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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

we cannot leave to be massacred. In any
case, Chinese escort should not be con-
sidered.
II hope that my cipher Mol. dated Aug.
3. has been transmitted"
The dispatch referred 10 by M. Pichon
has not yet reached the French foreign
office.
ANOTHER EDICT.
London. Aug. 10--An edict emanating
from Pekin and authorizing Ii Hung
Chang to negotiate with the powers for
peace has, IL Is reported from Shanghai
under yesterdays date. been received
there.
The correspondents at Yokohama again
send the statement that Russo-Japa-
nese force is moving on Pekin from the
north.
The movements and number OF this
force are, 1t Is further asserted. kept
secret in order 10 prevent accurate in
telligence from reaching Pekin.
The French consul Mt Shanghai says
three thousand Annamite troops will ar
rive there next week for the protection
of the French settlement
The Chinese merchants OF Shanghai
have petitioned the foreign consuls there
20 prevent the landing of troops. declar-
ing that II will create a panic among the
Chinese.
Ii Ping Heng. the former governor Of
Shan-Tung. personally commanded hf-
teen thousand Chinese at Yang Tsun.
Continued on page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
ROBBED IN CAR.
Mrs. KruIeWich's Diamond Torn
From Her Ear BY a
Bold Thief.

New York, Aug. 1o.-Mrs. Bessie Krule-
wich. the wife of a well-to-do real estate
dealer in this city. while riding westward
I'm a Canal street car yesterday after
noon. had a diamond earring valued at
800 torn from her ear by ruffan. who
then sprang from the car 10 the street.
All the passengers jumped to their feet
and ran toward the rear door. through
which the thief had made his escape. BY
this time the latter had reached the
sidewalk. which was crowded with pc
destrians
Mrs. Krulewich and a detective who
happened to be in the car sprang 70 the
ground I'm pursuit OF the man. but he
mingled with the crowd and was lost
TO vision.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
CoNGER REPORTS CASUALTIES

CONGER REPOHTS CASUALTIES.
The only new feature in Minister Con-
gers message. from that OF NJ. Pichon, Is
the list of American casualties. lie re-
ports seven killed and Is wounded. Capt.
Myers and Surgeon Lippitt, who were
among the wounded are doing we'll
No action will be taken on the Conger
message until President Mckinley has
been heard from IL is said at the state
department that under present conditions
Minister Conger and the other Americans
I'm Pekin will not be advised 10 leave the
Chinese capital with a Chinese escort as
all of the ministers seem to agree that
such a departure would be very danger
Gus.
MINISTER PICHON'S DISPATCH
Minister Pichon's dispatch is as follows:
THE diplomatic corps has just been In
formed by the Chinese government that
the powers have repeatedly demanded
our departure from Pekin under escort,
and beg us 10 arrange our departure and
1x date.
I'VE have responded TO Tsung-li-Ya-
men that we could not leave our posts
without instructions from our govern
ments. tn whom we leave the question.
IT should inform you that should we
not depart from Pekin. the foreign forces
coming to our rescue should be OF sum
cient number 90 insure the safety and
convoy Of 500 foreigners. OF whom 200 are
women and children, and 80 wounded and
more than 1000 native Christians, whom
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
CORN CROP or KANSAS.

Topeka. Kas.. Aug. 10.-The condition
OF the Kansas corn crop Is given officially
as "a per cent This estimate is based on
returns from every school district I'm Kan
sas dated Aug. 4. Since then the corn has
suffered from the continued dry weather
so that half acre is the best that can
reasonably be expected.
BY the same Official report. issued by
the state board OF agriculture the total
wheat yield As reported officially as S,-
0Sl. 900. This is the largest crop Of whest
ever grown in any year by any Amer
lean state. The wheat harvest is over and
the figures may be accepted as correct.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
WOMEN WITH
SCANT ATTIRE.
Furore Caused by Bath Beach
Bathers in Brooklyn.
men OF FAMILIES OBJECT TO IT
Dislike 10 See Young Ladies Lie About
In Sand With So Little On.
COMPLAINED TO THE AUTHORITIES.
Unk'ud Enough 10 Say That Most GIadng
Offenders Are Very Shy 10 Matter Of
Shaps|sss AMI Pretty Faces.
COMPLAINED TO THE AUTHORITIES.

