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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
TIEN TSIN RETAKEN.
Allied Forces Take the Walled CITY
After Hard Fight.
Walls We're Preached aud All the Forts
Captured the Chinese Being Complete
" ROuted-AdmiraI Remey Gives
Details American Casualties

London, July 1s.-The Shanghai cor
| respondent of the Evening News tele-
graphing under date of July II, says:
The allied troops resumed the attack
upon the walled city of Tien Tsin on
the morning of July IA, and succeeded
IN preaching the walls and capturing
| all the forts. The Chinese were COM
| pletely routed, and the allies took pos
session of the native city and its de-
fenses.''
The guns of the allies did immense
damage to the native city, causing
many large confagrations, and finally
silenced the majority of the enemy's
guns simultaneously. Then 1,5OO Rus
slams, assisted by small parties of
Germans and French, assaulted and
captured eight guns that were in po-
sition on the railway embankment
and the fort, the magazine of which
the French subsequently blew up. A
body of American, British, Japanese
and Austrian troops then made a
sortie and attacked the west arsenal,
which the Chinese had reoccupied.
After three hours of the hardest fight
ing yet experienced the Chinese fed.
Washington, July 18.-Admira1 Re
mey Tuesday cabled the navy depart
ment that the city and ports of Tien
Tsin are in the hands of the allies.
His list of killed and wounded is some
what fuller than Mondays report, but
still not entirely complete. His dis
patch follows:
Che Foo, July 17.-To-day hope to get
a. M
pital at Taku or aboard Solace. Com
muntcation very uncertain. Following
casualties confirmed: Marines, Capt. Da-
Wis, killed; Capt. Lemly, Lieut.. Butler
and Leonard wounded. Army-Col. Liscum
killed; Reagan and Lee, Capt. Noyes,
Brewster and Bookniller, Lieut.. Naylor,
Lawton, Hammond and Waidron wound
ed. Total killed and wounded reported
775; Russians and Japanese lost heavily;
our total loss reported, 215; about 40 ma
rines, but number believed to be exag-
gerated. Have officer on shore especially
to get authentic number of names, which
will be promptly telegraphed. City and
forts now in hands of allies.
The whole Chinese situation ma
terially frightened upon the receipt
of Admiral Remey's cable. The Asso-
ciated press dispatch showing that
this was the native walled city,
cleared up an ambiguity that was
contained in the admiral's dispatch
and swept away the last doubt in the
official mind as to the Importance of
the victory. The hostile Chinese have
been driven out of the shelter of the
city into the open plain, and the al
lied force has qusdrupled it's efficiency
in combat by placing the Chinese in
this position. It is not doubted that
the forward movement on Pelin will
begin as soon as a cavalry contingent
has arrived from Japan, which should
be within a day or two.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
SUSPICIOUS OF PRINCE Ii.
Powers Watching the Chinese Statesman
Who Is En- Route tn Pekin on an
Important Mission.

New York, July 2O.-A dispatch to
the World from London says: 'Great
bodies of boxers and regular Chinese
troops ares-known to be marching
southwark from PelIin, numbering all
Christians they find and destroying
their possessions. It is feared that
some of the viceroys, who, as whole,
have hitherto shown themselves most
friendly disposed toward foreigners
are now wavering in their support
and with the governors of several
provinces, are going over to the
rebels. Many regard Ii Hung Changes
eagerness for his present journey
from Canton to Pekin with suspicion
and urge that he be detained when
the steamer carrying him reaches
Shanghai
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
GoEBEL's COAT OF MAIL.
Interesting Testimony in the Famous Ken
lucky Murder Case Brought Out in
Powers Trial at Georgetown.

