" ""-TW- ribtiw. TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1000. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. ADVANCE ON PEKIN SOON TO BE MADE he United Stales Govern ment Desires Speedy Action. GRADUALLY LOSING FAITH .While the Chinese Minister Is Still Confident That the Foreigners tit Pekln Are Safe, tho Washington Officials Are Becoming Skeptical Regarding the Truthfulness of News from Chinese Sources Good now's Despatches European Criti cisms. Washington, July 27. Unless some authentic assurance as to tho condi tion of the Americans In Pekln reachejs the statu department within a day or two tin- administration is likely to abandon falih it lias manifested thus lar In the truthfulness of Chinese In formation. The Chinese minister Is confident that within that time there will bo news fiom l'ekln of a charac ter to satisfy the most skeptical as to its truthfulness and he also Is con lident th.it this will be good news from the American point of view. The state depaitment is still receptive, though looking with growing coldness upon the numerous edicts and telegrams which are coming from China, all without bilnging any news. The con tributions of the day were from Consul General Gooduow at Shanghai, and Consul Fowler at Chefoo. So much of the messages as were given out for publication related to the welfare of certain American missionaries who have been made the subject of inquir ies by lelatlves In this country. The cables mangled these messages ami there Is reason to doubt much of the information attempted to be conveyed through them. Mr Goodnow also had something to say about the political situation, and It Is believed that this part of his mes sage was not of an encoui aging char acter At any rate It was withheld fiom tho press, probably because tho department did not regard It as wise to give the stamp of its approval to matters which Mr. Goodnow wishes to be taken In a purely speculative sense. Grave Doubts. Ever since the receipt at Tlen-Tsin of the autograph message from Mr. Conner, dated Pekin, July 4, ptate de partment officials have grave doubts as to the authenticity of tho cipher message attributed to him, dated P? kin, July IS. There have been many little sidelights on this message that afford ground for suspicion, and now the rsiitlsh authorities have added their quota to the growing distrust of things Chinese. It seems that a Mr. arren, at present acting as British consul at Shanghai, has been told by Sheng, the famous Chinese director of posts and telegiaphs, that Yuan, the governor of Shan Tung, told him (Sheng) that a message had possca through to the United States fiom Mr. Conger on tho ISth of July, telling of tho conditions at the British legation. This cipher -dispatch was "faked" by Chinese officials. It Is pointed out at the state department that there are plausible explanations of this curious fact, which tend to show the authen ticity of the dispatch. Secretary Hay cabled Minister Conger that ho might have faith In tho person who brought tho dispatch to him. Mr. Conger therefore had a right to trust the man ami possibly he told him In a general way the contents of the dispatch, In case the messenger should be oblige 1 to destroy It to Insure his own safety. However that may be, the British government has thought Mr. Warren's report worthy the attention of our own government. European Criticisms. The state department officials do not like the European criticisms more or less directly attributing to our govern ment n lack of whole-heartedness In tho effort to get to Pekln. They point to what tho American troops and ma rines have already done; to the loss of life and limbs suffered by them and to the repeated urgings of tho Ameri can ofllclals at every point looking to a forwards moven-.it onjPekln. And In answer to the intimation that they are responsive to Chinese efforts to bribe us by the delivery of Mr. Con ger nt Tien Tsln nnd thus Induce us to abandon the Pekln campaign, the department lost no time this morn ing in making known tho fact that it had not and would not countenance any such pioposltlon. Tho Intimation was given that the purpose was to head oft a formal proposition, as the department had been made aware by Mr. Goodnow and by Admiral Hemey It is presumed that suggestions of this sort had been thrown out by the Chinese viceroys or their agents, though these had not been reduced to an ofllclal foim. Tho department ra ther strengthened Its position through being enabled in this way to reject the proposition by anticipation. It was pointed out that even should the other powers ngree to any such