Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1900, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY ESTABLISHED IS STILL AT LARGE Nothing to Confirm Story that Tsi An Has Been Oaptured. FOREIGN ENVOYS ON THEIR WAY TO FEKIN Flags of Internationals Now Float from Parapet and Dome of Palace. STREET FIGHTING CONTINUES IN CAFITAL Native Ohristians Help Allies to Force En- trance Into Oity. ENGLISH INTEREST IN LI'S LATEST PLEA Thioks that There Is Groand for Helleving that Representations May Change American Policy. Conger's LONDON, Aug 5:05 & m—In the news that reaches London this morning di rect from China, there is nothing to confirm the report that the empress dowager has been run to earth The foreign envoys Shanghai correspondent press, are procoeding to Tien Txin. The same correspondent avers that the sacred city was entered August 15, two days earlier than Rear Admiral Bruce reporied “The flags of the allies,” says the Shang has correspondent of the Daily Mail, wir fng yesterday, “are now flouting over the tmperial palace. Street fighting, however continues. Considerable sistance in the capture of Pekin was rendered 4.000 armed Christians. The legations were en abled to hold out by purchasing ammunition from the Chinese.’ | American action in refusing to deal with 14 Hung Chang in the peace proposal mests with unanimous approval at the hands of the morning papers. The Standard says “We imagine that other powers will take the same course, at any rate, until Earl Li produces satisfactory evidence of his sutlior ity to negotiate.’ The Daily Chronicle says: “Mr. Conger has at last opened the eyes of the State department to the real character of Orient als.” ALLIES GAIN INCH BY INCH After Three Days of Hard ¥ They Take Sacred City at Pekin, LONDON, Aug. 21.—The following dis- patch bas been received from Rear Admiral Bruce: TAKU, Aug. 19.—(Sunday)—The allies are reported to have entered the sacred ity of Pekin August 17." Divers paragraphs as to the movements of the Chinese imperial family continue 1o be recelved at the treaty ports and are thence falthfully trassmitted 10 the European capitals. Those representing the court as having left Pekin are of ex- clusive Chinese origin. According to them | thelr majesties are well on their way te Slan Fu, about 500 miles inland. Fight- | fng was going on at Pekin Saturday, ac- cording to one report, but according to a dispatch recelved by the admiralty from Rear Admiral Bruce the allies entered the cred eity of Pekin Friday 1t the Chinese government at Sian ¥u there s no means of getting at them, sccording to the military men, except with & prolonged campaign and with an army large as Lord Roberts' to secure the bases of communications. Advices from the provincial show that the attitude of the southerm mandarins has been harsh since the en- trance of the allies Some of the magis trates have Issued orders commanding the Chinese to attend to business, to avold sedition and acknowledging that the In- vasion of the foreigners is justified. according 1o of the Daily the Ix hting | S| capitals JU | th | South Africa, | to | tetters to and from Mr. Chamberlain was an | February NI 0, 1871, .‘,'.""u,, TROT Sho’ ! - Laboachere and ¢ o Be Engaged War Over Hoers. LONDON will publish paper of the lotte ul general of in London ed Aug Hen re Aug 21.—The Truth spondence adv Pretor Mont the t elzure at o promising con republic Reitz from dated August 1 to have from ormer i1 ouch ly Augu which Mr to Secre State 1 | tetters | White | and | pear d a letter secretary Mr ob enclosed Joseph of Chamber the colon offer exp nd Mr e for here to theroon Labou ervation ing chere's Mr. reply Jouchere's amonnt to advice time by the commission L letters are b ace of settle together from Sir Henry the liberal leader in of mmons, and the liberal that the British cab proposec pointment of the commission with of giving Mr. Chamberlain a ‘elimb down™ and ihat cab determined to have no war The president has a great to give Joe another fall. * great thing i gain time. months shall he howling abe thing in another part of the world Mr. Lahouchere reply to Mr lain admits that the letters are but declines recognize Mr lain's “pretension’ to ask for tion on a matter concerning whi only responsible Parliament constituents’ and invites Mr. Cha in the pursuance of aiy to publish all the correspondence colonial office and the gove Natal and Cape Colony governors and military comma “s0 that the public able to form a sound opinion on t business, including the arations and initial reverses and especially the Hawksley B. A South Africa company Jameson raid and have heen well onnected with it in January, 1899, ptance the with to tranch an Camg of opinion nerman ave A op 1 to we an his “‘new at the generally posted on all The Independe published a nu Hawksley wa i8g to show that Mr complice to the Jameson ra and mora fmportant in existence. It was claimed at that the disclosure did Chamberlain's complicity d, b i1 the Nordy Secretary White o the Transvaal th and between inadequate not prove Likely tomorrow sing tha ot a com 1 White h Afri d two Mr A to \p ary Reit lain, th. es. invit lanations Labou R yrief and to gain proposed X bel ques resston Ban House genarally the ap the view hance He also sald portunity « The A few some. n ‘hamber genuine, hamber ana he n my mberiain lon between srnors of the nders in may be he whole prep also and correspond: nee Hawksley was counsel for the British time of the supposed matters nt Belge, imber of purport- hut other letters are sald to be the time Mr raid, but demonstrated his complicity in the efforts | made afterwards to settle the affair. MRS. MAYBRICK HAS HOPES Welleves She Will Soon Be Released from Long Years of Captivity. 