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PEKIN COMMANDERS REPORT

st. Petersburg, Aug 23.-Generai Line
witch. commander Of the Russian troops in
the Province of Pe-Chi-Li, telegraphs to the
Ministry Of Wars. as follows:
AT o'clock IN the morning Of August
IA. our troops stormed the eastern gate of
Pekin and were the first to enter the city
The Russian flag was the first hoisted on
the wall. The bombardment OF the gate
lasted fourteen hours. The Russians then
scaled and occupied the wall. The Chinese,
however, still held the observatory and
other towers, whence they subjected our
troops to heavy enfilading fire. until our
infantry forced them to leave their posi-
tons. Our losses were:
'killed-Colonei Antinkoff and twenty
men.
''Wounded-General Wasilowski, Colonel
Modl and five other officers and 102 men,
On the morrow the allied troops stormed
and captured another gate and entered the
city
1--WE found the Imperial Government had
fed and that the legationers were in great
straits''
The dispatch concluded with describing
the recent attacks on the legations
During the siege the inmates of the Rus
sian Legation had five killed and twenty
wounded.
JAPS TAKE IMPERIAL PALACE.
Washington. Aug. 23.-The japanese Lega-
ton to-day received the following adviccs
from the Foreign Office at Toxic. dated
August %:
The commander of the Japanese feet at
Taku transmitted by telegraph on the 21st
the report from Pelin as follows:
The Japanese regiment which had been
detailed early on the 18th for the purpose
Of protecting the Imperial Palace. had hard
hshtfng all day, but they could not bring 1t
to a decisive ISSUE, as they refrained from
hrlnS on the palace. On the following day,
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Stays in Washington to
Call Congress, if
Necessary.
OFFICIALS HOPEFUL.
They Believe a Peaceful
Way Out Will Be
Found.


18th So and Pennsylvania Ave
Washington Aug. -3.-Nhiis the Iic.SIoh
OF the President not to go to Chicago docs
not signify that he cortemplatss calling
Congress together IN extra session. 1t ind
Gates tha: the possibility OF such action
becoming necessary IS realized. Heretofore.
as grave as the Chinese situation has hcetl,
conditions have not been sucf as 10 COM
pei him TO remain in Washington. At Can
ton he has been in constant communication
by telephone and was able to conduct pub
lie business from there as he would have
been Ut the White House.
The pressing necessity of his remaining IN
Washington has developed within the past
day or two since the decision that he couid
not so 20 Chicago was not reached earlier
than yesterday, when he held long and
important conference with Secretary Root
and Assistant Secretary Adee. With the
possibility of II becoming necessary TO call
an extra session Of Congress, the necessity
OF the Presidents remaining In Washing
ton would be apparent.
The Chinese affairs have reached that
crisis where within twentyfour houTz con-
ditionS may take a turn one way OF the
other So little IS known of the disposition
OF the Chinese Government that there IS
no means Of judging whether the reply sent
to Ii Hung Chang will be received In u
compliant spirit or one Of defiance, and the
worst must be prepared for.
A stage has been reached where events
move rapidly at the seat Of military opera
tions. and If there is not speedy collapse
Of Chinese resistance the fact that war
actually exists cannot long be ignored.
No TemporiIinS.
The United States Government has taken
the lead in replying TO China that there vii!
be no temporizins negotiations and there is
every reason 10 believe the Powers Will be
united in this same policy.
The answer of the United States was
quickly followed to-day by similar action on
the part of the Germans. The Berlin
Foreign Office delivered to the Chinese Min
lister an answer refusing to enter into ne
gotiations on the ground that there was no
evidence that Ii Hung Chang's credentials
gave him sufficient power 10 act, and that
nothing short OF complete authority from
the responsible rulers of China. the En-
peror and Empress Dowager. could be re-
garded as sufficient.
The Japanese officials expressed their full
conviction that Japan would take similar
action If. indeed, such action had not al
ready been taken.
The course of France and Great Britain
has not been made known here, but there is
thought to be no doubt that these Govern
ments will decline TO treat with China at
this time. Each Government, however, is
acting entirely on It's own responsibility and
there will be no prearrangement as TO The
differs from the American. although the end
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however. they took It's principal gate; ard
now the city is almost entirely cleared of
the enemy.
Ihe imperial family and the Ministers
OF state left for Sian-Fu five or six days
ago escorted by 3Coo troops, under Tung
Fuh Slang.
With the object OF restoring order, the
city has been divided into districts, Japan
being assigned the northern half and Japan,
the United States, Great Britain. Russia
and france have each deputed an officer 10
carry on the administration
Prince Tuan's residence has been burnt
down by the japanese The Japanese naval
detachment which guarded the Japanese
Legation, lost during the siege five killed
and eight wounded.
The japanese forces, which now occupy
the imperial Palace. have rescued foreign
ana native Christians from their confine-
ment.'"
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TROOPS DIVERTED TO MANILA

