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SEVEN AMERICANS KILLED
AND SIXTEEN OTHERS OF THE MA
RINE CONTINGENT WOUNDED.
Secret Reply Sent to Minister Con-
ger, hut No Certainty that 1t
VIII he Delivered.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-The Depart
ment of State made public the following
teiegram from Minister Conger, which
was received by Minister Wu late last
night being contained in telegram sent to
him by the taotai of Shanghai. 1t was
handed by Minister Wu to the acting secre-
tary OF state about Q o'clock this morning:
"The Tsung Ii Yamen states to the
diplomatic body that the various foreign
governments have repeatedly asked
through the respective Chinese ministers.
that we Immediately depart from Peking
under suitable escort The Tamen asks us
10 fix date for our departure, and to make
the necessary arrangements to do so. Our
reply is that we Will seek instructions from
cur governments. and that in the absence
OF such Instructions we cannot quit our
posts. i must inform you that in order to
insure our safe departure, foreign troops
only can safely escort us, and they must
be in sufficient force to safely guard 500
foreigners including 200 women and chill
dren. as we'll as 1900 native Christians, who
cannot be abandoned TO certain massacre.
We cannot accept a Chinese escort under
any circumstances. All my colleagues are
dispatching the foregoing 10 their respec-
tive governments
"Of the American marines seven have
been killed and sixteen wounded, among
the latter Captain Myers and Doctor Lip
"coNGER."
This message is undated, but is supposed
to have been sent on or after the 9Th Of
Angus. when the imperial edict removing
the inhibition against the ministers send
ing cipher kilograms was received by the
Tsung Ii Yamen.
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Celestial Troops Demoralized at Yam,
Tsun Because the British Fired 4
.Poison- at Them.
AMERICANS At THE FROM
WITH THE BRITISH THEY LED u
ATTACK ON THE TOWN.
Chinese Troops commandments
slams and Japanese Moving from
the North-TaIk with Waldersee.

BRUSSELS. Aug. 1o.-The Foreign Of
fee has received the following message.
signed "De Cartier" CE. De Cartier de
Marchienne. first secretary of the Belgian
legation at Peking):
Shanghai, Aug. 10.-An inn
perial decree names Ii Hung
Chang as minister plenipotentiary
to negotiate peace.
The Foreign Office has also received from
the Belgian minister at Peking a dispatch
identical with that received yesterday by
the French Foreign Office from the French
minister at Peling. NJ Pichon, telling OF
the attempts made by the Chinese to secure
the foreign ministers acceptance of a Chi
nese escort TO Tien-Tsin.
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CHINA IN EARNEST.
London Newspapers Think the Pekins
Government Desires Peace.


