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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-31
PIANO PLAYER
IN A DUNGEON
Attempted Assault on Charles Donati's
Little Daughter in the Chamber
lin HoteI-His Trial.
fspecial Dispatch to The Times

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, July 3o.-F. S.
Oliver, musical director of the w. T. Carle-
ton Opera Company, which is running the
vaudeville IN the ChaTnberlin Hotel, Old
Point, was arrested this morning on the
charge OF committing q criminal assault
upon Amelia Donati, the pretty little ten
year-old daughter of Charles Donati, of
Richmond, who, with his family, is stop
ping at the Chamberlin.
the arrest of the musician caused con-
siderable excitement among the guests at
the hotel. but not until he had been safely
locked up in the guard house at the fort
was the nature OF the alleged crime made
known.
The news spread rapidly and rumor after
rumor was carried about the hotel at the
Point. However. the Chamberlin people
succeeded in keeping the facts in reference
to the alleged deed quiet and positively
declined to talk concerning the arrest Of
the man.
Oliver Is about thirty years old He came
to the Chamberlin Hotel from New York
at the opening Of the vaudeville season,
and has since that time been employed as
piano player for the performances. He Is
alleged to have enticed the little girl off TO
the rear of the building into one of the
vacant rooms.
This morning Mr. Donati. it Is claimed.
to Mr.. Wood. assistant manager OF the
hotel. who. in the absence OF Manager
Campbell. called upon the authorities at
the fort and asked 10 have Oliver arrested
The officer in charge hurriedly dispatched
a sergeant and two priyates to the hotel.
Oliver was then sitting in Mr.. Woods
private Office, where he had been summoned
TO await the arrival OF the military officers.
His hands and feet were tied with a rope.
and the officer in charge soon had the ac-
cused securely incarcerated in the dungeon
cell at the fort prison.
Oliver will have to be tried In the United
Sta tes Court. as the Chamberlin Hotel Is
on the Government reservation. Mr..
Donati the father of Divers alleged VIC
tim. win do all In his power to have the
law take its course. and it IS not believed
any attempt at violence will be made
against the prisoner.
In fact. ii would simply be useless FOR
anyone to attempt to secure the prisoner
as the soldiers In the fort have been in-
str,rcted to protect Oliver In every way.
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CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK
For the Present it viii Be Conducted
by the State Committees
efRv Associated Press.t

NEW YORK.. July gI--Janfss * 1ha-7
suire, chairman of the Democratic state
Executive COMMITTEES. after a long confer
ence with Chairman Jones, William II.
Stone, OF Missouri; Daniel J. Canipau. or
Michigan, and other Democratic leaders,
made the following statement:
1--WE went over the prospects In tnis
State and the situation 1t was decided to
have the State Committee do the work OF
the National Committee for time at least.
Senator Jones was pleased with the meth
ods of the State Committee. and decided
that it would be best for it to conduct the
campaign for short time. In about twen-
tv days Senator Jones would send down
some assistants and a branch of the Ma
tional headquarters will be established
here. It will be run in connection with the
Stata headduarters and speakers will be
assigned and other campaign work done In
co-opera ton.
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Won Kesteler's Body.
nv Associatei Press.)

(By Associated tfeSS.1
BERLIN. July 3o.-The German Consul
at Tien Tsin has telegraphsd under date
Of Saturday, July 2sth. to the foreign Office
as follows
THE German Secretary of Legation at
Pekin. Herr Below, writes. July Hse:
Thanks for your news. July is the cond'-
ton OF Cordes satisfactory. The remain
ing members OF the legation are all rishe.
The detachment of the guards lost ten
killed and fourteen wounded The houses
of the legation much damaged by cannon
fire, are held by the guard. The attack
of the Chinese troops on us ceased july
18th. Speedest possible advance OF reief
troops necessary
According to trustworthy report. the
body of Won ketteler has been Dur
led by the Chinese Government.
The Cordes mentioned in the above dis-
patch is the second interpreter OF the Ger
man legation. He was with Baron VoL
KetteIer when the latter was murdered
and himself was wounded.
'-He escaped to the legation
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FoWLER's MESSAGE.
Food for Six Days, but Very Little Am
munftion.

