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The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23

IT the powers once begin negotiations to
stop the military operations and that
matters might cool down.
There Is the usual crop OF Shanghai ru-
mors at hand this morning. One is that
Prince Suan has been abducted and that
the Empress Dowager is again supreme.
Another is that the notorious Kang vi,
president of the board OF war has been
appointed viceroy of Canton.
The Tien Tsin correspondent OF the
Daily News says the allies have issued q
proclamation announcing that they are
not fighting China, bat only the rebels
who have been guilty of attack upon the
foreigners.
The decision to keep the Indian divis-
ion at Hong Kong is supposed to be due
to the disquieting proceedings of the
"Black Flags at Canton. 1t is reported
that the Bogue forts are being rear1ned
by the Chinese with quick firing Krupps
and large stores of ammunition and that
the Chinese are mounting guns and lay
ing torpedoes at various advantageous
points between Woo Sung and Wa Chang.
The foreigners and Japanese traders have
evacuated Niu Chwang, where the roads
are now guarded by japanese marines.
All foreign women and children have
been advised to leave the forts on the
Yang Use Kiang.
Slight skirmishes are reported from
Manohuria between the Russians and
Chinese.
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The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
LETTER FROM MISSIONARIES.

Seattle, WASH, July ga. J. Bailey
OF Seattles Is IN reeeipt OF two coanmuni-
cations from the Rev. Horace II. Houlding
of the Independent Missionary service.
The first is dated January 6. from the
temporary home of the South Chilli
mission in San Tung province. It in
closes a letter written by Dr. Arthur NJ.
Smith to Minister Conger at Pekin, ask
ing aid during the early stage of the Box
er outbreaks
The second letter was written June II,
from Pei Tan Ho on the north coast of
China, where the missionaries take a va
cation during each summer. DR.. Smith
writes that the trouble with the United
Fists or the Boxers. still continues. On
the morning Of December % the Boxers
appeared at the village of Pang Chang in
q force represented as between one and
two hundred, of whom perhaps thirty
were cavalry. One party made for the
chapel and school house, which they
looted, pulling out the window frames
and burning them with the doors for
fuel. lie says that the Presbyterian mis-
sion had sixty-hve families looted up to
December IS, and the London mission to
the west about ninety and that fresh
casualties were daily reported. He added
that not a single Roman Catholic family
Of any Importance had escaped, and that
their chapels destroyed were countless.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
A Signal Corp Detach-
me, p Ambushed.
Amnes Resolutions Sent to
$ AguinaldO.

Manila, July 22.-It Is officially an
nouncea that last week two hundred in
surgents were killed aud 130 surrendered
or were captured. One hundred rifles
were taken.
Twelve Americans were killed and
eleven wounded.
This includes the casualties of Colonel
William L. Birkhimer's engagement
with forcs of the 2sth volunteer fnfan-
try, who attacked 200 insurgent rifles
~entrenched two miles east of Taal, killing
ss.
A detachment Of the signal corps, while
replring wires, was twice ambushed.
. Captain Charles d. Roberts, of the 95th
volunteer infantry who was captured by
the Fi1pinos last May has arrived here
on parole. lie VIII not return to captiv
ity. Senior Buencamino last Thursday
sent TO Aguinaldo by means of Aguinal-
dos mother, the amnesty resolutions
adopted by the meeting of representative
Finpinos, here, on June q, together with
General Macarthur answer to them
and other documents bearing upon the
restoration OF peace. 1t is understood
that Aguinaldo will summon his advisers
and that reply may be expected within
month.
Filipinos here win give bang net next
Saturday in celebration Of President Nc
KinIey's order of amnesty.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23

