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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
A Dispatch from Remey.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
Attack on Tientsin Almost Resulted
in Terrible Disaster to Allies.


New York, July 23.-The Evening
World publishes the following from its
Tientsin correspondent under date
Of Chefoo, July 10, via Shanghai, July
RI: The attack on the native city Of
Tientsin on July 10 resulted in the
narrowest escape from what seemed
up to midnight would be terrible
disaster for the allies. The Russians
swinging north and the other allies
south, at daybreak the Russians were
to take the forts near the native city
wall and the other allies the city itself.
Gen. Fukushina, the Japanese com
.mander, promised that the japanese
engineers after three hours shell fire
from all guns would cross the bridge
over the moat before the wall and,
blowing up the great south gate. make
breach for the infantry to enter.
Upon this depended everything. Gen.
Fukushina had not secuted the bridge,
and in "a hours had not secuted the
ground over which the charge on the
bridge had to be made.
The Chinese destroyed the bridge and
UOOhtt llG ldAd Liz uiliNo
shell fire in nowise subdued the Chinese
rifle fire from the loop-holed wall
which was 30 feet high with moat
20 feet in depth around 1t.
An outer wall of mud made it impos-
sible for the infantry and marines com
ing on the field to reply to the Chi
nese fire.
: n tn,, toe to,
rushed back from the mud wall, which
they had reached
Gen. Dorward, the British command
err, FASTENED forward with fragmen
tary instead OF an integral slSirmisf
line.
The American marines and the Welsh
fusileers, together under command o
Waller, were on the extreme left. Ther
| the British marines and the Frencl
advanced with the japanese along the
| road toward the gate in the mud wall
Forwards plan for the Americans t.
support the Japanese was not made
clear to Col. Liscum, of the Nintl
United States infantry.
Dorward lays the blame for the
blunder and sacrifice of life on Lis
cum. but Forwards chief of staff wa!
heard to say when Liscum moved:
Get in down the road anywhere
quickly"
Col. Liscnm hurriedly led his mer
through the gate in as open order al
possible. They were Immediately IN
| der fire.
The staff saw them pass over tn,
bridge leading GA field which prove'
to be cul de sac.
Before the two battalions of Amer
leans, numbering 426 men, could eXten
themselves they were subjected, be
sides the fire from the lnophples in TIL
fort. to a fierce fire from the embra
sures in a line of fortified mud house
| on their flank.
Three thousand rifles probably wer
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
WorId.HeraId Campaign Offer.

To clubs of four or more new sub
scribers the Weekly World-Herald
will be sent from now until December
1st, for % cents each.
The great campaign against trusts
imperialism and the gold standard Il
on and the world is eonvulsed with eX
citing wars. The Weekly World-Her
aid is published in two parts-Tues
day and Friday-so that you get the
news twice week.
We will accept and forward sub
scriptions to the World-Herald a
above rates without extra charge, O.
they may be sent direct,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
COALITION OF POWERS.
Diplomatic Negotiations Said to Be
Between the Nations Re-
garding China.
BRITAIN OPPOSES EMPIRES PARTITION.
Is in Close Accord with Policy of
United States Russin, 1t is Be-
lteved. Will Join in Conccrt-Secret
Treaty of Alliance Between Eng
land and Japan.

New York, July ga dispatch to
the journal and Advertiser from Lon
Ion says that active diplomatic nego-
tiations are passing between the pow
ers regarding coalition against China
The English and the United States
foreign offices are arranging close
accord on the question of partition.
These two governments probably will
declare openly against it in few days
Numerous dispatches are passing be-
tween Hay and Salisbury. with the idea
OF the two countries forming Identical
policies.
Incidentally a curious side light is
cast on English diplomacy in this mat
ter. China's attack on Siberia, it is
claimed in English diplomatic circles.
was caused by the sudden change in
the attitude of Russia, which is now
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

tion to rush he houses from which the
flank fire was coming, and thus get a
position for thanking the wall.
At 1880 the line had just reached the
shore OF the canal and 30 yards separat-
ed them from the houses, when the
color bearer fell.
Col. liscnm picked up the colors and
stood looking-ar around apparently for
a ford.
Better get down or they'll hit you,"
shouted Maj. Regain.
II guess not, was Lscum's reply.
The next instant sharpshooter's
bullet went through the colonel's alb
domen.
1--WE gotit," he said as he fell.
Get at them if YOU cam" the dying
officer said, and added as his last words:
Don't retreat, boys, keep on firing"
Regain was hit Immediately after
ward.
All day long the allies line lay under
any cover they could find, running out
of ammunition.
making overtures to the powers of a
most cordial and conciliatory nature.
1t was Russia, these diplomats say,
which blocked the scheme of having
the Japanese take the lead in the march
on Picking with a full force, as pro-
posed by England. While most of the
. other European powers approved it,
Russia refused her consent to the
/; plan, it is asserted. and it had to Re
| abandoned Now Russia is scared and
expresses her entire willingness to join
in any concert and play her part fairly
and squarely.
Formal communications have been
made to the various governments. of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
cAsTELLANE IN A DUEL.
with Count Orlowski and
Wounds Him.

