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JAMES BAXTER OUT.
Eanque VILE Marie svIadler Condi-
tionaliy Released

MONTREAL. Dec 25.-James Baxter,
formerly of Chicago and lately of New
York. who was sentenced here some tine
ago to five years in the penitentiary for
his connection with Banque Vile Marie
frauds, has been released on Condition
al pardon, from st. Vincent de Paul
pcnitentiafy. HIS wife and friends have
been working incessantly for his pardon
on account Of i'll health ever since bis
conviction. He is suffering from dropsy
and his condition is serious
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N)E HAS borne FRUIT
CHINESE COURT TAKES STEPS
AGAINST LEADERS OF THE
BOXERS
HANDED TO PRINCE CHING
Who Has Promised the Ministers to
Use All" Expedition In For
wariiing 1t to Its
Destination.

LONDON, Dec. 2e.-The Shanghai COR
respondent of the Standard, teIegraphing
Dec. "a, says:
The government has arrested Prince
Tuan and Prince Chaung on the borders
of the Shan Si and Shan Sc province
Yuan Hsien has been ordered to return
to Sian Flu forthwith. to be executed,
1t is supposed.
1t is inferred from these reports that
the imperial authorities are preparing
to concede the demands of the joint note
tor the punishment of the instigators of
the trouble in. Chinf -.
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Steamship Antilia Floatea.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25-The British
steamer Artiila. which went ashore on
Great Egg iiarbor shoals yesterday dur
ing the prevalence of a heavy fog, was
floated this morning with the assistance
of four Wrecking tugs. The vessel was
mediately fer New York under her own
steam. The Antiila left Nassau, w T.,
Dec 10 for New York She carries
full cargo. There were only few pas
sengers on board and they were taken
off by tugs when the vessel stranded
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26

Gougolltz, Fisher. of Alsace-Loraine:
Kaser, Reyser, Muller. Accounrier and
Fredericks. of Paris Some of the Ameri-
can riders will come tomorrow and join
tbe Ile anu n1 sder - IA eheir llstnig an e An
will start. The mile professional handi-
cap and half-mile open race will have
large lists Of starters. Louis Gimm, the
indoor A-hour champion and Archie Nc
Eachem the champion of Canada, began
training today
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FirecracEers ct Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dee. 25.-In me
respects Christmas day in Louisville re-
sembied Fourth of July celeb alton in
usual custom cannons and firecraclers
doomed all day.
Charitable societies provided dinners
and entertainments for several hunGrad
children and deserving families regard
less of color.
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BERNHARDT AS HAMLET.
NJ. CoGaelIn Was Cast as the First
Grmve Digger.

NEW YORK, Dec 25-Sarah Bern
hardt's Hamlet was produced fer the
first time in this city at the Gardan
theatcr tonight A faithful prose trans
lated by Eugene Morard and Marcel
Schwab was used and an interested
audience was present. The Hamlet seen
tonight was warmly received. NJ. Cc-
Quelin did not appear until the last act
where she appeared as the grave digger
Nine. Bernha.dt was recalled many
times. the enthusiasm increasing as the
play proceeded.
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Poopla,s PsIace in Russ,.

ST. PETERSBURG. Zee. 25-The Prince
of Gutenberg, president of the govern
ment temperance committee. at noon to-
Gay declared the peoples palace omen to
the public. After the inaugural ceTemon
les the prince and twenty CT the higher
generals, along with high officials, nob,e-
men and ladies dined side py side with
peasants and the families of working
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RUSSIAN TROOPS ACTIVE.
Hunting Down Chinese BrigaHds in
ManehHria.

:. LONDON. Dec. 26.-Vice Admiral Alex
Jeff, says the st. Petersburg correspon-
dent of the Times, has issued orders to
the men uAder his command in China to
make detailed lists of the Chinese prop
eIty-money, cattle.' 'pfovisioYGs, etc-tak-
Ell by them, and where such property now
is
The correspondent also says that de-
tachments of Russian troops in Southern
aEd Southeastern Manchuria continue to
perform the work of destroying Chinese
bands of robbers and brigands
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po1yager lady Charchi,i Dead.

