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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
According to Calculations Chaffee
Must Be Near Pekin.
NOT A WORD WAS RECEIVED FROM HIM
The Government Officials We're Decided,
More Hopeful
OVER THE SITUATION AT CHINESE CApTIAI
1t Admits of the Prospect of an As
sauIt on PeISin, but Hope Is In
duIged Ii May he Avoided.

Washington, August 14.--At the close of
the official day at the state department
the following official announcement was
bulletined:
THE department of state announces
that a message from Minister Conger has
been received but of uncertain date and
not in reply TO the telegram sent to him
on August s. 1t will not be made public. ;"
This came at the conclusion of period
of intense expectancy, and yet one devoid
of any actual developments, save in the
foregoing meagre announcement.
Minister Conger's message was received
in Washington shortly before noon, COM
ing first to the Chinese legation by the
usual route through Chinese officials. 1t
was in the American cipher. without date,
and signed with the minister's name IL
was at once transmitted to the state de-
partment and conferences began between
! Acting Secretary Adee and Secretary
Root. Throughout the afternoon, how
ever. the state department maintained an
understandable reticence concerning the
/ subject. declining to admit that the mas
sage was in hand. The suspense was
cleared up at O'Clock by the above an
4 nouucement 1t was stated authoritative
/ ly that while the message was OF confi-
/ dental character. and for that reason
! could not and would not be given out,
vat as a means of allaying possible mis-
! Instrumentation 1t could be said that the
I disnatch showed neither a better nor a
/ worse condition on the part OF the lega-
/ tioners at Pekln. 1t did not indicate
whether Minister Conger has or has not
received any message from this govern
ment Nothing was contained in the
message which will cause any change in
tho instructions to General Chaffee. In
tact II was stated that the only additional
INSTRUCTIONS sent to General Chnffee since
~ lar Washington were those OF more
aVnlicit nature which the developments
IN china and the information received by
the war department necessltated.
All dav word was anxiously awaited
,rom General Chaffee as to the develop
ments of the military situation near re-
Yin hui not a word came. nor ala al
miral Remey send anything OF the sltua-
lion The last word from General Shal-
fee came from Ho 81 W. anu accorulns
-. osIculations he must now be very near
81, ~ The officials sfe taking into ac-
e,'nt mat an advance 10 Pekin leaves
r,,,oh sill TO be accomplished, II was
ststed TODAY by an official who has lived
o. polin hat nothing short OF the heavles'
artiIiarv could make any impression upon
~ walls OF the imperial city. fhe walls
lne sst, teet high and wide enough on
~ ~ ,yo coaches TO pass abreast. From
sop ~ ssons,ve standpoint the walls AFFORD
anrortunitv for planting guns, while from
p5ofansive standpoint they could not De
hresched except BY the use OF very nea''
proiectiles ..,, .sr,ita NJ inc
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Texans in New York.
ftSnerial tn The pnEt


New York. August 14.-The following
Texans are registered at New York
hotels:
Austin.--tMr and Mrs. A, Caswell, at the
St. Denis.
Abilene.--w. H. Winter
Brazoria-4Mrs. l., L. Ashcom. at the
Fifth Avenue.
Calvert-Mr. and Mrs. John T. Garrett,
at the Hoffman
CIifton.-Mr. and Mrs. o. S. Schaw. at
tho Broadway Central.
Forney-R, S. Rhae. at the Broadway
Central.
Galveston.- A. W. Toby, at tine
Fifth Avenue: Mr.. and Mrs. j, E. Thomp-
son. at the st. Denis. and Rev. j. W.
Kerwin. at the Normandie.
Hillsboro.-W. II. Brogg, at the Broad
way Central.
Hempstead.-C. H. Joseph, at the Colon
made
Houston--P. "A. Valley, at the Broadway
Central: G. r. Bennett. at the MARI
borough; Mrs. r. r. Dawey, at the ST
Denis.
Krum-D. G, Donald, at the st. George
Kerrville. Roy Woods. at the CONT
mental.
Texarkana- A. Brewer. at the
Normandie. :,
waco.-R. W. Randle. at the Herald
Square.
G. F, Walters sailed for Europe on the
I,ahn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15

VERY FEW DEFENDERS LIEF.
CHINESE AGAIN DEsrEu ATELY Al.
TEACHING LEGATIONS.
n lis said thnt Prince Tunn and One
Hundred High 0fhcinis Hnyc De-
parted from pelSin.

