINKS. Public Funda Handled by Neely Quickly Vanished. An Official deport Concerning the Ctt« ban Pontal l'°rau<l« Pub Hull ed it Hold* (•:. (-. Itallibonv to be Alinoht I qnulH Guilty ol .nalleaitauce in Olllee. Washington, July 20.—The postmas ter general has made public the re port of Fourth Assistant Postmaster (Jeneral Bristow, who investigated the Cuban postal frauds. Mr. Bristow finds that Neely's embezzlements ag gregated at least *1:51.71." and says be was justified in recommending the re moval of Director (General Rathbone. Whether or not the latter \va.; guilty ■with Neely in the embezzlements, be says there can lie no doubt that in the matter of unauthorized per diem Allowances, personal expenses and warrants cashed and unaccounted for, be unlawfully appropriated to his own use money of the Cuban reve nues. Mr. Bristow explains that the bu reau of finances inaugurated by Mr. Rathbone, of which Neely was ap pointed chief, was started July T. IS!)'.). This bureau was charged with cus tody of all stamps and postal sup plies. The division of postal accounts, changed July I, 18!)9. to a division of the auditor's office, was in charge of W. 11. Beeves, who was appointed by the secretary of war. The report hays that no accounts of Ihe unbond ed postmaster were required, remit tances being entered as cash sales, and the only information I lie audi tor's office had of these transactions came from Neely. There was no check on his transactions. From the ac counts examined the report says the minimum of Neely's embezzlements may be summarized as follows: Shortage as shown by his own rec ords. $30,600; excess of credit by de struction of surcharged stamps defi nitely ascertained, $101,1115; total $131,713. This will be increased by the discovery of additional sales of surcharged stamps, but will not ex ceed $150,000 in the aggregate. The report says that Ratlibone ap pointed Neely, who had custody of the stamps; Beeves, the only man who could have a check on Neely's transactions, and 1). Warfield, chief of the bureau of registration, a com mission to destroy the surcharged stamps, of whieh Neely had received $522,000, and that Neely and Beeves entered into a conspiracy to report a larger quantity of stamps destroyed than were actually destroyed. But. tin- report says. Neely's fraudulent transactions were not confined to these embezzlements and while the amounts were small compared with the latter, "they show the same offi cial depravity." The connection between Neely and the Neely Printing Co.. ol Muncie, Intl.. of which he was proprietor be fore he went to Cuba, is then ex plained. The alleged sale of the plant of this company to Cowan, Neely's business associate, the report says, was not a bona fide transaction, as it is not believed Cowan ever paid Neely any money for his pretended interest. Neely ordered from this company supplies for the department of posts in Cuba. 1 he hooks of the printing company show that it received for printing $7,937, while the bills paid and the money order records at Muncie show that $2,131 more than the amount in dicated by Ilie book's was paid. Some of the bills were paid twice. Rathbone, when asked why he ap proved these accounts, said he did not know until after Neely's arrest that any printing was done at Muncie. If this statement is true, says the He port, he convicts himself of the most litter negligence of official duties. The department of posts purchased from the Keyless Lock Co., of Indianapolis, $14,074 worth of furniture. This com pany paid Neely $3,292, in two checks. For what purpose this money was paid him does not appear. The only reason is that it was paid as a "com mission," "subsidy" or bribe for the privilege of supplying the furniture. In July, 1800, the money available for salaries was delayed at Neely's suggestion. RatWione authorized a warrant on the unexpended balance for the fiscal year ending June 30, for $7,251. This sum was to be reimburs ed after the July fund became avail able, but when Neely obtained the warrant on the July fund, instead of depositing it he cashed it and made mo accounting of the money. When Neely was assigned to duty ■in Havana, January 7, IS!)!), his salary was SI,BOO. The report says lie was ;it this time financially embarrassed. His account with the I'nioti national bank, of Muncie, was frequently over drawn. February 0. 18!)!), he sent a deposit of $32!) to the Muncie bank and in February and March bis addi tional deposits aggregated $1,530. Thus Neely, with a salary of $l"0 a month, was able within three months to deposit $1,85!). conclusive proof that his embezzlement began in Feb ruary, 18!)