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GREAT DELAY
In SECURING
CHINESE. NEWS.
Latest Telegram is by Associated.
Press Describing the Search
for the Boxers" !,
In THE IMPERIAL PARK.
Powers Still Unable to Agree How to
Deal Win Pekin-Imperial
I Family Safe In Interior.

Z, LONDON, Aug. %, 3:4o a, m.-The In
exp!lcable delay in forwarding tele-
grams from the Chinese capital still
continues. and is illustrated by the fact
that the latest dispatch frfom Pekin,
the telegram OF the special correspond,
,ent OF the. Associated Press, describing
the search for boxers" in the imperial
park, is dated no later than August 81.
There is no confirmation from any
source of the report OF an advance
Inorthward from Pekin. On the contra
Try, a movement southwark to clear the
country and to insure free communica-
ton with Taku is apparently in pro-
.gress The powers, as late as August
q, were still unable to agree as to how
to deal with Pekin itself. the japanese
and Russians being at variance as to
whether the Imperial palaces should be
destroyed. Nor Is there any further
news OF the alleged detention Of Ii
Hung Chang by the admirals- Proha-
.bllitles increase that all the members OF
the imperial household have gotten
safely to the interior.
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SHANoR SPEAKS
At Burton to a Large Audianna.
Meeting a Pronounced Success.

At Burton to Large Audience.
Meeting Pronounced Success.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllsencer.
BURTON, W. Va. Aug. es.-The frss
Republican meeting OF the campaign
was held here last night. The Jr. O.. o..
A. NJ. hall was well filed by o represoa-
tative audience. The speaker Of the
evening was Hon. P. A. Shanor. oe
Tyler county. For more than an hour
and half he held the undivided aS.
tention OF the entire audience with
fair but forclhle exposition OF tho, d.
sues Of the campaign. He proved con-
clus!vely the correctness OF the position
of his party and It's superiority in the
management Of the affairs of the
country. The meeting was success IN
every particular. The greatest har-
mony prevails In the Republican ranks
In this district, and It will give a gnod
account OF itself In November.
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HANDWRITING EXPERTS
In the Molineux Case Bring Suit for
& E-F Their Fees.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-The hand!
writing experts who testified In the Mo-
lineux case have entered suit against
the city to collect their. fees for SER
Vices in this case. According to tho
agreement made with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne, they werc to
receive $50 per day each. their railroad
fare and hotel bills.
The parties 20 the suit and the
amount Of their claims are as follows:
Edward B; Day, Washington City. $3.50;
John F, Turreli. Milwaukee, $1,000; De-
witt Mann, Syracuse. Sl.l0o;s William q.
Hagan. Troy, sl,2S9 Is; Albert S. os-
borne, Rochester. sl,2ss 81: Thomas W.
Cantwell, Albany, $3.50; Henry D. Toll
man. Chicago. sl,l5o: and D. T. Ames,
Mountain View, California, sI,Too.
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APPALLING DESOLATION

And Wanton Destruction is Exhibit
ed in Legation street-Peace Ne
gotiations Already Begun.
LONDON, Aug. 20. $3.50 a. MA reu-
ter dispatch. dated Pekin, August Is,
and sent by post TO Shanghai, describes
scenes OF appalling desolatlon and wan.
ton destruction in legation street. All
the houses of foreigners were riddled
with shells, burned or blown up. An
attempt was made to mine the Ameri
can legation. a shaft was sunk from
the top OF the wall fifteen feet deep and
was then continued as tunnel. with q
sharp slip in the direction OF the lega-
tIon.
Apparently The Chinese did not have
time to finish 1t. @
The Siecles report of defeat suffered
by the allies at Pekin, is everywhere
discredited.
The Chinese legation in st. Peters
burg has received news that peace me-
sotiatioHs~ have already begun. ls-i4
The Pekins correspondent Of the
Daily News. In u dispatch dated Aug
ust II, asserts that there are thousands
OF instances going to show that the
Boxers" were approved by the imper-
ial officials in their Indescribable feroc-
IL.
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Hunting for Boxers.

