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Diploma,ic virvv OF China.

& Warrington, June 25.-Diplomats
here look on the events in China. and
particularly the method OF auppressing
the disorder. and probable peaceful.
solution Of the troublesome eastern
question. It has been feared all the
time that Russia or Germany would
come into conflict with the natives,
provoke a fight. seize territory. and
thus come into conflict with come other
one Of the great powers. This would
mean the long expected Europeas! war.
Now. according to the diplomatic OBJ
servers. the future is positively encour-
aging, except OF course for the Chinese.
There ID already a-concert OF action be-
s:sa sreut il
1 Americans. This means OF course that
I no one power can claim acquired terri-
eery. /.
s The settlement es ~ ques-
!, 4tsa after peAcs 4re9 VIII
I - lall5 70 ii joe ~
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.MoURAv1EFr's DEATH TRAGIC.
10 Declared TO Have Died of Heart
Disease Caused by Iieprimand of

Gar.
London, June l25.-The death of Count
Mouravieff, the Russian minister Of
foreign affairs, according to the Daily
Mails st. Petersburg correspondent,
was most tragic, being directly tracea-
bic to the events In China. The czar,Sit
seems. was greatly disturbed over the.
absence OF all direct news from Pekin
and the loss OF officers and men in the
attack upon the Taku forts, and sum
moned Count Mouravieff and de-
manded an explanation. The minister
Il did his best to make excuses. but the
cxar was not satisfied and declared
that his agents in Pekin must have
gone to sleep. Count Mouravieff's agi-s
tation at this sarcastic reprimand was
so great that he was seized with q
heart attack.
The Mails correspondent does not
SDlace 40 high an estimate on Moura-
cieffs Importance or ability as some
have, and he insists that 1t was Count
Lamsdorff. now temporarily in charge
OF the foreign office and the. dead min-
listers assistant, and not Mouravieff.
who guided Russia's foreign policy, the
latter being simply the nominal leader.
'.In Mouravieff." says the correspond
ent, Russia lost not a diplomatist but
q courtier who had earned the good
will OF the czar as the Russian repre-
tentative at Copenhagen. His death
does not change the policy of Russia.
which will stand shoulder to shoulder
with England in China and act in close
conjunction with the powers.
ITO suggestions for the partition OF
China Russia will not listen for q minis
" sasfe -
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tions, In (which the United States must
participate AZ an Interested.
party. The fear OF great Eurcrean5
war has been largely based on the fact
that when nations disagree It 10 difh-I
cult to arrange for conference. On
the other hand, in view OF the fact that
a great congress Of nations 10 now in-
evitable, and as the presence Of the
United States will remove the exclusive
European atmosphere, It is believed
war over the Chinese question will be-
come nearly impossible.
China will be partitioned. but It vii.
be done so quietly 1t will create little
disturbance among the great world
powers. The diplomats do not consider
China as being at war with outside ma
tions. but they do take the ground that
the inability of the Chinese government
to govern Its people has been demon
sstrated finally. and hence partition
of the Flowery Kingdom among the
intervening powers is deemed not only
inevitable, but necessary.
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American influence supreme.

Cincinnati, o.. June a5.-John Barrett.
ex-minister. to Siam. was here SundAy.
Before leaving for Cleveland he said:
In restoring peace in China the Unit
ed States should be the principal infiu-@
ence TO determine the future and the
fate Of China 1t is Americas influence
only that can successfully solve this
problem and keep China from an i'm
pending breakup. America must stand
for the integrity of the Chinese empire,
for we have everything TO lose and moth
ing TO gain BY her partition among the
European powers
"On the other hand. if America allows
China to be divided the expansion Of our
commerce ard the extent of our moral
Influence Will be absolutely limited by
the attitude and policy Of European
nations.
Another interesting point is this:s
The United States is the only power
whose leadership and dictation Of policy
Russia would accept
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.FR[[ g|A1[R@ ACTIVE
Rsbsrts' Operations Greatly Hsmp.
srsa BY the Activity In Orange
River Colony.
CennunicatioD Interrupted For .
Short Time n Vicinity of
Honing spruit.
10 News Of Great Importance Be.
esivsd Recently From South
Africa.

Z LONDON, June S0s--AnIOrIHallUH AIots
South Africa continues unimportant.
Warren wires that the rebellion has
been extinguished in north Cape Col
,ony, but makes no mention OF the cap
ture or disposal OF the considerable
Boer force occupying that part Of the
country. Interest mostly centers in
Orange River Colony, where Dewet 10
causing the British much annoyance.
London, June o5.-Lord Roberts
southern line of communication has
again been cut by the Beers in a ven
turesome attack on the garrison guard
ing the Free State railway at Honing
spruit. Commandant Dewet's bold
raiders succeeded in burning three cul-
verts and were only driven of on the
arrival Of reinforcements from kroon-
etad. According to Lord Roberts &C, !,
vices telling Of the engagement, the
damage has been repaired, but the
news ID striking evidence that the Free
%Staters are still far from awed by the
British steel that encircles them at
close range.
Butler has reached standerton. fnd-
Ing that the British prisoners recently
taken south OF the vaal, had passed
passed thru Standerton June 10, en-
route for Kruger's headquarters at
Machadodorp. Sir Redvers' latest oc-
cupation has been repetition Of the
bloodless captures the British have
lately made, the enemy having evacu-
ated their positions with everything
valuable except some rolling stock.
Gen. Ian Hamilton has taken Heidel.
berg after few miles pursuit OF the
burghers. who fed on his approach
The day before Gen. Broadwood's cav
airy caused the dispersion OF the com
inando opposing the British advance
Gen. Hunters advance guard is nov
marching, from Johannesburg to joir
Z Gen. Ian Hamilton at Heidelberg.
It u supposed that Lord Roberts vii
Il order the mounted infantry leaders t.
leave Heidelberg at once to effect ,
junction with Gen. Buffers forces
4 coming from the east. Apparently tn,
field marshal's further offensive ar
rangements hinge upon the completion
Of the barrier between the armies O
Kruger and Steyn.
London. June 25.-The following wa,
received from Roberts:
Pretoria, June %. Clements sue
cesstully engaged a body of Beers Sun
day ned Weinberg and drove the enc
my north of Sand Spruit with loss. n,
easualties reported.
Ian Hamilton reports the inhabi
s tants OF Heidelberg gave him grea
reception. The streets were crowde'
and decorated.
"Hutton's mounted Infantry skir
mished with the Beers yesterday a fe,
miles southeast of Pretoria. Lieut.
Crispin, one Of the northumberland fu
Oiliers. was wounded.'
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THE wIscoNsIE WRECK.
Total Number Of killed is ssvsn-
The Injured.

Depere, Vie. June IS The bodies of
those killed in Yesterdays train wreck
We're shipped away and the injured who
We're not taken to their homes sent 70 =
hospital at Green Bay. The --latest re-
port of the killed places the number at
seven, and the revised list is as follows:
Edwin Konski. Lorenz Plank. Adam
Weber. Fond du Lac; Charles Mierswa.
Max korrscher. Oshkosh: George Lloyd.
Barron; Max Kecker, Ashland
Others Who We're injured and not re-
ported until today: B. Froehling, I. Har-
per. Mrs NJ. Heider, Otto Laudritz. H
Lloyd. Louis Lusll F. Reinse, Charles
Rushing. Robert Well. E. P. Severn, all
of Fond du Lac; John Barton, Green
Bay: Ernest Gradner. Neenah.
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PROPHET OF EVIL.
County Farmer rrcdic,. n
Dire Calamity.

Special to Times Republican,
Geneva, June 225.-According to the
predictions of Nelson Benson. Jr., a
bachelor farmer living south of town,
this country is soon to be visited by
locusts which will sweep all vegetation,
from the earth. The plague is to come
during the month of Jure and there is
to be a famine thruout the land. This
was all revealed to Nelson in a dream
and he has been clever enough to im-
part the information to his less fa-
Nored neighbors. II is stated that he
has laid in a Eoedly supply of flour and
dried apples in order that he may not
go hungry While the famine lasts. In
last weeks Hampton Recorder he adj
svertised for an insurance agent who in
sured crops against locusts.
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MORE BODIES FOUND.
Forty-one Persons Killed An the
Georgia Railroad Wreck.

Forty.One Persons Killed In the
Georgia Railroad Wreck.
Atlanta. Ca, June 25.-Additional re-
ports received here today from the
scene of the wreck on the Southern
railway at McDonough show the list OF
the dead will probably number forty
one. Three bodies were found this
morning in the wreckage. They are b.
Y. Griffin, supervisor; w. L. Norris
sette, superintendent Of pumps; J. n.
Haunnicutt. freight conductor. Two
other bodies were charred beyond rec-s
iogniticn. The passengers saved in the
Pullman car were not seriously hurt.
There have been thirty bodies taken
from the wreck and the rescuers are
finding more as the wreckage is re-
moved. Eighteen bodies thus far recov.:
cred were employees OF the road.
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STORIES OF SLAUGHTER.
Reports From Shanghai That Chin
e.e Were Killed by Thousands.


London, June 25.lThe admiralty has
received the following from the British
rear admiral at Taku:
"Che Foo, June 23.-Only one runner
has got thru from Tien Tsin for five
DAYS. No information could be obtained
except that the foreign settlement had
been almost entirely destroyed and
that our people were fighting hard.
News is received as this telegram is
dispatched that an attempt to relieve
Tien Tsin on June % was repulsed with
some loss.
The telegram also said: .-The ad-
mirals are working in perfect accord,
with the Russian vice admiral as sem
Tor officer"
1t was reported from Shanghai last
evening that the allied forces chad
blown up the Taku forts and that every
available man had been sent to the re-
lief OF Tien Tsin. Two thousand three
hundred Chinese bodies are alleged tc
have been cremated at Taku and more
than 1000 Chinese are said to lave
been killed at TienTsin.
Chinese runners who have arrived al
Taku report that foreign force was
engaged several days ago with an over.
whelming body of Chinese forty miles
west Of Tien Tsin. AT Shanghai it j.
assumed that this force was Admira
| Seymour's.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express Vsays: II learn from {
mandarin who stealthily left Pelkin or
! Inne 1e ard who succeeded at grea,
hazard in getting clear. that the Boxers
are massed around Pekin and tina
more than half Of the northern ant
western portions Of the city, Including
i Ithe foreign settlement, were aflam,
whens tha mandarin left. He cssld tel
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T.-R BULLETIN.
N[y i TODAY
For Iowa and g ls-Fair tonight.
becoming unsettls iesday.
For South Dak Y Fair tonight and
The w Or.

becoming unsettle s. iesday.
For South Dak Y Fair tonight and
TUESDAY. ,. oxr.
NEWS:
China Asks for. ARMS tice.
Ministers Safe IN Pekin.
Reinforcefaents Going Forward.
st. Louis Strikers Enjoined
Free Staters Becoming Active.
Bicknelvs Capital Comment.
PAGE TWO.
TELEGRAPH AND GENERALS:
British Interests Greatly Involved.
Gossip of the Old World.
Terrible Wreck in Georgia.
I Six Killed in Wisconsin.
PAGE THREE.
IOWA NEWS:
independent Telephone Combine
Trains Wrecked at Webster City.
A Tragedy at Cedar Rapids.
Short Iowa Specials.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
Pluck the Beam.
The Advance in Wheat.
Eusincss at Leading Points.
The Boer as Soldier.
Topics and Press Comment.
The Trouble in China.
Iowa Items and News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
LOCAL NEWS:
Unveil a Monument.
Death Rate Is Light.
Masonic Picnic Arrangements.
Can Not Celebrate Until the Fourth.
A View on the Central Deal.
Freight Men Meet.
\ Miscellaneous City News.
PAGE EIGHT.
IOWA AND GENERAL:
Mondays Markets by Wire.
Kansas Big Wheat Crop.
The Democratic Convention.
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Tragedy In oklahorna a.

Wichita, Kas.. June 225.-sheriff Neal
Morrison was wounded and TWO of his
deputies were killed near Cloud Chief.
Okla. while pursuing George Casey
and Mckee. who broke jail at Arrapa-
hoe.
At Granite. Greer county. Cattle In
spector Gilmore. Bill Anderson and an
other man and a. woman engaged in a
game of cards. A quarrel ensued. when
Gilmore shot and killed his three as-l
sailants
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,vneelcr rukcs conn M and.

Chicago, June 25.-Brig. Gen. Joseph
Wheeler assumed command Of the de-
partment of the lakes today. relieving
Gen. Wade, who returns to st. Paul.
Wheeler expects to remain in Chicago
until Sept. 10. his sixty-fourth birthday.
when he will reach the age limit and re-
tire from active service.
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Four Killed in a Nine.

were killed at the Champion mine. ssix-
teen miles west of this city. last night
by the explosion Of dynamite. Two OF
the men were blown to atoms, while the
other two were sufYocated by gases re-s
sulting from the explosion.
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nothing as to the fate Of the foreigners.
nor much as to the general situation.

nothing as to the fate ofsthe foreigners.
nor much as to the general situation,
but he had heard that the empress
Sdowager was preparing to go to the
province of Shan ST.
A che Foo dispatch to the Daily
Mail, dated yesterday, says: "Practi-
cally the whole Of northern China is
ablaze. Hostilities are now conducted
on an extended scale, due to direct orr
ders from Pekin. Gen. Yam Chi kai,
governor of Shan Tung, commands H.
900 foreign drilled troops. organized to
a high pitch Of excellence and
equipped with Mausers. It was in the
plans that these troops should go to
ETaku, but the seizure OF the forts was
effected before they could get there
Some OF the special dispatches from
Shanghai describe the great southern
provinces OF China as still quiet, but
Others assert that the news from the
north is exciting the southerners to
dangerous height of feeling. and that
millions may rise any day.
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Coal for our sl,,p..

Philadelphia. June 25.-Under orders
from the navy department a large force
OF men today began work preparing for
active service water-carrying ship Are
thuse. The Arethure will be sent to Chi
nse waters within ten days with $500
tons OF coal for American warships.
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In.nne Man KilI. Two.

New orleans, June 25.-William II.
Robinson, recently discharged from the
insane asylum, yesterday murdered
William stessel. The crowd pursued
him threatening lynching when he
killed a man named Whitaker and shot
a policeman Robinson was arrested.
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SIR|kERglNI1|II||||I|| ! ! ! !
81 Louis Judge EnjoilS stsikilg
Street Car Employ g From Intst
iering With Hail Cars
United States Troops to b With.
drawn From Cuba Within Z
Few Weeks
Now Known That More Than rortyl
Persons Were Killed in tho
Georgia Wreck.

st. Louis. June 25.-Judge Adams in
the United States district court today
granted temporary injunction In the
case of Mahon and all members Of this
division of the Amalgamated Associa- Is
ton of Street Railway Employees, re-
straining them from interfering In any
way with the running Of mail cars ever
the transit company's lines. 3.
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FIRE AT cLEARFIELD.
Po.tofIicc and Drug store DESTROYED
Loss Nenrly So 900.

Loss Nearly So. 900.
Special to Tines Republican
Clearfield, June 25.-Fire in the post
office this morning destroyed the build
ing belonging to r. S. Spurrier. The
household goods of H. T. Swope, who
occupied the building, were saved. The
loss on the building is about $3.50; in
surance, $500. The fire spread to the
Evans Drug Company, whose loss is
$500. with insurance ef s3,00o The
building in which the drug company
was loacted belonged to John Evans,
whose loss is about $1,000; insurance,
S65O
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DEATH AT GR1NNELL.

C. L. Walker. President of Savings
Hank, fs Dead.
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, June 25.-C. L. Walker died
this forenoon, aged 65. He was born in
Grafton county, New Hampshire, and
for years has been president and cashier
Of the Gr!nnell Savings Rank The fu-
neral will be Wednesday afternoon.
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WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM CUBA.

United states soldiers VIII BE Tsksn:
From tho Island.
Washington, June 25.As soon an
Secretary Root returns to the city next
week final arrangements will be made
for the withdrawal of as many troops
as can be spared from Cuba. Gen.
Wood reports that the elections passed
off quietly and Affairs generally have
become tranquil with no indications Of
future trouble. W.
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Bir Carpet Min Burns.

+ Philadelphia, June 25.-The carpet
mill of Masland q Sons was destroyed
by IRE today. Loss. SIS. 900 to Sleo.oeo.
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New York, June 25. The failure Of
Denis Perkins & Co. was iannounced fO-
day on the cotton exchange. The tau.
ure is small. sE
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Chicago Chroni ! cle Editor. .Dend.

Chicago. June e5.--Martin j.. Rushe,
one OF the proprietors and editors of
the Chicago Chronicle, died last night
at Mactinsc Island oe 9 complication
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As,ERlcASs KILLED.

With Heavy Loss.
1.ondon. June o5.-At Canton the.
5poxers are posting infiammatory pla-
cards. Of which the following is a sam
Pile:
! l.kill all Germans, French. Ameri-
cans and English. To have peace pre-
vail in the hearts Of the people all FOR
eieners should be driven out. This emu
can be attained in a few days II We
unite our strength.
Shanghai, June 25.-The detachment
az 400 russians and 100 Americans un-
der command OF Maj. Waller. which at
;tempted the relief Of Tien Tsin. was re-
pulsed Thursday and returned Friday
10 Taku. Among those killed were sew
5eral Americans. A new attempt, with
reinforcements. was to have been made
last night.
An armored train bearing recon-
noitering party was derailed Thursday
night near Tien Tsin.
The French concession In Tien Tsin
Is reported to have been burned.
The governor OF Shan Tung province
reports that Admiral Seymour and the
international advance guard have ar
rived safely in Pekin. as was authori-
tatively declared here Friday.
"A number Of Chinese warships. the
commanders Of which make protesta-
tions Of friendly disposition toward for
eigners, are anchoring outside Woo
Sung, Just north Of here.
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Ar.tralian BallPn

London, June 26.-The AustraliAnS
commonwealth bill passed ths thi1ag
reading N The csnlneas tseaes
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superintendent b. ]. Miles. of the in.
dustrial home for boys in Eldora. says
that there are very few boys in his in
stitution that do not belong there. II
see there is an opportunity for children
to be wrnngfnlly committed to the in
stitution," said DR.. Miles. ''but I do not
think 1t has been done to any great ex-
tent. We have seven grades OF boys at
Eldora, and We try to keep each boy
where he belongs. You know we have
the family plan there. each class being
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WERE SAF[ AI PEK|N.
Trustworthy Information Leads to
Belief That Foreign Minister'S
Are Still Alive.
Affairs Apparently A Most Serious at
Tien Tsin-The Casualties
Are Heavy.
Energetic Efforts Being Made I,
Forward Reinforcement nts-Ovsr
100 Soldiers Killed.

Washington, June 25-Bulletin: The
Chinese minister has asked an arn1is-
tice in sending American troops to
China, based on assurances OF the
Chinese viceroy's that they can main
tain order. Mckinley, while acknowl-
.edging his qualification at these assur-
ances, made known to the minister
that the United States can not relax
Its efforts to get troops to points where
is officials are considered in danger.
Paris. June 25.-The French consul
general at Shanghai reports that the
Chinese minister Of railroads Informed
him that all foreign ministers and for
eigners at Pekin were safe last Tues
day and that they were preparing to
leave with the authority of the Chinese
government.
New York, June 25.-The Journals
Che Foo dispatch says: The Chinese
bombardment of Tien Tsin set fire to
the mission buildings first. The fire
spread to the native city and destroyed
everything. The attacking force. well
supplied with modern artillery, have
been pressing the small allied forces
and already 100 are dead. Relief is be-
| ing rushed from Taku. The column
will have to fight its way thru big
Chinese army. "A British storeship has
arrived at Che Foo with thirty refugees
from Tongshan, including Kinder. Par
cons and Mrs. Parsons.
| Pei Tai Ho, where 200 foreigners had
summer residences. has been aban-
doned.
Kempff had conference Sunday
with Consul Fowler and the captains Of
the Nashville and Yorktown. The local
governor Of Che Foo, who was present
promised there would be no uprising
there against foreigners and gave other
assurances. The governor of this prov
ince has decided not to join the rebels
4 and Issued proclamation decreeine
Iprotection TO Americans and Europe.
4 ans. Capt. Bayly. Of the British crui
ser at Taku, signalled the American
1 captains yesterday: THANK GOD tns
4 Russians are here, otherwise we woule
4 all have been murdered.
4 SEVERAL AMERICANS KILLED
l.