proposition, It would not consider It until Minister Congar's views were knotn. .t is explained that to agree o such a plan might icsult in Bending ho ministers forwarJ with nn inmle juate escort and, if murdered, wo vould the,n be estopped fiom demand ng reJr.'ss. The March on Fekin, Admiral Hemey's despatches have ot In any way altered tho plans of he government and nothing nt the ablnet meeting occurred which changes In any way our position. The meeting was rather in the nature of a review of tho situation and an ex change of views. It Is tho earnest desire of this government that the for ward movement on Pekln be made at the earliest possible moment. Although neither General Chaffee's rank nor the number of troops under his command would entitle this government to press him for command of the International forces the government feels that he personally is fit for such an honor and If chosen would acquit himself with credit. If another commander Is se lected It Is the wish of the president that the American force should not be divided as to command, but that In carrying out Its share of any move ment all orders to the American forces should go through General Chaffee. In case the commanders of tho allies cannot reach an agreement as to who shall command, It may become neces sary for the governments themselves to decide the matter. While the sec letary of state has sent out no circular on this subject to those of the foreign ministers who have seen him nnd who have broached the subject he has sug gested this solution in the event of a hitch. It is earnestly hoped however that no such necessity will arise, but that the commanders themselves will reach an agreement. The beginning of the campaign on Pekln depends entire ly upon the gathering at Tien Tsln of a sufficient number of troops. There fore, anxious as It Is that tho cam paign shall be started at once our government Is watching the arrivals of the foreign legions nnd Is pressing Admiral Hemey for reports ns to the military conditions. Not all of his re sponses are given publicity for rea sons of sound policy. Admirnl Remey's Reports. It Is icportod that 2S.O00 soldiers are alieady at Tlen-Tsin not half of the force regarded as necessary to begin the movement. The stnte department advices this afternoon, however, were to the effect that all of the Japanese tioops have now been landed, in which case the international forces should be considerably augmented. The war de partment, lacking exact information, owing to the slow means of tele graphic communication, believes that It now has about 3,500 trained nnd seasoned American tioops In the vicin ity of Tlen-Tsin, under the Immediate command of General Chaffee, assum ing that the Grant has landed her passengers, which she should have done if she sailed from Nagasaki Oil the 23th Inst., according to the orig inal Intention. The Grant carried, In addition to General Chaffee, two squadrons of the Sixth cavalry, S00 men In all, who are expected to prove peculiarly serviceable In the flat Chi nese country. There also were on the vessel 3G0 unattached recruits, some membois of the hospital corps and a battalion of 250 marines, making al together 1,110 soldleis on board. The department believes that the last reinforcements ordered from the Philippines two battalions of the rourteenth Infantry end a battery of the Sixth artillery, -about 000 men in all, have arrived at Tien Tsln. If tho splendid marine fore? under Major Waller Is placed undr Chnffeee's com mand, that officer will have altogether 4,200 troops. In adlltlon to this force, about 3,000 regulars are under orders, some of whom are on the wny to China, so that altogether tho United States should have a lespectable con tingent In the International column when It starts for Pekln. RAY OF HOPE. Shanghai Correspondent Convinced That Ministers Are Alive. Ixindon, July 28. Tho Shanghai cor respondent of tho Dally Telegraph says: "Trustworthy Information which reached me today (Friday) convinces me that all the ministers except Baron Von Ketteler are still alive. Some of the European survivors are leaving Pekln." "MAKE NO PRISONERS." Advlco Alleged to Have Been Given the German Soldiers. Berlin, July 27. The Lokal Anzeiger, says the emperor addressing tho troops at Bremerhaven before they sailed for China today, said tho expedition was to avenge an outrage committed against tho sanctity of ambassadors and an unprecedented breach of thw right of hospitality. The emperor said: "If you close with the enemv re member this to spare nobody. Make no prisoners. Use your weapons so that for a thousand years hence no Chinaman will