LONDON, Aug. II, 4:1O a. m.-The morn
ing papers express satisfaction at the latest
developments in China. The average COM
ment is that China is now genuinely SUI
ing for peace through Ii Hung Chang.
Dispatches printed this morning give fur
ther details of the taking Of Yang-Tsun.
According to the Daily Nails correspond
ent the attack was led by the Americans
and British The Chinese position con-
sisted of seven lines OF entrenchments. The
enemy fell back from one TO another, until.
driven from the last line, they fed to-
ward Peking, completely demoralized. The
Chinese say they retreated because the
British poured poison" into their troops.
This refers to the Lyddite shells. which the
Chinese then experienced for the first
time.
The correspondent adds that the British
casualties were 200 and the American 80.
but this latter estimate. it will be noticed.
is four times greater than that Of General
Chaffee's report
A st. Petersburg special says the Chinese
minister there, Yang Yu, has received a
telegram announcing that Ii Hung Chang
is dangerously i'll and confined TO his bed.
and that he has been granted a months
leave.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the Dali
" News. wiring on Thursday, announces
that the Chinese merchants are petitioning
the authorities not 10 land troops.
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had been taken from the safe and the car.
and that perhaps these. with the money
envelopes might be discarded along the
track and that these and other indications
as to where the robbers disembarked might
be obtained. The engine started about 2
o'clock this morning.
There is no method of ascertaining the
amount of money secured. by the robbers.
''The run might be heavy and again it
might be light" said Agent Mulligan. "One
day it is heavy and the next light. There
is no way to determine until the Offices
along the line have been communicated
with One sealed safe was not touched.
1t was the safe belonging to the messenger
on the west end of the run between ST.
Louis and Indianapolis.
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REINFoRcEMENTs FOR CHINESE.
Twelve Thousand Troops Marching ON
Peking aad Tten-Tsin.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. lo.-It Is re-
ported that 1900 Chinese troops are march
ing from the provinces of HUMAN and HUI
Pei toward Peking and Tien-Tsin.
Official reports say that three Russian
columns succeeded I'm surrounding large
Chinese force at Hai-Chau and that. seeing
the Russians advancing from all sides the
Chinese fed in an easterly direction. leav-
ing a dozen obsolete guns behind them.
The Russians pursued the Chinese for
thirty-five versts until they were exhausted
and compelled 10 abandon the pursuit.
Some OF the special correspondents
at Yokohama again send the statement
that a Russo-Japanese force is moving on
Picking from the north The movements
and number Of this force are 10 Is further
asserted, kept secret. I'm order TO prevent
the facts from reaching Peking.
The French consul al Shanghai says three
thousand Annamite troops win arrive there
next week for the protection OF the French
settlement The Chinese merchants at
Shanghai have petitioned the foreign con-
suls there TO prevent the landing OF troops.
declaring that 1t viii create a panic among
the Chinese.
Ii Ping Hong. the former governor %
Shan-Tnng. personally commanded fifteen
thousand Chinese at Yang-Tsun-
A Chinese official al Shanghai says sevcn-
teen pirates and brigands were beheadcd
al Canton. Aug. 5.
The British Foreign once has received
from the minister OF Great Britain at Pc
king. Sir Claude Mcdonald. dispatch
dated Peking. Aug. 4, much 10 the same
effect as the dispatch received yesterday
by the French Foreign onice from ~
Pichon. the minister of France at the Chi
nese eapital. which described the efkorts e
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which the fight was finished. He soon re-
covered his reason, and then INDUCED in
hearty laugh. "Well.' he said. I'm an
old fellow and a has been" eh2 Well, L
guess / was good enough for Mr.. Rubin.
and he was not so bad. either. That was
as tough a battle as ever l went through,
but I'm still good 'nun for few more.
Rubin is good one, and with a little more
experience he will about do. He hit me some
corking wallops. and. although 1 did not
realize it at the time. 1 can tell you he can
punch a bit. 1 was very tired, but the
further the bout went the more positive
I felt that could finish him. Toward the
close Rubin grew very weak. and i knew
1 had only to steady myself little in order
to get him. He gave me good fight, and
] can give him nothing but praise"
Bobs seconds wanted him to go TO bath
right away, but he refused, saying his wife
was waiting for him and he must go home.
As soon as he got his clothes on he left the
building. followed by an admiring and
cheering crowd.
Rubin. when he reached his room, was
in a sort of trance. and it was long time
before he fully understood that he had
the head and both eyes were almost closed.
He did not care TO talk, but managed to
say: Il did the best 1 could, and no man
could do more. Fitzsimmons whipped me,
and that's all I can say about it,
Billy Madden, Ruhlin's manager declared
that Gus's defeat was due 10 entertaining.
James ]. Corbett, who acted as one OF
Ruhlin's seconds, also declared that Ruh-
lin was overtrained. II know this" he said,
''for he with me during my prepara-
tions for my bout with Jeffries. After that
Gus confined training for his battle with
Sharkey, and worked even harder after
that for his bout with Fitzsimmons. /
warned him that he was doing too, much,
but he imagined that he could stand it,
Anybody could see tonight that something
was wrong with him, as he sent his right
to the jaw repeatedly, but the necessary
strength was not behind the blows"
Charley White, who refereed the bout.
said: 1T was a hard and fierce battle, in
which both men fought fairly. Fitzsim-
mons clearly demonstrated that he is not a
has been,' and still has the punch that
wins. Rubin at times looked as il he
might win out, but he lacks experience.
which will be remeded i'm time, and have
no doubt that he will be heard from to
much better advantage later on"
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Formerly Lived in Indianapolis.