New York. Aug. 10.-Hfgh kicking by
young women in bathing suits after
days more or less successful wrestle
with the vile cocktails served at Bath
Beach has led to loud protest from the
people who were wont to look upon that
resort as good place to take their
wives and children. M
The place has been free and easy one
for years, but not until now have females
who never intended to go near the water
worn bathing suits from noon until 4 in
the morning in order TO parade up and
down the sand, ride diamc6d frame
wheels and accept drinks from foolish
young men with money who harbor the
delusion that they are seeing hfe'
The quiet element which seeks rest
and fresh air at the beach because II Is
cheap and easy to reach are put 20 flight
nightly by the sirens In scant bathing
costumes. who seemingly have no aim In
life but TO find out how far they can go
I'm the matter of displaying their ques-
tionable charms without interference by
the law. ~
FAMILY MEN COMPLAIN.
At least this is the view of II taken by
men of family who have gone to- Bath
Beach and Bensonhurst lately, and
study of conditions there tends to con-
firm their opinion.
Women with rainbow bathing suits and
hosiery aud hair loud enough to drown
the roar of the abashed ocean. hold the
centre OF the stage and are surrounded
by callow you who spend I'm one fell
evening as much as they earn at the rib
bon counter in a week. all because of a
feverish desire to be real devilish. even
II il costs $3.50
sand with so little on that the founder
of the resort would be driven to drink
by a moments survey Of the oceans
marge.
THE MEN WHO oBJEcr.I
The men who are objecting TO this lib
eral display of limbs are unkind enough
to say the most glaring offenders are
noticeably shy In the matter Of shapeli-
ness and that their faces are of that sort
In which he who runs may read stories
of better days. tf}t
AS rule, the high and lofty kicking
doesn't occur until after nightfall. when
the amount of liquor taken in lcthal
quantities begins to make heels as light
as heads.
Then the acrobatic performances be-
comes startling. These frivolous young
women do not have much use for bath
houses. They don their scant bathing
togs in hotels or boarding houses and
stalk out as boldly as II attired for
church. leaving the rest OF the popula-
ton to do any blushing which the facts
seem to warrant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
LOST IN BEHRIEG SEA.

Victoria. b. c.. Aug, lO-A letter receiv-
ed by Mrs. Jacobson. wife OF the owner
and master OF the sealing schooner MIN
ME reports the total loss OF that vessel
I'm Befhing sea.
The schooner and equipment were In
surcd for $1,000. The crew were saved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
Mr.. Conger and the Other Foreign
Ministers Refuse to Leave Pekin
Under Escort Of Imperial Troops.
Asks That Large Force Be Sent to
Rescue the Members Of the Lega-
tions and 0ihsr Foreigners.


Taoai of
of
BILE escort
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ARA O o So
"Our will
In oinsure
children
mass
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

AGENTS MANTED. s25 TO $50 DAILY
easily made by our live agents. men OF
women, selling our latest Novelty. Cam
paign Waterproof Neckties. Goods en-
tirely new and patented. Agents delight
ed Sales unlimited. What others do.
YOU can do. Time is short Write to-
day and secure exclusive territory. Guar
antecd best seller. Address. with stamp.
Nj. q NJ. MANF'G. CO. Dept. c., Spring
field, Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

Russell took a turn for the worse, and
passed away peacefully at 3 am. today.
The war office telegraphed the news
OF the chief Justices death to his young
est son, Sir Bertrand Joseph, who is at
present serving as a lieutenant OF the
Royal Artillery in South Africa. Hon.
Charles Russell another son of the de-
ceased Is now In Canada.
The courts. generally. suspended busi-
ness today and the judges and other dis
tinguished lawyers eulogize the deceased
chief justice.
The premier. Lord Salisbury. will Sc
lect the successor of Lord Russell. with
the Queens approval. Lord Alverstone.
better known as Sir Richard Webster.
the former attorney general and now
master of the rules. will IL is generally
thought. be appointed lord chief justice
of England
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

New York. Aug io.--Gold will be
shipped tomorrow 20 London by the Ma
tional City Bank 10 the amount Of $1,000
eoo and by Heidelbach. Ickelheimer q Co,
20 the amount of $500, 900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
NO CHINESE ESCORT.


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morni papers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

his first defeat. When about to enter
the dining room he was stopped by Pro-
prietor John j. Doty and was compelled
TO resme his coat.
"I'll try Sherry's tomorrow" he said
why shouldn't / be received? Am I
not well behaved and clean? Why
should women have all the best of it?''
Louis Sherry could not be seen. but he
will be on hand to receive Councilman
LEIGH tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
THE WEATHER

washington. Aug. io.-Fcr Massachu-
setts and Rhode Lland: Generally fair
tonight; local rains Saturday. light wes@
winds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
He HAS RECOVERED.