on account of his death and asserts that
strong instructions would be issued to
seize the murderer, who must be caught
and severely punished after the termina-
tion of the present hostiIities, together
with those who have murdered foreigners
and missionaries or taken their property
without cause.
The language of the edict as given by
Mr.. Fowler on this subject, is very much
involved, but it appears to exempt from
punishment those who have killed for
eigners connected with war
The governor of Pekin and the viceroy
of Chi Ii are charged to issue instruc-
tions to Investigate and then to deal in
telIlgently with each case of wrong doing.
The edict states that recently evil-doers
created riots, deliberately rebelled and
murdered good subjects, certainly it says,
q deplorable state of affairs. All viceroys,
governors and high military authorities,
are ordered to obtain accurate details,
presumably of the outrages committed by
the Chinese and to make such seizures
and to take such action as the cases war
rant in order to stop che disturbances.
Beside the reference to the seizure of
the Taku forts as one of the causes of the
uprising, the significant feature of the
edict is the underlying expression of the
desire of the imperial government of
China, not only to protect the foreigners,
but to make preparation for the injustices
sustained. That would seem to be the
meaning of the instructions to the Chi
nese v1ceroys and magistrates to take
steps to ascertain the extent of these in
juries. Otherwise the edict is mainly
argumentative and appears to be an effort
to extenuate the course Of the imperial
government. AS such it may be properly
laid aside for the present to be taken up
for consideration in the final reckoning
and such will be the course of the state
department.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23

moro definite news and to push forward
the relief column on it's way to the Chi
nese capital.
Up to late hour tonight nothing had
been heard from Major General Chaffee
who is to command the American forces
ins China, and whose arrival at Nagasaki
is hourly expected. A brief cablegram
was received by Secretary Long today
from Rear Admiral IKemptr at Iaku He
announced that the Newark was going
over to Nagasaki to bs docIzed ana
cleaned. Although he did not say So
it is assumed that he is going with her
as she is his flagship.
Five hundred United States marinea
started from this city today, direct foa
China. They were placed on a special
train bound for San Francisco whera
they will cross the Pacific on an army
transport. This is the largest body OF
marines that has yet been despatched ia
the east and the departure was made
conspicuous by the presence of General
Haywood commandant of marines and
the full marine bands Major Dickens
commands the detachment.
WILLIAM APPEALED TO.
Paris, July % The Berlin CORE.
spondent of the Temps says:
sIt is asserted in Berlin that the empe.
ror Of China has sent telegram to Em-
peror William, deploring the assassina-
tion of Baron Won Ketteler by the rebels
and declaring that the murderers are be~
ing actively sought and will be punished.
He also expressed hope that the rela-
tions OF China with Germany would not
suffer from this state OF things.''
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
WARREN BApr-Srs.

Warren, July 2I.-The one hundredth
anniversary Of the Baptist church in War
rem win be observed August 20. The
following programme has been arranged:
Thursday, August Historical sketch :;
reception to former pastors and wives
address by +. W. Bakeman, d. D.
Friday, August 3.-Addresses by former
pastors and other; addresses on religious
progress during the century.
Saturday, August 4.-ROll-call Of pres
ent and former members yet living.
Sunday, August 3 Sermon, Rev. n.
L. Duttons sermon, Rev. II. E. Ihayer
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
NOTHING FROM CHINA.
State Department and Legation Had No
News Yesterday.

Washington, July 22.-With the excep
tion of the brief despatch from Admiral
Kempff announcing that the Newark
was going to Nagasaki, thsre has been
nothing received in Washington today
by the state or navy departments regard
ing China. This was also true OF the
Chinese legation, Minister Wa saying
after dinner tonight that he had not
word from his country today. The latter
continues extremely optimistic of the
safety of the legations in Pekin and
hopes that the despatch from Minister
Conger received hsre Friday is but the
precursor of more detailed information
of still brighter character from the
Chinese capital.
Many of his callers today inquired of
him about the report that China had
asked the United States government to
exercise it's good offices for his country
in the persent crisis but he declined posi-
lively to make any statement on the sub
ject
At the japanese leagtion which has
been a source of much of the news which
has recently come from China, the Off
cials also were without advices today.
Nothing has been heard at the legation
of the report published in the American
newspapers that the Japanese government
Is about to despatch a second division of
troops from Yokohama for China
When Secretary Hay received the Con-
ger despatch on Friday he promptly tele-
graphed the fact to our ambassadors and
ministers abroad, coupling with it in
structions to lay it before the respective
governments to which they are accredited
and to urge on them the necessity of CO.
operation for the relief OF the foreigners
in Pekin. Several replies have been re-
ceived at the state department. in re-
sponse to the seoretary's despatch but
they are withheld from publication for
the present. The officials here will abate
none Of the efforts now making to obtain
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23

Grath insulted a young woman who was
with male companion in the park, but
the charge preferred against McGrath is
violation of the par k ordinances. Nc
Grath was badly cut about the head and
had a bullet in his right lung when
brought to police headquarters. The
young man and woman who We're the
only uninterested witnesses disappeared
during the exeitement and could not be
found later. AIcGrath was taken to the
SprIngfeId hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
THE WEATHER.

