f CC6Xi"'t ; ntf(iri WR. ribittxe. orojitoti TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., MONDA1' MORNING, JULY 30, 1900. TWO CENTS. MINISTERS HELD . AS HOSTAGES Growing Belief That They Are Still Alive at Pekin. BXPECT IMPORTANT NEWS New Machinery Set In Motion to Se cure Communications from the Prisoners in the Tartar City Col onel Liscum's Last Act May Bo Followed by Good Results Official Report of Fighting at Tien-Tsin. "Washington, July 29. There Is a growing expectation nt the state de partment that news of the utmost Im portance may be forthcoming at any Moment from Pekin. It was even thought that something might be re ceived toiay, but this hope was doom ed to disappointment. The few cable grams that wore leceived, referred to minor matters and did not touch at all upon conditions In the Chlncso capital. It Is believed that the basis for this expectation Is the knowledge on tra Mart of the oTlclals that certain ma ...linery heretofore set In motion may result In the opening up of communi cation through some sccret but relia ble channels. It Is known that a sec nd effort has been made by our gov vnment to get unotlvr message tiom n. Conger and that rrariv all of the powe-s also hae lesoited to private agencies In their own Interests with a like object. The fact has just been developed that one of the last acts of the late Colonel Llscum befoio his death at Tien Tsln was to undertake the dispatch of a spy to Pekin. Gen eral Dorwaid, the British commanding ofllcer at Tien Tsln, also sent out two messengers and It Is believed that the Japanese did the same. Up to date, not one of these mesngers has re turned to Tien Tsln nor has there been a single word heard from any of them. This fact, however, has not caused the abandonment of hope and this is true In particular of the message expected from Mr. Conger. Minister Wu Is. perhaps, the basis for this hope on our part, and he maintains an unshaken confidence in his original asser Hon that the news when It does come will show that the legatlontrs are alle. The message icportd to have come through Missionary "Wilder at Che Foo Is regarded as most promising. Wu Has No News. Minister Wu had no cablegram him self today nor had the state depart ment anj thing directly from China. Nothing further has been heard as to the date set for the beginning of the movement from Tien Tsln toward Pekin and It Is said here that It Is a detail that must bo ilxtd by the mili tary commanders upon the spot. A message came to the war department from the quartermaster on the Lenox announcing the arrival of that ship together with the Conemaugh at Kobe, Japan. They ha e aboard the SKth caalry mounts, and although they will start for Taku at once, not less than lle dajs will be consumed in this last stage of the voyage. It Is doubtful whether General Chaffee would care to leae Taku before the sixth cavalry arrives. This fact alono may delay operations until late In the present week, though at least a portion of the International column may start on the day fixed, namely tomorrrow. Assurances received here show that the Japanese are doing all In their power to facilitate the International movement and though the good will of the Japanese was never suspected as far as the United States Is concerned, the knowledge Is gratifying. Secretary Long had a cable message today from the commander of the Buffalo at Hong Kong, stating that he had sailed for Taku. The Buffalo Is taking out much needed lellef for the naval crews and also has a lot of stores for the approaching campaign. Cablegram from Coolldge. The war department received a cablegram from Lieutenant Colonel Coolldge, who assumed command of the Ninth Infantry, after the ileath of Colonel Llscum, giving n part of the part played by that organization dur ing the fighting at Tien Tsln. The report Is as follows: Cliffoo. Corbln, Washington: Six companies Ninth Infantry undir I Iseum srtlh marines commandtd ly Meade, Joined British lorces under Gcnenl Dorward in conjunction with French and Japanese attacked southwest part of nailed city at dajbrcak on the litli Hie Ninth infantry on the rleht wore rait o( (he ,uth gate protecting the allied force from flanking Are. Aft renting undir fire for ffteen hours they wero ulthduvvn to the outer wall at night Ninth infantrv