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Warns THE POWERS
Continued From Page One.

President Mckinley. presented to Minister
WI. for Transmission to his Government. the
reply of the United States to the imperial
edict appointing Ii Hung Chang peace he
gotiator.
The text of the reply will not be made
public before tomorrow. In effect. how
ever, It Is a reiteration Of the demands pre-
viously made by the United States upon
China. coupled with a vigorous intimation
that no negotiations will be entered into un-
til the Chinese Government shall have COM
piled with those demands
There will be an active Interchange OF
views with the Powers, but the demand of
the United States for the liberation OF the
Ministers as a preliminary to the negotia-
tons will. the authorities feel confident, be
approved by Europe and Japan. and In
sisted on, and when this demand Is COM
piled with. the Powers will arrange between
themselves the concessions which China
must make.
China Forced to Act.
No doubt exists in the minds OF the au-
thorities here that the success of the allies
in their march upon Pekin and perhaps the
failure OF the whole of the Empire to rise
in revolt against the foreigners are respon-
sble for the submission of the Chinese Gov
ernment. The danger of foreign occupation
of Pekin is pressing and China does not
care to be subjected to the humiliation Of
having her capital in the possession of the
troops of other Powers. Therefore Ii Hung
Chang is empowered to propose at once
by telegraph to the Governments of the sew
cral Powers concerned for the immediate
cessation OF hostile demonstrations"
th,t he ia accented
the Powers as the peace envoy of China he
will ask for an armistice: In other words.
that the advance of the allies be stopped;
and it is then expected that he will take
advantage of every quibble to induce the
Powers to order their troops to withdraw at
once from Chinese soil.
1t Is believed In official circles here that
anticipating the condition which this and
other Governments propose, LII Hung Chang
will announce that the Imperial Govern
ment is prepared to communicate with the
military commanders. provided the Powers
order that the advance of the foreign troops
be stopped.
There is no intention on the part OF the
United States. however, to quibble ovrr
| this phase of the matter. Ihe foreign
troops are known to be continuing their
| march on Pekin. Every days advance
places them that much nearer to that city,
and the Chinese Government must speedily
agree to surrender the Ministers OF the al
lies will be hammering at the gates of
Pekin, and will force their liberation at a
cost which will be much greater than 9TH
erwise would be the case
Envoys Not Safe.
The Ministers at the Chinese capital are
no safer now than they have ever been.
so far as Washington is informed. Indeed
as II 1t were a providential protest against
delay another cablegram, brave but urgent
came under the ocean from Minister Conger
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MESSAGE FROM PEKIN.
French Minister'S Delayed Dis

French Minister'S Delayed Dis
patch-COnditions Described.
Paris. Aug 12.-The French Foreign ONCE
received this morning from NJ. Pichon,
French Minister at Pekin. what Is evidently
the delayed dispatch which he referred to
in the first message received from him, pub
lished here last Thursday as MY cipher
No. 1. dated August g." 1t is as follows:
From June 20 to July II Chinese troops
besieged. fired upon and bombarded US.
Four legations have been burned and that
OF France three-quarters destroyed. We
still hold out. thanks to the heroic defense
of the Franco-Austrian detachment.
Our loss Is sixteen. The general loss Is
sixty more and 11o wounded
"All the missions in Pekin have been
burned. save the Pei-Tang mission. which u
standing. but the condition Is uncertain. Do
spite anguish and privations, the personnel
of the legation are in good health
The bombardment ceased on July II. Of
fensive works. Chinese barricades and inter.
mittent shot continue without victims.
THE Government is attempting Indirectly
to negotiate with us for departure; but we
cannot leave without some protection Other
than that of the Government
LEGATIONS FIGHTING.
Rome. Aug. 12.-The Italian Foreign Of
flee has received the following from the
Italian Minister at Pekin, Marquis Salvage
Raggi. dated August 5:
shots exchanged between the defenders
of the legation and the Chinese. Ono
killed and two wounded.
I'VE have no news from the allies since
July go We hope they will not delay ad-
vance to Pekin.'
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WARSHIPS AT SHANGHAI.
Powers Concentrating at Chinese Port and Eric.
tion May Result.

