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NO SOLUTION OF
PEKIN MYSTERY
Scanty Cable Dispatches
of Yesterday Re
veal Nothing,
&DMIRAL REMEY SILENT
This Is Regarded by Some as a Hope
ful Indication Li Hung Chang
Decides to Remain in Canton Until
the Allied Forces Have Defeated
the Army of Prince Tuan Ac
counts of Despernto Fighting Be
tween Cossack3 and Boxers at Tien
Tsin.
London, July 34. The scanty cable
cllspptchos received today ndd nothing
to the knowledge In London of tha
Chinese situation.
It Is stated positively from Canton
that LI Hung cluing will remain there
until llii sillied troops have defeated
Prince Titan' i forces and will then go
north to lend his powerful aid in ar
ranging terms of peace, co-operating
with Prince Chlng, Yung-Lu and the
other pro-foreign viceroys. For the
present LI Hung Chans considers that
he can best control ami direct the vice
roys from Canton nnd also keep In
check the turbulent province of
Kwang Tung.
All the foreigners and missionaries
have vacated Wen Chau and have ar
rived nt NIng I'o. Large bojlcs of
Boxers appeared at Wen Chau and
threatened to exterminate the foreign
ers and Chrlstlens. They also distrib
uted banners, badges and Inllamma
tory null-foreign appeals.
Th- Tleii-Tsln correspondent of tho
Express, telegraphing under date of
July 9. ass'-rts that the Chinese are
dally driving In the allies. They
mounted, nays tho correspondent,
twcl'-o fresh gunr In advantageous po
sitions, with which they are sweeping
the streets of the foreign settlement,
tho Ineossont lire rendering position
after position iulte untenable,
Tho Dally Mall's St. Petersburg cor
respondent says tha; In the last six
hours' battlo outside of Tien-Tsln, tho
Cossacks captured six Krupp guns nnd
killed numbers of llerlng Boxers. This
Chinese lost 3.000 killed, Including Gen
eral Kok.
No Word from Remey.
Washington, July 13. Secretary Long
stated at a late hour tonight that he
had not received a word during the
day or evening from Admiral Remey,
In command of the Asiatic station, and
now In Chinese waters. The fact that
the admiral has not made any report of
tho conditions said to exist in Pekln
and tho reported murder of the min
isters, the secretary regards as a hope
ful sign, as he Inclines to the opinion
that had any finality occurred In the
capital some word or rumor of It
might have found its way to Tlen-Tsln
or Taku.
Brussels, July 13. 51. Do Fabereau,
minister of foreign affairs, has received
a telegram from M. Do Cartler De
Marchlenne, secretary of tho Belgian
legation at Pekln, dated at Shanghai,
stating, on the authority of a Chinese
source, that troops faithful to General
Nleh SI Chang had defeated tho rebels
near Pekln, and that they recognized
the authority of Prince Chlng and Gen
eral Tung Lu, who strlved to defend
the Europeans.
French Minister's Reply.
Paris, July 13. The Chinese minis
ter here has communicated to M. Del
casse, tho minister of foreign affairs,
an Imperial edict, dated June 20. To
this M. Deleasse has replied that since
tho Chinese government has the means
to communicate with Its represet.ta
tlves abroad It ought to guarantee
communications between the foreign
powers and their representatives at
Pekln. and ho has, therefore, charged
the Chinese minister to transmit a
telegram to M. Plchon, tho French
minister to china.
Brussels, July 13. The Belgian for
eign olllce has received a cable dis
patch from Shanghai announcing on
Chinese nuthorlty that General Nleh-3l-Chang
has defeated the rebels near
Pekln and has relieved Prlnc Chlng
nd General Yung Lu, who were try
ng to defend the Europeans.
Gloom nt Berlin.
Berlin, July 13, No Chinese advices
lave been received at tho foreign of
Ice today, which fact is Interpreted
ly the press as ominous of disastrous
lews In a few days. It Is said that a
pcllng of unrest exists in Shan Tung
cause of the withdrawal of a part
t tho German troops from Taku to
fsln-Tau.
At a meeting held here, nt which
were present a number of the highest
politicians, leading bankers nnd other
persons of prominence, a society was
organized to collect money to provide
physicians nnd nurses for the China
expedition. Offers of persons to servo
ns nurses have been so numerous that
jo more can bo accepted at present.
