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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-24

EXTRA SESSION TALK.
Presidents DisfncIfnatfoB te Leave
Washington Revives Gossip.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-The situation
in China has become serious and COM
plicated as to compel President Mckinley
to postpone, IL not abandon. his trip TO
Chicago to attend the G. A. r. encamp-
ment His decision 20 this effect has
caused an acute revival of the talk OF an
extra session of Congress. That matter
stands now just as IL stood i'm these dis
patches on the 18th inst.-it all depends
the .'heathen Chinee" Next TO the relief
of Minister Conger and the other be-
leaguered foreigners the object the Presi-
dent and his constitutional advisers have
kept in view has been TO avoid war in
the international sense with China. The
theory that the beleaguerment OF the lesa-
tioners and the whole movement against
foreigners were contrary to the wishes OF
the Chinese government. and in effect a re-
volt against it's authority. has been shat
week. sull it will be possible TO avoid for
NAL war IL the responsible head OF the
Chinese government is willing TO submit
to the reasonable demands OF the outraged
powers and is capable OF restoring and
maintaining peace and order within the
bounds of the empire. Definite knowledge
on these points is expected I'm a few days.
Until then the question OF calling Con-
gress together must necessarily rest In
allegiance. The Emperor is still regarded
as de jure the head OF the government
although it is recognized that the Empress
dowager Is de facto the head. His and
her whereabouts are still unknown. Until
precise Information on these heads Is had
no negotiations can be entered into. For
NAL war will be avoided IL possible. and IL
II can be there will be no necessity for
calling Congress together. III IL cannot be.
Congress will have 10 be summoned. IL
all depends upon what the next few days
may develop.
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Thinks 1t Is Unpatriotic and Hypo-
critical tn shirk Responsible
ities of the Late War.
WILL SUPPORT MR.. M'KINLEY
BELIEVING HE Is LABoRING FOR
THE NATIONS WELFARE.
Captain English Says Explicitly that
He Has No Selfish Reasons in join
ing the Republican Party.

Captain William E. English, for years
one OF the most consistent and faithful
supporters of Democracy in Indiana. has
left that party and will cast his vote this
fall for Mckinley and Roosevelt. Captain
English has written long letter to Mayor
Thomas Taggert. resigning the presidency
of the Board of Park Commissioners of In
dianapolis. and stating his reasons for de-
clining to serve as a marshal during the re-
cent Bryan and Stevenson notification cere-
monies.
Captain English is one of the leading
citizens OF ths-eity. and is well known
throughout the State. His late father, the
Hon. w. II. English, ran for Vice Presi-
dent on the Democratic ticket in 1850. and
was one of the influential men of his party
for half century. The captain himself
has represented this district in Congress.
and as a delegate in Democratic national
conventions.
In announcing his change of political
1dlln captain EnSlSn scores MI. Bryan IOr
his anti-expansion utterances. and says
Democracy has indorsed all the vicious
principles of Populism. Mr.. Bryan still
stands for 16-to-1 silver, while Captain
English believes the only safeguard of the
Nation, from a business point of view, is
sound money. Captain English is an ex-
pansionist, and has no sympathy with the
rawlings of Mr. Bryan and his anti-imperial-
istic supporters He condemns the course
OF those who led the country into war with
Spain and are now trying to shirk the re-
suits. In closing Captain English says:
wanting no Office of any description,
seeking no emolument of any kind, with no
personal ak to grind of any character, and
perfectly independent OF political rewards
or punishments, can, in conclusion, say in
part, with that speaker whose address at
the Kansas City convention was received
with loudest acclaim, i care not the snap
of my finger for party private criticism
j care nothing for office. I love liberty. I
love equality of rights, and 1 love JUS
tice, and when the party belong TO is too
cowardly to make stand for the right,
leave Ii, and l leave il for good"
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GENERAL GASELEE'S REPORT.


