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FORCE TO TAKE TSAl TSUN
is COMPOSED OF JAPANESE TROOPS
AND COMPANY OF ENGINEERS.
scented for Dispatch OF Japanese
Troops to Korea,

London, August IA s. m.--The only
news last night relative to the advance on
PeNn Wac found in a belated Toxic dis
patch of August o. according TO which,
after the capture OF Yang Tsun, on Au-
gust 8, It was arranged that two bat
talions Of japanese infantry. a squsdron
OF cavalry. battery Of mountei artillc.y
and a company OF engineers should march
on August in advance OF the main body
Of allies and occupy Tsai Tsun, Ave miles
north OF Yang Tsun.
Other dispatches merely repeat the
details Of the capture o. Yang Tsrn. Cne
cable message credits the Emperor OF
Corea with giving permission for the
laying OF cable b6tween Taku aud Che
mulpo.
a Yokohama dispatch OF date OF Au-
gust II says that the Corean government
has consented TO the dispatch II Japa-
nete troops 30 Corea for the purpose OF
providing for the emergencies growing
out OF the Chinese trouble.
Various rumors having their origin In
Chinese sources are doaiing around
Shanghai One OF these rumors Is 10 the
effect that Prince Tuan and his followers
are preparing 10 leave Peliin In case the
allies should succeed Ia getting near the
capital,
Reports have been received in London
10 the effect that the hospital ship Maine
has arrived at Colombo.
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Ii HUNG CHANG DISTPuSTED.
NOMINATION AS PEACE COMMISSION.
Ear NOT FAVoRABLY RECEIVED
In London. ns the BrItiahcrs ueiicvo
He Has Decided Distrust
OF Them

New York, August 1o.--A dispatch 10
the Tribune from London says: The ai-
pointment of Ii Hung Chang as tho Chi
nese plenipotentiary for the negotiation
OF terms OF peace has been received with
various feelings here Those who know
the far East have desp dlstrust OF the
astute old yiceroy aud they insls. Tint
his nomination canehode no good to this
country II not hostile to all foreigners
he is at any rate determined opponent
of the British whom he has always dis
liked. notwithstanding his personal rela-
tions with General Gordan ana other I'm
lishmen.
un the other hand some Chinese experts
contend tsat the Manchu government.
realizing that the powers are in earnest.
relies on Earl Ii TO arrange terms and
TO patch up an accommodation as he did
after the Ten Tsin maseacres IN 1870.
The latest batch OF cipher messages re-
ceiyed from the minister at Pekin Is con-
sidered 20 be slgnlscaut aud in some de-
gree rrassuring There are determined
skepties aud croakem. such as those who
were providing month ago. circumstan-
tial accounts OF an alleged Wholesale
butchery at the legations, who Sun throw
doubt on the genuucness OF these dis
patches, but not much attention ia paid to
them. The wisdom of the minister's In
declining to leave PolSin unless adequate
protection can be secured for them Is OBJ
vious TO everybody, II is not, however,
regarded as absolutely certain that the
offer to escort foreigners to Tien Tsin
Is really trap, To Judge from previous
experience OF Chinese methods. It Is pos
sible that the tsung Y yamen intends ul-
timately 10 deliver the lesatlon stats in
safety 80 the allied commanders, but It
will procrastinate and preyaricnte as long
as possible, and slll certainly maintain
/ it's hold on the diplomatsts while there
seems 4 remote prospect OF using them
us hostages to extort favorable terms az
settlement Whether the government could
In any case convey the 500 foreigners In
GLIDING women and children, unframed
through the lines OF Boxers and the milf
tary Mbbfe Is a point no ono can deter
mine. Influential members OF the Chinese
mercantile community believe the tsung
( Ii yamen could 70 81 IL II would, be-
cause they are firmly convinced that the
whole anti-foreign movement has been de-
liberately constructed in the imperial pail
ace which is stili capable OF controlling
the storm II has evoked.
The total number OF nslo-IndlRn troops
ordortd to China win not fall far short
Of 10000 men, but without a much larger
force, which certainly oRuld not be spared
i from England's eastern dependencies, Il
\ will be impossible to police tho whole OF
Yang Tee Klang.
I Indeed the departure OF the British con-
sui from Chung King shows that EugA
land will. for the present be content
merely TO protect her Interests at tina
mouth OF tina great river.
/
! Shanghai merchants believe che landing
| az British troops VIII do mischief by In
citing the Chinese only confirm some
| hisgivlngs already expressed here,
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THE DEATH LIST INCREASING.
Thirty People Succumbed to Heat in New
YOrk-Deaths Elsewhere.