Charles Lane, the express messenger, has
of the company and was about five months
ago put on the through run from st. Louis
to Columbus, at which time he removed
with his wife and one child to Columbus.
He formerly lived here at No. 500 West
Vermont street Inquiry at the local Of
fee of the express company showed that
the attaches of the Office had not yet been
advised of the robbery.
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CONVICTED OF FALsEHooD.
Evidence that the Tsung LII Yamen
Tried to Deceive Ministers.


Tried to Deceive Ministers.
Special TO he Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1O.-Minister Con-
gers latest dispatch. made public to-day,
proves the duplicity of the Chinese author
tiles and convicts them of deliberate false
hood. The first sentence of Mr.. Conger's
Tsung Ii Yamen tells the foreign ministers
In Peking that their various governments
have repeatedly asked that their diplomatic
representatives depart from Peking under a
suitable escort, meaning a Chinese escort
provided by the Yamen. Nc foreign gov
ernment has asked anything of the kind.
The statement of the Yamen is, therefore,
absolutely false-an unrelieved lie.
IL Is easy 10 understand the difficulties
that hedge about dealings with a govern
ment that viii descend to such trickery.
deception and falsehood. The only argu-
ment that has any weight with the Chinese
government is superior physical force. The
ioreign ministers will be safe when they
are IN the hands of a sufficiently powerful
BODY Of American, European and Japanese
troops. AID they will not be safe until
then
The fact that the other ministers sent dis
Patches TO their respective governments
similar to Conger's is significant, in that it
SHOWS the ministers are all suspicious of
'ne good faith OF the Chinese government
and disbelieve the statement of the Yamen.
Inc dispatches being in cipher the Chinese
authorities could only learn their nature
"hen they were made public here in Wash
's'on or II a European capital. There is
curiosity 20 learn TO what trickery or sub
'eFiege the Chinese authorities will resort
10" that their amusing and senseless du-
pNeiiy IS made known to the world.
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BARONESS Won KETrELER.
She In Supposed 10 Be Safe with the
Legntioners in PeLing.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o-The State De-
partment to-day made public the follow
ing:
AT the instance OF friends of Baroness
Won Ketteler. the State Department re-
Gently telegraphed TO the embassy at Ber-
lin inquiring whether any news OF her con-
dition had reached the German govern
menf. The charge d'affaires. Mr.. Jackson.
seiegraphs to-day. Aug. TO- that no special
advices had been received regarding Bar
(CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.)
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RESPITE FOR NEELY.
viii Not Go to Cuba Before Supreme
Court Meets I'm October.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-John d. Lindsay,
counsel for Charles f. w. Neely, who is
accused of the embezzlement OF Cuban
postal funds and against whom there have
been proceedings for extradition to Cuba,
said to-day that he had made application
TO Judge Wallace, of the United States
Circuit Court. located at Albany. yester-
day, for writ Of habeas corpus for Neely.
This. Mr.. Lindsay said. Judge Wallace had
denied. Judge Wallace did, however,
said Mr. Lindsay. "allow an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court and issued
an order directing the marshal to keep
Neely here pending the appeal"
Mr. Lindsay explained that the Supreme
Court will not meet until next October
when. he said the appeal would be argued.
I'VE have simply raised an additional
question" said Mr. Lindsay.
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REPLY SENT TO coNGER.
shited states VIII Continue TO CO.
operate In Relief of the Ministers.

associated Press Dispatch
"ASHiNGTON. Aug. 10.-In the light
" the latest dispatch from Minister Con-
So received by the State Department
s.'oush Minister wu to-day. the attitude
- 'he administration is that there is but
oue thing 10 be done in the present cir
-.ils'ances-namely. TO press on TO the re-
- OF the besieged garrison at Peking
us vas made known after extended COM
p- tions between Washington and the
-ss'oent at Canton. The conger dispatch
accepted as showing conclusive justifi-
10 Tor the Imperative demand Of the
'eo States sent to the Chinese govern
On Wednesday night insisting that
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wanted a Cannon.