Boston, July 2s.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity: Fair weather Mon
day and Tuesday; light variable winds.
Washington, July 29.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday; New England
Generally fair Monday and Tuesday; fresh
east to south winds,
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
Portland, July %, 1900. - The local
weather bureau records the following:
ga. Barometer. 80. 1877; thermome-
ter, 68 q dew point, 81 j; rel humidity, 81 ,
direction of the wind, NE; velocity OF
the wind, Il state Of weather. clear.
8 D. Barometer. 30.103; thermome-
ter. $50; dew point, 81; rel. humidity, 75;
direction of the wind, S; velocity Of the
wind, s; state Of weather, clear.
Maximum temperature. "a; minimum
temperature, 03 mean temperature. 6S
maximum wind velocity, IL SIC; precipi-
tation-24 hours, 0.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
CAR BLOWN UP.


St. Louis, July 22.-Two explosions
which damaged Transit company cars
and one disturbance in which a woman
was wounded by stray bullet occurred
early this morning.
A car Of the South Western division was
blown up on South Seventh street.
One foot of the rail was destroyed by
the explosion. Another car Of the Broad
way line was blown up IN South Broad
way and the front trucks were
demolished.
Mrs. Kollmeter was struck by bullet
in a bombardment of d Chouteau avenue
car, sustaining a slight flesh wound.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23

Ola vIeerOy CoIdly Received at
Shanghai.


Shanghai.
Shanghai, July 22.-Li Hung Chang,
who arrived here today on the steamer
Anping from Hong Kong, was coldly re-
ceived. The native officials sent an escort
of three hundred armed troops; but as
the French consul objected to their pass
ing through the French settlement they
were withdrawn and Earl Ii landed un-
der an escort Of twelve French police
Once out Of French jurisdiction he was
handed over to the cosmopolitan settle
ment police who escorted him to his
place of residence, on Bubbling Well
road. This Anping, having munitions os-
war on board, violated the harbor regulA- 4
tions by entering and was compelled to
leave the limits.
The consuls have decided not to call
upon Ii Hung Chang officially.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
CASUALTIES AT TIEN TSIN.
Lat Of me Americans Ktled In
Battle.

Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin, July 15-( -(Nidnight via Che
Foo, July 20. Ia Shanghai, July o.
Eighteen members of the ninth United
States infantry were buried near the bar-
racks this Sunday evening. The regi-
ment paraded. Chaplain Marvine ofIici-
ate1 and the bodies We're enclosed in
grandees cofIins taken at Tien Tsin. The
Following is a list of the killed in the
ninth regiment:
Company A-John A. Potter and Geo.
II Buckley.
Company Corporal Richard B. B.SIater
and Privates John McPortland and Got
fried Svenson.
Company C-Barney Gonyea, Robert
3. Gordon
Company D-John H. Porter.
Company F-Oscar Olesen, John J.
Dreher, Alexander Syoghberg, Caspar
Xhwertfger and James b. Taylor.
Company G-Clyde b. Jamison, VIM
L. Partlow, Frederick f. Rieffennacht
John p. Smith and Dewey Rogers.
The following is a list Of the marines
killed: Sergeant Charles j. Kollock,
Corporal Thomas Kelly and Privates j.
e. McConkey and Isaac W. Partridge.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
(TALK No. 252.)
sPscIALTIEs.