Georgetown, KY, July 18.-Fin1ey
Anderson resumed his testimony in
the Powers case Tuesday Witness
said that on January "A Caleb Powers
told him that a crowd of mountaineers
were going to Frankfort to intimi-
date the legislature and if necessary
to kill enough democrats to give the
republicans a majority. He said:
"Powers told me GoebeI would never
live to be governor and said he
(Powers) would kill him if nobody
else would The conversation, he
said, took place on the day preceding
the advent of the 1900 mountaineers
into Frankfort. Witness said he
heard Powers and others talking
about Goebel wearing coat of mail,
but some of them said that he could
be killed any way.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
For Bryan and stevenson's Nomination.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 20.-Bryan
and Stevenson will be notified of
their nomination at Newly oval,
where professional bicycle races are
held. The oval is surrounded with
an amphitheater, and it is proposed
to erect over the open space, if the
weather is inclement, the large tent
used for the Epworth league cOnven-
ton last year. The oval is about two
miles from the center of town, on one
trolley line. It will seat 1900 peo-
pie
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
"Annexation or Bankruptcy"

Kansas City, Mo-, July 2O.-Charles
Dufau, of Havana, Cuba, is in the city.
He is the agent there of the Swift
Packing company. of this city, and
came to confer with that firm.
''There must be annexation or the is
land will inevitably become bank
rupt," he said. Sooner or later Cuba
should become a part of this republic
and the sooner the better. But I be-
ieve it to be absolutely necessary
that the Cubans first be granted their
independence"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Death of Editor c. V. Eskridee.

At Emporia recently Charles v.
-Eskridge, the well-known editor of
the Republican, committed suicide in
"a fit of dependency resulting from
IOng-continued illness and financial
reverses. His son, who was sleeping
in the adjoining room, heard the fatal
shots that ended his fathers life, and
thought it was the work of an as
.sassin. His business affairs. are in
fair shape. His insurance was for
more than $4,000. He was born in
Virginia 81 years ago. In 1855 he
came to Kansas. When Mr. Eskridge
first struck the then territory of Kan
ssassas he stopped at Lawrence and
worked a year on the Herald of Free
dom. In the spring of 1856 he located
at EmpOria, then a town on paper.
He entered the mercantile business,
which he carried on for ten years.
In 1858 he was county clerk and re-
corder of Breckenridge county, now
Lyon. He was appointed probate
judge in 1859. He was elected member
of the first state Legislature and re-
eleted in 1862. In 1864 he was elected
state senator and in 1868 lieutenant
governor. He was again chosen rep
Fesentative in 1871, and was candi-
date for the republican nomination
for governor in 1872, but was de-
feated. Then he was returned to the
Legislature in 1874. He held all sorts
of municipal offices in Emporia. AS
a member of the Legislature he got
the state normal school located at
Emporia. He was the first member
to offer a proposition to extend the
fright of suffrage to the negro and
through his efforts woman suffrage
was defeated at that same session.
The Kansas statute is filled with many
wholesome laws which he framed, es-
Pecially school laws. 1t was Gov.
EsIridge that got the legislature to
change the name of Breckenridge
county to Lyon county. Gov. Esk-
ridge established the Emporia Daily
and Weekly Republican in the early
780s, and has run it ever since.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Cannot Take "A Cash Bond.

The supreme court holds that a
Justice of the peace has no right to
take a cash bond for the appearance
rof defendant in criminal case.
Under this decision an offender must
give bail and then, if he fails to APP
pear, suit must be instituted against
his bondsmen. Attorney General
GODDARD will call the attention of the
legislature to the matter and ask it
to amend the justices code so that a
cash bond can be accepted.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
TERRIBLE TORTURE.
Fate That Befeu Two American Missions
ries Who Were First to FsI into
Hands of Boxers.
San francisco. july 20 Chronicle

