THE DOOM OF GOLD. That Is What the Election of Bry an Would Mean. Secretary <.n«e Sajn the Election of n Deinocra lic President Woulil Vt rerk the Nation'* Credit —Klnanelal Facta. Secretary of the Treasury Gage, in -discussing the financial situation, •fcliows conclusively that if William Jennings Bryan is elected to the pres idency he would have it in his power to break down the gold standard, put the government on a silver basis, and •pay its coin obligations in silver money. He was asked if Mr. Bryan •could order his secretary of the treas- | ury to pay interest on coin bonds, and the bonds themselves, in silver, and, if so, whether the credit of the .government would be affected injuri ously. The secretary said: "There is no doubt Mr. Bryan could order his secretary of the treasury to make pav ement in silver of all the public debt pay able in coin, and for all current disburse ments of the government as well, which amount to $1,500.01)0 or $1,750,000 a day. That he would give such an order, too, is certain, if he is in the same mind that he was in 1896. for he was then quoted as say ing: "if there is anyone who believes that the gold standard is a good thing or that it must be maintained, 1 want him not to cast his vote for me. because 1 promise him it will not be maintained In the coun try longer than I am able to get rid of it." Silver to Replace All Gold. When asked if lie thought it would he practicable to control a suf ficient volume of silver to make the payments referred to, Mr. Gage re plied: "He would have great difficulty in doing that at once. The treasury of the govern ment at the present time is firmly estab lished upon a gold standard. Including the reserve of $150,000,000, held against the legal tendernotes, the government owns and con trols over $220,000,000 in gold coin and bul lion, while it owns and controls only about $16,000,000 in silver, the rest of the silver be ing out in circulation among the people, either in the torm of silver certificates or silver coin. "But the announcement by the treasury department of its purpose to pay silver ir, settlement of all interest on the public debt not specifically payable in gold, and to make Its daily disbursements to its creditors in silver, would stop the inflow of gold, or at least largely diminish payments in gold anil correspondingly increase payments into the treasury of silver and silver cer tificates. It, therefore, might be antici pated that with a good dc-al of perverse ingenuity the time woulei come at no dis tant day when all the revenues of the gov ernment would be paid to it in sliver dollars or silver certificates and all disbursements made by it would be made in silver dollars or silver certificates. There would thus be established a circuit of silver out of the treasury into the hands of the people, from the people into the banks, from the banks ir.to the custom house, and into the hands of the collectors of internal revenue. "Then the government properly speak ing would be on a silver basis." To Wreck .Nation"* Credit. Mr. Cage, when asked how this would affect the credit of the govern ment. replied: "Most disastrously, I have no doubt. The movement inaugurated as proposed would give a sense of insecurity, the outstanding greenbacks that are by the law redeemable in gold would be presenteel at the treasury for redemption, and the treasury notes of IS9O likewise. Of these two there are $4',!0,- 000,000 outstanding. Against these the gov ernment holds, under the law, $150,000,000 in gold. It does not require much sagacity to see that If the gold reserve were not en tirely exhausted it would be soon reduced below the $1110,000,000 mark, which the law has established as a minimum, it being the duty of the secretary of the treasury, when that point is reached, to restore the re serve to $150,000,000. "Under the adverse Influence upon gen eral business affairs business would be de pressed, industry checked, and the gov ernment's revenues would be much dimin ished. Instead of a surplus we probably would witness a deficiency. lloehln Would I'Mnd .