!). Rathbone mad? unmet ons official trips. In April, 18!)J), he made a tour of inspection accompanied by his fam ily, and liis expense account covered the entire expense of his family. In May. 18!)!). lie. came to the United States and charge* up as official ex penses his expenses to Cincinnati and Hamilton, 0.. where he went on pri vate business. The report says Bath bone "was a war? that these charges were fraudulent." fowan'n Statement. Muncie. Intl., July 27.—805s Cowan, president of the Jfeely Printing Co.. has issued a card denouncing the statement of Assistant Postulates Oeneral Bristow anil declaring that the records show that there was a legitimate sale of the printing olic, from Neely to him and furthermore that printing bills for the Cuban gov ernment ordered through Neely v/err not paid twice. He states that owing to a clerical error Rathbone paid out bill of $163 twice, but that this was rectified when Rathbone discovered the mistake. MAYBURY FOR GOVERNOR. Mlelil*£uii IhMiiocrulu Select Detroit'* ."•layor an the Tlnti to tlrad Their State llrki i. Detroit, .Inly -'(>. Hon. William C. Maybury, mayor of Detroit, was Inst evening tendered the demoeralie nom ination for governor of Michigan with u unanimity whieh made useless the taking' of any ballot. Not a dissent* ing vniee was heard when the vote on the proposition to nominate Maybury was aeted upon, and the withdrawn 1 of the half do/en other gubernatorial candidates before any vott was taken was received bv the delegates with cheers of approval. The platform adopted "regrets the present condition of the political avid administrative agencies, whieh. under republican control, have so deha-uchrd our governmental system as to dis grace tin - stale and debase the func tion of a free government;" de nounces Ibe "maladministration which has produced the fruitage of an investigation by grand jury, and the numerous criminal trials ot state officials pending in the courts and demands searching inquiry into the methods of every deportment of trie state government. rhe resolutions deplore "the cor rupting influence of wealth upon our social and political machinery as dis played in the recent campaign ol three millionaires for the office of governor," and pledge the state de.'u ocraey to secure: First Prompt repeal of every char ter exempting corporations from the equal burden of taxation. Second—A specific tax on the pi-eat mining interests of the state, levied in accordance with the value of their unearned stores of wealth. Third A tax upon existing fran chises of a semi-public character com mensurate with their earning power. Fourth —Regulation of property taxes so as to prevent the shifting of the burden onto the shoulders of pro ductive labor. Fifth—Prohibition of the granting of further franchises by municipali ties, except by direct vote of the peo ple of the territory affected. The last legislature is denounced as "the crowning infamy in the his tory of the republican party in Mich igan" and promise is made to abolish the fee system of compensation for public officers wherever possible. A HOLIDAY IN PORTO RICO. Tlif Inlander* ('elrbra.tr in Honor of Spain's l*niron Saint. Han Juan, I'orto Itico, July 26. The streets of San Juan were yesterday a labyrinth of Spanish flags in honor of St..(ago, the patron saint of Spain. Banners and bunting, suspended from house to house, covered the thorough fares and everywhere the balconies were richly dressed. There was no attempt whatever to display the American colors. The cel ebration of the Fourth of .Inly was totally eclipsed. Then the citizens were unable to raise a dollar for the purposes of demonstration. Yester day there was rio difficulty in carry ing through a programme which must have cost $5,000. Possibly six native houses displayed the stars and stripes. On the other hand, 2,500 Spanish flags were flung to the breeze. The day dawned with the ringing of church bells, the discharge of sky rockets and Roman candles, street pa rades and band serenades. Business was entirely suspended. An elaborate ball at the Casino last evening- con cluded the festivities. The real feeling of the people was expressed by bands of hoodlums, who paraded the streets in the less re spectable quarters of the city carry ing Spanish flags and shouting "Viva Kspanol." The fact that the day was the second anniversary of the landing of the l r nited States troops under Hen. Miles seemed to be forgotten here, although at Ponce, May ague/ and other points there were slight observances of the anniversary. It was apparent, that the local celebration had been carefully arranged to eclipse that of the Fourth of July. THE ANTI-IMPERIALISTS. Thry (all a National ( onvrntlon, tn be Held 111 Indianapolis-No (>old Democrat Ticket Thin Year. Indianapolis, July 2ti.