Tho foreign ofllce today denied en
ergetically to a representative of tho
Associated Press tho statement con
tained In tho cable dispatches from
China to some London pnpers that
Baron von Kettcler caused his own
death through his harsh treatment of
natives,
Leased to the Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, July 13. The loard of directors
)( tho Western New York ami Pennsylvania rail
osd met hero today and ratified the leaning cf
tho railroad to tho Pennsylvania company.
The lease will go into effect on Aug. 1. Charles
M. Lea, T.. W. Clarke, Jr., K. O. Sillier mil
V.. L. Owen resigned from the board, anil W.
II. Karnes, John 1 Green, Samuel lira and C.
Di'WItt Cuylcr, Pennsylvania railroad directors,
wcie elected to fill the vacancies.
DISASTER AT NITRAL'S NEK.
Evidence That Lincolnshires Lost
Half of Their Officers.
London, July 14. Lord Roberts hns
nothing further concerning the Nltrals
Nek affnlr. Pretoria dlspntches, how
ever, show that the Lincolnshire;) lost
half of their olllcers, Including Colonel
Roberts, who was wounded and taken
prisoner. Stragglers continue to ar
rive nt the camp, but few further de
tails can be gathered.
Th British fought stubbornly until
nightfall, when the cavalry turned
their horses loose. The Boer report
of t',e engagement places the British
casualties nt over 200.
NO POLITICS IN
THE ENCAMPMENT
National Convention Closed Last
Night Important Papers Rend Be
fore the Convention The Platform
Adopted.
Chicago, July 13. The Post today
says: "The fact that William J. Bry
an had not been Invited to the Grand
Army encampment to be held hero
next month was brought to the atten
tion of Mayor Harrison today and the
mayor at once addressed n- letter to the
encampment committee pointing out
the omission. Unless at the meeting
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
which President McKlnley Is certain
to nttend, the same attention Is paid
to the presidential candidates of both
parties. Mayor Harrison said the en
campment would pass without ofllclal
recognition of the city."
Regarding reports that tho Grand
Army encampment Is to have n politi
cal aspect. Executive Director Harper
said tonight:
There I nlwlutoly r.o politics In the coming
national encampment. Never in tho history of
tills nrgaiiittitfon has thin- hern an annual en
cainpirent to which the president nf the United
States has t,ot been Invited is tho rhlef execu
tive otlieer of tin nitim. We ii.itur.illy follow
the precedent estahlisled In this nutter, .Mr.
McKlnUy, however, Is also the most distlngul-.il-ed
comrade nf the Grand Army of the Itepulilie.
lie Is lint to he the only special guest of Chi
cago and tho encampment. The list of notnMo
nun whom we haie asked to come to Chicago M
special gucls numlicrs nearly twenty-file people.
When the formal invitation was tent hy General
John C. lilac k, chairman of the committee in
Invitations to President McKlnley, a similar in
vitation was forwarded to William .1. Iliyan.
The president has accepted. Mr. Pryan almost
lin'iiediately acknowledged tho receipt of the
Imitation but did not give us a definite reply.
We want him hero at tho time of encampment
and will certainly extend to him every enuitcsy
in our power. There Is no politics In this en
campment. All we want is an immense crowd
In Chicago to welcome and honor the sun Ivors
of the Civil war. More than 5,000 general in
vitations have already heen sent broadcast, the
list including the president and his cabinet,
the foreign legations at Washington, the Judges
of the supreme court, eviry member of the
United States senate and house of representa
tives, the governor and ether leading executive
olllcers of everv state in the union ami hun
dreds of notable men In private life.
Not for a moment has any man's polities been
considered. Imitations have been acknowledged
by ex-1'resldcnts Harrison and Cleveland, and
In none of the mass of replies received has
politics been mentioned. Absolutely and posi
tively, this encampment will be a non-partisan
affair, Irrespective of the claims of any political
party or party managers.
Tho only parades sanctioned by the encamp
ment committee arc those olren ly arranged for
the naval veterans and ex-pri'oners of war on
Monday, and the grand parade of the Grand
Army of the Republic on Tuesday. These pro
cessions will be exclusively of veterans political
organizations aro tancd.
All the working committees of the
encampment were organized irrespec
tive of politics.
THE INTER-OCEAN CASE.
Pending on Appeal Before United
States Courts for Seventh Circuit.
Chicago, July 13. The Injunction suit
began by the Inter-Ocean Publishing
company against The Associated Press
of New York, to prohibit the use of the
name "Associated Press," Is now pend
ing on appeal before the United States
court of appeals for the seventh dis
trict.