Washington, Aug. 2s.-The important de-
velopment in the Chinese situation to-day
was the decision of the Government not 10
send any more troops to China All the
troops now at sea, amounting to about
400. together with those under orders for
service in the Far East. which have not
sailed. amounting to about 5000 more, will
be sent to Manila. These troops will sail
on the same route. and, upon touching at
Nagasaki, will go on to Manila unless there
are developments in China not now ex-
pected, which would make their presence
that country necessary.
Secretary Root said to-day that no moro
troops were being sent to China because
they were not needed. With the arrival at
Taku OF the Hancock, and the troops she
carried, General Chaffee will have 5000
available men. which is deemed sufficient
for all present purposes. The decision of the
department was not based upon any rec
ommendation made by General Chaffee, but
upon reports received by him, which made
II apparent that no more troops were
needed.
Official Announcement
The announcement Of the diversion Of the
troops WAS made in the following official
bulletin. which WIS posted at the War De-
partment this evening:
The Government has decided that unless
required by future developments n, more
troops are to be sent to China Orders have
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The marriage last night OF Miss Lena
NJ. schneebei. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Schneeheli of No. 3110 Chouteau
avenue. to A. Q. Hamilton of No. 2so2
Chouteau avenue was the elimination of a
romance Of six months
Neither of the principals is Of legal age.
Hamilton Is 10 years and his wife is only II
years old. Though they had lived within q
few blocks of each other for years, it was
not until last winter that they met
One night in the latter part Of the WIN
ter Miss Schneebeli attended a ball given at
LaSalle Hall. Here she became acquainted
with Hamilton, and the couple danced sew
eral numbers together. Manifestly It was
case of love at first sight, and the young
couple together attended many other social
functions in the winter and spring. Hamil-
ton was well thought of by the girls par
ents and was given permission to plead his
suit. with the result that the two became
engaged several weeks ago.
Yesterday. to avoid needless questioning.
the parents of the young couple accom-
panied them to the Recorders office and
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TO.DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Discount rates were s to I per cent on On
call and time loans. Clearances, s4'soS'W' ;
balances si6S, AZ. New York e&chahge' par
S,d 10n rr.mi,,,n asked; Louisville. 2Sc dis
count bid, par asked; Chicago. par oio. loc
premiurn asked; New Orleans, 25c discount
bid. par asked; Cincinnati. &c discount Did,
par asked.
The local wheat market closed higher at
.Cssc H. Aug: 71c a. Sept; &c n oct. 'S'sc
b. Dec: TiIac Ii. May: 'e3.G12c NO. REQ.
CORN closed lower at 3sI.c n. Aug; 37Tsc b.
Sept; s6,.c b. Oct: SS5sc b. Dec: SS%sc n.
wear: 4ea4,l.c No 2 white. Oats closed at
.ll.c n. Aug; 2ihc Sept: 22ssc n. Dec; Zic
b May: AA.Q22i4c No. .
The local market for standard mess port
closed firm at $3.50. Prime steam lard
closed higher at s6.6!i7.
The local spot cotton market closed
steady.
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Cleveland, o.. Aug. 23.-Louis Peck, tho
AKRON negro. whose life the Akron mob so
eagerly sought last night. is locked up in
the county Jail In this city. He was brought
mere from Akron early last night by a Dep
utT Sheriff. together with William Howard,
another negro. who had been prisoner in
the Akron Jail charged with a INSIDE
meanor.
Peck begged the Jail officials to obtain an
immediate hearing and remove him frcr,l
the city to- Columbus. He trembled with
Tear as he made the request. He said 4
NE sentence was preferable to a trial IN
Akron. and that he wanted to throw HIM
self on the mercy of the court.
A confession was obtained from him BY
Deputy Sheriff Barry at the county fail
here TODAY
Peck said that he had attempted to as
sault the girl. but was very sorry for It.
He attributed his act to LIQUOR. He sa,d
that ne had been on a spree for a month
Chief Harrison In Cleveland
Chief Harrison of the Akron police force
arrived in this city to-day and at once went
to the Central Police Station. He was met
by Deputy Superintendent Gates, Chief OF
Detectives Lohrer and Sergeant Of Detect
ives Doran.
The local police officials notified Sheriff.
Mcconnell and Deputy Sheriff Barry. The
SIX men then held d lengthy conference be-
hind locked doors
Regarding the report wired from Akron
that Chief Harrison was insane. Chief of
Detectives Lohrer said later: Chief Har-
rison is perfectly sane"
Sergeant of Detectives Doran who knows
Harrison intimately. said that the latter
was perfectly rational. He added that Chief
Harrison had discussed the riot In detail,
and that the Chief had intimated it was his
intention to cause the arrest of all those
implicated in the riot. and especially those
who used weapons
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LYNCHINGS OF THE YEAR.
One Hundred and Three Occurred
in the South.
SPrcIAr