—By unani mous vote of the national committee of the gold standard democracy yes terday, the scheme of fusion with the anti-imperialistic movement originat ing with the recent mass meeting at the I'laza hotel in New York City was defeated, as was aTso the plan to place a gold democrat ticket in the field this year. W. 15. Haldeman, proprie tor of the I.ouisville Courier-Journal and a member of the national execu tive committee, sorting a sensation by declaring his intention of supporting J'.ryan and Stevenson. The committee appointed at the conference held at the I'laza hotel gave- out a call for a convention to be held in this city August 14. It is as follows: "The national committee of the gold democrats have brought the usefulness of that organization to an end. It now becomes the duty of the independent committee to enable the independent voters to place in the field a platform and candidates which they can conscientiously support. "We believe that the anti-imperial ists who have done uplendid work in recalling the republic to the ideas of its founders, will conclude that they can enforce their ideas more effect ively by means of a third ticket than ill any other way. In order to meet these needs, tin- call for a mass con vention of a national party is issued." Jtlark* an Kporli In Cuban Afl'alr». Havana. July 26.—The decree calling a constitutional convention and pro viding for the election of delegates will be promulgated to-day. The elec tions will be held on the third Satur day in September and the convention will meet in Havana on the first Mon day in November. The convention, according to the decree, is called in conformity with fhc spirit of the joint resolution of congress, and a part of Its duty will be to agree upon the re lations that are to exist between tin government of the United States (Mid the government of Cuba. / CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1900. YELLOW TERROR. China Makes New Preparations for a Great Conflict. Ke|>ort* a* to Ihe Situation In Pekin arc ol at .tlowt l«l«»oi»iy NiiUire t'liinewe Hcllcvod to be BMay ii»» a Deceptl VP (•aine in Order to Cialn Time. London, July 20.—The Shanghai correspondent of Ihe Daily Alail as- S'lts thai. ( hinaman who »vns em ployed at the British legation as a writer and interpreter has escaped from Pekiii to Nin < hwang. He de clares that at the time he left I'ekin most of the members of the lega tions were dead and the condition of the others was hopeless. The correspondent goes onto say: "No other dates are given in ihe mes sage from \iu t hwang. I'he leading < hinese newspaper here published yesterday a dispatch declaring that it was all over with the members of the legations. The president of a minor board at Pekin wrote to a rel ative in Shanghai, under date of July 0, saying: 'The foreign legations arc still uiicaptured, but, owinir to the daily fighting, it is reported that only about HOO persons are left aliv" in the legations, and if there is any delay in the arrival of the relief force 1 fear that none will be left to receive it.'" While these brief sidelights as to the fate of the Europeans leave little ground for hope, Shanghai sends a batch of reports indicative of prepara tions for hostilities on Ihe part of tne Chinese. It is alleged that the Vang- Tse viceroys have sent deputies to Shanghai to inquire as to the pros pect of raising a foreign loan, osten sibly to pursue military operations against the Boxers, whose movement is extending southward with con stantly growing strength. Simultaneously there is a movement northward of southern Chinese troops to join the main army gathered to oppose the foreign advance on Pekin. The strength of this principal force is now estimated at 300,000 men. D is believed that two or three weeks must elapse before the Chinese preparations are completed. It is re ported that .".,00(1 Chinese troops and more guns are being sent to rein force the garrison of the Kiang Yin forts, commanding the entrance to the Yang-Tse Kiang. 