2. LONDON, Aug. For the first time, since her life sentence was fmposed cleven years ago Mra. Florence Maybric ta interview with her cou Kk Bell of New York, at Lylesbu today. A portion of the time the gave up to a representative of the A Press, who through the home office was granted an oppor talk to the prisoner. Mrs. Maybrick is indignant at th made by the Liverpool Post against “The only person up to the ever saw me alone,” sald she to t ciated Press representative, “‘was justice. When (he assizes were Lord Russell came to th and asked to sec me, as was his offic irespective of the home offic When he was starting to go ho sal Maybrick, I am doing all in my power for | Whatever happens, remember your release, this—that if there is one man in who believes in your innocence I man, “It was only by accident that 1 TROOPS IN THE ORIENT This Governmen rout lers for on to | WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—~The War de partment has no information concerning the | report from Washington that additional| troops for the allled armies are urgently | needed. If this was the case nothing mor could be done by this government at pres- | ent. The troops now under orders for the | far east will continue to go forward and when they reach Nagasaki it will be de- termined whether they will go to China or to Manila, the Philippines being the origl nal destination of some of the troops under orders. There are now in China the Ninth | infantry, elght companies of the Four teenth infantry, Battery F, Fifth artillery elght troops of the Sixth cavalry and four companies of the Fifteenth infantry, the Iatter having recently arrived. There are at sea, destined for China, four batteries of the Third artillery, Company E of the engineers, four troops of the Third cavalry, eight troops of the First cavalry and eight troops of the Ninth cavalry. Besides these there sailed on the Sherman today four companies each of the Second, Fifth and Eighth Infantry. Some of the troops at #ea should reach Taku within a week or tm days. The latest arrivals were the four companies of the Fifteenth infantry who arrived with General Barry. When | General Barry reported from Taku he an nounced that he would at once go to the front and ft was expected that the detach ment of the Fourteenth infantry accompany him toward Pekin. It is be leved that this force will be able to restore the line, which seems to have becn interrupted would CAVALRY SURROUNDS EMPRESS Report Says that Japunese Have Fol- lowed Her 1 tremt. PARIS, Aug. 21 ® dispatch from Shanghal, dated Augus! 21, saying It is reported there that the dowager empress fled from Pekin with a treasure amounting to 50,000,000 taels and that she is surrounded by Japanese cavalry The Temps publishes Mancock Probably WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The Hancock left Nagasaki on the month and it is b nku, transport 17th of this lieved that she has ar- rived at Taku She had on board four bat- teries of artillery These batteries did not have artillery with them, but are ex pected to do service as infantry until their guDs can be sent to Taku, if it is de to send them. The Hancock also tool 500 marines, which are expected to a service in China. The transport Stephen has left Manila for Taku, carrying twenty Bve wagons and teams for service in the Lord Russell's death newspaper for a decade. But I friend constant my best of his It is an outrage, and untiring eff now that he is dead. T fully appre tude my wnd to the officials in Washingtos friends throughout the United specially the women, for what doing. It is that alone which has u all these years. I have many fr ngland, too, and cannot but bel time will of captivity will cease and I sha stored to my mother and my count or the last fow days Mrs teen in a hospital owing to iliness, but she says her health s go0d. The rece ward Matthew White Ridley, and Mrs, friends are hopeful that when th, comes it will be a pardon RUSSIA SEEKS BIG [ Will Be Asked to Sap Some $150,000,000, LONDON, Aug It s re Odessa, according to a dispatch to Express, that owing to the strain financial resources owing campuign, & specially of the Ru De Witte, has conclu sla's to nese resentative finance, M about to conclude, syndicate of all the great panies in the United States 300,000,000 roubles. accred sian mi \nsura for « Fears 1 [t BERLIN, Aug. 21.