REFUGEE FROM CHINA. What an American Pastor Saw of the Uprising. SATS CONGER DID NOT SEE DANGER HOT. Robert Coltmnn, Who WAN Un der Flro nt Tlon-tnln nnl Taku. Telia of the Cniiture of the Forta. Drllla, Uniform and Exercises of the Boxers. Eyewitnesses of tlie first raid by Boxers on Tien-tsiu and the bombard ment of the Taku forts by the foreign gunboats arrived at San Francisco on the steamer Coptic the other day from Shanghai. The most vivid story of the Chinese uprising is told by the liev. Robert Coltman, pastor of the Presbyterian church at I.a Junta, Colo., says the New York Sun. With his wife he escaped from Tien-tsiu on June 10 by military train to Taku, go- Jug thence 011 the Chinese steamer Fie C'hun to Shanghai. While in Peking early in May the ltev. Mr. Coltman dined with Minister Conger and talked over the situation with him. "We went to China to visit my daughter, wife of Professor Clifford of the Imperial university at Tien-tsin," said Mr. Coltman.. "Then we went to Peking to visit my son, Robert Colt inau, Jr., physician resident there. He Is a professor of medicine in the Im perial university. We were in Peking early in May, leaving there on the Bth to go to Poi-Tai-Ilu, a seaside resort, which we never reached. While in Pe king Minister Conger dined with my son, and we had a talk over the situa tion as it then presented itself. The Boxers at that time were drilling right In the streets of Peking, and 1 was very apprehensive. Minister Conger con sidered the danger not particularly threatening and seemed to place great credit in the assurance of the tsung-li yamen. I told liim I did not agree witli him. and lie assured me that there was no danger. "Over a month was spent by us at Tien-tsin. The Boxers were more threatening, and native Christians from all parts of the country began to flock to 1 lie mission compounds at Tlcu-tsin. They were in mortal terror of the Box ers, and with all their worldly posses sions tied in small bundles went from gate to gate imploring the foreigners to protect them. It was a pitiful sight as they asked lis with tears in their eyes: 'What shall wo do when you go away? We shall all be killed.' "On either skle of the Taku road lie tiie compounds of the foreign missions. Each compound Is a rectangle, sur rounded by a brick wall about ten feet high, dates are cut through these walls so that persons in an extremity can run from one to another and reach the British or French concessions, which adjoin the compounds. The Britisli concession is laid out like nuy ordinary Britisli or American city, with excellent buildings and good streets. "Early iti June American marines to the number of 107 came to the Ameri can hoard of foreign missions com pound and encamped. Captain Me- Calla was 111 general charge of the forces on land, and the marines In the compound were in command of En sign Daniel W. Wurt/Jiaugh. Oil the night of Saturday, June 0, word hav ing been received from the legations nt Peking that help must be had at once, a meeting of consuls and commanders was held at Tien tsin. Captain Mc- Calla was spokesman for the Ameri cans. The Russian consul must have had the most adequate conception of the troubles ahead, for lie declared that he would not undertake to reach Pe king with less than 15,000 men. The British officers were silent. When Cap tain McCnlln was called oil for advice, lie snill that he had advices that the lives of Americans were in jeopardy in Puking and that he intended to start next morning to tlielr relief, whether tiie other forces went or not. Then British commanders and others agreed to go, and the result was the ill fated expedition under Admiral Seymour. 1 thought until today that this expedi tion got through to Peking without trouble. "After the departure of Captain Mc- Calla and the forces matters became rapidly worse at Tien-tsin. The air wax tilled with sinister rumor and busi ness came to a standstill. Eusigu Wui'tzhaugli kept Ids American ma rines ready for any emergency. Final ly, ou the night of June 15, soon after midnight, the Boxers rose en masse and set lire to the native chapels, the French cathedral and many other buildings. There was n terrific uproar among the Chinese and foreigners—a reign of terror. The American marines were roused to arms and all night stood ready to defend the foreigners in tiie compounds. The tire was con fined to the native city, to the west ward, and the Hue of flame seemed to he about a mile long. We could hear musketry and shouting In the distance, nnd lire after tire sprang up until we thought the whole native city was go ing up in smoke. "Detachments of foreign forces line rled hero and there during the night protecting lives and property. The Boxers attacked the railroad and tried to burn it ami the station, but were driven off by the Russians. Nothing more than a desultory attempt was made to attack the compound where we were. The lighting and flro were