daro look askance at any German. Open the way for civ ilization once for all." VICTIMS AT PAO TING FU. Mr. and Mrs. Bagnall and Others Murdered by Chinese. Toronto, July 2". The Chin inland mission received the following cable from Shanghai this morning: "All missionaries murdered in Pao Ting Su." The China inland mission has two missionaries stationed at Pao Ting In tho province of Chi Ll, which is Just about the same distance from Pekln ns Is Tien Tsln, but further inland. These missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. Bag nall, havo undoubtedly perished with one or more of their three children. Tho North American Presbyterian board and tho American board of mis sion, tho latter being mostly Congro gatlonallsts.has also had workers at Pao Ting, Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, July 27. Nellie M. Mjjor (widow), u( Wilkes Ilarre, has lieen (.riiitfil u (.rmlon of ft! a month on account ot tlia war with Spain. BRITISH MINISTER'S LETTER, Second Communication from Sir Claude MncDonald Is Received. London, July 27. A despatch to tho Dally Mall from Shanghai, dated July 27, C.42 a. in,, and received nt tho Mall's ofllce at noon today, brings the latest news known to be authen tic concerning the situation In Pekln. Tho news comes in tho form of a letter from Sir Claude MncDonald, the British minister, dated July 6, had Just been received at Shanghai by the Brit ish consul. This Is the second letter from MncDonald to reach the outside world, the first one which was dated July 4, being received July 21 by tho Uritlsh consul at Tien Tsln. The lat est letter resembles the previous one, but contains more details and also the fact that when the letter was sent, the foreigners were receiving no help from the imperial authorities. The letter reads us follows: "We are receiving no assistance from the authorities. Throe legations are still standing, Including the Urit lsh. We also hold part of the city walls. The Chinese arc shelling us from tho city with 3-Inch guns and some smaller ones which they use for sniping.' "We may bo annihilated any day. Our ammunition nnd food nre short and we would have perished by this time, only the Chinese cowards have no organized plan of attack. "If not pressed we may be able to hold out for a fortnight longer. Oth erwise not more than four days at the utmost. "I anticipate only a slight resistance to the relief force which I advise ap proaching by the eastern gate or by the river. "Our losses until today have been 40 killed and SO wounded." Embassies Safe July 0. Berlin, July 27. The German consul at Tien Tsln cables that a Chinese servant of the late Baron Von Kettler, the German minister at Pekln, has arrived there and reports that the em bassies were safe on July 9, on which day they successfully resisted the at tack of the Chinese. German officials consider the statement of tho Chinese servant to be true. Report Is Confirmed. Brussels, July 20. The Belgian vice consul at Tien Tsln, M. H. Kelets, reports that a Chinese servant, former ly In the employ of the late Baron von Kettler in Pekin, arrived at Tien Tsln. The Chlnamnn says he left Pekln on July 9. At that time the foreigners wore subsisting on horse-': flesh. The Chinese were only attack ing at night. LETTER FROM MR. GOODNOW. Conditions in China Worse Than Reported in Cablegrams. Mlnnsapolls, July 27. Charles Good now has Just received a letter from his brother, Consul General Goodnow at Shanghnl, In which the latter Inti mates that the conditions are even worse than has been Indicated In his ofllclal cablegrams. He writes: "Chinese are leaving this city at tho rate of 2,000 or 3,000 a day. The purpose of their going or their destina tion Is not known." While he does not say so, Mr. Good now eveldently believes that they are being mobilized somewhere. Many of those leaving, he says have had close relations with the Europeans, and If their departure had been on account of fear of war by the allies some of them, he thinks, would cer tainly have made their fears known to their white friends. The Europeans, therefore, have or ganized a body of volunteers and have refused to admit any natives to It, although several offered their ser vices. This illustrates the suspicion with which nil natives are regarded. A number of Sikh policemen from the English concession are Included In tho ranks. Consul Goodnow has given up his plans for n trip homo and will re main at his post. ARMOR PLATE FOR RUSSIA. Large Contract Closed with the Bethlehem Steel Company. Bethlehem, July 27.The imperial Russian marine today for the fourth time In very recent years, placed