LONDON, Aug. %. = General Gaselee,
commander of the British forces at Peking,
has telegraphed to the War Office as fol-
lows:
"Peking, Aug. p, via Che-Foo, Aug. a.
At a conference Aug. II it was agreed
that the allies should concentrate within
five miles of Peking Aug. IA. and the as
sault should begin Aug. Is. The attack.
however, commenced early on the morning
of Aug IA, and our troops had to make
a forced march of fifteen miles from Tung-
Chow in great heat We were on the ex-
treme left and attacked the southeast gate
of the Chinese city. There was practically
no opposition, we were not expected at
that point. The Indian troops broke down
and rushed the gate, and L entered with
cavalry and guns. L then sent other cav
airy and the Punjab Infantry to the Tenn
pie of Heaven to secure our left flank and
camping ground, and with the other corps
pushed on toward the legations AT
o'clock we got on the canal. opposite the
water gate, and were signaled from the
wall held by the legationers, L, with
portion of the staff and seventy Indians.
rushed across the almost dry moat and
entered through the water gate without
loss. We found all well in the legations.
Macdonald Immediately showed me around
the positions. with the view of further
action
I'm the meantime our field artillery had
been brought up to lombard the central
gate of the Tartar city, but a sortie by the
Americans and Russians of the garrison
along the wall anticipated the lombard
ment and the gate fell into our hands.
Two field guns were then brought into
the legation and the rest were sent back TO
the Temple of Heaven.
AT about o'clock in the afternoon the
Americans, under General Chaffee. entered
the legation. and then we moved on toward
the central gate of the Tartar city for
the night. BY nightfall we had four hum
dred men in the legation. Here. appar-
emily, some words are missing.l During
the evening, at the Temple of Heaven. we
were engaged, and after infiicting heavy
losses occupied the south gate Of the
Chinese CITY,"
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WORK OF JAPANESE.
Part Taken by Them I'm the Capture of
the Chinese Capital.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The japanese
legation to-day received the following ad-
vices from the Foreign Office at Toxic.
dated Aug q: :
''The commander of the japanese feet at
Taku transmitted by telegraph on the 2lst
the following report from Peking: THE
Japanese regiment which had been de-
tailed early on the 18th for the purpose of
protecting the imperial palace had hard
fighting all day. but they could not bring
il to a decisive issue. they refrained
from firing on the palace. On the follow
ing day. however. they took it's principal
gate, and now the city is almost entirely
cleared of the enemy. The imperial family
and ministers left for Sian four or five days
ago. escorted by 1900 troops under Tung
Fuh Shiang. With the object of restoring
order the city has been divided into dis
tricts. the Japanese being assigned the
northern half. and Japan. the United
States, Great Britain. Russia and France
have each deputed an officer 10 carry on
the administration.
Prince Tuans residence has been
burned down by the japanese. The Jap
anase naval detachment which guarded the
legation lost, during the siege. five killed
and eight wounded. The japanese forces
which now occupy the imperial palaces.
have rescued foreign and native Christians
from their confinement "
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smashed to atoms, and the mob ran into
and looted the store Revolvers rifles,
shotguns razors and thousands of rounds
of ammunition were taken. and with these
weapons the mob returned to the City Hall.
Standing in the front windows OF the build
ing, Mayor Young. Chief of Police Harrt-
son and other police officials were har-
anguing the mob, endeavoring to convince
the rioters that Louis Peck. the coiored
man charged with assaulting little Chris