\o flayer*. "In restoring the gold reserve to which I have just referred, the law directs the sec retary of the treasury, if necessary, to sell bonds, payable in gold, redeemable in one year, payable In 20 years, at a rate of in terest not to exceed three per cent, per an num. With the impairment to the public credit, and with the loss of revenues, as just indicated, it is doubtful whether bonds within the limitation of interest permitted in the law could be sold, if they coulel not the power to redeem the demand obliga tions of the government either in gold or in silver would fail." The secretary said. regarding how this state of things in the government finances would affect gen eral business conditions throughout the country: "The effect would be deplorable. No body would be able to measure accurately the Influence upon his own affairs of such government action. Everyone would be in a state of fear, and when people are afraid they will, as some one has said, either run or hide. Commercial dullness would succeed the present commercial ■activity and we would again witness that industrial paralysis which characterized the years and 1596. when the question of what was to be the standard agitated •the public mind." CTn 1804 the democrats called Abraham Lincoln an "imperialist," for no discoverable reason except that •they were "put to it"to find an argu ment against his reelection. In 1872 they called Ulysses S. Grant an "im perialist, for no iliscov Table reason except that tiny were "put to it"to find an argument against his reelec tion. Now they are calling William McKinley an "imperialist" solely be cause they are "put to it"to find an argument against his reelection. It will be perceived that McKinley is an "imperialist" for exactly the same rea son and to exactly the same extent that Lincoln ;rtnl Grant were "imper ialists." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. ICTThe Brooklyn Eagle, one of the strongest democratic papers in t.he country, says that whether the para mount issue in 1900 be free silver or imperialism, before 1904 the para mount issue should be how to bring the organization which calls itself democratic back to democratic princi ples. The democratic party is now democratic in name only.—lowa State Register. The constant labor of four persons, for an entire year, is required to pro duce a cashmere shawl of the best quality. _ • FIVE BOLD BANDITS. They Hold I'p a Train, Demoll»b th« ( ar and Kol> the N«l'c. Cheyenne, W'yo.. Aujr. 31.—Posses have l»een sent ciut from Rawlins, Rock Spring, (liTcn River ami other places in search of tlte bandits who held up Union Pacific passenger train No. :: near Tipton station Wednesday night. They have been trt>ceil in a southerly direction toward the Color ado line. There are some steep moun tains north of Rock Springs where it would be hard to locate them it they once reached the range, but they are now thought to be south of the ra.'l road. Paul Bailey, of the United States marshal's force, has telegraphed to the Washington authorities asking that a federal reward be placed upon the bandits. No action has vet been taken by the state looking- to the cap ture of the robbers. No accurate in formation is obtainable at this time of the amount of money tin- robbers secured from the express safe. Offi cials say that it was not large. Conductor Ed .1. Kerrigan, who was in charge of the train when it was held up. came into Cheyenne yester day. lie gave the following account of the hold tip: "We had just passed Tipton when 112 felt the train stopping. 1 knew some thing was wrong and went up ahead to see what it was. There was a small fire by the track and I saw some men going down toward the baggage car. As soon as I reached the engine :i man covered me with a Winchester and made me hold up my hands. When he saw I was 1 lie con ductor he took me back to the pas senger cars and told me to uncouple the mail, express and baggage ears so they could run them down the track. I started to do this, but the train w?s on a steep grade and the passenger ears started to move down by themselves. They let me set the brakes on the coaches to hold them and then ran the front part of tlvj train down the track about half a mile. After they stopped they order ed Woodcock, the expressman, to un lock his ears and come out. This he refused to do for a minute; then when 1 saw they were going to blow \ip the car I told him to come out, and he dill so. "They took the engineer, Henry Hawley, Fireman Woodcock and my self down the track a little distance and left us. guarded by one man, while they blew up the cars an* safes. They blew the roof, sides and end out of the express car and de molished the next ear to it. They put three charges on the safe before they could break it open. After they got what they wanted they went to their horses, which were tied nearby, and fed. "They did not rob the passengers, but 1 had a hard time to keep the passengers in the cars out of sight before we cut off the front ears. They shot at one passenger to scare him ami one got to walking around and a robber knocked him down with the butt of his Winchester and told him to lie there or he would get killed. An old man who was deaf put his head out of the car window and I just got him in time to save his life. He did not hear there libers' orders. "There may have been five of them. Two were at the baggage cars using dynamite, one was at Ihe engine, one guarding us and 1 think the\ left an other with the horses. They we. all bad looking men and were well armed." ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT. tfiftHlonarleii Tell of a J'erllou* Jour ney 111 (lie Heart of 4'hina. New York, Aug. 31.- Information regarding the escape of missionaries from Kalgon was received Thursday by Rev. C. Creep-in, general agent of the American board (Congrega tionalist). Kalgon is about t">o inile:- north and a little west of Pi kin. This information came in letters front liev. Mark Williams, of the Kalgon mission. One was dated .lune 21, written from a poii.t 00 miles north west of Kalgon. His party included Rev. James H. Roberts and liev. \\. P. Rprague and wife. They had join, d a caravan which Mrs. Larsen, of the mission alliance, hail provi led for an other purpose. With some Swedish missionaries the partv then included 13 adults and six children. The second letler is dated I'rga, in Mongolia, July 31. They had been traveling 33 days at fli-it time. They learned from the servant of a Russiun merchant, who lind fled, that their houses hail been looted and burned by the Chinese soldiers. Mr. Wil liams lost his diaries which he had kept for."o years. Even the houses of Chinese merchants who hail dealt with foreigners had been pillaged. Mr. Williams says: "We go lit) miles a day by camel, cart and horse as he fore. We hope to <ro home by rail road, via St. Petersburg. While the crossing of the desert of (iobi was hard from the great heal and tli« loner stages we were obliged to make to reach wells, vet all kepi well. Sometimes we traveled all night." A Cyclone at 7lafeklii£. Mafeking. Aug. 31—A cyclone that visited Mafeking Wednesday evening did more damage than the seven months' bombardment. Tt blew down or unroofed numerous buildings and levelled the military camp hospital, causing much suffering among the sick and wounded. One person wp.s killed and two were injured. American* and faniirkii ai liar. Winnipeg, Aug. M. \ half-breed named Coullid yesterday brought news of trouble in the 'Jreat Slave district between American and Cana dian traders. Viity Americans, it is said, smuggled large quantities of supplies in and were thus enabled to undersell the Canadians. They also furnished whiskv to the Indians. I-M --mi'iiton trailers, angry at losing their trade, sent a committee to notify the Americans to rvtire. The latter de | clined and shooting followed. An ! gust ISriese, ol Seattle, was fats 11 v . wounded. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1900. PYTHIAN KNIGHTS. Annual Kni ani|iiiieiil of Ihe I iiiform Hank In Held at Detroit. Detroit, Aug. 3>S. —Maj. Gen. Carna hnn assumed formal command of the biennial session of the Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias, Monday afternoon in the presence of several divisions of his command and a throng of onlookers. The various brigades and separate regiments in camp wire drawn up for the cere mony, in dress parade formation on the boulevard facing the major gen eral's headquarters. The ceremonies began with an ad dress of welcome by Mayor M-iybnry. The mayor assured the knights that if any of them should be in need of an hostage lie himself would cheer fully act as such. Said he: "We sur render to you here and now and turn ovyr to you not only this camp, but the whole town." Grand Chancellor I.usk, in the ab sence of Gov. Pingree, presented n welcome in behalf of the state, and Dr. !!. L. Cunningham, chairman "112 the local Pythian committee, did like w i se. The Knights of Khorassan held a meeting, exemplified a new ritual and elected the following officers: Impe rial prince. .John A. llinsey, Chicago; baslia. Frank 11. Clarke, Detroit; kadi, W. 1). Hadfield, Peoria. 111.; sec retary. 11. W. Hclding. St. Louis; treasurer, C. 1!. Fraze, Garden Grove, la. Detroit, Aug. 29.- The military di vision of the Knights of Pythias did itself proud in its biennial parade yes terday and the vast crowds that saw Ihe pageant gave enthusiastic approv al all along the line of march. Nine thousand uniformed knights and mu sicians marched over the route of five •niles and were officially reviewed, first by Supreme Chancellor Sample and before dismissal by Maj. Gen. Carnahan. But one session of the supreme lodge was held. Little business was transacted beyond reading the official reports. The report of supreme keeper of records anrl seals showed: Total number of subordinate lodges December 31, 18*»0. 0.740; total mem bership 492,,100; net gain during 1898 and 1899, ">8 lodges and 21,237 mem bers; practically 90 per cent, of th.- gain was in 1-899. Illinois led in the gain with Indiana and Ohio close sec onds. Louisiana suffered a net loss of 752. Detroit, Aug. 31.