munition.
(By Associated Presso
WASHINGTON, July So.-The secretary
.e e,a,a recs,ved last midnight dispatch
from Mr.. Fowler. American Consul a.
che Foo dated noon, July 18th. MI.
Fowler says
"A letter from the German legation dated
21st received at Tien Tsin- German loss
is 10 dead and Il wounded. Chinese ceased
their attack on 18th. Baron ketteier's oooy
said to be safe. The Austrian, Italian,
Dutch and Spanish legations DESTROYED
and tho French partially A letter from
the Japanese legation. dated I'D. arrived
at Tien Tsin on 18Th Ten battalions OF
Chinese sneled the legations consecutive
ly from the 10th of June and stopped on
the 18th of July. but may renew. The enc
my are decreasing. The German. Russian.
American. British and half the japanese
and French legations still defended Japa-
nese say they have food for six days,
but little ammunition. The Emperor and
Empress are reported at Pekin.
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MOURNING FOR THEIR KING.
kilograms from All Italian Towns IIx
press Deepest Sorrow
Ry Associated Press.)

lSy associated PreSS.)
ROME, July 39.-The Conservator of the
Quirinal has sealed up all the private apart
ments of King Humbert. and all the doors
Of the Palace except one.
The members of the diplomatic corps all
went this morning to the Foreign Office
to tender their coincidence. The visitors
book at the Quirinal has already been filled
with the names of callers.
Profoud cain prevails throughout the en-
tire country. Such members of the Cham
Der of Deputies as are in Rome met this
afternoon and adopted resolution execrat-
ing the crime and expressing urbounded
sorrow.
kilograms from all tho towns and villages
Of Italy show that all the country deeply
niourns the death Of the King. Every
whore flags are haif-masted and shops are
closed. All garrison towns at noon saluted
with one hundred guns. While at the naval
ports minute guns were fired The munici-
patty at Milan half-masted its flag and
published manifesto objuring the horrible
tragedy. The Bourse at Milan has closed,
and not shop is open.
OATH OF FIDELITY.
All the military and naval forces through
aut the country will to-day (TuesGay) take
the oath of fidelity to the new King. All
the deputies of the extreme left now in
Rome met together yesterday evening and
adopted a resolution expressing abhorrence
of the crime.
The Cardinals met at the residence of
Mgr Rampolla to discuss the line of con-
duet to be followed in connection with the
obsequies.
Last evening the students paraded the
streets, CHEERING for the House of Savoy.
No disturbance of public order has been
reported al any point
a proclamation from the Queen Regent
has arrived, announcing the ascension of
the new King and stating that Parliament
will be convoked after the funeral.
Several warships have started to meet
King Victor 1t is reported that Emperor
William will attend the funeral.
The Socialists and Anarchists have issued
2 formal condemnation of the crime. The
police have made several arrests of sus-
pected persons. on the theory that con-
spiracy exists.
The Socialist organ, Avanta. accused the
Government of being The indirect assassin
of the King, because of mistaken policy
Of dealing with Socialists, whcn in conse-
quence Of this TRADE. the police seized the
!AVanta.
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son son could nave loved his people more. He
was one who bore Ill-wiil to rone.,'
When the Queens mother arrived there
was another affecting scene.
me assassin is strictly guardefl in prison.
he continues to preserve absolute indiffer-
ence and .onk his meals to-day without
any sign OF being affected by his position
;. a second revolver was found on the pub
iic stand IN the gymnastic grounds
The room where the esnbalming is pro-
ceeuing Is already filled with flowers. The
queen herselt placed a wreath on the bier
and knelt and prayed beside the body. and
In spite Of the entreaties Of the Princes
and I'rincesses she refuses to quit the
death chamber. which is in charge OF
Count Jurrl. the late Kings aiae-de- -camn.
The expression OF the dead Kings face
is transGIh and even smiling. The corpse
was blessed Immediately after death.
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Led into n Trap.

Copyright, 1900, BY The Associated Press)
TEN TSIN, July %, via SHANGHAl.
July 3o.-The latest advices from Pekin
under date OF July 18th. say that the le-
cations are holding out. The Chinese
attacked the legations on the night of July
10th, but were led into a trap by the
Americans and British and one thousand
Of them were killed. Afterwards, they
continued bombarding the legations more
freely.
Among the Chinese killed was General
Nah The legations were subsequently at
tackled with constantly increasing fury.
These advices were brought from Pekis
by courier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-31
Spanish War Veterans.
By Associated Press )

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, July so.-A
call was issued to-day for the annual re-
union and encampment of the Spanish-
American war veterans in the city Oeto-
Der Sth to 18th,
In the call all organ;zat lions of soldiers
OF the Span!sh-American war which have
for their object the perpetuation OF the
fraternaI relations between the members
of the army and the incubation Of pa
trotism, are invited to send representa-
tipes to discuss such matters as may be
OF mutual interest and. If possible, to
unite I'LL such societies into one organiza-
tion.''
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Reouisition Issued.
ny Acsoc,oted PreSs.)