The suit was filed originally In the
circuit court of Illinois, but was re
moved by the defendant to tho United
States circuit court, where an order
was entered on Saturday, June 30,
modifying the original order of the
state court so as to leave the defend
ant restrained only from procuring or
endeavoring to procure the cancella
tion of any contracts with tho Reutej'
News agency or any other news agency
having contracts with tho Associated
Press of Illinois, respecting the collee
tlon, distribution or sale of any news.
Tho Inter-Ocean filed n appeal from
this order, which was granted, thus
sending tho case to the United States
circuit court of appeals.
Strikers Carry a Black Flag.
St. Johns, N. F.. July IS. Four hundred strik.
cm paraded at Hell Island today, headed hy a
black Hag. They are determined tn do no work
and to pennlt nono tn be done while their lead
ers are Imprisoned. The striken! hae Induced
all the men who came to work (o throw down
their tools, the ion-strikers being unable to ob
tain lodgings, or goods on the island.
Quiet Prevails at Canton.
Canton, 0., July IS. After tho crush of people
and the exciting Incidents of Thursday compara
tive quiet prevailed at the McKlnley home to
day. The lawn itself was disfigured for this
season, but rear tho home the gardeners have
already elfected a decided Improvement. Pres
cient McKlnley with Mrs. McKlnley and several
friends went out during the day.
Death from Lockjaw.
Toledo, O., July 13. Clifford Ilillsby, a ton of
Charles Ilillsby, of Norwalk, died a horrible
death from lockjaw, caused by jumping on to
a thorn which lenetrated bis foot. Ills body
was drawn Into horrible shape during his con
tortions, his hecll touching tho back of his
head.
PERRY S. HEATH TO
SUCCEED GEN. DICK
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF
REPUBLICANS.
The Resignation of General Charlo3
Dick ns Secretary of the National
Republican Committee Is Accepted.
Ho Will Devote His Entlro Time
nnd Energy to the Party's Interest
in Ohio Mr. Heath Will Resign ns
First Assistant Postmaster General
to Succeed General Dick.
Cleveland, O., July 13. An Important
political conference, attended by a
number of prominent Republican lead
ers, was held at Senator Ilanna's office
here today.
The meeting was called by Mr.
llanna to discuss nnd decide upon the
personnel of the new executive com
mittee and name a secretary of tun
national committee to succeed General
Charles Dick. Among those present at
the conference were Chairman llanna,
Cornelius N. Bliss, Perry S. Heath,
Charles F. Dick, Henry C. Payne,
Charles Dawes, Myron T. Ilerrlck, R.
C. Kerens, Graham Stuart, M. B.
Scott, Harry S. New and Frederick
Glbbs.
Senator Hanna announced that the
following named had been chosen as
members of the national executives
committee: Graham Stuart, Illinois:
II. C. Payne, Wisconsin; It. C. Kerens,
Missouri; J. II. Manley, Maine; M. B.
Scott. West Virginia; F, S. Glbbs, New
York; Franklin Murphy, New Jersey;
Harry S. Now, Indiana; chairman, M.
A. Hanna; secretary. Perry S. Heath;
treasurer, C. N. Bliss.
General Charles F. Dick's resignation
as secretary to the national Republi
can committee was received and ac
cepted. Messrs. llanna, Heath and
Pavno were named as a committee to
draft resolutions concerning tho resig
nation of General Dick. Mr. Hanna
stated that tho personnel of nn ad
visory committee was under consider
ation, but that it would not bo an
nounced for ten days or two weeks. It
was also said that all of the members
of the old national committee of 1890
requested President McKlnley to con
sent to the resignation of Mr. Heath as
first assistant postmaster general, In
order that he might become the secre
tary of the national committee. Tho
president, It was added, strongly de
murred to this proposition until yes
terday, when he finally gave his con
sent. Mr. Heath will tender his resig
nation to the president In about a
week or ten days.
General Heath Interviewed.
In an Interview this afternoon First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
said to the Associated Press corres
pondent: "The subject which culminated to
day In my selection as secretary of
tho Republican national committee
was first broached to me by Chairman
Hanna and members of the committee
some weeks ago and was renewed with
much earnestness and Insistence at the
Philadelphia convention.
"At first I was much averse to tak
ing up this work, knowing what It
meant In volume nnd character. Presi
dent McKlnley did not wish me to quit
my position In the postofflce depart
ment. "I was summoned from Maine on
Saturday last to Cleveland by Chair
man Hanna and requested to nttend
a meeting of the executive committee
here today.