This is the age Of specialties. No
one man with dozen lines of busi-
ness, can hope TO compete in either
line, with the man who does but one
thing and sticks to 1T. simply fit
and make glasses nothing else. All
my time and energy is devoted to
that one thing. do not treat the ear,
the nose, or the throat. make a
study of the eye alone. Ii your eyes
trouble you in any way / want to
talk with you about them. If you
ought to wear glasses, I will tell you
so and tell you why. It you do not
need to wear glasses will tell you
that. win not charge you for con-
sultation.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23

bringing advertising Of any kind into the pull
pit, but II they should get up early enough to
the kitchen, no one would blame them fer tell
ing ali the sisters how much better it is than
wood Tor kindlings
BIG BAGS 10c, AT ALL GROCERS.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
WILL REMAIN AT HONG KONG.
COMMISSIONERS SIMS DEAD.

New York, July ss.-Adolph simis,
Jr., commissioner of charities of Greater
New York, for the borough of Brooklyn
and Queens, died today, at his summer
home at Walls Gate junction, N. Z.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
REGISTER UNDER LINCOLN.

Burlington, VT. July 22-Hon. L. E.
Chittenden, register of the treasury under
the Lincoln administration, died here to-
day aged II years.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-23
TROOpS ZOE CHINA-

New York, July 22,-Companiss H and
I of the eighth United States infantry
moved off the transport Mcclellan this
morning and started for Fort Smelling,
Mimi, on the New York Central rail-
road. The men will wait for the mem
bers of the regiment who are coming
north on another transport and after the
recruiting of the organization to its full
number a start will be made for China.
The two companies number about 24O
men and officers. The men have beer. in
Cuba eighteen months, but they looked
in fine condition. About $500 persons
were at the dock to meet them, many of
the men having friends in this city and
the x. M. @. A. provided coffee and 9TH
er refreshments for them. 1t took until
half past one O'Clock in the afternoon Ito
get thirty tons of equipments and sup
plies and an unruly horse off the trans
port, and on the special train in waiting
and the start was then begun for the
west.
It was said that the other eight COM
panies of the regiments who are coming
north on the other transport were delayed
by a storm Off Cape Hatteras. These
men are expected tomorrow morning.
They will at once follow their compan-
ions to Fort Smelling.
WILL REMAIN AT HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, July 2s.--The second Indi-
an brigade has been ordered to remain
here. The British first class battlesh1p
Goliath and two Indian transports with
troops have arrived off Hong Kong.
GERMAN MISSIONARIES SAFE.
Berlin, July % The German consul at
Swatau telegraphs under date of July q
that all the German mission aries from
the interior of the province of Kwang
Tung have arrived there safely.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-16
WORK OF AN INCENDIARY.
q Double Tenement in New York Set
on Fire.

An apparently deliberate attempt
was made Thursday morning to burn a
big double tenement at the northeast
corner Of Madison and Jackson streets
in New York. Nearly 100 persors
were placed in peril of their lives aud
twenty families were rendered homeless
by the blaze.
Mrs. Margaret Lane, who lives with
her husband, the janitor of the build
ing her two brothers and two sisters on
the second floor Of 39l Madison street,
was awakened at 2 o'clock by a noise
in the hallway. She heard the shut
hing Of feet and the rustiug Of newspa-
pers. Her husband went down stairs
to investigate, and found quantity Of
newspapers in the hall. Thinking that
some late homeconer had thrown them
there carelessly, he went back to bed,
Shortly before 5 o'clock Mamie Law
ler, the twenty-year old sister in-law
of Mrs. Lane, was awakened by smell
of smoke. and the noise Of cracking
flames in the hall outside of her door.
She awakened those in the Lane apart
merts and then made her way upstairs,
shouting warning to the other tenants
in the building, and escaped in safety
to the house adjoining, No. 10 Jackson
street.
The waioscoating in the hall and
along the staircase was ablaze by this
time, and through dense smoke could
be distinguished the pungent odor Of
kerosene oil. The occupants had no
time to escape by TIE stsirways. Ba-
bies were thrown from the second story
window to those on the streets and
children whose ages ran from seven to
twelve were tossed into blankets
stretched out to catch them. Al es-
capped with nothing more serious than
bruises, parents Of the little ones slid
ing down ladders. The police are in
vestigating.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-16
Blown Up in Street Car.

