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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
THOUSANDS RESCUED.
Some Good Work Done by the Allied
Powers,

New York. July 13-A dispatch to the
journal and Advertiser from Che Foo,
July 8, says:
Great joy reigns in Che Foo. inspired
by the safe arrival of every white mis-
sionary and every native preacher in the
Tien Tsin district hitherto unaccounted
for.
The steamer Shin Fling, of Chinese reg
istry, but differed by Americans and
English, brought in the refugees to the
number Of more than 2OO They report
that more than $4,000 refugees to Tien
Tsin and Taku have been rescued from
certain death by the allied forces of the
powers.
The missionaries who arrived by the
Shin Fling are: Perkins, Crawford, Lewis.
Blalock. Crawford, Hudson Dawes. Ted
der, Partch, Burnham. Fitch, FAIRIES.
Parker. Hayes, Porter. Moon, Lowe.
Thompson, Luce, Irwin, Natter, Hart
well. Print, Steven, Dutton, Owen, Neal
and Cooper.
Every missionary in Shan Tung pro-
vince and every native preacher in the
Methodist Tien Tsin district is now ac-
counted for.
The steamer sailed from an obscure
coastwise port with her destination se-
cret. The Rev. p. D. Berger, one of the
refugees, made gallant rescue of for.
eign miners near his station at Tsin
Tao 100 miles southwest of Che Foo.
Mrs. Berger and Dr. and Mrs. J. Il. Neal
are among the refugees arriving ON the
Shin Fling.
At Feng-Tszi three Chinese converts
were killed.
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SITUATION DESPERATE.
Tien Tsin Will Be Abandoned as Soon
as Possible.

New York, July ia dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo,
July 8, says:
The situation at Tien Tsin is desper-
ate. The commanders are calling for
troops, but the troubles brewing else
where render it impossible that they can
be sent.
Germany has been obliged to with
draw from Taku troops that We're to have
been hurried to the aid of Tien Tsin.
The reason for this is a report that a
large body of Boxers is marching on
Kiau Chou, German territory.
SO far as can be gathered the foreign
troops will have difficulty in getting out
of Tien Tsin. They are fighting inces-
sanity day and night and the losses must
pc heavy, for the Chinese keep UP a
bold, well directed bombardment with
heavy guns.
1t is certain that Tien Tsin will be
abandoned as soon as possible.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
BEFORE THEIR FALL.
Message From Consul General Good
now Prior to Murders.

washington July 13.-The department
OF state has received a dispatch from
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai
saying that the governor of Shan Tung
wires that the Boxers and soldiers were
bombarding the Legations for final at
tack upon the 7th of July. He is anx-
ious for the safety Of the ministers and
friendly Chinese in Pekn The consul
adds that fears for the worst are gem
orally entertained.
The state department has also received
dispatch from Consul McWade at Can
ten saying that the viceroy, Ii Hung
Chang, has engaged quarters upon the
Chinese steamer An Ping, but that the
date Of his departore is as yet underter-
mined.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13