"Here the subject was renewed by
all the members of the executive com
mittee In a such a personal and earn
est manner tK-it I consented to under
take the work."
When asked as to his Intentions re
specting his resignation ns first assist
ant postmaster general, Mr. Heath
said:
"At Canton yesterday I talked with
the president and Postmaster General
Smith nnd will renew the subject with
the postmaster general on Monday. My
services with the national committee
will, I presume, be needed ns soon as
the Chicago headquarters are opened
the latter part of this month."
Concerning Mr. Heath's resignation
ns first assistant postmaster general,
Senator Hanna said this afternoon
that Mr. Heath did not consent to ac
cept the secretaryship of the national
committee until after he and members
of the committee had personally and
frequently Insisted. The new execu
tive committee this nfternoon adopted
the following resolution in reference
to General Dick's resignation as sec
rotary of the national Republican
committee:
The executive committee receives
with sincere nnd deep regret tho resig
nation of Hon. Charles Dick, secretary
of the Republican national committee.
The resignation conies ns tho result of
the unanimous election by the Ohio
state central committee nnd the call
of the party of ths state to lead In
this Important campaign nnd Is recog
nlzed as the universal desire oil the
party organization of the state. The
Republican national committee nnd tho
party nt large nro under obligations
to General Dick for clllclent, effective,
loyal and Indefatlglble service. In ac
cepting his teslgnntlon the committee
defers to the Judgment of General
Dick that ho con best serve his party
by devoting his entire lime nnd energy
to the party's Interest in Ohio, the
homo of the president."
It Ir the understanding of the execu
tive commltteo that President McKln
ley also requested General Dick to
take charge of the Ohio campaign.
Herrick Succeeds Cox.
The executive commltteo chose My
ron T. Herrick, of this city, to tilt tho
vacancy on tho national committee,
caused by tho resignation of George B.
Cox, of Cincinnati. The committee lato
this afternoon renewed the lease for
the rooms occupied as headquarters In
tho Metropolitan Life Insurance build
ing, Madison square, New York.
Messrs. Payne and Stuart were In
structed to look over tho ground in
Chicago, with a view to securing a
locntlon for the national commltteo In
that city. It Is expected that tho Chl
cujto headquarters will be opened dur-
lng tho latter part of tho present
month.
Tho committee, after considerable
discussion, decided to maintain no spe
cial bureaus during the coming cam
paign. In 1S9C a number of these, In
cluding negro, German and woman's
bureaus, were operated as auxiliaries
to the national headquarters. This
work will be assumed now by tho olll
cers of the several committees.
TRAIN ROBBER CAPTURED.
His Partner Escapes After a Desper
ate Battle with Officers.
St. Louls.July 13. Charles W. Parnes,
of 4300 West Bell Place, this city, sus
pected of being ono of tho robbers who
looted an express car on tho Illinois
Central railway of several thousand
dollars, near Wlckllffe, Ky., Wednes
day morning, was arrested at his home
today.
John Nelson, of 3638 Finney avenue,
Barnes' alleged partner, escaped, leav
ing a trail of blood. Forty shots were
exchanged between tho fugitive and
the olllcers, who pursued him to Man
dovonter station, where ho disap
peared. Special Agent George Murray, of tho
Illlonls Central railway detective
bureau, was shot by Nelson, but will
recover. Barnes was taken Without
bloodshed. At police headquarters Ex
press Messenger Hlckox, whose car
was robbed, partially Identified Barnes,
who, ho said, resembles the robber who
saved him from death at the hands of
the others.
Lato this afternoon Barnes confessed
to Chief of Detectives Desmond and
Chief of Police Campbell that ho, to
gether with John Nelson nnd a man
named Dyer, alias Conley, robbed the
Illinois Central railroad train In Ken
tucky. Barnes stated that Dyer came
from San Francisco four months ago,
and that the plot was all arranged In
this city.
Barnes said lie went to tho scone of
tho robbery on an Illinois Central train
and was Joined there by Nelson and
Dyer. When the train which they had
decided to rob approached they llagged
It. He covered the fireman with a re
volver, while Nelson and Dyer wont
through tho express cars.
Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Nelson will bo
subjected to a further Investigation by
Chief Desmond.