a contract with the Bethlehem Steel company for nrmor plate. The main oirtce of the company at this place has been advised by Its representative that he has closed for 2,000 tons of Krupplzed nrmor to be delivered within fifteen months. This order for American made armor Is for the throe new Russian vessels, Alexan der III, Orblno and the Orel. The price obtained is considerable above that for which Bethlehem armor has been offered to our government. PRINCE TUAN IN BATTLE. Leads His Troops Against a Revolt ing Element. London, July 28. The Shanghai cor respondent of the Daily Express, wir ing yesterday, says: "It Is reported here that a large sec tion of the Boxers has revolted asalnst Prince Tuan, alleging that he Is making tools of them ifor his own ends. A desperate conflict took place outside of Pekln, 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." DEATHS OF A DAY. Altoona, July 27. John 1!. Hell, a prominent coil operator and Slni-on, died last night at Ins home In Ilellowood, tliii county, aged W years. lie wa a veteran ot the chll war. Kaston, Pa., July 27. John O. Wagner, a wealthy real estate owner, dropped dead at Ids home In thU city thta ocnlng, aged about 70 jcars. Mr. Wagner Is credited with haWnj owned some of the finest farms In Northampton county. Bedford, Pa., July 27. Isaac Hcllprln, a Wash ington, 1). O., oculist, who liai presented glasses to ecry president since Andrew Jicksun, died suddenly at the Chaljbcate Springs hotel jester da). Mr. lleilprin lias hem an annual ilsltor to this summer resort for the past thltt-two yearn, Ills wifo died here In lSSd and was hurled in the Iledford cemetery where thU cfternoon the remains of the dead oculist wcrs laid to rest. Mrs, Andrews. Mrs, Ambler. Mrs. J. Fred Haynerand their youngest child. OFFICERS OF THE GUARD. Major General Miller's Staff Ap pointments. Hnrrlsburg, July 27. General orders were Issued today from the headquar ters of the National Guard of Penn sylvania, announcing the following staff appointments by Major General Charles Miller, of Franklin: Lieutenant colonel and assistant ad jutant general, William J. Elliott, of Philadelphia, re-appolnted. Lieutenant colonel and Inspector, John II, Penny, of Pittsburg, vice David Lewis, of Philadelphia. Lieutenant colonel and judge advo cate, Howard L. Caldor, of Ilarrls burg, re-appointed. Lieutenant colonel and quartermas ter, W. F. Richardson, of Harrlsburg, vice Charles II. Howell, of Philadel phia. Lieutenant colonel and commissary of subsistence, Austin Curtln, of Bo land, re-appolnted. Lieutenant colonel and surgeon In chief, Joseph K. Weaver, of Norrls town, vice A. E. McCandless, of Pitts burg. Lieutenant colonel and ordnance of ficer, L. F. Loree, of Pittsburg, vice A. Lawrence Wetherlll, of Philadel phia. Lieutenant colonel and Inspector of rifle practice, E. V. D. Sheldon, of Pittsburg, vice Samuel S. Hartranft, of Philadelphia. Major and aide, Sanford Clarence Lewis, of Oil City, vice Thomas S. Martin, of Philadelphia; Lewis E. Beltler, of Philadelphia, vice Barton D. Evans, of Harrlsburg; C. J. S. Miller, of Franklin, to fill vacancy. This completes General Miller's staff. REBELLION ENDED IN COLOMBIA More Than COO Lives Have Been Sacrificed Liberals the Greatest Sufferers. Colon, July 27. Tho Liberal rebellion In this district has ended after the sacrifice of more than 600 lives, tho Liberals having been the greatest suf ferers, while the wounded numbered many hundreds. Dr. Mendoza, repre senting tho Liberals, and General Al ban, arranged yesterday for a cessa tion of hostilities, the Colombian Lib erals being pledged to surrender their nrms and being guaranteed their free dom from prosecution nnd the reten tion ot nil political rights. The. for eigners who took sides with -the reb els are to be banished within a week. General Herrera and Dr. Paras, who were active in the revolutionary in terest, have nlready left Panama. Tho work of burying the dead on both sides Is In progress. Panama has been plunged Into tho deepest mourn ing by the loss of many of its most promlnnt men. On both sides, in this conflict, the ar mies were provided with arms of the latest models. Colon has been tranquil throughout the rebellion. DID NOT CONSULT CROKER. Ex-Governor Stono and Chairman Jones Nail a Campaign Special. New York, July 27. Senator James K. Jonev, chairman of the national Democratic committee, reached tho city today and later held a confer ence with former Governor Stone, of Missouri, and National Committee man Urri Woodson, of Kentucky. The conference related to the campaign in Kentucky, Ex-Governor Stone denied that he had any