Copyright. 1860. by Associated Prefs).
PEKIN.. Aug. q. via Taku. Aug. 27.--
Three Russian, two Japanese. one Bril-
tish and one American battalion
searched the imperial park south OF the
city and about five miles out, for "bo1.
ers." No armed force was found, but
only single Chinese scout. who was
killed.
~ The Japanese are Ia possession OF tho
imperial summer palace to-day. The
winter palace here is stlll closely guard
ed. The Russians wish to- destroy IL
A southwark movement began to-day
and will continue: but several (detarh-g
ments) will remain to protect converts.
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me years are pressing them closely,
But THIS one will live in our memories.an
Evening of Social Pleasures.

The evening was given up entirely. to
affairs Of social character. the chief
event being an informal reception to
Commander-in-chief Shaw. department
commanders and distinguished guests
at Memorial hail. 1t was largely at
tended. thousands OF the old soldiers
coming to greet the high officials OF
their organization. In twenty-six Gdif-
ferent places In the downtown dis
trictt reunions OF states We're held. This
feature, the holding Of reunions by
states, had never been attempted be-
fore. at the national encampment, and
tonight was the first trial OF the ex-
pertinent It proved great SUCCESS,
the ladies' Of the Woman's Relief Corps
and the Ladies OF, the G. A. r. also
held receptions during the evening. t{5 r. 2
The annual business meeting OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic will be;
hold tomorrow morning in the Stude-
baker theatre, commencing Mt 10 a, m,
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TORN TO TATTERs
Were the Arguments Of Champ
Clark by the Versatile Grosvenor.
Eve Thousnud penple Present.

rive InousRnu feople frcsent.
Special Dispatch to tho 1ntelligcncer,
PARKERsBuRG, W. Va, Aug. IS
Secretary James X. Hall, of the Re-
publican state executive committee. re-
turned here this evening. after spend.
Ing Sunday with his family at Mt.
Lake Park. While there, he witnessed
the Joint debate on imperialism" be-
tween Champ Clark, OF Missouri. and
Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor. of
Athens, Ohio. The latter took the
place Of Senator Dolliver, who was un-
able to be present. The oratoricnl con-
test took place before an audience OF
over 5000 people and from the ap-
plnuse It was evident that at least two-
thirds Of tho audience were with Gem
eral Grosvcnor. The latter not only an
swered every question put by the west
ern man, but also propounded many
which the latter was utterly unable to
answer.
The Democratic boyle was torn to
tntters by the time the eloquent ohloan
was through with II.
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at Mountain Lake Park, and Champ
Clark Meets General Grosvenor in
Political Debate-Lntter's Argu-
ments Logical and Convincing.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntellIgencer. 9 4
OAKLAND. Md, Aug. 2S,-The great
Joint debate on expansion" did not
take place here to-day. be-
tween Champ Clark. OF Missouri,
and Senator ]. P. Dolliyer, OF
Iowa. Six thousand people assembled
in the great auditorium from all over
the country and very many OF them
were from West Virginia, they being
especially interested in their own DOLL !.
YER They were disappointed, however,
a telegram from him being read, which
stated that pressing business would
prevent his presence. But cheers came
when 1t was announced that Hon. c. H.
Grosvenor, of Ohio. would take his
place, and the debate proved him
abundantly equal to the occasion. Clark
had the first hour, He went over the
list Of prominent men who had Topped
to the support of Bryan. ending with
Wellington. of Maryland.
People Made Issues.
He said that the people made the Is
sues and not party platforms, and that
in our hands was placed the ark Of hu-i
man liberty. His heart, he said, was
not with Aguinaldo and the Fllipinos,
and he would not give one good Ameri-s.
can citizen for the whole archipelago of
them; that Grosvenor was responsible
for, one-half OF McKinley's sins, and he
accused the Republicans of voting the
ticket from habit.
He. said you should Judge a tree by
Its fruits and then went on TO give what
he. .cons,dered9ihe fruit. He spoke OF
the great loss OF American blood IN the
Philippines. the cost at. first and the
cost OF maintaining an army there. &
That we only found what the officers
there wanted US to know. and SO he
went on with the arguments seen IN.
the Democratic press every day.
Grosvenor's Inning.
General Grosvenor was heartily
cheered when he came forward. He
told the audience they had now heard
the best arguments that could be made
on that side OF the question and. asked
them what they thought OF an Issue OF
which no more than that could be said
in its favor.
Long before frost comes. my friends,
all Democrats will be shouting 16 to l
and wifi not mention imperialism" he
remarked.
He said there was no slavery In the
Sulu Islands, rs claimed by Clark. He
rehearsed the stipulation Of the peace
protocol, and said that the whole ques-
t!on OF Imperialism grew out OF the
ratification OF that part OF the treaty
relating to the Philippines and that the
whole thing could have been avarted by
the vote OF eighteen Democratic, sena-
tors IL they had seen fit to vote against
it, He then saIdtthat Bryan rushed TO
Congress and pleaded with his fellow
Democrats to vote for the treaty. and
that he was as much responsible for It
as the Republicans.
He affirmed that history proved the
Democrats exRanslonists themselves.
and they only made an issue OF 1t to
blind the people to their other hobbies.
His whole argument was logical. con-
vincing. and was heartily applauded. 1t
was very apparent that the audience
was with him,
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EARLY PEACE
NOW DESIRED
BY M'KINLEY.
Demonstrates his Good Faith in Car
rYing Out the Provisions Of the
Treaty Of The Hague
HARRISON AND CLEVELAND
The Two Living Ex-Presidents Asked
To Serve on an International
y; Board Of Arbitration.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The
United States is one of the first Of the
great powers to demonstrate its good
faith in carrying out the provisions
of the treaty of The Hague looking to
the universal arbitration Of interna-
tional differences. Under this
treaty, each Of the nations to 1t was
authorized to appoint four members
of an international board Of arbitra-
ton. Under this authority, President
Mckinley has requested former Pres
idents Harrison and Cleveland to ac-
cept appointments on this board Re-:
sponses are expected very soon, when
the remaining members may be Sc
lected.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The
war department this afternoon made
public the following dispatch re-
ceived yesterday from General Chat
fee, without date:
"TAKU, China.
"Adjutant General, Washington.
"Siege battery not needed.
"CHAFFEE."
This dispatch Is in reply 10 an inquiry
sent some time ago to General chaffee.
relative to the siege battery which was
taken from Marila 10 Nagasaki to be
sent to China, II needed.
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WHERE EISLI?
French Commander Says a Council Of i.
Admirals Decide to Hold Him on
ils BOARD Shin ~ 81 EAs= Il 2 Z

