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WASHINGTON, July 30.-The tele-
graphic conditions in China just now are
unsatisfactory and the governments in
terested are ende1voring 10 better affairs.
The real cable station from which China
news is sent Is Shanghai. The only way
this place can be reached by wire is from
Che Foo. The land wire Is In the hands
of the Chinese authorities and Sheng
from which so much is published can
control everything that goes over it.
The only communication the United
States has between Taku and Che Fec Is
by vessels. 1t is presumed, but Is not
known that the international forces have
telegraphic communication between Taku
not satisfactory. The international fleet
of warships lay far off shore and mes
sages must be sent out to them by tugs.
The admirals are trying to arrange for a.
cable from Shanghai to Taku. Already
arrangements have been made to lay
cable across from Taku to Che Foo and
the United States will pay its share,
amounting to Si50,000. Some difficulty is
encountered in arranging the details of
the international cable from Che Foo to
Shanghai, as all the governments have
to be consulted and communicated with
the cable cffices and telegraphlc COM
panies must be provided for.
It is the intention of the United States
government to secure, at the earliest
practicable moment, uninterrupted tele-
graphic communication with the forces at
Tien Tsin.
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WILL STILL ACT WITH CAUTION
FOwLER,s NOTE REGARDED AS A
STRONG PIECE OF CoNFIRMA-
TORY EVIDENCE
THAT DIPLOMATS ARE SAFE
Government VIII BE Guided I'm It's
Action Largely by What the
Minister May Have to
Say Later.

WASHINGTON, July 30-The effect OF
the days news from China was to fresh
en- the hope that the government can
Minister Conger The mass of testimony
as to his being alive as late as the 22d
instant Is now SO great as to warrant the
department In resuming the consideration
of projects for the future. With all OF
its anxiety to get Mr.. Conger and the
Americans in Pekln safely away, the de-
partment is proceeding with proper
caution and is by no means disposed to
accept any proposition that would unduly
Jeopardize their lives Such might be the
result OF an off hand acceptance of the
proposition to have the Chinese govern.
ment deliver the foreign ministers at
Tien Tsin, for it is realized that the
escort might, be overpowered by superior
forces OF Boxers on the way to the sea
The state department has come to the
conclusion that Mr.. Conger himself is the
best person to Judge of the conditions
under which his deliverance shall be af-
fected, and therefore 1t is again looking
to the Chinese government to place its
communication with Mr. Conger in order
that 1t may be advised by him That re-.
quirement was the first of the conditions
laid down by President Mckinley In his
answer to the appeal of the Chinese en-
peror SO that the situation, diplomatical-
ly. cannot be said to have been mcterial-
ly changed by the developments of today.
RELY ON FoWLER's NOTE.
The state departnent was inclined tn
regard Consul Fowlers communication
as the most valuable piece of conflrma~
tory evidence yet received touching the
safety of the Pekin diplomats. Up to a
late hour no answer had been received to
the second Conger message, but in view
of Consul Fowler's news the officials were
inclined to look forward to an early reply.
1t IS known here that Germany is one
of the governments which is putting
forth every effort to get into direct COM
munication with beleaguered ministers
and, like the United States, has had re-
course to the underground route. An
object of special solicitude Is to discover
whether Baroness own KetteleF has es.
capped, or whether she has shared the
fate Of her husband. Up to the present
nothing has been received to throw any
light on the subject. The German am
bassador and the French charge called
at the state department today to secure
the latest Information which Secretary
Hay had received and beth were i'm
mensely pleased with the Fowler dis
patch.
Gen. Chafee reported today his arriy al
at Taku in advance of the expected time.
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GOOD NEWS FROM FOWLER.
Letter From the German Legation
Received at Tien Tsfn.

