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q its height Tlernan blindeA his
horse and bending low over the sad
die kept him 20 his task with encour-
aging words. For an hour they kept
steadily on In the face OF the tempest.
To aly others than that plains-tried
soldier and steed the blizzard would
have meant death. He had hoped to
overtake those whom he sought In
time to take them back to the new
path. The hope was given over long
since. Suddenly Joe Hooker stopped
There was an obstruction on the trail
Tiernan slid from the saddle. his
limbs already stiffened with the cold.
and with one hand on bis steed's
bride he led the way groplngly for
q few steps. There ne found an open
carriage empty and with two horses
overcome In the trail. Tiernan's
nearr nearly failed him. He knew he
was almost on the point where the
trail rounded the blum. Perhaps the
carriage occupants had sought shelter
under the lee OF the embankment.
Toward II he made his painful way. A
cry came family to his ear above the
bowling of the storm. He stumbled on
with his left hand still graspipg tight
ly Joe Hooker's bride. In another
moment the steep embanKment shut
out some OF the fury of the wind
and the driving needlelike snow eeas-
ed for a moment TO blind his vision.
Before him In a hollow Of the bank
he saw three forms. Two were pros
trate, the other was kneeling. and
the soldier realized that the white
face OF young Carruthers was turned
toward him, while from the lips came
the smothered cry, Sergeant Tier
man,"
Tiernan stumbled forward and sank
down beside the motionless figures.
half covered with snow.
Save them" came in anguished
tones from the boy. Tiernan raised
the nearest form and looked into the
face Of Molly Blake Exposure had
well-nigh done its work. Then =
thought flashed into his mind, and
with an action as quick as the thought
he sprang to the side OF his horse and
thrust his hand into the saddle bag.
There was the bottle Of brandy intact.
In trice quantity Of the stimulant
was forced between the lips Of the
storms victims and signs Of return
ing consciousness were almost imme-
diate. Tiernan used his saddle blan-
ket and overcoat as a further protec-
ton and soon succeeded in getting the
three into a still more sheltered nook.
After long waiting the storm subsid-
ed, and then came the thump OF hoof
falls. A minute later a troop OF cav
airy. led by Colonel Blake. broke
round the edge OF the BLUM. The
Colonel slipped from his horse and
took his daughter into his arms. The |
troopers started a fire. and when its
genial warmth had made itself felt |
the story was told in a few words.
Sergeant Tiernan," said Colonel |
Blake. that bottle OF brandy saved |
three lives"
Maybe" returned Tiernan, but you
may thank what you said this morn
ing for there being a drop in It"
Patrick Francis Tiernan, retired |
hrst sergeant K troop, Seventh cav
airy, wears a massive gold watch. In
scribed on the inside of one case are
these words: From Molly Blake to
Sergeant Tiernan, Non-Commissioned |
Officer and Gentleman" Within the
back case Sergeant Tiernan had en-
graved these: I've known the chew
ron or the plain sleeve to do the trick
as well. Christmas Day, 1890"
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The President usually issues his
Thanksgiving day proclamation Just
before the November elections. In that
way he saves himself from the shafts
Of the jokers. Were it issued after
election, q Presidents attitude Of
thankfulness would be aseribed to his
own party's victory, il it had achieved
q victory. II defeated he would be &c
cused Of "whistling to keep his cour-
age up"
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Her cbriamas creef,ns.

It's Christmas. and she sends to me
A neat and pretty card;
But as I read my face grows long
It must be quite a yard.
'Tis not because its worth II slight
That ] am illed with voc;
Il IL an invitation 10
Her wedding. don't you know?
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Miss Clara Barton, head Of the Red
Cross society, has placed with q firm
at Kittrell. N. c., an order for 1.00o..
900 strawberry plants. These plants
viii be distributed among the fruit
growers OF Texas who suffered so Sc
verely from the great September
storm.
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The first authentic discovery of
traces Of prehistoric race in Alaska
was made recently by prospectors In
the foothills Of Mount st. Elias. A
copper mine was unearthed which had
been worked ages ago. Kettles, tools,
spear-heads and other articles. made
in a crude manner from copper, were
found.
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Some at least Of the great redwood
trees Of California win be preserved.
the state having recently come into
possession Of about 400 acres Of red
wood forest through the VIII Of the
late Col J. B. Armstrong Of Clover
dale. Sonoma county. The tract Is
% be held as . public park.
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In an audience Of rough people
generous sentiment always brinp
down the house. In the tumult Of war
both sides applaud q heroic deed.-E'
W. Higginson.
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land Of walking along with an I'M
brella, and was nicknamed lie Rol
Parapluie."
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When q man is down his enemies
stop kicking him and his friends b.
gin
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SuLrus y. rAYLoR. Editor sad PuhliahsH
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Chinese Government is Para
lyzad and Incapable.

