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EMPRESS RETURNS /

To Pekin According to Chinese
sources-Prince Tuan Captured.
American Horses Dying From
Heat. 5s;a;t
LONDON. Aug. %. $3.50 q. m.-From
Shanghai comes report. qualified by
the assertion that It Is from purely
Chinese sources. that the empress dow
ager, after proceeding one days jour
ney from Pekln. became terrified at the
looting by General Tung Fuh Siang's
troops and went back to Pekin.
A Chinese telegram from Tslna Flu
says that Prince Tuan has been cap
tured by detachment of the allies.
Other Chinese messages record the for
nation Of q provisional government in
Pekin by the allies. but this appears to
be purely military measure and
merely an elaboration OF the scheme
for dividing the city into sections for
police purposes. Ii Hung Chang has
received word that the allies entered
PekIn easily, because the troops Of
General Tung Fuh Slang utterly re-
fused to face the allies. According to
the Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily Express, Earl Il, recognizing the
futility OF an attempt to drive the for
e!gners from China, now processes con-
version TO reform principles.
Shanghai advices announce the re-
ceipt there Of q Chinese official dis
patch, asserting that Emperor Kwang
su has been found and rescued by the
Japanese.
Messages from Ticn Tsln report SER
ious mortality among the American
horses. owing 10 the heat
Delayed advices to Reuter- dated Pc
kin, August II, reiterate the statements
regarding the treachery of the Chinese
on the night before the relief. They
have Informed the members OF the lcga-
tlons That orders have been issued to
cease firing. This was followed by a
desperate attack and 1t was only the
welcome sound OF the cannon OF the re-
ie'sng force IN the morning that re-
newed the courage OF the foreigners.
Ihe correspondent adds:
me Chinese admit having lost 5000
IN 'he various nttacks upon the lega-
ions. Our ratlons dwnded to one
pound day. consisting of horse flesh
and rice. a5, So.
"hen the Americans attacked
Inc whole Chinese force con-
eehtrated against them, leaving the
sha-iio gate unmatched. whcrcupon the
hFl'ish entered there without the loss
OF man"
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lstratlon, innsmuch as such action
would greatly complcate the situation
and probably paralyzc the Presidents
efforts to bring about nm early peace.
This apprehension Is somewhat inten-.
jslned by the fear that Germany also
may contemplate n declaration OF war.
No reliable information to that effect.
has reached the government, but It is
regarded as not altogether Impossible,
In yiew of the murder:of the German
minister ard the recent reported ut
terances of the emperor and field lTnar-
shal Count Waldersee, that measures
OF the most drastic character may be
in, contemplation.
Action Not Known. z,
What action this government would
take under these circumstances is not
known but It has been suggested that
the President may ut once ask for a
conference Of the powers with a view
to arriving at some basis for q settle
ment OF the questions involved without;
resorting to war. The subject OF an ex-
ira session OF Congress. 1t was said,
was not mentioned at the meeting, and
1t can be. stated on the authority OF q
member OF the cabinet, that under pre-
sent conditions an extra session IL alto
gether improbable.
1t is pointed out that the President
now has at his command larger
appropriation than could possibly be
utilized within so short a time as the,
next meeting of Congress in December,
under most extraordinary clrcum-
stances.
No War in China.
The diversion. OF the troops now on
the Pacific from China to Manila is
said by cabinet official to be sufficient
proof that there will be no war with
China, SO far as this country is con-
cerned, until diplomacy has failed to
secure. such rcparatlon and Indemnity
as this government may demand on ac-
count Of the Imprisonment Of Minister
Conger and our other lesatloners and
citizens and the property losses they
have sustained during the present up
rising. Should diplomacy fail, there
seems to be no question that n declara-
tion OF war would follow, but at pres
ent there is said to be no good reason
to anticipate such u result! The con-
clusion, therefore, is that an extra ses-
sion is at best remote possibility ex-
cept in the event of a radical change in
the situation.
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LIVES LOST