conference with ex-Senator Hill or Mr. Croker. Both Chairman Jones and Mr. Stone denied tho report that they were going to Saratoga to see Mr. Croker. OREGON IN DRY DOCK. Captain Wilde Reports "Structural Strength Intact." Washington, July 27. The nay depirlmcnt to day rccchcel the following dispatch from Cap tain Wilde, eommanuer of tho Oregon: Klin, July 2C Secretary of Nay, Washington: Ship docked. Structural strength Intact. Wilde. President at Luncheon. Canton, O., July 27, President and Sirs. Me Kinky were the guests at luncheon today at the country home cf P. C. Case, a prominent manu facturer of this 'city. Before leaving home tho piesldrnt ellsjed of the usual amount of of ficial business forwarded from Washington and met a largo number of callers, amonj them Con gressman Archibald L) brand, of the Delaware, 0., district. BOXERS' VICTIMS AT PEKIN. Miss E L. McCook Rev. J. FreJ. PROCEEDINGS IN THE POWERS TRIAL WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECU TION CONTINUE ON STAND. Mr. Sinclair, of the Postal Telegraph Company, Subjected to a Rigid Cross-Examination Testimony of a Republican What Mr. Taylor Said. Georgetown, Ky July 27. D. II. Sin clair former manager of the Postal Telegraph Cable company at Frank fort, testified ns to many telegrams sent through his ofllce before and after the shooting. Some related to calling out the militia, others to supplies for the mountnlneers. Sinclair was subjected to rigid cross examination by Governor Brown. George Weaver, of Denver, Col., was the next witness. He was in Frank fort at the time of the assassination and was just entering the capltol grounds, rear, when the shot was fired. AVhen the shot was fired wit ness looked In the direction of the ex ecutive building and saw the muzzle of a gun pointing from the secretary of state's ofllce. Witness said he thought he saw tho hand of a man holding the gun. Witness had never been In Frankfort before that day and left that afternoon. In cross-examination witness said ho was a native of London, Ky., nnd went to Colorado in 1S71. Ho could not give a very good account of his movements while In Frankfort. Tho point where tho witness located Gov ernor Goebel at the time of the shoot ing was almost In line with tho hack berry tree from which the bullet was extricated, which, according to tho theory of tho prosecution, was the bullet that had passed through Goe bel's body. Weaver declared he heard a bullet strike near him and that he then left the scene. Talked with Taylor. L. W. Hampton, a Hopubllcan mem ber of tho legislature from Knox county, testified that he was talking with Governor Taylor in January upon the subject ot contest. The witness said Tavlor told him that human life would havo to be sacilflced. Witness continued: "I replied, 'Well, If tho governor says' but he broko in and said to me, 'Oh, I can't advise you.' "I had called on the governor to urge him to call out tho militia. He told me something would have to be done before he could do this. It was In this connection that he spoke of sacrifice of human life. On the day after the contest board was drawn, witness snld he heard that Taylor was cursing tho Republican members. He went to tho executive ofllce and Tay lor said to him, with an oath: "You fellows sat over there and allowed me to be robbed." Hampton also said ho was In fre quent conference with Caleb Powers, nnd asked the latter if he did not havo a chance to hold on to his office even If Taylor should be unseated. Powers replied to witness that he did not want tho ofllce If Taylor lost the governorship, as Goebel would havo him assassinated. Powers also told witness he Intended to fight till death, rather than give up. Tho defense did not cross-examine tho witness. Ser geant F. Wharton Golden was called. m -. Steamship Arrivals, New York, July 27. Arrived: Patricia, from Hamburg; fliowcr Kurfurst, llrenu-i.s Kaler Friedrlch, Ilambuig. Cleared: I.ucanla, l.hcr pool; Rotterdam, Rotterdam via Boulogne; Pi. latla, Hamburg a Clcrbourg. Sailed! Michi gan, for London (fuecistown rriwd: I'jmrn, New York for Liverpool. I.lccrpool Sailed: Taurlc, New York. Cherbourg Sailed: Colum bia, from Hamburg and Southampton, New York. Sclllj Passed: Frlcilaml, New York for Antwerp. Lenny Fell in the Twenty-First. New Yoik, July 27. Oscar (iardncr. the Oinala Khl, and Kddio Lenny, of Philadelphia, boxed twenty-one rounds at catchweights beforo tho llroadway Athletic club tonight and Lenny felt In tlu twenty-first round from the effects of a sever? cramp which rendered hU right leg useless and (iardner was announced as the winner. Coal Supplies for China. Philadelphia, July 27 1 lie steamship nosnta, of the Hamburg-American line, lately impressed by tho German government to carry supplies to China for tho kaiser's troops, left port today for San Francisco. She has In her hold oer 8,001 tons of coal, a record breaking cargo in Itself and when tho reaches the Pacific coast it Is said rho will ship at least 1,HX horses for the use of the dermaa cavalry in China, Miss A. B. Richmond M. V. Glcnton, M. D. Hayner and their eldest daughter. THE NEWS THIS MOKNLVU Weather Indications Today, QENCRALLY FAIR. 1 Oencral Advance on Pekln Will Socn Ilegln. New Orleans Negro Vila His Life Pearl. r.ldcnce Ir. the Ooebel Anawinition Trial. 