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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-12

OF New-chwang. which is situated eleven
miles from IN. port of the same name.
have also been DESTROYED
ASPECT II oNINoIs
London. July T. 800 - m-The Chinese
situation again bears a most ominuus
aspect Eighteen days ago Sir Robert Hart
ulSpatched MS last message. declaring that
'''e situation Was desperate. and since then
no contradictory word has come from the
Europeans In Pckin.
according To In" Daily Mails Shanghai
correspondent. Ii Hung Chang has received
an imperial decree ordering his mediate do
parture for Pekin, presumably TO break the
news OF the Pckin tragedy TO the European
Powers. ard. in his usual rol. OF ncgotiator
WIN Europe in difficult matters. to eudeavor
10 act as mediator and to avert the ven
S'ancc "f the Powers
GERMANS EXPEDITION.
SPECIAL. EE CABLE
Berlin. July II copyright. 1900. by ".
X Hcars;.i-A mixed BRIGADE Of NOR. than
i''v" men. mostly infantry. and a s.ro;.
detachment Of artillery. as well as cavalry.
engineers. ambulance teams. medical c"rns
- railway construction CORPS and transpor-
tation troops. will bc sent to China.
Many officers who have acted as mill
tary instructors to IN, Chinese will 20 with
this brigade. Among the latter is Colonel
Richter. commandment Of the artillery trial
grounds Al Thorn. who will organize Rel
Cross societies TO take charge of the saui-
tiry arrangements
ALL FOREIGNERS KILLED.
SPECIAG. BY CABLE
Shansh"i. July I.--tCopyr,cht. 1sAo. by
the New York Herald Companyl Reports
fICm Nankin. The former capital just ro-
cciVod. reiterate the statement that the
Emperor and Empress Dnwagsr are dead
and that all the foreigners in Pekin have
l.
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MISSIONARIES KILLED.

SFEVIAF. 81 CARI.f-
London Thursday. July 12-(Copyright
1900. by the New York Herald Company
The Daily Telegraph publishes this dis
patch from its special correspondent:
Shanghai, Tuesday. July when the
Roman Catholic missions at Moukden were
burned. Bishop Guiilon. Fathers Emonet,
Corbel Bourgeois and Neuillemot two sis
tiers of Providence and all the native Chris
tians were murdered.
The Catholic missions at the native city
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NO LONGER BESIEGED.

Paris. July 1.-THE Chinese Minister
here informed VI. DelcasSe to-day that
Iii Hung Chang had cabled him from
Canton. under yesterdays date. saying
that he had just received n telegram
from rekin asserting that the soldiers
and rebels who surrounded the legations
had gradually dispersed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18
MY EDITOR ZIEGENFUSS
STOLE AWAY ON THE AZTEC

\ o zlEGENFUss. one OF the
editors % the Republican. who
vent to Manila last Saturday
> passenger on the United States
y transport Aztec. was also the
nral writer Of the Hawaii Demo
weekly paper that voiced the
sbns u the local democracy dur
period ot Just fve weeks prion
hs November election. ziegenfuss
spicy writer and made a live
\ oi the Democrat. which received
financial backing from ID. p. X.
'hsrg Jr.. and col. Charles J. Me-
~ As the editor ordered all tho
i'lng and presswork done at the
NJ the Paradise OF the Pacific the
|rager ~ that journal naturally
ldrd that he would pay the bills.
vas not a little astonished when
hai he would have % collect his
,s of those whose portraits adorn-
Do PAGES % the Democrat. Zlegen-
pld he had NO funds. and the
isr 10 the paper endeavored to
'mide the chiefs of the defeated
~ 90 pay mp. In this. too. he met
fpur being told by some that they
settled with Ziegenfuss or his
Ahess manager. Edward Fogarty
loWlng that Ziegenfnss had an ac-
hni In bishops Bank. Mr.. fangton
nlnager of the Paradise OF the
ac attached that by due process
aw last Thursday and awaited
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