San Francisco, July 20.-A Chronicle
special from Victoria, B. c., SAYS:
Advices received from north China con-
tain particulars of the awful torture in
hicted on Rev. H. V. Norman who, with
Rev. c. Robinson, was among the first
of the American missionaries to become
victims of the boxers. A correspondent
writing from Tien Tsin on June says
some refugees who had arrived there
gathered from Chinese CHASTITY details
of the torture inflicted on Norman.
It seems that he fell into the hands of
Ii, the head man of little town hard by
the Anglican mission. where he and Rob
inson had their headquarters. Ii had
short time before lost a son in a quar-
rel between boxers and Christians when
the converts had driven off the boxers
from the mission, and he vowed ven
geance- This he took in horrible man
ner when Norman was thrown into his
hands. After his capture by the rioters,
from whom Ii took the captive the mis-
sionary was stripped by the retinue of
Lii, and collar of iron fastened on his
neck. A short chain was attached and
he was tethered to stake. The Chinese
men, women and children then poked
sharp sticks into his flesh and iabbed him
with tridents When he sank down, weak
with loss of blood and half crazed by the
awful torture, he was unable to get upon
his knees even, the chain being made
too short and he was strangled slowly.
Molten lead was then thrown on his nude
body and as he writhed in agony he was
stabbed to death. His body was cut to
pieces.
Robinson, the other missionary, was
slaughtered without lingering so long in
agony. He was cut down by a mob and
hacked to pieces almost instantly
number of the mission converts were
Some were asked to recant
and those who did so to save their lives
were saddled and bridle6 and forced to
crawl to the temple idols
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Thev Cbeered Mrs. TavIor.

Louisville, KY, July 18.-The re-
publican state convention nominated
John w. Yerl1es, of Danville, for gov
ernor, adopted platform denouncing
the Goebel law and indosing the ma
tional administration and adjourned
at five p. m. A feature of the con-
vention was the giving of three cheers
for Mrs. W. S. Taylor, wife of the
former republican governor, who
with four of her daughters occupied
a box in the Auditorium.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Cen a Tresspas .er RECEIVE Damagese

William Robinson, young negro,
tried to steal a ride from Kansas City
to Topeka on a Union Pacific freight
train. ct Bonner Springs the train
men ordered him to jump off. The
train was going 20 miles an hour and
he refused to leap until it was slowed
down, whereupon brakeman hit
him in the head with a lump of coal,
knocking him off the train. He was
severely injured and has sued for S.
600 damages. The question involved
is whether he can recover, being
treSpaSSer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Wants the Charters Revoked.

st. Louis, July 1s.-Attorney Cen
eral Crow has fled in the state SUI
preme court at Jefferson City quo
warranto proceedings against the ST.
Louis Transit company and the
United Railway company asking that
their charters be revoked.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Returns without the Money

Rev. Thomas IL. James, a Methodist
minister of Oakley, who has been mys-
teriously missing for over two
months, returned last week sick, I'M
able to fully trace his wanderings.
His friends profess to be convinced he
was drugged in London, where he had
gone to claim an interest in an es-
tate valued at several million dollars
James says that he was confined in an
English hospital with pneumonia,
while a physician who attended him
says he acts as if suffering from the
effects of a drug. James says he
found that there were others of the
family living in Australia, who had
gained control of the estate he sought
and are contesting his right. Before
leaving for London in May James of
fered to endOw four chairs in the
Kansas Wesleyan university of Salina
with $4,000 each if the trustees would
raise $4,000, which they did, and also
offered to build 100000 structure for
Bethany hospital in Kansas City, Kan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Sneaker osborn,s "yvnd Goose" Cha~e.

A telegram was received at Salina
from Judge S. ]. Osborn, speaker of
the Kansas house, telling of his safe
arrival at Plymouth, Eng. Judge Os-
born was sent to England by friends
of Rev. Mr.. James, and does not yet
know of James return to Mcpherson.
1t is probable that he will be COM
municated with and asked to remain
and look into the James estate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Death of a Promipent Kansas CItvan.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 1s.-Milton
J. Payne, president of the Kansas City
Missouri Gas company, resident of
Kansas City for half century, many
times the mayor of the town in its
early days, died at his home, $500
Main street, Tuesday. He had been
sick four months.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Sustained the sherifT's Action.

Sheriff Smith, of Comanche county,
refused to accept a $4,000 cash bond
from c. n. Dougherty, a cattleman
charged with assaulting his 11-year-
old adopted daughter, on the ground
that the bond was insufficient. Dough-
erty asked the supreme court to APP
prove it, but his application was de-
MED
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Japanese Attack Our Missions.

