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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-03

Saratoga, n. y. August 2.--Incressed al
tendance and spirited racing marked tho sec
ond days sport OF the Sara oga Racing asso.
citation The principal race Of the day was
the Madden stakes for 3-year-olds, Rockton
won easily.
Five furlongs-K Katherine, Tuscarora Chuc-
tanunda, Time. :02ii
Selling, mile and sixteenth Prejudice.
Alyarado ii. Armor Time. l.47A
Madden stakes. $3.50 added bv John e.
Madden. mle-Rockton. WarinE Montanic.
Time. 40h
rive and a half furlongs-Luke Ward Bel
lario. Scurrv. Time los
All ages. six furlongs-olea. Elm Conig.
Cupidity Time, 1IiA.
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FOREIGNERS STILL IN DANGER.
Chinese Arc Training Big Guns on
the Legations.
MI T,a-4

New York, August "A special cable
gram from London says: The Daily Mails
Shanghai special says: A courier who
left Pekin July 81 explains the great dan
ger Of treachery on the part of the Chi
nese. They are strengthening the bar
ricades around the legations and placing
artillery on the walls of the Imperial city
commanding the legations. He said II
they delivered another attack the Euro
relns cou,d hardly expect to hold out,
since their ammunition was almost ex-
hausted.
The Chinese in Pekin are kept Informed
Of the weakness of the foreign forces now
gathering at the coast by Shanghai OFF,
cials. If Pekin reports are correct. the
Europeans there are by no means out OF
danger, for should the defeated Chinese
forces after an encounter with the relief
force fall back on Pekin, il is very prob
able that they would wreak vengeance OIL
the practically defenseless foreigners.
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THE RACES.
ST. Lnni. Resuitr.

81. Louis, August Close and exciting
finishes characterized the racing at the Fair
Grounds today
SIX furlongs-Go out. Tigris, winnebejour
7 me- 1853.
Two ml,s and furlong, seling-Croesus
Round Turn. Leaseman. Time. 3:45.
Mule and seventy yards-Go TO Bed LibbiC,
Hcttentot. Time. ] 45A.
Six fuiloEgs-Loving Cup. rhe Light. LORD
Neville. Time lin.
-Four and half turlongB-Eva's Darling,
villa Pirate Censor. Time .55nt.
SIX and 4 half furloags-0rantor. Necklace
The parrister Time. 1:2lA.
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ropAY,s ENTRIES.

Mile. selling-Loka l02. Bonnlyard. Mnut,
Gun lo7 Trixie H. Kitty Clyde. Coral l02
Rodd 104. Marie 6. Brown i02.
Eleven. sixteenths OF a mile. maldens-Mer
riman, Henry Clark 10. Julietta b. Mis-
Phene l07. Pieador no. Bsile OF Harrisburg
Empyreel. Seething Marcia Dent. Miss Pratt
Alice Scorpoin. Bright Miles io7.
Nile, selling-Clara " lo2, Elderm iol
Glen Lake Chickamsuga. leo Noster. Kis
Six furlonxs. sslling--Morris voimar l03
Miss Verne los. Silent Friend io5. Ira io5
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Amount of bond in rownsnnd Gases.

Richmond, Texas, August Fin men
tioning the amount OF the bonds allowed
in the examining trial of viii Clements,
d. NJ. Townsend. Frank Burford and A,
p. Woodbridge. held here Wednesday. the
statement THAT each was placed under .
bond Of $500 was perhaps misleading.
There were two cases against each OF the
persons mentioned. and tho bond was $3.50
in each case. or total amount OF bond
for each defendant Of $500 AS stated yes
terday, this bond was given at once BY
all parties
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pr,uhton urncb Rcsult..

New York, August THE weather was the
most attractive feature of the racing AT
brighton Beach today
six furlongs knight OF Rhodes, Cyrano,
Sharpless. Time l;l3 2-5.
Five furlongs-Ahout, Frank Hall, Edge
field. Time l;O1 30.
Six furlongs, the Rising Generation stakes
All Green. 0utlander. Time ia SO
Five furlongs-Princess Evelyn, Annu, War
rapted. Time 1901 As.
Mile and sixteenth, the Glencovcr handl-
cap-Motley, David Garrick, Big Gun. Time
l;46 as.
Five furlongs seliug-Priucess otillle, Bal
loon. Petra II. Time l:02 l-h.
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International Yacht Races.