LONDON, Dec. 25.-Dowager Lady
Churchill. senior lady of The Hed cham
ber and an intimate friend of the que N,
was found dead in her bedroom at Os>
borne this morning On retiring last
night she complained of cold but no
alarming symptoms manifested them
selves and her indisposition was not
thought to be of a serious n nature
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PNEUMONIA AT DAWSON.
Twenty-Five Carried OFF In n Week
Smallpox DisRppearing

4 NNtssh ; X " . Z OaIFfNtU UfI IN n W eek
Smallpox Disappearing.
VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 25-The Danish
steamer Danube brings news of twenty
five deaths in week in Dawson from
pneumonia. The epidemic of typhoid
fever was subsiding. Smallpox had al
most disappeared and there We're but
two cases in the district Five thousand
vaccine points reached Dawson, Dec Is,
and compulsory vaccination was immedI-
ately started.
1t is reported that discoveries Of rich
quartz mines have been made on Bonan-
Ia creek and elsewhere in the k.ondike
district.
Six automobiles have reached Dawson
and will be used on runs to the cfeeks.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
Lake washington ship Canal.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. s5.-Geueral
plans fer the Lake Washington ship
canal have been completed by Mai. Mills.
of the United States army in charge of
harbor work in this state. 1t is certain
that contract for a preliminary canal
will be let shortly. The work will be be.
gun with the appropriation of $iiOU09
made by congress a short time ago.
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DUKES ARE EXPENSIVE.
n Fact Which Papa-in-Law thinner
HsaB Is Finding Out.

NEW YORK, Dec 25.-A dispatch to
the Void from London says:
The payment of the Duke of Manches-
ters debts is not an accomplished
fact. The dukes actual debts amount to
,S25, $95, 600 of which is represented in
dealings with money lenders at high
rates of interest The remainder is due
to tailors. horse dealers, jewelers. and
other traoesmen.
While he is willing 10 pay the trades
men in full, Mr. zimmerman has de-
manded terms from the money lenders,
who have refused to abate their claims
The legal expenses Of bankruptcy pro-
ceedings are $500 and Mr. Zimmerman
must pay that, too.
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DAILY and Davenport Drew.

BOSTON, Dec. 25.-George Dixon, ex-
champion featherweight did not box
Jimmie Davenport. of Chelsea, before the
lsotic club tonight, to the intense Gis-
appointment of big crowd. Dixon had
agreed to fight at the feather weight lin
1t, but Davenport came ID the ring side
Weighing at least 13S pounds against
DiXon's 1852. Dixon was at the ring
side, but did not go en- and Andy DAILY,
of Maiden, featherweight, was substitut-
ed. Daily and Davenport fought a
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High Score at Bowling.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 25-webb
Fay, Of this city, broke the worlds bowl
ing record at the City club BY abowling
2s9 out of the possible 300 perfect score.
Strike after strike was made in his game
with three comrades until the last ball,
which needed the eight pin.
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DEATH OF BISHOP HALE.
Protestant Episcopal PreIate Sue
cumbs After Long Illness.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 25.-Word
was received here by Bishop Geo. r.
Seymour that Rev Chas. Reuben Hale,
bishop coadjutor of the Springfield dio-
cese, Episcopal church, died at Cairo at 1
O'Clock this afternoon Of valvular disease
of the heart.
The deceased was born in Pennsylvania
March IA, 1897. He had held his
present position since 1892 Ha
had been i'll for two years, and crit
ically i'll for several weeks
past. Bishop Seymour will officiate at
the funeral which will bly, be held
Thursday. Interment will oe at Phlla-
delphia, Pa, where the wife Of the de-
ceased is buried. No children survive.
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QUIET AT ATHLETIC CLUB.
There Were No Hnndbaaf Games Yes
terday Afternoon.

yesterday being Christmas there We're
no handbaA games played at the Anna
teur Athletic club. as most of the PLAYERS
w,;re busy eating Christmas dinners. The
club rooms were closed at 1:3O yesterday
afternoon. q
The handball tournament is getting
fairly we'll along, all of the teams with
the exception of two having played at
least two or three series. It is under
stood that teams not having played at
least one series by Jan. 1, will be barred
out OF the tournament, as it is the wish
of the club to finish the tournament as
soon as possible. The boys are playing
some very fast handbaH and the games
are becoming more interesting every day.
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-rcon stArS Dentch.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Lee. 25.-Nat.,a lei
RaXter. president of the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad company. whose Rome
is in this city, was seen this afternoon
il: regard to the story that u H. sS.1of',
CT Duiuth. Mimi. was to j; sumo the d eG-
iGency of the ccmpany on FEB /. Mt
Eaxter declined to discuss the report ex-
cept to say that there was nothing in 1t.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
Christmas with the pest-Dispateh.