landing of British troops al Shanghai. So
far known she has no, ordered any ad-
ditional troops 10 proceed to China for serv-
ice at that port. nor ia she likely to do so
unless other Powers pour in troops there.
though like the United States. japan would
probably have preferred that so long as no
necessity existed for the presence OF for
e:gn forces in any part Of China, none be
landed.
In the north Of China. common purpose
the liberation of the foreign Ministers
welded the allies into unit. Should troops
of several Powers be landed in Shanghai.
the reciprocal dlstrust Of their Governments
and the antagonism naturally existing be-
tween peoples speaking different languages
would cause friction which might in the end
provoke International conflict
This aspect of the Shanghai situation has
been impressins itself upon the Government
officials here. and may be in part resnon
sible for their determined effort to obtain
prompt IA possible solution OF the
whole Chinese question.
Some good may have resulted, however
from the concentration of such a formii-
able allied fleet at Shanghai. Its presence
will serve to impress Ii Hung Chang with
the advisability of complying with the de-
mands of the Powers. and It may convince
the people of the strength of the foreign
ers.
Chinese officials have indicated to the
Powers that IL will have a directly contrary
effect upon the people. but. in view of the
desire of the Imperial Government that ne
gotiations for peace begin. it IS believed that
the Viceroys will take extraordinary precau-
tions to preserve peace
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. Aug. l2.-Twenty warships,
representing the Powers of the world, are
concentrated at Shanghai. and more are
proceeding TO that point.
IL was learned to-day, on excellent au-
thority, that semiofticial advices have been
received by the State Department announc-
ing that the German Government has Or
dered n squadron of warships to sail at
once for Shanghai No information has
been received in Washington confirmatory
of the report that 900 German troops have
been ordered there.
Germany's action is the result of the an
nounced purpose OF Great Britain To land
900 British troops in Shanghai, ostensi-
BY. and it IS significant, OF the view taken
by Emperor William. and undoubtedly of
Russia and France. of the policy adopted
by the London Government.
Shanghai has assumed an Importance in
international diplomacy that can only be
lost by Great Britains revocation OF her
orders to land troops to proceed to shanghai
or by the prompt settlement of the whole
Chinese question.
German warships have gone to Shanghai
to protect German interests, not only in
that port, but in the whole OF the Yang
Tse Valley. and as these are Of immense
value. the Kaiser would undoubtedly object
10 the acquisition of this great territory
by the British Government. which has hith-
erto contented itself with declaring that I,
shall be always open to the trade of the
world.
The best information Cbtainable here Is
that Japan will not formally object to ths
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Woman Who Was With Him in
Sioux City When Robson Was
Slain Is One of Them.
ST. LOUIS OFFICERS RETIcENT.
Refuse to Reveal Information
Which May Interfere With Ar
rests That Are Contem-
plated-Prisoner Surly.

