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The state herald., 1900-06-29
Minister WI Asks nm Ar,nstice.

Washington. June 25.-The chief de.
velopment to-day in The Chinese sltua.
tlon was the effort OF the Chinese
minister Wu Ting Fang. 10 secure an
armistice In the operation OF Amerl.
can troops until Ii Hung Chang could
reach Pekln and bring about cessa-
tion Of the disorders. The proposition
is rather n novel one and Is based
upon representations of the viceroys OF
the important provinces OF the Yang.
Tsc-klang valley that they can main.
tain order without the aid OF foreign
troops and that the presence OF the
foreigners would act merely ms an In,
ccntivc to disorder.
Minister Wu brought these repre-.
scntntIons so the attention OF Secre-
iary Hay, who consulted the Prcsl.
dent. The latter's decision ms subsc.
luently conveyed To the minister was,
that while the assurances OF the vice.
roys for continued quiet Were fully ap.
preciated. the United States could no,
bind Itself not To send It's forces Ia
points where disorder actually existed.
and where the safety of our officials
and citizens We're endangered.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
Small Crop of Spring Wheat.

Duluth. Mimi, June 22.-Oliver Dal.
rymplc, the big wheat grower of North
Dakota, writes his son here us follows.
Ten days ago ! wrote you that one,
third OF the spring wheat crop had
been destroyed by drought. / am now
OF the opinion that two-thirds of the
crop is killed beyond redemption.
"The Grandin farm Is running sixty
plows In the wheat fields. / shall
start plows tomorrow. and nearly all
spring wheat farmers Will he plowinc
under wheat next week unless heavy
rains come"
Chicago, hne 22.-The Times. Her.
aid tomorrow Will publish crop re.
port by Snow, the crop expert. who
has just completed two weeks toui
through the states OF Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota. He declares
the situation n national calamity. and
claims the wheat failure Is the worst
ever known. He estimates that the
Dnkotas are promising only 10000, ,O0C
bushels each and Minnesota about 49,.
100000. or n total OF 1000. 600 bushels
against 2oO.ooD.O00 bushels last ycai
and 225, 100000 bushels In 1898.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
FOREIGN FORCES IN TEN TslN
Rumors of Disaster to scymour's Erpc-
ditlon.

Rumors of Disaster to scymour's Erpc-
dition.
London, June 20, 3:35 n. m.-The
British cruiser Terrible has arrived ut
Che Foo from Taku with the latest
news, which is as follows:
Eight hundred Sikhs and 200 Welsh
fusiliers have effected II Junction with
the American, German and Russian
forces, which had been cut Off by the
Chinese about nine miles from Tien
Tsin. 1t was proposed to deliver an
assault upon the Chinese forces Mt
Tien Tsin last Sunday night
at is not clear what forces united.
1t would seem that one relieving force,
cut of. had been relieved by another.
At any rate, 1t is apparently certain
that the allies arrived In sufficient
force nt Tien Tsin Sunday to attack the
besicging Chinese"
Foreign official opinion here" said
n dispatch from Shanghai to the Daily
Express, dated yesterday. ''incline to
the belief that the worst has happened
to the legations at Pekin and to Ad-
miral Seymour. Even IL the legations
We're safe on June 10. there is no guar
antee that they are safe now. The
situation, in fact. grows more and
more gloomy. The entire absence OF
reliable news from the capital seems to
Justify the worst construction which
can be put upon It,"
The state herald., 1900-06-29
TRAINLOAD KILLED.
rHIRrY-F,vE PASSENGERS DEAD
Three Cars Plunge Into u Swollen Stream
Ruins Burn UP, Completing the Ter
rlble Work.