Admirals Decide to Hold Him on;
Board Ship. Z
PARIS, Aug. 2S.-Adnlral Courrejol.s
les, the French commander In Chinese
| waters, has cabled to tie navy de-
partntnt here that a council cf the ad-
mirals has notified the foreign lega-
tions ut Pekin that 1t has been decided
mirals has notified the foreign lega-;
to hold Ii Hung Chang on board ship
until the opening OF negotiations be-
tween the powers and, tho diplomats.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-The state
department has heard nothing Of any
intention to interfere with the move.
ments OF Ii Hung Chang. The report
from the French admiral at Taku to
the contrary, is believed to refer to an Z
Incident Of the past and not to the sit.
uatlon as It stands to-day. When Ii
Hung Chang contemplated visit to !
Pekin byFway Of Taku and the Pei Ho,
the foreign admirals at Talsu, at that
time the ranking Representatives OF
their governments, held consultation
OF war to determine the question as /.
to the amount OF freedom allowed Ii
In communicating with the authorities
Mt Pekin. 1ttwas then announced thae
the admirals had decided, In view Of the
fact that hostillties were actually ID \
progress, that sound military practice
required that Ii Hung Chang should
be; kept under a strict surveillance BY
imputation this carried the idea that Il 4
might be kept not on board a foreign
war ship, but aboard his own transport
in the harbor at Taku at the pleas
ure of the foreign admlrals. Neither
Admiral Remey nor Admiral Kempr
gave their sanction to this project, and
1t is said here that when Ii abandoned
the Pekin trip by water the project wac
dropped.
1t is q singular fact that Ii Hung
chans's whereabouts are not known
here. e Z
The Chinese embassy also is isno-
rant Of the whereabouts OF Earl Il.
Assistance to Baroness Won Ketteler.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-The war
department yesterday received the fol-
lowing: &
''TAKU, China. ono date). Z,
"Adjutant General. Washington.
Have offered assistance to Baron-
ess ron Ketteler; will furnish trans-
,portatlon and escort Tien Tsin few
days; have offered transportation ac-
commodations to Nagasaki also.
"CHAFFED." :
Baroness Won Ketteler., the widow Of
the murdered German minister to Chi
ma, Is an American, being the daughter
OF President Ledyard. Of the MIchi-
gan Central railroad, whose home Is nt i
Detroit. Michigan. 81
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Struck by a Draft Of Cars.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. 2S.-oma
1chlcs. aged six years. was killed and
William B. Miller. aged 1--WE years, and
Irwin Trace, aged four years, were
seriously injured by being struck by
n draft Of cars on the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad at Steciton. The
children were playing near the railroad
yards OF the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany. and in crossing the railroad
tracks they were run down by the
cars, =
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AnthracIte Scale Adopted.