Lieutenant Johnson Of the Central Dis
trict yesterday refused to give any informa-
tion concerning the progress he had made
in the sweating of Frank Peyton. who, the
st. Louis police think. is the slayer of John
Z. Robson. the Sioux City contractor, who
WAS killed on the night Of December. 90.
1899
AS printed In Sundays Republic. the
strongest clew in the possession of the ST.
Louis police is the letter signed "Kittie,"
and received by Peyton in ST. Paul.
DISPATCHES from Sioux City relate that
Peyton was there in company with n woman
at the time the Robson murder occurred,
and the woman was known as "kittie.' Her
last name was said to be McCrill. and she
had q room In a house in Pearl street, ac-
cording to the police.
The important facts in yesterdays devel-
opments were suppressed by Lieutenant
Johnson. on the ground that Peyt0n's state
ments would implicate Others who are not
yet in custody.
west at the same time. They worked to-
gether throughout the South. and continued
tehir operations in Iowa AMI Missouri. Ma
son has been located. Other arrests will
probably follow. Peyton was In surly
mood yesterday, and refused to ak 20 re-
porters. He begged for cocaine or NOR
phine, but his supplications were met with
refusal.
Chief Campbell received several kilograms
from Sioux City yesterday. Officers from
there are expected to arrive in st. Louis
Wednesday.
A telegram from Sioux City to The Re-
public concerning the case reads as fol-
lows:
.The efforts of the Sioux City police to-
day have been directed toward locating the
woman with Peyton when here. She Is not
the wife who was arrested with him. Kit
tie McCrill of Des Moines Is suspected.k
Tonight telegram from Chief of Police
Campbell said that the confession of Pey-
ton would be forwarded tomorrow by
mail. This was an answer in reply to mes
sage from Chief Melon. asking for par
ticulars concerning Peyton's aliases. No
telegram was sent by Chief Melon of this
city to Campbell to-day. Only two tele-
grams have passed. Chief Melon was also
Chief of Police under another administra-
ton three years ago. when bold attempt
to rob a gambling house was made by two
men.
The pair. dressed in linen busters.
and wearing masks. entered Stub Wilson's
place on Halloween of 1897. They covered
the men at the roulette wheels with re-
volvers and told them to hold up their
hands. One Of the robbers may be Peyton.
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Orders have been issued for the formation
OF two additional Siberian army corps. A
semiofficial Shanghai telegram published in
st. Petersburg describes the sending of
British troops to Shanghai as without the
least necessity"
The reception Of the message from the
italian Minister in Pekn effectually dis
poses of the report that he had started for
Tien-Tsin.
Chfna's Propositions.
Commenting upon the various PROPOSE
tions made by China to the Powers. the
Daily News well expresses the predominant
Ing British opinion as follows:
What the Chinese authorities say in ef-
feet is this: Stop your advance on Pekin
and We will give your Ministers safe con-
duct to Ten-Tsin. If you don't at once in
struct them to leave Pekin, We cannot ans
wer for the consequences
ITO this abominable and not very thickly
yelled threat, there can be only one answer,
and NJ. Delcasse has given It in very cogent
terms. The Ministers cannot leave except
under absolutely convincing guarantees Of
safety. In the speedy advance Of the allies
lies the only real hope of saving the Min
fsters"
In the same vein the Daily Telegraph
Says:
American statesmen take up what seems
the only logicaN attitude when they tell
Mr.. Conger that they have never for
moment entertained the idea of his placing
himself at the mercy of a Chinese official
pledge
Cheng Yin Huan, the Cantonese. who was
the special Ambassador of China at Queen
Fictorias jubilee. and who IS now in BAN
isEment at Ill. has been ordered. according
to Shanghai dispatch. to commit suicide.
an imperial edict having been issued to this
aHfa
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STEER OBJECTED ALSO.
Man in a Shirt Waist Had Narrow
Escape From Angry Bovine.
pERIIC SpECuAI

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. I2.-Frederick f Hark-
ness, a bookkeeper for one OF the large
packing firms. attempted to-day to intro
duce the shirt waist in the stock yards as
a garment of male attire. and is in luck that
he il alive.
Although his friends attempted to dis
suade him, he came downtown Saturday
afternoon and bought a shirt waist calcu-
lated to turn Alderman Coughin green with
envy. 1t was dream with a series of
red and white stripes, and large dot here
and there to relieve the monotony.
Shortly after o'clock this afternoon, as
he was sauntering past the exchange by
ISLANDERS were Mortified to see steer plunge
from one OF the Enclosures and make rush
in the direction OF the flaming red and
white stripes.
An Interesting sixty seconds followed. and
before the wearer of the shirt waist could
escape his apparel was helplessly wrecked.
Hardness. however. broke the record for
.sprinting. and high jumping by covering
fifty yards and clearing q six-foot fence in
5 about three seconds.
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to-day. having been forwarded by General
Chaffee. General Chaffee's communication
said:
Message received from Pekin. August 4:
We will hold on till your arrival. Hope it
will be soon. Send such information as
you can CONGER.'"
This message was dated ''Tiotsun," but
the War Department has been unable to To-
cate any such place. and has asked TIE
cable company to ascertain definitely where
it was started. The department thinks that
the town meant Is Tsat-Tsun, which is six
miles from Yans-Tsun. Here the last fight
ing between the Chinese ard American
troops occurred. As the message bears the
date of August s. II is evident that II Tsai-
Tsun is where the dispatch was writte1.
the allies have pushed on without waiting
for re-enforcements, as advices previously
received by the War Department indicated
that they would do.
ALLIES Urged On.
1t is surmised that the urgent appeals Of
the imprisoned Ministers may have stiml-
lated the allies to greater and more des-
perate efforts. Such appeals. coupled with
the discovery that the opposition was not
so formidable as they had been led to be-
lieve they would encounter, may have de-
termined the commanders to push the ad-
vantage already gained and attempt to
reach Pekin without waiting for their
forces to be strengthened. Such news would
be received with great satisfaction here, but
General Chaffee does not hint at snch a
change In the programme so the indication
that he is so far in advance of where he
was supposed to be is somewhat mys.ifyinG.
VIII Not Acqulescc.
Tonight. from a high source, 1t was
learned that the United States will not
acquissce in any stipulations that may be
made by Ii Hung Chang that include the
hating OF our troops before they reach
Pekin. The need of the presence of the
forces at the capital Is accentuated by Mr..
Conger's cablegram of to-day. and 1t is con-
sidered that 1t would be the height II folly
to leave them at the mercy of the Chinese
in insurrection. no matter what promises
of protection should be made by the Envoy
Plonipotentiary. 1t is felt that this Govern
ment WILL however, assure the imperial
representative that the rescue Of ou- Mir
lister Is the sole object Of the pressing on os
our forces. and that while they may re-
main in Pekin while negotiations are being
conducted. no act of reprisal will be at
tempted by them. As to the collection CT
indemnity, 1t is probable that the Powers
will reach an agreement among them
selves as to their respective claims beiolc
falling In with any suggestions that LII
Hung Chang may offer.
One thing. however. has been predeter-
mined. and that is that China will have to
pay dearly for her barba-ism.
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SIR ROBERT HART ALIVE.
Message From Him Says Whites Are Still Unsafe
in Pekin-News Summary.