ST. LOUIS, No, Dec. ELIMINATES OF
the various eleemosvnary and c + e tive
Institutions Of the city enjoyed Christmas
along with the rest of the world tocaF
There were special celebrations in which
religious service was the feature.
The Post-Dispatch provided 1900 din
ners for the poor in different parts of
the-city.
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BRIToNs DON'T LIKE IT.
Rosebery's Work ON Napoleon Con-
tafns .unpaIatable Statements.

LONpON, Dec. 25.-Lord Rosebery in
his recent work on Napoleon, has deeply
offended the British navy, particular
ly those officers that read with DIT de
the biography OF Admiral Sir George
CcciShurn, This passage appears in Lord
Rcsehery's hook: admiral CocEburn.
commanding her majestys ship, North
cumberland, which bore Napoleon from
Portsmouth to St Helena. cannot have
been entirely at ease. His crew was
in state of scarcely suppressed mlI-
tiny They refused to get up the anchor
at Portsmouth until large military force
had been brought on board to compel
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
suicided in y.fs Cell.

NEW YORK, Dec. @.-Obrecbt Rsihsr
a prisoner charged with attempted feion.
ious assault committed suicide i'm mis-
c"li IL lie W.st II e tiet, stree s1a
ton house last night by hanging him.
self with his handkerchief.
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Poles Arrested for snaitinn

VIENNA, Dec. ga dispatch from
Warsaw says that fifty-two Poles have
been arrested there. being accused of
participation in a political conspiracy.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26

SYDNEY. N. S. w. Dec. 25-Mr. Ed
rnund carton, who was the leader of
thn federal convention, has accepted the
Earl of Hcpetoun's offer to form the
first cabinet OF the federation He an
ticipates no difficulty.
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Boxers XIII Catholics

LONDON. Dee. ga dispatch from
says missionaries stated that Boxers,
thirty-iVe miles east of Pekin, killed
twelve Catholics and burned eight in
the temples
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
Rurglnrs Maile Rich Han1.

QUINCY ILL.,. Dec. 25-Burglars broke
into the Keshpol-M ol-Merenstreicher com
pany's store sen3e time last night and
81 600
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
RICHARD HIMSELF AGAIN.
Actor SOthern Once More Able TO
Don Sock md RuSIxiD

Don Sock and RusLin.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25-E JI. Sothern.
the actor, who fer some time was laid
up with an accident that necess:tatsd
the canceling of Gates all over the coun-
try, made his first appearance last night
since the accident, presenting Hamlet
at the Olympic theatre, before a crowded
house. He was we'll supported and the
production was we'll received. The inter
rupted tour will be resumed, the CON-
pany leaving for Chicago next week
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
FRENCH FORCE ATTACKED. 'ITt
Had Brush with Boxers, Burning
n Village in Revenge

TIEN TSIN, Dec. PA French detach-
ment Of ice men left here Dec. 20 for
Hung Tsu, twenty miles westward, to
search for arms. Approaching village
across a frozen creek a force of Boxers
opened fire. killing Lieut. Contal and
wounding1 another officer. The French
burned the village.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
Cyclists ina Boston.

BOSTON. Dec. 25.-The stars of the
cycling world invaded Besten today to
make ready for the month of indoor
racing in this city. In the party were
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26

LONDON, Dec. 26.-According to the
News agency dispatch from Pekin, dated
Dee. "a, the foreign ministers there are
of the opinion that China will accept the
conditions imposed by the powers within
a month. The note was started on it's
way to the dowagerg empress and the en-
peror Immediately after it's presentation,
the dispatch says, but wire communica-
ton is slow and it will probably not
reach them until Dec. q.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
FULLERTON WAS THE WINNER.
Presidents Rink Won the Annual
Game on Rss1berry Island.

The annual curling game for a barrel
Of -four. TO be present d to local charity.
between rirks skipped by the pc i1eat
and vice president of the St. Paul Cur
ing club, respectively, was played yester-
day.
S. f. Fullerton president, defeated Alex
Cameron, vice president, by II to 10 in an
exciting game.
The ice was in eycellent condition.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-26
REoUIsITIoN ON CUBA.
LANSING.

Said TO ne the First.
LANSING. Mich. Dec. 25.-Gev. Pin
gree has issued reNuisition on the gov
ernor Of Cuba for Charles Jenner Thonp-
son, who is wanted i'll Detroit for forgery
This is said tt be e first ieIuisition on
Cuba ever presented.
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NOTE HANDED TO CHING.
A Speedy Reply From tRe Chinese
Court Is Hoped For.