ATLANTA, GA. July so-Goyernor
Gambler issued reqtlisition on Governor
Mcsweenev. of South Carolina. to-day for
lanes Jores. who. 1t was said, was !ndfct-
ed In Albert county. this State. for alleged
enticine OF laborers out OF the State.
It is charged that r. A Hutchinson had
. number OF negroes employed under con-
tract TO work for him year. and several
weeks ago Jones. by offering them higher
wages, induced them to so hto South Car
olina.
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NOTIFICATION MEETING.
Mr.. Bryan Will Have a Large Escort
from the Train.
Bv Associated Press.)


INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July 3o-Messrs.
Bryan and Stevenson are expected here
during the evening of August 7th or early
on August 8th. Mayor Harrison and 3GG
members Of the Cook County Democratic
Club, with other prominent Democrats
from Northern Indiana and Illinois, Will
escort Mr.. Bryan. who. with his running
mate. will be met at the Union Station
by the Reception Committee, the Cleve-
inrd Club, the Marion county Democracy.
and the Marion County Tammany~Cluo
and escorted to the hotel. where he will
be rendered a reception.
Arrangements for the stand have been
completed at Military Park. 1t will seat
about $50. This number is expected to
include the two committees OF nosstica-
ton and the invited guests. No arrnnse-
ments will be made for seating the gem
eral public.
Two meetings will be held-one at the
park and the other at Tomlinson Hall ID
the evening.
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Baden-Poweli Besiesed.

LONDON. July so:lThe Morning Leader
saws that Lord Kitchener has been dis
nafched to Krugersdorp to organize a
Column Column to relieve, General Baden-Powell.
now being besiesed by General Lery at
RuStenberg.
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The Presidents Message.


WASHINGTOE, July So.-The follow
ing message of coincidence upon the death
of King Humbert. has been sent from this
country to Italy:
Department of Stnte,
''Washinston, d. c., July 30. 1900.
His Majesty Vittorio Emanuela, Rome:
I'm my name and on behalf of the
American people. l offer Your Majesty
and the italian nation sincere condolences
in this hour of deep bereavement.
iSisned.) ''W1LLIAAI M'KINLEIY.''
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Ear,;of Clarendon Chosen.
1p,, Associated Press1

(Ey Assoc1dteu Fress.J
LONDON. July 30.-The Earl of Claren-
don has been appointed Lord Chamberlain
IN succession to L9rd aepstown who vas as
the Australian Commonwealth.
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ChaRee at Taku.

By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. July 30.-The War De-
partment has received the following tele-
gram from Major-Generai Chaifee:
''Che Foo, July %. 1900.
'Adiutant-csnaral, Washington:
LEFT Nagasaki Mt Gayoreak on July
26th; arrived at aku at 10 o'clock night
of July 2Sth.
(Sisned) CffAFt' t1t.
'tMajor-General."
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supplied with money. ard he has been IN
s,ructed to forward news of importance
when the commanding officer OF the cslneil
Infantry cannot be reached.
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Will Leave on Monday.
tBy Associated Presso

-
LINCOLN. NEB.. July CIV J. Bryan
announce6 that he will leave Lincoln next
Monday night for Chicago. leaving tnae
city Tuesday evening for IndlaHapoas WIN
the Chicago escort AT lndianapots ne WIN
be in the hands OF the local De''ioef1'sc
committee.
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RANGE or THERMo,1ErEn.

The Thermometer ranged as follows at
1.-THE Times Office yesterday: A. NJ, s4:
s12 NJ. Sc; p AZ. 81: p. NJ, so;$sP p n.
IS; i2 n, "a Average temperature. 81 1-s.
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Safe July I'd.

Safe July I'd.
fBy Associated PresS.)
LONDON, July 30.-The British consul
at Tien Tsin telegraphs to the Foreign
Office to-day that letter from a Japanese
Continued on Second Page
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7wEArHER FohECAsE.