First Sergeant George West had
known Bennett since April a year ago.,
10 was from West that Bennett bor-
rowed the revolver with which he
killed himself West was In the quar-
termaster's department. and on Tues
day-the day that Miss Schneider Is
supposed TO have asked Bennett for
the sreturn OF the mOney-the scout
came TO him and asked him for a
pistol. Bennett said that he was
troubled with rats In his room and
had tried everything but bullets. II
told him that a big Colts revolver
was rather too heavy a weapon for
rats" said West. "-but he insisted on
having II. told him he would have
To see Lieutenant Ketcham about II,
which be did, and coming back said
that he had gotten permission to have
II. handed him the revolver and
asked him how many loads he wanted
IN u. lie said to fll II UT. I asked
him N he only had six rats. as 0ere
were only six bullets. and he said
yes I recommended that be get u
small oaliber rifle as more suitable.
He asked II the clliber was the same
"a IN the old revolver" West said
that he did not suspect that Bennett
wanted the revolver for any other pur-
pose than that for which he asked 1t.
Sergeant George r. Bullock was the
last man who saw Bennett alive as far
as known. He testified that Bennett
on Friday morning at a quarter after
seven o'clock came to breakfast. Bull
lock had charge OF the mess, and. as
usual. Bennett sat down and drank
a cup OF coffee. Bullock noticed that
A was rather early for Bennett. who
generally came after s O'Clock, and
said to him. You're early" Bennett
replied that he had not slept during
the night. Bullock turned to some
other WORK and never saw Bennett
again alive. Bullock said that Bennett
then had on his cowboy hat and hign
boots. II will be remembered that
when Bennett was found dead. he
wore a black suit and pair OF shoes.
Evidently. between O'Clock. when he
ate breakfast. and 10 o'clock, when
Hansen and Underwood heard the shot
fred he changed his garments.
Bullock said that he did not know
of Bennctt's having an enemy In the
world. Everybody liked him. Tie
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

sion, but finding he was bound to keep
his word, assisted him as a brave Off
Ger would assist brave soldier. Ben
nett and his comrade rcde to within
a few miles Of the camp where the
braves were holding their pow-wow.
Leaving his companion, the scout care
fully crawled to within hearing dis
tance of the camp, where he heard
enough to convince him that the In
dians meant to make a sudden attack
upon one of the garrisons. Although
almost surrounded by hostiles he was
happily not seen. BY careful crawl
ing, so as not to disturb the grass,
he managed to get back to the Irish
man, and safely back to camp. The
information impaired was of incaleu-
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

bell ringing at the office all morning.
Patrons were informed that the pow
err would be turned on again at noon
time.
irregular for some days past and has
occasioned much annoyance and incon-
venience. Yesterdays accident broIignt
all the elevators in town to a standstill
and most of the presses and typesetting
machines were compelled to remain .dle
until II o'clock, when the engine was
again put in operation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

results. About this time the Aztec
was getting ready for sea. and Mr.
Zlegenfuss was not slow TO see a
chance of fitting from these sunny
shores. With the assistance of the
doctors on this ship he got a passage.
and drawing his funds from the Bank
of Hawaii. which. Il seems. was an
other financial institution that the
willy editor patronized. he waved his
hands 10 the bystanders on the wharf
and stepped from the gangplank TO
the deck. The good shop. mule-laden,
steamed out OF the harbor. and the
news soon spread through the city
that "Zieg. has skipped" Then those
OF his friends who had been good to
him began to sum up the amount of
his Indebtedness among them, OF
course. Mr.. Langton. who had laid a
claim at Bishops of's14s so. A King
street fruiterer. an all-night restaura-
teur. and a prominent journalist are
others vino are tsetifying to Ziegen-
fuss sharp practices. The lawyer who
had the Paradise OF the Pacific claim
In hand was unfortunate enough &c
attach the wrong bank account. a:
Ziegenfuss' credit balance in Bishop:
was only s1.20. Mr.. Fogarty's con.
nection with the Hawaii Democrat was
confined to the business management
lie told an acquaintance the other day
that Ziegenfuss had done him up.
and that he would follow him to Ma
nila. II appears that the late bust
ness manager has tried 10 collect som,
of the accounts assigned by Ziegenfus
90 Langton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18
FAILURE oF POWER.
Electric Supply Cut Off on Accouns
of Broken Engine.

The engine that keeps the plant of
the Hawaiian Electric Light Company
moving broke down about o'clock
yesterday morning and there was
general standstiil of all the motors
supplied by the company throughout
the city Complaints and questions
from all directions kept the telephone
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

D. who walked out on the porch
ume back. and said that he
|aught II was a door slamming. The
lnmis AIRY department was about
fsnty feet away from Bennett's room
ne duartermaster's building near
corral. Hansen had heard Bennett
|nplain OF neuralgia. Bennett was
nan that said very little.
Aoung Commlssary Sergeant Under
lod corroboratcd what Hansen hal
lhort hearing the shot fired
derwood said that Just before he
Camp Mckinley to come To the
luer the Chinese storekeeper ncar
p camp told him that Bennett had
uowod sii.T5 from him and had
|" paid n back. Tho Chinese hal
T. In The habit Of lending Bennett
pney every month. but had always
~ repaid.
Prlya'o james n. Alexander was the
M who FIRST discovered Bennetts
[Nh. Alexander had charge OF the
va, and Bennett was his superior.
last saw bennett alive Thursday
'ininE at 10 o'clock. when he hand
hlm some papers. The scout had
hin that he had sugar stock. Al
'ander had been ioening Bennett
lasy since July. and the latter died
ing him $50. which ne promised 70
at New Years. when he had said
dividends on his sugar stocks
sl'a Do due. Bennett was a man
70 often went out nights. but gen
| IVY returned M a reasonable hour.
Nuni1y afternoon at 4 O'Clock. not
'lhs seen Bennett since Thursday.
.lnder Erew une1sy. climbed To a
ln'W N the scouts room and peep
We saw Bennett lying prone on
uoof and gave the alarm. Alex
uer Identified the letter and mem
.naa found In Miss Schneider
~, as being IN Bennett's hand
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