New York. Aug. 1o.--Charies r. Hoe of
New Jersey. left Hudson street Hospital
today entirely cured OF his peculiar at
tack Of asphasia caused by his being par
tally overcome by heat Wednesday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

women drew near enough to touch the
sleeve of his garment for the purpose of
discovering IL he was really alive.
Some expressed doubt that he was
man at all. but the presence OF big
cigar and a copy OF a newspaper which
he held In his hand and was quietly read
ing, dispelled this idea.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
HAD MANY FOLLOWERS.

All during the bathing hour and on the
beach, which the councilman patrolled
from 1880 to / o'clock, he was followed
by fashionable throngs. all agreeing he
was up TO the mode.
As an experiment the shirtwaist was
huge success. and tomorrow Councilman
LEIGH will find many imitators among
the best hotel and cottage element.
But IL was at the Gladstone he met
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

Goodyear welted White Canvas and
Russet Calf Lace shoes with rubber soles
Never sold for less than three nifty
Thousand pairs TO close at CSC. JOHN
The. sHOEMAN.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

Goodyear welted White Canvas and
Russet Calf Lace Shoes with rubber
soles. Never sold for less than three
fifty. Thousand pairs 20 close at 9Sc.
JOHN THE SHOEMAN'S.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10

From Oakland Beach Hotel Dinner .ev-
cry evening from TO o'clock. One dol
lar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-12
TROOPS LEAVE FRANKFORT.
City Resuming Usual Quiet Republican Leg
is!ators on Way from London.

Frankfort Ky. Feb. ll.-All day long
troops have poured out of Frankfort on
special trains. and. tonight. only the sol
dicrs from Covington, Newport, LeNinE-
ton and Morgantuwn are canped IN the
Capitol square. The leaving Of the troops
was the only feature in the political stu
alton in Frankfort. today. Gov Taylor re-
mained quietly in the legislative mansion
Adiutant General Collier said, tonight
that A few companies of infantry would
he kept on duty here for short time I"
guard the public buildings. They would,
ne said interfere in no way with the &C
lions of the members Of the legislature
Six Republicans came from London. to-
night. and the remainder are expected, to-
morrow No intimat N has been received
as to whether or not the Democratic
members Of the Legislature would al
iourn their session at Louisville and come
to Frankfort to take part in the general
session 1t is believed here, however
that they will do so, probably by the lat
ter part of the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-12
RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
Is ImpracticabIe with Present Force
Says Winston Churchill.

London, Feb 12.-Mr. Winston
Churchill sends from Frcre Camp, to
the Morning Post i long review Of the
situation. He says: "t;cn. Butler al
WAYS thought ii impossible t. hold the
triangle north of the Tug"ll. but the
initial mistake was made owing to the
characterization OF the Eoer strength
ana the fact that millions worth Of
stores had been collected ut Lady
smith From the first hr regarded the
relief of LIdysmith rs a forlotn hope.
He did not feel justified in ordering Il
suhnrdinatn t. perform such Doubt
full task.
The absence Of good maps has cost
much blood. An attempt to thrust TIL,
enemy back from I;rakfontrin W.
Doom kloof would have cost 5000 men:
and since at least two b:igadcs must
keep the door open behind us. too few
would have remained to force the WAY
remembers that his army is the only
army for the defence Of the rest Of
Natal Therefore. he decided 70 with
draw ana to try elsewhere.
"Anothcr fierce attempt will be- made
t. force the TuGclI. Gr"at Britain
must realize tn" ugly fact that tho r.
lief Of IldYSmlth Wouli STRAIN nm
army Of $4,000 ana that 10o.oco men
would hot to- too many. Tho country.
therefore. must be prepared for q
heavy loss. perhaps for di-apoint-
mcnt.
Remembering that the crnsjdera-
lions Of honor more than policy. d.
mand ceaeeloss efforts T. relieve Lady
smith, the whole army. despite diaar-
poiutments ana retreat. regards Gen.
Eullrr with sympathy ana trust such
as are seldom seen even in fortunat"
circumstances.
The security of southern Natal Is
our important consideration. The he
cesrity Of obtaining control If p"laeoa
Eay il very apparent. The ingrtss n
foreigners ana warm material il cease
less. Surely 4 settlement with Portu-
cll would be only Il question Of
money!
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MOllNEUx GUILTY.
Continued from page ~

