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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
FIRES RAGING IN PEKIN.
Rumors of DisaE Among
Leaders of the Allies.

LONDON, August 24.-Fires fighting and
6issension are apparently following in the
wake OF the relief OF Pekin. The Daily
Mail publishes dispatches from the Chinese
capital, dated as late as August II, dec.dr-
ing that great fire was then raging In
the imperial city. The Russian commander
had declined To accept the decision of the
other generals not to violate the imperial
precincts, and street fighting was going on.
Gen. Chaffee-so il is asserted-rnaintain-
ed tha. the Chinese had been Adequately
punished already, and that 1t would be un-
wise 10 take the imperial palace. This ex.
plains the withdrawal of the Americans
after preaching three gates. cabied by
the special CORE spondent OF the Associated
Press. The Russian general, however, main
tained that his government had declared
against China, and that therefore,
there was no reason TO prevent him carry
ing hostilities into the sacred precincts.
Judging from various, and in many cases
contradictory, dispatches that have reach
ed Europe this morning from Pekin, the
commanders eventually adopted middle
course. for a Reuter- telegram asserts that
sentrtes were placed 10 prevent looting.
Hence, il is presumed that the imperial
buildings. although captured, will not be
destroyed.
\ Berlin special says that official tele-
grams from Pekin announce. under date of
Angus. 10. that the diplomatic corps begged
the commanders TO occupy the imperial
palace after IL had been captured.
The fires appear TO be incendiary and 10
be caused by the Chinese themselves.
All the dispatches point 10 the fact that
when the latest message received here left
Ptkin the commanders were somewhat at
regarding their future action, all await
Ing instructions from their governments.
The foreign residents appear to have been
sent 70 Tien Tsin, although the ST Peters
burg correspondent OF the Daily Mail says
the ministers will not leave Pekin until ne
g6tiations for indemnity are under way.
Neither the commanders nor the diplo-
mats were in communication with the Chi
nese government on August II. They were
then searching for Prince Tuan.
Among the puzzling reports as to the
whereabouts OF the empress dowager is one
from St Petersburg that she is In the VI
cinity of Pekin, but surrounded The en-
peror seems to have disappeared complete
ly.
II is officially reported that the minister
of the Netherlands. DIR. F. NJ Knobel, was
slightly wounded during the siege
st. Petersburg dispatches announce good
progress in the Manchurian campaign The
town Of Mergen was captured August Is,
with trifiing Russian loss. while the Chi
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TEACHERS STILL SIGHTSEEING.
They Visit the University of Pennsyl-
vanfa Today.


PHILADELPHIA, August 24.-The thir-
teen hundred visiting Cuban school teach
ers who spent a busy day yesterday in
seeing the sights of the city were greatly
refreshed this morning after a good night 8
rest on the four United States transports
anchored in the Delaware river, and were
ready for todays tour of the city long
before the local committee put in an ap-
peararce.
AT o'clock the teachers were ferried
from the transports to the Philadelphia
shore, and special street cars carried the
big party to the University Of Pennsy,-
vanias group Of buildings in West Phila-
delphia. There the visitors were received
by committee of the faculty and a COM
mittee of graduates, who escorted the
teachers through the free museum Of
science and art, the new dormitories, the
medical college, biological hall and other
buildings belonging to the university The
inspection of the institution took up the
entire morning.
From the university the party was con-
veyed in cars to Girard College, where the
cadets of that institution were drawn up at
the gate. and the teachers passed between
the lines of gray-coated lads to the .dtree-
tors room in the main building. Here
Gen. Louis Wagner, president and Dr.
Winthrop Dudley Sheldon, vice preside at
of the college, received them. From the
directors room the Cubans proceeded 10
the chapel, where short exercises were
held. and John K Cunning. member of the
board OF city trusts, made an address In
Spanish. Several Of the Cubans responded,
and afterwasd luncheon was served in the
college dining hall.
From 6fraf1i College the teachers went II
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BRITISH PRISONERS RESCUED.
Baden-PoweII in Addition Captured
TWenty-FiNe BOers.