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. Aug. 23.-The Tribune, IN its
review of the year 1899. gives the States and
Territories where there were lynchings and
the number as follows:
Alabama. s: Arkansas. i: Georgia. g;
Kansas, >: North Carolina. 5; Pennsyl-
vania. /: Tennessee. 4: Texas, s; Ksntucky,
3; Louisiana. 15: Mississippi, "a: Missouri,
); Virginia, 1; West Virginia :: Oklaho-
ma. 1.
one hundred and three occurred in the
South and four in the North. OF those
lynched 81 were negroes and 3 whites. The
alleged crimes were: Murder. a.. complc-
" III murder, II; criminal assault, Ii: al
s.; race prejudice. 5: robbery. 3, unknown
offeAses. A.; aiding criminals to escape. 8:
suspected arson. l: infiammatory language.
l: crlmlna! assault and murder /: no Of
tense alleged. /: mistaken identity. l: high
way robbery, l; arson and murder. i.
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secured is the same The German repi, in
one respect is regarded as having signjfi-
cance beyond that of the United States, in
thai 1t is based on the theory that there can
he no sovereign authority in China other
than hat emanating from the Emperor and
Empress Dowlser. 1t at leas; dtscoSes no
present purpose to hold that the flight CT
The Emperor and Empress Dowager IS an
abf3ication of the Manchu regime
Tex. of the Reply.
The correspondence containing II Hung
Chaug's appeals aud this Governments re-
pl" was made public to-day. as follows:
ss Ms aes s s qE'v; Wu 4 August s %:
.Csbleslan dated August 10. from vlceroy Ii
Ngns S'ons an Was tFansmi;,. By the Ghinsss
Wu on the night q the same date.
IT was the declaration OF al! the Ministers
rescue Of he Ministers in TeEn Nov Nov. the al al
Ministers safe. it seems proper that nostiiit:es
sheald at once cease. and That nsso;,a'o;ns o;
United states Government to appoint an envoy
With tuii powers. or appoint the Minister n4r.
scquainte! with the affairs between Chinese and
feretsnt:s ,, ana To- iptGn i me !: the conference
definite reply viii at once proceed TO the
W isy III the matter 6sf5re his Excellsncy the Pre-
iuent. await repiy.'
.srce!trd at the department. o. St..tt, August
q 1890. 3:l. p. m. Cabi"sgani from NiceroX LII
Hung Chang, dated August y, 1920 and received
b. Minister Wa on the sam" dag.
The Boxer rebels IN Pel;tn having been dis
persed there will be positively TO inUte lighting
F,rth.r military operations u? the raTt a; the
Powers are greatly to he deIlored. Besides urg-
ing cessation OI Eosti!ities. please confer win
Secretary vi STATE upon subject Of withdrawei OK
trooiis and appointment Uf plenpJ.en;iurv to re
got!ats settlement Of all other questions. so as
preserve am!catle relations. await early re-
sent TO the Chinese Minister. August - 100.
J 50 p. III: Memorandum in response 10 the .'h!
nese Ministers communication Of cablegrams
from Niceray Earl Ii Hung Chang dated Angus.
le and H. proposing the immediate cessation of
hostilities and the appointments OF ~. envoy To
OF State August % and Il 1900.
Nhle the condition set forth IN the
ranauTn delivered TO the Chinese Minister August
IL has not been fulfilled and the Powers have
hssn compelled to their Ministers by force
Of arms unaiCed by the chiuese GoveTnrlent.
still this Government Is ready TO welcome an
oI ertGrts for truce. and invite the other Pow
Chinese capital ar.d ,he Chinese Government
SHOWS Its ability and WILLINGNESS to max" on
its part an effective suspension Of hostilitirs
there and elsewhere III China. When this is
done-and hope Il will be done prornptly-
the United States will be prepared TO appoint
representative to join with the representatives 0f
the other similarly interested Powers and OF the
Chinese Empire to attain the ends declared IN
cur circular - The Powers ot July 3. 1905.
ALVEY A. ApEE, Acting Secretary
Department of state. Washington. Aug. %,
1900
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HOMELESS BOY IN CHICAGO.
Lad Picked Up on Streets Says His
Father Deserted Him.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