New York, August 2,--The international
yacht races for the seawanhaka challenge
cup will begin tomorrow and the race
series will be continued on successive
days, Sunday excluded until one Of the
competitors wins three races The chal-
lenge cup is now held by the Royal st.
Lawrence Yacht club of Montreal. which
has been in possession OF ghe trophy since
1896.
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pe.s, resident buyers and other inter-
estsd parties are holding a conference Il,
this city TO discuss the ruling Of the
trunk lines. which, II enforced viii pro-
hloit the bulking OF small parcels unde,
one cover and forwarding them as a sin
gle shipment. This ruling is being strong
~ opposed hn the interests named.
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SPORTING NOTES.

The Brighton cup is to be run for Saturday
and the race should be good one, as some
of the best horses in training are entered.
The ST Louis Republic OF Wednesday says
O. q. Parke, the well known Texas turfmsn,
sprung speed marvel at the Fair Grounds
yesterday in Bessie Macklln, the winner Of
the fourth race. Bessie is by long odds the
track in years.
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TopAY's ENTRIES.

ye-eighths of mile, maidens-Tom Ken
ny TIC. Agnes y. 107, Termless. Mlnion 40
Obtain loI, Operator, Broadway 10, Rowdy
l07 Georgia Gardner lc7, Apple OF My Eye
Redemption ITO, Phllma Paxton. Indy Pad
den 107.
Short course steeplechase-Chs agrace 1850
Dave S, Mars Chan Dudley II. l43, Olc
Tank 40 Gov Budd Fihcld lAS, Al Reeves
i32.
Mile Bardella l0i Excelsis 1903. Jack Tell
ing a6. Lindula l0l, Young Dixon Flax Spin
ner 10G, Yoloco 96, Tourney 30, Gold Fox 1le
Ordeal 9S Tyrshena l0s Beautiful sc, Ceylon
IS, CheeBestraw II 81
Mile aud a sixteenth, handicap Bette cray
Ill Kamara, Gold Fox no. Herbert 1l6, Gen.
Mart Gary l12,
Five furlongs. selling. 2-year -olds- screech
100 Annie Thompson ~, Kid Cox 100, Marc.
then lOi, Alhula, Bowen. Rochampton 81
Three-quarters OF a mile, eellng-Ortrud
loS, songster III. Midnight Chimes l05. Pro-
tus ~ Silver Garter ITO, Sir Christopher
III Blerneystone 30, Exit ll5. Tinge 100
Leedsvlle, Miriam claire l15. Bu1oon III.
Weather clear; track fast.
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rhe An.snsrin of the shnh.

New York, August "A dispatch to
the Tribune from Paris says; The young
man who attempted to assassinate the
shah of Persia this morning still main
gains tire reticence which so far conceals
his identity, and even his nationality. He
appears to be highly intelligent, but
uneducsted and bears outward signs Of
being laborer accustomed 10 work with
the pick AID shovel
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WEATHER. INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington August Eastern Texas
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday; light to
fresh southerly winds,
oklahoma and Indian Territory Generally
fair Friday and Saturday; southerly winds.
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Nlne norne. 1Nere Killeo.

Dickinson, Texas, August 2.--The early
mail train killed nine head OF horses at
the Galveston end OF the Dickinson bayou
bridge this morning. Some of them were
carried 10 the middle OF the bridge be-
fore they were finally dropped,
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A STRANGER KILLED,
ny street Car at Galveston at
tuta IIuur,

yer Resuryey car ran into an unknown
white man about IL O'Clock tonight on
Broadway between Twenty and
Twenty sixth streets, killing him instant
IS. The man was laying with his head
on the track when first seen by the m tor
msn. who Immediately reversed the car
ana succeeded In stopping IL just as it
struck him, the wheel OF the car being
on the mans head when 1t was stopped.
The deceased was apparently a la5orer
and was about As years of age. No papers
were found on his person.
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wtesins io7. Lady curson 100 Eandasso ifo,
ostra. Chemisette los, Graves. Eolhen Lad
lie. Barbarian rs.
Mile and sixteenth. selling -Bridgeton.
Early Bird. Chorus Boy 1O4 Mlss Prossley,
cor io7. Joe Grady i0i. Duchess vi i02, Bill
Jackman. Ransom i0i
Five furlongs. 2-year- olds-Besn. stan.
Rainy Day. sophie i01. Tony Looping,
Premus 10, Frenchie, Miss Earn Adelante,
Flying Eagle. Lakeview Belle. Margaret r
i0I,
Weather clear. track fast.
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Boy. Charley Herr. Dare Devil also started.
Purse 5000. 2;24 chasing. trottinE--He
simmons. brown mare. by Simmons (Dicker-
son). won. Best time. s:i1k. Lady Geraldine.
Bay Star, Middlemns. George II Ray, Bare
foot o. Burt Herr also started.
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nadIy unrt in a Runnmny.