In Terrific Storm at Nome-only
Five Remain Out Of es Launches.
Tales of Disease and Death.
SAN, FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-A Seat
tic. Wnshn., special to the Bulletin slys:
A terrific storm ragged at Nome. Au-
gust7. There was n heavy loss OF life.
The water front Is lined with wreckasn
and stranded vessels of all descriptions.
Out OF slxty-eight steam launches. 1t Is
reported only five remain afoat and OF
sevcnty-two barges, all but seven drift
ed ashore.
Twenty dead bodies were washed
ashore and taken to the morguc for
Identification.
Five dead bodies were washed ashore
at Topkuk. three miles north of Nome,
the mouth Of Nome river and eight In
front of Nome camp, three twelve miles
below Bluff City and two baiow 'Topituk.
The; pest house on the island was dc.
stroycd by fire on August 0. Three pa
tients were removed safely. 81
a tale OF discasc, death and suffering
among Eskinos utmost bcsgaring de-
scriptlon. is told by Guy n, stockslager,
who has been directing rellcf rxpcii!.
itIon sent out by thc government. Stock
slayer has returned from York and ra-
ports the natives dylas by Wholesale,
dozens OF dad bodies lying around un.
buried.
At Teller City the sick natives killed
the meilclnc man of tha trlba In the
vain hope that the act would apppayc
The evll'rplri,. Thlrtuon deaths were
reported at Teller City IN one day.
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HUN7INGT0N's ESTATE
Will Amount to One Hundred Mil
lion Dollars-His Various Proper

Will Amount to One hundred Mil
lion Dollars-His Various Proper
ties Enumerated.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2i,-The TIMES
prints the following: ~:
The will OF CoIl!s. P. Huntington;swas
offered for prob2 to-day tFriday).
Copies and an abstract of the docu-
ment were Issued .atncon for, publication
by Charles II. Tweed. second vice presl-;
dent and general counsel OF the South
ern Pacific Company.
1t is generally conceded That Mr..
Huntington's total equities in the thir-
ty-odd corporations in which he was
either an officer or director. and in
the score OF interests where he was rep
resented and his immediate real and
personal estates amount to not less than
s20. 900, 900. Some Wall street estimates
place the Huntington fortune at $780,
900, 900 on the condition that his chief
interests are placed by his will in the
hands Of trustees and nurse for u term
OF twenty years.
Those who should have a large knuwl-
edge OF Mr.. Huntington's affairs figure
that he left behind in one way or an
other from s25. 900. 900 to ss5 900. 900. Some
of his interests were enormous.
Value OF Southern Pacific.
That in the Southern Pacific Com
pany has been run up as high as SiJ,-
10000 1t is said on fair authority. to
be about 81, 100000. In the semi-prtvate
corporation, the Pacific improvement
Company capital s5,ooO,o0o. which owns
the hotels Del Monte, at Monterey.
worth s2.5oo,oOO, and Arcadia, at Santa
Monica, and the mines OF Castle Crag.
In the upper Sacramento valley, near
Shasta, Mr.. Huntington's interest Is
computed at so,5Oo,ooO. The Huntington
interests at Newport News cannot. 1t Is
claimed, be less than s6,OOO,000. In the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Mr..
Huntington's interests were about So
100000. His share In other corporations
was not less than s1,5OO,O0O.
In New York City, at ThroGs's Neck,
md on Racquettc Lake, Mr.. Hunting
toms real estate was worth not less
than s3.6oo.0 900. and at San Francisco he
had property worth about 81, 100000. His
various parcels OF improved ard unim-
proved property in several states OF the
Union are estimated to be worth from
100000 to sl5oO,o0o. These estimates,
which arc regarded as extremely con-
seryative. place Mr.. Iluntington's for
tuno at more than $so,0o0oO0.
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BRYAN BRAYs
To the Crowds in Kansas-says the
Republican Party Has Always
Been q Silver Party-The Same old

,5 oeen oilVer farty-Ine SNIne olu
Story.
MANHATTAN, Kas.. August "a
William ]. Bryan began the day WITH
speech here at 1880 q. m. The COM
munity is regarded as largely Repub-
lican,. but there was large audience.
Mr.. Bryan said he preferred speaking
to Republicans on the principle that 1t
Is always right to save brands from
the burning" He believed most Re-
publlcans would leave thelr party when
convinced that they could serve their
country better by leaving 1t than they
could by remaining in 1t. In the first
place. he said, the Republican party
had been 4 silver party, now 1t had
become n gold standard party. 1t
had supported the greenbacks. now it
proposes TO substitute n bank currency
for the greenbacks. 1t had. hereto
fore, denounced trusts, now Its lead
ers were found generally defending the
trusts. Speaking OF trusts, he asked
what the Individual Republicans, espe-
cially the Republican farmers, were
getting out OF the trusts.
Honest Accumulation Of Wealth.
eve do not object to the honest ac-
cumulation Of wealth." he said. IT
want government that gives every
poor man the hope OF being rich some
day. u government that gives the rich
man assurance that his children will
be protected II they ever become poor.
What 1 object to Is n government that
protects few men In their robbery
of the masses, ana then denounces ev-
erybody as an anarchist that does not
Ike to be robbed. want you Repub-
licans to sec the change that has taken
place in the Republican party. want
You Republicans to recognize that there
has been a transformation in your
party's purposes. You Republicans
have been looking on the outside of the
egg.
He declared that policy OF impcr-
ialism Is impossible without large
army.
The speaker did not believe thnt
American mothers wanted to raise boys
to be exchanged as soldiers for trade
at SO much per head. K
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SHAM BATTLE