had sixteen killed, sixty nine wounded and one missing, out ol 420 engaged at this point Companj postid at the ra Imad station east of 1'ai Ho was exposed to heavy shrapnel flrr losing; two killed and seen wound ed in addition to th foregoing On the morning of the lith the Japanese blew up the south gale entering the walled oliv Assigned the rrcrl cans for police protiction fiuirds wrre csub. liahed in the American piarter which was al ready on fire. Ilrltrsb commindcr highlj praised American soldiers for arduous work and gallantrj in communication Meade, Tien Tsln, Jul it. Mr. Rockhlll En Route. Chicago, July 29. Special Commls sloner "William W. Rockhlll, appointed by the government to ascertain tha true situation In China, passed through Chicago today on his way to the Oil. ent. Ho arrived at 3 o'clock and at 6.30 was speeding toward San Fran cisco, whence ho will sail on the Jap-anesc-Amerlca Maru. Mrs. RockhlU accompanies her hus band, and will remain In Shanghai while he conducts his Investigation. Asked If he would endeavor to reach Pekin to treat with the Chinese gov ernment direct, he replied: "I think not, unless circumstances warrant It and the country Is quiet enough to render possible the success of such an expedition. "I shall make my headquarters at Shanghai, and Investigate conditions aH far northward as circumstances and the troubled conditions will per mlt. My sole duty Is to keep the piesldent and secretary of state ad vised as to the situation." Evanston Woman's Flans. Chicago, July 20. Mrs. M. S. Wood ward, of Evanston, when she wrote the last letter received by her hus band from Pekin, was armed with a. live-shot revolver. It was her Inten tion, according to the letter If the band In the legation building were at tacked, to use the first three cartridges on the assailing Chinese. Then If, with what other defenders were doing, the Boxers were not repulsed, she had decided to kill her daughter, lone with one of the remaining bullets and shoot herself with the last, so they would not fall alive Into the hands of the Boxers, This piece of news was contained In the letter written by Mrs. "Woodward on June 11, last, after she and her duaghters had made a futile attempt to escape from Pekin. They foun ' when they arrived at the depot t1 so much of the track had been torn up It was Impossible for them to depirt, so they made their way with difficulty back to the legation. Hancock Sails for Taku. San Franclrco, July 2D The trans port Hancock sailed at 10 o'clock today for Taku, China, via Nagasaki, with four batteries of the Third artillery, numbering 47." men, under command of Captain Charles Humphreys. Major Hugh J. Gallagher, chief com missary of Major General Chaffee's staff, was among the Hancock's passengers. NEW IMPERIAL EDICT. The Viceroys Urged to Let No For eigners Escape. London, July 30. The Shanghai cor respondent of the Dally Express, tele graphing yesterday, 3ajs: "A new Imperial edict promulgated this evening urgently orders all vi ceroys and provincial governors to en deavor to negotiate peace with the powers, whose ministers are 'held as hostages pending the result of the overtures for the abandonment of hos tilities against China.' "The vlcorojs are also commanded to guard their territories vigilantly against attack and to preent, by all means In their power, the advance of the foreign tioops, especially along the Yang Tse Klang. The decree says the ofllcers will answer with their lives for any failure to oecute these or ders Commands are nlso given that not a single foreigner shall be allowed to escape from the interior, where there are still fully 3000 Europeans, connected with missionary work, In Isolated stations. "When the governor of Shan Tung communicated to the consuls the Im perial deciee of July 21 he omitted these Important passages addressed to LI Hung Chan?: " 'It Is admittedly Inadvisable to kill all the ministers, but It Is equally un wise to send them to Tien Tsln. It w III be much wiser to keep the sur v Ivors at Pekin as hostages. " 'You are commanded to hasten to Pekin. You are Incurring imperial displeasure by delay. You have been appointed viceroy of Chi LI, because, with your military experience, you will successfully lead the Imperial armies against the foreigners In Chi LI. which Yu