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SCUANTON, PA.. MONDAY MOKN1NG, AUGUST 18, 1900.
TWO OENT9.
Pvbh
CHINA'S DE5
IS
Earl Li Given Authority
to Negotiate with
the Powers.
ANOTHER IMPERIAL EDICT
A Proposition That Hostilities Shall
Cease Pending Negotiations To
wards Settlement of Questions of
Importance The United States
Government Will Continue to Press
on to the Relief of Representatives
at Pekin Minister Conger Tele
graphs to General Chaffee That He
Will Hold on Until Relief Arrives.
Washington, Aug. 12. Indications or
the desire of China for n peaceful set
tlement of her pu-oiit dltllculties hav
been multiplying fr several days. Of
ficial evidence of that desire was ple
sented to the department of state to
day. It was In the form of an edict
promulgated by the emperor, 1 1 wans
Hsu, appointing L.irl LI Huns Chang
ns envoy plenipotentiary to negotiate
with the poweis for an "Immediate
cessation of hnstilltles,'' pending a so
lution of the problems which hav
grown out of the nntl-forcigii upilslng
In the emplie. Karl LI Hung Chang
Is to act directly for the emperor, nnd
a fair Inference Is that whatever trims
of settlement he may reach with the
powers will be approved by the Im
perial government.
Duilng the day only one dispatch
that was made public 1 cached any of
the government depaitmcnts from
China. A belated message fiom Min
ister Conger was tiansmltted to the
war (lepaitment by Ciencial Chaffee.
It e.prcssed simply his ability to "hold
on" until General Clvirfee should enmo
to his relief. All the poweis of this
government will be exerted to get that
f relief to him and the Imprisoned lega
tloneis at the earliest possible, mo
ment. Minister Wu was an early caller at
the department of state. Shortly after
9 o'clock ho made an engagement with
Acting Secretary of State Adee to meet
him at the department at 11.30 o'clcok.
Promptly at that hour the ministers
automobile stopped at the west en
trance of the department, and Mr. Wu
alighted and hurried to Secretary
Adee's olllce. He piesented to Mr.
Adee a copy of the Imperial edict,
which he had received last nlijht. It
had been transmitted to him In Chi
nese fiuelgn olllce cipher, and Its
translation and preparation for sub
mission to the department of state
had occupied much of the night.
Minister Wu remained with Secretary
Adee for three-quarters: of an hour
discussing the terms of the edlut and
the probable response 1 1 It of this
Rrvcrnment. Shortly before Minister
Wu left the department Secretary of
War Root Joined the two diplomatists,
lutt remained only long enough to ob
tain a copy of the edict and discus
It briefly with the Chinese minister.
Minister Wu expressed the belief that
the edict presented a means of peace
ful adjustment of the piesent trouble
and that the request of the Chinese
government for a cessation of hostili
ties pending peace negotiations waH
entirely reasonable. Immediately upon
the conclusion of the conference the
text of the edict, together with the
detnils of Minister Wu wns communi
cated to President McKInley at Can
ton. The president's reply as yet has
not been received.
Tho Imperial Edict.
Late In tho day Acting Secretary
Adee made public the text of the edict
in tho following statement:
The department of state makes pub
lic tho following Imperial edict ap
pointing LI Hung Chang as minister
plenipotentiary to propu.se a cessation
of hostile demonstration and negotiate
with the powers, a copy of which was
delivered by Mr. Wu to the acting
secretary of state this (Sunday) morn
ing, at 10.30 o'clock. An Imperial edict
forwarded by tho privy council at Pe
kin under date of the fourteenth day
of the seventh moon, (Aug 8), to
Governor Yuan At Tsi Nan. Shan
Tung, who transmitted It on the sev
enth day of the same moon (Aug. in
to tho taotal at Shanghai, by whom it
tvas re-transmitted to Minister Wu,
who received it on the night of the
lame day (Aug. 11).
The imperial edict, as transmitted
by the privy council is as follows:
"In the present conflict between Chi
nese and foreigners there has been
lome misunderstanding on the part of
the foreign nations and also a want
3f proper management on the part of
tome of the local authorities, A clash
5f arms Is followed by calamitous re
mits and caused a rupture of friendly
relations, which will ultimately do no
food to tho world. We hereby ap
point Li Hung Chang as our envoy
plenipotentiary, with Instructions to
proposo at once by telegraph to the
governments of tho several powers
concerned for the Immediate cessation
or hostile demonstrations pending ne
gotiations, which ho Is hereby au
thorized to conduct for our part, for
the settlement of whatever questions
may have to be dealt with. The ques
tions are to bo severally considered In
n satisfactory manner and tho result
of negotiations reported to us for our
sanction. Itespect this.
"The above Is respectfully copied
for transmission to your excellency to
bo communicated to the secretary of
state for his excellency's Information."
Not Entirely Satisfactory.
While It la conceded by tho Wash
lngton ofllclals that tho conference of
plenary authority upon Karl LI to ne
gotiate with the powers for a settle-
IRE
FOR PEACE
mont of existing troubles is n stop In
the right direction, it by no means is
assured that the United States gov
ernment will consent off-hand to open
negotiations with the distinguished
viceroy. Tho demands of this govern
ment upon China have been made
plainly and without equivocation. They
cannot bo misunderstood. Assuming
that tho Chinese government is acting
In good faith the demands are reason
able and can be complied with readily.
As transmitted to the Imperial gov
ernment by the noting secretury of
state through Minister Wu the de
mnnds. In brief were:
That the Chinese government glvo
assuinnce thnt the foreign ministers
aie alive, and, If so, in what condi
tion. That the ministers be plnced in free
communication with their govern
ments, lhing upon the legations cease
and all dangeis to their lives and lib
erty be removed.
That the Imperial authorities place
themselves In communication with the
legation, so thnt the legatloners be
HbcraUd, foreigners protected and or
der restored.
Until these demands have been no
ceded to It is regarded as highly Im
probable that tho government of tho
United States or any of the Kuropean
governments, all of which have made j
practically the same demands upon I
China, will consent to a "cessation of
hostile demonstiatlon," which are be
ing conducted, at least o far as this
government is concerned, with the
solo pupose or succoring tho besieged
legatloners In the Chinso capital.
Minister Wu Is Inclined to take an
optimistic view of the situation; but
It can be said nuthoiitatlvely that his
view is not shared in full by the
Washington olllclals. There Is no dis
position evident today to abate by on"
single Jot the demands which have
been made upon China.
A strong hope Is expressed, however,
that the Chinese government will ac
cede to tho demands eventually, and
pci haps very soon. This hope is based
upon the edict appointing Kail Li
to negotiate peace. To this extent it
may be said tho view Is optimistic.
No direct reply has been iccelved yet
to the memorial transmitted to tho
Chinese government through Minister
Wu by the department of state. It
may be that the imperative demands
contained in the memorandum induced
the pionuilgatlon of the edict deliv
ered to this government today, but
tho edict In Itself Is not accepted as
a reply to those demands.
The attitude assumed by the diplo
matic lepresentatlves of Kuropean
governments In Washington Is sulll
cient evidence that the powers will
press vigorously the demands which
they hnve made upon tho Chinese gov
ernment. To Pekin the allied armies
will go. It Is declared frankly, un
less every demnnd Is acceded tc and
all possible reparation Is made by
China for the outrages already com
mitted. Negotiations looking to any
other settlement of the dlsturbanca
in China will not be considered seri
ously. Conger to Chaffee.
During the day, tho war depart
ment ofllclals awaited anxiously ad
ditional news from Gen ral Chaffee.
One dispatch was received from him,
transmitting a message ho had le
celved from Minister Conger. Evi
dently tho message had been delayed
long In reaching him and his own dis
patch was dated four days ago. The
dispatch was ns follows:
Adjutant Gineral, Washington:
IVilt'iin, Mh message milled todiy:
"Pekin, Aug. I. Wo will hold until your ar-
rlinl. Hope1 It will bo toon. Send such Infor
mation ai you cm. (Stencil) Ponger."
Chaffee.
It Is presumed at the war depart
ment that tho dispatch of General
Chaffee was dated at Yang-Tsun and
an error was made In transmission.
While the message or Minister Conger
contains nothing new, It was encour
aging to the olflclals to have renewed
assurances of his nblllty and deter,
initiation to "hold on" until relief
reaches him. That General Chaffeo
will communicate to the besieged min
ister tidings of hope and good cheer, If
the opportunity be affoided him, ofllc
lals here are certain. Mr. Conner's
expression of hope that the long
looked for relief may soon reach him
simply adds to tho determination cl
the government to press forward to
Pekin as rapidly a3 may bo possible.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Secretary Adee Presents tho Reply to
the Imperial Edict to Mr. Wu.
Washington, Aug. 12. Tonight Sec
retary Adee, by the direction of Presi
dent McKInley, presented to Minister
Wu for transmission to his govern
ment the reply of tho United States to
the Imperial edict appointing LI Hung
Chang envoy to negotiate with tho
powers for a cessation of hostilities.
The text of the reply will not bo made
public before tomorrow.
In effect, however, it Is a reiteration
of the demands previously made by
the United States upon China, coupled
with a vigorous Intimation that no
negotiations will be entered Into until
tho Chinese government shall have
compiled with those demandB.
Shirt Waist Police Force.
Camdtn, N. J., Auk 12. In pursuance of In
structions Ivtiod by Mayor Match, the entire
pollco force of thla city today appeand on tho
atneta at "lilrt wuUt men." During Ilia paat
week tlio folic' men Buffered grcatl from tho
beat, ami today tlte mayor notified them that
they would bo permitted to patiol thtlr beat
without coata. Many of the ottkera wore ua
pilidfi. but tomorrow they will Ik) expected to
wiar belta. About J00 nun compriko the iwllco
force.
Killed by Headache Powder.
Attoona, Auir. 12. William V. lteedcr, who left
hero a couple of "car ago to become a jard
dupatcher for the Baltimore and Ohio at I'ilti
burs, wa found dead at tho Palmer house, Pat
ton, Friday moinlng. It haa to eloped that Ida
death wo caustd by a headueho powder, which
allected Ida heart. He woa on Ida vacation and
had atopped oil at I'atton to tee Ida iwectheart,
MIm llird Kurd, lie had the headache and ahe
gale him a powder which he took, when ha
retired
CONFESSED KILLING
EXPRESS MESSENGER
SOLUTION OP THE MYSTERY OF
CHARLES LANE'S DEATH.
Charles H, Ferrell Acknowledges
Having Shot His Friend In Cold
Blood In Order to Secure tho Money
In Care of the Express Messenger.
Needed Money for His Approach
ing Wedding.
Columbus, O., Aug. 12. Charles II.
Fcrrell, a former employe of tho Ad
ams Express company, was arrested
this afternoon In this city and has
confessed to the killing of Messenger
Charles Lane und tho mbbery of tli
way safe of the Adams Express com
pany on the Pennsylvania east-bound
trnln which arrived In this city at
midnight Friday. One thousand dol
lats of the money which he hod stolen
was recovered.
Fcrrell was to have been mnrrled
Thursday next to Miss Lillian Cost
low, daughter of Patrick Costlow, an
engineer on tho Pennsylvania lines.
He had been discharged from the em
ploy of the Adams Express company
about three weeks ago and had not
since been able to secure employment.
He confessed that the motive of th?
robbery was to secure money, of w hlch
he felt In great need on account -,f
his approaching marriage. Tho money
recoveied he had given Miss Costlow
to keep for him, saying that It was
money he had saved from his earnings.
Ho was at tho home of his alllanced
and In her compuny when placed un
der arrest.
Fcrrell Is but 21 years of age and
has a splendid physique, being six
feet in height, with dark hair and
an attractive face. When tho offi
cers took him Into custody ho as
sumed a nonchalant demeanor, but
when he found thnt he ."ould
no longer deceive the olllcers he
made a full confession. After his
statement had been taken by Chief
of Police Tyler and he was led to a
cell In the police station no was In a
state of nervous collapse, and orders
weie given that he bo watched closply
to prevent him doing himself bodily
Injury.
Had No Accomplices.
Tho confession of Ferrell showed ho
had no accomplices and no confidants.
He know Lane well. In fact, thex
were friends, and he relied upon Lane's
confidence to help him execute tlv
crime. He knew that conslderab'
money was always carried by the
messenger on Pennsylvania trnln No.
S, between St. Louis and Columbus,
and that he was certain to secure a
large sum If ho robbed the way safe
on that train. Having provided him
self with n Smith & Wesson six
shooter, 3S-callbre, ho went to Uibana,
Friday morning, nnd waited for No. S.
When the train arrived there Ferrel
went nt once to the express car and
told Lane that he was out of money,
and asked permission to ride to Co
lumbus with him. Lane consented,
never for a moment suspecting tho
treachery of his pretended filend. For
a short time after the ttaln left Ur
bana they chatted pleasantly. Lane
pat In a chair In the end of tho car,
with his back --lightly turned.
When Ferrell had finally nerved
himself for the crime, he drew his re
volver and stepped up behind Lane,
unobserved, and Ilred three shots In
rapid succession Into the messenger's
back. Lane rolled off tho chair onto
the floor on his face, and Fen ell
quickly tired the remnlnlng shots nt
the prostrate body. Lane was uncon
scious, but Ferrell, fearing that the
wounds already inflicted would not
cause death, took Lane's revolver nnd
Ilred two more bullets from It Into tlw
body. Ferrell then took tho key to
the way safe from the pocket of the
dead messenger, opened the safe and
laid Lane's revolver Inside, where he
could teach It easily in case he was
detected and needed it to defend him
self. After ho had taken out all the
sacks containing the money packages,
money orders and way bills, he placed
them In a small satchel and waited
until tho car arrived at Plain City,
when he slipped off the train. Ife
walked about for a few minutes to re
gain his composure, nnd went to a
hotel, secured a room and retired for
the night without registering, a fact
of which the lnndlord took no notice
at tho time, as he was half asleep.
Onco in his room, Ferrell proceeded to
go through the packages and take out
all tho cash. The remainder he tied
up In a bundle. The question or how
to get rid of the debris of his plunder
and his revolver then confronted him.
It was an easy matter to dispose or
the latter. Llttlng up tho mattress or
tho bed, he placed the revolver In a
secure place in tho springs. Ferrell
arose early tho next morning ana
sauntered down to the railroad sta
tion, where ho expressed tho package
containing tho debris of his plundei
nnd money orders to C. W. Coylor,
Lockpoit, N. Y a fictitious name. He
then took tho train for Columbus at
6.30. When ho arrived In the city hs
went at once to his boarding place and
changed his clothes. During the day
he paid a number of bills that he owed
out of tho money which ho had stolen,
and bought some clothes and other
things which he needed. Saturday
night ho went to see Miss Costlow,
and arranged to call again Sunday af
ternoon. Tho First Clue.
It was at Plain City last Saturday
night that City Detectives O'Nell and
Dundon obtained the clue that led to
Terrell's apprehension. They had
been at the hotel at day light while
Ferrel was sleeping in an upper room
and asked tho proprietor If any strang
ers had registered or had been seen
about the hotel. The proprietor said
ho did not remember having seen any
strangers. Later In tho afternoon tho
detectles again asked tho proprietor
if ho had seen any strangers about
and he remembered then that tho man
who had forgotten to register had
stayed at tho house over night and
had gone away on tho early morning
train to Columbus. Tho detectives at
once searched the room and were re
warded by finding Lane's revolver
where ho had hidden It. They also
round sevcrnl way-bills that had been
overlooked by Ferrell In his hurry and
excitement while making up tho ex
press package. The hotel-keeper was
able to give only an impcrrert descrip
tion or the strange guest, liecnuse, as
he said, he was too sleepy at the time
to take any particular notice of him.
After learning of the express package
the detectives ut onco telephoned to
Columbus and had it Intercepted. Tho
package was opened and the stolen
sacks containing tho money orders,
checks and other things which Ferrsll
desired to get rid of, wero found.
Chief of Detectives Kelly and Detec
tives O'Nell nnd Dundon then set to
work to run down tho mysterious
stranger, who they had become con
vinced was an ex-etnployo of the Ad
nms Express company. Suspicion
soon rested on Firell and he was lo
cated at the Costlow residence, whro
he was calling on his sweetheat t. Fer
rell appeared annoyed at the detectives
intrusion. Tno-lntter did not broach
tho subject of the train robbery, but
told him he was suspected of a bur
glary and tney wished him to accom
pany them to the police station, where
the chief of police wanted to Interview
him.
Ferrell Confesses.
Thinking thnt perhaps the detectives
were on the wrong scent, Ferrell
nerved himself and said, with appar
ent composure: . "I guess there must
be some mistake."
Ho excused himself to the young lady
nnd accompanied the detectives to the
city prison. On the way to the sta
tion the detectives told Ferrell whnt
he was wanted for and what they km w
and he reluctantly admlttid that he
committed the crime. At tin- police
station a written confession wa ta''n !
by the chief of police. Ferrell tried
to keep his nerve, but several times
he InoUo down and when he was final
ly led to a cell he was In a state of
collapse.
As soon as It was learned that Fer
rell had given the money to his sweet
heart Inspector Hairon wont to the
house and secured It. The young lady
was utterly prostrated by the disclo
sures. She had not suspected Ferrell
of wrong-doing and the news was a
terrible shock to her and her parents,
who had regarded Ferrel as a model
young mnn. The young lady had nev
er doubted his story that the money
which he placed In her keeping had
been earned and saved by him, as he
stated.
SHARP REPLY OF THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
The Complaint of the Tsung-li-Ya-men
Receives an Emphatic Answer
in Form of Warning from M. Del-
Parls.Aug. 12, 10.30 p. m. The tsung
11-ynmen forwarded, through the Chi
nese minister In P.uls, Yu Keng, a
message to the Fiench government,
complaining of the tardiness of the
foreign ministers In Pekin In replying
to the offer of the Chinese govern
ment to conduct them under escort.
The message proceeded to say that
tho tsung-ll-ynmen declined to be re
sponsible for any casualties which
might follow those delays, and Insisted
that the Kuropean governments order
their representatives to leave Pekin.
To this communication M. Delcasse,
minister or foreign affairs, sent the
following reply:
"No order to depart from Pekin
will bo given to our minister, so long
as the route is unsafe. If a casualty
occurs tho responsibility will be en
tirely with the Chinese government.
Its duty is to protect foreign minis
ters even more than its own.
"If It be true that the Chlense gov
ernment has great difficulty In defend
ing them and defending Itself against
rebels. It should order Its troops to
stand aside before the allied forces.
This would render fieo the road from
Tlen-Tsln to the capital, and would
accomplish the work of protection
which Is encumbered.
"Tho Chinese government should
understand that the only means or
proving the sincerity or Its designs
and or limiting Its responsibilities Is
a cessation In the placng or obstacles
In tho way or such an arrangement."
THE HOT WAVE.
Numerous Prostrations nnd Deaths
from tho Heat Backbone Broken
by Rain.
Philadelphia, Aug. 12. The heat to
day resulted In three deaths anl sev
enteen prostrations.
After a week of almost unprecedent
ed hot weather a wind and electrical
stoim tonight caused a fall of twenty
four degrees.
New York, Aug. 12. Tho backbone
or the hot spell which for the last
week has prevailed In this city, caus
ing many deaths and prostrations was
broken today by n violent thunder
storm, which swept over the city from
the northwest.
A largo number of prostrations,
however, occurred In the early part of
the day and before the storm. Thir
teen fatal cases were reported up to
tonight.
MINE WORKERS TO MEET.
Convention Will Open at Hazleton
Today.
Hazleton, Pn Aug. 12. An import
ant convention of the mine workers
of Luzerne, Lackawanna nnd Susque
hanna district will oo opened here to
morrow morning. Tho convention will
be In session at least four days and
probably tho entire week. Three hun
dred delegates will be In attendance.
President Mitchell, of the National
JUno Workers, and members of tho
nntlonal board will have charge. Tho
questions to be consldeied nro read
justment of tho existing wage scale,
reduction In the price of powder and
the enforcement of tho semi-monthly
pay law.
A Joint conference, In which tho
operators In the region and tho mine
workers wilt Jointly consider tho wage
scale will be called probably tho third
day of the convention. This will ba
the tlrst Joint conference held In Ha
zleton for many yearH.
The six hundred men employed at
tho collieries of the Keaver Tlreok
company nro on strike because of the
refusal of tho company to pay tl'om
on tho month, which Is three days be
roro the company usually pays.
Neither sido has made any conces
sions and tho strike may continu)
for some time.
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IMPERIAL JOSS HOUSE AT PEKIN.
FIFTEEN PERSONS
INSTANTLY KILLED
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT RAIL
ROAD CROSSING.
Lehigh and New England Train
Crashes Into an Omnibus Contain
ing Twenty-five Persons at Slat
ington In Addition to the Killed,
Eleven Are Seriously Injured No
Watchman nt tho Crossing.
Slatlngton, Pa., Aug. 12. Eleven per
sons were Instantly killed and eleven
others, several of whom will die, woto
seriously Injured tonight in a. grade
crossing accident, thieo miles ast of
this city, by a passenger train on tho
Lehigh and New Kngland railroad
crashing Into an omnibus containing
iweiuy-me persons, vii me cicau ami
Injured were In the omnibus, and but
three escaped unlnjuied.
The Dead.
n.I Itr.M I.i:V. aidl 70, of SlatlnKton.
Mils. KM h W'MAIXY, his wife, .wil f3.
Mlts. JWIKS KIIU.V. their ilansliter, nsnl K.
SAMITI. MfMMV. ice 1 I'D, of w'alnutport.
Jilts. jsVMl'l'L MMt. Ills wife, aecil 53.
Ml!. I'f.IAS SOl'ltUIM-:, a widow, ngcil 3.1, of
MitltiKton.
MRS. WILLI M KANT, nged SI, r,f Walnutpirt.
MIsS CMlllli: SMITH, aswl 22, of Woliiutport.
Mil. TII.OIIMAN M'.YIZ, asl 3.J, ot Walnut
port. Mil". ,IAMi:S MlWiril. aceil .11, of Walmitport.
MltS. STIUilUX ULINllMtl), aje.1 (.0, of Mat
ineton. MltS. SfSAN roiIIIV. jged C7, of Walmitport.
MltS. Af.l'Ui:!) lllll.ltin. of Walmitport.
MH. ltOIIKUT SKIIICUT, of Walnulport.
DAVID KElt.V, 0-jear-oM ton of Mis. Jamea
Kern.
The Injured.
MM Distlcr, nf Walmitport, will die.
Three year olJ con of Mia. Kern, will die.
Harry Minnlch, aged 10, of Matinntnn, will die.
Mm. William Iteer, hurt intnnilly, may die.
Louis Kutit?, seriously, rrny clie.
Mi.s Carrie N'anle, ol Walmitport, Internal In
juiles may die.
fieorife Mlnntili, prolnlily die.
flijnn W'nlp, Walmitport. may die.
Mltu LlrMe .!or.e, Walmitport, will die,
MiM Alice N'asrlc, will reco'er.
Crash on a Curve.
The accident occurred at 5 o'clock.
The omnibus, driven by a man named
Peters, was returning to Slatlngton
from a funeral the occupants had been
attending at Cherrysvllle. The coach
belonged to Henry lilttnor, of Slat
lngton, nnd the dead and Injured were
nearly all relntlvts of Sophia Scoeffer,
at wnose oDsequies they Had been pres
ent. Tho train was a special and con
sisted or an engine and one car. At
the point where the collision occurred
there Is a sharp curve In the road and
tho omnibus came along nt a good
rate or speed, the occupants uncon
scious or any Impending danger. As
the bus swung round tho curve the en
gine and car came In sight. It was
too late to stop either the omnibus or
the train nnd as the driver the for
mer whipped up the four horses to
cross tho track ahead of the, train tho
latter crashed Into Its middle. Tho oc
cupants were thrown In all directions,
bruised and bleeding. Tho eleven dead
were killed outright. Physicians and
a special train were sent for and the
injured were taken to South Uethle
hem. No watchman is employed to
warn tenms or pedestrians of any np
proachlng train, and those living In
the vicinity stnto that It Is impossible
to hear an approaching train.
FRENCH VESSEL SINKS.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Framee Lost
In Naval Maneuvers.
Paris, Aug. 13. During maneuvers
of tho Fiench fleet off Capo H Vin
cent Inst night a collision occunod
between tho first-class battleship
Urennus, Hying tho ling of Vice Ad
miral Fouinler, commander or tlio
fleet and tho torpedo boat destroyer
Fiamee.
The Framee sank imemdlatoly. Tho
accident was duo to tho ract that tlio
Frameo turned to tho right when or
dered to tho left.
Out of tho Frameo's crc-.v of fifty-six,
fourteen weto saved. Tho loses? in
clude three officers, Captain Muudult
Du Plessls, the second lieutenant and
the chief engineer.
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THE NEWS THIS 3MJHXIAJ
Weather lu.ilcutlons today,
LOCAL RAINS.
1 General LI llimji Piling tiheii Authority to
Negotiate IV.ilc.
Chlni Anxious to II.ixc the MinMcra Out of
Pekin.
ratal (irado Crosslns Accident Near Slating-
toll.
Poiiopondcnt P.i-3 KnglUh Soldiers In Africa
Are Stan ins.
2 liencral Northeastern Per.nsjhania N'cwv,
financial and Pointiiiclal.
The Trlhune'a IMuc-atlonal Pontest.
.1 Loral Lnc.il Itallani Ponunemorate Klnc
Humbert's H.nlh.
S-'innon by Ilev. I". P. Doty.
Mention of borne Men of the Hour.
t Kdltorlat.
News and Comment.
,r Local Superintendent Howell Declines to De
Democracy's Candidate for Congress.
Immense Shops Itelns Constructed by the V..
tc W. V.
0 Local West Srrantnn and Suburban.
7 Hound About the County.
S Local Live News of the Industrial 'Vorhl.
Thirteenth Iteslment llojs Home Again.
BRITISH SOLDIERS
ARE STARVING
The Representative in South Africa
of the London Daily News Makes
a Serious Attack Upon tho Meth
ods and Red Tape of the British
War Office Gen. Rundle's Colossal
Task.
Correspondence of the soeiated l'r.-6.
London, Aug. 12. Mr. A. G. Hnllcs,
representative in South Aft lea of the
Dally News, Is the latest war corre
spondent to nttack the methods and
the red tape of the British war olIlc.
He says:
"Let me tell you how our army In
Africa Is treated by the Incompetent
people of the good city of London. I
pledge my word ns a man and a Jour
nalist that every wiltten word Is title.
I will add nothing, nor detract from,
nor set down aught In malice. If my
statements are proven false, then let
me be scourged with the tongue and
lien of scorn from exciy decent Brit
on's home and hearth forex'er after,
for he who lies about his country at
such nn hour as this Is a traitor. I
deal now particularly with the men
xv ho mo acting under the command of
Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Kundlc.
lie Is a good soldier nnd courteous
gentleman, has to hold a frontage
lino from Wlndburg, via Scnekal, al
most to the borders or Ua.stitoland.
His xvhole front, extending nearly a
hundred miles, is constantly threat
ened by nn active, dashing, determined
enemy, nn enemy who knoxvs the coun
try far better than nn English fox
hunting 'squire knows the ground he
hunts over, season after season. To
hold this vast line Intact, General
Handle has to inarch from point to
point, as his scouts warn him of tho
movements of tho tireless Toe.
"General l'.undle's task Is a coloss.i
one. Any sano man xvould think that
gigantic efforts xvould be made to kep
him amply supplied with rood for his
soldiers. Hut such Is not the case. Tho
men are absolutely starving."
Wyoming Primaries.
Special tn the Firantem liil'iine.
Tuukhannoch, Aiw. 12 The Dcmociatlc prl
mirles were held at the xarlous polllnR places
aiound tli county yesterday. 'Ihe oontc.t wiis
between Hon. A. II. Smiier and tx-Sheitlf P. ,S
lnap for tho oltice of riprisentntlw, nnd D.
W. Ileiman, of Kjton towmhlp, ami Ilariej
Kliklir. of Tunklianiiixlc, for tho office of uo
elate- Jiuliie. In tho Klrt ward of the boruutn
the di-lcK.itea wire ocried upon and will xote ut
the romintiuii on Monday fur Suiters and Mik
ler In tin Feiond ward a cuntest xva on, lh'ic
lieini; two acta of ileltt-utes In the field, Aw S.
Kieler and W. I). (."ran foul running In tho In
tirc.t of SquiiT and Herman, and Jamea W.
Piatt and V. II. Llttlo rerriwentlmj the Knapp
Slikler combination. The matter was hotly
contested and the result as announced, waj
Kffler and Crawford, 20; Piatt nnd Little, tU
Tho comiutlon will bo held at tho court hcu.a
tomorrow at 2 o'clock,
Troops for China,
Marseilles, Auk, 13. The transport Slelboumt
with a thousand troops of the .China, expedi
tionary corps left at midnight.
INCONVENIENT
FOR CHINESE
Sir Robert Hart Defines
the Situation at
Pekin.
GOVERNMENT IS ANXIOUS
Pekin Authorities Evidently Sincera
In Their Efforts to Get tho Foreign
Ministers Safely Out of Pekin The
British Representative Thinks
That They Will Leavo Sooner or
Later English Press Opinion.
Cheng Yin Hunn Ordered to Com
mit Suicide.
London, Aug. 13, 3.S0 a. m. "Th
sooner xve can be got out of this" tha
better, for It Is Inconvenient for the
Chinese government and unsafe for
ourselves," This Is a message received
last evening from Sir Robert Hart,
dated I'ekln, Aug. f. and sent In cipher
to the Chinese maritime customs oillco
In London.
Commenting upon It, the Morning
Post says:
"It xvould seem to Indicate that tho
Chinese government Is anxious for tho
safety of the foielgners, or, nt any
rate, anxious to get them safely out
of I'ekln, xvhllo Sir Robert Hart evi
dently expects that they will get out
sooner or later."
Sheng, director general of railroads
and tolographs, according to a Shang
hai dispatch to the standard, expresses
grave fears for the safety of the mem
bers of the legations xvhon the defeated
Chinese troops return to the capital.
A dispatch to a news agency from
Tien Tsln says:
"Junks and stones block the river
beyond the advanced posts of the nl
lles for a considerable distance, but
the dryness continues nnd the country
Is In good marching order, subsidiary
dykes having made the enemy's dam
ming Ineffective.
"It Is believed that some five hun
dred haxo been added to the expedi
tion by the Increased numbers of tho
Ilritish naval brigade."
General Grodekoff reports to tho
Russian war olllce the occupation of;
Santehau and the passes across tho
Chlngau mountains. Orders haxe been
Issued for the formation of two addi
tional Siberian nrmy corps.
British Opinion.
Commenting upon the various propo
sitions mnde by China to the poxvers,
the Dally Nexvs xvell expresses the
predominating Ilritish opinion ns fol
loxv.s: "What the Chinese authorities say
In effect Is this: Stop your adx'ar.ce
on I'ekin and xve xvlll give your minis
ters a safo conduct to Tien Tsln. If
you do not at once Instruct them to
leave I'ekln, xve cannot answer for
tho consequences.
"To this abominable and not very
thickly veiled threat there can bo only
one nnsxver; and M. Delcasse ha3
given It In very cogent terms. Tho
ministers cannot leave except under
absolutely convincing guarantees of
safety. In the speedy adxance of tha
allies lies the only real hope of sav
ing the ministers."
In the same vein tho Dally Tele
graph says:
"American statesmen take up xvhat
seems the only logical attitude xvhen
they tell Mr. Conger that they havo
nexor for a moment entertained tho
Idea of his placing himself at tho mer
cy of a Chinese ofllclal pledge."
Cheng Yin Hunn, tho Cantonoso.
xvho xvns the special ambassador of
Chlnn at Queen Victoria's Julilee and
xvho Is now In banishment at 111, has
been ordered, nccordlng to a Shan
ghai dispatch, to commit suicide, .m
imperial edict having been Issued to
this effect.
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SICKLER STRUCK DEAD.
A Horso Also Killed by a Sur
charged Wire at West Pittston.
Special to tlio Srranton Tribune.
l'lttston, Aug. 12. PIttp'on xxas vis
ited by a very severe storm this even
ing. Laxvrence Slckler xvns killed by
coming In contnet xvlth an electric
xvlre. The fatality oecutred on Wyo
ming avenue. West l'lttston. About
0.30 o'clock A. C. Wllllvi-T, or Orange,
Pa., xvas dtlvlng doxvn the avenue In
a two-wheeled cart xxhen Slcklar
asked ror a ride. Mr. Wllllver too'c
the man aboard. At Baltimore ave
nue the men drove Into a live xvlro
xvhlch had been blown doxvn by tho
wind. Tho horso xvns Instantly killed
and the occupants or the cart throxx'n
out. Slckler fell on the xvlre and xv.as
immediately writhing In the agony of
death: a current of 1,100 xolts passed
through him. When taken from tho
xvlre there appeared to bo a ray of
life in his body and efforts were mndu
to restore him.
Tho storm xvns especially hevaro In
T'pper l'lttston, where th' roof of a
double building owned by Mrs. Louis
Selblo nnd Mrs. Rose Ilrandenburg,
situated on North Mnln street, xvas
blown to the street. Tho building Is
a dwelling and store. A corner of tho
Sterling silk mill xvns nlso struck, but
the damage is slight.
Two Men Killed.
Who. line W. Va., Aug. 1'. -Tonight at T
o'clock at Peep Ilun, four miles aboxe this city,
on tho Wheeling and Lake I'rie railroad,
outhbound coal train Jumped tho track over a
etrep rmtankm nt. Two mm ur. killed and
two other bad! injured. Tho killed are I Tin.
gineer Mike McCrruxy, of N'orwalk, 0., and an
unknown hobo.
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f WEATHER FORECAST.
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4- Washington, Aug. 12. Forecast for -f
4- Monday and Tuesday! Eastern I'ennsyl 4-
4- vanla Local ralna Monday and probably 4"
4- Tuesday- moderate Umperaturej freali 4-
4- southeasterly winds. 4-
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