Mckinney, Texas, August ALBERT Nc.
Auley of Wylie. this county, was thrown
from a wagon here this evening by
runaway egam. The wagon turned over on
him and seriously hurt him. He may not
recover.
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|cFCOND EDITION---0 AM.
|AnVANCE WOULD BE UNWISE
I%ct at This Time as the Allies Are
Not Strong Enough to Make 1t.
pubIic Opinion in Britain Has Been Much Influenced
BY the Report from DR.. Morrison-A Definite
Explanation of British Policy

Is at present owned by the Goulds; while
Mr.. Cassat wants the advice of Mr.. VAN
derbilt concerning the closing OF several
large contracts for the expectation BY
the Pennsylvania. Chesapeake and Ohio
ana norfolk and Western of large guam
titles OF bituminous coal to Europe,
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wilson at San Franoisco.

San Francisco, August 2.-Brigadier
General James H. Wilson, U. s. ". ar
rived from the East last night on his
way to join he American forces in
China Accompanying him are his aides,
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coRnErr IN TRAINING.
mccoy Has Also Gotten Down q
Hard Work

1870 NF"F6FH TFUNFN "
Hard Work.
New York, August flames j. Cor
nett has started into prepare for his fight
with kid Mccoy. which takes place
az Madison Square Garden August 80.
The ex-chsmpion has selected quarters
down at Bath Beach. He has leased the
AVoca villa pier, which extends over
Two hundred feet out into the water.
Wnere he Will do all his gymnasium work
Kid Mccoy has commenced train
ing az saratoga, He intends TO work hard
ana believes that he will conquer his
shifty opponent.
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MISUNDERSTANDING Texas, August /.
Little Bula. the youngest child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryant Msngum, died near this place
yesterday OF congestion OF the brain.
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A GAME SUNDAY.
Club Coming from Galveston tu
Tackle the Eiremen.

The hremcn have arranged ball game with
the Galveston club for sunday. The Calves
ton team is the strongest that could DO got
together in Galveston and will do their best
to down Houston. while the nremen will try
their hardest to beat tina Beach Combers and
COED game will no doubt be played. A force
OF mtn are working on the grounds and they
viii be in fine shape for the game. The lima
lin will he Ne follows,
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hAGNATEs TO CONFER
:" Ia Said to Desire co,tro,
Nv Va, OF the Wabash.