Lu, the present viceroy Is unable to do, owing to his ignorance of military affairs.' "LI Hung Chang replied to this edict, nsklng to be allowed to retire on account of his age. "Sheng now admits that he has had telegrams since July 19, announcln-r that eery foreigner In Puo-Tlng- 'r was murdered, Including forty BrUUh, French and American mlsslona I - and announcing also that two Fr-nch Jesuits and a thousand converts have been massacied at Kwang-Plng-Fu, on the borders of Shang-Tung and Chl Ll, A majority of the consuls favor strong measures against Sheng's du plicity. Italian Piiests Tortured. "Local officials assert that the Ital ian priests murdered In Hu-Nan wero wrapped In cotton, which had been soaked with kerosene, and wero slow ly roasted to death. It Is believed that all foreigners In Chl-Ll have by this time been massacred, and the wave of massacre la spreading toward NIng Po and Hong-Chow, from which point thirty English and American mission aries are endeavoring to escape In boats down the river to Klang-Su. Of llclals here anticipate a general rising along the Yang-Tse-Kiang about Aug ust 1. "An astounding American Intrigue has been revealed to the consuls here In the shape of a skillful attempt to get the maritime customs placed In the hands of an American missionary named Fergusson, who, although he was an active ally of Sheng In the lat ter 'b endeavor to hoodwink the world with regard to events In Pekin, was supported by the American officials In his claim to the appointment of In spector general." Steamship Arrivals. New York, Julv 2'J Wrivcd! California, Mar. Bellies, Genoa, etc j Maasdam, Ilotterdami Cuflc, I.itrrpool ht. Mldiaeli I'asved: Ems, Genoa, for New York. Queeni'town Arrived: Servia, Niw York fo Liverpool (and proceeded), Sailed! I'jinpaiila, t erpool for New ork. Movllle balled! Amlioria, Qlasgow, for New York, KING HUMBERT ASSASSINATED. Italy's Ruler Murdered by a Man Named Angelo Bressi Three Revolver Shots Were Fired in Rapid Succession. Monzea, Italy, July 30.- King Humbert has been assassinated. He was shot here last evening by a man named Angelo Bressi, and died in a few minutes. The king had been attending a distribution of prizes in connection with a gymnastic competition, He had just entered his carriage, with his aide-de-camp, amid the cheers of the crowd, when he was struck by three revolver shots fired in quick succession. One pierced the heart of His Majesty, who fell back and expired in a few minutes. The prize distribution took place about 10 o'clock. The assassin was immediately arrested and was, with some difficulty, saved from the fuiy of the populace. He gave his name as Angelo Bressi, describing himself as of Prato, in Tuscany. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AT A STANDSTILL BOERS CONTINUE TO ELUDE LORD ROBERTS. After Fruitless Attempts to Over take the Flying Dutchman the British Commander Has Returned to Pretoria The Relief Force Sent to Assist Gen. Baden-Powell Also Obliged to Fall Back. London, July 30. Operations In South Africa have again arrived at a sort of standstill. Pretoria telegrams announce that Lord Roberts has re turned there with his staff, ancar ently rTdIng It useless to spend his energies against a constantly retreat I ' foe. Commandant General Botha, with sceral thousand Boers, like General Christian De Wet, has thus far elud ed Lord Rober ts' grasp. General Delarey Is besieging General Baden-Powell at Hustenburg In West ern Transvaal. The relief force sent to General Baden Powell's assistance under Colonel Hickman, proved too weak to be effective and was obliged to fall back on Pretoria. Fighting at Fouriesburg. London, July 29 A desratch from Fouriesburg, dated July 27, shows that the capture of Fouriesburg was pre ceded by heavy fighting to force a passage of the passes, which was stub bornly contested for two days. Gen eral Hunter's forces had the hardest work In forcing Relief's Nek, his cas ualties amounting to about 100. Upwards of six thousand Boers, with a very large number of wagons, a large quantity of stores and many cattle hae now been driven Into the moun tain passes, where they are watched by British troops. Their escape from that point will be very difficult. The operations have been hampered with bad weather, thunder-storms and deluges