by heat, drank carbolic acid and died In
few hours.
Mrs. j. Gardner. in a ~ of Gberrotion
caused by intense heat, attempted 70
jump into the river. The excessive neat
is responsible for two deaths In Frenont;,
lMrs. Homhe Anderson was prostrateo
and found dead In her room.
A child Of Charles Gallagher also dicd
from the effects Of the heat.
A lsborer named Ferdinand Fuhrmana,
crazed by the heat, jumped into the river
and was drowned.
AT Sandusky Henry Schoephin was ever
come ind died in few minutes after ar
irving home from work.
Michael Murphy, foreman Of the shops
of the Sandueky Tool company. was the
second victim,
Sexton Ringholz OF ST. Mary's cemetery
was overcome while digging grave. He
may recover.
A half dozen other prostratlons are re-
ported.
Captain william Guetz was sunstrucR
at Marblehead Junction, and becomlns
crazed, ran violently against barhed
wire fence, IN which he became entangled.
He was horribly mutihted in struggling
to free himself. He died In few minutes.
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.|
of Frankfort business men and cltipu
testified that the talk OF mob yiolepn
after the assassination Of Governor Cioe.l
existed in the minds OF those in The n
ecutive building and that there was h
need of the militia. Among those who d
testified was Sheriff Suter, who said n
swore in a posse of dozen citizens al
that it would have been equal TO the occ.
sion had it not been blocked by the IL
tons OF Adjutant General Collier vi.
made the civil officers subservient to M
military.
w. f. Grayot. assistant State audlta,
produced the books Of the State auditor d
response to subpoena duces teculr d
show what amount OF the 100000 rewan
appropriated by the legislature had besi
expended in the search for and prossc.
tion of those accused of the crime Thl
record showed that in all $4,000 had bsa
drawn.
The attorneys for the prosecution viii.
drew for consultation at 3;l5 .. N, and
fifteen minutes later they appeared, Cen
monwealth Attorney Franklin made i
statement in which he said the prosesa'
tion had hoped to conclude its rebii,l
testimony TODAY but that some minor nsF
features had been injected into the cii
upon which the State desired to lntrodln
more proof. and he asked an adjourn.
ment until Monday for that purpose H
said the evidence for the State would ~
be in by noon Monday. The court granted
the indulgence.
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WILL NOT NOTICE THE APPEAL
United States Will Keep Its Hands Off the
Shanghai Tangle.
The Washington Officials Say They Are Not Inclined
to Shoulder Any of China's Troubles
With Great Britain.

cided on yet and will be left to the judg-
ment of the president.
In connection with the proposed landing
OF Admiral Seymour's force, 1t may he
said that the report Of Japanese oppose
tlon to this movement Is without official
confirmation here. The Japanese minis
ter when the subject was nrst preached,
said that he had no information OF any
protest having been entered by Japan,
What developments subsequent events
may bring, 1t was impossible for him to
say
The only Information from the seat OF
war made public today was dispatch
from Consul MeWade communicating an
additional message from Minister Congor
to the state department and a brief dis
patch from Admiral Remey reporting
some information from General Chnffee
on the operations at Yang Tsun,
In the opinion OF the state department
the value OF the Conger message Is coz
sIderably reduced by the uncertainty as
to It's date. The date OF August 10 at
Tsinan certainly indicates that the dis
patch or the message from pekln could
not have been less than three or four
days earlier. Tslnan is a large town on
the main Shanghai road about 225 miles
soutl of Pelln. It. certainly would have
had to travel by courier all the way to
! Shanghai and have been retransnittod
from that point to have reached McWade
at Canton.
The Information 1. contains Is practical
| ly identified with the departments mes-
sage of August and the only feature il
his plucky concluding sentence; what
ever may be the outcome, we will hold on
Indefinitely"
The chief interest in The Chaffee dis.
pI'ch' as made public by the navy depart
ment, is the indication that the American
command was in -the thick Of the fight a,
the capture of Yang Tsun. but the refer.
encc to deaths from sunstroke indicate.
that the international forces are under.
gong terrible privations from the tropl,
cal weather along the Pei Ho river.
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EXTERMlNATE THE FOREIGNERS
CHINESE FLAG is INSCRIBED WITH
THESE WORDS.
A Missionary who Has been in China
Forty Years Tells somo-
thing of the People.