Received at Tien Tsin.
WASHINGTON. July 3O.-The secretary
OF state received at midnight last night
dispatch from Mr. Fowler American
consul at Chez Foo, dated July 20, noon.
Mr.. Fowler said:
"A letter from the German legation,
dated 2st inst, received at Tien Tsin,
German loss is ten dead and twelve
wounded. Chinese ceased their attack on
the 18TH Baron Won Ketteler's body said
to be safe The Austrian, Dutch and
Spanish legations destroyed and the
French partially A letter from the Jap
anese legation dated 22nd arrived at
Tien Tsin on 25th Ten battalions of
Chinese shelled the legations consecu-
lively from the goth of June and stopped
on the nth of July, but may renew The
enemy are decreasing. The German,
Russian, American, British and half tho
Japanese and French legations still de-
Tended. Japanese say they have food
for six days. but little ammunition. The
emperor and empress are reported at Pc
kim"
The Chinese minister. Mr.. WI. received
the Fowler dispatch with satisfaction,
but refrained from any decided demon
stration. He said:
81 am glad at last the public here and
in Europe has some. news from Pekin
that ii has no possible reason to ques-
tion. This news bears out what l have
maintained ever since the receipt of the
Conger dispatch. The ministers are alive
and they have been aided by my govern
ment, otherwise they could not have held
out all this time.
when those first horrible reports Of
massacres came from Shanghai, naturally
was alarmed and distressed. l did my
duty as a loyal citizen of the empire and
tried to aid this government in getting
news of It's minister When the Conger
dispatch Came / felt sure 1t was genu-
inc 1t was accepted by this government
and / was satisfied But ever since then
there have been contradictory reports
The rest of the world was not willing to
believe any truth could come out Of Chi
ma When imperial edicts were issued
pledging the faith of my government that
the ministers were safe, there always was
bad news Manufactured some excuses
made to offset the Chinese report. The
Chinese were made out TO be a set or
liars and murderers, as though there were
not liars and murderers In all countries.
Now comes this news from European
sources and transmitted through Ameri-
can hands. There is now no chance Tor
the unbelievers to doubt 1t. l am glad
of n on my account, but more so for
Secretary Hay, who has thus won great
victory against the skepucism OF all Eu-
rope" TT,
ters were being held as hostages In Pekli,
Mr. Wu said 1t was very unlikely. Ihey
tight possibly be under restraint Tor
their own protection, but that was al ne
thought. In the present disturpe4 f9i'gh-
tons the minister Believed this mi@sl9-Ss
@ wise precauuon-
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WORRY OVER THE DATE.
washington Officials Are Also
Shocked Over the Casualties.

washington Officials Are Also
shocked Over the Casualties.
WASHINGTON, July So.-Now that tha
London office has heard from Sir Claude
Macdonald the officers confidently expect
that within very short time something
VIII come from Minister Couger If he
be still alive. This belief is based uron
the assumption that Mr. congors facIli-
ties for communication to his government
are at least equal to those osse 31ed by
his diplomatic colleaSIa and hat he NAV
avail himself Of the vary drst opportunity
to let the people CT the United states
know that he Is alive and well and of The
relations in Pekln -.--,...
Some disappointment is expressed here
because Of the absence Of any date TO
Sir Claudes dispatch, the message In its
present shape leaving uncertain Just up
to what time 1t brings events In Pekin.
1t was pointed out tonight, however. that
the probability Is that the date July 2lst,
at the end OF the message is the day on
winch II was sent, as the body Of tho
communication says an armisuce had
been In existence since July 49,
Officials are Mortified at the great num-
Der of persons who have been killed and
wounded, and say that when the day OF
reckoning comes China will have a big
account to settle with the different ma
tions.
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RUSSIAN TROOPS RETREAT.
Chinese Force Too Strong when En-
cOuntered In Manchuria.


ST. PETERSBURG, July 3O-The Rus
sian general staff has received dispatches
from various commanders, indicating p
serious state of affairs throughout Man
churia. The revolt in the nelghborhood
Of Mukden and the district northward
mas assumed such proportions that the
russian column has been compelled to
retreat from Mulkden southwark Fight
Ing continuously, the column with diff
Guilty reached the station at AjasandziaD,
where, on July g. IT was surrounded by
Chinese troops Relnforcements were
sent and the withdrawal of the column
was effected to Daschzao. with 48 cas-
ualties, killed, wounded and missing
The railway from Mukden to Telin and
Daschizao has been completely destroyed,
and the fate OF the workmen and rail-
way officials north Of Mukden is not
known. The whole Mukden district IS
menaced by large bodies OF Chinese
troops with artillery Chinese troops and
Boxers, in defiance OF treaties, have ap-
peared at the towns Of Tukshof, Sienjud-
shi and Gaiefnan, melting the Inhabitants
to revolt On July IL, the garrison at
S.njudshi was shelled from the town.
three men being killed. A Russian de-
tachment returning from an inspection OF
affairs in Gaoudan peninsula was attack
ed and surrounded by Chinese troops on
July q. The Russians eventually repuls-
ed the Chinese with a loss Of eight Cos
sacks killed and ten wounded Similar
reports have been received from other
points.
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HIS ST. PAUL UTTERlECES
SPEECH SECRETLY CRITICISED ~
SENATOR HANNA AND sENA-
TOR PLATT
FIGURING ON GENERAL REsUL,
Admitted In Washington That the
Result Rests With tie Ger
man Votes of the
Country.