Court Hawaii, No 1863, I. o. o. F..
meets this evening at 7:30 o'clock for
the purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18

liable advantage to the United States
troops in the subsequent campaign,
but was only one of scores of like
deeds performed by the dead hero.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18
|ST{Ay NOW
BEING PROB[O

ccootlnued from Page ~
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this
Doll
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o dimaei
may tem,an dorecty mercanIn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-20
ngaIls on Grass.

Grass is the forgiveness of pature-
her constant benediction. Fields tram
plea with battle; saturated with blood,
torn with the ruts OF cannon, grow
green with grass, and carnage is for.
gotten Streets abandoned by traffic
become grass grown like rural lanes
and are obliterated. Forests decay,
harvests perish flowers vanish, but
grass is immortal. Beleagured by the
sullen hosts Of winter, il withdraws
into the impregnable fortress cf it's
subterranean vitality, emerging upon
Un, erst solicitation of spring. Sown
by the winds, by wano ering birds;
propagated by the subtle horticulture
of the elements which are its ministers
and servants, il softens the rude out
lines of the world. Its tenacious fbres
hold the earth in itg place and prevent
its absolute omponents from washing
invo the wasting sea. II invades the
solitudes of deserts, climbs the mac
cessible slope. and foroidding pin.
nacles of mountains. modifies climat
d determines the history, character
and destiny of nations. Uuobtrusive
and patient, II has immortal vigor and
aggression. Bauished from the thor
oughfare and field IL bides It's time "a
return, and when the vigilance IS re.
laxed or the dynasty has perished, II
silently resumes the throne from
which it has beeu expelled, but which
! IL never abdicates. u bears no bra
zonry of bloom 20 charm the sense
with fragrance of splendor, but It's
homely hue is more enchanting than
the lily or the rose II yields no fruit
in earth or air, and yet should its har-
vest fail for single year famine
would depopulate the world.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-20
OCAGE ALLOTMENTS.
Senator Piatt Introduces a Bill
Providing for It-Other
Usage Legislation.

scripps.McRae Press Assn.
Washington, April 90 Senator Platt
today introduced a bill to provide
for ascertaioing the Indebtedness Of
certain Usage Indians TO the traders
Of the Usage agency. 1t directs the
secretary OF the interior, when the
amount has been determined, TO pay
the Indians per capita the auount
collected as rent Of Indian lands, and
also any accumulated interest," iotfier
than their annuities, which has, not
been paid them, such payment % be
made by some officer directed by the
secretary. 1t makes 1t unlawful for
any trader hereafter TO give an Indian
credit for more than 60 per cent of the
next quarterly annuity, on penalty Of
forfeiture Of h.le.
Mr.. Platt also introduced n bill TO
allot the lands OF the Usage reserva-
tion in severslty, directing the secre-
tary to prepare rolls OF citizenship,
making available $50 600 for the car
rying out of the provisions and author
izing payment TO the Indians per
capita one-ffth their trust funds on
the first of each succeeding January.
William j. Pollock, agent OF the
Usage Indians in oklahoma, has tend
cred his resignation and will retire
from his position on May lst. This
euds long pending dght upon Poll
lock which involved chorges Of all
kinds and an investigation The In
dians complained that many acres OF
grazing lands were leased for which
no account was rendered The inves-
tigasion fai' ed to show any evidence
of corruption, but tended strongly to
confirm the charge Of incompetency
Pollock came TO Washington in per-
son and remained here for some time
and his friends were active in trying
TO hold him in his place. The most
vigorous opponent of his retention
and the most active agent in pressing
the charges against him was Ransom
Payne, who had been appointed con-
stable on the reservation and whom
Pollock had removed 1t is UNDERSTOOD
that o. A. WVscher of Oklahoma City
has been determined on as Pollock''
successor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-20