Forecast fu TUESDAY and wedneS.4y:
virpinia-Partiy cloudy TuesdA5. We
,erf1ay fair: light to fresh southeriy Winds
North aroIbna-Showers on the COAST.
,,,r m the Interior Tuesday. Wednesday
,fsir. Iisht to sresh south to east winds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED.
The Situation i'm China ns Regarded
I'm London.

LONDON, Aug. q. a. m.-The latest
news from Picking indicates that the situa-
ton there is unchanged. The imperial city
is still invested. but has not yet been occn-
pied The allies, when the last message
left, were still refraining from aggressive
action, pending instructions from their gov
ernments.
An attack from $4,000 boxers was antici-,
pated, and to meet this the whole Ameri-
can force and the British artillery. Accord
ing to dispatch to the Morning Post from
Peking, dated Aug. Is. were moved to the,
outer city wall The boxers were reported
coming from the south.
Gen. Dorward. iR his report OF the en-
gagement outside of Tien-Tsin. Aug is.
when the Americans. British and Japanese
signally defeated large force of Boxers.
killing over 800. says. in dispatch dated
Aug. %:
1.-THE lines OF communication near Tien-
Tsin are now free from danger. The enemy
have been treating the villagers badly. Sew
eraI decapitated bodies were found near
their camp.
"The villagers are now fiocking TO Tien-.
Tsin at the rate of about 1000 day. As
there is not more than a months food sup
shortly
This declaration that famine Is immi-,
nent in consequence OF the inadequacy OF
provisions for the hordes OF refugees az
Tien-Tsin adds a new element OF peril to
the situation.
Shanghai advices say that the report OF
the capture of Emperor Kwang Hsu by
the Japanese was erroneous 1t was a case
of mistaken identity.
The Picking correspondent Of the Daily
Telegraph wiring Aug. -. reasserts that,
the Empress dowager fed westward. and
adds: ''She has body guard of 1.50o. and
as the mountainous character OF the coun-
try would prevent artillery following. it il
believed that she will not be- pursued"
The correspondent reports everything
quiet on the date OF his dispatch. but tel
egram TO the same paper from Tien-Tsin.
dated Aug. "a, asserts that thousand Rus
slams. Germans and Japanese had pushed
forward from Peking. with the intention IL
was assumed. of pursuing the fleeing En-
press dowager.
At a conference OF ministers and generals
held at Taku. Friday. II was decided. ac-
cording to the Daily Telegraph. 10 refer
the fate of the forbidden city TO Europe.
Tien-TSln dispatches 10 beriin- natfo AUG.
q. say: THE japanese troops are I'm pos
session OF the wall around the innermost
part OF the forbidden city. but have not
made their way TO the imperial palace
owing TO the lack of government instruc-
tions."
Lieutenant General Linevitch. commander
OF the First Siberian Army Corps. cabling
TO ST. Petersburg under date of Aug. IS
says: There are no longer any Boxers
in Peking. They were driven out to-day
by the French and Russians. whose flags
are hoisted over the imperial city.
The Empress dowager. the Emperor. the
heir apparent and the whole court have
fed 10 the province of Shen-Si'
Ii Hung Chang. according 10 shanghai
dispatch dated yesterday, has once more
postponed his departure for the north.
The japanese have landed more blue
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MORE NEW YORK RIOTS
RACE TROUBLES OF A MINOR Ma
TURE In THE METROPOLIS.
They Grow Out of the Shooting of q
day Night-SevcraI Disturbances.