Paris, July 23-Count Boni de Cas-
tellane (who married Miss Annie
Gould, of New York; fought duel
with swords Saturday with Count Or.
lowski, in the outskirts of Paris. In
the first assault Count Orlowski was
wounded in the thorax, and the due
was stopped by the doctors.
The conditions Of the duel were that
the contest should continue until one
of the combatants was absolutely un.
able to continue.
The cause Of the duel was a news.
paper article reciting quarrel be.
tween the two, occurring in Count
Boni de Castellane's house. Count
Orlowski charged Castellane with re
sponsibility for the article.
The seconds failed to reach a salts
factory arrangement, and decided tina
meeting. was necessary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

this tenor and it is hoped in official
circles that the announcement of COM
plete accord will be made in few days,
each power agreeing to drop all de-
signs against each other and work
honestly together to settle the China
affair, As a matter of fact, however,
these statements are not borne out by
the facts. When the proposition was
made to allow Japan, owing to her
proximity to the scene of trouble, to
land more than her quota of troops in
China and take the lead in the advance
on Picking, all the powers agreed to 1t.
Russia was most hearty in her approval
! of the scheme.
Then England, between whom and
Japan there exists secret treaty of
alliance, proposed to the powers that
japan be given mandatory power to
I settle the China difficulty, To this Rus
STA did object and objected most siren
uously. England then appealed to Ger
many to use her influence to secure
Russia's consent to Japanese suprem-
acy in the operations and settlement
of the outbreak. Germany replied in
diplomatic language, but with strong
accent, that she would do nothing of
the kind.
Japan, not being given mandatory
powers, has held back. and some even
hint that England is holding her back
Now that the United States is leaguing
with England. Russia may be forced
in the interest of humanity, to waive
her objection to japanese authority
and save the ministers, the women and
children and their brave defenders
/ from the fury Of the Chinese mobs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
Costly Necklace Lost or stolen.

Paris, July 23.-Mrs. Potter Palmer,
of Chicago, one of the members of the
United States commission to the expo
sition, Saturday advertised an offer of
a reward of $500 for information lead
ing to the return of necklace valued
at $4,000, which is missing. The neck
lace is composed of emeralds set with
diamonds and other jewels, among
the emeralds being one of the finest
specimens eXtant, and the size of a
pigeons egg. 1t is not known wheth-
er the necklace was lost or stolen, but
it is believed it was stolen, as 1t was
missed by Mrs. Palmer after entering
the Palace Elysee Hotel from her car.
rIape
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
The July sun was beating down on

Inc July sun was beating Gown on
them, and they had nothing to drink
but the salty marsh water.
Meanwhile, the wounded came strug
Cling and crawling through the gate
in the mud wall,
There was no order. They were sent
anywhere without men to carry the
litters. The doctors were hit by the
sharpshooters while trying to attend
the wounded of the Ninth.
They could not attempt to carry off
the wounded from the bloody field.
Maj. Regain, Capt. Bookmiller and
Capt. Noyes We're all hit twice.
Noyes, who was adjutant, was hit in
the arm before going into the field, and
then hit in the leg. He crawled back
through the ditch, with the water to
| his neck, to report the situation to Col.
Dorward,
At one o'clock Gen. Fukushina re-
ported in writing to Dorward that the
japanese were in the city. ] could see
theloopholes blazing bullets and lyddite
shells. No infantry could charge i'll
the face of this fire from two o'clock
until five.
Though acting conformity, neither
Dorward nor Fukushina knew each
others whereabouts.
Under cover of the darkness the mer
of the Ninth crept back from theil
dangerous position. bearing theil
wounded. They executed this move
ment with loss of one man killed
The casualties were 81 men and five of
ficers out of 426
The marines lost 80, including Capt
Davis, who was shot through the heart
while talking to Col Meade, on the
night of July 10.
| 1t was decided to withdraw, whe1
news came that the Chinese were evac
uating. The Russians were not so sue
cessful as hoped during the day, ane
the total loss of the allies was 700.
TheJapanese losses were severe. TIL,
| Japanese We're most gallant in Thu
| fight. But for the Americans stopping
the flank fire. the japanese loss woult
have been much heavier.
The French. Japanese, American
and British entered the city at 1--WE
o'clock on the morning of July IA
Their entry was nnopposed.
i The American flag at half-mast wa
! hoisted over the south gate. III
walls were strewn with corpses o
Chinese soldiers killed by the shell
fire which caused he fight. None
apparently. was hit by bullets, th
damage being done by lyddite shells
There is a terrible row over tn
burning of the town. Several foreigl
officers are reported lost.
The tired soldiers remained on tn
walls The natives went lootin
through me Chinese town The ban
and the arsenal were ..eavy sufferers.
II An advance movement on Picking
not contemplated soon. The Ameri
can wounded crowd the hospitals, bu
all are doing we'll
| The flags of the allied armies are a
half-masted Col. Liscum was burie
at Tongku.
turned on them with an accurac
which has amazed every officer amon
the allies.
The Death of Col. Lixcum.
The blue shirts of the America
troops made them distinct marks wher
the khaki uniforms of the other a.
lies could not be seen. Col. Liscun
guiding his men, walked up and dow
the line, not even ducking his hea
i while the bullets fell around.
n The Americans charged into tn
flank fire with rushes. The ground owe
WHICH they charged was marshy an
line& with bitches.
1t &asssvidently Coil Liscum's inter
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