tine Mas, had been quietly removed from
the jail during the afternoon and taken to
Cleveland for safe keeping.
THE MAYORS MISTAKE
The remarks of the mayor only increased
the anger of the mob. In his first attempt
TO quiet the mob he said the prisoner had
been taken out of the city about O'Clock.
In another speech he gave o'clock as the
time of the prisoners departure and in
speaking again he said o'clock. They be-
lieved, from the mayors contradictory
statements, that he was not telling the
truth, and that the prisoner was still in
the city Jail, notwithstanding the fact that
two different committees had searched the
building from cellar to roof without find
ing any trace of the prisoner.
John A. Wintrode, one of the committee
men who made the search, stood on the
roof of the building and told the mob that
Peck was not to be found. The rioters re-
fused to be satisfied, and, with the cry
ITO the courthouse. To the county jaili"
they started up the mill to High street and
across the commons to the courthouse and
Jail. First they attacked the Jail and were
met by Deputy Sheriff Stone. At his re-
quest a committee was hurriedly appointed
and every nook and corner of the jail was
searched. ITO the courthouse!" the cry
was again taken up, and a dash was made
for the courthouse, across the street. Doors
were battered in and the rioters surged
through the differen. halls and rooms, but
without result. A dash was then made for
the treasurer's office, but the heavy iron
doors checked the mob.
Leaving the courthouse, the mob returned
to the vicinity of the City Hail. Burn
them out.'' was the cry from several peo-
pie. and the echo OF the cry was an af-
firmative roar from the mob.
THE TORCH APPLIED.
Adjoining the City Hall, which was con-
structed almost entirely of brick, was an
immense building for many years the prin-
cipal public hall of Akron. This building
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gates until they fell. In the meantime the
infantry cleared the street and walls.
where the Chinese soldiers, with a fne
cover. stubbornly resisted. The fighting
was close and sharp. A French battery
while Smelling the approaches TO the palace,
narrowly missed the Americans.
General Chaffee and Mr.. Conger are con-
ferring regarding the diplomatic features
of the situation. The American casualties
thus far, in addition to Captain Reilly are
the following:
Killed-Company c. Ninth Infantry. Rob-
ert e. Walsh; Company E. Ninth Infantry.
Daniel W. Simpkins; Company E, Ninth
Infantry James C. Hall; Company *.
Fourteenth Infantry, Russell T. Elliott;
Company NJ, Fourteenth Infantry. James
c. Weber.
Wounded-Company X. Ninth Infantry,
George III. Siemens; Company Nj. Ninth In
fantry, William p. Norton; Company F..
Ninth Infantry. Martin A Silk; Company
L, Fourteenth Infantry. Thomas A Lank-
er; Company NJ, Fourteenth Infantry. Will
liam b. Hoffman; Company Nj, Fourteenth
Infantry, Henry @. Davies; Company l.,
Fourteenth Infantry. Thomas King; Com
pany H, Fourteenth Infantry. Ora f. Tyler;
Company G., Fourteenth Infantry, Henry
]. Kysela: Company III. Fourteenth Infan-
try. George King: Company II, Fourteenth
Infantry, Corporal Charles Morgan; Com
pany III. Fourteenth Infantry, John l.
Lynch: Company /. Fourteenth Infantry.
Carey l.. Durbin: Company Z. Fourteenth
Infantry, George c. Kaufman; Company
Z, Fourteenth Infantry, Harvey Baker.
musician; Battery +, Fifth Artillery, Lee
Doyle.
Edward b. Mitchell, Company L, Four
teenth Infantry, received wounds during
the action which subsequently proved fatal.
The privates were buried in the grounds
of the American legation in the evening.
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Dispatch from General Chsaee Giving
Brief Report ON the situa-
tion at the Capital.
REPLY SENT TO Ii HUNG CHANG
TEXT OF THE PEACE PROPOSAL COR
REsPONDENCE MADE PUBLIC.
United states the First Power so An
swer the Appeal-President Is
Awaiting Developments