EEtL BIC SPECTAL.
,Chicaso. ILL.,, Aug. es.-The Children's
Home and Aid Society has found :: home
dispose of. The boy says his name is Al
Ian Morley and his age u. According TO
his story he lived at Aurora, No. urtil
his father gave him to r. ,iuibar who
Travelled over the North Central States SELL
ing sheet music. He was with this p,an for
over four years.
Two months ago, he says. he vas less
in Chicago by Guibar. He then returned to
Aurora, but was unable to find any trace
where he procured work and stayed there
about month, coming from there to CHI
caso. He says he is unable to write Ills
own name, but reads well.
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STARCH TRUST FORMED.
New Company Has Capitalization
Of Thirteen Million Dollars.

Chicago Aug. 23-Announcement is made
Of the organization of the National Starch
of which S10,O0O.o0O win be issued.
The officers will be: President, ". f.
Ptel, Jr., Chicago; T. P. kingsford and
". H. Coles, vice president; j. B. Hig-
gins, secretary; and Joy Morton of Chica-
go, chairman.
The names of the directors have not yet
been announced
The company will, In a sense. be a COM
peutcr of the glucose company. but only
in the products which are identical to the
manufacture Of glucose sugar and corn
sirups.
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LOCAL AMI SI-RIRRAN.

A refreshing. though brief. rain and
thunderstorm sprinkled the city and sub
urbs, caused the mercury to drop seventeen
degrees in twenty minutes. and made the
night enjoyable.
Dora Schaefer. the 1I-year-old sweetheart
of Bernard kinsler, obtained his release
from jail, where he was lodged on charge
OF theft, with her own hard-carncd savings.
Mrs. Clara Jarvis, arrested in Crawford g
on a charge of shoplifting. was hands omeiJ
dressed and jeweled, and had $50 in her
purse.
Chief Sanitary Officer Francis. WHO has
just completed partial Investigation of the
garbage nuisance, admits the collections
are incomplete. but says The law is so
loosely constructed as to offer little remedy.
The friends of Mrs. Kate Corttnez the
Texas mii-tner who disappeared Monday,
have not yet discovered her whereabouts.
The officers OF the Continental Tobacco
Company have been cited 10 appear before
the Supreme Court TO defend thci.seives
against the charge OF being IN trust.
The body Of W. H. ThornpurEh. who died
suddenly at Biddefori Pool. Ne. IS expect
ed to reach ST. Louis tomorrow morning.
Chairman Atkins of the State Republican
Committee was forced by K. c. kerens 10
postpone the Se5alia meeting until SepteiE-
Der 4.
The wholesale trade OF Washington ave-
nue district was almost overwhelmed by
number OF out-of-;own buyers.
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MOB KILLED A NEGRO.
He Had Attempted to Assault a
White Woman.

New Orleans. La. Aug. zs.-Sam Fields.
young negro. was shot to death by a mob
OF white men last night near White Hall.
in Livingstone Parish
fields had attempted an assault on Mrs.
Peter Poche. He was being taken by OFF,
GERS to Somervtlle when mob surrounded
the buggy. took him forcibly from the Of
hcers and riddied him with bullets
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other only few months. yet It seems az
If IL has been years.
My parents thought that there was No
one like him, and his parents also approved
OF our engagement. We were afraid thai
If We Went to the marriage license -Ier,a
and stated our ages, we would have trouble
in getting license, SO We just took the
folks along and we had no trouble"
Inc ceremony took place last night at the
Schneeben home at o'clock. nd was per
formed By the Reverend Thomas Hamilton.
a prother OK the bridegroom. Several friends
and relatives witnessed the event.
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SHOULD IGNORE EARL H..
Ills Former Secretary Says He Can
not Be Trusted.