of rain, accompanied by In tense cold. Lieutenant MacLaren and three Highlanders have died of exposure, as well as many horses and cattle. A despatch to the Dally Tele graph from Lourenzo Marques says that President Kruger Is now at Waterval Onder. He adds that a big fight Is expected and that If the Boers are beaten President Kruger will trek through Swaziland to Delagoa Bay and take a steamer for Europe. MINE CATASTROPHE. Fire in the La Paz Vein in Mexico Will Cause the Death of Thirty Persons Eleven Bodies Taken Out. Monterey, Mexico, July 29, The gov ernment authorities have been notified of a terrible catastrophe at Matebuala, a thrl!ng mining camp south of Mon terey, in the state of San Luis Potosl. Tire broke out In the La Paz mine, and before the miners could leach ths surface many of them wero entombed and either burned to death or suffo cated. The fire laged fiercely for sev eral hours. EIeen bodies have been taken out nnd others are known to be In the pit. It Is thought the loss of life will reach thirty. When the fire was discovered Ramon Gomez, the foreman, boldly descended the shaft and went Into the burning chamber, for the purpose of aiding the unfortunate miners. He was overcome by smoke and perished. QUIET AT NEW ORLEANS. The Militiamen Have Been Relieved of Duty. New Orleans, July 29 rhe city was vcrj quiet toda) and most of the prtcnutionuj ineakuris have been dispensed w.th. There, had been 1,500 militiamen on duty and most ol these have bton relieved, a detail of twentj men being left at the parish prison with the Oatling Runs The bod of Charles was taken out to Potter's field before daylight and burled before the public knew anything about it This evening the. citi zens police disbanded, fifty men biing detained as an emergency squad. Mavor Capedeville has rigidly enforced his or der to keep the saloons clot-cd today. Mr. McKlnley's Sabbath, Canton, O , July 29 President McKlnlty at tended services tills morning at ills own church, the Kirst Methodist. Special music was sung by the boys' vested choir of Wheeling. Main during the afternoon prevented the customary drive and rreatly reduced the number of callers This evening the president and Mrs. McKlnley were the dinner guests of Judge and Mrs. Ilaj, together with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lynch and Mr. and Mrs M. O. Darber. Drowned in the Canal, Wilkes Barre, July 29, Herman Marler, aged 43, while fishing In the Pennsylvania canal, near Nanltcoke, this morning, fell into the water and was drowned. Rainfall in India. Bombay, July 29. The rainfall In fiuzernt Is good, and general prospects hae greatly im proved. The crops already sown will be saved. CATLE KINO DEPARTS. Edward L. Swazee Negotiates n Loan and Goes to South America. Kansas City, July 29. A warrant has boo Issued for the arrest of Edward L Swnree, charging hW with Intent to defraud by selling to the Third National bank, of Springfield. Mass.. a mortgage of $7,250, on 261 head of cattle owned by J. H. Kenny, of Hemphill county, Texas. It Is alleged that Swa zee represented that the mortgage was a first when It was a second Hon. If true, the operation Is Identical with those pursued by Grant Glllett, the Kansas plunger, who remortgaged cat tle to the amount of over a million dol lars. Glllett crossed to old Mexico, where he has since resided According to a report from the office of the Bankers' and Cattlemen's Pto tectlve association, the Swaree Irregu larities approximated $70,000. Until the time of Its financial collapse three months ago Mr. Swazee was a member of the local commission firm of Ladd, Penpy & Swazee. The firm did a gen eral cattle commission business at the stock yards. The loss Is said tos--.be geneially distributed among banks, some of them In the Last, so that It Is not heavy on any one person or concern. Swazee Is well known In Kansas City and through the cattle courtly west of there having been In the business for many years. He Is said to be on board the steamship Bermasj, sailing for Buenos Ayres, South America, having gone on board July 5, just two hours ahead of De tective Kirk, who followed him from Kansas to New York armed with a wanant, which was Issued by the au thorities here. THE FIESTA A FIASCO. People of Manila Are Pensive, Pas sive and Indifferent