—Owing to th | bubonic plague at Hamburg the go authorities are taking unusual pr to avold the introduction of the any part of German territory. Q is particularly rigid against Car Marie Temp LONDON, Aug made her debut in comedy tonigh Prince of Wales theater in Anthon and Edward Rose's dramatization o Dale,” produced under the title lish Nell." MARSEILLES, Aug. 21.—The here about this evening reached ten days ago when an came t from Eur The Oceanic Liverpool t Coming Ho LONDON, Aug, 21 cheduled to sail fron | noon for A sengers Mrs. Duncan Elliott, W. . Quartermaster’s department in China, James Speyer and Tow J. Jobhuson. courtesy agreement k had | nsel. Dr ry prison » coun ssoclate | of the tunity to e attacks the chiet | Justica of England, Lord Russell of Killo- | wen, former counsel for the prisoner sent who e Asso- the chief here last he prison ial right, or anyone. | d: ‘Mrs. England am that heard of for I have not seen a could help but feel that in his weati I had lost | in view | not orts and | trieadship for me, that he sheuld be atta kel ciate and | am glad of the chance to express my grati- | months n and to 4 States, they are pheld me iends 1n lleve the non come when these long years 1l be ry re- Maybrick has a slight gencrally | t United States memorial is still | in the hands of the home secretary, Sir|to all of them. faybrick e answer LOAN urance Company of United States ply ported in thes Daily on Rus- the Chi- ited rep- nister of q, or is “an arrangement with a nee com a loan of ngue. e case of vernment ecautions e pest in uarantine it in Comedy. Miss Marie Tempest | it at the ny Hope's | of of Simon Eng Strike of Ocean Stokers Ends strike of firemen, stokers and sallors, which began | o an end was e. which is his after w York, will take among its pas- | Whitney BEE. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2 .‘f-'l = TO FRONT ()L GLORY ON PERIN'S WALLS SPAIN SIENS Musician Titus Unfurls Stars and Stripes Over Captured Capital, LEGATIONERS HAIL SIGHT WITH WILD JOY Reitn Hattery o City Allie Long-Hesicued Helps Walls our t For o ™ e n oh w 1900, b 1" and pyright PEKIN The Amer the A via Che Rus wall Th legat selated an an flags Pekin Indian at 1 1oc There m the wall 11d bave had me q Br and the Amer was a joyful ry The but 1ing i o clock (roops t the o'clock ption fr emaciated tenant lttle ' rations. Th tacking furiously for sund shells fell in the Sixty been lot They only d « had Four legation duiing were killed two days. thou- he g five persou and wounded be were The Jupa laylight and he noPth wall, where neso are detending asualti The Ru wound h had a few unded make u general attack traops were arriving all nig They sted and in The ner sounds of a heavy pushed forward American river and the the right e an the battl till fighting part of the before u Chi The they are he i h apane certaine and Brit us ha Ame The § tomorr cam twelve The cans anid w lan was and five miles w ompletely the cornfields in however, alarmed attack on lega independently, th French on the left Russians and Japan Beginning at 2 o'clock morning the Japane 1 the brunt of the resistance city, their artillery beavily there The Americans and Brittsh met with but lttle resistance when they entered the city, where there street fighting Reflly's battery attempting to breach the inner wall. The troops finally entered the foreign settlement through the canal. Com pany E, Fourteenth United States infantry, planted its flag on the outer wall, Musician Titus scaling the with a rope, by ' w the hut rain the tions British of the ese on | this the and 1 r o Aiv to the engaging the Chines was wall means of which the others climbed to the | top. The Chinese have continually violated the armistice. |SWEAR TO KILL FUREIGNERS Letters of Chinese Generals Point Out Wenkness of the Allied Powern. | ! HONG KONG, Aug. 21.~A prominent re | former has obtained from the Yamen gun- ners a letter from Geperal Hung Lu, com- mander-in-chief of the northern army, to eneral Tung Fu Sian, commanding the | Kan Su troops, saying | “It is not convenient to accomplish my | secret orders,” and procesding. “The foreign devils. counting thelr wuperior | strength in whips and gums, aave dared to excite all their power to rob and insult but their populations are small and | entirely dependent on the Chinese pro- ductions. China now possesses cannon and rifles and plenty of well trained | troops. “1 don't case of Sat fear the forelgpers. In Mun T refused Italy with result that nothing was taken, It dent the foreign devils are cowards. | and Prince Tuan recently obtained 3.000,- 000 Baxers possessing magic boldness. 1 swear to murder all the forelgners with the assistance of the Boxers, who are sup plicd with arms.” General Tung Fu Sian in his reply, which was also obtained, says he is of the same opinion and places the Kan Su troops at General Yung Lu's disposal CONGER MAY COME HOME 16 is Not Unlikely that Minister to « " May Be Granted Leave of Absence, the | the WASHINGTON, Aug, 21.