London, Aug T., $50 a. m.-"The sooner
We can get out of this the better, for it is
inconvenient for the Chinese Government
and unsafe for ourselves"
This is a message received last evening
from Sir Robert Hart. dated Pekin. August
.. and sent in cipher to the Chinese Mari
time Customs Office in London. Comment
Ing upon it. the Morning Post says:
IL would seem to indicate that W.,
chinese Government IS anxious for ,ha
safety of the foreigners or. at anv r,,.
anxious to get them safely out of peE,n
while Sir Robert Hart evidently eypects
that they will get out sooner or later
shenS. Director Of Railroads and Tele-
graphs. according TO Shanghai disp,tch
10 the Standard. expresses grave fears for
the safety Of the members of the legations
when the defeated Chinese troons return to
the capital.
Allies Took d Rest
me Austrian naval commander reports
to Vienna that the allies decided to rest for
three days after the taking of Yang-Tsun.
A dispatch to a news agency from Tien-
Tsin says:
"Junks and stones block the river beyond
the advanced posts of the allies for con-
siderable distance. but the dryness contin-
ues, and the country is in good marching
order. subsidiary dykes having made the
previous damming Ineffective. 1t is believed
that some 500 have been added to the ex-
petition by the increase in the numbers Of
the British Naval Brigade"
Korea, according to Seoul dispatch.
consents to Japan sending troops there to
provide for emergencies.
Russins Tnsk.
General GrOdekoff reports TO the Russian
War Office the occupation of Santchau and
the masses acrOss the Chlngau Mountains
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SPECIAL BY CABLE.

SItLlSiJ Bt tASlE.
London. Monday. Aug. 13--ocopyright,
1890, by the New York Herald Company
II is officially stated that Sir Chih Chen l.O
Feng Luh. the Chinese Minister here. drove
10 tie Foreign Office yes ertay ami hand j
in Il copy of the imperial edict from his
Government appointing ii Hung Chang
Minister Ilenipoten.Iary 10 open n.go-
uatiuns witt the treaty Powers.
Sir Chih Chen Was interviewed by a rep
resentative Of the Daily Mail. after return
Ing from In" Foreign Office.
The communication Wh!ct. | took 10 the
British Government to-day" h. said ''con
taiued no terms Of settlement II was a
copy Of the document comforting upon Ii
Hung Chang the power 20 open negotiations
FOR q settlement OF the present difficulties
Why" added his EXceliency. with some
warmth. why We're thu English people 30
sliepticaI when | told them that the lcga-
tons were safe?
Il offered to stake my very existence
uf'on the truth OF that imperial elict. You
30 not know oyer here wnat n" grea: vain.
OF An imperial edict is. it 4. impossible ID
counterfeit one
Il knew all along that the legations we're
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cHAPELS DEMOLISHED.
Telegram From American Baptist
Mission at SwatOw.