—Ogdcn 11. Fethers, of Janesville, Wis., was yesterday elected supreme chancellor of th»* Knights of Pythias. Mr. Fethers had previously served as supreme vice chancellor and his promotion to be the head of the order was in accord ance with previous custom as regards the highest office in Pythianism. The contest for the office of su preme* vice chancellor was warm. The candidates were Tracy B. Langs, of Grand Forks, X. I)., anil Charles K Shiveley, of Richmond, I nil. Mr. Bangs won by a majority of one, the ballot resulting 74 to 7j. A FURIOUS BATTLE. Two Men Killed During a Might At tack on a Private lloopltal. Oilman, 111., Vug. 28.—Two men killed, three people wounded, two of them probably fatally, and a burned dwelling house are the results of Sun day night's work of a mob bent on lynching Mrs. Dr. C. W. Wright, a wo man who is accused of the murder of Bessie Salter, a 10-year-old girl, through a criminal operation at Mrs. Wright's private hospital. Miss Salter was secreti.v buried on Saturday. The girl's body was ex humed :ind a coroner's jury declared she had been murdered. A warrant was sworn out for the woman's arrest and Constable .John Milstead, with a posse of citizens, went to her hospi tal to arrest her. The inmates of the hospital refused to open the doors and after breaking them down the posse entered the house and were met by a fusillade that killed one man ami wounded two. The posse retired and two hours later they set the house on fire and the people inside took shelter in a clump of bushes nearby, where they fired again. The fire was returned and John Myers, who wis employed by Mrs. Wright, was killed. Mrs. Wright was finally arrested. AS HAD BEEN EXPECTED. I'opullHt .-National Committee Sulmtl tntcn Stevennon lor Tow nc a* Vice l»re*idciitia I Candidate. Chicago, Aug. 28.—At a meeting e>f the people's party national commit tee yesterday the declination of Charles A. Towne as the vic-e presi dential nominee of the party was ac cepted, and the name of Aillai E. Ste venson was putin liis place, litis l in sult was obtained after a long de bate. In the beginning there were three courses advocated by different members of the committee, viz: To nominate a populist, to leave the place blank, or, lastly, to endorse Mr. Stevenson. Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the committee, in a warm speech, advocated leaving the place blank, contending that Bryan and Stevenson would receive more popu list votes than if a candidate for vice president were named. But one test vote was taken. A motion was made to endorse Mr. Stevenson. For this motion Mr. Washburn, of Massachu setts. moved, as a substitute, thai a populist be placed upon the ticket. The substitute was lost by a vote of 24 ayes to 71 nays. 'I lie original m>- lion was then adopted oy a \iva voce vote. (;ermuii« < omplalii of llrutallty. Berlin, \ug. 2S.— A deputation of German subjects residing in the Transvaal has arrived here to lodge a complaint with *»ie tlerinnn foreign office regarding alleged cruel treat, ment at Jolianneduirg. They assert, that 101) German subjects of both .-exes were arre,-.!*.l there anil scat to a seaport, from which point they were shipped to Flushing, where the British landed them penniless. They were arrested in shops anil taverns and even in their beds and were liur ri:nl away barefooted and only half clad, losing everything they had. OLD BOYS IN BLUE. Tho G. A. R. Encampment Begins in Chicago. Thirty Thousand ITleii In the f.riilid I'arade, Together with Score* of 'faltered I'lan* that Saw Ser vice on Jtlaliy Italtlelleld* Commander < ho»en. Chicago, Aug. 28.—The thirty fourth annual encampment of the Grnnd Army of the Republic, which was formally opened Sunday night by the monster meeting in the Coliseum, was in full swing Monday and in all respects it promises to be the great est and most successful encampment the army has ever held. All of yes terday train after train loaded down with veterans and their friends rolled inlo the various depots and by even ing it was estimated l;,v railroad offi cials that fully -i 1,000 old soldiers had arrived and that 300,000 other excur sionists had come with them. The first day of the encampment was one of ideal beauty. The sun shone down clearly but not too warm to make marching a burden for the old veterans who claimed the day as their own. The riglii of tin- line on the opening day was given to the men who sailed the seas during the civil war. The heroes of river and sea of the civil war are a small band now. Of the 132,000 men enlisted in the navy in the early days of the war less than 1.000 marched yesterday. Chicago, Aug. 29.