confined mostly to the native quarter, where native Christians were killed. "The next morning the bodies of about 100 Boxers were found lying liore and there. I saw numbers of bodies being devoured by dogs. Trenches were hastily dug, and the unlive authorities gathered up the hod- lea by tying ropes around tlielr legs and dragging them off to burial. That morning hundred# of poor native Chris tians huddled into the mission com pounds and begged for shelter. The foreign noncombatnnts were all in a fever of apprehension, and most of them determined to get away by the first possible means. Native Christians, learning this, begged on their knees to be saved from the savagery of the Boxers. "On tiie morning of the 16th Mr. Clifford went to hire a tug to take us to Taku, which is down the Pei-Ho 28 miles. No tug could be had. The au thorities prohibited the departure of any vesels. We accidentally learned that a military train was to leave for Taku in 45 minutes. Permission was obtained to board this train, and we hastily packed our belongings and reached the train. The Chinese en gineers, firemen, brakemen and station men deserted in terror, leaving the trains standing. "Our train consisted of an engine and two or three coaches. Preceding It was a train composed of an engine, a flat ear upon which was a rapid fire gun, followed by another flat car bear ing an engine and a dynamo operating a searchlight and still another flat car with another rapid fire gun. This military train was in command of Brit ish officers, and the men handled the engine and brakes. Our train was handled by a German officer In uni form, with his hand on the throttle, and American marines did the firing. We left Tien tsin at 2 p. in. ami arrived at Taku in the evening. In our imme diate company were my wife and our daughter, Mrs. Clifford, her husband and their 4-weeks-old baby. My grand son, Robert Coltman, Jr., was to join us from Peking to accompany us back to the States, but the Boxer troubles closed down so suddenly that he could not reach Tien-tsin. "Arriving at Taku, we hired a sam pan to convey us out to the Chinese steamer Fje Chin, which lay at anchor ready to sail for Shanghai. We readi ed the steamer in safety. We could see the lights of the foreign gunboats lying in another bend of the river, which forms a letter C at that point. We could not sail that night for some reason or other and lay in company with other merchant vessels at anchor. At 12:15 o'clock on the morning of June 17 the bombardment of the for eign gunboats by the forts began. The gunboats returned the lire immediate ly. We were lying up the river, with gunboats between us and the forts. Whenever tlie Chinese in the forts tired too high their shells went scream ing over us or struck the water about us. We were directly in the line of fire. There was a panic 011 board, in tensified by the fear that the native crew of the Fie Chin might prove treacherous. "Beginning with a few desultory but fairly well directed shots, the firing on both sides soon developed into a'tre mendous duel of shells. Shell after shell screamed over our heads. Some exploded on the river surface, sending up a column of water; others skipped over the water and struck the opposite bank, where the bodies of a number of Chinese were found at daylight. It was a wild and terrible scene, moon light being rendered ghastly by the frequent illumination of the explosions. "How we ever escaped being scut tled 1 cannot imagine. We stood ready to take small boats at a moment's no tice. Between our steamer and the gunboats was a fleet of Chinese gun boats lying in a wide sweep of the riv er. Some of the foreign gunboats at tacked them, and that added to the uproar and confusion. Sometimes there was such a glare of fire from the ships that we thought them afire. Shot and shell poured back and forth un ceasingly for several hours. We did not see the land operations, but after daylight we soon discovered that the forts were in the possession of the for eign forces. The Chinese gunboats, dismantled and half burning and con taining dead and wounded, were towed past us up stream, the prizes of the powers. Our steamer got under way that morning, and we went down past the gunboats and forts to the gulf and on to Shanghai. The battleships and cruisers were out beyond the bar, out of range of the forts and therefore un able to assist the gunboats. "We arrived at Shanghai on June 23 and were fortunate enough to catch the Coptic, leaving that afternoon. I had heard nothing since the bombard ment, but the events that transpired while we were at sea do not surprise inc. It is as I feared—the Chinese em pire is aflame against foreigners. The worst lias come to pass, and Minister Conger's credulity and good faitli in the Chinese have probably # eost his life and the lives of all the other foreign ers in Peking. "The Boxers as a body are ignorant, miserably poor and deluded fanatics. They