Washia e'op. July 26 There was
90 development today to warrant the
assanp pslon that there has been The
slightest Improvement il the Chinese
situation Ipdeed, the general ten.
aeocy oi suoa news as found light was
to add to the steadily growing doubt
as to the good faith of the Chinese
government IS manifested 10 its aors.
Admiral Keupff's letter. given po5l;c-
lty by tue navy department today,
made the direct statement that the
imperial authorities we're in sympathy
with the Boxers. though he added tba:
the government was atterward paralyz
ed aud incapable Of ont 'olling the
situation. This was the first official
declaration to reach our government
contradictory of the Chinese representa-
ton that the imper;ai government had
steadfastly aad from the first opposed
the Ro2er movement, and cur govern
ment is bound to accept the word of it's
own officer until that is overcome ty
irrefraeable proof The exchanges
that are in constant progress between
the powers are tending more and more
TO cast suspicion upon the genuineness
of the many Communications that have
come from Pekin through Chinese
governmental sources If it should be
finally established that there has been
az attempt on their par; to practice
gigantic fraud upon the world. the fact
may call for q change of attitude on the
part of the Uoited States government
toward China This would not affect
the military policy already under way,
tus merely the technical relation be-
tween the two governments. which
probably would closely approx mae
state of formal war
The imperial edict promulgated yes
terday by Viceroy TAX. at Car OF, has
left disagreeable impression here.
Despite the Chinese minister's view to
the contrary, this ediot is lookddi upon
as suspiciously like preliminary to a
formal declaration of war, and 80 only
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Demands That Ministers at
Pekin Must be Communi-
Gated With.

Washington, July 27-5ecsetary
Hay signalized his return to Wash
iugson from Canton this morning by
the announcement that under no
circumstances will the United States
government accept an offer from the
Chinese to turn over the foreign
ministers to the internationals at
Tien Tsin in consideration of
suspension of the campaign against
Pekin. A long cablegram was dis
patched to Rear Admiral Remey at
Taku, and it is believed that this In
structjon was laid upon bim
Secretary Hays decision to de-
cline the Chinese proposition was
based upon his determination to
adhere strictly to the conditions laid
down in the reply to the Chinese
emperor's appeal The state depart
ment required that the ministers at
Pekin be put in communication with
their governments, and the most
significant condition Of all-that the
Chinese authorities cooperate with
the relief expedition for the liberia
ton cf the legations Until these
two things are done the state depart
ment Absolutely refuses to be led
into any arrangement looking to the
mitigation of the punishment Of the
Chinese government, such as the
abandonment of the expedition at
PekiD
.Tbe animation was given that toe
purpose OF Secretary Hays decision
was to head Of forma! proposition,
as the department. has been made
aware by Mr Goodnow and by Ad-
miral Remey, it is presumed that
suggestions Of this sort had been
thrown out By the Chinese viceroya
or their agents, though these had
not been reduced 20 any official form.
The department rather strengthened
it's position through being enabled in
this way to reject the proposition by
anticipation It was pointed out that
even should the other powers egree
to ary such proposition we would
no: consider it antil Minister Con-
gers views were kBown 1t is e1-
planned that to agree to euca plan
might resui. in sending toe ministers
forward with an irsdquste escort.
and if murdered, re would then be
stopped from demanding redress.
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THE CHINESE CLAIM THAT
FOREIGNERS ARE SAFE IN
A BOMB PROOF.

Tieu Tslu, 6 p N Sunday July 10,
via Cbefoo. July II. aod Shanghai,
july "a -Chioese from the walled city
ryo that the foreigners ia Pekin are
iis,ag, having taken shelter 10 bomb
p-cof About 600 Cbiuese we're en-
gagged in toe battle here July 13
More are comiog from Pekln.
Gen Nieh was imprisoned because
be opposed making war 90 the foreign
ers, but afterwa1d vas released on the
condition that be fight them To this
be acce1sd with iukewarmness. After
the battle be com mi.,ed suicide.
A large part of the walled CITY was
burned last night aud today, the Cd'-
pese held perfect orgie. plupderiDg
smashing houses aud fighting like de
mons over stores OF silks, furs and
jewelry. Hundreds of dead Chioamen
along the walls, or women and children
killed by shrapuei. are lying among the
ruins
1t ie reported that some correspond
ents have, 10 their dispatches, asserted
that Gen Dorwsrd thinks Col Liscuu
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EARL ii MI5TRUSTED.