NEW YORK, July 3O.-Gov. Roosevelt
and others here today. After the con-
ference the governor said:
Il have seen Senator Hanna, Senator
Scott, Mr.. Manley and Mr. Gibbs, and
nave had a pleasant talk with them. l
do not expect to be anything but a pri-
Vate citizen during the month Of August.
Later than that / have not made any
definite arrangements
Asked later If the talk at the confer
ence included the speeches that he had
made in the West, notably the one at ST.
Paul. he replied:
well as the other speeches 1 made. The
speech at ST. Paul was brought up, but
was not criticised
lie said that he understood that certain
parts of his st. Paul speech would be
made into a campaign document.
After Gov. Roosevelt left the building
Senator Plat arrived and went into
Senator Hanna's room.
The meeting between Senator Hanna
and Senator Platt was the first they had
since the Philadelphia convention Speak
Ing Of their conference today Senator
Plat said the subjects discussed were
Republican matters only. In reply as to
what the significance of the conference
was, he said:
1T means that we are going to carry
everything Republican in this state"
Asked If the matter was not very i'm
portant and of public interest he replied:
'Yes, it was important and of public
interest but unfortunately l can say
nothing about the matter.
When Senator Hanna went to lunch
with Cornelius n. Bliss he was asked If
he and Senator Platt had not discussed
the matter of the advisory board of the
national committee.
"Oh yes. we discussed that and various
other matters. We always do discuss
important matters when we get to-
gether."
[ Asked as to the personnel of the advis
ory board Senator Hanna said:
II have an idea who the persons Will
be, but 1 am not going to tell you Just
yet. am going to wait until the proper
time comes and then will let you
know"
Senator Hanna denied that the talk
with Gov Roosevelt about the latter's
st. Paul speech was anything like the
report printed today Senator Hanna
was asked about the report of Senator
Platt's retiring and Mr. Odell succeed
ing, and said: .., HI.
"Mr. Platt has a broken rib, but he IS
inSpolitics to stay. He is in politics head
and shoulders and with both feet
Elmer Dover, private secretary of Sem
ator Hanna, came to the city today from
GAINESVILLE, o.
Among the other callers on Senator
Hanna beside Cornelius Bliss, Senator
Scott and Mr.. Manley were Thomas Do
Ian, of Philadelphia, and John A. Wise.
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NEWS OF THE NINTH.
Lieut.. stamford Tells the Govern
ment what Is Needed.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Gen. Greeley,
chief signal officer, has received a cable
message from Lieut.. Stamford the volun-
teer officer serving at Taku, China, with
the Ninth infantry. It is dated Che Foo,
July q, and is as follows:
Conditions, prospects, health, command,
good. officers killed Ninth infantry, Col.
Iiscun Wounded, Maj. Regan. Capt.
Moves and Bookmiller. Lieut.. Lawton,
all doing well. Marine corps: officers kill
ed, Capt. A. r. Davis; wounded, Lieut..
Leonard, serious, arm amputated; sCapts.
Long and Lemley. Lieut.. Butler; last
three doing we'll Coolidge commanding
Ninth regiment infantry, informs me all
necessary material been requested. Col.
Meade marine, senior opinion battery
field artillery and some Maxims sufficient
Late experience would indicate need Of
heavier guns. Further advance may not
be made. before September. Command
should have plenty of good feod and heavy
clothing. Fairly reliable report states our
minister and people in Pekin all well on
Goth. Cab you place funds with cable
company so can keep you advisede''
steps have been taken at the war de-
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M'KINLEY'S PROPORTION IN 100,