A car on the St. Louis and Suburban
Railway was blown from the track aud
twisted sideways by an explosion
Thurday. Several Of the passengers
were slightly injured by the fyiag glass
and broken tiubers which came up
from below. Four were taken back to
the city for treatment. There is a
strike Oh the road. The explosive was
nitro gly cerine, which had been spread
on the track for some distance. The
ca, was filed with persons returning
from Dewey celebration. 1t was rain
ing hard at the time and liphtning
flashed continuously across the car.
Many women were among the passen-
gers, and they screamed wildly. Every
person was hurled from The seats and
fell pellmell into the aisle. At first it
was thought that a bolt of lightning
had struck, but when the motorman
and conductor, after an examination,
announced that the car had been blown
up by strikers there was more confu-
sion, and the men prepared for an at:
tack. This was the signal for more
screams, and many Of the passengers
got off the car and braved the terrible
downpour No attack was made, how
ever, and the wrecked car was removed
to the sheds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-16
Will SUPPORT Bryan.

1T has been SAID that shall support
Bryan if he is the Democratic nominee
for president, said W. Bourke Cochran,
who spoke at Montgomery, Ala, Thurs
day night at tie race conference
THAT depends, [ say frankly, upon the
Kansas City platform and the spirit in
which it is submitted to the American
people. If that platform is only a
reiteration Of the platform of 1895, |
shall not support it or the nominee. |
am unalterably opposed to the Mckin-
ley policy toward our new possessions.
I oppose militarism. I oppose imperial
ism. oppose trusts. If the Platform
takes decided stand in opposing these
questions and the spirit is in favor of
making them predominant, shall sup
port it and do all l can 10 my State for
the ticket. Otherwise l will not | con-
slider these questions the issues of the
campaign. The money plank, it it
must, can remain the same as in 1895,
because it is impossible to make it ef-
fectlve, and the other issues are graver
and far more important from the
standpoint of present conditions. As
to New York State, | can say nothing,
for an there only as a private citizen. "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-16
IS THIS WAR?
Or Is it Prodigious Lying or Wan
ton Massacre?

The accounts which come from Ma
nila Of battles of Filipinos aged in
by our troops have attracted the atten-
ton of other newspapers besides The
State. The Springfield Republican
says:
The days news from Manila tells of
fighting in Luzon in which two Ameri-
cans were killed and the Filipinos lost
heavily; of fighting ic the island of
Samar, in which two Americans were
wounded and 155 natives left dead on
the field; and of fighting in the island
Of Leyte, in which 125 natives were
killed, with no American casualties.
Reports Of the character Of the two
last have been frequent in recent
weeks. Thus some days ago it was
recorded that three detachuents of the
Forty. fifth regiment surrounded a
number Of natives, majority Of whom
were armed only with bolos, and killed
80 of them. There were no casualties
among the Americans. No mention
was made of any wounded or captured
natives. The inference left by the dis
patches was that the whole body of the
enemy had been wiped out. This was
certainly the case in the reported en-
counter, at about the same time, of
Lieut.. Batech and 20 men Of the Thirty
seventh regiment with so bolo men.
The latter were cornered in river and
"every one Of them" was shot, "the
bodies floating away" One American
was killed.
1t was further reported the other day
that Gen Bells men, in the course of
clearing the province of South Cana
rines, met with many small squads of
belomen and killed total of l25. "
No American casualties; no wounded
or captured natives, apparently. At
the same time another fight was re-
ported in Albay province, where Capt.
Gordon and three companies of the
Forty-seventh regiment routed a large
force OF insurgents and killed So Of
them; no casualties on the American
side, and no mention Of wounded and
captured Datives.
Gen Otis reported month ago that
from January l to Arril ], 1926 Fill
pinos had been killed and left on the
feld. On Friday last he cabled that
during the Doath of April 72l Fill
pinos had been killed, wounded and
captured" The reports CT the fighting
in detail above given show that the
wounded and captured must have
been added by way Of softening the
statistical exhibit Of cur progress for
the month, aud really had no place in
connection with the igure given. Our
Losses in April were l3 killed and q
wounded; one American to l32 natives.
Is this war? But if it is not war,
what is it? We might compromise on
Bishop Potter's description. 1t is a
little discussion Of fao academic char
acter.
Is this war? asks our Massachusetts,
contemporary. To our mind it is not
it is either prodigious lying or wanton
massacre. columbia State.