Atlanta, Ga, June pa passenger
train on the Macon branch of the
Southern railway ran into washOut
one and one-half miles north Of Nc
Donough, Ga, last night and was com.
pleely wrecked.
The wreck caught fire and the entire
train, with the exception of the sleep
er, was destroyed
Every person on the train except the
occupants of the Pullman car perished
Not Il member of the train crew escap.
ed.
Thirty-five people in all We're killed.
A cloudburst br0ke over that section
of the country about O o'clock last
night. and presumably washed out a
section of the track nearly 100 feet in
length.
Into this the swiftly moving train
plunged. The storm was still raging,
and all the car windows We're closed.
The passengers, secure, as they
thought, and sheltered comfortably
from the inclemcnt weather, went to
death without an instant's warning.
The train, consisting of II baggage,
car, second class coach, first class
coach and Pullman sleeper, was
hHochtu lAtO klllullue NOOu ny tue
fall.
The wreck caught fire in n few min
utes after the fall and all the coaches
We're burned exceINth the Pullman cur.
Every person oR TIE train except the
occupants of the Pullman car perished
In the disaster. There was no escape
MS the heavy Pullman weighted down
the others and the few alive In the
sleeper We're unable to render assist
ance to their fellow-passengers
For brief time there was silence.
Then the occupants of the Pullman car
recovered from their bewilderment and
after hard work managed to get out
of their car, and found themselves on
the track in the pouring rain. The
extent of the catastrophe was quickly
apparent.
Flames We're already seen coming
from that part Of the wreck not COW
cred by water AS the wreck began
to go TO pieces under the destructive
work of both flames and flood, human
bodies fioated out from the mass and
Were carried down stream by the swift
current. The storm did not abate in
fury. Flashes of lightning added to
the steady glow OF the burning train
and lii up the scene with fearful dis
tinctness.
Flagman Quinlan, who was one of
the first TO get out, at once started for
the nearest telegraph station. Making
his way as rapidly as possible in the
face Of the binding storm, he STUN
bled into the office ut McDonough and
after telling the night operator of the
wreck, fell fainting to the floor. Word
was quickly sent to both Atlanta and
Macon but no assistance was to be
had except In the latter city, as the in
terrupted track prevented the arrival
Of any train from Macon.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
cn,n... Immrn.. fore. n, rsIln.

London. June 2d.-3::.O "a. m.-"Gen.
eral Mas army" says correspondent
at Shan Hal Kwnn. consisting of
1000 men, left week ago for pckln,
nnd General Sung chlng's troops. mum.
herring 2.5oo, left for the same place
June II.
~ careful estimate Of the number
aud armament OF the Chinese troops
around Pckln puts the total NJ 100000,
and II is calculated that these troops
possess .2I large Creusot guns. ~
krupps and 100 MnSlms.
Their supply OF ammunition IN prac,
iically inrShaustibic. II has been
mainly supplied by n German firm Al
cariowitz. Fully three -fourths OF III.
Chinese forces ARE badly drilled. Who'll.
ly undlsclpilncd and quite unfamiliar
with modern weapons"
The state herald., 1900-06-29
Moving tn. Missouri, River.

Jackson, Ncb.. June 22.-An armed
band OF thlrty-two men has cut a chan.
nel through Iilnlnger's neck. or, ms II
Is known on the maps, Bruigher's
bend. In the Missouri river. There is
great excitement over the matter here.
The bend Is some twenty-five miles
around, and not more than quarter
OF mile across Its neck. This neck Is
low land. covered with willows and
small timber. AT one time, probably.
the channel OF the river ran across il,
Residents OF the bottoms along the
river east of Elk point have always
contended that II channel could be
cut through the neck and the river
Strengthened, 1t would prevent the re.
cnrrencc OF the spring floods which
have 40 frequently oycriiowcd the
southwestern portion of Union county.
Another result OF cutting through the
neck Of III" bend Is to throw thou.
snnds Of nrrcs OF excellent farming
land. which has been part Of Nobrns.
kn, Into South Dakota, the river being
the state boundary.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
rphoids law Against Dealing In ro,,,,.

Springfield, H.. June 22.-Thc IN.
prcmc Court to-day affirmed the de.
cislon Of the lower court which con.
ylctrd a. V. booth Of Chicago Of nm.
lawfully contracting In writing with
'uo Wcnfr commission Company nn
option TO buy 100000 bushels Of corn
ni fuiuf" time. contrary 10 the stat.
ute.
Ihe decision II Important In Tint II
Declares the Illinois law regarding puts
ANA rhllH to br valid. The defense
MhH based on constitutional grounds.
Thr court does not hold tlut conifncl
TO hut grain for future delivery ii nm.
lawful, hnt holds ihnt tho booth.
Wehre conitnct did not bind Booth Ca
take the corn on delivery day nnd wn.
merely n gamble u,l the price OF corn
The state herald., 1900-06-29
wood sqaclenc. Cuban scandal.