London, Aug. PA special dispatch from
Alen-Isin says that William Pethwick, for
merry CT Brooklyn, n. Y, for many years
Earl LIS secretary and confidential adviser
OF the Chinese Government, wired the
United States Consul at Tien-Tsin under
date Of August 10 as follows:
Ii Hung Chang should be ignored. He
represents the hostile minority and will
avert their just punishment by misrepre-
senting our position if he can"
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CRITICAL STAGE In
CHINESE SITUATION. .
A FEW HOURS
WILL DECIDE.

= few hours will decide whether it =
y Is 20 be war or peace in China. g
9 BY this time the American reply IS 4
. in Ii Hung Chang's hands. Earl Ii .
. now knows that this Government will q
. not terporize: that he must produce .
= full authorization from his Govern .
. ment 10 settle with the Powers and =
= that his Government must at once =
= demonstrate that it is willing and q
. able to end the attacks on the for q
= eiSners-troops and civiliaus-in tlrIt =
= country q
o If the reply from this Government o
. IS received in 4 spirit Of defiance. It =
. probably will mean that the Powers Q
Q will fail to bring about a peaceful .
Q solution. =
= That the Government. however, is =
. hopeful of an early end 10 the dis .
. turbel conditions in Pekin and else q
g where l.! China is shown BY .T.e fact .
+ that orders yesterday were sSUed df- 5
y verting troops en- route 20 China TO 9
= Manila. q
= The President realizing that the =
= next few hours may bring news OF 4 .
q character to warrant the sGClrlon!ng f
. Of Congress in extra seSslol to COR q
= slider war measures. mas abandoned Q
= his projected trip to Cnicaso and will .
. remain in Washington pending de.o.- =
= opments =
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Springfield Republican Sold.

Springfield. Mo-, Aug. 23.-The Springfield
daily and weekly Republican was sold BY
Colonel L H. Murray to-day to H. r. Sny-
der of Crbarla, O.. who will take charge
next Monday. The price paid was IN the
neighborhood of s15.00o. Mr. Snyder vas
formerly proprietor of the Urbana Daily
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Marin. Iute,lipeucs.

Rotterdam, Aug. 23.-Arrived: Steamer
Amsterdam. New York. Sailed: Steamer
Maasdam. New York.
St. Michael's. Aug. 23.-Passed: Steamer
Ems. Genoa, Naples and Gibraltar for New
York.
Plymouth, Aug. 23.-Arrived: Auguste VIC
toria, New York for Cherbourg and Ham
burg.
New York. Aug. 2a.-Sa!led: Koeuigen
Louise. Bremen. via Southampton.
New York, Aug. 23.-Arrived: Steamer
Pretoria, Hamburg, BouloSne and Ply
mouth
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Golden. ILL.,. Aug. 23.-The soldiers and
sailors of Union County held their annual
reunion here on yesterday and to-day II
was we'll attended. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected: President. Doctor T. j.
Rich; vice president. Paul Miller. secretary,
John j. Ferrill; treasurer. ]. l. Ury.
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Chicago and Return

August 18th to 2sth. returning limit ex-
tended to September 30th. via Illinois Cen
tral r. r. q. A. r. Specials leave Union
station a. n, August 25th, 2sth and 27th,
and Diamond and Daylight Specials daily
1870 noon ane. $40 p. m.
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RAILROADS.

The new Lbs Angeles Terminal Company
will build or. extension at once.
Gerrett Fort has been appointed assist.
ant general passenger agent OF the Union
Pacific.
Complaints are numerous against reser-
vaions OF Pullman berths when no money
is paid.
The Louisville and Nashville Is about TO
build an important extension.
]. E. Davenport will sever his connection
with the Clover Leaf on September l.
1t is denied that the Huntington plans at
Galveston will be abandoned
An explanation is given for rise In Cotton
Belt securities.
The annual report OF the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois makes an excellent show
ing.
The Kansas City Southern may buy the
New Orleans and Western, which is to be
sold at auction.
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gave their consent to the issuing of the
license.
"We had special object in getting
married SOON" said Mrs. Hamilton.
"other than that We could not see any use in
waiting. Although We have known each
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TROOPS KEEP ORDER
IN AKRON STREETS,
Continued From Page One.
PECK AGAIN CONFEssEs.

city Jail in the basement I 60 rot know
who they We're or what became of them