are used and directed by intelli gent men. The movement spread like wildfire—exactly as though it were re ceiving powerful aid from those in authority. Boxers carried ou their drills and exercises in Peking under the eyes of the government unmolest ed. 1 did not see these drills, but they were described to nic by many who had seen them. The Boxers formed in companies, facing south and east ami west, and went through various gymnastic excercises, repeatedly bow ing and uttering incantations. At one point in the exercise they bow lower and lower until they touch the ground with their foreheads and cry out as if addressing their gods. All this, they are led to believe, makes them invul nerable to bullets. Consequently they go into battle with the fanatical cour age of people who believe their lives are charmed. For weapons they have everything they can scrape together, from modern weapons to clubs. Many of them have no weapons at all, ex cept their own hands. They wear red sashes, but no other sign of uniform." DOWN TO EARTH. Proving That Hunger In n On mo En emy to Tliliikn Romantic. Tlicy had just become l engaged and acted like husband and wife while basking In the honeymoon. "I tell you, pet," he said after a long and pleasant seance in tlw parlor, "to morrow we will go down ti> the finest hotel in the city and have dinner. You wear that gray dress that has such a pile of Huffy stuff. I'll put on my best bib and tucker, and we're bound to make a hit." ''Oh. you dear old darling! Do you kuow, I have a mania for swell hotels. When we get rich, we'll live in them, north in the summer and south in the winter, won't we?" "Y-e-s, of course. Certainly. What you prefer will be my delight, you know. But let's think of tomorrow now. We'll make fit a red letter day and a celebration." They went into the dining room after scores of guests had assembled, and they did make a stunning appearance. The hum of coirversation was stilled, diners nudged each other, and she felt that her heart was growing faint while lie enjoyed the unmistakable evidence that they were titken as bride and groom. Tliev were received at a sep arate table with a flourish. The waiter in charge looked important, put on the high touches of a cake walk as he seated them and then leaned over her shoulder as though her order was a matter of the strictest confidence. Poor girl, she knew as well as did the waiter that their table had concen trated all eyes. The menu showed her as much as a blank piece of pa per. It was rich in good things, but it did not convey an idea to her per turbed brain. "What shall I bring yo' fus\ m' la dy V" She swallowed rapidly, blushed rap idly, wished that she was at home and then said in a low but steady voice: "I'm not quite in appetite today. Bring me some ham and eggs."—Detroit Free Press. A Well Trained Roy. Mr. Godfather had brought up his son according to the good old model which teaches that children shall be seen and not heard, say "Yes. sir," and "No, sir." and respect their elders. When Johnnie went to college, lie ar ranged with ids father that on his ar rival there, if he found everything satisfactory, he would telegraph "Yes." When the telegram arrived, the busy father had forgotten what "Yes" referred to, so lie wired back, "Yes what?" and Johnnie answered, "Yes, sir."—London King. All Heady For Pension. "Yon say you were in three wars?" asked the judge of the colored pris oner. "Pat what I said, jedgc." "Name them." "•Well. suh, I wnz cook fer de sojers in de war wid de Spaniards, en den I been married fo' times!" Atlanta Con stitution. •fenloiiN of IIIM Prerogative. Manager What do you mean by using such language? Arc you the manager hero or am I? Employee—l know I'm not the man ager. Manager- Very well. then. If you're not the manager, why do you talk like an idiot?—Tit-Bits. AttrnetM Attention. "Has the new boarder anything dis tinctive about him?" "Yes. lie spears bread across the table with his fork and drinks coffee with his spoon sticking up between bis lingers."—Chicago Record. ProMnre Removed. "Emelino, didn't it vex you to have to give the census man your age?" "No, indeed. I've kept it a dead secret so long that it was a blessed re lief to get a chance to tell it."—ln dianapolis Journal. A Favorite With tlie Ladies. "The census man was so kind. lie didn't ask me how old 1 was." "He didn't?" "No, lie just asked me what year I was bom in."—Chicago Record. At the Summer Resort. Mattie—Yes, a man has come here, but lie is only a hired man. Minnie—Of course. No man would be likely to come here if he wasu't hired.—Boston Transcript. A Prejudiced View. "What is coeducation, inn?" "It is education which gives girls a chance to show that they are smarter than boys."—Chicago Record. What Did She Menu? Maud—l was coming to call at your house If we had not uiet. Ethel—Oh, what a pity we met!