LONDON, August "a. = The following
dispatch has been received at the war Of
flee from Lord Roberts:
PRETORIA, Thursday August 81
Baden-Powell rescued 100 British prison
ers at Warm Baths, August 22. and cap
tured twenty-five Beers and a German ar
tillery officer.
Buffers casualties, August q, We're
seven men killed and Capt. Ellershaw and
twenty-one men wounded, and five men
missing.
tics.
while accommodating in the komau
valley Rumble found 10000 rounds of am
munition buried.
THE columns pursuing De Wet made
wonderful marches. Col. Mackinnon COW
cred 224 miles in fourteen days"
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nese suffered severely, leaving ten guns,
700 rifles and large quantities of ammuni-
tion In the hands of the Russians
The reports of risings in northern Corea
are confirmed 1t is believed that these are
not due to ill-will toward foreigners, but to
local dissatisfaction. The Corean govern
ment is sending troops to the disaffected
districts
According to kilograms from Shanghai,
considerable uneasiness is felt there over
the fact that no dispatches have been re-
ceived from Pekin since August 20.
Other Shanghai reports locate Emperor
Kwang Su under the protection of the
allies and the dowager as already captured
by the Japanese.
Describing the engagement west of Tien
Tsin August o, a special dispatch says:
THE 9Th United States Cavalry worked
with drill-like precision in the hand-to-hand
fighting, and the Chinese only escaped
through the bungling of General Dorward. y
Berlin learns that there has been further
fighting west of Tien Tsin, which creates
the impression that the province Of Pc
Chilli must be effectively occupied before
peace negotiations will become feasible.
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Capt. RefIiy'S Remains Buried in Le-
cation Grounds.

Copyright. 1900, by the Associated Press.l
PEkIN. Thursday, August IL, via Shang-
hal. Thursday August 23.-The allied
troops have surrounded the imperial city
and stationed sentries at the gates. They
refrain from entering, pending Instructions
from their governments. General Chaffee
says the fighting ia ended.
The japanese troops have relieved the
Pe!-tsang cathedral. where fifteen French
nuns and forty French and Italian soldiers
have been isolated and besieged two months.
They found that five had been killed.
Capt. Reilly OF Battery F, 5th Artillery,
who was killed before the imperial palace,
was buried in the legation grounds. Gen.
Chaffee. the British and Japanese generals
and many civilians were present at the in
terment
The American troops encamped in the
grounds OF the Temple of Heaven The
Chinese are supposed 10 have fed north
ward.
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Organized In Chicago to Furnish
Market Quotations.

CHICAGO, August 24-Agreements for
the formation of the Exchange Telegraph
Company. with which the Chicago board Of
trade Will displace the Western Union and
Postal companies in the distribution Of
market quotations among outside ex-
changes, have been drawn up and are ready
- be submitted to the exchanges which will
become shareholders. At meeting Of the
beard of trade committee 1t practically de-
cided to go ahead with the formation of
the new company AS projected, the Ex-
change Telegraph Company will extend Its
lines from Chicago to twenty-seven cities.
At present the only quotations going out
from the Chicago board are sent by MEM
bers to branches customers and stolen
quotations. President w. S. Warren Of the
board of trade yesterday issued a circular
letter to outside exchanges, in which he
said quotations were cut off because 1t was
necessary to suppress bucket shops. which,
he declared, threatened the life of all legiti-
mate trade.
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Frederick Scharn Now Held on
Charge of Burglary.

NEW YORK, August "a. Frederick
Scharn, the eighteen-y year-od boy who has
been held by the police pending the in
vestigation into the murder of his sister
Kate last Saturday, was released on a writ
of habeas corpus today, but was immedi-
ately rearrested on a charge OF burglary
When Scharn was arraigned on the
charge of burglary he pleaded not guilty
and was committed to the Tombs. Assist
ant District Attorney O'Reilly said the boy
would be indicted for murder In the first
degree by next Tuesday, by which time, he
said, the police will have finished an in
yestigation now going on. The case has
attracted much attention here, owing to
the fact that the police in searching for the
girls murderer found that she had been
leading double life.
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Reports of the Parts the Allies Took
Mt Pekin.