One of the Features at Camp Spill
man-Many Visitors Present-oH-
GERS Highly complimented.
Special Dispatch to the Intclligencer.
CAMP sPILMAN. KEYsER, W. W..
Aug. 24-camp spIlmnn was full Of lito
to-day and this evening, many Indies
from Piedmont and surrounding towns
being visitors. This evening the regi-
ment marched In review for Governor
Atkinson and Adjutant General Apple
ton. The officers and men were highly
complimented by tho comandcr-in-chief.
Many OF the officers wives are here. A
sham battle was IN attractive feature
Of to-day. The First battalion had pos
session OF Fort Plano The fort was at
tackled by, the Second and Third battal-
Ions, which captured 1t. Company a
boys took q prominent part In the bat
tie. Governor Atkinson advises the
enemy to steer clear OF the First regl-
ment. s4l, ,5s
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ROYAL FAMILY
HAV'E|:#LEFT. THE;
CITY Gil ! OF I: .PEKlN. B :I|l.| \ .
Official News Received by the State
Department From Consul Fowler.
Destination Unknown.
Il Ping HENGREPORTED DEAD.
Russia's Conduct Giving the United
States some Worry-Germany
Takes on n Warlike Attitude.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. "a
Acting Secretary Adee made public
tonight the following dispatch from
Consul Fowler at Che Foo, giving
additional information bearing on
events in Picking:
"cHE FOO, Cundated),
Received August %, Midnight.
Secretary Of State, Washington.
japanese report emperor and EN-
press dowager left Pekin 14th, rested
at wau shou Shan, supposed destinn-
ton Tai Yuan Flu (Tai Yuen FuP)
Shan 81. Prince Ching believed in
Pekin. Ii Ping Heng dead. Half
population left.
(signed.) "FoWLER." y
LONDON, Aug. rs, 3:45 a. M
Five hundred American troops par
ticipated in a signal defeat of "box-
ers" outside Tien Tsin, August 10.
The fact is briefly reported from
Vienna. Details Of the engagement
comes from the Reuter- agent at Tien
Tsin, in a dispatch dated August 20.
In addition to the Americans, the
force consisted of 375 British and
200 Japanese, all under the British
General Dorward. The fight took
place at a village six miles south
west Of Nen Tsin, where the allied
forces found considerable number
of boxers, whom they engaged, kill
ing over 800 and taking sixty
four wounded prisoners, who were
sent to the hospitals Of the allies.
The village was burned. The Amer
leans had five wounded, the Japa-
nese six and the British none. Hun
dreds Of boxers flags, spears and
swords were captured.
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Rapist Sent to Akron.

CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. 2i.-Thls af.
ternoon n closed carriage drove up "a
the county jail. Peck, the Akron negro,
with prison-kceper Washer, DR.. Fouscr,
OF Akron. and Sheriff Mcconnell, OF this
city. hurried out of the jail and Jumped
Into the carriage.
They were driven rapidly to the Union
railway station where the prisoner and
the Akron men boarded a Cleveland
Akron & Columbus train. 1t was said
to be the Intention to take the negro to
small town n few miles this side Of
Akron. al
1t was also said that Akron was IN,
destination. I7'4
Prison-keepcr Washer refused 10 ,nl;,
further than to say that Peck would
plead guilty to the charge OF criminal
assault anu would be Immediately sen
fenced.
Prosecutor Wanamaltrr convened tho
grand jury At Akron this afternoon nnu,,
an Indictment was at once returned
nEainst Peck 5,F,
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Fnir Closes.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntclllscncer.
MARTINSBURG. W. Vn.. Aug. "a
The Inwood fair closed to-day, after n
successful run OF four days. The fair
management came out better financial
ly. than ever before. despite the bad
weather. To-day the baby show took
place. the crowd, although not so large
as yesterday. numbered fully two thou
sand.
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Powers In Loulsville Jail.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. A.--Formcr
Secretary of State Caleb Powers. con-
victcd OF completely in the murder OF
Governor Gocbel, was to-day placed in
the Louisville jail. Powers was inLlS-
nnnt because nlppcrs had been placed
on his wrists. He said he Ind given his
word TO his guards that he would make
no attempt TO escape, nRt such m Mt
tempt wonld have ruined his chance for
another trial
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I teinroutefrnm Cleveland to Akron, Peck
begged the prlsun keeper, Washer, to
shoot Instantly in tho event a mob was
awaiting atf.Akron. The plans madg
contemplated leaving the train at tho
lunion!station at Akron. Peck's fright
Increased as the train neared Akron. He
begged piteopsly 10 be shot II a mob
threatened. Washer did not consent.
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about $500 in money which shepard
wanted and which the woman refused
70 give up. Shepard had n badircpula-
tion, having killed a man named, SUM,
.mervilie about eishtyears ago, and be-
Ing acquitted onthe plea OF self defense.
The authorities are closely investigating
the double crime. 80 -
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Young Farmer Suicides.