— Moonshine. A I'll t rlot'* RpquoNt. "I was on Stonewall Jnckson'si staff. The army was in motion ami the road frequently so crowded with troqps as to render It necessary for us toiuiake a detour to one side. And as woiwere dashing through a field of oats 4l ob served a fat old farmer, with flaming countenance, making ills way from his bouse to the roadside to intercept us. As we rode up he opened tlie vials of ids wrath and rated us roundly for 4 a-ridin' through his oats. The general mildly replied that he regretted the ne cessity for riding through, the field, but that the road was blocked- with sol diers, and it was important for us to reach the front. But old Hayseed's dander was up, ami he would accept 110 apology and. declaring that 'ef old Stonewall himself were to ride through them outs' ho would report him, de manded the general's name. "'I am General Jackson,' was the reply. 44 'Not Stonewall!' said the old fellow dubiously. 44 *1 am sometimes so called.' 44 4 Well, general,' said the farmer, his voice trembling with emotion, 'I had no idee it was you when I spoke rough like I did, nil I axes a thousand par dons. an I'll take It as a pnrtlckler fa vor ef you 'ill jess trample down all tlieni oafs.' "The general again expressed regret for the injur 5* done and pressed on, leaving the persistent old soul Insist ing that she should 'trample down all them oats.'"—Harper's Magazine. A Snrprlel Ornnn Grinder. A pretty music teacher was return ing from her class with her hands full of flowers, the gifts of her pupils, when she met a friend, and the two stopped to speak to each other. While they were thus engaged an old Italian, whose companion was grind ing melancholy tunes out of a wornout liurdy gurdy, approached and stood he side them, shaking his hat in dumb show of begging. The teacher had 110 purse with her and therefore paid 110 attention to the man. But so persistent was he that she thoughtlessly and impulsively turn ed and said: "I have no money! Here, take these flowers!" The Italian, unused to such a favor, which in his native land is considered a great compliment, looked at her for n -moment in startled surprise; but, quickly recovering himself, he bowed low, so that his hat almost touched the ground, and, with a smile in which hu mor and gratefulness struggled for su premacy, he repeated again and again, while he continued to bow and scrape: "Nlea lada! Gooda lada! Nlca lada!" The chagrin of the teacher may he imagined as she hastily left the group of laughing bystanders, but the Italian was unabashed and continued to call after her: "Niea lada! Gooda lada!"—Philadel phia Times. Killed Two Miles of Snakes. "I was running 011 a road in south western Pennsylvania," said the old engineer, "when I killed two miles of snakes In three minutes. It had been a wet and cold spring, and the same weather conditions had extended to about the middle of May, and it seems that all the snakes in that part of the country had started to emigrate, and, as the rails had become warm under the heat of the sun. the reptiles natu rally enough found the glittering steel a smooth and comfortable highway, and they just coupled up, one taking hold of the other's tail, and started down the track. 1 happened to he coining along with the 'jerk water,' and we were making 25 miles an hour when we met the procession. Jack McDnvitt, ray fireman, saw the.var mints first, and he completely collaps ed. but when I perceived what we were up against I pulled the throttle of old No. 54 wide open, let the sand drop and smashed two miles of snakes in less than three minutes." Pittsburg Post. IIIN Wife Helped. Flaxman, the artist, who throughout his honorable life seems to have enter tained a most modest view of his own talents, married before lie bad acquir ed distinction, though regarded as a skillful and exceedingly promising pu pil,- and when Sir Joshua Reynolds heard of the indiscretion of which he had been guilty he exclaimed, "Flax man Is ruined for an artist!" But his mistake was soon made manifest. When Mrs. Flaxman heard of the re mark, she said: "Let us work and econ omize. It shall never he said that Ann i Den ha ui ruined John Flaxman as an artist!" And they economized accord ingly. A Witty Profewnor. Professor Jebb, the eminent Grecian scholar, once held the Greek professor ship In Glasgow university. By the ar rangement of classrooms Professor Jebb's Greek room was immediately beneath the classroom for rhetoric, conducted by Professor Veitch. These rhetoric classes attracted 200 students, who frequently indulged in loud ap plause at the efforts of their professor. In one of these outbursts a section of plaster from the ceiling of the Greek room fell on the head of Dr. Jebb. Looking up, he exclaimed, "I fear my premises will not support Professor Veltch's conclusions!" Then She Mhaed It. Wiggs—Poor old soul! She doesn't believe as much in the efficacy of pray er as she did. Waggs—You surprise ine. She has always been so extremely religious. Wiggs—Yes, but the other day affo got ready to go into the city, and then she discovered that she had only ten minutes In which to catch the train. So she knelt down before she started and for five minutes prayed fervently that she might catch it. Catholic Standard and Times. AN JUNPLEASANT TRIP. Man Was Loekcd lp In a Uox Car Without Pood. Laborer's Terrible Fxiierieuee. Buffalo, Aug. 22.