on the Sub ject of Amnesty. Manila, July 2 11 10 p. m. (Edited by the censor). The two days fiesta in Manila organ'zed by Senor Paterno and his political followers to com memorate the amnesty, resulted In a fiasco. The people were passive, un enthuslastlc and not even Interested. Fading to perceive any tangible, ef fective results of amnesty, they say they can see no reason for celebrat ing. Judge Taft and his colleagues of the commission felt constrained to de cline to attend the anquet ns they had ben informed that the speeches would favor Independence under Amer ican protection, and they could not passively lend their acquiescence by being present. Senor Paterno, foreseeing the sus pc nslon of the banquet without the Americans, frantically appealed to them to attend promising that there should be no speeches The provost's precautions were extreme. The guards wero doubled both days and the au thorities forbade the display of Filipino flags and of pictures of President Mc Klnley and Aguinaldo fraternally fiamed. The fiesta Is generally con sidered to have been premature and unfortunate During last week's scouting ten Americnns were killed and fourteen wounded. One hundred and eighty Filipinos wern killed and sixty taken prisoners. Forty Insurgent lilies were captufd. RATHBONE IN JAIL. His Attorneys Unable to Procure a Bondsman. Havana, July 29. The court before which Estef. G. Rathbone, formerly di rector of posts of Cuba, was arraigned yesterday, after his arrest on charges of fraud, issued an order directing that the prisoner be removed this morning to the Carcel; but Lieutenant Colonel Scott, acting governor gen eral, advised that he be allowed to re main In the Vivae until It was known whether ball would be secured. His attorneys are confident of get ting a satisfactory bondsman tomor row. Many persons called upon Mr. Rathbone today to express their sym pathy with him In his predicament. Among them was General Lee. Coal Trade Dull. Philadelphia, July 2) -The Ledger in Its coal article tomorrow will sav i "The anthracite coal trade Is dull and unchanged. Very little business Is doing and curtailment of output tontlnues to prcent, as far as possible, oer accumulation of stocks, although the companies expect a full demand for all their coal in the autumn. The an thracite business presents no new feature worthy of note hcjond some unrest indicating labor troubles, that may curtail production." Grand Circuit Meets. ColumTiiw, O , July 21 The grand circuit meet ing opens tomorrow. A II Merrill, of Pamers, Mass, will start the liJ.s. Iheic are over 200 entries. The big race will be the free for all tret for stallions for a purse of $J,000 Thur.diy. Six liortcu will probably start Charley llerr, Cre ecus, Oavton, Tommy llritton, Dare l)eil and (ratton Roy, Miners' Wages Increased, Huntingdon, V. Va , Julj 29. One thousand miners in the Davy coal fields will tomorrow be granted ten per cent, of Increase In wages. The mines throughout the state sre running at their fullest capacity and unable to keep up with or. ders. BUFFALO BILL'S TRAIN WRECKED ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED. John Cuslck, of Pittston, Among the Injured A Sleeping Car, Contain ing Forty Members of the Troupe, Smashed on a "Y," Near Mil waukee Junction Wounded Men In Dotrolt Hospitals. Detroit, July 29. Section one, of the Buffnlo Bill Wild West show trains, suffered a severe collision, nar Mil waukee Junction, shortly before day light today, resulting In the smashing of a show employes' sleeping car, con taining some forty sleeping Inmates. One of the latter is dead, and nine others are In Detroit hospitals, suffer ing from more or less serious Injuries. The dead. Edward Sullivan, aged thirty-seven, of Bridgeport, Conn., por ter of the canvas car, who died from Internal hemonhage after teaching the hospital. The Injured: Henry Eastmun (nick name) Nash, aged twenty-six, of Ro chester, Ont., spinal cord affected. A. J. Burkholder, aged twenty-one, Bradford, Pa , crushed and injured seriously Internally, back and leg cut by window glass; recovery hoped for. Heniy Burton, aged twenty-eight. West Chester, Pa,, knee cut, bruised about back. Joseph McCann, aged: twenty-three, of 6C Chambers street, New York, con tusion of right hand, left cut. Noyes Mix, aged