Havana. June 22,-rhc postal frauds
have rather swnmpcd the scandal OK.
silng In the university, which Inns
been the milking ground for some of
the bcst.known men In Cuba. who, ms
undcr.prof"rsors, received 81 100 n
year each. There Were seyepty,wo
OF these professors aud twcnty.four as.
sls'nntH, some of them having no
classes NJ NIL nnd others only one OF
two students. Many OF the profcs
sors drew other government salaries.
When this was called 10 General
Woods attention he Immediately In
nusurntcd reforms which resulted IN
cutting down the list TO forty.slx. in
Guiding assistants, which II enough
considering that there nrc only i5O sin
dents, For instance. instruction IN
creek was divided into three parts
history. grammar ana literature. 1,
IL now combined under one profcaso,
OF Greek.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
BOXERS cLAmoR FOR BLOOD.
Report. of Severe Fighting at T,'n r'in'

| Reports OF severe FlkhtinR NJ Aioh Ash'
London, June 23.-Reports from ma
tive sources continue to reach Shang'
hai of anarchy In Pekin. According to
these tales the streets are filled day
and night with Boxers, who are who'll
ly beyond the control of the Chinese
troops, and who are working them
selves up to frenzy, and clamoring
for the death of all foreigners.
The English consulate ut Shanghai
Is said to have received from infiuen-
tial natives reports of n tragedy in the
palace at Pekin, though precisely what
Is not defined.
The consul thinks that Admiral Scy-
mOur, commander of the international
relief column. was mislcd by informa'
| tion from Pekin and consequently un'
derestlmated the difficulties In his way
and the Chinese power of resistance
with Maxim guns and Mausers.
The consuls Mt Shanghai still believe
the foreign ministers ut Pekin safe, al'
though the Japanese reports received
at Shanghai allege that up to June 18th
100 foreigners had been killed in Pc
kin.
-Four thousand men of the allied
forces We're having sharp defensive
fighting in Tien-1sin Tuesday and
Wednesday with n prospect of being
reinforced Thursday. This is the stu.
alton in China, us set forth in the Brit
ish government dispatch.
Eight hundred Americans are TAX
ing part in the fighting at Tien-Tsin," :"
says the Shanghai correspondent of the
Express, cabling last evening. "And
they apparently form part of sup
Elementary force, arriving with Ger
mans and British after the conflict
started. 1t is impossible to estimate
the number OF the Chinese there; but
they had n surprising number of guns. "
New York, June 22.-News from var
ious official sources this morning shows
that Thursday the interna tional force
in Tien-Tsin was in desperate straits,
but Rear Admiral Bruce hoped that it
would be relieved that night.
According to Berlin official dis
patch the allied troops had been bonn
barded for three days when the French
officer left Tien-Tsin, Wednesday. and
that they were even then short of am
munition, though reports by other
channels assert that they We're engag-
ed later than that, undergoing bonn
bardment from heavy cannon.
This dispatch states that relief col
umn. comprising 24O German marines,
$50 British and 1,500 Russian troops,
was on its way to Tien-Tsin and that
the railway from Taku was open to
within about nine miles OF that point.
According to an official Italian dis
patch. n relief column composed Of
British, Russian and japanese troops,
started from Taku for the relief of
Tien-Tsin Thursday morning.
Admiral Bruce reports that on Sun
day the Chinese shelled the foreign set
tlement, and that 175 Austrians, Brit
lsh. Germans and Italians captured the
Chinese military college. burned II, de
stroyed Its guns and Il considerable
amount of ammunition which 1t held,
and killed Its defenders. He adds that
repeated attacks Were repulsed on
Monday.
Meanwhile there is still no official
word of the condition OF the refugees
In Pekin nor OF Rear Admiral Scy.
mour's movements for their relief.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
Marln.. I,arr, rhrnnxn cnlenxn.

Chlcngo. June 25.-Thc fourth bat.
talon of United SinteS marines. Mai
W. T.. Blddlc In command. pnssc,l
through Chicago tonight on n rush NJ,
Hlgnm.n' To duty In III" Orient. nnd III,
Chimes" battle-ground is believed TO bc
their objective, The battalion. rein
forced by two slundrons OF the Sixth
cavalry. win snil from Snn Francisco
July I. for cnviic. T.. l.. vim Japan.
Mai. Blddl" said TINT he expected or,
d-rr In Japan that would throw him
mud his men Into the lighting In China
Their" nrr 2.ls men IN the battalion
which was recruited nj Norfolk. New
York aud Washington.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

A Russian Inventor. X Danilewsky,
has recently Experimental, under gov
ernment auspices, with flying ma
chine which combines the lifting pow
er of balloon with something resem-
bling wing action. The balloon is
shaped like a projectile. and is small.
being filled with pure hydrogen. Its
ascensional forco is sufficient to neu-
tralize the weight OF the aeronaut and
the apparatus. Tho latter consists OF
n system of movable aeroplanes and a
steering tackle, by means OF which the
aeronaut guides the course OF the bal
loon. In descending, the latter as
sumes an upright position. The i'm
mediate object OF the experiments is
to provide a dlrigible balloon for the
signal corps OF the Russian army.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
con,,c, Garter SIN rr,,nu to tie, out.