There is no way to tell just what pro-
portion of the German American vote Nc
kinley got in 1896, hut 1T is estimated that
he received from so to SO per cent of II
The returns Of 1896 show that change Of
z4,OoO votes would have changed the re,
suit In Ohio. Indiana, with change Of
1900, would have been democratic: simf-
lar results would have been achieved in
other states as follows: Illinois, 72 1000:
Wisconsin $1,000; Michigan, $4,000; Min
nesota, 27,G00, and Kentucky could have
been Democratic by the change of a.
mere handful. The mention Of Kansas
and Nebraska serves only to suggest that
II there really Is any German-American
slump to the Democratic party the Re-
puphcan hopes of winning these states
thls year are not based on reasonable
grounds.
From these estimates it can be seen
that 1t will not take much of change
OF German votes to win several of these
states unless the Republican party makes
compensating gains amorg the new
voters OF the native alien element It
need not be surprising at the finish to
ind that the Gernan-Arnericans have not
changed very much. 1t is recalled that
last year the war issues, imperialism and
mliitarlsm were thoroughly fought in the
iowa state campaign, and it was claimed
Ulen thdt the German-AmericaDS were in
open war against the Republican party,
and yet with $1,000 Gerrnan-American
voters in the state, nearly all of whom
voted for Mckinley in 1896, the Republi-
can majority was almost equal to that
oil 1916. 1t Is probably true that the issue
OF Imperialism, so-called, will be more
accehtuated this year than it was last
year and that there viii be large de-
fectlon Of the Gerruan-Arnerican vote to
Bryant but. with the presence of 16 to
IN the platform, the proportion may,
after all, be disappointing to the Demo
cratic leaders.
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CONDITIONS EXISTING JULY 2l
ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN THEN
IN THE HEADQUARTERS OF
The ENGLISH
GORDON DRAWN ON BOTH SIDES
With the Exception of the \. onnde0
They Are All Report
ed as Doing
Wen.

LONDON. July sO.-The admiralty IN,
made public the following dispatch from
Rear Admiral Bruce at rien Tsin:
Followins message from Pekin. BRIT
ism legation, Pekin. June 20 to July 10.
repeatedly attacked by Chinese troops
on all Sides. Both rife and artillery
hre' Since July l6 an armisuce, but
Gordon is strictly drawn on both sides OF
the position Chinese Darricades closo
TO ours.
All women and chi!dIen In the Brit
iah legation. Casualties to date. g. Killed
including capt Strouts a nlinLer OF
wounded in hospital, Including Capt Hal
ligan. Rest Of lega Ion all well excert
David, ohphant and Warren. killed July
A' -" Macdonald
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BRITISH BELIEVE 1T.
Convinced Now That the Legation
ers Are still Alive.

LONDON, July 9O-At last the British
government is convinced that the minis
ters at Pekin are safe. Brussels, Berlin
and Washington advices were regarded
with a certain amount of doubt, but
once the British consul at Tien Tsin Of
ficiaIly confirmed them, all doubts van
ished. At this hour (5:30 p. m) the good
news has not become sufficiently known
to the public to cause rejoicing but the
feeling of relief and gladness shown by
officials who have read the dispatches
can scarcely be described.
In the same breath that they express
their delight, they say this afternoon
dispatches may be regarded as a striking
vindication Of the United States secretary
of state, Col John Hay, and almost a
triumph for HIM as relief from interna-
ttonal anxiety.
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DEPENDS ON GERMANS.
Democrats VIII Win If Teutonic
Vote Swings Their Way.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July SO-By
common consent, the result of the presi-
Dental election this year hangs upon the
states Of the Middle West, several Of the
sparsely settled transmissippi common
wealths, and Maryland, Delaware, West
Virginia and Kentucky In 1896 Mckinley
carried all the states in question which
lie this side Of the Mississippi river. OF
the transmissippi states which are to fig
ure prominently In 19OO Bryan carried
four years ago South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas,
with a total Of thirty-one electoral votes.
He was forty-eight electoral votes short
of the number necessary to elect. 1t is
contended by Democratic managers that
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BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for st. Paul:
Generally Fair.