It developed today that Barnes nnd
Nelson are cousins. Right after tho
robbery Special Agent Murray and his
men wont to work on tho case. At
Cairo Michael Conley was arrested
and accused of being In tho gang. The
detectives say that they got enough
out of him to warrant them In follow
ing two men to St. Louis. They nro
certain they hava Identified tho fugi
tives In Barnes and Nelson. It was as
certained that these men had taken a
night boat on the river near Cairo and
were making their way up the stream.
It wa-j learned that the men deserted
the boat at S Genevlve and boarded
an Iron Mountain train for St. Louis,
arriving in tho city eoine time last
Thursday night.
THE EDUCATORS
AT CHARLESTON
Executive Director Harper Makes a
Statement McKinley and Bryan
Both Received Invitations to Chi
cago. Charleston, S. C, July 13. Tho Na
tional Education association closed Its
convention here tonight. During tho
day two sessions of the general con
vention were held, at which the fol
lowing papers were read: "The Inllu
once of Poetry In Education from tho
Basis Aesthetics," William Beard
shear, president, Iowa State Agricul
tural college; "The Value of English
Literature In Ethical Training," Reu
ben Post Halleck, Louisville, Ky.:
"Educational Values In Literature,"
Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, University
of Pennsylvania, recently chosen com
mlssloner of education for Porto Rico;
"What Manner of Child Shall This
Be?" Hon. George It. Glenn, state
superintendent of public Instruction
for Georgia; "The Status of Publlo
School Education In the South," George
B. Book, superintendent of schools,
Hot Springs, Ark.
President-elect Green, of New York,
was Introduced nnd spoke briefly at
the night session, nfter which the com
mittee on resolutions made Its report.
Before the department of business
education, Dr. II. M. Rowe, of Balti
more, read a paper on tho advantages
and difficulties experienced in intro
ducing commercial branches Into tho
higher grades of tho public schools.
Several other departments which did
not conclude their work yesterday held
brief sessions during tho nfternoon.
The executive board, which has un
der consideration the matter of the
next meeting place, will visit Cincin
nati nnd Detroit early In October.
Democratic Committee.
Vow York, July 13. Prank Campbell, chair
man of the Democratic state committer, tonight
announced tho appointment of the following ex
ecutive committee James K. Jlcfluire, Syra
cuse, chalmun; Itoviil II, Hill, Klchard Croker,
lMw.ird Murphy. HukIi McLaughlin, Lllot Dan
foith, Conrad Dlehl. mayor of IlurTaloj Jehu
Whalin, Arthur A. McLean, New burgh; IV fry
llclmont, Jacob (ierlint;, of ltochesler; Frank
II. Cie.uner, llrooklyn; John II, Shea, Urook-
Ijiii William V. (bell, John J. Kennedy, Uuf
falo: Chas. X. llulger, O-wego, and Thos. K.
Pond, of Salamanca.
Steamship Arrivals.
Xew York, July 13 Arrived! Pretoria, Ham
burg and Plymouth. Jlauo Armed: La Tour
aine. New York. Llrard Pawed: Kensington,
New York for Hamburg. Hamburg Arrived:
Kaiser Priedrlch, New York via Plymouth and
Cherbourg. Oenoa Arrbed: Aller, New York
via Olio-altar and Kaplcs. Southampton Sailed:
Purst Illsmarck, New York. Moillle Sailed:
Turne-ala, New York. Ilrowhcad l'asods lu
nula, New York for Quecnstown and Liverpool,
The Pan-American Stamps,
Washington, July 13. The inscription "Com.
memorate scries, 1901." instead of "I'an-Amcri-can
scries, 1(01," will be borno on the stamps
Iwsucd by the government In commemoration of
the buffalo Pan-American exposition. This Is
In accordance with an opinion lendered today
by Assistant Attorney floncral Tyncr, on a
question submitted by Third Assistant Postmas
ter General Madden.
Germany Will Modify Meat Bill.
Washington, July 13. The Gorman governmort
has consented on tho earnest request of the
United States minister at Berlin. Mr. White, to
modify the new meat Inspection bill, to that it
will not interfere with existing contract obllga-
tloiut of American exporters.
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This swift repeater keeps the yellow devils at Tien Tsin at bay more effectually than
a platoon of infantry. It proves very handy to the English troops in the beleaguered town,
especially In quick field work through the suburbs, requiring frequent changes of base.
DUN'S BEVIEW OF TRADE.
Business Has Been Conducted Safely
Under Conditions of Danger.