Washington. July 13.-The Chinese
minister, Mr.. Wu, has undertaken to get
through a cipher message from Secre-
tary Hay to United States Minister Con-
ger at Pel<in and to deliver back the re-
ply of Minister Conger if he is alive. Mr..
Wa forwarded the cipher dispatch, to-
geI,her with an extended explanatory
message of his own. on Wednesday. and
the results are now being eagerly await
ed both by Secretary Ha-- and the Chi
nese minister, although it is appreciated
that some days must elapse before run
ners can carry out this plan of opening
up communication between the American
government at Washington and the
American minister at Pekin.
1t was soon after Minister WI present.
ed the text of the edict issued by the
Chinese imperial government that Mr..
Hay requested him to get through a
message to Minister Conger. Since the
ChlneSe government mas succeeded in
getting it's own communication from Pc
kin Mr.. Hay felt that it was quite rea-
sonable to ask that like communication
be opened between our minister and the
government here. Mr.. Wu readily as
sented to this proposition and evinced
an earnest desire to use all his personal
influence in getting through the mes
Hay himself should write the message
IN cipher, as this would be proof posi-
tive to Mr.. Conger of its genuineness,
whereas an open message to the minis
ter might be under the suspicion of hav-
ing emanated from the Boxers. Mr..
Hay thereupon wrote the message and
had it translated into the official cipher
of the state department.
The contents We're not made known to
Minister Wu, but in its unintelligible ci-
pher form it was entrusted to him to be
placed in the hands of Minister Conger
at the earliest possible moment. Mr.. WI
determined to act through the medium
of an influential imperial officer at
Shanghai, who, by reason of his posfr;on,
Is better able than any one else in China
ito undertake such mission. Beside for
Warding the message to Minister Conger,
Mr. WI sent to the Chinese official de-
tailed and urgent explanatory message
in which was set forth the imperat tive
Importance of performing this service
fer the American government. The off,
cial was urged to spare no effort or ex-
pense in forwarding the message by
into the hands OF Minister Conger and ito
use like means i'm getting back the an
swer to the American government. Two
days have now elapsed since the message
ITO COnger went forward and it is con-
fidently believed that it is now on its
way from Shanghai to Pekin, surrounded
by such safeguards and such efforts for
speed that a reasonably early answer
may be expected. At the same time it is
remembered that it took 10 days for
China's official decree ITO get from Pekin
to Washington. Minister WI is bending
every energy to accomplish this task at
the earliest possible moment, for he looks
upon it not only as a duty but as a
means by which Chinese officials can
show their sincere desire to render any
assistance to the American government
in the present emergency.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
TRUTH COMING OUT.
Emperor Ordered Chinese Troops to
Unite With Boxers.

ST. Petersburg, July 13.-The latest ad-
vices received here regarding the spread
OF the revolution movement in Manchu-
ria add but little material information.
On June "a an edict of the emperor of
China was interpreted, ordering the Chi
nese troops to unite with the Boxers.
Subsequently the governor of Maukden
Informed the CHIEF engineers that the
railroad line must be handed over TO the
Chinese and that all Russians must per-
manentlv leave Manchuria. The engi-
nsers' protests and urgings that the gov
ernor ask for the assistance of Russians
at Port Arthur to annihiliate the Boxers
did not avail and the Chinese troops con-
tinued 10 mass until the rising culmin-
ated In the murders and attacks on the
railroad and towns already reported.
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ONE HUNDRED INJURED.
EXPLOSION OF AN OIL TANK AT
soMMERvILLE, MASS.
Two Reported Dead-Burning Oil Scat
tered Over Crowd of Men,
Women and Children.

New York, July ia special from
Boston to the Herald says:
BY the explosion of an oil tank in Som
erville last night nearly hundred per-
sons We're more or less injured, and early
this morning two We're reported dead.
Many of the injured are in the CAM
bridge, SOmerville and Massachusetts,
general hospitals, while others were ta-
Ken to houses near the scene of the ex-
plosion
In the yard Of the Boston & Maine rail-
road, near the old Mclean asylum,
among more than a thousand freight
cars filed with coal and general mer-
chandise, were three oil tanks of the
cars caught fire and made a blaze that
could be seen all over Somerville, hun
dreds of persons fiocked to the yards.
The Somerville tiremen arrived promptly
all kinds of places. while the fire burn
ed briskly and tine crowd drew closer
and closer.
1T is estimated that soon after the fire
started fully 1000 persons We're in the
freight yards and scores of the most
daring We're ON top of freight cars near
the fire. Suddenly there was a rumbling
noise. One great sheet of flame shot
in the air and a huge oil tank which
had been on car Went up on end, scat
tering blazing oil in all directions. The
huge tank of oil, one of three, ON as
many cars. had exploded. The burning
oil fell upon men, women and children
in the throng, who shrieked with pain
and terror
Six men on top Of ONE box car were
thrown to the ground with their clothing
ON fire. Men and women with their gar
ments burning. ran about the yard in
terror. Some We're so badly burned that
they dropped Those who We're not on
fire helped them and were themselves
burned. Meanwhile the railroad men
nprfOrN1ing hprOiSm
oil tank which exploded was on car
between two others. and these We're in
danger of going up at amy moment. A
locomotive was backed in and started to
draw out the train. A railroad man ran
up, threw heavy sleeper beneath the
wheels of the burning tank. the coupling
broke, the car stopped and the Oil tanks
We're separated. Fifteen persons We're
taken to the Somerville hospital. Joseph
Hayden of Engine company No. l, who
was standing on the oil tank at the time
Of the explosion, died early this morn
ing.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
BRY- \ TILL AT LINCOLN.