forty-three, of New Haven, Conn., slightly Injured through chest, hand sprained. Thomas Kelly, aged twenty-eight, of No. Ill North Elliott Place, Brooklyn, shoulder bruised. John Cuslck, nged twenty-flve, of Plttthton, Pa., right ankle sprained, rlnht side and leg bruised. George Hunt, aged twenty-three, of Waterbury, Conn., contusions of both legs. William Gllmore, aged twenty-three, of Oscaloosa, Iowa, left shoulder and arms bruised, skin torn from right heel. The Wild West company gave Its exhibition at Ypsllantl on Saturday and shows at Pontlac tomorrow. At the time of the collision the train, con sisting of twenty wagon and stock cars, four of the show's sleeping cars and a Grand Trunk caboose, were be ing transferred from the Michigan Central to the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee road. The train was being pushed backward from the "Y" at the Milwaukee Junction, when It was struck by an outgoing Grand Trunk freight train. TIEN TSIN LETTER, Tate of Missionaries at Pao Ting Fu in Doubt. New York, July 29. The American Bible society has recehed a letter from Charles F. Gammon, Its agent at Tien Tsln, dated June 24. Mr. Gam mon, after detailing the events up to thp date of the letter Including the killing of the EngUsh Missionaries Simpson and Norman, savs: "The missionaries at Pao Ting Fu have thus far and wisely, too, tefused to leave there. With the railroad de stroyed and boat travel certainly fa tal, they cannot leave, and, with the government so utterly helpless and the soldiers so thoroughly In sympathy with the Boxers, there Is cause to fear for their safety, although the minis ters have warned the officials to give them protection. The railway author ities are fighting hard to maintain communication with Pekin (the heads of the departments being British), but the line Is dally Interrupted by the burning of bridges nnd stations, and trains are frequently returning, being unable to get through. The Chinese troops sent to guard the line have fail ed to accomplish anything and even If they were not In sympathy with the present anti-foreign moement and largely members of the Boxer society, there Is every reason to believe that they have received Instructions not to resist or punish the Boxers. Mean while the powers have been dally land ing sailors and marines, and Tien Tsln Is one great military post, full of moving patrols, and with guards sta tioned at every vulnerable point. Twen ty men of war ate now at the mouth of the river and more are coming." Captain Little Dead. Washington, July 29 General Brooke, at New ork has Informed the war department of the ileath at Goiernor's island, last night ol tjphold fccr, o Captain John Little, of the subsistence department ( aptain Little was a natre of Ten nessee and graduated from the naal aeademj in ISSi. He became a captain in the subsistence department in IMS and served with distinction In Cuba and I'orto lllco He married a niece of the late General Fherman. Twelve Missionaries Murdered. London, July 30 special dispatch from Shanghai dated yesterday ej)s that the Englleh mission station north of Xing Po has been de stroyed and twelve missionaries have been mux. dtred. TIIE NEWS THIS MORNING Weather Indications Today, LOOAL RAINS, 1 General Italy's Hulcr Assassinated. Belief That Ministers Arc Held as Hostages. Buffalo mil's Train Is Wrecked, lighting in South Africa at a Standstill. 2 The Tribune's Fducatlona.1 Contest. Northcistcrn Pennsylvania News. Financial and Commercial, 3 Local Sermon by Dcv. J. n. Sweet. New Scale of Wages for the Eric and Wyoming Valley. 4 Editorials. Marvelous Development of Our Foreign Com merce. 5 Local Big Hallway Move In the Southwest. Mention of Some Men of the Hour. C Local Wpst Peranton and Suburban. 7 Bound About fhe County. 