Meanwhile the doings of Lii Hung
Chang are regarded with ever in
creasing suspicion, while the sitaa-
tion in the southern provinces daily
grows worse.
With the report that the allies will
begin to advance upon Pekin in a
fortnight and in view of Admiral
Seymour's visit of inspection to the
Yang Tse Kiang. the feeling is that
no great time will elapse before mat
ters assume a more definite shape
The viceroys of Nankin still pro
fesses to be able. with the aid of the
other Kang Tse viceroys, to keep
order, but be declared that if Europe
sends warsbips this will assuredly
lead to an anti foreign outbreak. II
it be true that the japanese have
started a campaign from Shan Hal
Kwang, that also will precipitate
matters, but the report Of this effect
lacks confirmation
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Lopdon, July 26, i M

London. July 26, MIR
Couger's letter, the substance Of which
has been transmitted to the Uuised
States secretary Of the navy through
Capt. Thomas, has increased the belief
in Loudon that there is 90 hope for the
foreign legations in Pekin and that the
elaborate fabric Of dispatches which the
Chinese are building to persuade the
civilized world that the ministers are
still alive is only intended TO enable
them to gain time to complete prepsra-
ticus for warfare.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Mail asserts tnat Chinamau
WHO was employed at the British lega-
tiou as writer aud Interpreter has
escaped from Pekip. Mn Chwsng aud
that be declared that at the time be left
Pekin most OF the members Of the lega. :.
tious were dead and the conditions of
the others was hopeless He says that
Sir Robert Hart, director of Chinese
imperial maritime customs, died 90
July 2
The correspondent. goes ou to say !:
''No other dates are given in the mes
sage from Niu Chwang. The leading
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TIE Oregon Intact.

Washington. July 81 The navy
department tbs morning received
TIE to:lowiag cab@egfa@ from Capt
Wide ac,ccarGer Of the Oregon:
Kure, July &c.
Sec-etav Nary Washington
Ship locked Structural ssreog;h
intact wide.
While ;h;s dispatch omits the teen
nical details Of the injuries received
By the Dragon OF rock 10 the Gulf
Of Pech:'i, Capt Wide is known to
have supplied ecme OF tie details.
They indicate that. although the
structnra! strength Of the great bat
tleship is still intact. hes Injuries
were OF az agly character None Of
the longitudinal fran IS were injured,
but the vessel's bottom was badly
torn aad some OF her pumping con-
nectioas We're broken Tie 21a:a 10
jnyy sustained vas TO compartment
4, as it is technically known.
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Washington. July 25 TIE receipt
at Tiea Ts;D Of 80 undoubtedly genuine
aod aatogsaphic message from Minis
ter Cooger has doce uotbiog to dlssl-
pate the doubt as to the situation at
Peslo The ressage. which was for
wsrded By toe naval officers at Tleo,
Taku and Cbesoo, has indeed served
ooiy to deepen the darkest mystery Of
tae c5otury. Tie Official cooc!as'on
remains unchanged. OF course. but it is
adcitted that careful scrutiny Of the
autograph message 10 comparison With
the famous cipher message from Minis
ter Copger admits Of the belief that the
two messages we're iudited by Mr. Con-
ger at about the same time.
The situation at the British legation
is represented 20 be the same 10 each
case, aud as Mr. Coneer declares that
relief must come quickly if at all, there
is srouod for the suppos!tiou the: coo,
di,ious could DOT long have remained
unchanged 10 such Crisis The as.
sumption that this reasoalog is correc;
Involves tie further conclusion that Mr..
Cooge7's cipher message, il genuine,
was redsted as Of tee 18:h OF July, two
weeks later than the date Of actual writ
lag aud CT course. If re6sted at al, Tia;
vas cone oy Chinese officials
% ;ae o,he, hapd aDd 10 support 0:
.ae state department. position cene
saaay a cessage fsoa: aro;der Ct the
great C9ioese viceroys, Tas. at Canton,
be VIC TOO. charge after L: HUG
Change departure. This also affirmed
so,eanly the safety Of the iegat'opers
AID coming feoa SO macy difs,en;
sources aud from such important
Chinese officials. these dispatches Do
claim astect;oo.
A pessiuis,ic view Of them. ho@ever,
attributes 70 all comncu origin
namely. sone oue aigb Chinese per
soaage at Pekin. Il is noted that Tas':
assurance briggs the ministers Que Cay
further towards ultimate rescue than
hes aay preceding message The fact
that It allows ooIy three days 20 cover
the Transmission over the great cls-
tacce between pek;n and Captsn be:
attracted asteation lese. AID appears K
demand explanation if the message i:
to be accepted ss genuinely Of Pekir
origin.
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ENGLISH NEWS.