New York, July 13. R. G. Dun &
Co's Weekly Review of Trnda tomor
row will say:
There was an Increase In failures to
$100,r,70,131 In the first half of 1000,
against $I9.C01,6G1 last year and to
$13,S93,079 In tho second quarter,
against $21,693,635 laat year. But to
day It Is shown that thirty banking
failures for $2:,S22,63., against thirty
one last year for $7,001,728. accounted
for much of the difference; that 26"
brokerage and real estate failures for
$22,1 22,3 IG, against 113 last year for
only $2,328,213 accounts for another
part, and that In building and lumber
working and trade, other large fail
ures distinctly connected with those
In real estate, explain much more of
the difference between manufacturing
nnd trading failures last year and this.
In these and much less Important
changes In a few lines nro seen sub
stantially all tho comerclal disasters
as yet resulting from an amazing rise
In prices last fall, followed by weary,
but largely successful efforts during
tho past few months to got back to
a noianal state of business. When this
Is seen and tho remarkable steadiness
In many features not exceptional
amounts, there appears ground for es
speclal satisfaction that business has
been on the whole so soundly conduct
ed under conditions of equal dnnger.
Tho Iron Ago makes the output of
pig 2S3.I13 tons weekly July 1, but tho
decrease of 16,000 tons has been ex
ceeded, other furnaces having stopped
this month and repairs of works and
of wnge scales may yet occupy some
weeks. The Increase of SG.93S tons In
stocks unsold Implies decrease In man
ufacture more than double the de
crease In output and works of live of
tho grent corporations are awaiting
for decline In wages just when tho
workers have looked for nn Increase.
Open markets aro now admitted at
Pittsburg, where quocations have been
for some time nominal and bessemer
pig Is offered there at $16. Structural
makers decide not to reduce prices, but
steel bars there and plates at Phila
delphia are said to have sold at $1.13
in some places.
Cotton speculation has held tho price
too high for tho comfort of foreign
spinners who have not provided for all
their wants, but the arrangement by
tho Fall River committee to close for
a month or more a largo part of the
New England mills will clear away dis
pute about the market for goods. The
woolen manufacturer is in no better
position, with some of the best mills
closed In part, or wholly, on account
of tho uncertainty of demand.
Price of shoes are not quotably
weaker, but makers nppear disposed to
make concessions. Leather grows
weaker In tone.
The end of the crop year has brought
tho usual estimates, which commnnd
no more confidence than usual. If the
country can get out of a crop, officially
called R47.000.000 bushels, all It wants
for food, and 200,000,000 bushels for ex
port, with considerable left over In
sight, It is the easy Inference that
anxiety is needless.
There Is not evidence ns yet, and for
some timo to come cannot be, that In
juries sustained have been ns great as
some suppose, so that alarm Is not
more necessary than It was last year.
Failures for tho week have been 19i3
in the United States, against 169 last
year, and 26 In Canada, against 21 last
year. ,
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DEMOCRACY'S FAST MILE.
A Feature of tho Races at Titus
vine. Tlttisvllle. Pa., July 13. This was
favorites day a, tho J, C. McKlnney
driving park. Dlllonlto, Democracy nnd
Marlon Eddy capturing the three
events In practically straight heats.
The feature of the raco was Democ
racy's fast mllo pace, making n track
record of 2:03 3-4. The weather was
perfect, track fast, and the attendance)
large , estimated nt 8,000 people. Sum
maries: First race, 2.31 claw, trotting: purse ?MW
Dlllonite. won: Lake Shore Oil 1, second! llzeU,
thiiil. Time-2.asi4j 3.21'i : 2.2liS 2.2IVj.
2,03 class, pace; purse fflfio Ikinocricy, won;
Ktfle Powers, second: Charlcw II, third. Time
2.12: 2.0i?ii 2.10',ii 9.10V1.
2.20 t-lae, pace: pun ?I00 Marion Kddy,
won; Dr. Penny, seeomlj flcm S, third. Timo
2.1SU; 2.19Vi; 2.21H.
Bonner Counted Out.
New York, July 13. Hilly Hanrahan, of this
city, and Jack Ponner, of Summit Hill, Pa.,
were the star attractions at tho Ilroadway Ath
letic club tonight. They were hilled to fight
twenty-live rounds at eatchwelghts, but In tho
twenty-llrst round Homier was put thuiugh iho
ropew anil counted out. It was a very tame
exhibition all through.
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Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, July 13. John Jf. r.ddlngcr, of
White Haven, lu$ been granted a pension ol (3
1
month, l'hlllp Swciticr, Scranton, 12.