somebody called for Three cheers foI
MulincuX." and remarkable demon
strltion. with cheering, followed.
Many women We're in the crowd and
took part in the demonstration. Ii
seemed to please Molineux, for he
smiled and bowed. and all the WAY
through the great crowd that pressed
around him he had occasion to smile
and bow a number of times. for the
cheers We're repeated again ana again
There We're calls Of Cornish also, but
the cheers for Molincux overturned
these cries.
Regarding the verdict Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne said:
Il am confident that the verdict will
stand. Upon the presentation of the
case as furnished me by the police de
partmcnt there could not have been any
other verdict.
Barlow :. Weeks, Molineux's Coun-
sci, would say nothing about the Yer
diet
Harry Cornish said:
Il DO not see how any l. men could
hear the evidence given ana render
any other verdict. | cannot say any
thing else about the verdict and fur
thtrmore will not"
The announcement of the verdict OF
guilty was received in the uptown dis
trictS ana about the clubs apparently
with great surprise. Many Of the club
men seemed to be staggered by the an
nounct ment. and ii was the main topic
for discussion for the night.
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A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Continued from page ~

Chamberlain. Yet neither town has the
very smallest military value"
Although the British will soon have
100000 men in South Africa, the Daily
Mail and other papers are still asking
Tor more troops. Our stoppage of ship
ments of gold and diamonds resulted
IN exports from Cape Colony, last
month. valued at c251 1S2, as against
12.Sl2.1l4 in January of last year.
Mr.. Spencer Wilkinson, in the Morn
ing Post, today. dwells upon the evi-
dence of the unexpected activity and
probable numbers Of the Beers near
tnlesburg. where they are not enclosed
but only half surrounded on the south.
lie points out that the Boer positions
cover 4 front Of 20 miles and infers that
there must be several thousands of the
enemy on the ground.
II expresses the hope that the rumor
from Durham that a Eotr force is ad-
VanCinG in the hope Of outilanking Gen.
Butler is correct, for he considers that
Gen. Joub"it would thus expose himself
to just the sort of blow il is so difficult
to deliver against the fortified posi-
tons north of the Tugcla.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-12
PROF. MITCHELL
Answers the Charges Made
by DiSafected Students
On Methodist Teachings at Boston
University Theological School,
Is Satisfactory 10 Pres. Warren and will Now
Go 10 Bishops.

Boston, Feb. 1.-the movement hy
di~afrrc,vd stUdcutS against the doc
trincs NJ Mvthudism MS taught at tho
Boston University school uf Theology.
which WAS Formerly directed against
rruf. Hiu,hlvy M. MitvlyU. has nuW
taken the form of an 6r-..uiz,d attempt
by the dissenting Stud,H;S to weaken
tho standing &c Tho school and an at
tack has been mad, upon President
William II. Warren. Polf Henry Shell
dun ann pr. Borden II. Brown.
Prnf. Mitchell. after rrr .ut.d requests
fur "n alsWcr tx the charges against
h.m. has at last made reply. cover
ing the charges in a fun and. a. the
authorities If the institution. Very sat
iSfactory mlnncr. In this reply ne eN-
plains his teachings ana gives his rem
sons ana authorities for his IDEAS.
The attack w tha dissenting stu
drpts has taken the form If dncu-
mentary appeal t. the bishops and to
the Methodist church in general. This
contains over 100 pages and starts out
with the question:
Shall Mrthodism remain Wesleyan
in tyne ana cvangrlical?"
The direct appeal To tho bishops
maintains the following propositions:
That each such views as are held by
the professors should seek the endorse
ment and encouragement of thr church
whose doctrines it covertly seeks tx
revnlutionizc, is astounding.
The appeal also claims that tha
twentieth century movement" mus,
anguish and the power of the church
must fail if the ministry of Mrthodism
learn To deny the authority Of the
Word Of God. to reject vicariousnrss
of the atonemenl ana to accommodate
the claims VI Jesus Christ to tnita-
rian conception.
The reply Of Prof. Mitchell follows.
1t is in letter form to President War
re and explains his views i'm manner
satisfactory to the trustees. professors
ana Dr- Warren. Upon the receipt Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-12
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Apparently the Beers have brought all
their big guns from Mafeking to shell
Kimberley.
our naval guns sheIled Magersfon-
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silent. 1t is supposed that the enemy
have withdrawn their artillery. They
are blowing up the permanent way be-
You'd Morton siding The Beers still
man their trenches, but their numbers
are apparently reduced The bulk Of
their force has gone to Kimberley or
toward our flank
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Modder River. Saturday. Feb. To-
TIL, Ilighlanders returned. last night.
Before retiring the found the bodies of
y Beers. They believe the losses of
the enemy We're heavier than those of
the British. because it is known that
in addition to the dead Beers found,
several had been buried.