00 miles east of Nankin. . Chang Chi Tung, viceroy of Wu Chang, on the Yang-Tse Kiang, tele graphs that he is apprehensive that he will not be able to restrain his troops for more than ten days. These of unrest in the south ern provinces are coincident with Li Hung Chang's presence in Shanghai. They are supposed to be the begin ning of a general declaration against foreigners. In this connection the Canton correspondent of the Daily Telegraph sends the following im portant news: "Viceroy Tak Su to-day published the following mandate: 'An import ant imperial decree was issued on the 2'id day of the sixth moon. It says: We have lost Tien Tsin and great pre cautions are taken in Pekin. No peace can be obtained without going through a war. In the time of Chung an agreement was made that no mur der can be inflicted upon ministers from abroad. It is a month since the minister of Germany was assassi nated by I losers, and strict orders have been given for the arrest of the murderers. We are trying our ut most to preserve the lives of the other ministers and they are still in I'ekin. Viceroys are to urge on preparations for coast attack and defense, and they are to take the consequences of any territory being lost through delay.' "Europeans here understand thor oughly the last part of the edict, which means that the viceroys are commissioned by the empress dow ager to prepare for a Chinese war against the allied powers. Viceroy Tak Su is latterly anti-foreign and he is increasing his army and arma ments, military and marine." llong Kong, July 27. —The signs of menacing activity on the part of the secret society known as the "Triads" are causing alarm. The Boxers are believed to be an offshoot of the "Triads." whose ramifications are widespread throughout the southern provinces of China. The organization is distinctly anti-foreign and antl- Manehu; and numbers of Canton troops are enrolled in its ranks. A report is current in Canton that the "Triads" are preparing for a night attack on the Shameen, and Ihat the first sign will be the absconding of native servants. Many "Triads" have been arrested in Hong Kong during the last few months. A Chinaman who was ar rested on July 8 oil a charge of carry ing arms, was yesterday committed for trial on the charge of being a member of the "Triads." The evi dence showed that he has held the rank of second in command in the or ganization in the two Kwangs, with headquarters at !-iai Kung, a new ter ritorv. where I#' had been active in enrolling members. His arrest, there fore, is of the greatest importance. London, July 27. —The Canton cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a dispatch dated Wednesday, says: "There are daily arrests of Boxers and smugglers caught loaded with arms and ammunition. Executions piiekly follow, but the rowdy element remains undismayed. In the country districts the people are more threat ening anil bolder than in the* city. < HoJ'eott < lilnene. Chicago, July 23.—The Chinese pop ulation of Chicago is perturbed over reports from various parts of the city that necause of Caucasian antipathy aroused by thv tyoubles in the Celes tial empire a boycott has been insti tuted against Clwnese laundries and truck farms. Wu Sung Lee, a banker in Chinatown and probably the rich est Mongolian in the city, says four laundries have been forced to suspend business during the past week and Chinese laundry men generally report i falling off of 50 per cent, in their business. MOB LAW IN NEW ORLEANS. nilitia (« < ailed Oul (<> Protect Nf" rrori from lb« A**ault* of Jlurder ou* lliiod 111111*. Is'ew Orleans, .Tulv 27. — In flic riot ing of Wednesday night and Thurs day one negro was beaten to dentil, six were so badly wounded that their li\es are despaired of, and about .1 score of people, white and black, male and female, were seriously wounded. Disorderly acts following the dis turbances of Wednesday night were rommitted throughout the city yes terday and resulted in the swearing in bv the mayor of 500 special police men and the ordering out of 1,300 of the state militia by Gov. Heard, who responded promptly to the appeal of Mayor Capdeville for assistance in Suppressing lawlessness. Throughout the day attacks were made by mobs of whites upon the black element and the negroes before nightfall had been complete!;, chased from the streets. The disorders p1 a stop to business in the wholesale districts and on the river front and, as this meant a serious crippling of the trade of the port, hundreds of the most prominent men of the city re sponded to the appeal of the mayor for assistance in preserving order. Col. Wood, who commanded the First Louisiana regiment in the Span ish war, was placed at the head of the special police'. The police have been practically helpless throughout the disturbance. The force consists of only ."'OO men. In addition to the killing of ('apt. Day and Patrolman Lamb, which was the primary cause of the mob out break, strong resentment on the part of the white working people against steamship agents and contractors for the employment of negro labor to the exclusion of whites on public works and on the levee fronts was mani fested. Hoodlums prowled the streets throughout the day and whenever I hey spied a negro, assaulted him. In some cases citizen's and police beat otT the attackers. One of the most flagrant instances nf cowardice was that of a man who pointed a pistol