—For four hours and a half yesterday the thinning ranks of the Grand Arnty of the Re public passed in review before their leaders anil before probably a mil lion spectators, packed in almost solid masses along the four miles of the line of parade. Probably 30,090 veterans took part in the parade. For four hours and 20 minutes, most of the time* with ranks almost perfectly aligned, they filed past the reviewing stand on Michigan avenue. It was shortly before 10:30 a. m. when the head of the column started front the corner of Michigan avenue and Randolph street anil an hour later it was filing past the reviewing stanel. For hours before that firm. 1 the sidewalks along the line of march were packed from curb to wall, tins windows of the immense ofliee build ings. gay with fluttering fags and bunting, were filled with sightseers, while along Michigan nvenne. wherd were erected the beautiful columns and arches forming the court of honor, the crowd was so great thai the hundreds of police had great ilif Acuity in keeping clear the line ol march. In the reviewing stand were Lieut Gen. .Nelson A. Miles, Commander-in- Chief Shaw. Gen. Wheeler, Gen. Sick les, Mayor Harrison and W. 11. liar per. To their left were Speaker Pen. ilerSon, Bishop Fallows and Senatoi Culloni and to their right the Spanish minister, Duke D'Areos, with a party of friends, stood an interested spec tator. The first cheers from the reviewing stand were given for the famous old war eagle of the Wisconsin troops, "Old Abe." the stuffed figure of which, borne aloft by a buckskin-dressed vet eran, was heartily greeted by the crowds and saluted by Gen. Miles and the others in the boxes. A few moments later George G. Meade Post So. I.of Pennsylvania, filed by. Borne aloft by 24 veterans were as many battle flags, tattered and torn by bullets, and close behind them ten equally ragged corps flags. They were the first of the many bat tle Hags carried in the parade that were seen by the thousands along the line of march and everywhere the ragged banners were greeted with cheers. Chicago, \ug. 30.—Wednesday was strictly a day e>f business for the <i. A. R. The convention openeil at 10:30 o'clock and from the start business was pushed with energy. The open ing session was entirely of a social character and was open to the public. The afternoon meeting was of an ex ecutive character. Chicago, Aug. 31. —Commander-in- Chief Leo Rassieur, St. Louis. Senior Vice Commander—L. D. Miil kin, Portland. Me. Junior Vice Commander—Frank Seamon, Knoxville, Tenn. Surgeon General —John A. Wilkins, Delta, O. Chaplnin'fn-Chief —Rev. A. Drahrns, Snn Quentin, Cal. With the selection of the above offi cers and the choice of Denver for the national encampment of 1901 the thirty-fourth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic prac tically came to a close yesterday. A IS'ew Patriotic Society. Chatla noogit. Tenn., Vug. 28. —The United States Volunteer association, membership of which is expected to exceed 200.000, was formed here Mon day with Col. Richard Henry Savage, of New York, who commanded tlv battalion of engineers in the Cuban campaign, as president. The objects of this association are identical with those of Spanish war orders, except ing that all individuals who served in the reguls»" or volunteer army. na»y or mar orps during the war can become libers without first join ing lo i camps, CAME HOME "BROKE." CbrlMlan Kndravorrrn Wliu Wnil (• Ktirope Were Vlttlniizi'd by a Tour lot Agency. New York, Aug. M. —Many of tho 420 Christian Endcavorers who reach etl this port from Europe Wednesday on th«- steamer Alter are unable to proceed to their homes by-reason of lack of funds. Neither had any of the 430 any baggage when they ar rived, lacking even a change of linen. They tell harrowing stories of their experiences abroad. They report the continent of Europe to be dotted with ill-used Christian Endeavorer tourists. Two thousand I'ndeavorers sailed from this port on July t ov tile stealer Trave. The contingent just, arrived on the Aller is the advance guard of the army of hard hick that, is returning from the continent as fast as "money from home" will bring them from interior points to Cher* bourg or Southampton, where they get the steamers. Their passage home had been paid. The pilgrims 011 the Aller were from Philadelphia, Maryland, St. Louis, MempFiis and other points in the south and west. The majority of them are stranded in New York, awaiting remittances to take 11.em home. They are well-to-do persons al that, l.ast .Tine they paid from S3OO to SSOO to a tourist agency to take them to London for the internal tional convention of Endeavorers and from there across the continent on various personally conducted tours. Mrs. 8. .T. Edwards, of St. Louis, one of the party, says that the first trouble came from the fact that the