2 Ccncral Tho Tribune'? Educational Contest. Northeastern Pennsylvania News. Finircial and Commercial. 3 Local Sunday-School Lesson for Tomonow. Religious News of tho Week, 1 lMltorhl. News and Comment. 5 Local Sochi and PeiEonaU Ono Woman's View. 0 Local Court Refuse to L'njoln City Treas urer's Sile. Thirteenth's Cnmp Orders Issued. 7 Local Mayor Signs the 'Jpcakcasv Ordinance, Weiler Act Again Declared Illegal. S Local West Scrat.ton and Suburban. 0 Round About the County. 10 Ccsslp In the World of Sport. Live News of the Industries. THE MURDERED MISSIONARIES Dispatches Received from Consul Goodnow and Consul Fowler Fate of Foreigners nt Tao Ting. Washington, July 27. The following dispatch has been received from Con huI Goodnow at Shanghai dated July 27: "An ofllclal telegram received hero on the 18th said that all foreigners and many native Christ lans had been killed at Tao Ting: the missions burned.- Americans, Slncox family, Taylor, Pekln, Misses Gould Morrll. Tho cus toms ofllcers report disturbances at Yunan yesterday." The cablegram is somewhat con fused, but Is given out exactly as re ceived by the state department. It probably means that the Americans who were killed comprise the Sincox family; either a man or woman named Taylor, anothei named Pekln and the Misses Gould and Morrll. Tao Ting Is about p-venty-five miles southwest of Pekln. The name Pekln In tnls dispatch Is believed at the state depaitment to be Pitkin, as in quiries for an American of that name have been made at the state depart ment. The department of state Is In receipt ot a cable dispatch from Consul Fow ler nt Che Foo, In reply to ono sent him, asking Information of missionar ies In China. Mr. Fowler In his re ply says that only one missionary, pre sumably French, Is known to bo In the Interior of Honan. At Shan Tung only Americans are situated. Those not rescued are the poisons who went to Pekln, belonging to tho American board of foreign missions and nre be lieved to bo Arthur Smith and wife: Wyckoff sisters, Chapln, wife and two children. Their names were driven in a previous cable dispatch In which Mr. Fowler snld ho believed that only two foreigners were in the interior, both French. BAD BOILER EXPLOSION. Inflicts Fatal Injuries Upon Three Hen. nioomdmrpr, Pa.. July 17. The explosion ot tho boiler at the sav mill of F.vcrett & IKUr nt lknton, Columbia county, this afternoon com pletely demolished the plant and serluusly, per haps fatally Injured three of the employes. The Injured men are (harlcn Siage. badly cut about the facet nnd body; Robert Hvans, badly lacerated ind seriously wounded Internally, Fmamicl Hinder, Injured by n piece of flying iron, rccowiy ery eloi.btful. It is said that a (Ire wan discovered near the boiler among a .tin nt wood and In throwing water upii It the llienien acolelcntally turned some ot it on the boiler, which exploded with a terrible report. Robber In an Express Car. Atchison, Kan., July 27. A masked negro en tered the exprem car on Missouri l'acitlo train No. 1 Just afier It left here at mldnUht. He e-oveied Me-oenger Kcjser with a retohcr nnd demanded the contents of the safe. Keyscr con vinced him that the sad" could not be opened until the tiolu reached Omaha. After taking a wateh from an exprew package the robber ap plied the air brako and escaped. ---- ---- -- - WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, July 27. Forecast for Fat. urday and fcundayi Kastern Pennsylva nia, generally fair Saturday and Sunday, with modtrato temperature; light to fresh northerly winds. " "t-t t DESPERATE BATTLE IN NEW ORLEANS Robert Charles, a Negro Desperado, Sells Ills Life Dearly. AT BAY WITH A WINCHESTER He Kills Two Men and a Boy, nnd Wounds Many Others, While Re sisting Arrest After a Fight Lasting Several Hours, Ho la Smoked Out and Shot to Pieces by the Mob Assembled An Attempt Is Then Mndo to Burn the Body. New Orleans, July 27. After a des perate battle, lasting for