fspo,t.. august 2.-The World says.
ssro ys.''a q that the sudden departure
ncht va, william X. vanderbil, on
|asas h valiant was the result OF
| IA j c london TO meet George Gould
Ef1hs 70 ai ia. who are in that o,ty.
e the Wabash system When Si,s
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Six iurlonEs. seiling--Al Brown i1a, omdur-
man ITO, Boeaboo 1909. Edith q 100, Hans
Wurst los Floranthe l01 Fondo l07, lano-
weed Eldred, Burnett's Walkaway, Fairy
Prince. Anxious lC0.
SIX furlongs, selling -Mountehank ios, Mi
croscopc, Parmemon. Pirate J .o5, Tenn Irish
man. Aset Van Hoorcbecke, Flcridan iO2
Troubaline. Zaza. Grace Logan. Nullah 100
Five furlongs, 2-ycar- olds-- Fancywood llS
Rcgca. Barbara NJ liz. Telephone Girl no
M.ntare, Ellis Glenn Watta, Fridol IA
Tootsie Green iO5.
Mile-Hard Kuot li2. Dissolute 10, Lucky
Monday 109 Nobleman l07 Star Chamber l0s
Eta IS.
Mile--Pink Coat ia. Cambrian ll9. Iiyadis
100, Boney Bov 109 imp Mint Sauce 1Oi
Mile and a turlonE, selling-Henry c ia
warrior III, Joe Shelby, The Devil l0i, Bar
ton Hosi, Dad Steele lol, Senator Thompson
SO, Miss Liza Our Ida Rosavannah 81.
Mile and furlong seling-San Venado ia
Jim McClosvy ll2, Judge Denny loi, TIN
Gainev i0l. Hub Prsther VinCennes 90, Ken
lucky Babe 96 Clara Mesder %.
Weather cloudy: track fast
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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Philadelphia August Powell eysayed to
pitch for 81 Louis. but in the third inning.
sitter ten men had batted for Philadelphia,
Hughey was placed on the rubber and sue
cteGed in reuring the side In that
inning the home team made seven hits, three
of which were doubles and seven runs.
Score X II p
ST. Louis.....,.,..,..,. 80 90 100
PHILADELPHIA .....,...,.. 007 col O2'--i0 10 :
Powell Hughey and Criger; Plat and
Douglass
Brooklyn August 2.--Today's rame was a
marvel of fast nelding FIVE sensational double
plays and many brilliant stops keeping the
crowd on the go stahl's throwing was dead
~, two men being headed on at the plate by
clean passes 10 sullivan.
Score II ID
Boston ................... 100 40 o0O-6 II 2
Brooklyn ............... l22 100 02---S 10
Nichols and sullivan Kttson, Kennedy and
MCGUIRE.
New York, August 2.-chicago ana New
York had long session on the Polo Grounds
this afternoon. the visitors winning bv good
batting IN the seventh Game was prolonged
because OF many kicks over Umpire 1eriy's
decisions.
Store II
Chicago ..,............... 900 lOl 900 -
New York..........,.,.., 000 COZ 12l-6 II >
Chance, Griffith and Donahue: Mercer and
BoMerman.
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JAS. BUTT
HOUSTON.

Lieutenauts j. H. Reeves and G. n Tur-
ner, They will be passengers for the
Orient on the steamer America Maru.
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Gcnerar observations.

Observations taken at all stYtionH by the
United States weather bureau. at s D. m.
Yesterday. 10TH meridian TINA,
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United States department ot agriculture.
weather bureau. cotton region bulletin for
tho twenty-four hours endinr at a. al.
10th meridian time. yesterday;
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit s; Chicago O.
Milwaukee-No game. rain.
Kansas City Buffalo game postponed; rain
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sh,nner. In Conference.

New York. August Representatives
Of prominent forwarding houses ship
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might be presented in the near future.
The Chinese officials concurred in the
belief expressed by the Chinese minis
ter at London that there would be a
speedy and sudden change, and peace
within the next few weeks.
On the other hand Baron Won Stern
burg regards Tung Chow, midway
between Matow and Pekin, as the real
battle-ground and secretary Root is in
clined to accept this view.
ABANDONMENT OF PEKIN PRE-
DICTED.
Some of the japanese official believe
that when the allies reach Tung Chow
they will find Pekin a deserted city
ahead of them, as it was recalled that
these tactics of withdrawal had oc-
CURED in 1860 when the British-French
expedition reached Tung Chow. IN the
absence of all positive information as
to what the allied armies will do, these
conjectures from the best posted
sources serve to show the various Sc
rious possibilities forming a part Of
the present crisis.
The message of the French minister
at Pekin, Mr.. Pichon, to the French
foreign office was at first regarded here
as identical with the last COnger mes
sage which the state department has
not made public; but without discloS-
ing the nature of the COnger message,
the officials made a sufficient compari-
son between the Picheon and the Con-
ger message to show that they were
not idntical in language or general
statement On the contrary, it was
clear that each minister was forward
ing to his government his own advices
on the situation and that there had
been no consultation between the min
listers before these two dispatches were
forwarded.
While the messages are not alike,
it is understood that they agree on
considerable of the information con-
tained.
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN ANX-
IOUSLY AWAITED.
The arrival of President Mckinley in
town is looked forward to with great
interest in view of the gravity of the
crisis. The presidential party will be
here early tomorrow morning and an
extended conference between the pres
ident, Secretary Root, acting Secretary
Adee and others is likely to occur early
in the day. This probably will assume
the aspect of a cabinet conference If
indeed, it is not felt desirable to hold
a special cabinet meeting. The regu-
lar meeting day of the cabinet is on
Fiday at which time there will be fur
ther opportunity Of going over the Chi
neSe developments.
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NO FEAR AS TO OUR GOLD
Secretary Gage Says the Recent TX
ports Cause no Anxiety