Gen. Linevitch. commander of the Rus
sian troops in the province of PeChi-Li.
telegraphs to the ministry of war in St.
Petersburg as follows:
AT = o'clock In the morning of August
IA our troops stormed the eastern gate of
Pekin and Were the first to enter the city.
The Russian flag was the first hosted on
the wall. The bombardment of the gate
lasted fourteen hours. The Russians then
scaled and occupied the wall. The Chi
nese, however still held the observatory
and other towers, whence they subjected
our troops to a heavy eni.ading fire until
our infantry forced them to leave their
positions Our losses were: killed-Col.
Antinkoff and twenty men. Wounded
Gen Wasilowski Col. Modl and FIVE other
officers and 102 men.
in the meanwhile the allied troops storm
ed and captured another gate and entered
the city.
We found the imperial government had
fled and that the legationers were in great
straits
The dispatch concludes with describing
the recent attacks on the legations.
During the siege the inmates of the Rus
sian legation had five men killed and twen-
ty wounded.
Gen. GaseIee. the commander of the
British forces at Pekin. has telegraphed to
the war office in London as 70 Lows:
"PEkIN. August Is wednesday,, via
Chefoo, August q CTuesday).-At a confer
ence August II ii was agreed that the allies
should concentrate within five miles of
begin August Is. The attack. however,
commenced early in the morning of August
IA and our troops had to make forced
march of fifteen miles from Tung-chow in
great heat. We were on the extreme left
and attacked the southeast gate of the
Chinese city. There was practically no op-
position. as we were not expected at that
point. The Indian troops broke down and
rushed the gate. and | entered with cavalry
and guns. j then sent other cavalry and
the Punjab Infantry to the Temple of
Heaven to secure our left flank and camp
ing ground. and, with the other corps,
pushed on toward the legations. At 3
o'clock got the canal opposite the water
gate. and were signaled from the wal! held
by the legationers. l. with a 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 immedia tely
showed ne around the positions with the
view of further action
In the meantime our field artillery had
been brought uD 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 We're sent back to
the Temple OF Heaven.
AT about o'clock in the afternoon the
Americans, under Gen. Chaffee. entered the
legation, and then we moved on toward the
central gate of the Tartar city for the
night
'By nightfall we had 400 men in the le-
CATION. tHere apparently, some words are
misstng)
During the evening at the Temple of
Heaven We were engaged. and after in
fiicting heavy losses we occupied the south
gate of the Chinese oity."
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THE sTORMING OF PEkIN.
Part Taken by the Americans in tn
battle.

Copyright, 1900 by the Associated Press.l
PEkIN August 15 via Chefoo, August
22.-The Americans preached three gates
before the imperial palace and occupied the
approaches 10 the last wall.
Capt. Henry ]. Reilly, Battery F, 9TH
United States Artillery. and five infantry
privates were killed and sixteen were
wounded
During the afternoon the Americans re-
turned 10 camp, pending a conference be-
tween the generals. Thereupon the Rus
slams occupied the approaches to the paia ce.
Capt Reilly was standing on the wall
and directing his battery. when a bullet
struck him in the mouth, killing him in
stanuy.
The battery hammered at the gates until
they fell.
In The meantime the infantry cleared the
streets and walls. where the Chinese sol
dters, with "A fine cover, stubborn,y Y resisted.
The lighting was close and sharp.
French battery while shelling the ap-
proaches to the palace, narrowly missed
the Americans.
Gen. Chaffee and Mr.. Conger are confer
ring regarding the diplomatic features of
the SITUATION
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Army Orders.