WASHINGTON, Aug. D.
The United States will send no
more troops to China unless the
situation there becomes more grave
than it is now. Four thousand
men now at sea, and 5000 more
under orders to sail, will GO to
Manila, via Nagasaki. When the
transport Hancock is lightered at
Taku, General Chaffee will have
5, 600 men. sufficient for present
purposes in China. The determi-
ration to send no more troops &c
China is partly based On advices
from General Chaffee.
Instructions have been forwarded
to Mr.. Rockhill, the special repre-
sentative of the United States in
China.
The reply of the administration
to Ii Hung Chapg's appeal for the
appointment of peace commits
sioner was made public to-day,
along with the dispatches submit
ted by Minister WI. The reply
was a diplomatic rejection of the
proposal on grounds hitherto made
public.
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TEXT OF THE LETTER.
Captain EngIish's Reasons for Re-
nouncing Bryan Democracy.

Pequot Point, New London, Conn.
August 20.
Hon. Thomas Taggart. Mayor of Indian
apolis:
Dear sir-Aug. received from Chief
Marshal Charles A Garrard official notice
OF my appointment one OF the assistant
marshals or aids upon his staff for the Bry-
an and Stevenson notification ceremonies of
Aug :. and have since received a further
communication from George j. Marott, of
the committee on arrangements. request
ing my assistance In connection with these
official party proceedings and asking that
my reply be directed TO you as the head of
the committee. L promptly answered the
communication of Mr.. Garrard on the day
of its receipt. thanking him for the honor
Intended to be conveyed. but refusing to
serve in connection with the ceremonies re-
ferred TO or to have my name In any way
associated Herewith. Owing to misdirec-
tion the communication of Mr.. Marott did
not reach me promptly. which explains my
failure 10 address you in reply. as re-
quested. until the present time. In doing
80 now IL is due TO you not only as the
representative of the committee. but be-
cause of my official connection with your
administration mayor OF Indianapolis
that / should set forth in full the reasons
actuatfng me in my refusal 10 be associate
with any act that might be construed as an
Endorsement OF the candidacy OF Bryan and
Stevenson for the highest honors within
the gift OF the voters OF the United States
II is not my intention 10 give my support TO
these candidates. and / therefore feel that
IL is my duty. in connection with that an
nouncement. TO promptly forward you Of
fetal notice OF my withdrawal from men,
bership on the Indianapolis Park Commits
sion.
IL Is hardly necessary to remind you that
the law creating the commission practically
provides that the commissioners shall be
equally divided between the two leading
political parti>. and therefore. aside from
all other con- erations. IL is but just TO
you and the d arty Of which you are an
honored leader that my place upon the
board should now be filled by another in
view OF the fact that 1 am no longer In
harmony with the Democratic party as
now controlled and constituted, do not
stand upon the party platform and do not
intend TO support the party nominees in
the campaign now at hand. / know that
the spirit OF the law creating these various
city boards. which provides for equal or
minority representation. has been frequent
~ violated by past city administrations
bur IN my opinion .it Is a custom more
honored In the breach than the observ-
snces" and certainly want no part In any
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RUSSIANS SUFFERED.


ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 23.-General
Linevitch, commander of the Russian
troops in the province of Pe-Chi-Li. tele-
graphs to the Ministry Of War as follows:
AT 2 o'clock in the morning of Aug. II
our troops stormed the eastern gate of Pc
king, and were the first to enter the city.
The Russian flag was the first hoisted on
the wall. The bombardment of the gate
lasted fourteen hours. The Russians then
scaled and occupied the wall. The Chinese.
however, still held the observatory and
other towers, whence they subjected our
troops to heavy enfilading fire until our
infantry forced them to leave their posi-
tions. Our losses were: Killed. Colonel
Antinkoff and twenty men: wounded. Gen.
Wasilowski, Colonel Modi and five other
officers and 102 men. In the meanwhile the
allied troops stormed and captured another
gate and entered the city. We found the
imperial government had left and that the
legations were in great straits
The dispatch concludes with describing
the recent attacks on the legations. During
the siege the inmates of the Russian lega-
tion had five men killed and twenty
wounded.
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Americans Were First to Enter the
Palace Grounds-ReilIy's Death.

Copyright, 1900. by the Associated PressI
PEKING. Aug. Is. via Che-Foo. Aug. "a
The Americans preached three gates before
the imperial palace and occupied the ap-
proaches to the last wall.
Captain Henry j. Reilly. Battery F. Fifth
United States Artillery and five privates
were killed and sixteen were wounded. Dur
ing the afternoon the Americans returned
10 camp, pending a conference between the
generals. Thereupon the Russians oc-
cupied the approaches TO the palace.
Captain Reilly was standing on the wall
and directing his battery. when bullet
struck him In the mouth. killing him I'm
stantly. The battery hammered at the
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TROOPS TO BE DIVERTED.


WASHINGTON. Aug. ss.-The important
development in the Chinese situation to-
Cay was the decision of the government
rot to send any more troops TO China. All
the troops now at sea. amounting to about
iooo together with those under orders for
service In the far East. which have not
sailed. amounting TO about 5000 more. WIN
be sent to Manila. These troops xir sail
On the same route. and on touching ss
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Fought All Day.

TOXIC. Tuesday. Aug 2i--According 10
dispatches received here from Peking the
Japanese troops sent to occupy the imper-
ial palace there Aug. Is had &c fight all day.
because they refrained from bombarding
the palace Thus decisive action was I'M
possible. On the 18th. however. they occu-
Fled the principal gate OF the palace. the
city beizg nearly cleared Of the enemy.
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AKRON
QUIET REIGNs AFTER A NIGHT OF
TERROR AND BLOoDsHED.
Ten Companies of StatesTroops Take
Possession of the Riot-Ridden
City and Overawe the Lawless.
DETAILS OF THE MOB'S WORK
"INNOCENT SPECTATORS" THE
WORST SUFFERERS, AS USUAL.
Little Girl Receives n Bull
let in the Head.
FIREMEN IN THE HOSPITALS
SEVERAL ARE WOUNDED WHILE
FIGHTING THE FLAMES.
Columbia Hall and City building i'm
Ashes-NO Records Saved-PrOp-
erty Loss About 100000.
Boy Is Shot Through the Heart and
Little Girl Receives Bull
let in the Head.
FIREMEN IN THE HOSPITALS
SEVERAL ARE WOUNDED WHILE
FIGHTING THE FLAMES.
Columbia Hall and City Building i'm
Ashes-NO Records Saved-PrOp-
erty Loss About $2OO,OOO.