HAZLEToN. Aug. 2s.-The entire
morning sesa!on OF the United Mine
Workers convention was taken up with
u discussion on tho report OF the scale
committee. Agcnlc for the entire an
thracitc region was adopted. Whether
the committee VIII recommend a strike
OF whether other mines viii be taken
to secure recognition has not yet been
determined. q ,5 )
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Plngree In Line.

CHICAGO, Aug. ?S.-G. J. Dlekma,
chairman Of the Republican state
committee OF Michigan, called to-day
at Republican national headquarters
and denied the reported detection OF
Governor Plpgrce from the party.
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Movement Of steamshins.

York. :
LIVERPOOL = Arrived: ssxonla,
Boston. -
BoULoGNE = Arrived: Statendam.
New York for Rotterdam. q
MQNtLLE - Arrived. CorInthIan.
Montreal for Liverpool.
(, AUCKLAND = Arrived. Alameda,
san Francisco via Honolulu, for sgd
ney. n. S. W. 6s
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Mrs. Dr.. Wright Dies.

.WATsEKA, Ills, Aug. 2S-afrs. Or. !
Wright. brought here from Gilman, Ill, /,
Yesterday. has Just died at p. m. from
the effects OF her wounds.
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LIS CREDENTIALS

Accepted by All the Nations Except
Germany-United States Anxious
for Observation-Disclosures Be
tween Che Foo and Shanghai to be
Opened by War Vessel.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. 2s.-At-
ter the cabinet meeting to-day 1t was
announced that the government was in
a waiting attitude regarding the Chi
nese situation. The lack OF late advices
from Pekin and the failure OF the pow
ers to show their hands as to future
policy makes it necessary for this gov
ernment TO await developments. The
administration considers 1t OF the
greatest importance thatHin the nego-.
tintfors, for~a.f settlement { of the. Chi
nesc difficulty all the powers should act
in unison and harmony and its efforts
are being directed to thnt end. The
powers. however. seem slow. to declare
themselves. Several replies have been
received 10 the instructions sent to our
ambassadors md ministers last week
asking them to sound the governments
to which they are accredited on two
propositions fret the willingness Of
these governments TO accept the suffi-
cheney of Il Hung Chang's credentials
to treat with the powers for settle.
ment and, second. to ascertain IL pos
siblc what the future policy OF each
power Is to be. Regarding the latter
inquiry. the replies, thus far, have de-
veloped nothing. The powers appear to
be watching each other without definite
or fixed purpose as yet to their own.
With regard to the first inquiry Great
Britain and Russia are agreed that Earl
LIS credentials are sufficient. Ger
many, however, takes a firm stand
against the sutIiciency of his crcden-
tials and is the only power, US yet,
which has returned fiat-footed dis
sension.
Credentials Appear Authentic.
The attitude OF the United States Is
that his credentials appear authentic
They were promulgated by what ap-
pears to be a genuine imperial edict
duly transmitted through the accredit-
ed Chinese minister. Mr.. WI. and the
United States is willing to accept them
at their face ralue-at least for the
present. The administration from the
advices 1t has received does not credit
the rumors that Russia, Japan and
Germany intend to declare war against
China and It Is willing to accept all dis
Chalmers OF ulterior purposes on the
part Of the powers. Just what would
be done In case some of the powers be-
gan war for the purpose Of territorial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Is not known and the
administration Is not disposed to cross
the bridge until It reaches It. But a
member OF the cabinet stated to-day
that II any OF the European powers
entered upon such programme It
probably would be remembered by the
United States that It hnd agreed to
'thc open door" policy by which all the
powers are to be placed upon an equal
footing and that II territory were ac-
qulred under the agreement VIC would
be entitled to the same privileges III
the matter OF trade. ETC., as the con-
queror.
Still In Dark.
The President and the cabinet are as
much in the dark regarding the date
when the dispatches OF Minister Con-
ger and General chaffee left Pekln as
Is the general public. They can lind no
explanation for the fact that they have
=
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Alabama makes Good speed. \, al,

5ROCkPORT. Mass, Aug. SIT IN
estimated that the battleship Alabama
on her trial run to-day made an aver
age speed OF 1876 knots.
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Still In Dark.