agency assigned one guide and two baggagemen to a party of TBO tour ists. The baggagemen insisted on trying to drink up all the liquor they saw between London and Italy and as a result (he baggage was hopeless ly mixed. The hotels the tourists were assigned 1o were for the most part of such a nature and so limited in accommodations that the sight seers suffered all sorts of inconveni ences. Parts of their tours which were to be made in carriages had to be taken on foot, and finally at Maringen the guide informed them that the mana gers would have to abandon the tour through lack of funds, and the excur sionists would have to pay their own fare to Cherbourg. Then those not well supplied with money had to borrow from those bet ter fixed and the French seaport was reached. Here they were informed that their trunks had been shipped on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and so the return trip across Mie ocean was made with simply the clothe? they had on their backs when thej> landed at Cherbourg. DEATH IN A STORM. ( Dozen* of tlm Droivnrd oil llie Ala*- kau loam .Near Cape Nome. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 31. —The steam ship Senator arrived here Thursday from Nome, bringing advices up to August 21. There were 250 returning passengers. The Senator brought about Sn2O,OOC in treasure, $300,000 of it consigned t various companies and banks in this cif v. The recent storms at Nome caused lartre loss of life. Thirty-eight bodies have so far been recovered on Uu >each and buried by the officials. ('apt. Richardson. of the Sequoia, which is engaged in the fishing trade, says that 17 dead bodies have been found and buried between lopkiik and Golovin buy, and 20 others be tween Topkulc and Port Safety. The majority of the drowned men are supposed to be victims of the late storm. I?. .1. Nelson found two bodies at Chinik. So far as known not one of the bodies was identified before burial Capt. Ifamwcll, agent of the steam er Elmore, states that the passengers sirriving from down the coast say that fully 2."> dead bodies, washed ashore bv the waves, have been buried between Topkitk and Golovin bay. NEGROES IN COUNCIL. Puaaril a Net of Kexollltions antl Aluo Klertrd Officer*. Indianapolis, Aug. 31. —The nation al Afro-American council elected the following officers yesterday: Presi dent, Hishop Alexander Walters, of New Jersey; nine vice presidents, in cluding T. Thomas Fortune, of New York; Ernest Lyons, of Maryland; Harry C. Smith, of Ohio; liishop Clin ton, of North Carolina; secretary, Cyrus Field Adams, of Illinois; treas urer, .1. W. Thompson, of Nt \\ York; national organizer, Mrs. Ida Wells Harriett, of Illinois. Resolutions were adopted asking President McKinley to use his hest efforts to secure the passage of a law affording to citizens of the I'nit.ed States tiie same protection against lynching that he has suggested for Italians. I'lie most heated incident was over the adoption of an additional reso lution presented by Jordan Chavis, of Illinois, expressing appreciation of President McKinley's expressions on southern lyneliings in his annual mes sage. When it was read delegates jumped to their feet in all parts of the house and the objections were loud. Three different attempts were made to table the resolution, but all were lost. When the previous question was moved it was carried and the resolu tion was adopted. Stone Han Hope*. New York, Aug. 31. —Ex-Gov. Stone, of Missouri, vice chairman of the democratic national committee, reached the city last evening. He sa.id: "I have come here to confer with the members of the sub-com mittee of the national committee an 1 will 0,.. ii headquarters as soon as we pan get suitable rooms." "Do you pxpect to be able to carry New York?" lit was asked. "We hope we will," he replied. "We shr'll use our efforts to carry this stale for Hryan. We will not worry about local affairs, We will not interfere." CHINESE CKISIS.I i Uncle Sam Wanta the Power 3 to Show Their Hands. Tlif L«iii;rii( ( nltlnct ."Heeling KvcrJ Held IMirlii!; Tliia .tiliiilntiitratloa ; Kenullft In lb« ol » Vrry Important I»o< ti me lit to Kur»|tcau (•avrniiiK'Ulx. London, Aug. ''7. —The latest liewsl from Pekin indicates tliat the situa-j tion there is unchanged. The i rape J rial city is still invested, but lias not; yet been occupied. The allies, when) the last message left, were refraining from aggressite action, pending in-i strrictions from their governments. An attack from 30.000 Boxers was' anticipated, and to meet this, ths whole American force and the British artillery were moved to the outer city wall. The Boxers were reported as coming from the south. Gen. (forward, in his report of th<? engagement outside Tien Tsin, Au gust li), when