Londoa. July 25 Lord Salisbury
toGsy notified the Uo;ted States ambas,
sador that it was impossible to accept
the evidence SO far submitted by the
Chimes CT that transmitted by the
Uoited States regarding the safety Of
tue foreign ministers at Pekin and that
uotil their safety was thoroughly eetab-
tab|isned tde British government would
be uuable to discuss any question of
mediation CT kindred matters.
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blapdered ln taking the Ninth regl,
ueut to tue rigat instead OF to the
left, aud that the feeling is strained
between she Americans aud British.
The fact is that the greatest harmony
aad cooperation exist Gen Dorward
has asked the names of Americans to
report tbom for gallsnsry.
TIE doctors decided cot to amputste
Lieut. Leouard's arm. All the wouad-
ed are doing we'll.
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CHING FIGHTING TUNG.

Berlin, July p a dispatch re,
ceiyed here today dated Tien Tsn
Tuesday, July q, says "a messen'
ger who left Pekin Sunday, July 10,
brought today to the customs Office here
news that Prince Ching's soldiers bad
beeo fighting Prince lungs troops and
bad been defeated. The foreigners
were defending themselves iu the uc.th-
ern cathedral near the Forbidden oi.y."
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millions G:ven away.

lis ce.:ainiy gratifying to The ?uol;c to
know OF enc concern in ;5e land WHO sre not
afraid TO 5e scnerous 20 he needy and safer
ing. TIE pro?rie:ors o: Or. Kings New Dis
cove.y for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
hare civen away over ten million :rial bottles
of this great medicine ard have the sa,isfac-
faction of knowing !: has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bror-
chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the
Throat, Ches: aad lungs a:e surely cured by it,
Gail on ). F. W. DeLoTmc, Druggs:, aud gel
a trial bottle :ree. Regular size soc and 81.
Every bette guaranteed. or price refunded. 3.
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terday dispatch declaring tina; it vas
ell over with the members of the le-
gatioos The president CT minor
board at Pekin wrote 60 relative in
Shanghai, uoder date OF July 9, say
ing
:" The foreigo legations are still ua-
captured, but owing to the daily fight
Jog it is reported that ouly about 300
persons are left alive 10 the legations.
aud if there is auy delay in the arrival
of tbe relief force | fear that none will
be left to receive it.
"This letter is regarded at Shanghai
as authentic Strange enough, it says
nothing of any assistance to the lega-
tions by Prince Ching or Gen Lung
Lu"
While these brief side lights as to the
fate of the Europeans leave little
ground for hope. Shanghai sends
batch of reports indicative Of prepara.
tioos of bostilities on the part of the
Chinese. It is alleged that the Yang
Tse vicefoys have sent deputies to
Shanghal to inquire as to the prospect
of raising foreige losu, osteusibly to
pursue military operations against the
Boxers, whose movement is extending
rapidly southwark with constantly
growing strength aod has reached
poio. where the provinces of Shan
Tong, Ho Nan and Shan 81 meets,
Leaving behind it trail of burned mis-
sions and murdered Christians
simultaneously there is movement
northward of southern Chinese troops
70 Join the nain army gathered to op-
pose the foreign advance 90 Pekiu.
The strength of this principal force is
nov estimated at 800, 600 men.
It il believed that another two OF
three weeks nust elapse before the
Chinese preparations are completed
The signs of unrest in the soutaern
provinces are coincident with Lii Hung
Chang's presence in Shanghai They
are supposed to be the beginning Of g
general declaration against foreigners.
In this correction the Canton CORES.
poodent of The Daily Telegraph wiriue
Tuesday, seods the following important
news:
"Viceroy Tax Su today Published
tne following mandate
'An important Imperial decree was
issued on the 23d day of the sixth
moon. It says: We have lost Tier
Tsin aad great precautions are taken 10
Pekio. No peace can be obtained
without going through var. In the
tine of Chuog au agreement was made
that 70 murder can De i5hic.ed upon
micisters fcou, abroad l, Is a mouth
since the minister Of Germany was
zsssssinased b7 Boxers and st7ic. orders
have teen given for the arrest of the
rarae.ers. We are tryiog ou. Utmost
to preserve tie lives of tie other min
listers aad they are still ID PsRln. We
fear ,ba, the v!ceroys and governors
nav a1:sGn3ers;aod the ia;ention Of the
decree rei5iag upcn TIC safety Of '5ese
ministers as a srocD6 for maE:og pace
aud takiog 10 haed whatever &c prepare
10. a:,4o!i and dsfe1se The neeiecs to
for'ify the district naier their jaTisois
tor will b,iae euiiess calamity. Vice
-oys aud governors a7e 20 pay all a'.en
too to and urge 90 preparation for
coast attack and defense and they a7e
to take the consequences IL case os cry
territory being lost entirely through
their delay and misa1anagemen:
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We see j. stated that anbcsrd OF coli