Special Dispatch to the Intcll!gcncer. Z,
POINT PLEASANT, w. Va. Aug.
i.-James Pearson, q young man OF
twenty-five years, we'll known In the
county, killed himself at his fathers
farm near Wyomn. His body was found
under tree with a bullet hole In tho
head, No cause is assigned for the
deed. !. E,
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Foreman For Senator,

Special Dispatch TO the Intelllsencer.
IiEYsER, w. Va. Aug. Ill. J.
Foreman, OF Petersburg. Grant coun-
ty, was yesterday nominated MS Repub-
llcan candidate for sta,e senator from
tho Twelfth SENATOR al district, com.
posed OF the countles OF Grant, IIamp-
shire. Mineral, TR!ker. Hardy and
Pcndlcton. q ;.
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Arrives at PenitentinrY.

z COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 24.-Peck mr.
rived at5the renltentiarys In the Gus
,tody OF the sheriff of Summit county at
$3.50 tonight. He felt greatly relieved
when the heavy iron gates closed be-
hind him and he realized that he was
safe from mob violence. He had little
to say nnd was quickly conducted to a
cell q !.t-e ss5 ". ~ -llIt
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Another Victim Dies.

I, AKRON, O.. Aug. 2i-TRhnda David.
son died at The city hospItnl3at2 2 o'clock
this afternoon. She WAS shot In the
head wilhelm her mothers arms. dur
Ing the riots Wedneslay night.
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CABINET RETICENT.

"u'sias Declaration of War Not
Received by the Prcaidcnt-Extra
Session of Congress VIII Not be
Called. ~
MAsilNGToN, d. c, Aug. 2i.-The
eaolnst was liz session to-day until
nearly : o'clock. At It's conclusion the
members were moro rctIcent ,lan
uhuh' aH to what ,ransplrcd. 1t can be
s'ated' however, that this government
"ua y" fhr received no official or well
%r"'hentlcn,cd information tlia, the
"ussihn government has declared war
W china Or thut Il III her Immediate
ruFp'sc to do go, The published report
."N' she actunlly has taken this utcp
0Aaoubtcdlyls disturbing 10 the admin
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38AilsoNI o., Aug, 24-Iust after lcay-
Ing Cuyahoga Falls. while tho train wua
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A SPLENDID SPECTACLE
But Twill Take Month to Put
Things in Order.
LOU8ET CHIEF FIGURE IN CEREMONIES
The United States Stands Second to France
Itself in the Number ofExhibitors, Which
Treble Those of Any Other
Foreign Country.
CBy the Associated Press

Paris, April 1.-THE Exposition o. l'09
is opened but it will be at least month
before anything but buildings is to be
seen The days ceremonies We're pc
culiar mixture of sumptuous splendor in
the Sales des Fetes and widespread con-
fusion elsewhere.
Nothing could have exceeded the pic
turesque stage setting in the beautiful
building in which the inaugural ceremo-
MES were held, the gorgeous uniforms OF
the diplomats and soldiers, the splendid
orchestra and chorus and the magnificent
effect produced by tie grand staircase,
up which President LouDet proceeded to
view the Exposition, lined with some Two
hundred picked men OF the Republican
guards with jackboots, white breeches,
cleaning cuirasses and horsehair plumes
streaming from shining helments. At the
tCp of this stairway was room, the in
terror Of which could be seen from the
Sales des Fetes, and tlis was hung With
priceless goebelinS from the Louvre. IN
this splendid apartment president Lou
bet entered and from there walked down
the avenue, to his boat. This part of the
days arrangements was perfect but the
rest was chaos.
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EASTER.