the Americans, British and Japanese defeated a large force of' Boxers, killing over 300, says, in a dispatch dated August 25: "The lines of communication near' Tien Tsin are now free from danger. "The villagers are now flocking tci Tien Tsin at the rate of about 1.000 a day. As there is not more than a month's food supply, there is every prospect of a famine shortly." Air. Morgan, of the China inland mission, who hns arrived here from Si-Xgan-Fu, reports that ?7 foreign missionaries and 30 converts havo been massacred at Tai-Yucn-Fu. Washington, \ng. 30. —A speei.it meeting of the cabinet lasting all of Wednesday and broken only by a short recess for luncheon marked tha intense interest the administration feels in the Chinese problem. It was the longest cabinet session of the present administration. The diplo matic and not the military phase of the situation in China was under con sideration. The cabinet meeting eventuated in the formulation of a document for transmission abroad. That tins docu ment is of supreme importance in de fining the position of the I iited States is assumed from the < refill attention with which it was prepared, but no glimmer of light is « v ed upon its exact chara:-ter. All elfo.Vs to as certain whether it was in the natur-» of a reply to Germany or Russia or a collective note to the powers outlin ing the policy of the United States under the new conditions which hav<; developed since the rescue of the le gations were futile. The St. Petersburg dispatch to London cont dng the assertion that Kussia will \ itifv the powers that she considers the relief of the Pekin legations as the final accomplishment of the military task of the allied forces, is the phase of the Chinese situation which is attracting the most attention from this government at this time. That assertion inferen ially carries with it the impression that the Russian government is of the opinion that it should withdraw its military forces from Pekin and thinks the other allies should do likewise. No official information along these lines, however, can be obtained here. Che Foo, Aug. 30.—Yu, governor of the province of Shensi, is reported to have invited the foreigners in the province to come under his protec tion. About August 21 fifty accepted the invitation, and all were massa cred. Berlin. Aug. 30.—The Frankfurter zeitung has received a dispatch from Shanghai saying a plot has been dis covered there to burn the whole city. Tt is added that the Europeans con sider the streets unsafe after night fall and tln> general situation is de scribed as critical. Hong Kong, Aug. 30.—Two hundred bandits raided the Tartar city ot Canton Monday night. Several houses were looted. It is believed that the motive of the raid was the Cantonese hatred of the northerners. It is rumored at Amoy that. 1'J,009 Japanese troops are coming thero from Formosa. London, Aug. 31.—The liusso-Amer iean "surprise," as it is called, is tha chief feature of the morning papers. While Russia's part in the proposal is regarded with considerable suspi cion, it is generally recognized that the flight of the empress dowager and the emperor renders the situation ex tremely difficult and, therefore, that It might be wise to adopt the llusso- American program as the best solu tion of the problem. At the same time a very strong feeling is display ed in favor of a more vigorous line of policy. Washington. Aug. 31. —'I lie I'nited States government having accepted the Russian proposition as to the withdrawal of troops from I'ekin, is now waiting for responses to the notes which have been scat to our va rious representatives abroad for pre sentation to the powers. Judging by the rate of progress made in the pre ceding negotiations, several days and perhaps a week may pass before all of these replies are received. Ac cording to their formal expressions, nil of the powers are agreed upon this one point: they do not desire to enter upon a formal war upon China. The United States government is try ing to bring abeitf this result. I'ekin, Aug. 14, via Tien Tsin.—A medal will be struck commemorating the siege of I'ckin. It will bear the legend "Men, not walls, make a city." <;ui€ia 'lust «.o Hack. New Yorfs, Aug. 29. —The Italian, Ciiiida. who arrived in this country two weeks ago in company with the alleged anarchist Mart sea, another Italian, was yesterday ordered ex cluded on instructions from the treas ury department, lie will be deported to Kurope. Maresca's case has not been decided. (iuida and Alaresca were suspected of being anarchists when they arrived in this country and there were reports that Marcsea had come to kill President McKinley, in r.ccordarice with a plot hatched in Italy. 3
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