DENVER, Col, Aug. l0-The following
telegram was received by Superintendent
Deuel.. of the Union Pacific, this afternoon:
"Goodland, Kan, Aug. 10.-Have killed
one of the train robbers. Want can
non to blow down wall to secure the other.
Can you send it? Answer Men desperate
Have shot two of my men.
WILLIAM WALKER, JR., Sheriff.
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ForeiSn Troops Alone, Mr.. Conger
saws. Can safely Escort the I'M
peFiIed People from the City.
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,xDATED MESSAGE FROM MINISTER
CONGER AT PEkING.
received ut Washington by wu Ting
Fang and Turned Over to the
state Department..
PROOF OF CHINESE TRICKERY
FaLsEHoOD REsORTED TO BY THE
sCHEMING TSGSG LII YASIEN.

Iegationcrs Were Informed that Their
Governments Were Anxious for
Them to Leave Peking.
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MINISTER'S WERE SUSPICIOUS

AND DECLINED TO QUIT THE CAPE
TAI WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-01-12

velvet arranged in deep waves, with
jagged edges covered with a band of
the cloth stitched in place with white
silk. The cloth and lining are both
mounted on the same waistband, but
fall separately, the lining being finish
ed with plated ruftie of silk four
inches wide.
The stylish little jacket is made in
the Elton style, opening in front and
bordered with band of the mauve
velvet, outlined with the narrow,
stitched bands of CLOTH the bottom and
collar band being finished with straight
bands of cloth. In the interior is a
full vest of white cloth, adorned with
bands of the same stitched down in
points. The sleeves are small and
long and are trimmed at the wrists
with an insertion of the mauve velvet
bordered with cloth ds.-Philadel
phia Ledge
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WOMAN AND FASHION.
Toilet In the Popular BrOwn-Silk
Waists For Winter Wear.
A Stylish Hat.

Brown is a favorite color for tailor
made gowns this season. The skirts
are cut right round the hips, but the
backs are now greatly Improved by
box plat. They are still long and flow
ing at the feet.
The smart toilet shown in the illus,
tration is of brown venetian cloth trim
med with mauve velvet crossed by
lines of white forming small squares.
The long, straight skirt has a double
box plat in the back, fastens at the
left side of the front and is trimmed at
the bottom with an insertion of the
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In ChanCepV Of New jersey

To Selma J, Funck, George A. Funck, Fran
els J. E. Funck, Selma @. Funck and Adj
rien j. Funck
DY VIRTUE of an order of the Court of
ID Chancery of New Jersey, made on the day
of the date hereof in cause wherein Numa J :.
Felix is complainant, and YOU and the Budd s
Lake Mining & Milling Company, are defen.
dants, you are required to appear. plead. an
swer or demur to the bill of said complainant
on or before the twelfth day of February next,
or the said bill will be taken as confessed
against you.
The said bill is filed to foreclose an agree.
ment dated the twenty eighth day of June,
1894 and a deed dated the 18th day Of July,
1894, made by the Hattakawanna Mining Com
pauy, which together constitute "a mortgage
upon lands in the township of Mt, Olive in
the county of Morris, and you are made de-
PENDANTS because you are the widow and heirs
at law and next of kin of Adrien G.. Funck,
deceased. who had an interest In said lands or
in the mortgage above mentioned
Dated December IL, 1899.
RlKER 81 RIKER,
Solicitors of Complainant,
l64 Market Street,
20l6 Newark, N. j.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ac-
IN counts of the subscriber, assignee of
Everitt l.. Garrabrant. will be audited
and stated by the surrogate, and reported
for settlement to the Orrhans' Court of the
County of Morris, on Friday, the second day
of February next
Dated Dec mber 81 1899
J, WESLEY GAkRABRANT,
MendhaA,
2l24 New Jersey.
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NOTICE.