London, August IA special dispatch
from Shanghai. dated August 49, says
numerous reports from Pel5n, dated Au-
gust S, have arrived there, describing the
situation at the Chinese capital 1t APP
pears the Chinese are again desperately
attacking the legations, which had very
few defenders left, 1t Is also alleged that
Prince Tuan and hundred high officials
have left Pekin aud chat the news Of the
capture Of Yang Tsun caused heavy
exodus Of the residents.
Finally, It is said that the execution
of Cheng Ylh Huan, the Cantonese who
was special ambassador of China TO Queen
Victorla's jubilee. has created widespread
terror and 1t Is believed that vi LII, the
former vlceroy of Che ii, was killed at
Yang Tsun.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
United States Troops Led the Allies
in a Forced March.
REGULARS MADE A DASH AND TOOK
THE ENEMY'S POSITION.
Americans Did Their Work Quickly, Gaining Trenches
Before Other Allies Knew 1t, and Russians
Fired on Them for Chinese.

New York, August IA dispatch to the
World from the headquarters of the al
troops in the field at Tai Tsung
5hinay August s, via Taku, Chez Foo aud
Shanghai, August IS, says: The general
advance Of tse allied forces began this
"wednesday morning. The order is to
rush to Pekin with no rest, We probably
shall arrive at the gates of the Chinese
capital in seven days, reaching there next
Wednesday.
The enemy is demoralzed.
The Chinese are reported to have re-
treated straight to Pekin after having
been unexpectedly driven out OF Yang
Tsun on Monday
Yang Tsun was captured by the Amer
leans under General Chaffee. They led
the allies in the forced march from Pei
Tsang and attacked before the natives had
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
GERMANS SURPRISED.
The Way America Get News In n
Wevciation to Them.


Wevciatiop to Them.
Berlin, August H.-Considerable sur
prise is expressed by the German foreign
Office at the information communicated to
Washington by General Chaffee that the
allied troops were at Ho 81 WI last
Thursday, inasmuch as all other recent
dispatches had asserted that the Chinese
were strongly entrenched in front of the
allies above Yang Tsnn.
The Hanover Courier. discussing the
plan OF campaign. says that foreign off
clal circles regard the success of the pres
ent movement as next to impossible and
expect that the first task OF Count Won
Waldersee. after his arrival at the front,
will be to lead the advance on Pekin. The
possibility of a clashng of international
interests in China is still generally dis
cussed.
The German armored cruiser Fuerst Bis
marck. with the German transports Wit
tekind and Frankfort. arrived at Using
Tau yesterday and proceeded Immediately
for Taku.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

prospect of an assault upon Pekn, yet
government officials were decidedly more
hopeful today that solution of the Chi
nese problem would be found without re-
course to such heroic measures. The
improved feeling Is based largely on the
belief that China, realizing that the sa-
cred capital is about TO be besieged by
the armies of the world, will yield every
thing and that the Iegationers viii be de-
livered on the terms of the allies.
The attitude of the United States CON
corning the landing OF British troops at
Shanghai has been made known TO the
foreign governments through their repre-
sentatives here. This has had the effect
of practically eliminating the United
States from the question Neither the
French nor the German government is
disposed TO accept calmly the landing Of
British troops at Shanghai and 1t is I'M
derstood that strong representations from
Franco and Germany areanow being made
at London, AS summed up by well IN
| formed diplomat these are that for every
British marine landed at Shanghai France
and Germany also would land marine, It
| Is felt moreover. that the issue involved
relates not only to Shanghai but viz
tually to the control of the entire Yang
Use Kiang valley. known as the paradise
OF China.
| Foreign governments have manifested
desire also to learn the views OF the
United States concerning the instructions
OF Russia to her minister at Pekn. NJ,
! De Giers. In response to Inquiries hero
| II he's been made known that this gov
| eminent looks upon the course of Russia
as substantially the same as that of the
United States and that the powers are
therefore acting in substantial unanimty.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
WILL NOT DE MADE punLro.
Dfspatch from Conger Does Not sn;
Condition Is Worse

Washington. August 1.-THE following
statement was issued by the department
of state late this afternoon:
1.-THE state department announces that
message from Minister conger has been
received. Of uncertain date. 1t is not a
reply to The telegram sent him on August
8. 1t will not be made public"
II Is stated authorEatiyely that nothing
is contained in the Conger dispatch which
Indicates that me condition of the lega
TONERS Is worse than has been reported.
The dispatch iE confidential and will not
be made public.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
,,,.,n !, scriou. Condition.