Lincoln, Neb., July 13.-The date Au-
gust 8, on which Mr.. Bryan is to receive
notification of his nomination by the
democrats is satisfactory to him. It is
doubtful If he will leave Lincoln much
pe1ore dhat time. though he does not
himself know just what his progra nne
will be. He does not, however, expect
to make any speeches in advance of his
notification. Mr.. Bryan is spending
much of the time in his library with his
stenographer working ON material for
the campaign. Charles A. Towne has
been with him part of the time. Many
OF the state politicians called on Mr..
Bryan this morning.
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A COSTLY VICTORY.
General Mich Rescues Prince Ting, but
Loses $500 Men.

New York, July ia dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai
says:
The viceroy Of Fuhkien has received
dispatches from Pekin, dated July I, an
nouncing that General Mich with 5000
men has reached there from Lutai by
making long detour to the north.
He met and defeated Prince Tuan's
army and rescued Prince Ching. but lost
$500 men in the operation.
He Is now trying to rescue General
1ung Lu and thu ssave what may be
left OF the Legations in Pekin. Mich is
favorable to the foreigners.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
THE GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Will Not Put Ticket in the Field This
Year.

New York, July IA special to the
Times from Washington says: 1.-The gold
democrats will not put ticket in the field
this year" said w. ID. Bynum, chairman
of the gold democratic executive COMMITTEES
of 1886. I'VE cannot get our electors on the
official ballot in New York. because the
votes We're cast for the party candidate
for governor in 1898. and the state law re-
quires that certain number of votes shall
have been cast for state offices in the pre-
ceding election before the nominees of any
party can go on the official ballot in the
pending contest. Our party organization
In New York was abandoned two years
ago, members OF our party voting other
tickets. The only way we can have our
candidates for electors put on the official
ballot is by the petition of certain num-
ber of voters in each county, an exceed
ingly difficult thing to do in the present
case. as the members of the gold demo-
cratic party have affiliated themselves with
one or the other of the old parties on the
issue. New York is the one state where
our ticket might do the republicans some
good, and II we cannot get in on the Off
cial ballot there is little use of nomina ting
a national ticket. The new Australian bal
lot laws in other states also operate against
independent movements.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
WILL CONDUCT
THE CAMPAIGN
THE REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL EX-
ECUTIvE COMMITTEE IS
ANNOUNCED.
DEMOCRATS AND THE
INCOME TAX PLANK.
How it Came to Be Left Out of the
Kansas City Platform
Gold Democrats.

Cleveland. Ohio, July 13.-An impor-
tant political conference attersded by a
number of prominent republican leaders
was held at Senator Hanna's Office here
today. The meeting was called by Mr..
Hanna to discuss and decide upon the
personnel of the new executive commit
tee and to name a secretary of the ma
t1onal committee to succeed General
Charles F. Dick. 1t is also probable that
that a member of the national cOmittee
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of George B. Cox of Ohio, will be
chosen Among those present were
Chairman Hanna, Cornelius N. Bliss
Perry S. Heath. Charles F. Dick, Henry
G. Payne Charles S. Dawes, Myron T.
Herrick r. c. Kerens, Graeme Stewart.
N. 3. Scott, Harry S. New and Frederick
Gibbs.
At noon Senator Hanna announced
that the following named had been
chosen as members of the national ex-
ecu'tive committee: Graeme Stewart
Illinois; Henry c. Payne. Wisconsin;
Richard c. Kerens, Missouri; j. H. Man
ley, Maine: N. B. Scott. West Virginia:
Fred s. Gibbs. New York; Franklin Muir
ply. New Jersey; Myron T. Herrick
Ohio; Harry S. New, Indiana; Chairman
M. A. Hanna; Secretary Perry S. Heath
Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss.
Charles r. Dicks resignation as secre-
tary of the national republican commit
tee was received and accepted. Messrs
Hanna, Heath and Payne We're named as
committee to draft resolutions con-
cerning the resignation of General Dick
Mr.. Hanna stated that the personnel OF
an advisory committee was under con-
sideration. but that 1t would not be an
| nounced for 10 days or two weeks. 1t
was also said that all of the members OF
tn cold national committee of 1896 re-
quested President Mckinley to consent
to the resignation Of Mr.. Heath as first
assistant postmaster general order
that he might become the secretary OF
! the national committee. The president
| 1T was added, strongly demurred to thi.
| proposition until today when he finall,
| gave his consent Mr.. Heath will tende
his resignation to the president in abou
| a week or 10 days.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
AMERICAS DEMAND.
British Officials Attach Greatest I'M
portance to It.