8 Local Live Industrial Nws Excellent Itccord of the Thirteenth Beglment. TEN PERSONS INJURED. The Terrible Results of the Pre mature Discharge of n. Gun nt Springfield. Springfield, III,, July 29. Ten per sons were Injured, two fatally, by the premature discharge of the evening gun nt the Illinois National Guard encampment, Camp Lincoln, this even ing, The explosion was caused by some one throwing n lighted cigarette into powder which had fallen to the ground. The accident occurred In the pres ence of a large crowd of visitors to the camp. The two fatally hurt are: Private Jesse Rupert battery A, Danville, head, chest, arms and left leg tertlbly burned, left arm broken and left hand parltally shot away. Corporal Charles Balsley, battery A, Danville; face, breast and arms badly burned, left arm broken and chest torn, entirely a mass of bruises. Corporal Balsley and Jesso ..Rupert, acting quartermaster, were loading the gun, assisted by several men of battery A, A sack of powder was placed In the mouth of the cannon and Rupert was about to drive the charge home. The powder sack was too large for the gun and In forcing It into the cannon the canvas was torn and some of the powder fell to the ground just between the nozzle of the, cannon. Private Rupert stood facing the gun ramrod In hand. Balsley also faced the gun and a number of sol diers and civilians were gathered around, detplte the commands to keep back. There was a Hash of powder on the ground. The (lame was commu nicated to the powder which was being forced Into the cannon and the gun was discharged, the ramrod being broken and shot from the cannon. Balsley nnd Rupert had their clothes blown from their bodies, which were blackened by powder. THE NEWS AT ROME. Slgnor Saracco, the Premier, Departs for Monzea. Rome, July 30, 4. SO a. in. The news of the nssasslnatlon of Humbert did not arilve here until after midnight. Slgnor Saracco, the premier, Immedi ately summoned a meeting of the cabinet and the ministers w ill start at the earliest possible moment for Monzea. The Prince and Princess of Naples are on board the Yeta, yachting in the Levant. 5 a. m. Slgnor Saracco has left for Monzea. WAR IN CHINATOWN. Fierce Dispute Between Ho Yon and Tong Ki Chong. Snn Francisco, July 29. A fierce dis pute has been broken out In China town between Ho Yow, the Chinese consul general, and Tong KI Chong, editor of the Chinese World and of the Oriental and Occidental Press, one of the leadeis of th reform association which seeks to raise an army and overthrow the empress dowager and restore the emperor, Kwang Hsu, to the throne. The editor deoted three pages of his American paper yester day to a scorching of the consul gen eral and an alleged exposure of his weaknesses and deception The consul general retaliates with the explanation that the editor Is lead ing a revolutionary parly which has three thousand members In Chinatown all of whom he has watched by spies and detectives. BALL PLAYERS' UNION. Members Will Fight the Tarmlng System. New York, Jul 29. The Base Ball Plaers' Protective association was formed In this city today. A perma nent organization was effected, con stitution and by-laws adopted and officers elected. "Chief" dimmer, of the Pittsburg club, was chosen president; Hugh Jennings, of the Brooklyn club, secretary, and William Clarke, of the Boston club, treasurer. The constitution was prepared by Harry Taylor, of Buffalo, the organ ization's counsel. Mr. Taylor stated that the principal object of the players' organization would be to fight the magnates In the matter of selling and fnrmlng players. The present Bistem of contracts will also be bitterly fought by the players' organization. DEATHS OF A DAY. Manassas, Va , July 21 Ex Congressman E. F Meredith died at his home hero this afternoon from an acute obstruction of the bowels. Pr. Ford Thompson, of Washington, and Dr. O Brlcn, ol Alexandria, were summoned here to perform an operation, but death endued while they were making preparations for the operation. Washington, Jul; 29 News was received here tonight of the death of Lewis Harvie Finney, private secretary to Secretary Long, at Warm SpringH, Va , this forenoon, He had been away from the office a month or more as the result of an attack of fever. He was a native of Vir ginia, where his peoplr are well known. New York July 2"). Former Assemblyman Ebtn Winton, one of the oldest newspaper men In New Jereft", died today at his home la Newark, aged 78 years. THE SITUATION AT SHANGHAI Correspondents Believe That Ministers Arc Still Alive. A CRISIS IS AT HAND Tho General Situation Becoming Darker Ten Thousand Chinosa Troops Secretly Moving Towarda tho City The Consular Body De cides That the Situation Demands tho Presence of a Large Military; Force in Shanghai. London, July 30, 4.13 n. m. Tho Shanghai