AKRON. o., Aug. 23-The revised list of
killed and wounded in last nights riot fol-
lows:
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Killed.
Fatally Wounded

GLENN WADE. aged eleven years, son
of Lillian Wade, Empire Hotel, shot
through the heart.
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-FdtdIIy w WOuIlutu-
RHODA DAVIDSON, aged four years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nj. Davidson,
Ill Allyn street. shot through the head.
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The daily sentinel., 1900-08-02
D.w.y.. Chimes. servant.


Admiral Dewey's body servant. who
moved with him from the flagship
Olympia to his new home presented to
him last autumn in Washington, is Ah
Nav, the Chinese boy. All Nav is an
interesting character, and about as
bright and shrewd a Chinaman as one
ever meets. He is an enlisted sailor in
the United States navy, and is tenn
porarily detailed for duty with the ad-
miral. He speaks English with re-
markabls clearness and fuency. is good
natured to an unusual degree. and is
perfectly devoted to his gallant mas
ter. All Nav has sole charge OF Ad-
miral Dewey's wardrobe. lays out his
clothes to be worn each morning and
keeps the admiraps trousers pressed
and creased. AS Admiral Dewey is
exceedingly fastidious about his wear
ing apparel the duties OF All Haw in
this respect are quite exacting. In
q short time the Chinese servant Is to
return to his native country. He is Of
. saving disposition and has accumu-
lated a snug fortune, which he Is anx-
ious to invest in China.
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Take . look at sweatt's window.

Take . look at Sweatt's window.
Try The Progress. Next to Hardys.
Red hot and lots Of it at the Chop
House.
Try = square meal for Is cents at tho
Chop House.
Goette's bread is acknowledged to be
the best the city affords.
Call and see Sweat the fashionable
tailor about that suit.
Cakes. cookies and all kinds of bread
at the Star bakery.
Clean, wholesome and no half hour
waits at the Chop House.
The Star bakery bread is the best
Theo Gostte proprietor.
Buy tho bread of tho Star bakery, the
very best made in the city.
"Cleanliness is Next to Goodness" !"
Have you tried the Stardryf
The latest ball bearing sewing ma
chimes at Vans for $500 spot cash.
Wanted to Trads-Good young milk
COW and bicycle for big family horse.
Furnished room to rent, corner Fifth
and South streets. Also day board.
Call at The Sentinel office and exam
inc wedding Bells" Mr.. Pabor's pesm.
Hully Gee, Git on ter de fat geiser
hustlin fer Chop House dey's onter dor
job.
Confections, cigars. and fancy grocer
les at "The Progress. Next to Hardy
Bros.
like your mother did, go to he Chop
House.
Many people are taking advantage Of
and profiting by Anderson's special sales.
Are your
Robuck wants all kinds of second
hand goods. 1t will pay you to see him
before buying or selling.
Anything all the time, and between
times, that's the way the Chop House
does "big. ;"
A copy Of Mr.. w. E. Pabor's wedding
Bell" can be purchased at The Daily
Sentinel ohlce.
Fresh line Of bakery supplies always
on hand at "Ths Progress" Try it.
First door east Of Hardy Bros.
The new Excelsior Steam Lsundryis
up-to-date. Try it and be convinced.
Frank BuehrinR,
Proprietor.
Some choice stock OF Belgian hares
may Row be had at reasonable prices at
"Victoria Rabbitry," corner 9Th and Gun
nison Call at the Rabbitry or see l. A .
Moon at the Fair store
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WANTED.-The address of Mr.. F.
L. Lswther. Important to Mr.. Law
ther. Call on or address Horace T.
DeLong, 357 Canon Block, Grand
Junction, Colorado.
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WHERE DO YOU
BUY YOUR SHOESf

WHERE DO YOU
BUY YOUR SHOESf
Arc you satisfied with the quality
and At and peiceb II you are per.
fectly satisfied we can offer moth
to serve you. We think We can do
it to your advantage.
The Boston Shoe Store.
Remember that with every purchase
Of one dollars worth OF goods, the pur-
chaser is entitled to drawing on the
twenty dollar parlor lamp at Anderson's g
Bargain house.