Acting Assistant Surgeon David j. john
son has been relieved from duty at Platts-
burg barracks, New York, to take effect
upon the arrival at that post of First Lieut.
William E. Richards, assistant surgeon. U.
s. A., and will proceed to Fort Ontario,
New York, for duty relieving Acting As
sistant Surgeon George NJ Bradfield. Act
ing Assistant Surgeon Bradfield, upon being
thus relieved, will proceed to Philadelphia
for annulment of his contract.
Second Lieutenant James A. Moss, I'D In
fantry, has been ordered to Fort ID. A.
Russell, Wyo.. for duty with Company NJ
of his regiment at that post, instead of to
the Philippines, heretofore directed.
First Lieutenant Frank c. Boggs and Sec
ond Lieutenant William P Wootem, corps
of engineers. have been detailed as mem
bers of the general court-martial now in
session at Fort Totten, N. Y.
First Lieut.. James Hamilton. upon his
own application. has been relieved from
duty at the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology, to take effect September /.
Capt. Hoel s. Bishop, 5th Cavalry, has
been ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Texas
for the purpose of shipping troop property
at that post.
Leave of absence has been granted Maj
Frank w. Hess, Sd United States Artillery
department of the Columbia, for three
months.
Acting Assistant Surgeon William d.
Shelby. U. S. A., has been ordered to pro-
ceed al the expiration of his present leave
of absence from Fort Thomas to San Fran
CISCO CAL, for assignment to duty with
troops destined for foreign service.
The following changes in the stations and
duties of officers in the subsistence depart
ment are ordered:
Maj. David L. Branard, commissary of
subsistence, United States army, has been
relieved from duty in the office of the COM
missary general of subsistence, United
States army and ordered to proceed to
New York city for duty as purchasing
pnvr,Y NIL in fhQt tn Mot
Abiol L. Smith. Maj. Smith, being thus re-
lfeved. has been ordered to this city for
duty as assistant to the commissary gen.
eral of subsistence, United States army
and as disbursing commissary in this CITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

Sheriff at Cleveland Feared Lynchfng
Party From Akron.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 24.-Sherif
Mcconnell held large force of deputies at
the Jail in this city throughout the night as
a result Of the rumors to the effect that
mob from Akron might attempt to storm
the place and get possession of Louis Peck,
the negro who is alleged to have assaulted
Christina Mas. Detectives closely watched
all the incoming trains and electric cars,
but the mob failed to appear.
About midnight Sheriff Kelly of Akron
telephoned the authorities here that eight
men had left that city for Cleveland in or
careful watch was kept for the men,,
but they could not be found.
AT about the same hour a railroad man
reported to Sheriff Mcconnell that he had
overheard a plot in Akron early in the even
ing, and that 125 men We're ready to start
for Cleveland. Inquiry at Akron, however,
failed to find any foundation for the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
American Glasswar. I'm Brazil.

Minister Bryan at Petropolis writes to
the State Department, saying that one of
the leading importers of china and glass
ware in Rio de. Janeiro informed him that
his firm has successfully placed American
glassware on sale, the action having been
taken at the recommendation of United
States Consul General Seeger. The min
lister is of the opinion that with very lit
tie trouble the glasswafe trade could be
extended into Brazil. He has sent for dis
tribution among manufacturers, through
the bureau of American repiblics a list
of dealers who handle these articles in
Rio de Janeiro
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MOTHER SECURES SONS PARDON.
Promises to Take Him Back to Ges
many with Her.

NEW YORK, August 24-Carl Fischer a
young German, about twenty-five years old,
was today pardoned out of Sing Sing prison
by the governor after serving eight years,
three months and seventeen days of a sem
tence of seventeen years and seven months
for robbery in the first degree, committed
in New York
Fischer's mother, very respectable Ger
man woman, came to this country only re-
Gently. She said her son a short time ago
inherited $1,000 in the old country and
she wanted to take him back to Germany
She learned of his being in prison only
after her arrival here. She saw the governor
and told him how her son was only in his
teens when he committed the crime, and
said that If he would now pardon her boy
she would take him back to Germany and
he would never come to this country again.
The governor, thought he had been suffi-
ciently punished and pardoned him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
ROOSEVELT MAY NOT SPEAK,

Chicago Contractors Warn Him
Against Building Trades Council.
CHICAGO, August 24.-The Tribune this
morning says:
Members of the Building Contractors
Council are quietly working to induce Gov.
Theodore Roosevelt not to speak at the
coming Labor day demonstration of the
Building Trades Council With this pur-
pose In view copy of the public letter
which the contractors addressed to Mayor
Harrison last spring, setting out their OBJ
jections to the Central Labor body, has
been sent to the governor
The contractors disclaim any intention of
attempting to induce the governor to re-
main away, saying they don't propose to
mix up in any such thing, and declare their
purpose is to inform him to the char
acter of the organization under whose au-
spices he is going to speak At the same
time they would not feel disappointed If
he were not to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
WashOut in Guatemala.