Lcnv"nworih, Kan, June a5-Ap.
other effort win shortly he mndr To ol,
inln n rrll"ntlnr NJ the fnmouH Carter
cns", The plan Il 10 Try To bring cnr
Ter before n civil court on n writ of
hnbrnr corpus nnd then hive the cn.e
tried upon ltH merits
'nri"r WINS recently visited hy "A
wealthy uncle from New York nnl Tho
iwo held long conference. llpforh
lrnvlnp the uncle stated to The warden
Tint he wunlI soon return. noroni.
tnnird by two of the best attorneys In
New York.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

The Indian name Sioux, as 1t appears
in such town names as Sioux Falls.
Sioux City and Sioux Rapids. is usual
ly pronounced $780," but sometimes.
in the East chiefly, that simple pro-
nunciation is not known. A commit
teeman not long ago visited school in
New England. where he heard the
pupils say 'Si-oS," with complete as
surance. At a favorable opportunity
he quietly spoke to the teacher OF tho
error. saying: " You know 1t is 'Soo.' q"
whereupon she asked the attention Of
the school. and solemnly announced:
You have all been pronouncing this
word wrong. 1t is not Siox, but Soo-
OK" The committeeman lacked the
courage to pursue the subject farther.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

Several Of the justices OF the su-
preme court of New York who have
been mentioned in connection with
the Ice trust scandal declare they
bought stock as business invest
ment." Their friends defend them,
and one of them writes to ask whether
Judge should be debarred from in
vesting in any concern that might
possibly come up before him for ad-
judication.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

The friends OF the plan to convert
Indian lands In Northern Minnesota
into national park are much encour-
aged by the reception It has received
ut the hands OF representatives. A IA
vorable report by the house commit
tee on Indian affairs, which says in
part: The headwaters OF the MIssis-
sippi are now protected by national
forests. and this protection is threat
ened by lumbermen. who wish to re-
move the pine. In France vast sums
OF money are now being expended In
reforesting the mountains which have
been denuded and where the gravelly
soil has begun to wash down into and
destroy the valleys below. Enormous
sums are expended to restore these
mountains to their natural conditions
as nearly us may be. In Northern New
York the state has acquired large
area OF tho Adlrondacks In order to
preserve the waters OF the Hudson.
and has expended nearly 100000 for
that purpose. II the timber around
the headwaters OF the Mississippi is
entirely removed the government will
no doubt hereafter be called upon to
restore /, as nearly rs possible to the
original state and TO expend n much
larger sum than is now necessary to
preserve II In that condition. Large
amounts have already been laid out
for the creation OF reserves in that To-
cali,y to prevent great floods In the
Hpring and to preserve a supply OF
water for midsummer and fall. We
cannot AFFORD to have the lands around
the hoadwaterA OF our great rivers de-
forosted and made barren.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
Peruvian. Anrr, p,.r two r,re..

i.lmn. Peru. June 2i--Thc Ignorant
pensnntry ~ the province of Hum.
cnyo nnd other pnrla Of the Interior nro
greatly excited over IN" recent lrHiftrs
ilnn hy ilrc. evidently NJ inccnilntp
origin, Of the celebrated convent Of
ocopn This Hire and another they NJ.
tribute to the efforts AMI propaganda
NJ the American missionaries In that
section,
The state herald., 1900-06-29

Arrangements have been perfected
by which Russian oil will be distrib-
uted in Germany. In the last few
years American petroleum has prac-
tically monopolized the German mar
ket. The German government has now
offered facilities to Russian producers
In the way of reduction of railway
rates. so that 1t is expected in the near
future the Russian oil trade will make
considerable progress in Germany.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
RATHBoNE is REMOVED.
VIII He Kept In Cuba to Testify In Cases
Against Nicely md Others.