Washington, August IS Secretary
Gage was today asked by a represen-
tative OF the Associated Press II the
outward gold movement was adverse
4y affecting the treasury interests or
was likely to trouble or Impair the
gold reserve. The secretary replied
that he was suffering no anxiety on
that score.
That movement" he said, lis en-
tirely natural, and nature always tends
TO establish just equilfbriums. The
negotiation on this side OF 50 large
part Of the English loan fully explains
the movement. We have gold to spare.
and IL will go, and ought to go, where
it can be most proitably employed. At
the moment, that place OF most need
appears to be Great Britain and the.
continent. We have a large supply OF
the yellow metal-an increasing supply
when our domestic production fs con-
sidered. Beside this, We are buying
at our assay Offices on the Pacific
coast almost the entire produce of the
British klondike region With our
great resources, We can, as long as
we maintain the gold standard and
keep the public credit good. retain FOR
our own use all the gold we need"
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AT THE GATES OF PEKIN
A Chinese Rumor That the Allies
Have Reached the Capital

London, August 16., $50 a m.-"The
Pekin, Monday says a correspondent
wiring yesterday. He says: Chinese
official news confirms this statement.
A Paris message repeats this, but
the statement, especially as it emanat-
ed from Shanghai, must be accepted
with considerable reserve.
Other London morning papers, bas-
ing their remarks upon Washington
dispatches, which, with the exception
of the foregoing from Shanghai, from
the latest news regarding the advance,
are divided in opinion some believing
that the allies must already have
reached Pekin, and others preferring to
believe that the relief will not be ac-
complished until the end Of the week.
Telegraphing from Yang Tsun, Au-
gust 9Th, Daily News correspondent
keep the enemy running and to follow
him right into Pekin." Nagan Ping
was occupied without firing shot, &C
cording to a dispatch to The Daily Ex-
press, from that place, dated August
IL. 1T is believed" the message adds
that Generals Tung Fuh Slang, and
Ma Chung are entrenched 10000 strong
at Tung Chau. The allies may avoid
Tung Chau, pursuing the route north
west from Chang Kia Wan Tuns
Chau appears to be about twelve miles
from Pekin-
The Chinese minister in London is
quoted as saying: 1.-The powers must
not press too hard on Pekin. If you
defeat the Chinese soldiers. it will moi
be possible to control the Sold1ery
They may turn and rend the legations
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Washington, August 15.-Tension On
the Chinese situation has been intense
throughout the day, for it is appreci-
ated by officials that the crisis has
reached an acute stage which cannot
be continued many hours without
bringing word of momentous import,
determining, either for good or evil,
the entire course of events
1t has been a day of extreme anxiety,
Of watching and waiting, with only
meagre and fragmentary information
as to the military and diplomatic
phases.
One of the new developments today
was the statement that messages are
being received from Minister Conger,
which are not transmitted through any
of our officials in China, or through the
Chinese minister here, but directly to
the state department. These messages
come by the way of Tsi Nan. Some
of them cannot be fully deciphered, and
for this reason the statement cannot
be definitely made that the dispatches
sent by the government to Minister
Conger are received by him.
So far as the messages have been de-
ciphered, there is no indication that
Minister Conger has received any in
formation or dispatches from our state
department. Nothing could be learned
of the contents of the dispatches re-
ceiVed, although it was stated that
there were quite a number from Min
lister Conger, some coming from the
consular officers and General Chaffee,
beside those which came direct The
message transmitted through Minister
WI was entirely deciphered in the de-
partment.
During the course of a conversation
today between Secretary Root and
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, the Ger
man charge d. affairs, Mr.. Root gained
considerable information concerning
the route which has yet to be traversed
by the allied armies. Baron Sternburg
told him that Tung Chow was a very
strong place and if the Chinese army
should make a stand at this point, the
international forces would find it quite
difficult to overcome the forts and
walls. While it is not known what re-
sistance may have been, or will be.
made to the advance to Tung Chow,
Secretary Root and other officials would
not be surprised to learn of a very
serious battle at this place
1t is expected that the German force
now on its way to China will land in
the vicinity of Lin Yu, which is direct
ly. east of Pekin. The advantages of
this point are found in the fact that
ice will not interfere with the going
and coming of ships with supplies. 1t
also is said that the road from Lin Yu
TO Pekin is much better than that be-
tween Tien Tsin and Pekin, as the
ground is higher and the country more
suitable for military operations.