Estate of MARGARET DwYER. deceased.
PURSUANT to the Order Of the Surrogate of
i the County of Morris. made on the fourth
hundred and ninetY-nine. notice is berebv
given to all persons having claims against the
estate of Margaret Dryer late of the County
of Morris, deceased, to present the same, under
oath or affirmation, to the subscriber, on or
before the fourth day of August next, being
nine months from the date of said order; and
any creditor neglecting to bring In and exhibit
his, her or their claim, under oath or affirma
ton, within the time so limited, will be for
ever barred of his her or their action there
fore against the administrator.
Dated the fourth day of November, A. D..
1899.
JOHN BARRETT,
2O55 Administrator.
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NOTICE..
Estate of MARY LOUISE HuppERrz, deceased

Estate of MARY LOUISE HUPPERrz, deceased.
DURSTANT to the Order of the Surrogate Of
l. the County of Morris, made on the thir-
teenth day of December, A. D., one thousand
eight hundred and ninty nine, notice is hereby
estate of Mary Louise Huppertz late of the
County of Morris, deceased to present the
same, under oath or affirmation, to the sub
scribers, on or before the thirteenth day of
September next being nine months from the
date of said order; and any creditor neglecting
to bring in and exhibit his her or their claim,
under oath or affirmation, within the time so
limited will be forever brrred of his, her or
their action therefor against the executors.
Dated the thirteenth day of December, A. ID.
1899
Claims may be sent to James Cummings
Vail, 81 Dey ST., New York City.
GEORGE VAIL HUPPERTZ.
JAMES CUMMINGS VAIL,
Pill HOBART CANFIELD.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Morristown, N. j., Dec. 18th, 1879,

Morristown. N. j., Dec. 18th, 1899.
THE DIRECTORS Of this Bank have this
| day declared a semi annual dividend of
Five Per Cent. payable on and after Jan End,
1900. The transfer books will be closed from
close Of business Dec 9th, 1899 to close Of bust
ness Jan, 3rd, 1900. J. II. VAN DOREN,
2l37 Cashier
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the ac-
~ counts of the subscriber, administrator Of
James M. Robertson. decreased. will be aud
tied and stated by the Su rogate, and reported
for settlement to the Orohans' Court Of tho
county of Morris, on Friday, the second day
of February next.
Dated Dec. 49, 1899.
CHAS. F. AXTELL.
Administered VI,
2l2} Morristown, N. j.
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Have Right to such Use.

But corporations organized for certain
purposes have the right to use such,
Street railway companies, telephone and
telegraph companies and gas, water and
electric light companies under the law
have and exercise such rights. Their
use Of the public property may not, in a
strict sense. be deemed monopoly. but
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the ae-
N counts of the subscriber, executrix Of
Maria Haslam, deceased, will be audited and
stated by the surrogate, and reported for set
Element to the Orphans Court of the County
of Morris, on Friday, the 9Th day January
next,
Dated November goth, 1899.
FRANCES E. PAULMIER.
Executrix.
2074 Whippany. N. J.
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NOTICE.
Tuesday, the sixteenth day of January

town, On
Tuesday, the sixteenth day of January
next at ten o'clock in The forenoon. or as
soon thereafter as the Court can attend to the
same, for the appointment of three commits
sioners to estimate and assess the peculiar bene-
fits conferred on the lands fronting or border
ing on that certain section of road in the
townships of Rockaway and Hanover. in said
County of Morris and State Of New Jersey
described as follows
Beginning at point In the middle of the
road at Denville, said point being the inter
section of the county and leading from Nor
rstown to Dover and the road leading to Pine
Brook, said road being known as the Denville
and Pine Brook road being a part of the old
Newark and Dover Turnpike. thence EXTEND
ing in northeasterly direction following the
line of the aforesaid Deuville and Pine Brook
Road through the townships of Rockaway
and Hanover to the Rockaway River the
dividing line between Hanover and Montville
townships and there ending, which road has
been lately improved by said Board of
Chosen Freeholders under the provisions of
an act of the Legislature of New Jersey en-
titled IAN act to provide for the permanent
Improvement of public roads in this state"
approved March 20, 1896, and the several sup
plements thereto and amendments thereof.
The Board OF Chosen Freeholders of Morris
County.
CHARLIE A. RATHBUN. Atty.
Dated December 20, 1899. 2l36