Consul General McNaNy reports to the
State Department fsom Guatemala that as
a result of heavy rains a serious washout
occurred on the Northern railway. which
extends from Puerto Barrios to Ell Rancho.
Owing to the destructionsof several bridges
railroad communications, were interrupted
and the United States mail was delayed
from four to five days. The, government
has appointed corps of engineers to esti-
mate the damages with view of immedi-
ately repairing the line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
THE STAR BY MAIL

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address in the United
States or Canada, by ordering II at
this office. in person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week; 23 cents
for two weeks, or so cents per
month. Invariably in advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well as the
new one.
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Boycotts Frisco Planning Mills.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 24.-The Build
ing Trades Council. representing twenty
eight trade organizations, has ordered a
general boycott of all the goods turned out
by nine-hour planning mills. The action Is
the result OF mill owners declaring that un-
der no circumstances will they consent TO
arbitration or accede to the demands of .he
employees for an eight-hour work day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

Erstwhilc Soldier and Journalist
buried in ChicagO Cemetery.

CHICAGO, August 24.-The remains of
Thomas Winthrop Hall, who died at Hap
nibal, Mo-, from sunstroke were brought
to Chicago and inferred here today. Under
his pen name of Tom. Hall' he was
known throughout the country as a writer
of short bright sketches. He served dur
ing the Spanish-Amercan war with the
Rough Riders and became Col Woods ad-
jutant He was a graduate of West Point
in 1887, and after serving in the army two
years, resigned to enter the field of litera
ture He was thirty-six years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
H. l.. Maynard Nominated.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, August 24.-On the
sixtieth ballot H. L. Maynard OF this city
was nominated this morning by the New
port News convention for Congress from
the second district. Mr.. Maynard is pres
ideht of the Norfolk, Portsmouth and New
port News Railroad Company and of half
a dozen land companies He is one of the
lessees of the Norfolk county ferries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
Tender for American Nanufa

american
Minister King at Bangkok informs the
State Department that he succeeded in Sc
ufacturers in the construction of the Pet
chaburee rail- Dad by the Siamese govern
ment. Bids for the construction of a plant
for the manufacture of ammunition in that
country were opened to American competi-
ton In March, and q bid was asked from
the United States on. 9fe eOO rites and 10 :
600 600 cartridges. -
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ONE DAY OUT OF JAIL.
Released Burglar Went Back to His
Old Calling.

SYRACUSE, n. V, August 24.-John
Walsh of Buffalo, alias Jerry Walsh, alias
Martin Hogan, was released from Auburn
prison yesterday morning, after finishing
a term for burglary. He was arraigned in
the Syracuse police court this morning
charged with the same offense. Last night
he broke into house here, was caught and
turned over to the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
WILL NOT GO TO CHINA.
Orders to Siege Battery. 7th Artillery.
Counte 0nded.

SAN FRANCISCO, August "a. : Siege
Battery Q of the 7th Artillery. now at the
Presdio, will not sail for China on the
Belgian King. originally intended. 1t
probably will be assigned to Honolulu or
Fort Mason. The balance of Light Battery
c, 7th Artillery, has arrived from Fort
Adams and encamped at the Preside.
Twenty-Five patients were sent yesterday
from the general military hospital to east
ern points for further treatment Con-
sumptives go to Fort Bayard, n. NJ, and
rheumatics to Hot Springs, Ark, where
every effort is to be made to restore the
sufferers to perfect health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
RACE WAR IMMINENT IN TEXAS.
Peace Officers Called to Sabine From
Counties Adjoining.

FORT WORTH, Texas. August 24-A
race war Is imminent In Sabine county
The negroes have posted notices threaten
ing to kill three prominent white men and
are fntimidatfng white women. Peace Of
fcers have been called from adjoining coun-
ties.
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CoRDUA SENTENCED TO DEATH.
BOer officer Convicted of Attempt (,
kidnap Roberts.

LONDON, August 24-A special dispatch
from Pretoria, dated today, says General
Lord Roberts has confirmed the sentence
of death imposed upon Lieut.. Cordua.
formerly of the Stats Artillery, who was
convicted of being ringleader In the plot
to abduct General Roberts and kill British
officers.