.
The President and the cabinet are as
much in the dark regarding the date
when the dispatches of Minister Con-
ger and General chaffee left Pekln as
is the general public. They can lind no
explanation for the fact that they have
come through without Pckln dates, cx-
cept that they evidently were,scnt by
courier to Tnku and that cablegrams
orc relayed eighteen times after leav-
ing the iattar point. They may have
been sent from Tnku without Pekin
date or they may hive lost the date
en- route. Internal evidence was found
in late dispatches received from them
that tended to demonstrate that some
person or persons had been purpose!y
delaying the messages coming from Pc.
kin and Tlen Ts!n. to Washington. 1t
Is also suspected thnt our messages
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AUTHOR OF "EoCH DER KAISER
III With Typhoid in China-Prepar-
ing to Maintain 5000 Troops Dur
ing the Winter. :

ing the Winter.
Copyright, lsOO. Tho Associated Press.)
TEN TsIN, Aug. a. Via TAKu.
Aug. 2T.-oflicers who have arrived here
from Pekin report that General Chat
fee, Commanding the American forces
In China) is making all the necessary
preparations TO maintain fifteen thou
sand men through the winter. Fifteen
of the American wounded, including
the marines wounded during the Siege
of the legations, have arrived here by
boat from Pekln. N. Geers possibly
Captain Myers, of the United States
marine corps). Is suffering from ty-
pho!d fever and cannot be moved.
Captain John T. Meyers, or Jack
Meyers, as he Is famillarly known, who,
according to n dispatch received at the
navy department in Washington, from
Admiral Kempff, July 5, was assigned
to command the legation defenders at
PekIn, was born In Germany and was
appointed from the state Of Georsia,
entering the marine corps In Septem-
ber. 1857. He is the reputed author Of
the famous satlrical poem, "Hoch Der
Kaiser" which involved Captain
Coushlnn in so much difficulty. He was
attached 10 the flagship Baltimore and
was afterward assigned to duty. with
the marines on board the bnttleshin
Oregon.
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Weather Forecast for To-day

- For West virEinia-Gcnerally fair
MM,sedncsdHy and Thursday; liRht northarly
Local Temperature.
The Temperature yesterday as obserrca
DS Z. sehnept, druggist, corner Market
ana Eourteenth streets, was ms follows:
u m.........,.., z (3.p. m,.,,......,... 81
- u, ~, m.....,....,. ~ LIP. m......,,.....s, 81
. H,,.".,. $685.. % Weather-Fair. ~
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DOLLIYER ABSENT

at Mountain Lake Park, and Champ
Clark Meets General Grosvenor in
Political Debate-Latter's Argu-
ments Tactical and Cnnvincinp
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abroad some years ago He noticed, how
ever, that the pneumatic tune exhibition
at the Paris Exposition was working sa IS
factorily. A thousand feet of eight-inah
tube is being operated, and the service IS
making considerable impression OF the
foreign postal officials
A representative of the American COM
pany Is nov in London for the purpose OF
installing an eightesn-inch tube. When
the tube can be brought to a state of per-
lection. which will admit of the use OF
one eighteen inches in diameter it will
doubtless become a valuable adjunct TO
the postal service. The last Postoffice APP
preparation bill included an item of $40, 0G5
for the examination of the operation of
the pneumatic postal tubes, and Mr.. Shall
lenberger VIII soon take up the matter. 1t
is probable a commission consisting of ex-
perts in tais line, engineers and postal
clerks will be selected TO examine the
systems in New York. Brooklyn, Phila
delphia, and Boston, and make a report in
time for submission to Congress in De-
cember.
As the future of the pneumatic tube in
the postal service depends greatly on this
report, considerable interest is manifested
in the possible composition of the COM
mission. An attempt was made last ses-
sion to obtain about $1,000 900 for the
rental OF tubes to be installed in the TWEEN
ty-seven leading cities, and the House al
lowed $1.750. 600. But such strong fight
was made in the Senate on the tubes and
the service that it was only by a small
margin that the appropriation of S225, GOO
TO fulfill existing contracts was passed, and
there is a strong probability the service
may be abolished altogether next session.