Bolton, Texas, August 1i.--Mr. A. X.
Crawford. editor OF the Democrat, has
Just received the following letter from his
uncle, who has been missionary TO
China Tor forty years:
Albert r. Crawford, Bolton. Texas
Tai An Flu City. shantung, China, July
Is, s y. m,-My Dear Albert: For the last
sixteen days the foreigners living in Tai
An Flu City ami all others in North China
have been In most ANXIOUS state OF miud
on account Of the movements Of tie
Great Sword society" or Boxers, as they
are generally called. They are hostile
alike TO all foreign residents in their
eotntry and their flag is inscribed VITA
the words: "blih Yang fu Ching" which
means, "Exterminate the foreigners and
support the present dynasty" They have
recently killed several Of them, torn up
portions Of the railroads, burned station
houses. ehapels, etc, in the regions
around Tien Tsin and Pekin. The Chinese
government and soldiers about those
places are probably aiding them. The
gates OF Pekln arc shut with all the
foreign ministers, missionaries and other
foreigners within it's walls-ready to DO
assassinated II circumstances should re-
quiro. The allied troops were on their
Wy AANiA ilNh ian 70 iNhlu LOT the pur-
pose OF rescuing them-supposed to reach
there yesterday or today. They may have
to fight the imperial troops. II so, a gen
eral war with probable anarchy is prob
ably before us. At present there Is no up-
rising OF the people at our city, but we
can not tell when IL may come upon us
II ordered by the oflcias II they oppose
IT, we will probably be able to pass
through the strain, which is now so in
tense in our minds. There are Ave Amer
loan families here-seven children aud
one single man, all Southern Baptists;
also three English church missionaries.
with two others twenty miles away. II
seems very dangerous for us TO stay aud
more dangerous to fee. II is long way
TO the coast on wheelbarrows.
Thou. Lord, dost reign DER thy domain
From wrong and error free
Whste'er may come, whate'er be done.
We trust. o. Lord. in Thee
You probably know more about tho gen /.
eral situation through kilograms than we
do here.
The Chinese government is responsible
for the murders and destruction OF prop.
erty OF American citizens residing In the
empire. I'll write you again as soon as
We feel safer and have a chance to do 50.
The center OF the trouble Is from 200 10
500 miles northeast Of us and the allied
foreign forces may be able to prevent its
spreading This is our hope.
We are all we'll at this date and trying
To find some way out Of our dangers
may go to Chi Nan Flu, the capital OF this
province, II possible. T P. Crawford.
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washington, August 11.--It Is officially
said that this government will pay no at
tention to the latest appeal from China.
transmitted in the form Of a memorial
from the Southern viceroys begging the
United States to use its influence against
the landing of British troops in the Yang
Tse valley.
This memorial was transmitted to the
state department this morning by the
Chinese minister, Mr.. WI. 1t urged on
the government serious consequences that
would follow the landing OF British force
at Shanghai and represented that the
preparation already made had induced
panic among the resident Chinese and
would paralyze commercial activity in
that part OF the empire almost as much as
formal declaration Of war between Great
Britain and China. This government de-
cided that not only would It be entirely
out of It's province to interfere with the
British programme In South China, which
was being carried forward by Admiral
Seymour on the ground, with the full
knowledge OF local conditions. but in view
OF China's present recalcitrant attitude
and the lack up 10 date of even an &C
acknowledgement of our latest demand con-
corning the safety Of cur minister, the
United States was not inclined to Shout
der any OF China's troubles with Great
Britain or any OF the powers. Consc-
quently the appeal OF the viceroys will
be ignored. 1t is possible that the COM
munidsliou from Minister Conger may
be turned over to the British government
for Its information on the general friendly
principle that has been adopted by thq
powers, keeping each other informed o.
various developments in the situation
Even this step, however, has not been de-
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SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT M
STATE.