New York. July ia dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
1t is frankly admitted in official circles
that there have been no authentic ad-
vices from European sources in Is days
and that the last word was a cry Of
despair.
The American demand for a message
from Minister Conger is regarded as a
diplomatic test of the good faith of the
Chinese authorities and a single word
from him will have more weight than a
thousand discredited messages from the
viceroys.
7 Press dispatches received yesterday
were few in number ard unimportant.
The continental capitals have received a
belated transcript message from the gov
ernor of Shan Tung stating that the for
eigners at Pekin were active on July
and that the Boxers were dispensing, and
also modified versions Of the account Of
the crisis on June "a, previously cabled
many times.
Pessimists assert that the Chinese date
of July must be readjusted to the calen-
dar and that it is in reality July 1. This
is ominous, since it corresponds with the
date assigned by Chinese rumors to the
general massacre of the foreigners at
Pekin There Is no immediate prospect of
Tan advance upon Pekin and the COM
bined forces lack unity Of direction and
control.
erable shrinkage of confidence in the
defensive resources of the allied army
at Tien Tsin. The Chinese forces are
standing by their guns and serving we'll,
and until the Terrible's 12-pounders We're
brought into use the artillery Of the al
lies was outclassed. Delayed descriptions
of the fighting are lacking, but the allied
forces appear to be barely holding their
ground and they may be compelled to fall
back upon the seaboard If the navigation
of the river be interrupted and their sup
plies cut off.
1t is not probable that Sir Alfred Case
lee. who will arrive at Taku this month";
will command the allied forces. He has
the rank of brigadier general and has
been 33 years in the British army, serv-
ing mainly in Abyssinia and India. He
command the Indian troops, but Japan
ese or Russian general will have the di-
rectfon of the entire allied forces. Sir
Alfred has the reputation of being a safe
rather than brilliant officer.
The opinion prevails in military circles
here that. apart from the relay of artil-
lery which are already in motion for Cape
Town for shipment to China, there will
not be an immediate dispatch of troops
from South Africa and that when sew
eral battalions can be spared by Lord
Roberts they will be sent to India to take
the place of the native regiments ordered
to Taku.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
WASHINGTON DEPRESSED.
Terrible News From Shanghai Shuts
Out All Hope.

Washington, July ia short cable
gram received at the state department
today from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai. announcing the beginning of
the final attack on the legations at Pc
kin terribly depressed officials here. All
along they have suspected that various
communications received from various
Chinese sources have been preparing the
way for the announcement Of the eXter-
animation of the foreign ministers, their
wives and children, dependents, alta shes
and guards The consul generals NJ es
sage, 1T is understood, is but a repeti-
ton of the latest press reports from
Shanghai, but the state department has
come to place a high estimate on Mr..
Goodnow's adviees.
1t appreciates the fact that he does
not send every piece OF unreliable gOs-
sip afloat in the sensational news center
ait which he is stationed, but uses good
judgment in sitting out the probable
from the other kind Of news. Moreover,
his advice this time is from the Chinese
governor of the province wherein Shang-
hal is situated and it is hard to conceive
of an adequate reason for the falsifica-
tion of the facts by that official in the
direction of this particular report.
Therefore, the state department. which
has an along been hopeful of the ulti-
mate rescue of the ministers at Pekin.
has now Joined European chancellories
in the belief that they have all been
killed.
The department officials find it hard
to estimate the value of the statement of
the consul at Canton that Ii Hung
Chang has again engaged passage norh-
ward, owing to the lack of date on the
cable message, and 1t Is suspected that
the press dispatches stating that ne has
abandoned the trip to Pekin Is of later
date than Mr.. McQuade's notice. Should
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13

Mrs. Crosetti Of Wei Helm brought on
with her party Davies and johnson.
Fleming also escaped.
watts and Fenton made a gallant ride
to Taku to bring the news Of the critical
conditions in the outlying Shan Tung
villages. They swan the Pei Ho river
twice and were fired on by the natives
at every village they passed.
hopkins, Partch, Luce and Ewing left
for Japan by today's steamer. The Rev.
Cornwall of Che Foo has greatly distin-
guished himself by making three trips
into the interior to rescue missionaries
The English mission at Cheng Chow
has been looted and burned.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
INCOME TAX PLANK.
Why it Was Left Out Of the Democratic
Platform.