Against Necly md Others.
Washington, June 25.-The postmas.
ter general has issued an order remov.
ing from office Estes q. Rathbone
from the position of general director
OF posts OF Cuba, and detailing Martin
c. Fosnes. an inspector in the postal
service. to perform the duties.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has been relieved from fur,
ther work in Cuba and has sailed fol
home.
Postmaster General Smith would moi
say whether or not I,athbone would he
arrested for any connection lie may
have had with existing conditions In
the Cuban postal department. That
question will he left entirely with Gen
cral Wood, the military governor Of
the island. MS he VIII be wanted ms a
witness In the eases of tv, other OF.
iicials agninst whom charges have
been preferred.
The state herald., 1900-06-29
pra aold 1, III. rn,,,pp,,r..

vancouver B g., June 2i.-A party
NJ miners uhys tho chiDn Mail. hny,
succeeded In incnilnr aevrrnl prnmi-
luz fields NJ gold aud other minerals III
the northern provinces ~ the Philip
pines. mud s"yurul British ilrinr IN cbl
m are hccnming Interested.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

A Michigan girl dreamed that she
was bequeathed fortune. and the
dream came true. The demand for
rich things to eat just before retiring
naturally will be greatly increased as
q result of this.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

It Is some six years only since Glas-
gov began to operate its street railway
system, and now the entirely new
equipment OF that day is to be re-
placed, so far as is necessary, to COM
ply with change in the method of
traction. The substitution is one OF
electricity for horses, and it is said
that all the needful alterations will be
completed by Jan. next.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

NJ. Vandenpeerboom. former pre-
mier of Belgium, has declined the
senatorship of West Flanders, pre-
sumably because of his handicap at
roll call.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

AsiatIc cholera was first supposed to
have originated from the consumption
OF unsound rice. and was called rice
disease"
The state herald., 1900-06-29

Modern research has again atrik-
ingly verified ancient records. In tho
excavations on the site Of Babylon.
Herodotua told Of the city wall OF Bah.
ylon as being 40 thick that upon tho
top OF II there was room for two rows
Of houses with roadway between
them wide enough for four ohnrio,a
TO bc driven abreast, Dr. Holloway.
the Archaeological, nov reports the
finding of this wall. the top OF which
Ia one hundred and thlrty.piN and one.
half foot wide. The dimension amply
yindca,es the record OF HetodUtus.
The state herald., 1900-06-29

An apparatus that has Mt least the
merit OF novelty IL on exhibition In
London. II iH designed as checking
clock TO record the hour OF the arrival
Of employees at their places OF work.
The novelty consists In u scnRitizod
Photographic ribbon attached to clock
work. Each cmploye. M he or she ar
riyos. presses the button OF the ma.
chin. aud Immediately his or her pho.
tograph. together with photograph
Of the clock showing the moment Of
arrival, is Impressed on the movable
ribbon. /, is said that the photograph
ran be made a, the rate OF 40 minute
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-06
Born Good.

The love which radiated from the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Pennefather,
founders of the famous Midway missions
of London. was the love which ''beareth
all things, believeth all things, hopeth all
things, endureth all things"
An early incident Illustrated this trend
Of mind and heart in Mrs. Pennefather,
even in her early childhood. 4 bee had
stung her badly, but she ran to her moth
er, exclaiming, 1.-THE bee has kissed me
too hard" She never thought of the bee
as angry or h%urtful, and this feeling per-
vaded her conceptions of men and women
who spoke or acted injuriously, while at
the same time she maintained clear and
decided views Of truth and deplored err
ror.-Christian Endeavor World.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-06

There Is no better medicine for tho
babies than Chamberlain's Cough Rem
cdy. Its pleasant taste and prompt and
cffectual cures make 1t q favortte with
mothers and small children. It quickly
cures their coughs and colds, preventing
pneumonia or other serious conse-
quences. 1t also cures Group and has
been used in tens OF thousands of cases
without a single failure so far as we have
been able to learn. 1t not only cures
Group, but when given as soon as the
croupy cough appears, will prevent the
attack. In cases of w%hooping cough 1t
liqueies the tough mucus, making it
easier to expectorate, and lessons the
severity and frequency OF the paroxysms
of coughing, thus depriving that disease
of all dangerous consequences. For
sale by A. G. ireland.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-06
Siberian Exiling to Be Prohibited.

The thought of exiled Russian Grim
inals changing their way over the SHOWS
of the Siberian plains to life Of terrible
desolation is one of horror. 1t is now
rumored that this barbarous custom
is to be abolished, and that Siberia,
which is really a fertile country, Is TO be
cultivated. This ne'ss will be well
coined as joyfully by the far away con
victs as is tho fact by exiles of health,
that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures
DYSPEPSIA. Other so-called remedies
claim to cure. That is all. The Bittcrs
not only claim to cure, but has lone SO
for fifty years. 1t cures indigestion,
constipation, %biliousness, malaria, fever
and ague, liver and kidney troubles 1t
is the lest medicine in the world Tor
this time of the @