Court Is Hoped For.
PARIS, Dec. 25.-A dispatch to the
Havas agency from Pekin says:
The ministers assembled at the resi-
oence OF. ,Senor, B.. J,-~de,, Cologan Ithe
Spanish minister and the Doyen of the
diplomatic corps and received Prince
Ching, to whom the Spanish minister
handed the joint note of the powers. Ii
Hung Chang, who is still i'll. asked to
be excused. Prince Ching said
have the honor to accept the note
concerning the re-establishment of good
relations and will transmit it Immediately
to the emperor and communicate to you
his reply as soon as received -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03
WESTERN LINES WILL UNITE.
Transcontinental Passenger Associ-
alton is Now Said to BE an Assured
Thing.

Transcontfnental Passenger Associ-
alton is Now said to BE an Assured
Thing.
Glenwood Springs. Col, Sept. 3.-The
committee of seven appointed by the
meeting of railroad officials TO draft a
form of agreement looking 10 the estab-
lisnment of transcontinantal passsen-
ger association has not been able to sub
nit a report TO the main body as yet.
They appeared twice before the main
body and requested further time to de-
iberate 1t is said there is no hitch in
the discussion of the main question, but
the COMMITTEES is trying to perfect plans.
1t is known the following points have
been agreed to: The organization Will be
independent and in no wise connected
with.any other in existence; that the
territory to be covered Will not extend
beyond the Missouri river on the east.
The Santa Fe Representatives. Mr. Mich
olson. favored associating with some eX-
listing organization, but did not urge the
lpoint.
Not the least doubt is expressed but
satisfactory arrangements can be made
Iwith the two eastern passenger asrsoca-
tons so that there will be harmonious
relations. II is thought the action IF tiit
COMMITTEES, as soon as reported, VII bs
iquickly ratified and after referring
amendments to subcommittees another
meeting Will be hald at an early date.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03

the close Of the Japan China war. when
Russia, Germany and France formed
triple alliance, which practically deter
mined the results of the conflict. The
issue at that time was as to japanese
holding Chinese territory, particularly
the Lao Tung peninsula. Great Britain
declined to intervene, and to a certain
extent became isolated, while Russia.
Germany and France. by their united
action, made 1t Imperative that the
peace settlement should be the base of
Japan's eventual withdrawal from the
mainland of Asia It was remarked in a
we'll posted diplomatic quarter that
Great Britain's hesitation at this time
might bring about a repetition of the
IJapan-C Chinese alliance, in which event
| the opinion was expressed that British
Influence in the far east would be sflak-
en- materially II not entirely broken.
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A RURAL TELEPHONE.
The Farmers Mutual Organized in
Guthrie County.
assured.

Guthrie County.
Special to Times Republican
Jefferson. Sept. "a large number Of
farmers residing in the northwestern
portion of Guthrie county have organ
ized a new independent telephone COM
pany, to be known as the Farmers
Mutual Telephone Company, and will
al once commence the erection of line.
AT the outset il is the purpose of the
COMPANY to connect the towns of Pan
ora and Yale. taking III all the farmers
along the line and as far on either side
as possible. Later the system will. 1t is
expected, be extended TO take in other
towns. ultimately placing in direct
communication the leading farmers
thruout the county. Two meetings of
prominent and wen to do farmers have
hsen held officers elected and cons Ii
tuition and by-laws adopted. An assess-
nient has also been levied for the pur-
pose of prosecuting the work and il is
proposed to have the line in operation
Within a few weeks. The plan adopted
! Is for each farmer to furnish poles and
l5wire for a certain distance, according
Ito the size of his farm. and erect and
A equip the line for that distance. fur
! nishing his own instrument. The iir;
Outstanding is that the Instruments
4 shall be of high grade so that II desir-
L abla they may be used in connection
With other long distance lines. ne otii-
iaers chosen are Curt Ferree, president;
Il j. r. Mount, secretary: j. NJ Batchelet
4 treasurer 1t is thought that after IL
fl line is in good working condition tina
the receipts from outside tolls Viii bs
4 sufficient 10 practically pay running en-
4 pa,ises. 50 that the farmers will ilavs
b the use of the system without expense
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03
INHERITANCE TAx DECISION. q
Judge l.routy says Collateral Inher-
itnnce Tax Amendment is Retroac-

tive.
Des Moines, Sept. BIN the district
court Saturday Judge Prouty rendered
a decision in the case of the state
against the estate of John NJ. Day, rela-
tive to the collateral inheritance tax.
which will be of general interest in the
state.
Mr.. Day died in September, 1896, and
left some of his property to collateral
heirs. The collateral inheritance tax
went into effect in July of that year.
Later it was held unconstitutional in
so far as it applied to tax on real es-
tate, because 1t failed to provide for
ISnoticegof appraisement. In 1898 the law
was amended so as to provide for ap-
praisements, and the amendment was
made retroactive. The heirs5of Mr. Day
\ refused to pay the tax, claiming their
rights had become vested before the
enactment of the. amendment, and that
1.-THE amendment could not be mad ret
roactive. They contested the claim OF
the state to tax amounting to sl.14l
lon this theory. Judge Prouty holds
THAT the law is retroactive. Recently
Judge Smith, in the Pottawattamie
lcounty courts. held that it is not retro
active. An appeal will be taken in both
Il IN eaaes sssss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03
snOKr TEL LEGRAMs.