The public school per capita for the en-
suing year has been fixed at $40; there
are $4,000 children.
Rain at Sherman did not prevent the
sham battle and dress parade.
Galveston beach hotel project is said to
be now assured OF success.
AS {. result Of the heavy rains the Colo
radC is beginning tc rise at La Grange.
Tie S. A. and A. p. Immigration as
sociation is to meet at Columbus Monday.
One negro was killed and another Sc
Verelv wounded in an affrav at Welmar.
An aged man was fatally injured by
footpad at sherman
W. d. Mayfeld. a Waco banker. near
ly had his throat cut
Corpus Christi Is to have a big ceie-
brttion this week.
There is evidence that the boil weeviI
is migratory in character.
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'ossoOooesssseosesoessseoees

In great rage, pursued her on horseback,
flourishmg the six-shooter in one hand and
dragging the child with the other. oyertak-
Ing her he dropped the infan. on the ground
and as his half-breed wife. with a mother $
instinct, ran forward to protect it, he kicked
her in tho breast. Just then his horse reared
and threw him to the ground The wife sprang
upon him and held him down by clutchiug tie
leather wGtchguard which he wore about his
neck. When he became still she took he
child and returned to the house Workmen
who had been too cowardy TO go to the wife I
assistance, approached the PROSTATE man
after she had left and found that he had been
strangled to death. At first Commissioner
Evans was amazed at the suggestion that
woman should apply for a pension as
widow OF a man she had killed, but after
investigating the facts he has about concluded
that the recommendation of the examiner
Mns rirhi
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CHINA.

The Russian minister has permission 70
leave Pekin for Tien Tsln under Chi
nese escort.
Minister Conger wires that the legations
can hold out indefinitely; they arc still
hesoged by imperial soldiers.
Senator Tllman opposes missionary
work in China and fayors an alliance to
prevent partition of tho empire.
Germany objects to British occupation
Of the Yang Tso valley and VIII take
steps to checkmate the movement.
France does not take kindly to Walder-
see,
The United States will ignore Chna's
appeal for good Offices in preventing tho
landing OF British troops at Shanghai,
dispatch from Taltu says force was
sent from Yang Tsun to capture Tsai
Taun. FIVE miles toward Pekin,
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New York, August 11.-Thirty persons
died in this city and vicinity today from
heat prostrations and three children from
ralling from fire escapes on which they
had crowded to get relief from the heat.
Since August 6. when the temperature was
OF degrees. the conditions have been
growing worse. All in all, It is the hot
test continuous weather New York ever
experienced. The local forecaster said
that it surpassed the heat record of 1895.
The thermometer reached 80 at p. IN.
and registered the same figures an hour
later. This was the official record in the
bureau. high above the street, and is sew
on the streets.
While 80 was reached on August I and
0. there was higher range today and the
thermometers hardly wavered below the
highest figures for many hours. Death
after death resulted. The fact that 1t was
q half holiday let many escape the heat
Of offices and factories. Before noon there
was an exodus from lower Manhattan.
Thousands hurried to the nearest cars
and boats for the seashore. The sound
steamers had sold out all their bertbs
early in the day, and tonight many pas
sengers were forced to sleep on mat
tresses in the cabins.
| The streets leading to cooling resorts
| from New York were crowded ana en-
pressmen were overwhelmed with bag
gage. 1t was the busiest Saturday Of the
season. But the million or two left be-
hind in the city were obliged to suffer.
The recreation piers were packed. but
they gave very little relief. The keeper
( of an East River pier said that the Their
mometer there had registered 102 during
the day and that at 1880 this evening It
was 90. Not a rustic of breeze could be
detected.
| Within the four days during which the
heat has been oppressive there has been
an average Of siXty-slX child patients at
the Bellevue dispensary alone. the ages of
the children ranging from months to 2
years.
The outdoor poor department was over
taxed also. there being twenty five appli-
cantions a day from mothers to have
their children taken to Randall's island.
| There was more humidity in the atmos-
phere today than on the previous day, 1t
registering SO per cent early in The morn
Ing and advancing during the day.
The suffering among animals was plain
" evident. Many horses fell. some 10 die,
others to stagger to their feet and go
weekly on. Fire Chief Cookers orders
that hose should be on tap in front OF all
fire engine houses saved many horses
from sunstroke.
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E.-Cnncrcsnmnn Clark Dead

Keokuk. Iowa, August 11.-samasl :
Clark died here today. He was meuy''
OF the Fifty fourth and Fitty-nl'n y
crosses from the First Iowa dis'r'cs y
United States commissioner OF eau''u''
at the Paris exposition of 1889 was wv. s.
inent as an educator and politician Z
wrote many Iowa republican plauV' i,
Mr.. Clark was native IoWan ana =
born in 1912.
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xoCAA.