East Las Vegas, N. NJ, August 14.-Ex-
Senator ingalls,, who has been here sew
eral months for throat trouble, is in
very serious condition. AS soon as MS
sons arrive he will return TO Atchison
He says he feels able to travel, although
he is very thin and weak.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15

recovered from the effects Of their signal
defeat Of the day before.
The United States regulars made dash
when they found the enemy and soon
were masters OF the position.
But just mere a most distressing thing
happened The Americans had done their
work so quickly and thoroughly that they
were in the Chinese trenches before
the rest of the allies knew it, and a
Russian battery threw shells among the
Americans through fearful error
The American casualties are estimated
at about seventy, mostly among The men
of the Fourteenth infantry,
Part of the Fourteenth's losses were
caused by Russian shells.
Forty per cent of the men OF the Ninth
infantry were exhausted by long, hard
marching and the intense heat.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
neform ,Ieans RuIn Do Of0cInIs.

New York August N.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Tien Tsin, dated August ,,
says; General Dorak is in command OF
the forces left to defend Tien Tsin.
"The Chinese have received reinforce
ments from the south. The dnpliclty OF
the southern yicaroyB accounts for this.
The reform OF China means ruin to half q
million officials"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
noynoop or MIR. HUNTINGDON.
Father Earned His Living MeBdsns
Umbrellas and Sharpening Rnzors'

Harwinton, Conn, August little boy-
hood OF Coils p. Huntington was spent ~
Harwinton, Litchheld county, where he
was born October %, 1921, in an old
fashioned, dilapidated house In the pov-
erty Hill district. The old house has been
unoccupied for many years and IS now ~
the last stages Of decay. His mother was
a hard working Christian woman. but the
father was a man in whose makeup ann
bition had no part. He was thinker aud
travelled about the country mendirg UNI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
DoMnARDMENT RESUMED
European Church Yard mt rekin Was
Decorated.

Berlin. August ia semi-offIcial dis
patch from Tien Tsin. dated August g.
says the Russian colonel Woyczak has
received advice from Pelsln announcing
that during the night OF July 81 the bonn
bardment OF the foreign legations was re-
sumed, and that the European church
yard was desecrated.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
FRENCH APPRENTICESHIP.
VIII Take steps to Defend Their
COncessions at Shanghai.

Paris August 14.-Dispatches received
here from the French consul general at
Shanghai show apprehension exists there
as to the conditions prevailing at shang-
hal and in It's vicinity. The French min
istry here, therefore. decided to take
precautions and defend the French con-
cession at Shanghai.
Information obtained from British
sources say the allied troops are within
twenty-five kilometers OF Pekin. but the
date of this news was not stated.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
No YeIlow Fever at ia mpn

MONTGOMERY, Ala, August l4.-Being
satisfied there is no yellow fever in Tam
pa, Fla, the State authorities in Alabama
today raised the quarantine against all
Florida.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
One thousand Men Thrown out.

Chicago, August 1.-THE international
Packing company's plant at the stock
yards was closed down temporarily TO-
day, throwing 1000 men out of employ
ment.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-15
Joseph RansdeII Nominatted.

yidalla. La, August l4.-Joseph Rams
dell was today nominated for congress by
democratic primaries Of the Fifth district.
There was no opposition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-10
s#s4aasHm#4HeeH
Our Correspondents.
ODEE ITEMS.