through a window and attempted to shoot a female ne yro prisoner in the parish prison. Just after daylight the remnants nf one of the mobs gathered at the Spanish Fort railway station, whence a large number of negro laborers daily leave for their work at Chai nlet te. They saw a crowd of darkies approaching and started to chase them. Louise Lapuyard got in their way and received a bullet in the leg. Later in the morning a negro emp tied his pistol into a down town house and wounded a child. At 11 o'clock a mob marched through Lafayette square, which is opposite the city hall. They discov ered some negroes in the park and beat them until they escaped. MR. GOMPERS FAILED. Ill* i:nv>rt to Settle Labor Trouble* Id ( lili asu Prove* l/nnueceraful. Chicago, July 27. —The effort of President (ioinpcrs, of the American Federation of Labor, to settle the Chicago labor troubles has apparent ly failed, lie was informed yester day by a delegation of contractors that the only way a settlement could possbly be effected was by the unions 'withdrawing from the building trades council. Mr. Gompers was told that the contractors' associa tions are willing to make agreements with the individual unions, national and international, and also to make the American Federation of Labor a party to the agreements, but that no settlement can be made with the un ions of Chicago as long as the build ing trades council stands. Mr. Gompers replied to the con tractors that, as he was a represen tative of the men and practically the. representative of the building trades council, he could countenance no such settlement as this, lie defended the existence of the building trades coun cil on the ground that it was for the best interests of the laboring men, in spite of mistakes which mijfht have been made. The conference then broke up. THEY MAY CALL IT OFF. A Pronpi-ct that the Bryan Notification itleetlnst Will Not be Held In the llooaler < npltul. Indianapolis, July 27.—-Inquiry yes terday of Chairman Martin, of the democratic state coiauniitec. as to whether Mr. Bryan will speak here the evening of his notification brought a surprising reply. The chairman exclaimed angrily: "It doesn't look right now its if Mr. lirvan will be here. It doesn't look .is if the notification would be held here at all." "Do you mean that Mr. Bryan can not come?" "I mean that unless railroads give its terms that are just, this notifica tion meeting will be called off and not be held in Indiana. The railroads have held the democratic committee:; up for years and they are at the same old game. Hut, I promise that un less better terms are mjide than those offered the notification meeting here will be declared off." JcMrr'a Trial Near* It* S'iniMi. New London, Mo., July 27. —In the trial of Alexander .Tester, charged with the murder in IST 1 of Gilbert Gates, both sides rested their case anil while Judge Ebv prepares the in structions to the jury the lawyers are preparing for the supreme conflict— the closing arguments. They will be gin to-day. Six Hundred Christian* Slaughtered. London, July 27.—The Hong Kong correspondent of the Daily Express wires as follows: "An Italian priest has just arrived here from Hen Sien Fu, where the Italian bishop anil three priests have* been massacred af ter revolting torture. This took place on July 4. Six hundred converts were massacred after the women had been subjected to hideous brutalities. Six i other priests fled to the hills, where ' they were probably killed. The priest j who escaped had a perilous journey ! to Hong Kong. Tie hid in a coffin on | board a river boat for 17 days." HUMAN GOPHERS. They Tried to Tunnel Underneath a Penitentiary. I Darln: Attempt to Itelea*e a IMotorl* on* Heal ICMate Swindler Iron* 111* tell 111 Klverhlde Frni. tell tin r}, A lie*;licil) , Pa. - %»lijr It Palled. Pittsburg, July 27. —One of the boldest and most systematic plans fur tin- release of one or more pris oners from Riverside penitentiary Was thwarted Thursday bv accident. The first theory advanced when the matter was discovered seemed to point to the release of Alex Berk man, the anarchist who is serving a 22 years' sentence for the shooting of 11. C. Frick during the Homestead strike in 1592, but. the conclusion reached by Director Mnth, of the Al legheny police department, is that the real object of thv rescuers was to secure ihe freedom of the notori ous real estate swindler, J. C. Boyd, who is serving a seven years' sentence in the penitentiary for his misdeeds This opinion is shared by the Pitts burg police officials, and many rea sons are brought forward to confirm the theory. \mong these are the facts that I'oyd is wanted in nearly pvery state in the I'nion on charges of