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-VT i i Um 'sss ! II .m JriL 'lltif A UATB'nDiav'V 1. AV III I L-JKT 1 .
irs ACTIONS
ARE SINISTER
The Latest News from
China Is Not En
couraging. EPIDEMIC OF DIPLOMACY
Representatives of the Flowery
Kingdom Seem to Do Keeping
Something Back in All Communi
cations The Power of Ping Hong
Is Regarded ns a Bad Sign Chaf
fee's Unexpected Telegram.
Washington Auk. 3. Another move
was made today In the diplomatic
situation by the return ot an evas
ive answer by LI Hung Chang to Sec
retary Hay's peremptory demand o
August 1 to be put in communication
with the foreign ministers at Pekin.
Li's answer Is not final, and loaves
tin matter open diplomatically. Hut
I.l's actions, as reported by Consul
General Goodno-v, are unquestionably
sinister and will 'mount to a final re
jection ot the j merlean proposition
if persisted In. Ir. Goodnow's dis
patch contains st, .10 further Informa
tion bearing on he question of re
sponsibility for Pe in conditions In tho
hlatement that tho commander of tho
Chinese troops by Inference answer
able to the Chinese government, or
dered tho Fao Ting massacre. It Is
learned here thnt LI Ping Hong, tho
commander referred to. Is n civil ofll
clal and well known to all tho Chin
ese oinclals abroad as one of tho most
rabid antl-forelgn leaders In China.
He Is a close friend of Prince Tunn
and the association of these two In
Pekin affairs with power enough be
hind them to cause tho ignominous
death of two high olllclals, Is regarded
hero as a bad sign.
Simultaneously with Mr. Goodnow's
dispatch, came a characteristically
diplomatic message from Yuan Shih
Kai, governor of Shan Tung, repeating
the story of two day's ago that the
Chinese government was arranging to
deliver tho ministers In 3afety at Tien
Tsln. No effort Is made to reconcile
that statement with Karl Li's refusal
to allow communication with the mln
Irter.'!. Severe Battle Anticipated.
General Chaffee's message as to tho
unexpected resistance offered to the
Japanese rcconnoltering expedition is
jegarded by military men here as fore
casting a greater degtee of opposition
to the International advance than had
been anticipated, and they are now
satisfied that the Chinese troops will
furnish material for at least one se
vere battle before the way Is clear to
Pekin.
The navy department today Issued
an order for the co-opcratlon of United
States officers abroad with the officers
of tho army In landing and In trans
porting troops destined for Chinese,
service. This revives the situation that
existed In Cuba when Shatter's army
corps was landed largely through the
efforts of tho navy.
It Is thought In the department that
the navy can lend considerable assist
ance to General Chaffee's troops, not
only In aiding their debarkation, but
possibly in furnishing them boat
transportation, if a move is made
along tho Pel-IIo.
It appears that some misunderstand
ing exists ns to n St. Petersburg1 dis
patch printed here this morning, say
ing that tho Chinese minister there and
his colleagues In Europe had cabled
the governor of Shan-Tung, demand
ing tliat free communication be opened
between the Pekin ministers and their
respective governments. This com
munication -was, In fact, a Joint me
morial to tho throne, concurred in by
nil Chinese ministers abroad, Includ
ing Minister Wu In Washington. It
was forwarded by Minister Yeng-Lu
at St. Petersburg, because the latter
is the dean of the Chinese diplomatic
service. It was transmitted through
the governor of Shan-Tung to bo for
warded to Pekin. This action Is con
sidered very Important, ns Indicating
that the Chinese ministers abroad have
at least reached a unanimous conclus
ion that tho situation Is no longer to
be trilled with. Their action may b,
regarded ns a final effort on their part
to Inlluenco the home government, and
Its outcome Is nwalted with great in
terest. Meanwhllo tho government of the
United States, like the governments
of Europe, has not abandoned Its ef
forts to establish communication with
its minister at Pekin by independent
means, and the state department has
Instructed Consul General Goodnow. at
Shanghai, Consul Fowler, at Chefoo,
and Consul Itagsdale. at Tien Tsln. to
spare no effort or expense to open up
direct communication with Mr. Conger.
Secret Cable Report.
In addition to his short message rela
tive to tho Japanese check, transmit
ted through Admiral P.emey and re
ceived this morning, General Chaffee
made nnother and a direct cabin report
this afternoon. The message wns
withheld from publication by Secietary
Hoot, who declined to make Its pur
port public. It was presumably do
voted to a recital of Genernl Chaffee's
needs In a military way. In view of
the London statement that the ad
vance on Pekin nctually began with
the present week there Is also u possi
bility that General Chaffee's niessago
has some bearing on that subject,
though It Is evident from hli report
of this morning that tho advance. If
started, could not have progressed far
beyond Tien TbIii, as the outpost af
fair described by him took place only
ten miles out of town.
Second Assistant Secretary Adeo Is
to act as secretary of state for u few
"delta during the absence of Secretary
Hny, who loft Washington this after
noon to visit his family at their sum
mer home at Sunapee lake, N. II.
Conger's Dispatch Genuine.
Washington, Aug. 3. The state de
partment today Issued tho following:
"Tho state department has received
a dlsaptch from Mr. Fowler, United
States consul at Chefoo, dated at night
on the 2d of August, stating that when
ho learned from tho Shanghai papers
that doubts were entertained of the
genuineness of the Conger cipher tele
gram, ho wired on the 27th to the gov
ernor of Shan-Tung to send him the
original by courier. Tho governor at
once compiled with his request, send
ing a special postman, who by travel
ing night and day, for five days, made
the Journey which In ordinary times
would have required twelve days. He
delivered to Mr. Fowler the original
of tho Conger cipher dispatch. It Is
signed by Mr. Conger and dated tho
17th of July. It Is precisely the same
ns the message received at tho state
department with several words pre
fixed which came In nn unintelligible
form to tho Chinese legation here.
The dispatch In its complete form says
that the members of the American
legation had been besieged for a
month In tho Ilrltlsh legation. Mr.
Fowler has no doubt of Its genuine
ness." Amnesty to Boxers.
Shanghai, Aug. 3. LI Hung Chang
Is preparing a proclamation granting
virtual amnesty to lloxers, on condi
tion that they cease creating disturbances.
ADVANCE ON PEKIN.
Rumor That the Column Is Thirty
five Miles from Tien Tsln.
London, Aug. 4, 3.55 a. m. According
to a special dispatch fom Shanghai
dated August 3, tho advancing column
of the allies was reported there yester
day to have reached a point thlrty
flve miles beyond Tlon Tsln. Nothing
from any other point corroborates this
statement. In fact, the Standard goes
sa far as to say that It fpars tho real
advance apart from preliminary meas
ures, has not yet begun.
Tien Tsln dispatches dated July 30
tell of an action which Is termed a
"reconnolssance between tho Japanese
and Chinese," two miles beyond the
Hsiku arsenal, In which the Japanese
withdrew, after suffering thirty cas
ualties. The Tien Tsln correspondent of tho
Standard, under date of July 27, de
clares that the Americans and Ger
mans have been ordered to move for
ward without waiting for the British.
A Che Foo special, dated August 1,
announces the safety of all the Ameri
cans In Pekin and the reception ot
n letter from Dr. Cheltman, dated
Pekin, July 20, saying that on the
previous day Sir Claude MacDonald,
tho British minister had agreed to a
truce, provided the Chinese came no
closer, and adding:
"We hope this means relief; but,
having defeated the Chinese, we nre
fearful of treachery. All are exhaust
ed with constant watching, fighting
and digging trenches.""
Washington, Aug. 3. Tho list of
casualties In the Ninth United Stales
Infantry at Tien Tsln, China, on July
13, furnished by General McArthur,
include among the killed tho name ot
Colonel Emerson II, Llscum and sev
enteen privates. Among tho latter is
the name of Clyde J. Jamison, who
enlisted in Philadelphia. His nearest
relative as recorded In the roll Is his
father, whose residence Is at Beach
Haven, Pa.
The onlv other Pennsylvania enlist
ment In General MaeArthur's list Is
Kobcrt B. Golden woh enlisted In
Philadelphia, and v. ho gave as his
nearest relative the name of his sis
ter in Ogden, Utah.
BOOMING TUSION.
Colonel Guffey Believes That Democ
racy Favors the Movement.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3. Colonel James
M. Guffey, the Democratic leader, with
Democratic State Chairman Billing,
arrived In tho city early this morning
and spent tho day conferring with
Democratic county leaders In the east
ern section of the state. The object
of the conference was tho perfection
of plans for fusion with the anti-Quay
Republicans In the legislative dis
tricts. Before his departure for Pitts
burg tonight Colonel Guffey expressed
himself as well sutlsfled with the fus
ion outlook In this end of tho state.
"I have nothing to add at piesent to
what I have already said on the sub
ject of fusion," said Colonel Guffey.
"I came hero today with Mr. Killing
to consult with Chairman Donnelly, of
the Philadelphia Democrucy, and other
eastern county leaders respecting fus
ion In legislative dlstilcts, and will re
fer you to Mr. Rilling for any news."
State Chairman Billing said, In part:
"Our visit to Philadelphia today was
for the purpose of consulting with
Chairman Donnelly and other eastern
Democratic leaders relative to the fus
ion plans by which they will contribute
to the election of a majority of tho
members of tho next legislature favor
able to needed reforms In our regis
tration and ballot laws. All I can say
nt this time Is that tho outlook could
hardly bo more satisfactory. I flnj
tho Democrats everywhere full of tho
Idea that this Is the opportune tlms
for such a movement."
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President Leaves for Canton.
Washington, Aug. 3. President JIcKlnlcy left
the tit; this tuning on tils return to Canton
to reiume his vacation. Accompany Inn him
was Hon. Charles O. Pawes, the romptrollir
ot the currency. Tho party occupied the private
car Grassmere, which was attached to the regu
lar evening eiprcss on the Pennsylvania railroad
leaving here at 7.43. Secretaries Hoot and Wil
son, Postmaster General Charles Kniory Smith
and Gen. Corbln were at the station to say good
bye. They went aboard the train with the chief
executive and remained until It started, each
hating to jump off while the train was moving.
Big Saw Mill Destroyed.
St. Johns N. l, Aug, 3. forest Are at
Sopps Arm, White bay, has destroyed a large
saw mill, scleral million feet of lumber and a
settlement ol 120 houses, The whole place was
burned out. A schooner that happened to lc
landing (.oil for tha use of mail steamers took
the resident to place of safety.
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Searching for Anarchists.
Iljrlln, Aug. 3. The police throughout Ger
many are arresting onarchUt mispecti. Among
them Is Prof.sor Stahly, an Italian, who has re
cently lectured on the sublet of the Xfafts
south Germany
DEFENSE CONTINUES
IN POWERS TRIAL
THE DRIFT OF THE TESTIMONY
PRESENTED.
Harkleroad Heard It Stated That
Powers Was Innocent Othors
Who State That Ho Objected to
Violence Witness Who Saw Mr.
Weaver in Another Locality on
the Day That He Claimed to Have
Been in Frankfort.
Georgetown, Ky Aug 3. At tho
trial of Secretary of State Caleb Pow
ers, charged with complicity In tho
Goebol shooting, Sam. II. Stone, for
mer state auditor, testified that W. W.
Culton, once n clerk In his olltce. had
been removed because he had stolen
51,000 from the state. The prosecu
tion objected and tho court reserved
a ruling on It. On cross-examination
Captain Stone said ho did not go be
fore tho grand Jury and ask the In
dictment of Culton for tho defalcation.
The defense next called George L.
Danforth, of Louisville, who was wit
ness Carpenter In the state senate
chamber at the time of the shooting
of Goebel. He did not leave tho
grounds for thirty minutes after the
shooting and soldiers had not nrrlved
on the scene. C. H, Gibson, ot Bar
bourvllle came next. He was asked
to tell of an occurence In a barber
shop nt Barbourvlllo, when witness
Wharton Golden displayed a largo roll
of money. Before tho prosecution
could object, witness answered that
such a thing had occurred. The pros
ecution asked for the exclusion of the
testimony, and by ngrement the wit
ness was stood aside to be called
later.
XOHTII r.NT)
hhop tho Incident Is aald to have oc
curred, was cnllcd. He said that Gol
den told him on the day that defend
ant Powers was arrested, that Powers
wns Innocent. Later, he said, Golden
came Into his shop nnd In his pres
ence displayed a roll of paper money
to his brother Ike Golden and said
to him: "Don't you know that a
1100,000 reward fund Is being circu
lated?" On cross-examination the prosecu
tion attacked the credibility of the
witness, attempting to show that that
he had been indicted for the Illegal
sale of liquor.
Witness Gibson was recalled and
corroborated Harkleroad's testimony.
J. L. Butler, ot Butler county, fol
lowed Gibson on the stand. He at
tended a meeting In tho ofllco of the
defendant Powers some days before
the shooting, at which the raising of
money to pay expenses of witnesses
was discussed. Sheriff Burton, of
Breckinridge county, there displayed
some cartridges, and, according to the
witness, said the gubernatorial contest
could best be settled with them. Pow
ers tohl Burton that he must not talk
In that way, and would rather give up
his office than cause bloodshed. Wit
ness said Powers' visit to Louisville
on the morning of the shooting was
to arrange for an excursion to Frank
fort from the western purt of the stat...
Locating Weaver.
Recess was then taken, and witness
Butler resumed at the opening of tho
afternoon session of court. He was
cross-examined, but nothing material
brought out.
It was announced by tho defense
that several witnesses wbuld be put
Dn tho stand to prove that the witness
Weaver, introduced by the prosecu
tion and who testified that he was in
Frankfort on the day of the shooting
of Senator Goebel, was at Grayson's
Springs on that day. They first pre
sented C. W. Carter. Ho said that
Weaver Installed the officers of a lodge
of Woodmen of the World at Gray
son's Springs on January 30, and
brought the lodge records to prove his
statement. Witness heard of the shoot
ing at Frankfort before noon on that
day. Weaver, he declared, was walk
ing along tho street with the witness
when he received the news.
Tho Cipher Signal.
Daniel It. Collier, of Lancaster, who
held the office of adjutant general In
the Taylor administration, was next
called. He said that the cipher blg
nal, "all right," used by telegrams
sent by him to the state guard officers
on the day of the shooting was ar
ranged by him before Taylor became
governor. Tho telegrams were sent
out no sooner than fifteen minutes aft
er the shooting. The local company
of state guards on duty at the ar
senal was not on the seen, ho said,
until thirty minutes after Goebel was
carried off the grounds. General Col
lier said he gave no orders earlier that
day to tho local company at tho ar
senal about preparing for nctlon.
At another point In his testimony,
witness produced a written order to
him, signed by Governor Taylor and
delivered to him after the shooting,
directing him to call the state troops
to Frankfort nnd to be In charge ot
them after conferring with the civil
authorities. The prosecution objected
to the presentation of the order as
evidence because It had not been en
tered on tho executive Journal and
was not made In accordance with tho
statutes of the stnte.
Judge Cantrlll sustained the objec
tion, saying: "I cannot submit this
paper to the Jury without explaining
that the governor had no right under
tho statute to Issue It."
Tho Judgo next ruled out a letter
addressed by General Collier to tho
civil authorities of Frankfort county
nbout co-operating with them.
At the close of tho direct examina
tion court adjourned for the day.
Hungarian Provided for Burial.
Laston, Aug. 3. Joseph Toad, the llungaitan
who was badly burned caterday by an explosion
at the Alpha Portland Cement works, when Iinrle
Tcttnzkl was killed, died In the fiastn.i hospital
today. Pclore lie died Toad informed the hos
pital authorities that he had I0 ecu til in the
lining of his coat which would bury him.
Milwaukee's Population.
Washington, Aua. 3. The population of Mil
waukee, Wis,, according to the count Just com
pleted at the census oir.ee, is SfcS.SlS. In 1M0
the population was 201,408. The increase is 3D.M
t(t cent
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MINISTER CONGER'S PRIVATE
SUIT AGAINST GEN. ARMES.
Miss Ella M. Plntt, the Artist,
Wants $50,000 Damages.
Washington, Aug. 3. Miss Ella M.
Piatt, nn artist of this city, today In
stituted suit at law In the district su
premo court for $50,000 damages for
breach of promise against Mnjor
George A. Amies, a retired United
States army officer. The defendant
has gained some national notoriety in
several ways, once by tweaking tho
nose of General Beaver, then governor
of tho state of Pennsylvania, and an
other time by a controversy with war
department officials.
The suit alleges breach of promise
to marry, practice of deception and
the commission of personal assault on
tho plaintiff. Among other things It
alleges that ho deceived her In making
her believe that tho signing of an
ngreement reciting that "they hereby
become man and wife" constituted a
valid marriage. She avers that after
she discovered the alleged deception
he refused to marry her.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Encouraging Symptoms of General
Business May Bo Looked for Iron
Trade Continues Good.
New York, Aug. 3. B. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade will say:
It is often hard to read encouraging
symptoms of general business In de
clining prices of '"o.iimodltles, but Jti-t
now It Is reasonable to look for them.
Some raw materials, and some manu
factured products one stage removed
from the raw, are celling at lower
prices than at any time since last
year's advance s?t In; but there U
confidence among buyers that tho
downward swing i nearly over, while
sellers are adopting a cautious policy,
which until rev-nth- characterized the
attitude of'buyeivt.
Iron and steel maikets were startled
by reports of sales of steel bars at 90
cents per one hundred pounds, but
business at tho samr- time was tho
largest in months at Chicago on a
basis of about $1.23. Increasing de
mand for bar lion from makers of
agricultural Implements and car build
ers was a feature, contracts placed
being estimated at llO.noo tons in bars
and plates. Tho trade believes that
orders will Increase as the season ad
vances and that total needs of Iron
consumers will compare well with last
year. Heavy bids appear for foundry
Iron, buyers being uneasy, with out
put reducing and selling prices of
many descriptions appioximatlng cost.
Export orders Increase and makers do
not fully accept reports of purchases
of foreign tails for delivery In the
south. Some traders nre not flush
with the result of the Chicago confer
ence pointing to the report of pro
duction of pig Iron In the first half of
the year exceeding nil records and
contrasting It with recent dull mar
kets. Copper exports In July are estimated
at 10.CG1 tons, against 7,150 in lb'J'J, and
tho amount coming Into sight In the
last half year for homo consumption
Is only 03,225 tons, a decrease of 19.407
tons. The foreign demand for bitum
inous coal Is heavy, but producers
hesitate to contract shipments with
homo prices tending upward. An In
creased movement In boots and shoes
is more In specialties and trade In
staple lines remains dull, many shops
working about one-third capacity.
Leather Is weaker, some lines declin
ing a cent, but there Is more activity.
The wool maiket has been more nct
lve, but the average of prices Is slight
ly lower.
Failures for tho week were 228 In the
United States against 1S2 last year,
and 21 In Canada against 23 last year.
HILLABY HELD TO BAIL.
Charged -with Embezzling S5,000 in
England.
Philadelphia. Aug. 3. Henry Hllla
by, of Yorkshire, Kngland, was today
held in $3,000 ball by United States
Commissioner Craig for a further
hearing, charged with embezzling
$3,000 from the Grlggleston Coal com
pany, of Wakefield. Yorkshire, Eng
land. Tho warrant for Hlllaby's arrest
wus Ipsued by United States Commis
sioner Edmunds nt tho Instance of tho
British consul. Wilfred Powell. Hllla
by was employed In a clerical capa
city by tho coal company and came
to this country last December. Since
then Plnkerton detectives had been
searching for him, but ho eluded them
until today.
Addlcks Faction Surprises DuPonts.
Dover, Pel., Aug. 3. -The Union republicans
(the Addlcka faction), ported notices throughout
the state today calling for primary elections to
morrow to elect delegates to a stato convention
to he held In this city August 6. Tills conven
tion had previously hcen called to meet on Au
gust S3, two day a alter the date fixed for the
stale convention of the regular (Dul'ont faction)
and the suddenly announced changes la a great
surprise, to the latter.
PARLOR IN AMERICAN LEGATION BUILDING AT PEKIN.
PROCLAMATION OF
EMMANUEL III
ITALY'S YOUNG KING AD
DEESSES HIS SUBJECTS.
Will Endeavor to Follow in the
Footsteps of His Father nnd
Grandfather in Looking After the
Welfare of His Country Grateful
for tho Sympathy of the People.
Monza, Aug. 3. King Victor Eman
uel III. has addressed tho following
proclamation to tho Italian people:
"Tho second king of Italy Is dead.
Escaping, thanks to his valor as a
soldier, the danger of battle, and de
parting unharmed, thanks to Provi
dence, from the risks lie confronted so
courageously to end public calamities,
this good nnd virtuous king fell a vic
tim to atrocious crime, while, with
easy conscience nnd without fear of.
danger, he was participating In th
Joys of his people In their fetes.
"It wns not permitted to me to be
present nt the last breath of my
father; but I understand my first duty
to be to follow tho counsels ho left me
and to Imitate the virtues of the king
and first citizen of Italy.
"In this moment of profound sad
ness I have tho strength which comes
from the examples of my august
father and of thnt great king who de
serves to be called the 'father of his
country.' I have also as a support the
strength which comes from the love
nnd devotion of the Italian people for
the king whom they venerated and
weep for.
"There remain to us the Institutions
which he loyally preserved and which
ho attempted to render permanent
during tho twenty-two years of his
reign. These Institutions aro given to
me as the sacred traditions of my
house; and the warm love which Ital
ians have for them protected with a
firm and energetic hand from assault
or any violence from whatever source
It comes, assures me. I am certain of
the prosperity and grandeur of the
country. It was the glory of my
grandfather to have given Italy Its
unity and Independence. It was tho
glory of my father to have jealously
guarded this unity and this Independ
ence to the end.
"My reign shall be outlined by these
Imperishable remembrances. May God
aid me and may the love of my peo
ple fortify me, so that I may conse
crate all my cares as a king to tho
guardianship of liberty and tho do
fence of the monarchy united by In
dissoluble bonds for tho supreme In
terest of the country.
"Italians! render your tribute ot
tears and honor to tho sacred memory
of Humbert of Savoy. You, In tho
bitter sorrow which has struck my
house, have shown that you consider
this horrow ns though It were of ench
Individual among you.
"This solidity cf thought and affec
tion will always be the most cer
tain bulwark of my reign nnd tho
best guarantee of the unity of tho
country, which unites in the nugust
name of Intangible Rome, symbol of
grandeur and pledge of Integrity for
Italy Such are my hopes, such Is my
ambition ns citizen and ns king."
Monza. Aug. 3. The remains of King
Humbert were today placed In a cas
ket of walnut, covered with lead and
glass, in such a manner as to leave
the face exposed. The ceremony
which took place In the prf sence of tho
royal family was very touching. Queen
Mnrgarheta placed the Italian flng
with the arms of tho house of Savoy
over tho corpse.
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Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Aug. 3. Arrlud: Columbia, Ham
burg, etc. Cleared Weria, Naples and Genoa;
riuhrln. Liverpool; Maasdain, Itottcidam via
Iloulognc; Patricia, Hamburg Ala l'l mouth and
Cherbourg. Sailed: Cufle, I. Wei pool. Havre
Arriwd: l.i Champagne, New Yolk. Movllle
Sailed: Astoria, Glagnw for New York. South
ampton Sailid: Augusto Victoria, from Ham
hurt', N'cw York via Cherbourg. Plow Head
Parsed: Lucania, New York, for Qiucnstoun anil
Liverpool. I.lrard l'.ised: Southvvaik. fur Ant
werp; Statendam, Itolterdam for New York.
Naples Arm ed: Kins, New York via Cilhr.ilt.ir
for Genoa and proceeded. Queeii.tovvn Arrived:
I.ucania, New York for Liverpool and proceeded.
Mysterious Body Found,
Providence. 11. 1., Auir. 3. A hody supposed to
he that of Arthur MeCleary, ' Atlantic Cit,
was foi'nd In a car loid ol lumber lliU after
noon. Workmen unloading the lumber found
the hody and IW position leads to the belief that
the man was stealing a ride and the lumber
shlftrd pinning him against the end of tho cur.
The man was about !M .vara of age and had
hcen dead about forty-eight lioiiri.
Shah Will Nof Visit England.
London, Aug. 3. It Is officially announce! that
in romeminice of the dtath of the Puke of Sjs,e
Ccl'Ure and Got In tho bhah has abandoned Ids
visit to Kngland.
Hanged for Double Murder.
Wchmond, Va., Aug, 3. Grand Ueed, colored,
was hanged at Madison purt house touay. Ills
crime wu a double one, the murder of hla wile
and her father.
THK NEWS THIS MOKXlXti
Weather Indlcitlons ToJay, j
I FAIR; MOOERATC TEMPZnATUnt.
1 General Sinister Actions of f.l Hung Chang.
Y. Influerues Control Pekin,
Kmaniiel HI l.sues a Proclamation.
Evidence in the Powers Trial,
2 The Tribune's: Kdiicnllnnil Contest
Northeastern Pennsli.inl..
Financial and Commercial,
3 General First Letter from Itev. Pr. It. 1.
Y. Pierce.
Fundi School Lesson for Tomorrow.
Itellgloiis News of the Week.
1 lMltorl.il.
News and Comment.
S Local One Woman's Views.
Plays nnd Players.
0 Local Poor Board Does Not Know the Value
of Lxpert Testimony.
Pccldid Decrease In Speclat Taxes.
7 Local Thirteenth Regiment 0(T for the I'n
campment.
The Lackawanna Wishes to lie Independent
ot the "Pennsy."
8 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
0 Round About the County.
10 General Gossip In the World of Sport.
Industrial Jottings.
SHOT FIVE TIMES.
Assistant Chief of Police Prince
Shoots Inspector Cannon, of Nor
folk No Cause for the Murder.
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 3. Charles J.
Cannon, a prominent citizen nnd local
politician nnd also state oyster Inspec
tor for tho district, was shot and
killed on the street by First Assistant
Chief of Police M. H. Prince shortly
before noon today. No cause for the
deed Is assigned by Captain Trinco
or his f i lends nnd tho killing Is a
mystery. Thetwo men were thought
to be the closest of friends, both so
cially and politically, Mr. Cannon hav
ing been one of Prince's chief workers
In tho latter's recent tar.vm-s for the
position of chief of police.
Captain Prince and Cannon met on
Main street, between the custom house
nnd the Citizens' bank building, nbout
11.30 this morning. The former placed
his aim nbout Mr. Cannon's shoulders
and the two walked to the side of the
postofllce. some thirty feet from the
street, where they talked together for
several minutes. Wltne-.res say Cap
tain Price suddenly drew his revol
ver and fired upon Mr. Cannon five
times, thrice after ho 'ell. After firing
tho fourth shot, Captain Prince walk
ed several feet from Mr. Cannon's
piostrate body anil then turning quick
ly went back and placed tho last bul
let In his revolver In Cannon's head.
He surrendered himself to a police
olllcer nnd walked to police headquar
ters. Cannon died almost Instantly.
Cannon leaves a wlfj and five chil
dren. Tho coroner's Inquest returned a
verdict tint death was caused by pis
tol shots fired by Prince.
At a special meeting of tho police
board this afternoon, Prince was sus
pended from the fore. As the shoot
ing wns on government property, tho
government Is moving to secure juris
diction In the case. Local govern
ment olllclals have served a warrant
on Prince and It Is understood ho Is
a United States prisoner.
GOVERNOR. HAD POWER.
Justice Glegerlch Disposes of the
Smith Cnse.
New York, Aug. 3. The writ of cer
tiorari granted by Justice McAdam, of
tho Supremo court, requiring Adju
tant General Hoffman to leturn tho
records of the board of examination,
convened by Governor Hoosevelt to
pass on the fitness or unfitness of
Major Clinton H. Smith, of the Seventy-first
regiment, to be an olllcer of
the National Guard, was today vacated
by Justlco Glegerlch.
Justice Glegerlch holds that the gov
ernor hud the power to appoint the
board of examination: that tho pro
ccedlngs of tho board did not partaks
of tho character of a Judicial Inquiry,
nnd that the approval by the governor
was a function which, under tho law,
was vested In him In connection with
the stato military department.
Bishop Horstmnnn's Illness.
Clei eland, i 3. Tho reports of the illnes
of Itihop Ignatius I. llon.tmann, of the Catho.
He dloute of Ohio, upptar to hao been great,
aggerati'd. Chancellor llouck saS that while
I lie hl'hop lias been -.lightly ill, he has been able
to attend to huslma itcry day and his condition
Is In no wise serio.i".
Ninth Off for Camp.
Wllkes-lUrrc. Aug. 3. Tho Ninth regiment,
National Guard of I'ennsyhanh, lift here at U
o'clock tonight for Mt. Gretna. There were
tttilw companies with an average of forty-flva
men to a company.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Aug. a. Pensions granted: Lewis
I.cwU, Parsons, Luzerne county, Wi William
Hear, Orchard Luierne, ifOj Blmon Bmtth, Vyo
mine Luzerne, tin
LI PING IN
CONTROL
The Author of Pao-Ting
Atrocity Commands
in Pekin.
HIS EVIL INFLUENCE
Communication with Envoys Stopped
Again Two Pro-Foreign Members
of tho Tsung-li-Ynmen Behended
for Urging Preservation of Minis
ters El Hung Chang Said to Have,
Advised Government to Keep Ping
Quiet United States Consul As
sured Thnt Diplomats (Are Safo
and on Friendly Terms with Pekin
Authorities Shcng, However, Says
They Aro Being Held ns Hostages.
Washington Aug. 3. Tho state de
partment makes public the following
telegram received today (Aug. 3) ftom
the consul general at Shanghai.
Miingh.il, Aug. a.
Secretary of State, Wahliigton:
Americans left Chunking ) rsterday. Li told
Frcmh consul today no incsm-rcs will be de
lhcred ministers hoc.iut foreigners udtandng
on Pekin. Two pio furiVgn members of tho
tungll-aiiun beheaded i!7tli, by order ot LI
Ping Hang, now commanding troops I'tkin, 1 ir
urging ptcscn.ttlon minister. LI Ping Hang or
derid Pao-TIng numcrc. Goodnow.
Chefoo, Aug. ", via Shanghai, Aug.
3. Governor Yuan-Sh!-Kn! states that
ho has received n note from the tsung-ll-yamen,
dated July 30, In which It is
asserted that the ministers nt the Ger
man legation and others were at that
time well and that their relations
with the government weie friendly.
They were conferring. It was added,
with a view of arranging measures to
protect tho ministers to Tlen-Tsln.
Sheng's Threat.
Shanghnl, Aug. 2. I,lu-Kun-YI, vice
roy of Nanking", and Shcng, director of
telegraphs and railways and tnotal of
Shanghai, have declared officially that
the foreign ministers are held by tho
Chinese government as hostages, and
that If the allies march to Pekin they
will be killed.
It Is said that the Russians and Jap.
anese only are starting for Pekin, and
that they are 23,000 strong.
Another Chinese exodus from Shang
hal has begun. It was caused by dis
quieting reports published In the na
tive nnd some foreign newspapers.
The following message has been sent
by the United States consul here to
the state department In Washington:
Secretary of State. Washington:
Jut receded telegram from goernor of Sinn
Tung ri questing ine to transmit to jou tho
following: "H.ne Juet rciei-cd telegram dated
July 30, tsung-ll-.imen, staling various ministers,
tho German legation, and others (foreigners)
all well; not in di-drcs-i. Provisions were re
peatedly ent. Relations most friendly. Now
conferring as to proper mejsuirs to protect
various ministers to Tien Tsui for temporary
shelter, which tonftieiuc will soon bo Hided.
Yuan, governor." Fowler.
CONVERTS MURDERED.
Between Ten and Fifteen Thousand
Defenceless People Slaughtered.
London, Aug. 3. "Watching, fight
ing and digging trenches. The great
est credit Is due to Mr. Squlers, secre
tary of the United States legation,
w hoo military experience and energy
are Invaluable."
The Shanghai correspondent of tho
Dally News says the consuls theie re
gret the Independent action taken by
the American association and tho
China association, on the giouud that
it Is Injudicious. He says;
"The settlement being International,
petty jealousies must disappear. Thu
China association is of little local In
lluence." Presumably he refers to tha
American Asiatic association.
The Shanghai correspondent of tho
Dally Express announces tho arrival
at Hong Kong from San Francisco of
Homer I.ea, for some time secret agent
In tho United States of the Society for
the Hefoimntlon of the Chinese Em
pire, with (10,000 pounds steillng, which
"will presumably bo utilized In con
nection with the revolutionary move
ment against the empies dowager, a
movement quiescent hlnco 1SSS until
within the last few weeks."
Nearly all the coi respondents con
firm the reports of a wholesale mas
sacre of Christians outside Pekin, a
correspondent of the Dally News glv
lntT the number of killed as between
ten and fifteen thousand, all defence
less converts. Imperial troops, so It
Is stated, did tho ghastly work.
According to the Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times, ono of tho
members of tho tsung-li-ynmen men
tioned by United States Consul Good
now as having been beheaded for pro
foielgn tendencies was Hsu Chins
Cheng, former minister to Hussla. Tha
correspondent says the empress dow
tiger ordered his execution on tho ad-
vice of LI Ping Hang.
LI Hung Chang has been Informed
from 1'ekln that Prince filing's only
prominent supporters In his peace pol
icy aro General Yung Lu and Wang
Wen Shah, president of tho board of
revenue, whoso Inlluenco Is binall.
"Tallow Dick's" Denial.
f incinnati, Aug. 3. A Times-Star special from
Georgetown sas: " 'Tallow Dick' Cooraba' (ayi
among other ktatements made to. him was on
to tho effect that Maon llockcrsmltli told lilra
he had l'in ottered M.auo to kill Goebel.
Coombs absolutely denied having made, any ot
tho rcinatks witli whhh he was credited."
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