several hours, In which ho succeeded In kilt ing Police Seigeant Gabriel Porctu, Andy Van Kuruin, keeper of tho ikjIIco Jail, and Alfred J. Bloomfleld, a young boy, fatally wounding Corporal John F. Lally, John Danville, ex-Policeman Frank II. Evans nnd A. S. Leclerc, one of the leading confectioners of the city, nnd moio or less seriously shooting several citizens, tho negro desperado, Robert Chailes, who on Tuesday last killed Captain Day nnd Patrolman Lamb and badly wounded Olllcer Mora, was smoked out of his hiding place In tho heart of the resi dence section of the city and literally shot to pieces. Tremendous excitement reigned in New Orleans as the battle went on between tho police and citizens and the negro with his Winchester. Ser geant Gabe Porteus and Sergeant John F. Lally were Informed during the day by a negro that Charles was in hiding in a houso on Clio street, near Saratoga street. Dotei mining to take him alive, If possible, the olllceis summoned a number of patrolmen to their assistance and went to the houso where Charles was supposed to bo la concealment. Furious Accurate Fire. They entered tho side alley of tho house and wore surprised In practical ly the same way as were Day and Lamb on Tuesday. Before the ofllcers were aware of their danger, Charles, who was hidden behind a screen on the second lloor of the building, ralseel his Winchester nnd began a furious but accurate fire. Lally fell with a bullet In the right side of the abdomen. Porteus was shot through the head and dropped deal across the body of Lally. The other olllcers lied from tho scene. Hurry calls were sent to the mayor, the chief of police, and Colonel Wood, in command of tho special police, and as fast as posslblo armed help was rushed to the scene. In a little while there was an Immense armed crowd encircling the square In which Charles was located. In tho menntlme Father Fitzgerald, of St. John's church wns summoned to nd m .lister extreme unction to the polices olllcers who were lying In the alley. The priest responded promptly and ha wns annolntiug the body of Porteus with Alfred J. Bloomfleld, a young: boy, standing by his side, when. Charles again appeared at tho window. The lad saw him at once and begged the desperado not to shoot him. Charles Immediately fired and Bloom fleld fell dead. The priest, unhurt, loft the scene after plucklly performing the last olllces for the dead ofllcer. In tho meantime an Immense throng had gathered In the vicinity and schemes weie set on foot to get Charles out of the building. Charles, however, did not propose to be captured with out selling his life dearly. Time after time he came to tho win dow nnd ns cltlens, ono by ono, en tered the alley, he blazed away at them. In this manner Confectioner Leelere, who was one of the special police squad; ex-Polleeman Evans, John Banvlllo nnd George II. Lyon were wounded. Andy Van Kurein, keeper of tho police Jail, got a bullet In the body and fell dead. Just after ward, II. H. Ball, an aged man, was hit and mortally wounded. About tho same time, with Charles firing his Win chester Indiscriminately, Frank Ber-. tuccl received a shot In the left shoul der, and J. F. Bofll got a hot bullet In tho right hand. The Oil Can Applied. Ultimately it was concluded that tho only way to get Charles was to ibum tho building in which he was en trenched. Someone got a can of oil and pouring it over tlui rear steps of the building, applied a match nnd soon had the building in flames. Picked men from the police, special squads and members of the mllltla statlonod themselves about the building In or der to pick the dosnarado as he at tempted to leave the li mse. A young soldier named Adolph Anderson, of tho state mlllltin, was one of the first to see Charles ns ho ran down tho steps leading to tho second story. Charles ran across the yard and fired severnl times at Anderson. Tho lat ter, who wns armed with a Winchester, shut the iierro In the breast and ho fell and died soon afterwards. As soon as the negro fell, numbers of people armed with Winchesters and re volvers, rushed in nnd flrecHlnto tho body. Charles wait literally shot to pieces. After It was certain that ha was dead, a mob entered the yard and dragged the body Into the street. Tha police and tho mob emptied their re volvers into it. There were then loud howls that tho body should be taken to a vacant square In tho vicinity and publicly burned. A big squad of po lice, however, succeeded in placing tha body in a patrol wagon In which they, i took It to police headquji tcrs. ssssatasasjsfcsssBsaa
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