correspondent of the Dally Telegraph says he Is still firmly con vinced that tho ministers arc safe, but with the exception of an alleged message from the Japanese legation In Pekin, dated July 19, brought by a runner, saying that the legation wat still defending Itself, nothing has yet been published giving anything In tho nature of proof. On tho other hand, the dally Increasing reports of tha massacre of missionaries nnd foreign ers leaves only the most slender thread upon which to hang a hope. The general situation Is steadily bo coming darker and a crisis Is said to be fast approaching. It Is rumored in Shanghai that ten thousand Chi nese troops have been secretly moved Into that vicinity and that the com mander of the Klang Yu forts has been ordered to lire If any further addition Is made to the number o foreign ships ascending the river. Rioting has already occurred at Klu Klang, the mobs threatening death to foreigners. With the arrival of the Second Japanese division, tho allied forces at Taku and Tien Tsln will number 10,000. The river floods near Tien Tsln are diminishing. It Is reported that Russians from Harbin have arrived at a point 150 miles north of Pekin, after severe fighting. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, wiring yesterday, says; "I learn that LI ring Hong and Lu Chuan Lin, governor of Klang Su, both rabidly nntl-forelgn, are ad vancing toward Pekin with large bodies of troops. Their advent must seriously affect the situation there. "Today the consular body decided that the situation demands the pres ence of a military force In Shanghai and the consuls have notified their governments accordingly." An Embarrassing Message. Beilin, July 29. The Chinese lega tion in Berlin has received a messaga from Sheng, director general of rail ways and telegraphs, saying that ho has received a despatch from Pekin announcing that General Tung Fuh Slang threatens to kill all tho mem bers of the legations If the Interna tional forces advance on Pekin. Evidently the legation Is embar rassed by the receipt of this despatch, as the Chinese minister haswnot com municated It to the German govern ment. The legation has cabled the viceroy of Nankin requesting him to try to get Information as to whether the widow of Baron Von Ketteler, the murdered German minister, Is still alive. THE "ROBBER NATIONS.1 Held Responsible for the Chinesa Trouble by Rev. Marshall. Chicago, July 29. A stirring address on China was delivered before the Moody Bible Institute couj regatlon this afternoon by Rev. Thomas Mar shall, field secretary of the Presby terian board of foreign missions nnd a Chinese missionary of wide experi ence and more than national fame. He charged that European nations, especially England, Germany and France, are responsible for all tho trouble tj pined In the national upris ing against foreigners In China; that the missionaries are not to blame, and that the "robber nations" of Europe, when caught In tho act of despoiling the Chinese of their territory and desecrating the Chinese graves by running railroads through them, ara trying to make scapegoats of the In nocent missionaries and are using tho Christian evangelizing forces for polit ical and selllsh ends. Steamer Goldsborough in Flames. Philadelphia, Julv ."i The Cljde line steamer (oldsborough arrivid here tilav from Xiw York with a portion of her cargo in Barnes. The Art started in the foriliold and is suj posed to have been the renult of spontaneous lombuvtion. When the Coldborouh arrived opposite her dock she was towed to the Cjmdeii aide of the river and beached in the mud The tire was eating, uished late tonight aftrr the hold of the vessel had been tilled with water. It is .impossible at this time to estimate the amount o damage. Japanese Minister Arrives. Chicago, July 2t Korgo Takahiera, the new Japanese rainWcr to the United Mates, arrived here today on his way to Washington. He li accompanied bj his wife. Minister Takaheira will resume lila journey eastward tomorrow morn ing, t 1 -r -t- -r -r t -f -r -r - -f - t-f f WEATHER FORECAST, -f f Washington, July 20 Forecast for Men- -f -f day and Tuesdaj : Eastern TennsjlvanU. -f -f local rains Monday; Tuesday fair; fresh -f -f southerly winds. i. -- -r- ., i
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