Suits TO recover $4,000 for the creditors
of the Sam Allen Lumber company, bank
rupt were instituted by the trustee.
DR.. w. A. Knight reaffirmed his dec-
laratlon that Charlton exists in Harris
county.
Work has commenced on the Southwest
ern Dry Plate factory at Houston Heights
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cushman passed
the fftieth anniversary Of their marriage
Union Baptist association concluded its
business and adjourned.
County republican executive committee
held a meeting.
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Roosevelt will make an extensive cam
pagning tour,
Senator Jones favors reinforcement OF
the meeting OF the National Association of
Democratic clubs until October 8
Much interest is manifested in American
politics BY Mexlcans, nearly all of whom
are anu-imperlalists.
Mr. BRYAN will make campaign tour
almost as extensive as that of 1896.
Republicans are trying hard to get the
gold democrats to helo them out again.
1! is admitted that the democrats will
worry probably carry the lower house OF
tho nest congress-
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CASE OF CALEB POWERS.
The Defendant FIot1y Contradicted
by TWO WitnCANcs.

by Two Witnesses.
Georgetown. KY. August II The pros
ecution did net conclude its testimony in
rebuttal in the Powers case this afternoon
but will do so Monday, and the indica-
lions are that the Jury will be taken to
frankfort Tuesday. A large number of
witnesses were heard today. most of them
being introduced to contradict testimony
of witnesses for the defense. The prose.
cutton lays much store by the Testimony
OF two witnesses who testified to seeinp
Caleb Powers with other leaders of the
mountain crowd on the evening of Jan.
uary 20 The defendant himself had tes.
unod That he was i'll in his room all Of
that afternoon. Several other witnesses
VIII be introduced Monday to further con-
tradict Powers on this point. A number
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"hiii Ii Hung Chang'' Postal Card.
The above card WAS received by the New
York Journal office. being one of number
sent out by Cinnamon who love neither
Earl Ia nor Americans. The Chinaman in
tho picture represents an official OF the
high rank proolaiming an order Issued by
The empress. Tho order appears TO the
left OF the picture. and reads as follows;
Cut off the head OF Ii Hung Chang and
peace and good win shall reign over the
whole world" The inscription TO the right
OF the picture Is addressed TO the white
DEVILS" meaning the Americans. China
men when asked TO express an opinion
on the epistle walked away ia silence
Others laughed.
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WEATHER IMPORTATION.
Probabilities.

Washington, August 1.-THE extremely
high temperatures that have prevailed dur
INK the past week from the upper Mississippi
valley to the Atlantic coast were broken Sat
urday in the upper lake region and the upper
Mississippi valley. During Sunday the cool
weather will extend over the Ohio valley, New
England and New York and the lower laka
region and will overspread the Middle At
lantic States SUNDAY night and Monday.
Eastern TeXas--Local rains in Eastern. IA r
In western pordon sun lay; Monday far; liant
to fresh southerly winds.
Oklahoma and Indian ENTHUSIASTICALLY
fair Sunday and Monday: southerly winds
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Six Deaths at .7hicags.

Chicago, August 11-six deaths here
were due to the heat today This is the
eighth day of the torrld spell and there
were twenty-five proctrations. three OF
which will prove fatal
The dead;
MRS. MARY LYLE
JAMES CLIFFORD.
LEWIS f. DYENOFORTH.
THOMAS FORR.
WILLIAM M'MILLAN.
GEORGE GRAHAM
The mercury touched its highest point
at o'clock in the office of the weather
bureau when 90 was reached Down on
the street it was 95 to 81, A small shower
In the afternoon sent the mercury down to
so for short period, but it rose again to
SO and was sent down again to so by q
thunder storm at s p. m.
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CONCESSION FORFEITED.
Nicaragua Now Free to Deal VII

Nicaragua Now Free 10 Deal VIA
United states.
Chicago. August l1.-A special 70 w
Times-Herald from Managua, Nicarasul
says. The Eyre Cragin syndicates cam
concession was forfeited today because q
the non-p payment of money due.
This leaves the Nicaragua government
free to deal independently with the vnl'a
States in canal matters.
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DOMESTIC.

All uuarantnes have been removed in
Florida and no suspicious cases of fever
exist in Tampa.
The oppressive heat caused many deaths
In tho cities.
Testimony in the Caleb Powers case will
DO concluded Monday.