Hong-Kong, Saturday, Aug. 1.-THE
United States Consul General here, Mr.. r.
Williams, has received q telegram from the
American Baptist mission at Swatow, Prov
ince of Kwang-Tung. saying that three
more chapels have been demolished, and
that there has been much looting of mis-
sion property. The dispatch also says that
an attempt was made upon the life of tho
preacher there and that the officials are
troubles are attributed to the Vegetarian
Society,"" probably an offshoot OF the noto-
rious ''Triads." though some believe the
"Vegetarians" are connected with the Box
ers.
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Marine InteIIirence

. sQueenstown, Aug. 12.-Arrived: Ivernla.
Boston for Liverpool, and proceeded Sailed !:
Lucania, from Liverpool for New York
Moville, Aug. 12-Arrived: Tunis, Nom
treal for Liverpool
London. Aug. i2.-Sailed: Minnehaha. New
York.
{ New York. Aug. 12.-Arrived: Statendam.
Rotterdam and Boulogne: Bulgaria, Ham
burg: Cymric. Liverpool and Queenstown
New York, Aug. L. - Arrived: Astoria.
Glasgow and MoviIIe
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RAILROADS.

= Missouri Pacific stockholders are still
speculating on the prospects of receiving
dividends.
A ten-car train on the Baltimore and Ohio
made run Of sixty miles In forty-five min
futes.
Union Pacific officials deny that the Chi
cago and Alton viii get the Kansas-PacIfic
line.
Western lines may use the cheap fares
between Kansas City and Chicago as basing
rates
California will celebrate its semicentennial
as State OF the Union In an appropriate
manner.
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IO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
ror.J.A Am SUBURBAN.

The body of John r. YoIng Of 81. LOUIS
was found near the Can5k!d roaH, a.cu'
three miles from East ST. LouiS- IL 's ho'
definitely known what CAUSED his uea'p.
Oscar Mueller was shot aud seriously
wounded at the Olive street roldhoase 10y
William Mahaney.
The Central Trades and Labo- Union d.
cided not 10 revoke the boycott against nc
transit company.
The theme OF the sermon of The Reverend
r J. Coyner of Mount Cal.arT English
Lutheran Church. Was The tnristitn :
Use Of Time. Position and Mon.
The Reverend Frank {. Nari = the
Southern Baptist Theological S'm!nary
spoke at West Park Baptist Mission on
Purity OF Heart"
The seventeenth annual festival %: 'he
81. Louis Bavarian SOCIETY vas held at
Concordia Park.
bert OF italy were held at me Italian Cath
oic Church.
The subject Of the discourse of Doctor d.
r. DUNCAN. at Mount CabanHe Christian
Church. was Back TO Christ.
The strike on the East 81. Louis Electric
Railway has been declared Of.
Three men who are thought - lie ring
leaders In the recent street car dynarntac,
were arrested early yesterday morning.
Two Of them have confessed.
Augusta Brandt. Il years Old, was res
c1ed from a perilous position on the ledge
OF the third floor of TIE -Four Courts.
City records show that there have been
fewer heat prostrations this summer III St
Louis than in any Of the other large elites.
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FOREIGN.

1t Is now believed that the allies have
reached LAug-Fang. which is half way be-
tween 1ien-Tsin and Eekin.
General Chaffee transmits a message re-
ce.yed by him from Minister Conger. say
-tpg that the ENJOYS will hold out until re-
lteved, but urging that the allies hurry
. An imperial edict has been received by
the United States Government from China
to the effect that Ii Hung Chang has been
named to conduct peace negotiations with
the Powers. This Government in reply re-
iterates former demands that the Chinese
Government show good faith bv co-operat-
Ing with the allies in relieving the Min
listers.
The Chinese Foreign Office has complained
TO the Powers that the Ministers are tardy
IN taking advantage Of its offer to conduct
them safely out Of Pekin. II declares II
VIII no longer be responsible for their
safety.
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II was first regarded as Halloween joke,
but Ikey Smith, a crippled faro bank dealer.
showed the money into his trousers. and
showed signs of resistance. Promptly the
robbers backed out, not getting a cent