—There has heen some public discussion on the subject of a le: absence for Mr. Conger, so that he may have an opportunity to recuperate from the trying experiences of the last two It is said, however, that no sug- | gestion of a leave of absence for the min- | ister has yet been made to the State de- | partment, although the officials express the | opinion that he is entitled to one | It was stated tonight that the reply of | this government to the appeal of Li Hung | Chang for a cessation of hostilities and the appointment of & peace comm!'ssioner s not yet been transmitted to the vice- roy. It is suggested in diplomatic circles that the delay is probably for the purpose of ascertaining the trend of opinion of the toreign powers, inasmuch as the presump tion is that an identical appeal was mads AMERICANS FULL OF GINGER Admiral Seymour Compliments Yan- Kees that Formed Part of His Pekin Bxpedition, LONDON, Aug. 22.—The Daily Express prints this morning a long letter, said to have been written by Vice Admiral Seymour, in which he stoutly defends his action in ad- vancing to the relief of the when he did, saying “Two or three times our prospects very dark and disaster seemed pro'able Ye I never regretted that I had ted, as 1 could not have respected myself if I bad not done so." Referring (o the difficulties of controlling mixed troope and to their ¢ he says legationers aracteristics, “The Germans we admired most, but for dash and go, surpassed or perhaps cqualed the Americans. The French had no particular approchement with any other na- tionality *“The Germans and Russians were inclined to hold together, but the Americ with us always."” none ns were Troops Safl for China, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.—The trans port Sherman salled at noon for Nagasaki with troops and supplies destimed for China. On board the vessel are battalions of the Second, Fifth and Eighth regiments together with general officer: hospital corps and signal corps men. There are over 1600 officers and men the transport | | surgeons | on Marchand Goes t PARIS, Aug. 21.—Colonel Fashoda fame has been general stafl of corps China Marchand appointed the China | of the editionary to ox Well Caves In, Killing Six Men. GUTHRIE, O Aug. 21 -Six m heir lives 'this morning by the ca in of a well. They we Howard Ellle E. T, Shafroth, R 'R. Wales, Jerome Hill 8. R. Stude and John Meade. | 15 evi- | T THE TREATY lete Last Step for Restoration of tween the Two Con . b Countries WASHINGTON at Madrid treaty of an and general | vis by self v n the complet tween 8 The n Mix Aug. 21 ster Storer nforms the State ent that ar! A ommerce nav o has been signed avd him Ia ter ourae ro minister of state ally marks the + restoration of relations be- d the United State w treaty modernizes the treaty re- bet the two Prior to the severance of all communication u the 1 war with Spain the two governments were proceeding by the terms of a treaty negotiated in the last contury was very cumbersome and in some wholly inapplicable to existi one provision, for instance between the United a colony of Spain cral efforts were made to remedy cts, b Iy one was partiall he adoption of the Cushing protocol last mpt was made when Mr. Oluey etary of state, but the strained re lations growing out of Cuban affairs caused ha offort fail. It is understood Minister negotiated with Dupuy Lome, former Spanih minister to the United 3 wnd now under ot of course, s thoroughly con with all the conditions trade Although the general pro in detail this is understood that the instrument the usual facilities for om ation and probably contains provisions ally Th eon nations e cts & con r ditions ¥ trade St orida Se the The vor likely who. ant of to arisc fons are not known provide uni which e w out those relations growing out f the territorial changes resulting from the LOSS RUNS INTO MILLIONS Unton Agent Results of Co et ¥ res. northern | | DpENVER . | road pre Aug land agent estimate pective, 21.—C. B. Wantland, gen of the Union Pacific rail the damage, present and 1sed by t t fires now burning in Colorado and Wyoming at $10,- 000.000. The loss of timber which is | burned, according to Mr. Wantland, is only a comparatively small item in the total amount of damagy In many ading places,” he said, “the fires are over bare country, land where there is nothing but young growth {which might have made the and twenty for these fires,” said he. | “Lands which could have been sold for homes because of the pleasant surround ings will now for years not be worth much The vicinity of Glenwood Springs and such pl where the tourists resort, will be much affected in a commerclal way, be- | cause the scenery will be impaired.” In Middle park the fires are burning so |flercely that ranchmen are beginning to fear that their homes will be swept away and their property ruined A dispatch from Saratoga, Wyo., says the fires in the Sierra Madre range have been checked by rain. spr almost vears hence if it had not heen es, ICIVIL SERVICE ' IN MANILA Commissioners to Put a Modifiontion of Otix’ Plans Tute Exccution, MANILA, Aug. 21 missioners, when 1. will censider gunizations schemme, The Philippine com- fnstalled on September « bill for municipal or General Otls' municipal modified, inclites provisions regarding land taxation and a civil service | bill empowering the commission to make | appointments by a system of civil service advancement, by which it will be possible for the incumbents of the lowest ofces through efMclent service amd competitive examinations, to attain positions at the heads of departments and undersecretary- ships. The heads of the cfvil ments are empowered discharge em ployes for cause, but are powerless to fill vacancies, except through the regular path of promotion, The commission’s executive sessions will be open to the public |WALLERT FOUND IN HIDING | Man Who Murdered Min Family D1 covered In Burn on ¥in- ra P | service depart- to .. ST. PAUL, Minn, Aug. 21.—An Arlington, Minn, special to the Dispateh says Theodore Wallert, who yesterday butch- | ered his w and four step-children and seriously wounded another one, a 6-year-old | step-son, was this morning at 10:30 In @ barn on the place of his sister Mrs. Steinborn, about two miles from scene of the crime. He & manger and had tramped about In the woods all the before. Wallert made a somewhat incoherent confession, but came much confused under questioning. He will be taken to Henderson at omce. When | waltert, in custody of officers, passed the house where the five bodies of the murdered | family were living this morning a hastily | organized crowd started in pursuit, lutend- ing to capture and lynch him, but the prise oner was tuken away to safely by the offi- cers. > discovercd GO TO PRISON FOR LIFE our Texas Lynchers Plead Guilty to Murder Are Given He vy Sentences. PALESTINE of the ™ Aug. 21.—Former Peace Joseph Wilkerson, the 1 leador of the mob that lynched the Humphries in Henderson county in May, 1889, and J. H. John and Samuel and John F. Paddis, the remaining defendants. |today pleaded guilty to murder in the first gree and each received a life sentence lin the penitenti The action disposes f all the Humphries lynching cases, eight in number. Bach defendant received a life sentence. x I three sands of Indige Now at No SEATTLE dall has from Cape de ment tions Wash Aug. 21 authority General Ran- to send back the indigent sick and expense of the govern- eived over 3,000 appli and there are still sev- eral 1 who are broke and who will ntually be compelied ask the | government to assist them home rece Ne the re itute at He h for pa thous ey to | k Liberties with Safety Valve, FORD, Laviga Dupler mile ¢ om team 1 King 1} Elza khiiy | hurled u distance mangled. Joseph F¢ | was “seriously injured. w Twent 1 with te mill and instantl Winegartner and r's body waus urds and terribly and Manna Helger forests of ten | was hidden under | be- | N PAG WIND HOLDS HIGH CARNIVAL o 1900--TF [N Hurricane Doss Much Minor Damage Overi' Wide Section of State, ‘SEVENTY-SIX MILES AN HOUR AT LINCOLN | Worst Storm of Its Sort Three Years Wlows Down Trees and Wires, Unroofs Buildings aud Pinys Hob Generally. | LINCOLN, Aug. 21.—(Special)—Accord [ing reports received from various sources Lincoln was the center this morn ng of one of the most terrific wind storms | that has visited this section of the state for several year For more than ten min- the velocity of th wind measured seventy-six miles per hour and caused ex itement and alarm all ever the city ral houses were struck by lightping, many windows were blown In and rrees broken lown The damage, however, w not as | as expected and no casualties were | reported. A number of dwelling houses | were unroofed and considerable damage was done the roof of the court house building. Telegraph, telephone and rail- | road companies suffered mest from the | storm and for awhile communicaticn with outside points was completely cut off From Crete. the main line of the Burlington, te Ashland the storm was | more severe than in any other portion of the A few miles west of Ashland many telegraph poles were blown over and | tolegraphic communication along that lin was consequently suspended At Malcom a large railroad windmill was blown to the | | ground. In the railroad yards in this city comparatively but very little damage was | done, Two or three empty freight l‘nrl‘ | were unroofed and a small switch station was overturned, The house | damaged than any Sove on on state was more seriously other bullding in the | city. The tin roof was blown completely off and coiled up in a neat roll 100 yards away, The mansard portion is of slate and was unharmed At the state fair grounds the storm did considerable damage. The north wing of the mechanical arts building was totally de- stroyed and many of the sheds were over turned. The damage. however, will not in- | terfere with the state fafr. At University Place a barn ow by Charles Addison was struck by lightoing and two horses were killed. The records of the weather station show that the storm was the worst that has visited this section since 1806 On May 12 of that year a velocity of eighty miles per hour was maintalned during a short | wind storm, but since then the highest I velocity recorded was fifty-five miles per hour in 1887. The rainfall this morning measured 1.05 inches, So far as can be | learned there was no damage to crops in Lancaster count WIND WRECKS IOWA BUILDING | Severnl Persona Injured by Destrue- tion of Chautauqua Assembly Auditorium at Clarinda, CLARINDA, Ta. Aug. | gram.)— A windstorm about LS £l | atternoon partially wrecked the building used by the Clarinda Chautauqua assembly, | | in which were several hundred people, and brought the assembly to an abrupt close on its last day. A few women in the build- ing wera injured by falling timbers. Mrs. | J. D. Martin had her leg broken The political debate to have taken place this afternoon at the assembly between Con- gressman Charles B. andis and Champ Clark was held in the opera house, which was packed by people to listen to the (h.\-; cussien on imperialism. Both wera liber- ally applauded, each by his own party, but the republicans are delighted in their be- | lief that Landis got the better of Clark The Chautauqua attendance surpassed that | of any previous one held here, court 21.—(Spectal Tele- 1 wka City. 21, (Special.) Damage Wrought at Ne NEBRASKA CITY, Aug Telegram.)—A heavy storm of wird and rain broke over this section at moon today and for nearly an hour raged with great | fury. Hundreds of shade trees through- [out the city were broken oft and uprooted | Barns and outhouses were blown to pleces | and other buildings were unroofed, Nearly a dozen large smokestacks at the packing houses and other factories were blown down. Two stores and many residences were flooded by reason of the windows being blown in. The telegraph and tele- phone companies are heavy sufferers. Many of their lines are lying flat on the ground The damage in the aggregate cannot be accurately estimated, but 1t will amount to many thousands of dollars, The rain- fall was two inches, which falling so quickly overflowed the streams, doiug great damages to bridges and roads. The storm was the worst this city has witnessed in recent years. Dakota (Special Tele- hail and windstorm north of this city Heavy Rains in Sout PIERRE, 8. D., Aug gram.)—A heavy rain, swept over the country last night along the county line twelve miles north of here. Barns, small build- ings and windmills were wrecked on the ranches of Willlam Schoemaker, W. L. Shunk, W. B. Wadleigh, Sam Strayer and E. J. Perry. A heavy fall of hail badly battered things nmorth of that in Sully county and the rain extended north as far as the Potter county line. Okobofi creek was running too full to cross, the first time there has been encugh moisture in that section to start the stream running since | June of last year. While the rain is too | late to he of any crop benefit, it fills all the cre ponds and dams in western | Sully county and relleves a water famine | which was becoming serious | | | Waverly in Path of Storm. WAVERLY, Neb., Aug. 21.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A terrific wind and raimstorm struck Waverly at 11:30 this morning. The rain was-preceded by a duststorm which gave every appearance of a cyclone, No ma- terial damage was done in the town, but the country adjacent sends in reports of many windmills blown down, corneribs moved from foundations, roofs damaged, trees blown down and the apple crop being almost entirely blown from the trees, which is a total loss About three inches of rain fell in one hour, swelling the streams and dam aging the crops on low lands. s Hot Weather Aug, 21 peclal.) hottest day experienced the thermometer Ra ¥ ley BEATRICE. Neb. Yesterday was the n Beatrice this summer. tanding at 102 degrees in the th greater part of the time. Last night was 0 sultry that sleep was alnost impossible A fine rain has been falling here th greater part of today Ashland, (Special ) rnoon, re Rain Fal ASHLAND, Neb rain fell the intense This will insure doubt. Corn will Aug this af here A fir lieving lays the corn crop with from ten fi out be to (Continued on Second Page.) | department, calling upon the postmaster at | Hartington to report upon mail matter re- | cencus of the thirty SINGLE €O Nebrusk r Variable Wi Te ire At Omahn yesterday: mpern r Hour. | REPUBLICANS MEET THURSDAY Fourth Ward Club to e Addressed at Washington 1 water and M Parlsh, as president of the Fourth Republican club, has announced | moeting of the club for Thursday even ing. August 23, at Washington hall. The meeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock and will be addressed by Hon. Edward Rosewater and Hon. John L. Webst The club extends an invitation to attend to republicans gensrally from other wards, as the mecting is sure to be one of the most important and motable of the prelim- fnary campaign Webster John W Ward a PRESENT OM'A“IE POPULATION Washington Advices Predict Than 160,000 ax the Total for the Gnte City, More | WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 Tele- | gram)-It is believed Taul | and Minneapolis have exceeded from & to 8 per cent the flgures on population given in these dispatches yesterday that Omaha, in stead of showing 14 per cent gain, as pre dicted, will nearer reporting 17 per cent, which will give it a gain in population | over 1540 of 23,876, or & total population of | 164,328, This information, while semi- official, is based upon totals as given by the hand-counting machines and which must be veritied by the adjusting division be- fore being given publicity, Omaha's popu lation will probably be given to the public this week, as it is Director Merriam's de #ire to complete the population of thirty cities by Saturday Another advance bureau employes is taken effect August braskans being favo: York, and Alice € $720 to $900; Sadie T. 720 An order has been issued by the Postofce (Speciul now since St come in salarios announced 15, the following Ne od: Clara A. Smith, Couffer, Plerce, from Kemp, from $500 to of census as having ceived at a certain time, that the readjust- ment of clerk hire may be brought about E. C. Scovell and wife, principal teacher and matron at Pine Ridge. 8. D., have been transferred to like positions at Cass Lake, Minn C. E. Avery was today appointed postmas- ter at Orlando, Deuel county, Neb., vico W. E. Roudebush, resigned. Albert L. Demorest stitute clerk in the tine, la. Thomas © tute carrier at is appointed sub- postoflice at Musca- | Dawson is appointed substi- Lincoln, Neb. " WASHI palation of Twin Citles, WON, Aug. 21.--The office today made public the turns for St. Paul and Minneapolis The population of St. Paul is 15 increans over 1890 of 30,1 cent The population of Minneapolis is an increase over 1500 of 47,080, or cent The population in 1880 was 46,887, showing an increase of 117,851, more than 21.35 per cent from 1880 o 1800, The next city whose census will be an nounced will probably which will probably consus re- 23.06 be Philadelphia occur tomorrow. The | other large cities, in cluding St. Louis, Baltimore, etc., is ex pected to be made public at the end of this week. WILLING TO SAVE FERRELL | Min M. D, Gage of Council Blafis Wit | Hypnotize Judge and | for $1,500, | 21.—(Specia | 5 of Ross Fer- | s Messenger | his car, re- TEUBENVILLE, Telegram.)—Today he pare rell, who murdered Exp Lane and robbed the safe on ceived a letter from a crank, styling her- self Mrs. M. D. Gage. Council Bluffs, In., in which she offers to free Ferrell for $1,500, which she asks to be sent her at once. The | writer wanted the money rash by mail, but wanted no drafts said by concentrating her mind on this she would hypuotize judge and jury and prevent them from convicting Ferrell. She savs she ha helped quite a number out of scrapes and sho was helping Durrant when his parents wrote dismissing her from their service MOTION IN YOUTSEY'S BEHALF | oW, Plea 0. A sent in She Colonel Nelson Cone and the Adjourn des Hin Court GEORGETOWN, Ky, Aug. 21.—Colonel R. W. Nelson, on behalf of Henry Youtsey, | charged with complicity in the Goebel murder, concluded his plea when court con- vened this morning, supporting his motiou that the speclal venire be dismissed and a jury drawn in the regular way. Judge Cantrill stated that the motion for the con- tinuance had beeu lald over till Thursd morning and It would be time to consi the question after that had Court then adjourned been settl ¥ G tion wers IRGETOWN for a new Ank for Ky., Aug. mo. ial in the of Caleh Powers, cx-assistant secretary of state, con victed of complicity in the the late Governor Goebel Judge Cantrill tomorrow. assassination of will be filed with Vennels, Steamer ampto Spa Movements of Oce, At Lizard—Passed from New York, for 8o At New York--Ar Rotterdam tiniu nehaha, fror Aug. 21 St. Paul from fe New than Georglan, from mer California Leghorn hama AL tonio ded At Walder vin € At Ch Southum At S Miows AL A from Boste ind pro P Arriv I5th previous) 1l Arriy Ke Arrived—Numedia Montreal AL A At Mamb AL Yorks AL Yokohama Sulled shire, from Hong kong s Arr 1 pr Fran 1 Fri w Ithampton- 8 Yor 8 Hled~Aller for New Montm rtiand | out of the captur | belie | armed forces on the ground | This | upon | the [ undated) PY FIVE — CENTS. coNDITIoN oF THE WEATHER N() TRUCE WITH CHINA Oabinet Oonsiders Adversely Appeal of Li Hung Ohang. UNITED STATES WILL ACT CAUTIOUSLY hnotic State of Affairs at Pekin Forbids Negotiations. RECOGNIZED RULERS TAKE TO FLIGHT Allios Will Keep Their Armies at Oapital for Some Time Yet. HOPE THAT ORDER MAY BE RESTORED SOON Appenl of Southern Vi Be Offered » of Emperor and Em oyn that No dignities to Per re [0 Downger Giranted, WASHINGTON, Aug sion today practically tion of mom 21-The cabinet ses- pened the considera s questions growing of Pekin and the war in Until foduy's session the absorbing the safety of Minist and iegationers at Pekin. Now that has given place to prob more intricate and far-reaching touching the existence the Chinese empire and the part which the American government is to take in the ro sustruction of that country The meeting (oday was devoted entirely to the Chinese situation. Secretaries Hay and Root. who have been most active in direct Ing affaits, were absent from the city, so thut the attendance comparatively was small, the president having with him Sec retaries Gage, Hitcheock and Wilson and Postmaster Charles Emory Smith Severul questions wers awaiting atten tion. First of these was the application of 14 Hung Chang for the appointment of Minister Conger or some other commissioncr 10 negotiate for the cessation of hostilitie. The decision arrived at wos to refect the appeal and a reply of this character will he sent to Minister Wu to be forwarded fo L Hung Chang. The moving cause for this action fs that this government is at pres ent very much in the dark as to whether there {s any existing government in China With the capital in the hands of tho allies the Lot . question has been Conger the however lems of a aracter every | the emperor and empress dowager fugitives in hiding and the entire governmental fab:ic taralyzed, there is no evidence of an author adequate (o conduct negotiations secure results final and binding. It was stated by members of the cabinot that tho Chinese establishment, instead of being a government, appears to be an enormous, headless affair without knowin . what is for its best good and with.ul powers to enforce its wishes. With the rec ognized ruler in flight no one scems to I'mow who, if anybody, is directing its af- fairs. As China is an ubsolute monarchy without any lozislative branch the emporor and empress dowager are all powerfur and practically they are the empire of China Under the present remarkable conditions the United States will act with extreme caution in whatever steps it may take toward a solution of the pending proh- lems. In the meantime there is reason to e that the United States and all the powers interested will keep their 80 that order in order that at overnment may be 15 chaos. overnment the and ather may be maintained and least a semblance of brought out of the exist The reply of this viceroys of Nan King and Hunan that no indignities be offered the emperor and em- press dowager s a formal acknowledgment with assurances that no indignities will be offered the pe of thetr majestie reply 18 couched in the polite language of diplomacy, but it is understood that it does not in any commit the govern ment to refrain from imposing on the emperor and empress dowager any pen- alty that subsequently might be decided in case it 15 proved that they were directly responsible for the recent atroct ties. This question of fixing the responsi bility where it belongs and imposing any punishment that may be deemed fitting has not been reached yet The answer with which the two viceroys appeal Is met, accordingly, is a diplomatic ascurance that the rights of the emperor and empress dowager will be protected but does not impose any barrier to a proper punishment such as may be sanc- tioned by clvilized usage for any offense which may hereafter held to call for an accounting, This Is the interpretation piven the reply by a cabinet official to night. The question of responsibility will have to be worked out slo Message fr The cabinet had before it a message from Minister Conger, received last night. After meeting the State department made public portions of the dispatch, as follows “UNITED STAT LEGATION, Pekin via Ch Aug. 20.—Secre- tate, Washington: Saved. Relioef today. Entered city with little trouble. Do not yet know where imperial family is. Except deaths already reported, all Americans alive and well. Desperate efforts made last night to extermiuate us Mitchell, American soldie d & Russian and Japauese wounded, German killed. Ad vise Woodward, Chicago, Conger, Des Moines; Sims, Council Bluffs; Conger, Pas adena; Porter, Pari CONGER Hy FOWLER Che oo had been hoped that Mjnister Conget it from General ampl; this time in order to afiord the Washington officials full opportunity to with the ug tions ralsed by the Chinese disturbance Chaftee has not b heard from and the Conger message was not as comylete s the authorities here had desired. It was stated today that messages may be sent from to our repre in China spe & for 1 informa from the consideration given to tie the Conger Hung Chang and the cabinet broad fleld no effort to outline later and he out- pon the ented a ons way Foo, tary of arrived I advices, as Chaffee, would be by deal perplex ques General J here f entatives cifically call tion. Asid particular dispatch that of the southern | #lso had time to look over of Chinese There however, at carly general policy. That be, to a cor th of the gover more L viee the appeal of the this a in exte tion pre LINE IS CUT Allies Uncertain of Chinese in Field. gro nn various | as the be TELEGRAPH Poxitio [l and rie Body The tel SHANGHAI o m fore th graph of 1 wnd taken the large | tiela of Chi roops ha