The New York Tribune says that
once upon a time, when Judge Gary of
Chicago was trying a case, he was dis
turbed by young man who kept NOV.
ing about in the rear OF the room, lift
ing chairs and looking under things
Young man." Judge Gary called out,
you are making a great deal of un.
necessary noise; what are you about?"
Your honor, replied the offender, Il
have lost my overcOat and am trying
10 find it." well" said the venerable
juris,. people often lose whole suits
in here without msking all that dis
turbance
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HAVE FOUND IT

j. II. Hayighorst and Charles Doty Pros
pect for Coal and Land IT,
John IL. Havighorst and Charles Dotv
were out OF town yesterday upon a
coal prospecting expedition. They
went TO eome point east of Orlando,
where in the bank of creek they dug
out samples OF coal and OF fne soap
stone, which are now on exhibition at
the Two Charleys place. on North Di-
vision street. The coal blossom found
is not in paying quantities, but would
probably be so il followed up. The
soapstone is Of a very fine quaiitv. in.
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PERSONAL MENTION. !
s.........o...nu... .....oe


D. Lews Of Oklahoma City was
here yesterday
Misa Maud Reder went 70 Edmond
today 70 visit frieuds.
Rev, Rives. pastor Of the Mt. Hope
church. is ia the citp today.
w. J. Houck, furniture and coffin
man, Is here from 81. Louis.
Rev. Jas.R Craighead, OF Blackwell, +,
went to Oklahoma City today.
Adiutant General orner returned
frt m Oklahoma City this morning
John c. Clark, the National 1obac-
co company man, passed through the
city oday.
Ralph e. Moore. the insu ance map
man WIS here today He left for Per
yry tbs evening. 4
Miss Lou Strang is aiming
Miss Persis Russell OF Wichirs. who
arrived today and will visit few
days. ~
James Tatem Dubois classic auto
graph adorns the Hotel Royal register
I'll arrived in the city last night and
is visiting friends. -
S(John c. Dulaney, sou-in-law OF MAJ.
RPaul Newman, was down from Perry
last night and took trip over the
Eastern oklahoma this morning. -
Mrs NJ r. Nelson, of Clarksville,
Ark. is visi ing her daughter, Mrs. j.
j. Boles Judge Boles went TO okla
bona City last night to meet her.
Mrs. Ed Cole OF Winfield left yester-
day for Fort smith. Ara, where she
! joips her husband She has been visit
] ing Mrs. W. w, Painter for two weeks,
MIR. and Mrs +. A. Beer returned 10
their home at Pueblo, Co... this morn
/ ing after a two weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. e. A. Douglas Mrs. Beer
and Mrs. Douglas are sisters.
~. II. Tate and wife OF EDdicote,
Nebraska, have arrived in Guthrie and
will make their future home here.
\ They are the parents Of Mrs. +. A,
Douglass. -
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FRISCO LINE


Take the most popular route TO st.
Louis and all points east. Kansas City
and all points north and west.
Santa Fe trains make close connee.
tions at oklahoma City and Wichita
for all points on the Frisco line.
ST. Louis and Kansas City mail and
express leaves Oklahoma City at 9:I5
every morning; leaves st. Louis At s:lO
every evening and arrives at OklahomG
City at $40 the following eve1ing.
Through reclining chair cars With
out change. Pullman palace sleepers
from Monet 10 81. Louis and Kansas
City. You can secure berths before
leaving Oklahoma.
Further information will be cheer
fully given By the nearest agent or
II. n. DUNN.
Dist. Pass. Agt.. wichita Kana
RvRoH SHxDKR.
g. p. A.St Louis. No.
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No matter what alls you, headsche
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start getting your health back. Cas-
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put up in metal boxes. Every tablet
has c. G. y. stamped on it. Beware OF
limitations.
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Set you wondering how much be given for S,
little, for they're full of style and goodness sghted
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The colored work In BlggIe Berry
Book is an immense aid 10 berry grow
ers, II shows the leading Der.
ries trV~ size, shape and color
They drst carefully painted
by an experienced artist, and then re.
produced by lithogrAphy at cost OF
over one thousand dollars. Aside from
the color work there are scores OF re-
productions made directly from photo.
graphs of berries, so that the reader
may have an accurate idea OF them
See publlsbers' announcement ID IN
other colpm. The price IL 90 cents,
free by mail; address the puSllahers,
Wilmer Atkinson o. Philadelt hiA.
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OF large sores on my little daughters
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Remnants Of Hew spring dress
goods, the Hind that WM capture
your patronage and hold ii. Sat
urday OW be the last day.-The
Grand Leader.
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~ q. 9. Q. i.il 20 cure. druggists refund monev
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California
Has no
winter

The season OF ice and snow
in the North is its period
OF LEAKAGE and bloom.
It's delicious climate heals
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pleasure seeker.
The California Limited.
santa Fe Route, affords the
quickest and most luxurious
service.
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Guthrie, o. Il.
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