We see j. stated that anhesrd Of ccli
weather is prevailing this week through
out nearly all Austria. fiaoy parts Of
the Ty.ol bare ba6 snow storms, got
oalv ir tie mountains bu: down ia the
valleys. \ heavy fail OF sros is
reported 90 tis ;Joo:ebegr;o border,
aud oo the Schneeberg mountain, oear
Vienna. day or SO ago. a tourist vas
frczeo % death. 10 Zarioh Laoerre
auj o:ber points 10 Switzerland heavy
snow has fallen and the temperature is
down to 40 degtees.-Angusta Carou-
icla
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10 progress in the provinces Of No Nan
and Shan ST. Tie governor of Saaa
Taog has wired the consnls here that
be has prohibited the circulation Of
proclamation threatening the native
Chrie.iaos With death unless they re-
noupce Christianity
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FOUR MORE MURDERED.

London, July % The Daily Ex-
press has the following from Che:ec,
dated July 81
-Four more British missionaries
have been murdered in the province
of Shan ST. News from native Chris.
tian sources say that for eight days .
general massacre Of foreigners hss been
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COO AIASSACRED.

London. July u The Horgkopg g
correspondent Of the Daily Express
wires as follows under yesterdays date:
An Italian priest has jast arrived
here from Hen Siec Fu, 10 southern
Huan, where the Italian bishop and
three priests have been massacTed after
revo!ting torture This took place on
Jaly i. Six hundred converts were
mastered after the women had beea
subjected to hideous brutalties. slx
other priests fed to the hills. where
they we're probably killed. The priest
who escaped per;iioas journey TO
Honekopg. Ee hid 10 coTio 90
board river beat for l. days
It is reported from Ten Tsio that
the Chinese forcers are
CONCENTRATING AT GETSANG,
10 miles uorth of Tien Tsin, where it
is said large quantities of rice are
s:cred
The Russiau and japanese cavalry
are keeping 10 clcse touch with the
eoemy. The river is still low, and
water transport will be difficult.
SOME HOPE IN LONDON.
London, July y, 4:S0 q 60 All
the powers appear to have received an
Identical Chinese appeaa for mediation,
but, iu the absence of definite rews re
gardiug the fa:e of toe ministers and CT
any reliable Indications Of the real
origin of the appeal, it seems that Lore
Salisbury, the premier, considered 1t
was cot even pecessary to publish toe
fact that the appeal had been received
or to dc anything beyond formally
acknowledging it, with perhaps an init
nation that po1hiog could be dope 10
Ill news from Pekin has arrived
If it could be ascertaned beyond
doubt that the reports of massacre at
Pekin were unfounded, aud there is
disposition here to believe that toe mlo-
listers may, after all, be held IS hos.
tages. Lord Salisbury's policy would
probably inolice more toward the con-
ciliatiop attitude attributed to Wash
iugton than to the revenge attributed to
Berlio But, while, there is DO cesss.
tiou of the deluge Of rumors. it is be.
ginniug to be believed at Shaughs,
Canton and other points that the vice.
roys are as completely 10 the dark as to
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Another Message From Min
lister Conger, but no Light
Furnished.
London Does Not Believe in Safety
of Legations in Pekin.

Washington, July 25.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received at the
navy department:
Chefoo, July "a.
Navigation Bureau, Washington:
Written message, signed CoDger,
dated July 9Th, received Tien Ts'o 2lss
says: 'Been besieged two weeks Brit
ish legation Grave danger general
massacre by Chinese soldiers, who are
shelliog legation daily. Relief 5000,
if at all. City without government ex'
ceps By Chinese army. Determined
massacre all foreigners Pekiu. Eo:ry
relief forces inc city probably be hot'y
contested t5omas.