The Odee farmers are done planting corn
and are now putting in cane and kafir corn.
The corn is all up in fine shape.
Nearly everyone in Odee were upin Meade
last week on account of court.
Mr.. Brinkman was up at Meade couple
of days last week to look at Mr.. Fick's farm.
The latest news was that he had bought it for
Mr.. Kobs, of Missouri.
Rev. and Mrs. Eschbach returned last week
from Dodge, where the Rev. had been preach
ing and visiting friends for few days,
Mr.. Brinkman is having quite time keep
ing dogs. Somebody has been laying out
poison, and lately Mr.. Brinkman lost his big
hound on account of poison.
Henry Wuerdeman and H. Eckhof were
visiting at Borger's last Sunday,
The Lutherans of Odee are talking about
building new church. We hope they will
succeed as is needed pretty bad 1t will be
built close to the prea cher's house south of
Crooked creek.
few of the young folks visited a Eckhof's
Sunday.
Henry Roster is back in Meade county,
after being gone about six years. Mr.. Roster
has been in Colorado working on the railroad.
He was section foreman part of the time and
has made quite little stake at it and has
come back to Meade county to fix up his farm
west of Mr.. Senger and remain here in the
future.
A couple of peddlers passed through Odee
last week peddling dry goods. Seems like
they ought to pay licence or get out of the
country, as they will surely hurt the home
trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eschbach spent Sunday at
Mr.. Gruemken's.
Jake Meyers has been going around on one
leg lately.
Herman Cordes has sold his yearling steers
at SCI head.
News is scarce and time is not plentiful, so
we will retire.
DUTCH.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-10
Last Warming.

AS we gave our correspondents
notice fewweeks ago, in as courteous
a manner as we could, we are now
compelled to give them a ''last
warning" in regard to personal at
tacks upon each other through their
respective items. Hereafter no per-
sonal mention of any correspondent
will be printed by the News. We
propose hereafter to leave out all
personal mention. Settle your
grievances some other way. We
cannot permit the matter to go any
further. This thing of each CORES
pondent wanting to have the last
word would continue forever, and
we propose to have the last say our
selves. We appreciate these items
from the different parts ofthe county.
But there is a time when "forebear-
ance ceases to be a virtue, and that
time is now. Continue your res
pective items but you must expect
US to ''blue pencil" all items except
those pertaining to the news of the
locality.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-10

Court, counting, courted every
body in it and some out again.
It's pretty tough to sit on the
jury and write items at the same
time. so don't expect too much
gossip this week.
Judge Davis has business in
Meade.
R. L. Sawyer was called to the
city hall Tuesday on business.
B. F. Cox is renewing old ac-
quaintances in Meade since Mon
day and may be found at the
court house a good share of the
time.
G. O. Wick is residing temper
arily at the hub.
John Foster expects to return
from the county seat in a short
time.
Sol Zortman will soon resume
his farm work which was laid by
for few days.
Will Sourbeer is away on a va
cation.
John Conrad is attending pro-
1onged meeting of the county
board.
Robert Small is sojourning in
the county capital this week.
Rev. Robinson, of Dodge City.
preached an interesting sermon
Sunday on the eloquence of Christ
Sunday school was not conven-
ed because of Supt. and assist
ants absence.
Howard Norman has sown 60
acres of land to alfalfa.
Grandma Neal is very low with
bronchitis and not expected to
recover.
We don't object to your size,
Bro. Melon Cider and were only
giving you a friendly cheer. The
only complaint we have to offer is
that you don't grow a capacious
Dixie rind about yourself and
roll over our way sometime near
Decoration day.
If you don't hit us too hard
with the "blue-p encil", Mr.. Edi-
tor, and court adjourns soon you
may hear from us again till then
we are as ever
IKE,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-10
FOWLER NEWS.
DUTCH.