real estate swindles, has confeder ates all over the country and is ac counted one of the wealthiest prison ers in Riverside. It is argued that P.erkman's friends could not afford the expensive outfit which was used in this instance and their resources could not possibly equal those of Lovd's confederates. The plan by which the rescuers hoped to reach the inside of the peni tentiary wall was by a tunnel from the cellar of a house on Sterling street, nearly opposite one of the gates. Their work is remarkable, considering the obstacles to be over come. Investigation showed that it was over 200 feet long, but because of its zigzag course had not reached the prison wall. One of the officers who crawled a distance of 201 feet in the dark passageway was compelled to return before reaching its end, by reason of the viul gases arising. From this it is inferred that the tun nel had tapped a sewer. Director Muth, however, believes that the dead body of one of the tunnelers will lie discovered when the tunnel is opened from the surface, as is the intention. He thinks the man was overcome by the gases arid his companions, for fear of complications, fled. The elaborate arrangements that had been made for completing the tunnel and for providing for the safety of the diggers amazed the au thorities. An electric bell, connected with the entrance of the tunnel in the cellar, was used in giving the workers and watchers an instant sig nal in case of alarm, and an air pump had been used to keep the tunnel free from gas. It is estimated that the electric plant and other appliances used cost the liberators at least $2,000. On March 15 Thomas Brown, who represented himself as a Chicago patent solicitor, purchased from John C. Langenfitt, who is an engi neer in the penitentiary, the house :n 2S Sterling street for $4,000, paying $250 down and agreeing to pay the balance in installments. Soon after ward I'.rown, a woman whom he said was his wife, and his brother-in-law moved into the house and operations were probably begun at once. The .Misses Letitia ami Jennie Mc- Carthy. who lived just opposite, had their suspicions aroused because of the small quantity of furniture go ing into ihe supposed home e>f ihe new family and by the fact that the principal article taken in was a piano. During the occupancy of the house the shades were always down, but the piano was rarely silent. Mrs. Brown played and sang almost constantly. During the intervals when there was no music the Misses McCarthy heard a grinding, whirring noise, which gave them the impression that the Browns were always grinding coffee. Their suspicions of crookedness were confirmed when they saw a load of galvanized pipe and a load of lumber taken into the house. They called the attention of the police to the place, but no charge could i>e made against the inmates. The Browns left the house on the night of July 5, leaving word for Air. Langen fitt that they were going to New York, but would return on July 24 to pay the Jirst installment on the house. Their failure to return led to an investigation by Mr. Langenfitt, with the result given above. The the ory is that the' Drowns were fright ened away, because all of the appara tus was found in the house with the exception of the digging lools, which Director Muth thinks are in the tun nel with the body of the digger. Horn Stubbornly. London, July 27. —Lqsal Roberts re ports to the war ollice that Gen. Hun ter's command was heavily engaged July 24 and 25 in the hills south of Bethlehem. The Doers were strongly entrenched and fought stubbornly throughout the 24th, and compelled the British to retire from some of their positions with about 50 casual ties. At last accounts Gen. Hunter had worked around into Brnndwater basin, in the rear of the Boers, while Gen. Maedonald and Gen. Bruce Ham ilton were blocking outlets on the front of the federals, who had evae iiatcd their position at Witnek. .til■■ c Hoy* Strike. Scranton, Pa., July 27. —The run ners and drivers aT the Delaware <fc Hudson mines here struck yesterday for increased wages. Four mines here and three at Olyphant are idle. The boys claim they will wait a rea sonable length of lime for the com pany to grant their demands, and if no favorable response comes they will call ont the boys in al! of the company's 2.S collieries in the Lacka wanna and Wyoming districts. There are t.OCO men employed in the Scran ton and Olyphant mines and 17,0t»U in the 28 collieries. AGAINST THAN. Boxers are Reported to Have .Risen in Revolt. A HATTLK NEAR PEKIN. A Story that the Prince was De-* feated and Killed. SAFETY OF LEUATIONERS. It I* Iteufllrined in un lm;><-rlul Prof luinalioii l**ilid July a 4, l)U( All At tempt* (o (>rl Illicit K<-|>lie» Iruiu IVkln I ttcrly Fall. London, July 28.