NEW YORK, Aug ga number Of in
cipient race riots broke out here to-day.
the direct cause being the shooting on Sat-
urday night of John Brennan, a white mes
senger boy, aged twenty years, by John
Davis. alias ''Lamplighter," negro. Bren-
nan was one of crowd of whites who
taunted Davis, and bullets from the blacks
revolver lodged in his stomach and chest.
He is in hospital and likely to die. The
shooting was done on Sixty-second street,
and becoming noised about, the rough
white element began to search out negroes
Pefore daybreak this morning James Ar
nold colored, while passing Sixty-fourth
street and Amsterdam avenue, was at
tackled by a crowd of whites and badly
beaten. He was treated at a hospital
Shortly afterward, about two blocks
away. the gang doled out a similar ex-
perience to Alexander Ballantine. col
cred man, who was passing quietly along
Ih neither case were arrests made.
AT $50 o'clock in the morning, a crowd
of whites. led by Frank McPike, twenty
four years old, went to a five-story tene-
ment on Sixtieth street occupied by
negroes, with the avowed purpose of clean
ing il out. They had about demolished
all the WINDOWS ana 1nclQentally cracked
a head or two when the police arrived
McPike and another man were arrested
At 1870 p. m. Joseph Doyle, eighteen years
old. filled his hat with stones and took his
stand at Fifty-ninth street and Eleventh
avenue. He succeeded in infiicting scalp
wounds on two colored men before a DO.
liceman clubbed and arrested him
Officer John j. Cleary placed under ar
rest for being sassy" William Hopson a
colored man. He rashly undertook TO take
his prisoner TO the station through West
Sixtieth street. That street. between End
and Amsterdam avenues, is called Cuckoo
row." and here colored people live by the
hundred. The fact that one OF their race
that several of them wanted. and half a
dozen of them thought they would release
Hopson. Cleary used his club, and then
drew his revolver. BY threatening TO shoot
the first man TO move he held the mob at
bay until other policemen came TO his aid
They arrested George Meyer, also colored
Cleary said he started the attempted res
cue. Meyer resisted arrest all the way TO
the station, and when he got there he had
several scalp wounds. One in particular
was very large, and IL is thought the
negro's skull is fractured.
William and Henry Rapp. brothers, and
plaint of Adam Johnson. colored, who al
legged they had stoned him.
The above are only few assaults which
came TO light by arrests The fact Is that
all day long the police in the neighborhood
mentioned were kept busy dispensing small
mobs bent on mischief. The consequences
Is that the force is unusually alert tonight.
and prepared 10 cope with any serious
trouble, should II break out.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-It was stated
tonight that several struggling replies
mad been received by the United States to
the notes addressed TO our ambassadors
and ministers abroad on the Chinese oues-
ton for their guidance in obtaining the
views OF the governments TO which they
are accredited on the settlement of the
Chinese problem. Officials decline abso-
lutely to indicate the nature OF the repre-
sentations made by our representatives to
the foreign governments or TO say whether
the replies thereto are satisfactory or not.
Acting Secretary of State Adee was at the
White House for a short time tonight in
conference with the President. lie an
nounced later that there were no dispatches
from our representatives in China 10 make
public and no prospect of any tonight.
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critics are in danger, the allegation that
William Mckinley stands for it should be
laughed TO scorn in every audience where
il is advanced. IT is an insult to the in
teiligence of the American people that a
party orator should occupy himself in en-
deavoring to show that the citizens of this
Republic are in danger of being enslaved.
This is ammunition that has already been
fired.
During General Grants incumbency of
the presidency we heard all this fiery elo-
quence. 1t was prophesied time and time
again that he would never leave the White
House except feet foremost; yet he quietly
walked out as all his predecessors had
done.
AS long as the Union exists no danger
of despotism will ever come TO this people.
When, if ever, we are divided up into petty
provinces a strong ruler may seize the
helm of state in some of them, but as long
as forty-five united sovereign States exist
our liberties are secure. Webster said,
long ago. Liberty and Union, one and
inseparable" Mckinley fought TO save
that Union, and he will fight If need be
to save our liberties.
All the contest now apparently, is 20
show not that the Filipinos will be injured
by annexation to our country, but that we
ourselves will thereby lose our liberties.
Even If we intended 10 hold the Philip
pines in subsection would it follow that we
would be slaves? In olden times did the
Southerner who held slaves cease to be
a freeman? To-day while he announces that
and drive them from the polls and while
be is endeavoring by ingenious application
Of constitutional law to disfranchise them
is his own liberty for these reasons in dam
ger? We all know that il is not.
SACRED SOIL FOR US.
In the course of President Mckinley to-
wards the Philippines not an act can be
found which indicates that he has even
intended to treat them otherwise than to
secure for them the greatest measure of lib
erty until Congress should decide what
their status was TO be-as the treaty pro-
viGes il shall do. He did not vacate the
islands the order of Aguinaldo. AS the
executive he was bound to hold them, 'al-
though the land was sowed with dragons
teeth which were destined TO spring up
armed men," He had no more right TO give
up the territory. which had been bought at
the instance and request of Mr.. Bryan than
Bryan has at this moment.
The land is red now with the blood of
Lawton, Egbert, Stotzenberg, Logan and
many of their comrades. Ii has become
sacred soil for us-but sentiment apart.
potent as it is with patriotic people-let
(CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGED