7 THE NEWS. I'rescott, (lie. the The business section of Arizona, wga destroyed hy losses being estimated at one million (lollarH, and the Insurance at less than one-half that amount. Luther H. Huiley, of a Now York brokerage firm which was connected with the dlHcretlonary pool business, was expelled from the Consolidated Block Exchange. Charles A. Towne, late People's par ty nominee for Vice-President, spoke at a Democratic ratification meeting In Colorado Springs, Col. A committee In New York asked Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Reed to join a third party, to be composed of Gold Demo crats and Anti-Expansion Republicans. A number of the guests at the launch ing of the steamer American at Chester, Pa., were thrown Into the river by the breaking of a plank. All were saved. The coroner's Jury In Tacoma, Wash., held the electric railway company to blame for the Fourth of July disaster, In which many lives were lost. - Rev. T. H. James, a preacher, of Sa llna, Kan., who went to England to look after a big estate In Liverpool, disappeared after reaching Southamp ton. Mr. James J. Van Alen was stopped at the pier in New York on his return from Europe, and made to pay $H0O duty on his daughter's dresses. Captain Healy, of the United States revenue cutter McCulloch, was declared Insane by the county board at Port Townsend,4 Wash. - . . A' sloop was sunk by a tug in the Delaware river at Camden, and Miss Mary Schauffer, one of the merrymak ers, was drowned. Captain Ide and his officers reported to the Navy Department that the cruis er New Orleans bad many defects. The body of the late Senator Oear was shipped from Washington to Bur lington, Iowa, where It will be burled. Allison Marvin, the son of a million aire of Merlden, Conn., shot himself for love of some unknown girl. No news was brought by the bark Calcium, which arrived in Philadel phia, of Lieutenant Peary, who is In the Arctic Regions In quest of the North Pole. Reports from the drouth-stricken sections of Arizona are to the effect that every water hole and most of the wells have gone dry. The Chinese residents of the recent ly quarantined districts of San Fran cisco are preparing to demand com pensation for losses alleged to have been sustained owing to the action of the health officials. Thomas White, 34 years old. Is suf fering at the Episcopal Hospital, In Philadelphia, from a triple fracture of the shoulder blade, caused by an acci dent during an Initiation at Pride of America Lodge, Foresters of Americn, at the latter's hall. The body of John Webber, 70 years old, wus found in a pond near Pater son, N. J. It is thought that he was murdered. Mr. Bryan has stated the date set for his notification is satisfactory to him. Richard Croker and David B. Hill have been chosen -members of the New "York Democratic Executive Committee. The rail-reducing mill of the Illinois Steel Company at Milwaukee has re sumed operations. J. Q. Schmldlapp has offered 100,000 to build a wing to the Cincinnati Art Museum as a memorial to his wife and daughter. Ex-Congresaman W. E. Owens, of the defense in the Goebel murder cases, was severely injured by a fail at Georgetown, Ky. A collection of rare coins, valued between $5000 and. $10,000, has been stolen from the Milwaukee Public Museum. Senator Hanna was made chairman of the Republican Executive Committee and Perry S. Heath secretary art the Cleveland meeting. The Carpenter Steel Company, at Heading, Pa., has received a rush or der from the Government for 600 twelve-Inch navy shells. The United States authorities at Cape Nome have declared martial law Chicago promoters have arranged a 130,000,000 deal to insure a permanent pure water supply for St. Louis. Serious trouble was reported threat ened between the Mojave Indians at Fort Mojave, Col., and the agency authorities. The storage plant and grain elevator of the W. S. Limond Grain Drier Com pany, Brooklyn, was damaged $50,000 worth by Are. The plant of the Birmingham Ce ment Company at Ensley, Ala., was burned with a loss of $100,000 Striking street car employees in St. Louis continue to assault persons rid 1ng on cars of the Transit Company. News was received in San Francisco of the death in Alaska of Capt. Daniel Webster, which took place June 18 Governor Roosevelt announced that he had dismissed the charges against Comptroller Coler. No action has been taken In the cane of Mayor Van Wyck and District Attorney Gardiner. The Baltimore and Ohio express from Washington for New York, was wrecked near Philadelphia. It had $3,000,000 in gold on board. The BWltch had been tampered with, and it was suggested that the accident wbh the work of would-be robber. Edward W. Trexler, a retired lumbi dealer of Allentown, Pa was struck hy a fast Philadelphia and Reading Railroad freight train and instantly killed. It is probable that Chicago will be the headquarters of the Democra dnrlng the Presidential campaign. The Democratic Presidential cam palgn was informally opened at Lin coin. Two ratification meetings were held by the Populists and Silver Re publicans and the other by the Demo cnitH of Nebraska. Mr. Imls Klonsch has cabled $100 000 to India from the relief fund in response to bu urgent appeal from Ilev. Mr. Frease. at Barada. The resumption of the St. Loul street-car strike caused no Interrup lion to traffic. A report has been received lit th Treasury Department from Captal Roberts, commanding the revenue cut ter Manning,, dated Dutch Harbor V'naluHltn, June 211, 1900, showing Kituatlon ut Cape Nome which, th officials fear, may result In grent su ferlna during the coming winter among the crowds that are now flock Jiik to tho new gold neldE, Trouble was reported among the em ployees of tho Central Railway ot ise Jersey which, it was said, might de velop into a strike. The officials nt the Wnr Office are busy planning to push the campaign In China FIRST BIG GUN. U'KIMI I t AM ROOSEVELT NOTI MM OF THKIH NOMINATION. LARGE CROWD AT CANTON. Renlile I he Formal Remark of Senator Lodge nml (lie I'renlilrnt'a Hnnr, the Crowd W Ail.lrex.eil hy Imlr nian llwnna Simple Ceremonies a Rooevelt' Oyater Hay Hum. Canton, O. (Special). Under tm azure sky, with the sunlight glinting through the leafy trees, with the ban ner of the Republic draped above him, William McKlnley was officially noti fied of his second' nomination by the Republican party for the highest office in the civilized world. Grouped about him were leading men of his party, while surrounding his Canton home were the friends among whom he has lived for more than 30 years, together with vast crowds from the surrounding towns of his native State. The scene was Inspiring as, to the eloquent words of Senator Lodge, the President responded In n ringing speech. There was enthusiasm enough and to spare, and to many of the point ed utterances of both Senator Lodge and the President there was hearty and cordial approval shown. Important features of the speech of notification by Senator Lodge and the response by President McKiuley were the references to the Chinese situa tion. This caused a great deal of dis cussion during the conferences follow ing the formal speech-making, and the impression created was that these utterances were a notification to the world that the United States Intended to preserve all its rights In China. The impressive portions of the President's speech were his references to the maintenance of the gold stand ard and the financial public faith, the preservation of a protective tariff, the enlargement of our market, and espec ially the catchy phrase "prosperity at home and prestige abroad." When he aBked "Shall we go back to the tariff of four years ago?" there were shouts of "No! No!" from every part of the audience. A prolonged cheer greeted his words relative to the maintenance of our authority In the Philippines. There was a most impressive shout when he declared that there should be continued legis lative control over the territory pos sessed by the United States and an other outburst 'when he said such au thority would be coupled with "lib erty and humanity." His declaration that the United Slates had reclaimed "10,000,000 human beings from Imperi alism" was a decided hit, and there were many requests for him to repeat the sentence. This turn of the word used so much by the opposition was considered one of the ndrolt features of the speech. The President seemed at his best. His appearance indicated splendid health and his voice rang out In clarion tones, reaching the outskirts of the vast throng which surrounded the house, and extended over the lawn and across the street Speaking from the same place where he received the formal notification four years ago, and In the presence of men in hearty ac cord with his policy and principles, he could not but create a favorable Im pression and receive, as he did, the most hearty applause of his listeners. While the speech of the President closed the formal notification there had not been oratory enough for the Catherine and other speakers were called for. Senator Fairbanks, of In dlana; Senator Hanna, chairman of the National Committee; Charles Emory Smith, Postmaster-General; Col. Sam uel Parker, of Hawaii, and Senator Lodge were heard, the last named speaking twice. The notification committee and party came from Cleveland on a special train, making the run in one hour and 21 minutes. They were met at the sta tion und in carriages escorted to the home of President McKlnley. The Tip pecanoe Club of Cleveland was given the place ot honor next to the band. The American flag floated from many business houses and residences along the route of the procession. Other dele gations from nearby cities and towns helped to swell the large throng which gathered to honor one ot Canton's fa mous citizens and to contribute their share toward making the second noti fication ot Mr. McKlnley a day long to be remembered as a historical and in tei'Ung event in the city of Canton. all, of the responsibility that goe with it. 'This Is very much more than u mere party contest. We stand at the parting of the ways, and the people hnve now to decide whether they will go forward along the path of pros perity and high honor abroad or whether they will turn their backs I upon what has been done during the last three yenrs; whether they will plunge thls'cotintry Into an abyss of misery and disaster or, what Is worse thau even misery and disaster, shame. 'I feel that we have a right to ap peal not merely to Republican, but to all good citizens, no matter what ma:' have been their party affiliations in the past, and to ask them, on the strength of the record that President McKlnley has made during the last three years, to stand shoulder to shoulder with us. perpetuating the conditions under which we have reached a degree of prosperity never before attained In the nation's history and under which u broad we have put the American flag on a level where It never before In the history of the country has been placed." A round of applause broke out as the Governor paused, but he checked It by saying: 'Getitlemen, one moment, please. Here. Ned," he cried to Senator Wol- cott, "this is not to the National Com mittee, but I want to say this to my friends: FrlendB of my own State who are here, I appreciate seeing so many of you to-day. I want lo say I am more than honored und pleased at hav ing been made u candidate for Vice- President on the national ticket, but you cannot imagine how badly I feel at leaving the men with whom I have endeavored and worked for civic de cency and righteousness and honesty In New York." Refreshments were then served on the porches and In the dining room. NINE PRESIDENTIAL TICKKTH. Bryan's Name Head Three of Them Thin Year. There are nine Presidential tickets in the field this year, as follows: Republican. President, WILLIAM McKINLEY, Ohio. Vice-President. THEODORE ROOSE VELT, New York. Democratic President, WILLIAM J.' BRYAN, Nebraska. Vice-President, ADLAI E. STEVEN SON, Illinois. People' Party (I-union). President, WILLIAM J. BRYAN, Nebraska. Vice-President, CHARLES A.TOWNE, Minn. Hllvr-KpHibllian. President, WILLIAM J. BRYAN, Nebraska. Vice-President, ADLAI E. STEVEN SON, Illinois. Paopla'a Party (Mlddla-Of-The-Rond). President. WHARTON BARKER, Pennsylvania. Vice-President, IGNATIUS DON NELLY, Minn. Social Democratic. President, EUGENE V. DEBS, In diana. Vlce-PreHldent, JOB HARRIMAN, California. 1'rohlbitlonUt. President, JOHN G. WOOLLEY, Illinois. Vice-President, HENRY B. MET CALFE, Rhode Island. I' lilted Chrlatlaa. President. REV. S. C. SWALLOW, Pennsylvania. Vice-President, . DeUon SorlalUt. President, JOSEPH F. MALONEY, Mass. Vice-President, VALENTINE RE MILL, Pa. WERE PUT TO DEATH' CHINESE OFFICIAL CONFIRM UK PORTS OK 11.11 III Itl.r. MASSACRE. NIGHT ATTACK SUCCEEDED rled a I.Rt Denperate Sortie, After Whlrli the Wall of Their Refuge Were Leveled by Chine Artillery I-1 re and All For eigner lluti tiered RuHrtlng Burned About Their Head. Washington (Special). From many cources testimony accumulates to the effect that the foreign legations In Pe kin have been destroyed and their In mates massacred. A dispatch to the Iondon Dally Mall from Shanghai purports to give, on the uthorlty of the Shantung Governor, etalls of the capture of the legation's on the night of July 6 and the subse quent massacre of foreigners. Accord ing to this story, the legations suc cumbed only after an all-night attack. The forces of Prince Tuan defeated the regular troops of Prince Chlng and of Wang Weng Shao before the foreign ers were slaughtered. Minister Wu has received at Wash ington a dispatch from Sheng, at Shanghai, saying that a Chinese gen eral was preparing to bombard the for eign legations in Pekin July 7. A Shanghai dispatch, said to be official from Chinese sources, says that the le gations had fallen and foreigners had been massacred before the departure from Pekln of a courier July 2. According to a London dispatch, Lady Hart, wife of Sir Robert Hart, Di rector of Imperial Maritime Chinese Customs, has received the following message from ber husband, dated July C: Our people, including the women, are in the legations, Prepare to hear the worst." The only substantial doubt thrown on tho Btory is by Li Hung Chang,, who stated at Canton that several of the legations were still safe, and that none of the ministers, except Von Ketteler, has been killed. The fact that no two stories agree perfectly as to the date of the massacre tends also to discredit them. Nearly all accounts have come originally from Chinese sources, and It Is thought that the dates may have been Juggled with. Dispatches from Tientsin tell of stub born fighting between the allies and the Chinese. Admiral Seymour has sent reports to Ixndon Indicating that the allies are at least holding their own. He says that the foreign garri son has been reinforced by 1500 Ameri cans, presumably Including the Ninth Infantry. The powers are said to have reached an agreement as to Chinese policy. They have practically given up hope of saving the legations In Pekln, and will not make an advance, It is said, until it can be done In overwhelming force. LI Hung 'Chang, it is stated posi tively, will go to Pekln immediately and try to restore order. BELIEVED TO UK DKAD. Booievelt Notified. Oyster Bay, N. Y. (Special). Gov. Theodore Roosevelt was officially noti fied ot his nomination for tho Vice- Presidency. The exercises took place at his coun try home, Sagamore, near Oyster Bay. Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, was chairman of the committee. Governor Roosevelt received the party on the wide vine-covered porch of Sagamore. Standing oil the lower step, he grasped the hand of each visi tor und then, turning, presented eacn to Mrs. Roosevelt, who stood on the veranda behind him. Shortly after 12 o'clock Benator Wolcott called the committee to the porch. There, in the cool shade of the awnings and vines, he read the formal notlncatlou in a clear mid resonant voice. His address was almost exclusively a laudation of Governor Roosevelt. 1 he Governor re plied In part as follows: "1 accept the minor conferred upon 8,tat.IepartinaaJt Take a (Jlooiny View of Fat of Legation lit. Washington (Special). From source worthy of the highest credence it was learned that the State Depart ment believes all foreign Ministers in Pekln have been massacred. Secretary Hay has no information at hand upon which to base this assumption, but it Is said that he draws the conclusion from all the circumstances and alleged circumstances surrounding the Chinese situation. The Imperial edict reported to the State Department is understood to have determined the Secretary in his gloomy Inference. That edict left Pekln on June 29, and he believes that if Mr, Conger was then alive and safe some reassuring word would have accom panied the communication. The department Is, however, haz aiding no more guesses as to the fate of Minister Conger and the other dip lomats ut the Chinese capital. It Is simply waiting, anxiously waiting, for some definite ray of light from Asia. Until then speculation will cease. CHINA TO JAPAN. Former Declare that the Murder Were Due to the llombardineuL Yokohama (By Cable). The Chinese Minister in Toklo has visited the Jap anese Minister of Foreign Affairs an communicated to him what is described as "the first Pekln dispatch since the trouble broke out." The dispatch says that the murder of the German Minister and other for eigners was due to the Taku affair and to the sending of Admiral Seymour s AIOI S OVF.R rEKIN. HI Feared Thaf Account nfMiiMsrrr Are i rilr. Washington (Special). Official dis patches from China tend' to confirm the belief that foreigners In Pekln have already met death or are In des perate straits. Cousul-Gonernl Goodnow him cabled from Shanghai to the State Depart ment that the Governor of Shantung says the Boxers snd soldiers were bombarding the Pekln legations July 7. Extreme anxiety was expressed by the Governor as to the fate of the Eu ropeans and friendly Chinese In the belengured legation buildings. An offi cial message to the same effect has been received In London from the Gov ernor of Shantung. A London news agency reports that all foreigners In Pekln were murdered July 6. ThlB Is thought to be an echo of Thursday's Shunghtj- dispatch to that effect. The Belgian Foreign Office has re ceived a dispatch from Shanghai an nouncing, on Chinese authority, that Gen. Nleh-Sl-Chnng has defeated the rebels near Pekln and has relieved Prince Chlng and General 'lng-Lu. who were trying to defend Europeans. A Tientsin correspondent of the lon THREE MEN HELD. UnllllKltN WHO I.OOTF.D CAR OF ILLI NOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. ONE MADE A CONFESSION. Vice-lreldent .1. T. Ilnratinn oft tie Coin- pany Ha Made Statement-One Ran- lit Wa Taken at CharUMon, Mo.. An. cither at. Wyrkllffe. Ky., ami Third In M. Loul-Ilelctlve Shot. Chicago, III. (Special). "Three of the robbers who held up Illinois Ceu tral train No. 4 at Mayflrld Creek, Ky., about 10 miles south of Cairo, have been arrested and Imprisoned by special agents In the employ of the company. We expect to get the other two robbers in a short time." Vice-President J. T. Harahan, of the Illinois Central Railroad, made the foregoing statement. Ho said: 'The first one arrested was Michael Connelly, alias Doyle, who claims to be a resident of Portland, Or. He was caught at Charleston, Mo., a small town on the Iron Mountain Railway don Express, writing under the date I about 15 miles from Cairo, mid )h now of July 9. says that the Chinese are in jan ni airo, TO KILL THE l'REHIKENT. dally "driving In" the allies. The Chi nese have mounted 12 fresh guns In advantageous positions and are sweep ing the streets of the foreign settle ments. A dispatch from St. Peters burg to the DaWy Malt Is of a different tenor, saying that In the last six hours' fighting around Tientsin the Cossacks captured six Krupp guns and killed many fleeing Boxers. The Chinese lost 3000 killed. Including General Kek. Consul McWtde, of Canton, says that 1.1 Hung Chang has engaged quarters on a steamer Bailing for Pekln. Press dispatches say that Prince LI has given up his Pekln trip. Berlin dispatches say that Prince LI is sending troops to Pekln to suppress the Boxers. This Is in response to an Imperial edict dated June 17. He will remain south, It Is said, so as to better control Chinese Governors. Dispatches from Shanghai state that foreigners have evacuated Wnuchau, In Southern China, on acount or a threatened Boxer uprising. Lieutenant-General Miles has made application for active command of the American forces in China. It Is said to be doubtful whether his request will be granted. Washington authori ties have requested Mr. Wu Ting Fang, Chinese Minister, to forward a mes sage to United States Minister Con ger in Pekln. This Mr. Wu has under taken. 'The second man Mike Conlati was arrested at or near Wyckliffe, Ky., and Is now In Jail there. "Geo. P. Murray, chief special 8 gent of the Illinois Central Railroad Com pany went to the house of Jock Nel son, who Is thought to be Implicated In the robbery at. St. Louis, and In en deavorlng to arrest him. Murray was shot through the shoulder and arm by Nelson, who got away. It Is expected that he will be captured soon. Mur ray was not severely Injured and is In the hospital at St. Ixuiis. It is ex pected that he will be out in a few days. "Another suspect has been arrested and held In custody at Cairo, and In formation has Just been received from St. Louis that one of the persons Im plicated In the train robbery has mude a full confession." KEYSTONE STA I. ATI XT NI MS OI.F..IN RISKED LIFE FOR LIBl I'rlftlitiel- l..in.l r- --. .,....,,, roi-reiwi--.,, . i Locomotive ., ,." Columbia Mm, ,, Hmj3 Recover, Rut Will In. AMERICA'S POSITION STATED. and "Impar- expedition, and that the Chinese Gov- me with the keenest and deepest ap- ernment Is now doing its best to pro preclation of what It means und, above tect the foreigners in Pekin. FIELD OP LAIIOR. Pittsburg molders get $3 a day. Japan has 1267 telegraph offices. New York electrical workers earn ft a day. The head of the postal department at Gibraltar is a womarr. New York dock builders will demand the eight-hour day. A St. Louis Judge has declared tho Union Label law unconstitutional. it cost $1,500,000 per mile to build the underground railways of London. A new electrical process for tanning hides has Just been patented in Ger many. Hugh Cavanaugh delivered a lecture in a Cincinnati church. The United States pays now an aver age of $1,000,000 a duy for tropical pro ductions. The ratio of physicians Is 1 to about 600 In this country and 1 to 1100 In the British Isles. The lurgest and heaviest locomotive ever made waB recently sent out from the Pittsburg Locomotive Works. It weighs without the tender 240,000 bounds. J-OKFHiN FAIRS. The government waj defeated In the House of Lords on the question of com pensating Irish landlords. The British steamer Loulsianlan brought to Kingston, Ja., news of right ing ubout Panama. The Khedive paid a visit of State to London, and was entertained at the Guild Hal). The Prince of Wales and other notables were In attendance. The American hospital ship Maine brought a batch of wounded soldiers to Southampton. Three men ure dead as the result of a fire on the German ship Helena, at London, caused by burning naphtha. The American Civil Engineers were received by the Queen at Windsor Custle and most cordially treated. An Imperial ukase was published in St. Petersburg abolishing, in large measure, banishment to Siberia. A number of expeditions are being fitted out to search for Andre, the missing Arctic explorer. Sir Frederick Hodgson, the Governor General at Kumassl, sent a report de scribing the terrible sufferings endured. Alleged Plan to Aalnate McKlnley One Plotter Weaken. ' New York (Special). A plot to as sassinate President McKiuley has been frustrated. It was concocted by a group of Span ish and Cuban conspirators with head quarters In New York. One of the plotters weakened and sent a warning letter to a member of the Republican Nutlonal Committee. That letter was placed in the hands of Secretary Charles Dick, who re ferred it to Chairman B. B. Odell, of the New York State Committee, tor Investigation. Chairman Odell en gaged a detective, who speedily veri fied certain important allegations made in the warning letter. There upon Mr. Odell reported to Secretary Dick, who laid all the facts before Chairman Mark Hanna. Mr. Odell's report caused great alarm among the President's close friends and advisers. Mr. Odell made It plain that he regarded the plot as matter of the utmost seriousness. and urged that extreme precautions be taken to keep the President out of barm s reach. Messrs. Dick and Hanna laid the whole matter before the President shortly before he departed for Canton They Instructed Mr. Odell to continue his investigation and cautioned him to work with the utmost secrecy. Mr. Odell admitted that he and cer tain members of the National Commit tee had discovered a plot to assas sinate the President. "Yes, it is true," he said, "but I re gret exceedingly that the matter has become public." He was extremely anxious that no reference whatever should be made to the matter. Special detectives are guarding the President in Canton. Railway Company Illameil. Tacoma, Wash. (Special). The coro ner's Jury which has been holding an Inquest over forty-three victims of the street-car accident July 4, rendered a verdict charging that the Tacoma Rail way and Power Company was grossly and criminally careless and negligent in permitting Its motorman, F. L. Boehm, to go out on the car without any previous effort to ascertain his ef ficiency on the grade. Arizona Aided by Rain. Tucson. Ariz. (Special). Mining and cattle interests, which have suffered untold Iobs from lack of water, were relieved by a (heavy rain. The drouth had almost destroyed vegetation in the southern part of the Territory. OI K NEW rOShFhSIONS. Colonel James S. Pettlt, tried by court-martial in Manila of unsoldierly conduct, was acquitted. The new charter of the City of Ha vana gives the city officials more power than ever given before to a municipali ty ou tho island. Governor-General Wood will come to Washington to consult with the Sec retary of War regarding the coming constitutional convention. General Wood reported five deaths in ten days In Cuba from yellow fever. Eleven Americans were killed and sixteen wounded in one week's scout ing In the Philippines. Captain Robert B. Huston, of the Forty-seventh United States Volun teers, died in Manila from yellow fever. A squadron of Philippine cavalry was organized by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilder of the Forty -third Infantry. Schley Day wus celebrated In Suntl ago. A mass was hold at night, under Spanish auspices, for the sailors of Cervera's fleet who died there. Orders for the removal ot a largo number of American troops from Cuba have been Joyously welcomed by the Cubans. ' - Peace Wanted With Chlni tlal Trade." Washington (Special). The State Department mode public tho identical note which was recently sent to tho powers as defining the position of the United States respecting the Chinese troubles. It Is understood that this circular was drawn up June 30 and transmitted to Canton for the approval or tne President. It was communicated July 3 to the powers concerned. Tho note Is as follows: "In this critical posture of affairs In China it Is deemed appropriate to ae fine the attitude of the United States as far as present circumstances permit this to be done. "We adhere to the policy initiated by us In 1857, of peace with the Chinese nation, of furtherance of lawful com merce and of protection ot lives and property of our citizens by all means guaranteed under extra territorial treaty rights and by the law of na tions. If wrong be done to our cm zens we propose to hold the responsl ble authors to the uttermost accounta bility. We regard the condition at Pekln as one of virtual anarchy whereby power and responsibility are practicully devolved upon the local pro vincial authorities. So long as tney are not In overt collusion with rebel lion and use their power to protect for eign life and property we regard them as representing the Chinese people, with whom we seek to remain In peace and friendship. "Tho purpose of the President is, as it has been heretofore, to act concur rently with tae other powers, first, In openlnj up communication with Pekin and rescuing the American officials, missionaries and other Americans who are in danger; secondly, in affording all possible protection everywhere In China to Amerlcau life and property thirdly. In guarding and protecting all legitimate' American Interests; and fourthly. In aiding to prevent a spread of the disorders to the other provinces of the Empire and a recurrence of such disasters. "It is, of course, too enrly to forecast the means of attaining this last result, but the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty nnd inter national law and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and Impar tlal trade with all purts of the Chinese Empire. "You will communicate the purport of this Instruction to tho Minister for Foreign Affairs." Hay to Return, Cape Town (By Cable). United States Consul Adelbert S. Hay, of Pre torla, is ubout to return to tho United States. Batches of prisoners are arriving here dally from the front. One lot contained 38 English and Irish names. HOME RI LE IN HAVANA. Wide Power are Conferred by the New Charter. Havana (By Cable). The powers ot the recently elected officials are greatly Increased by the new charter. The charter gives them authority as to the closing, opening, alignment, widening, grading and cleaning of streets, squares, parks and every class of pub lic ways, their use by persons, animals and vehicles, their occupation by pil lars, rails, pipes and other objects and their paving, lighting and sewerage. It also gives the officials charge of the supply and distribution of water to parkways, streets, houses, markets and prisons. The officials are given super vision of the sanitary and hygienic ser vice, of amusements and public meet ings and of the maintenance of good order upon public ways. Vagrancy, the suppression of vice and Immoral ity, the regulation of rates for vehicles. the regulation of gas, water and elec tricity, telephonic and telegraphic con nections, the fire department, watch men, private police and the imposition of fines for the breaking of ordinance? are also questions -with which they are empowered to deal; but it Is provided that the officials shall impose no fines in excess of 50. The municipal administration In cludes the use, care and preservation of lands, goods and rights which are ap purtenant to the city and the adminis tration, distribution, collection and ex penditure ot and accounting for all in come and taxes necessary to carry on the .municipal functions. Neither the, central nor the provin cial government will be empowered to Intervene In questions placed under the control of the city officials. This gives more complete power than was ever before granted to a municipality in the island. The orders for the removal of a large number of troops from Cuba have been gladly welcomed by the Cubans. Gen eral Wood is in receipt of many letters from municipalities offering thanks for what they call bis disposition to trust the Cubans and declaring that the entire island Is in a state of abso lute tranquillity. Joseph Heliny, wfm , fry rxfn t rrnti n . .. ' c ...on truv ago. ...w...., HUM (-nnal.L. nmn.l ...LI. M ""'ail O..M.-.1 nun n warrant. i.hr.i with rloHortlnir lila ...Ir- Whlln hn !....! . ,i, v 1.1 n N waa i., Bt n nnlti limn ,. """"H'l ..v ..,. mill, nenny made a liberty and Jumped off th. The conductor rpfi..j t the constable got off at th 'f tlon, but could find n dead or alive. Friday Behny volimturii. . at the magistrate's office lo Y ami enected an amUM. I with hi. wlfo ii.".""" " . : , nwe and lacerated, caused l,v iu. ,1 Llevenllo,,,,,,, Eleven dwelling Iiousp., nun lour irHme, were cnmi)( stroyed by fire at Watt. ..., miles west of Columbia Sev, lies were rendered homelea. a Dortlon nf thai,, k L .. ... ...... nuirDnlg The burned building, were, the Watts estate. The I property Is !)000, and the tei limate their loss at $l(Mto. I . no in .T whh caused nv .,. a locomotive. Life l.oat at Kir., I Fire at Sewickley, a suburb I burg, destroyed six roal and l houses, three stables, a frama lng. a number of otitbullillnj, Pennsylvania freight care, f Samuel Woods, a stableml .muni uj neain and eight hm cremated. The property destn owned by Alden K, Hays an oirange. i ne loss is Jr,u,ooo. Mnllel Himiiith III, Hr,J Amandus J. Newhard. whn instantly killed his wife at til In Catasaunua, and then shuij is still alive at the Allentown The bullet, which entered tlii the mouth, was taken out of tf. the head. The surgeon sav ifc ia a chance for his recovery Inl he does recover he will be iw the bullet penetrated the brail. 1 lee renin I'mianl llrillt Partaking freely of Ice ereni had been packed in a freeze days, the 3-year-old child J Hawley, of Baker Creek, Is d4 Another child, a year and Is in a critical condition from cause. fckull- FrMtiiired lij Slow As the result of a quarrel boys George Schnller, aged 1 at his home In Lancaster will lured skull and with but III! of recovery. The lad had Interfered In between Harry St hlndel, aged and a companion, nnd Srtilnj alleged, becoming Incensed, pjf a stone and threw it with all he could muster. The atonl Schallcr, fracturing his skull SnniiinmhiiliHllc Hivlmnifr 1" J limes Mullen, of Yoiit dreamed that he was swlmnj) concluded to take a (life. H out of bed, and, going to the story window, made a plunge to the pavement below, Biistai ous wounds, Lightning Kiilorril nn (lotli A wire clothesline, stretcnci: her house and a tree, nearly death of Mrs. Mary ShUK i thunder storm at baporte. l striking the wire it entered t rendering Mrs. Shick dumuaiu less and tossing her son on a the floor. 4.O0O REPORTED KILLED. Tun leU Severely With Native Who Favor Foreigner. Shanghai, China (By Cable). Re ports of the atrocities committed by Prince Tuan upon the Chinese are ap palling. He had 4000 leading Cbtnese butchered. It is said, for merely daring to petition him to control the orgie ot blood and restrain his followers. The dispatch concludes with the announce ment that ex-Viceroy Chi Li Wen Chao has been killed by the Boxers. A re port from Chefu, July 7, says that a Catholic bishop, two priests and two nuns have been murdered. From Moukden comes a report, dated July f), that a Danish mission at Hy- nung had been surrounded by Boxers According to the report It would be possible to hold out only two days. A party of Cossacks, residents of Monk den, and the British Consul, bad start ed for the relief of those besieged at the Danish mission. New Callfuriila Plane i. Chicago (Special). A dispatch to the Record from Hermosillo, Mex, says: "Martin Hulen, of Aspen, Col.; T. B. G. Gedlne, ot Sun Francisco, and James Crawford, of Benson, Ariz., prospectors, have arrived from the new placer gold field In Lower Californlti, about 60 miles south of Camp Com putes, bringing with them over200,000 In gold dust. this sum represents their earnings for a period of eight months. Old mint Employe ArreMod. Washington (Special). Chief Wil- klo, of tho Secret Service, has been ad vised of the arrest of Fred A. Taylor, an old employee of tho San Francisco mint. It Is said thut he had on his person at the time of his arrest about eight ounces of gold clippings und a quuutlty or gold buttons. Nomination for Culture, Little Rock, Ark. ( Special). Repub licans of the First District have nomi nated P. O. Fltzpatrlck. of Forest City, for Congress, blxtu District itepublt cans nominated Charles F. Cole, of Hatesvuie, Clark Howell Married. Savannah, Gu. (Special)." Hon. Clark Howell, of Atlanta, was married here to Miss Annie Comer, daughter of the lute Hugh M. Comer, president of the Central of Georgia Railway. Imme dlutely after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Howell left for New York, where they will take passage for Europe for n tour of several months. AHOl'T NOTED PEOPLE. Assistant Secretary of War Melklo- John is at homo in Fullerton, Nob., for a three weeks vacation. Mofakhamed-Dowleh is to be the representative of Persia at Washing ton. Admiral Dewey's declination of an invitation from Newport to ride in u carriage In a parado nt that great re sort ou the Fourth Is taken to mean thut he has gone out of tho show busi ness entirely and has cut politics for good. Susan B. Anthony will preside at the morning and afternoon sessions of tho Chautauqua assembly on wo- mun s day, July l. Mr. J. Howard, of Omaha, and E. II Stenvlck, of Lincoln, have becu chosen to represent the young Democrats of Nebraska in their debute at Omaha, July 19, agulnst the University of Chi cugo McKlnley Club. Among the many presents sent i.n Lord Roberts, one which Is said to huve pleased him much was a case of Passover cakes forwarded by the Jews of London. It was sent at Easter time, aud his acknowledgment of the gift bus Just been received Katel Lnrk.UK- from 4th ofJidl F. G. Dagenhart died at tns at Altoona from lockjaw. bratlne the Fourth ol Jui) wounded by the explosion cracker. Stale N.M lu llrl'f- The loss by the freight wr Lackawanna Riiilroad ut Par ley Is nearly $100,000. 4 chorter was Issued by Department to the Lehigh as wanna Ice Co.. Oouldsboro conntv: canltal. $75,000. Fire totally destroyed the fl and outbuildings ol ai. " Stonlngton. causing u 'os! partly covered by insurance. A Philadelphia company i llsh a plant for the . i.i..u o t mlona. where lampoon n . ,j entlv InexhaustluU' wvM A gus bus been struck. An attempt wns made to opera house ut Altoona. , ' j..... .,i n hnndle of ul JUT OIKl""r" , ing, U11U lie i:A.'"n John J. Jones, on" of the wore burned in the explos" oil i-o ten. l the four are 4 dead. The other recover. During the recent s'"r"J ' longing to Samuel """ . Hermitage, the farm on " cated being furme.l ly J ou er, was struck by HBlltl,lns nlotnli; rlttutrm'fMi. I. Si The Chamhersburg elected Prof. Clayton Leitersburg, Md w vice-principal of the 1 made vacant ny i Prof. Wayne Bowers. Wharton M. Hewhey. i -jo ...,..u a niemun, t ZVnriueor an eu train and was struck uy " the westbound news pr in the hospital un uu"r laie ' John Walsh, an emigrant i.,.i t into a saloon on nue. Scrunto... una S two coioreu men, . razors, cutting open tlie u' his neck and milking a aw the left urn. Bun The New York 1! euil of Lit nor f ' ' V miinl" unnu.il report tmi ' , , sous killed und "J" 1 B, In the Slut " , I1JUh thnii those kHI'J 1 fctimuisli-Aincrleun "r'
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