The garden sass that was not killed by the
frost is looming up magnifcently. Already
green things are the market 1--WE mean
onions, radshes etc.) and one man says he has
potatoes in bloom.
The fine, warm weather Sunday Matched
seen flying around in the air. Wonder if we
won't be eaten up by vermin this winter.
A surprise party Monday evening at VIM.
Krisle's was largely attended by our young
folks, who report splendid time.
Chas. Elrod and wife were in the city last
week.
1t seems that 2f'r-rightly named because
no one else would be SO small-is little
edged because we, in reporting the news,
made mention of his BROS little bicycle incl
dent. We are sorry to see him SO wrathy
over something in which he is not concerned,
and surprised that one so gifted with the pen,
and of his mental calibre, should so complete
ly give himself away in his hasty effort to
champion another's cause, but will only sug
gest that it is probable that his head-like he
said of our feet-is little too large for his
hat. Pass the gloves.
The Fowler band it not blowing these days.
We presume the boys think that the wind is
whole sufficiency.
AS we have the writer's cramp this time
cramped for money-our communication will
necessarily have to be short
Prof. Mccormick came up Friday morning
with Mr.. Walter.
Saturday night few invited guests gather
ed at the residence of NJ. NJ. Frazier to greet
Mr.. Mccormick, and spent the evening in
social chat, music and games.
We were surprised that although Fowler
young men are generally level-headed and
not apt to go astray, one, probably through
his intense loye for a dansel, got lost few
nights ago and wandered around till daylight,
finding himself about where he had started
and his sweetheart nearly worn out, but still
burning with that intense desire, such as only
genuine affection can kindle, so much SO that
despite SuCn dCClQSnIS as related Sne signs
more times when they can get lost on a warm
dark night.
John Green and sister Gertie came in Sun
day to attend church and S. S.
Mrs. Mae Beatty went to Meade Saturday.
John Sims was in Meade last week attend
ing court.
Wild flowers are appearing quite numerous
| ly on the prairies already and we predict that
this year will be the most beautiful Decoration
Day ever seen.
Mrs. A.. LAPEL was trading in the burg last
Monday.
CRACKERJACK.
The following item from Fowler was hand
ed us:
| Frazier says he don't like for w. T. Miles
to be killing skunks while the fur is not good.
Billy, you had better see Hugh Trober and
| Chas. Hill if you can't tell wolf den from a
skunk den. Bill is all right when he goes to
pull COW out of bog, he makes the boys
s'holler' ''whoa! you have got my hnger.''
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-10
BARNEY KING

BARNEY KING was sired by
Middlemarch 1929. Midd1emarch
was sired by Macy, son of Geo.
Wilkes, dam of Midd1emarch was
Bell by Nam brine Piloh %, End
Lady Prewitt by Iron Duke, 3rd
dam Fanny Prew1tt by
Ericsson, son of Mambrino
Chief II, 4th dam Woodbine by
imported Woodford. She was
dadam of Mem brine 2:12H and
and Wagewood 2:19. Trotting
horse, dark bay, 9 years old and
weighs 400 pounds. Will stand
at Meade on Saturdays of each
week balance of the time at my
place 4 miles south of Meade.
TERMS So to insure mare with
foa1, 81 for season. If mare is
traded, parted with, sold or re-
moved from original locality, the
service money becomes due and
payable at once. A lien on mare
and foal will be held for insur-
ance money. Care will be taken
to prevent accidents but will not
be responsible should any occur.
R. w. ORR.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-10

1t is not probable that the Boer
Peace Commissioners will receive
that encouragement from the McKin-
ley administration which will warrant
them in hoping for the success of
the pathetic mission upon which they
will visit this country.
These representatives of two little
Republics struggling for life and
liberty will come to the United States
at an unfortunate moment. Just at
this time we are not in position to
protest against that greed of Empire
which is threatening the national
existence of the free peoples of the
Transvaal and Orange Free State.
We are engaged in the Empire bust
ness ourselves. We have surrender
ed the faith which would Justify us
in forbidding the crushing of the
Beers.
1t will be awkward and embaras-
sing for us that this brave race has
made definite personal appeal for
our help in such crisis. Our re-
fusal to help them is logical ne
cessity of the situation created by
our own acts. If we attempt to
rebuke England, and to withhold
her hand from the crime against free
dom in the commission of which she
is now exerting her imperial strength,
she may we'll point to our own sins,
and bid us adjure them before
preaching justice and righteousness
to others. 1t will be good argu-
ment.
And for this reason we will have
to stand aside while the two
little Republics in South Africa are
put to death. They are fighting the
same night waged by our forefathers
in 1916. Their cause is the same
holy cause for which the embattled
farmers stood at Lexington and Con-
cord. But we have no warrant now
for championing that cause. We
have enlisted on the side of Empire.
The material glory and power of the
United States may be increased
thereby, but in so far as our original
mission for the worlds enfranchise-
ment and enlightenment is concern
ed the blood of our own Revolution
airy Patriots was shed in vain.-St.
Louis Republic.