Generally Fair.
"details of King Humbert's DeatI
Roosevelt Gets Rest.
Ministers Alive I'm Pelxin.
Something From Conger Soon.
2-Protest of No Avail.
State Political, Gossip.
Work of Naturalization.
3-MinneapOlis Matters.
News of Railroads.
Powers on the Stand,
Republican Bolts Mckinley.
4-EditOriaI Page.
Story OF the Day.
6-SpOrting News.
Results of Bali suames.
Bicycle Race Regins.
McFadden Whips o,Brien.
e-News of the Northwest.
Conditions at Nome.
Popular Wants.
7-Mnrkets Of the World.
Chicago Sept. Wheat, 7B I-sc.
BAR Silver, 81 .I-4c.
Stocks Dull.
SIN the Local Labor Field.
Levee Grant QnestiOn.
Supreme Court Decisions.
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SITUATION IN PEKIN.
Chinese Attacking the Legations
Led Into n Trap.

TIEN TsIN, July %, via Shanghai, July
3O.-The latest advices from PelSin, under
date of July Is, say that the legations are
holding out. The Chinese attacked the
legations on the night of July 10, but were
led into a trap by the Americans and
British and 1000 of them were killed
Afterwards they continued bombarding
the legations more freely. Among the
Chinese killed was Gen. Ma The lega-
tions were subsequently attacked with
constantly increasing fury.
These advices were brought from Pekin
by a courier.
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TO ADVANCE ON PEKrN.
Americans and British May start
within Forty-Eight Hours.

LONDON, July 81, 1853 a. ma
dispatch from Tien Tsin states that
the British and American forces are
getting ready to advance within 48 hours.
Ii Hung Chang remains at Shanghai.
He says that the great heat prevents
him continuing the journey to Pekin
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor OF
the exchequer explained to parliament
Yesterday that the British government
had incurred no financial liability to
Japan for military assistance IN China.
The proposed guarantees depended upon
Japan's sending a larger number OF
troops than she sent and at an earlier
date and the offer was not accepted by
the japanese government.
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the transmississippi states carried by Bry-
an four years ago, with the single excep-
ton of Washington are safe for him
again this year, claim which the Re-
publicans are by no means ready to con-
cede. At any rate, 1T is quite certain
that Democratic success cannot be gain
ed without gains east OF the Mississippi
river. This fact as well as the new
issues which have come to the front since
the last election, makes the Middle West
and one or two Of the Eastern states the
battle ground of the campaign.
THE DEBATABLE GROUND.
Since the former Democratic states of
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
are conceded to the, Republicans by most
of the Democratic leaders, the parties are
to line up for the decisive struggle in the
states OF Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin.
Minnesota Indiana. Ohio. West Virginia.
Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware The
first six Of these states. contain large
German n-American population, and 1t is
this fact which leads Democrats to hope,
through the issue Of Imperialism, to re-
verse the decisive Republican maJorities
which these states gave in 1896 1t is the
confident claim of the Democracy that
the German-Americans who were so unit
ed for Mckinley four years ago are lining
up by the thousand for BRYAN because
they object to the imperialistic tenden-
cies, so called, of the present administra,-
tion; that, understanding the free silver
question to be at least asleep for a long
time, the Germans Have no fear of danger
to the existing gold standard, and arc
ready to record their opposition to imperi-
alism and milltarisTn. The Republicans
do not admit that tiny are In danger of
losing any considerable number Of Ger
man-American votes, but they concede
that there is considerable dissatisfaction
among them because of certain adminis-
tration policies which the Democrats
have chosen to designate as "imperial-
ism
WHERE GERMANS ARE THICKEST.
In this view Of the case 1t is interest
ing to investigates the strength of the
| German-American vote In the debatable
states. Unfortunately the twelfth census
will not be completed In time to give ex-
act figures with regard to the distribu-
ton Of the ,German-American population.
| The figures of the eleventh census how
ever, give an excellent basis for esti-
mates By estimating the increase Of
the German-born population and the ma
! t1Ves of German-born parentage at 20 per-
| cent, which is believed to be conservative
and estimating one voter for every five
persons, the German population and vote
In the nine battle-ground states In which
this vote is important would be about as
| shown in this table,
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TROOPS ARE GATHERING.
U. s. Troops En- Route to China Ar
rivinR at Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, July SO.-The tent
field at the Presidio is rapidly filling up
with troops that are going to China.
Some companies OF the Fifteenth infantry
arrived today from G1yciuoi island and
Company / from OMAHA. Lieut.. Col.
Williams and Mai Cornish are In ccm-
mand Of the battalion.
Troops II and | of the Third cavalry
also arrived today and Troops b and c
of the same command are on the way.
They are from Fort Meyer and muster 400
men under the command of Mai Kings.
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