Indianapolis July 13.-Samuel e. Morse,
Indiana's member of the resolutions COM
mittee at the democratic convention, In a
signed interview makes the following ex-
PLANTATION of how there came to be no in
come tax plank in the national democratic
platform. He says:
mittee on resolutions of the Kansas City
convention contained declaration on the
adoption of constitutional amendments au-
thorlzing an income tax, ad providing for
the election of United States senators by
the people. No objection was made to this
resolution, and I am convinced that the
was the result of an oversight due to the
haste with which the subcommittee was
obliged to, act, to put the platform, as
unanimously adopted. in shape to be SUBJ
mitted to the convention. The idea that
the declaration for the income tax was
purposely admitted by the subcommittee.
out of Difference for Senator Hill or any
other person, is preposterous.
when Senator Tilman had nearly fin-
ished the platform, some Of the Indiana
delegates said to nee that nothing had been
read about the income tax. ! said to them
that the platform. as agreed upon by the
committee, contained q declaration for
It was due to oversight either by Senator
Tillman in reading or by the copyist who
had transcribed the document.
II went to the Illinois delegation and
asked Mayor Harrison of Chicago, who
was the Illinois member of the committee,
If he had noted the omission. He said he
had not. I was about to go on thepla form
to call attention to the matter when
Mayor Harrison called to me and said
that Mr.. Abbott told him that the income
tax declara ion had been read by Senator
TillmaD. Unless Mr. Abbott's ears de-
ceived him, 1t was read and the omission
occurred by accident in the copies fur
nished TO the press. | have no doubt that
Mr.. Bryan will define his position and that
of his party on this subject in his letter
of acceptance. Mr.. Bryan has long been
an advocate of the income tax, and the
democratic party of the country is united
In advocating it,.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
Il HUNG CHANGES ACTION.
Sending. Thousands of Troops From
s Canton to Pekin.

Berlin, July 13.-According to a SENT
Official telegram from China. dated
Thursday. July IL, Ii Hung Chang, July
6, received a written imperial edict, dat
ed June IT, and sent overland, in which
all the governors were urged to dispatch
troops with the utmost speed to help
against the rebels, among whom Prince
Tran was clearly indicated. Acting on
this ediet, which is said to Se undoubt-
edly genuine, Ii Hung Chang Is sending
some thousands of troops to Pekin and
the other governors are probably doing
the same.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
|HE CABLES To MINISTER CONCER
LONDON SIMPLY WAITING FOR OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE
MURDERS -ORDERS ANOTHER DIVISION FROM INDIA TO
CHINA-DEPRESSI0N AT WASHINGTON.

the great viceroy 60 northward, his COM
ing to Taku and Tien Tsin would raise
at once a question as to the conditions
under which he undertakes to go to Pc
kin and incidentally the decision as to
whether or not he should be permitted to
pass the lines would involve the decision
of the other question as to whether or
not state of war exists.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
REBELS Defeated.
Reported Victory of Imperial Troops
Near Pekin Confirmed.

Brussels, July 13.-The Belgian Office
has received a cable dispatch from
Shanghai announcing. on Chinese au-
thority, that General Nieh has defeated
the rebels near Pekin mad has relieved
Prince Ching and General Yung Lu, who
were trying to defend the Europeans.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13

San Francisco, July 13.-Hon. NJ. NJ
court Of Hawaii, has appointed Walter B.
of Portland, Me-, a nephew of Sem
ator Perkins of California, clerk of his
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DATE OF THE MASSACRE.
Il NoY Said to Have Occurred on the
Il 9Th of July.

London. July 13-A news agency re-
rcnts that a Shanghai message received
in London states that all the orelsners
in Pek:n were murdered July ;.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13

Washington, July 12.-William Jennings
Bryan and Adlai Z. Stevenson will be for
mally notified of their selection as the
presidential and vice presidential nominees
Of the democratic party on Wednesday.
August at Indianapolis, Ind.