j. Niles kimball, for many years a
prominent wholesale jeWeler of Kansas
City. died at South Fairlee, VT.
At Rushville. ILL.,, A. H. Clark, repub-
lican candidate for circuit clerk and
former coutny treasurer. died. aged 81
years
AT Bellaire. Md, William Black. coll
ored, was hanged for q criminal assault
committed on 15-yeac-old girl last
February.
AS the result Of a panic on an electric
car at Sibler. o., Ferdiand Targets, OF
Akron. was killed and three others in
jured.
DR.. Frank Stephen Milbury. a we'll
known specialist Of diseases OF the eye
ear, nose and throat, 10 dead at his
home in Brooklyn, NY. aged n
AT Larned, Kas., DIR. Barney p
Wheeler. coroner OF Pawnee county
died from the effects Of . noyerdose ol
morphine. which he took w mista ke:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03
PLENTY OF CHICKENS.
Hunting Season in south Dakota
ODcncd SATURDAY..

Opened saturday.
Sioux Falls S. d., Sept. 3.-.rhe trav-4
eler thru the rural regions of South Da-
5kota has reason 10 believe that the
prairie chicken which escapes the gem
eral massacre of this, feathered tribe.
which commenced With the opening of
the hunting season Saturday. Will be
fortunate Thousands of impatient
hunterahad made final preparations for
the spirit. and before the sun was up
Saturday morning a general exodus OF
hunters took place from the cities and
towns, and the roads leading To the
rural sections were filed With long lines
| of sportsmeu, fully armed and accom-
panied by their numerous dogs.
Reports from all parts of that portion
|of the state east of the Missouri river
| are to the effect that prairie chickens
are unusually numerous this year. This
lis due partially to the strict enforcement
of the new game law last season. as we'll
4 as this season and partially to the fa-
lvorable Weather last spring during the
matching season.
A fine of rot more than 500 nor less
than s25 is provided for those who kill
A more than twenty-five game birds in
lone day Notwithstanding that the new
A game law imposes license of $40 on
hunters living outside the state who
wish TO shoot game in South Dakota. as
many outside hunters as usual are here
The license fee is paid to the county
4|treasurers who are authorized to collec,
1.-THE money andissue licenses. Those from
4 outside the state who fail TO secure Ii
4 censes. and are convicted of hunting
slduring the open season. are subject t.
fines of not less than $40 nor more thar
4 S5c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03
D) OPPOSE GERMANY
Governor Of shan Tung Province
Has 10000 Troops to Keep
Out Invaders.
Will Oppose Any Attempt at Ger
man Expansion The Russians
In Manchuria.
Consent Of All the Powers Keces-
sary to Withdrawal From
Pekin.

Shanghai. Sept. s.-Two French
priests have reached Kiao Chou from
the far interior. escorted the whole way
by Chinese soldiers furnished Wy the
governor of Shan Tung. They f1sert
that the latter has 10000 troops beyond
iIliao Chou. disposed apparently With a
view to opposing any attempt at Ger
man expansion.
Be Portland, Ore, Sept. s.-The steam
ship Monmouthshire arrived from Yo-
kohama. The Kobe Journal, Aug. IA.
says: "Ruesia is pouring tens of thou
sands OF Coseacks from the north into
Manchuria. and reports say no human
soul is being spared and wide open
track is being made as the troops press
forward. They neverthelesa are meet
ing some opposition en- route as the en-
tire Chinese population come out
against them. Refugees continue to
flock TO yladivostock from the interior
Washington, Sept 3.-The War de-
partment yesterday received a cable
gram from Gen. Barry, of which the
following was made public:
.'Taku (no date)-Gen. chaffee has
situation we'll in hand. His driving
power materially assisted prompt relief
OF legation. Considering arduous serv-
Ice condition of troops excellent.
(signed) "BAR1iY" J"
"a considerable portion of the dispatch
which the department did not max,
public. related to military details.