Vancouver, B. c., July 2O.-The
American mission at Nagoya has been
attacked by a Japanese mob and the
missionaries so severely beaten that
they were left for dead, although
they subsequently recovered. The
prime cause of the trouble was the
interference of the missionaries in
the trafficl1ing in young girls, who, it
is said, have been openly sold.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Rennhlloan NatlonaI Heaaquarters.

Chicago, July Headquarters for
the republican national committee
were selected by Chairman Hanna in
the s'lean-to'' of the Auditorium an
mex. They consist of 16 flats in the
four-story building to the south,
which has been an adjunct to the
hotel, as well as for two of the three
storerooms under them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
whore GOV. STANLEY Is Fishing.

A special containing 70 members of
the Sterry Fishing & Hunting club,
of Kansas, arrived at Colorado
Springs and left for Wagon Wheel
gap to establish camp for several
weeks outing. Gov. and Mrs. w. E.
Stanley and daughter and Congress
man and Mrs. Chester I. Long are
among the 70 participating in the eN-
petition. Hunting and fishing are ex-
~cellent where the camp was formed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Reunion of the First Kansas.

The First Kansas regiment will
celebrate the anniversary of the Will
son creek battle at ST. Joseph, Mo-,
August 10. Among the prominent
men invited are Gen. Powell Clayton,
ambassador to Mexico; Gen. John W.
Halderman, Col. o. E. Learnard and
Col. D. R. Anthony The First Kan
sas, out of 800 men in action, lost $50
killed and wounded.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Government Land in missouri.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 2O.-On
June 80, 1897, the area of government
lands in Missouri was 498,264 acres.
On June 80, 1899, the area of these
lands had been reduced to AS, 749
acres. These lands are subject to
homestead or can be purchased at
S1.25 an acre, and at the present rate
of entry will be all taken up within
the next five years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
,Ioint Debate FaIled to Come or.

Ottawa, Kan, July 1S.-The joint
debate on "Imperialism" between
Congressman j. P. Dolliver, of Iowa,
and Congressman Champ Clark, of
Missouri, did not take place here yes
terday. Congressman Dolliver was
present and submitted his views, hut
Congressman Clark, although in the
city, was unable to speak on account
of illness
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Take Is.ue with Gov. Stanley.

Members of the state live stock
sanitary board take issue with Gov.
Stanley's recent declaration that one
good veterinarian could do the work
now performed by three men. They
say the legislature Will increase the
membership of the board instead of
decreasing it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Gen. ChafTee's Commission Forwarded

Washington, July 2O.-The commits
sion of Brig. Gen. A. r. Chaffee as ma
jor general in command of the Chi
nese expeditionary force was made
out at the war department Thursday
Cable notice of the appointment was
sent to Nagasaki, Japan, where it vzill
meet Gen. Chaffee on his arrival there.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Value of Kansas, TAXABLE Property.

The state board of equalization has
completed its work of equalizing the
assessments of the various counties
of Kansas. The aggregate assessment
as returned by the county clerks was
$34O,611, O9s. The state board was able
to cut this amount down to 1928, $780,
054, a decrease of 81, 675, O44.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
s1il,tis Force of the United States.

Washington, July 20.-The grand
total of organized militiamen in the
several states and territories aggre-
gates 106,339. Those unorganized
but available for duty aggregate TO-
443. 142 Kansas has 1,244 organized
militiamen and Missouri 2.647.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
He PINT Hi. Fnnt in 1t.

Oscar Gorton, one of the wealthiest
farmers in Lincoln county, met with
a bad accident while threshing on his
farm. The cylinder of the separator
became stopped up, and Gorton at
tempted to push the wheat through
the machine with his foot, which
got caught in the machine and was
badly ground up.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
NAV Put ON Extra Trains.

The Santa Fe railroad may put on
a plug between Chanute and lola
and make frequent trips to accommo-
date the heavy travel.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26

Fishl1il LanEing, n. z, July 49,
Companies C and D, of the engineers
corps, arrived at West Point yester-
day. They are under orders to leave
for China next Monday, together with
all engineers at West Point.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Emporia Mans Neck Broken.

William Reiber. an aged and
wealthy citizen of Emporia, fell from
a tree on his premises and broke his
neck, dying instantly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
He missed the Crossing.