- Lyman J. Gage's* statement that there is still hope, but tliiit it is constantly diminishing-, is held here to define accurately the situation. The Chinese minister in London yesterday received a telegram from Sheng, director of railways ami telegraphs, to the effect lhat an im perial decree, in the following 1 terms, was issued on July 24: "It is fortu nate that all the foreign representa tives except Huron Von Ketteler aru found in safety and unharmed. Pro visions in the shape of foodstuffs, vegetables and fruits will be supplied' to the legations in order to show our courtesy." The Morning Post goes so far a* to assert that there is now direct, communication between the Chinese authorities in Pekin and London and that the ministers are safe. However' this may be, it is certain that the at tempts of the French, Italian and other consuls to get direct replies from Pekin have utterly failed, ami it is pointed out that the ability t<* supply the legations with fruit and vegetables involves the conclusion that communication is not impeded by the Hoxers. Thus, despite the daily alternation, of hopes and fears, the reiterated Chinese assertions of the safety ol? the ministers fail to carry conviction and the decision of the United States not to delay military measures is ap proved as the only possible course to pursue. The Daily News says that nego tiations wkti the Chinese authorities,' if there be any authority in China are useless. It turns out that a* early as July 12 an ippeal from this emperor of China tr Queen Victoria, for mediation. dat< ' July 3, wax handed to Marquis o Salisbury, audi if is understood that lie other pow ers were not commit 4 a ted with un til July 20. The Shanghai eorre pondent of thf» Daily Express, wiring yesterday, says: "It is reported that a large section of the Hoxers revolted against Prince Tnan. alleging that he made tools of them for his own ends. A desperate conflict took place outside of Pekin on Sunday. Prince Tuan personally led his followers, two of his generals having' deserted him. The battle lasted several hours, and Prince Tuan was defeated and killed." The Morning Post's correspondent: at ( he Foo, wiring Wednesday, says there is a rumor that Prince Ching rescued the legations and conveyed them to a place of safety. Eighteen missionaries have been massacred at Tung Chan, where thtt church°s have been burned. The Daily Kxpress has the follow ing from Che Foo, dated July 28: "Four more I'ritlsh missionaries have been murdered in the province of Shan Si. News from native Christian sources says that for eight days a general massacre of foreigners have been in progress in the provinces o? Ho Nan and Shan Si. The governor of Shan Tung has wired the counsel here that he has prohibited the cir culation of a proclamation threaten ing native Christians with death un less they renounce Christianity.** A cable dispatch to the Daily Mail from Shanghai announces that a let ter had been received from Sir Claude Mac Donald, the Hritish minister t<» China, under date of Pekin. July <>, saying the legations were under con stant fire and that three were still standing, but that the foreigners were receiving 110 assistance front the authorities. Owing to the cow ardice of the Chinese. Sir Claude wrote, it was hoped the legationers would be able to hold out for a fort night. but if they were pressed their resistance could not last more than four days at the utmost. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Kxpress asserts that three versions of Sir Claude MacDonald*,s letter of July fi are current there, and that if is believed nil three orig inated from Chinese sources:. fie. adds, however, that T.i Hung Chang says the legation party ought to reach Tien Tsin on Sunday. Itluite a Olli'-Fare Kate. Chicago. July 28.—The Central Pas senger association has granted a rate of one fare for the round trip from all points in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois to the Hrvan notification meeting in Indianapolis. Tickets will be sold on August 7, limited for re turn until August 11. Collided lvltli a Itiirjie. Detroit, July 2S. —The Minnesota, freighter Maruba. bound up, was struck amidships last, night by the steam barge .Tames Watt and badly damaged. The bow of the Watt was also badly smashed. The accident, occurred eight miles below Detroit. DeHtruellre Hall Ntorm. Grand Forks. X. D., July 28.—A hail storm cossed the valley near here last night, doing incalculable damage. Its path was five miles wide and covered ton square miles. Grain nearly ready for harvest was pound ed into the ground and ruined.
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