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THE NEWS THIS M0KNINU
Weather Indications ToJay:
GENERALLY FAtR.
1 Genrral-Pekln Mystery Still Pnsolvod.
Kflnrt Is llelng Made to Send a Message to
Minister Conger.
Perry llenlh Succeeds den. Dick on the
National liepubllcan Lxecullvc Commltteo.
'2 The Tribune's durational Contest.
Northeastern Pennsylvania,
rinanclsl nnd Commercial.
1 Local Sun-lay School Lesson for Tomorrow.
Religious News of tho Week.
4 IMitorlal.
News and Comment.
5 Local Social nnd Perfonnl.
Ore Woman's Views.
0 Local Day's Drir.gs in the T..ic'awanni
Courts.
Lawyer Burns Takes Issue with tho City
Solicitor on Paving Law.
7 Local Taxes Doubled by the Xcw Appraise
ment Law.
Ahlngton lload a Disgrace to Mayor and
City.
8 Local West Scr.mton nnd Suburban.
(1 Itound About the County.
10 Local live News of tho Industrial World.
G0EBEL MURDER TRIAL.
Tho Jury Completed in Case of Ex
Secretary of State Caleb Powers.
Col. Campbell's Opening Address.
Georgetown, Ky., July 13. The jury
was completed today In the case of ex
Secretary of State Caleb Powers,
charged with complicity In the- Goebel
shooting, and the first evidence was
heard. Before the hearing of evidence
began, Colonel Campbell stated the
case for tho prosecution. He reviewed
the political events of last fall, and es
pecially the events following the elec
tion and the Instituting of contests by
the Democratic candidates for state
olllces. He said that Caleb Powers was
tho most aggressive among those who
sought to settle the contest by vio
lence, and that to him largely was duo
the Importation to Frankfort of tha
band of mountain men, 175 of whom
were retained In Frankfort regularly.
He charged that a majority of them
had killed from one to several men
each. He claimed it will be put In evi
dence that on January 2S Mr. Powers
made use of a statement that "Goebel
has not as many days to live as I have
fingers on my hands."
He reviewed the facts In connection
with the assassination and claimed
that the state house yard had been
cleared In furtherance of the conspir
acy, cited the closing of the executive
building against the police olllcers, the
culling out of troops nnd other mat
ters which have already come out In
the examining trials, as further proof
of the conspiracy. D. Meade Woodson,
ox-city engineer of Frankfort, who
made the measurements by which
the prosecution through mathematical
demonstrations attempts to prove that
the shot was fired from Powers' ofllce,
was tho first witness. He described In
detail tho result of his measurements.
BLAZE AT LANCASTER.
Twelve Buildings Consumed Fire
Companies Refuse to Respond.
Lancaster, Pa., July 13. Fire at noon
to-day destroyed twelve dwellings in
Watte, just east of Columbia. Flvo
buildings were destroyed, three of
brick four of frame. The fire was
started by a spark from a locomotive.
As the houses were outside of tho bor
ough limits the fire companies at Ma
rietta refused to respond.
Tho loss Is $10,000. The properties
were owned by tho Coleman Instate
and Benson & Cotrell.
Firo Destroys Storehouses.
St. Paul, July 13. Plro which broke out lu
the Chicago (Jreat Western railway shops at
South Park this afternoon, elettioyed all tho
buildings formerly occupied by the fire.it West,
i-rn (-hops. The shops of the railroad company
have been moved to Oelwciii. Iowa. Tho build
ings were ul as storehou-es. The loss, it is
estimated, will be fiom 100.000 to $150,00).
The building were filled with shingles,
Will Be Mngulre's Assistants.
New York, July 13. Major James K. Magulre,
of Syracuse, who Is managing the llryan cam
paign In this state, was in conference today
with llicbard Croker and ex-Senator Murphy.
Mr. Croker was Imlteil to scne as a member
of tho executive committee of the state com
mittee nnd be accepted. Dald II. Dill has also
eccepted tn serve us a member of this commit
tee, as hae alt-o Hugh McLaughlin and ex.
Senator Murphy.
Fireman Killed.
Lock Haven, Pa,, July 13. Wharton M. Her
shey, of Sunbury, aged 39 years, a fireman,
stepped off the engine of an cast bound freight
train below tho city today and was struck
by tho engine of tho west bound news express.
He died in the hospital in hour later without
regaining consciousness.
MESSAGE
IS SENT TO
MR. CONGER
A Trial Effort Is Made to
Solve the Pekin
Mystery.
TEST DESPATCH STARTED
Minister Wu Executing Every Ef
fort to Insure Speed In tho Do
livery of the Message Which Will
Reveal tho Fate of tho Amorlcan
Minister and Others Thought ta
Havo Been Slain at Pekin Tha
Dispatch Now Two Days on tha
Road.
Washington, July 13. The Chinese!
minister, Mr. Wu, has undertaken to
get through a cipher cablo messages
from Secretary Hay to United States
Minister Conger at Pekln and to de
liver back the reply of Mr. Congee
If he Is alive. Minister Wu for
warded the cipher dispatch, together
with an extended explanatory ells
patch of his own, on Wednesday, and!
tho results aro now being eagerly,
awaited, both by Secretary Hay aneX
tho Chinese minister, although It la
appreciated that some days muss
elapse before runners can carry out
this plan of opening up communication
between the American government at
Washington and the American minis
ter at Pekln.
It was soon after Minister Wu pre
sented the text of tho edict Issued by,
tho Chinese Imperial government that
Mr. Hay requested him to get through
a message to Minister Conger. Since)
the Chinese government has succeeded
In getting through Its own communica
tion from Pekln, Mr. Hay felt that It
was quite reasonable to ask that Uko
communication be opened between our
minister nnd tho government here. Mr.
Wu readily nssented to tho proposition
and evinced an earnest desire to uso
all his personal and ofllclal lnlluenco
In getting through tho message. Ho
suggested, however, that Secretary
Hay himself should write tho messages
In cipher, as this would be proof posi
tive to Mr. Conger of its genuineness,
whereas eny open message to the min
ister might be under the suspicion o
having cmnnated from the Boxers.
Mr. Hay thereupon wrote the mes
sage and had It translated Into tho
olllclal cipher of the stato department.
The contents were not made known
to Minister Wu.
Wu's Influence,
lie was asked to put It In the hands
of Minister Conger at the earliest pos
sible moment. Mr. Wu determined to
act through the medium of an Influen
tial Imperial ofllcer at Shanghai, who,
by reason of his position, is better nblo
than nny one else in China to executo
such a message.
Besides forwarding tho message, Mr.
Wu sent to the Chinese olllclal a de
tailed and urgent explanatory messago
In which he set forth the imperative)
Importance of performing this servloo
for the American government. The of
ficial was urged to spare no effort or
expense In forwarding the message by
couriers, runners or any other means
Into the hands of Minister Conger and
to use like means In getting back tho
answer to the American government.
Two days havo now elapsed since tho
message to Mr. Conger went forward
and It is confidently believed that It
Is now on Its way from Shanghai to
Pekln, surrounded by such safeguard
and such efforts for speed that a rea
sonably early answer may be expected.
At the same time, It Is remembered
that It took ten clays for China's ofll
clal decree to get from Pekln to Wash
ington. Minister Wu Is bending every
energy to accomplish this task at tha
earliest possible moment, for ho looks
upon It not only as a duty, but as a
means by which Chinese olhclals can
show their sincere desire to render ev
ery assistance to tho American gov
eminent In tho present emergency.
A telegram received nt the ofllce oi
the Chinese Imperial maritime cus
toms In London from the governor oj
Shan Tung Is Identical with United
States Consul Goodnow's report of tho
bombardment of the legations July 7.
Tho ofllcials hero regard the dispatch'
as leaving little room to hopo the lega
tlons have survived.
MURDER SUSPECTED.
The Body of John Webber Found in
Hopper's Pond.
New York, July 13. What tho police,
of Paterson, N. J., believe to havo been
a murder, was revealed when the body
of John Webber, seventy years old, was
found today In Hopper's pond, on tho
outskirts of Paterson. There were?
marks on tho dead man's head and
face, which indicated foul play, and
the police are making a careful Inves
tigation. AVobber had not lived with his wlfo
for the last seven years.
Tho body was found in tho water
near his wife's home. When Mrs, Web
ber was told of her husband's death
and was asked to view tha body, a ha
refused to look at It.
Floods in Chile.
Santiago Do Chile, via Galveston, Texas, July
13. Very heavy rains havo fallen throughout
ths country, washing away sixteen bridges and
flooding several cities.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, July 13, Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday: Katern Pennsyb
vanla Oenerally fair with continued
moderate temperature Saturday and
Sunday; light to fresh northwesterly
winds.
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