The body of Lemon Davis was found
in the Neosho river just below Coun-
ell Grove. He had started on an err
rand at night and missed the cross
ing and. being a cripple, staggered
over and drowned.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Charged with Posting Train Robbers.

ST. Louis, July 19.-W. P. Reinach
has been arrested here charged with
informing train robbers of prospect
i've shipments of money. Tt is charged
that he belongs to a gang of teleg-
raphers who have been giving out
such information to robbers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Arouses the Martial Ardor.

The Chinese atrocities have aroused
the martial ardor of Kansas patriots.
They stand ready at q moments no
tice to clean out the Chinese empire
and scatter Mongolian gore all over
darkest Asia. At least six such have
written to Gov. Stanley. Two of
them have companies already raised
and three others express the hope
that if a call for volunteers is issued
they may be permitted to organize
companies. The letters all are based
on the anticipation that Mckinley
will issue a call for troops.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Little for the LegIslature.

The fusionists of the NIiami-John-
son senatorial district nominated eX-
Attorney General John T. Little, of
Olathe, for senator.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
The Farmers Advocate Sold.

The Farmers Advocate, of Topeka,
was sold by Col. T. w. Harrison to a
syndicate of populists, Carl Vrooman,
j. H. Curran, of Parsons, and Frank
Peltret, of Wichita. Peltret is owner
of Jerry Simpsons Bayonet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Three Brothers Drowned.

Gallipolis, o., July 19.-Three broth
ers-Andrew, John and Charles
Nottingham-living near Glenwood,
w. Va, were drowned yesterday even
ing in the Ohio river. One of them
was seized with cramps while bathing
and the others attempted to rescue
him when all went down together.
Almost Incredible News About Kruger.
London, July 19.-The Express
Lourenzo Marques correspondent
sends the sad news that Kruger has
had his hair cut and his whiskers
shaved of.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Glass Factory fo~ Ioia.

An eastern company will build
glass factory at lola, the town to give
bonus of So, 800, which the CONNER
cial club raised by subscription.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Urp,pp Rris,ow for the Place.

Since the declination by Mr.. Guild
to accept the place of first assistant
postmaster general there has been
much talk that the position will be
offered to j. L. Bristow, fourth as
sistant postmaster general.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Post once Robbed bv Harvest Hands.

The Rhinehart post Office and store
in Dickinson county was robbed by
two harvest hands. They filled two
grain sacks with postal supplies and
merchandise and fed through the
corn fields.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Young Bov and a Revolver.

Rudolph Weide, a youth at Yates
Center, was given revolver to shoot
Sparrows. The first discharge shot
the boy through the heart, killing
him instantly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26

Tacoma, Wash, July 20.-News of
upward of 20 deaths lately near the
deltas of the mouth of the Yukon
river were brought down by the
steamship Sequoia and the transports
Athenian.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
slipped into a Separator.

Edward Murray, of southern Reno
county, was oiling a thrashing ma
chine separator while it was running.
Something gave way and his leg
slipped into the cylinder. He lived
only six hours
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Jacob stot1er IN Oklahoma.

That pioneer Kansas newspaper
man, Jacob Stotler. who with the late
Senator Plumb published the EmpOria
News, has become editor of the Perry
(Ok.) Republican.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Thinks BE Has a Bonanza.

A farmer near Potter, in Atchison
county, thinks that he has discovered
gold and silver deposits in gorge
made by creek that runs through
his farm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
Decatur County's Debt PAID.

The state treasurer has received a
draft for something more than $4,000
from Decatur county in settlement
of the legislatures seed grain loans
of 1891 and 1895.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
His wagon Caught Fire.

prairie fire swept over a portion
of grass land near Healy. w. c. Ems
ley was driving along the road when
he discovered his wagon on fire. 1t
was burned, and a good saddle with
-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26
$4,000 Fire in PhnIIp.burr.

Three stores burned at Phillipsburg
the other night. They were those of
r. y. Handy and Shimean & Co. and
the New York racket store. The loss
is $50, 200.