The women sought the tomb at dawn
of day.
And as they went they wept and made
their moan:
His sepulcher is guarded by stone,
And who for us shall roll the stone
away?"
But lo.-an Angel, robed in white ar
ray,
Had rent the rock and sat thereon
alone:
Fear not" said he; THE Lord hath
OVerthroWn
The power of Death; | show YOU
where he lay"
We echo oftentimes that cry of old:
Hugh stumbling blocks confront us
while we wait.
And wonder weeping, who will help
afford:
But as we question, sorrowing, be-.
hold!
The stone is rolled away, though it
is great.
And on it sits the Angel of the Lord.
e. +. FOWLER.
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BROWN COMMENTS ON GR1GG's CRITICISM
He Regards the Attorney Generals Bill as
as Unnece .sary
(By the Associated Press }

New York. April 14.-Judge Addison
Brown, of the United States District
court, with reference to Attorney Gan aral
Grggs' criticism of his recent opinion.
and which accompanied draft of Il nil
sent to Congress yesterday fol the pnr-
pose Of strengthening out matters in the
case of the three Gaynor brothers and
Benjamin d. Greene arrested here on an
Indictment against them obtained in
Georgia for alleged frauds against the
Government said today:
1.-THE law as explained in the recent
case of Gaynor, and in that of Dana five
years ago, is in conformity with that
which was laid down by Nr. Justice Cur
It's nearly fifty years ago.
so far as l know the Government has
never failed to secure the removal of
accused persons under the law as 1t
stands without serious difficulties. In
the Gaynor case the Government. attempt
ed to remove the accused without any
proof of crimnality
eff the people Of the country desire
that citizens should be removed from
their homes to distant parts of he coun-
try TO stand trial on tn, mere ilnding
of a distant grand jury acting in secret.
and not making known any circumstances
showing probable cause that an offeDse
has been committed, change must be
made in the existing law and the pas
sage CT bill like this is the way 70 do it.
Il should, however, regard 81 sweeping
change as inexpedient, unreasonable
and oppressive and in practice urneces-
sary This bill gees lar beyond the pro-
visions of interstate eXtraditicn. which
are limited to fugitiyes from justice.
THE dispositions of witnesses taken on
preliminary hearing before magistrate
may be used on the trial. in case the ac
cused is committed. provided The wit
nesses at the time of the trial are not
within the State: SO that the alleged
hardship Of procuring witnesses twice
over is much less than fancied.
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hibitors, which treble those of any foreign
country.
The following is the table of exhibitors
which speaks eloquently of American en-
terprise:
France, 10000 United States, 6,564;
Belgium. $500; Germany. 1000; Italy,
$1,000 Russia, 1900; Scandinavia, 1,4OO;
Austria. 1000 Great Britain. 500. The
British Colonies, 500.
America has three times the number
Of exhibitors that France had at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago, She occupies
32q 052 square feet with her ~ distinct
exhibition spaces, SO in the main eXposi-
ticn grounds, Il in the Vincennes annex
excluding the ground covered by our eagle
surmounting the national pavilion on the
Quai dOrsay.
American enterprise, however, IS not
only shown in the size Of her representa-
ton. but in the preparedness OF her IN
stallation as compared with that OF most
If the other countries, and 1T can safely
he said that but for the dilatoriness OF
French workmen and methods the United
States exhibits would have been exposed
in their show cases to today's visitors
The highest testimonial OF American
push comes from Commissioner General
Picard himself. After comparing the
State of progress of the installation OF
various nations, he said to Commission
err General Peck:
1T is an object lesson to us all to see
the American people work. | thank you
for your promptitude and the advanced
condition of work in the United states
sections"
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Commencement at Elizabeth College

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte. \. commencement
Week June LIST to 5th.
Baccalaureate Sermon-Rev. W. {.
Schaeffer. ID. d., Savannah, Ga
Address before the Missionary Socie-
ty, Rev VIM. A. c. Mueller, Charles
ton, S. {.
Address before the Literary Socie-
ties, Prof. Lawton b, Evans, Augusta,
Georgia.
The college has had most success
full session. The students and faculty
have enjoyed good health. Earnest
and thorough work has been accom-
plished in all departments.
Elizabeth College is we'll equipped,
high grade institution for women.
The high standard in the college
course sustained by this school, its
fine college building, and healthful
location are attracting the attention
of the best families.