There were but 100000 people In
America when this century opened.
France had Ave times as many people;
Germany, and even Austria, had four
times Americas population; Italy had
three times as many, and SO had Great
Britain. Even Spain had double our
number of people, and little Portugal
was almost our rival in numbers. Wo
have more people now than any Euro
pean nation except Russia, which alone
leads us.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

London, July 23-The admiralty Sat
urday afternoon received he following
telegram from Admiral Seymour:
"Tientsin entirely evacuated by Chi
nese."
Boxer Rebellion Spreading.
New York, July ga dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from
Shanghai says that the Boxer rebellion
sspreadingto the northwest to Shansi,
Shensi and Kansu provinces and south
west to the province OF llanan.
In conjunction with Tung Fuh ST.
ang's troops the Boxers have endeay-
ored to recover their lost ground IN
Shantung province where the Boxer
movement originated and was fos-
tered by Yuhsien, then governor, but
since transferred to Shensi.
The Boxers suffered a severe reverse
on July 8 from Yuan Shikai and Chan
goow.
On the southern border of Chilli, adj
joining Shantung, the Boxers intended
overrunning Shantung and crossing
the Yellow river into Kangsu.
All provinces south of the Yellow
river are SO far undisturbed. The prov
inces affected are Chilli, Shensi, Shan
81, Hanan, Kansu and Shantung, the
last two only slightly.
viceroys Ii Yum vi and Chang Chi
tung are pro-foreign and maintain or
der from the Yangtse valley to the
eastern portion of the Yellow river.
Minister wu at State Department.
Washington, July 23.-The Chinese
minister, WI Ting-fang, communicat-
ed TO the secretary of state Saturday
morning two important kilograms.
The first is from Sheng, the director of
posts and telegraphs in Shanghai, and
says:
fortunate that Minister Conger's tele-
graphic reply has come Imperial de-
cree of the 22d. this moon corresponding
TO July 1S). stated that all ministers were
safe. Insurgents are fighting and killing
each other Ii Hung Chang in proceed
Ing northward to suppress riot will find
At difficult to GO"
be second telegram is from Ii Kui
"a vieerey of Marking, dated the 21st
Of July, received by Minister VIZ
at ten o'clock Tie same days~1ftsis as fol-
lows:
According to edict of 22d of this moon
Gully ls), with the exception of the Ger
man minister. who was killed by anar-
chists. with regard to which rigorous
measures are being taken to Investigate
and punish the guilty parties, all the 9TH
er ministers, for whom strenuous efforts
are being made for their protection, are
fortunately unframed"
Ii Kin VI, the viceroyof Marking, is
pne Of the great officers Of China, and
stands next in rank among the diplo-
mats to Ii Hung Chang.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
All Are Anxious.

All Iowa is interested in the fate OF
DR.. Eliza E. Leonard, of Belle Plaine,
who went to China as a missionary
six years ago. under the auspices of
the missionary society of the Presby-
terian church, with the intention of
remaining among the heather for
eight years. She has been stationed
at Picking ever since she arrived in
China, being engaged in the practice
of medicine in the missions of that
CITY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
Imnortnnt Decision,

Judge Roberts in Ottumwa decided
that property owner having once
given his consent under the Martin
mulct law that a saloon may be con-
Quoted within SO feet of his property
may not subsequently, withdraw such
consent. The court says that if the
legislature intended that such consent
should be taken away the statute
would have expressly provided for it.
The decision will be of much interest
to liquor dealers all over the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
Automatic switchboards

z. A. Clark, manager of the Sioux
City exchange of the Iowa Telephone
company, is the inventor and patentee
of an automatic switchboard which
will do away with central offices, and
the announcement was made in Sioux
City that the Clark Automatic Switch.
board company had been incorpo'
rated at Providence, r. L., with cap
ital stock of 81 100000 for the manu-.
facture of the switchboards.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
A Careless Shot.

New York, July 23.-Capt. Burg, Of
the Savannah line steamer City of Bir-
mingham reports that when passing
Sandy Hook shortly after noon Fri,
day, bound in. from Savannah, shell
which was fired from the Sandy Hook
proving grounds struck the water be-
tween his vessel and shore, about $50
feet from the vessel and, ricochetting
passed over his vessel about amidships.
There was great excitement aboard
the vessel at what was considered a
very narrow escape, and many of the
passengers were very much frightened.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

A conflict of authority between off,
GERS of the law led to the escape Of Q
party of inmates of disorderly house
at Galena, Kan, few days ago. Dep
uty sheriffs and policemen arrived at
the same, time, arrested seven OF the
girl inmates and then went to quarrel
ing over whether they were state or
city prisoners. While the quarrel was
at its height the girls slipped out and
made their way safely across the state
line into M;coour;
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
A Long Lightning Rod.

Bavaria boasts thatit has the longest
lightning conductor in the world. It
rises some yards above the top of the
meteorological station on the Tug
Spite, the highest point in the German
empire, and runs down the side of the
mountain to the Hollenthab where
there is running water all the year
round. The length OF the rod is five and
9 half kilometers, nearly three miles
and u half.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

Bessie Holloway, IL years old, who
lives on farm with her father and
mother, near Fenton, Mo-, distin-
guished herself one night recently.
Her sharp ears detected the presence
OF robber in the house. Her father
was sick and she did not wish to awaken
him, SO she obtained his revolver, which
was on the mantel in his room and de-
scended to the kitchen, where the
burglar was at work. Pointing the
weapon at him, she demanded that he
run. The surprised robber lost no tim&
IN making tracks" for the woods. Az
the burglar obeyed the stern man
date, rum" he made great noise, for
he had to tear open kitchen window
sash to find a way out. This awals-
ened her father, and he came down.
stairs to find his daughter exclaiminRs,
"Oh, but didn't he run, thought"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
bad Street Car Disaster.

Niles. o., July ga street car con-
tanning 40 people on the Mineral Ridge
and Niles railway jumped the track
at Mineral Ridge Friday evening and
turned over Every person on board
was injured. The cause of the wreck
is unknown.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
Town Republicnn, Soon ,o Meet,

Des Moines, Ia, July s3.-Since the
burning Of the Auditorium Chairman
Weaver. of the state republican COM
mittee. has been undecided about the
location for the next convention. Sat-
urday he declared that he was salts
fed with the progress of the work on
the new Auditorium and formally an.
nounced that the convention would be
held in Des Moines on the first day of
August, as originally intended.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

At the first performance OF sousa's
band in the American section Of tho
Paris exposition the enthusiasm Of the
great audience Of Americans that gath
cred to hear it did not break all bounds
until the Cake Walk" and other rag
time pieces were played. Then the
American colony became delirious.
The Frenchmen present could not I'M
derstand IT,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
Binding Irvine.

The first car load of binding Irvine
is just In at d. A. Lyons, who is pre-
pared to make prices and invites all
who may need it to call and see quail
ties and learn prices. 1t will you
money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

The following birth notice recently
appeared in the columns of Kansas
paper: Born, to the wife of Jim
Jones, a boy. The boy favora his old
dad in several ways, viz: He is bald,
has a red nose, takes to bottle like q
bumblebee to lump of sugar and
makes lot of noise about nothing.
Selahin
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24

A current monthly puts the blanc OF
mems faults on women. 1t says: WON
en- make society; they are accountable
largely for the faults of the male por-
tion of 1t, at least for the growth anda
extent of fault; If men fall short f..
Is because women have not demanded
higher standards. And If the woman.
who works is not treated with the same,
courtesy as she whose delicately gloved
hand holds her own bank book, IT 10
the fault of that same dainty hand
which is not held out in kind comrade-
ship to one that yields pencil or scis-
sors. Men get their cue from wom-
ans treatment of women. But men
are rarely unkind; theirs Is rather the
absence of kindness; and Of the two
the latter We're preferable.
The memory Of Caesar, Great Dane
that belonged to Mrs. T. B. M. Ger
deza, OF Germantown, Pa, but which
died recently, is to be kept green by
monument costing 5000. Caesar was
nine years old and three feet tall and
was great pet among the Cardezas'
large collection of animals. The dog
was buried in fine coffin, with real
silk lining and silver handles. On the
monument, which is now being con-
structed, will be inscribed the fol-
lowing: Erected to an old and faith
full friend"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-24
For Clerk of the Court.

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for clerk of the court, subject to
will of the republican nominating
convention.
Lourdes, July 10, 1900.
GEO. T.. HALTER.