—Without food or drink Andrew Lath, a laborer, 45 years old, whose home is in Syracuse, was found yesterday afternoon confined in un empty Lehigh Valley box car which ! lad been jogging along the road between ! that city and Buffalo since Saturday. : When the door was opened at the I Scott street yards, the freight handlers : thought they had found a corpse. Luth, ! however, revived quickly when given a | stimulant and was taken to the central police station, where he ate like a gor mnnd. Then he related his story, which was substantially that while working \ about where the car was standing at I Syracuse on Saturday he felt sleepy, j climbed into its shady interior and drop- J ped into a doze. lie was awakened by ! its motion, only to find the door locked. 4Le howled for help, but could make no | one hear. At one time tho car was side | trucked at some way station for a long period, and again lie made frantic ef j forts to secure his release. Parched with thirst, famished and worn rait by screaming, he sank into the state of col lapse in which he was found when the j car filially reached its destination. BASEBALL SCORES. Results of Yesterday's Gaines In the Different Lrnaiies. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At IMiiladolphiu — it H R Philsdcl'S. 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1— 5* 6 2 NEW York. 00300001 0 0— 4 0 1 Batteries— Fraaer and McFurlanil; llawley and At St. I.OUIB H II R ST- 30400 ,100 1— 0* 14* 4 Cincinnati... 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0— 8 13 1 ■ Hat lories-Powell, Jones and Criger; Phillips, I Kaliou and llaim. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. I W - L - rc - W. L. P.C. Brooklyn... 57 35 .620 Boston 47 48 .41)5 j Pittsburg... 54 44 .561 Cincinnati.. 45 52 .404 I Philadcl'a.. 48 46 .511 St. Louis... 43 51 .457 Chicago.... 48 48 .500 New York.. 37 55 1402 AMERICAN LEAGUE, j At Buffalo — Buffalo, 3; Detroit, 2. At Chicago — Chicago, 3; Minneapolis, L. At Kansas City—Kansas City, I; Milwaukee, 11. At Cleveland — Cleveland, 2; Indianapolis, 4. EASTERN LEAGUE. At Worcester—Worcester, 2; Hartford, 3. At Providence—Providence, 2; Springfield, 3. At Rochester—Rochester, in; Montreal, 3. At Syracuse—Syracuse, 3; Toronto, 2. "Captain |ii K ll N " Rearrested. Port Plain, N. \ .Vug. 22. —The young man who was arrested here July 25 un der the name of li. Guy Rei'.l, Yale. 11101, for hotel swindling and who was sentenced to 25 days in jail was releas ed, but immediately rearrested on a charge of swindling the Hotel Roy of Fonda. Reid, it will he remembered, was charged with swindling Poughkeep sie hotels during the regatta under the name of Captain Inglis, 11. S. A., and is said to have jumped hotel lulls in Johnstown, Gloversville and Troy. It is also said he operated in Philadelphia under the names of Robert Smith, Smith English and Roy Inglis. Reid now claims that his home is near Lexington, Ivy., where his father owns a large stock farm. Woman Saved the Horses. Yonkers, N. Y., Aug. 22. I luring a fire Mrs. Otto Frey saved the lives of two horses. The bam in which her husband kept his horses caught lire and blazed up very quickly. After turning in an alarm Mrs. Frey seized an oat hag and, cutting a small hole in it through which she could see, dashed into burning build ing. She came out in a moment'lending one of her husband's horses. She stop ped only long enough to wrap a hag over the horse's head and then led him out. After recovering her breath she again went into the burning barn and led out another horse. Sin- was not injured. Hides I 15 Miles a l>ay. Syracuse, Aug. 22.—Miss Jane Yat mnn, the woman cyclist who is trying to make a long distance record between New York ami Chicago, arrived in Syra cuse at 7 o'clock last night. She travels at the rate of 115 miles a day and is scheduled to reach Chicago Aug. 28. She left Syracuse at 5:50 this morning, and her next stop is to be at Rata via, N. Y. The Sumner Reaches Munilu. Washington, Aug. 22.—General Mac- Arthur has informed the war depart ment of the arrival of the transport Sumner at Manila. The Sumner carried a portion of the Fifteenth Infantry, destined for China service, as far as Nagasaki, there transshipped the troops to the Indiana and then proceeded on her way to the Philippines. Colonel Murcltnnd GOIIIK to China. Paris, Aug. 22.—Colonel Mart-hand of Faslioda fame lias been appointed to the general staff of tl China expeditionary corps. - BRIEF NEWS NOTES. Colorado and Wyoming forest fires will' estimated 1(1 have caused .*10,000,- 000 damage. A fund