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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-12
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FINAL SUPPLEMENT-.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
others interested in the estate Of George
Buechsenschuetz, ST., deceased, that the UNI
dersigned Administrator of said estate. in
tends to make final settlement thereof at next
term OF the Probate Court of Iron county, to
be held at the courthouse in Ironton, Iron
county, Mo-, on the second Monday in
August next-the same being the 18th day
of August. A. d. 1900.
FRED BUECHSENSCHUECZ, Admir-.
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For SALE-Four very desirable
houses on College street, in Arcadia.
Apply to A. Begley, Arcadia, Mo.
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THE contest is between Americanism
and Imperialism.
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AOldi-.--.~-.-% IU4UUZ 90
STATE d1gs OF on MISSOURI 1Ssal IS.
We, VIM. K. Edgar, President, and Mann
Ringo, Cashier OF said bank, each of us, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is
true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
WIN r. EDGAR, President.
MANN RINGO, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. this
10th day OF July, A. d. nineteen hundred.
WITNESS my hand and official seal the
date last aforesaid.
ARTHUR HUFF, Clerk,
ISEAL1 Circuit Court Iron Co.. Mo,
By c. G. WENTWORTH, Deputy.
Correct-Attest:
ELI d. AXE,
J. NJ. WENTWORTH,
WIN. II. WHITWORTH,
Directors.
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and discounts undoubtedly
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ac,r;t, $4,000
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
TWO REPORTS VIA LONDON.
One Tells of Ministers Safety nrd
the other of Massacre.

London, July 24.-The Chinese min
lister. Sir Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh, has
communicated to the press the follow
ing dispatch from Sheng, director
general of Chinese railways and tele=
graphs and taOtai Of Shanghai, dated
Shanghai, July %:
Information from Pekin dated July
18 says that the tsung-li-yamen de-
puted Won Jul, an under secretary or
the department, to see the foreign
ministers, and he found every one well,
without any missing, the German min
lister excepted. Gen. Yung Lu is going
to memOraliZe the throne to send them
all under escort to Tien 'Tsin, in the
hope that the military operations will
then be stopped"
The Shanghai correspondent OF The
Daily Mail, telegraphing July %, says:
A letter from a Chinese official in
Shan Turg has been received by ma
tive functiunary here, containing the
following passage:
AT the beginning of the month the
foreign missionaries CD made several
attempts to send messages out of
Pekin, but thanks to the strict watch
kept In the city, the bearers were all
caught and executed. On the 4th inst
only 400 foreigners, much exhausted
were alive in Pekin, and one night
when the big guns were necessarily
fired. it was known that all the lie.
cations and the foreigners were finish
ed, although pretended kilograms con-
tradict these facts"
The St. Petersburg correspondent OF
The Daily Mail asserts that there are
differences of opinion in the Russian
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26

in the fact that both Mr.. and Mrs.
COnger are known to have been on
very friendly terms with the empress
dowager, but the universal opinion
here is that, if the dispatch is genuine,
the date is falsified. The Spectator
says:
1T matters nothing whether the en-
press dowager or Prince Tuan is the
reigning monarch. Both are devoted
to the extirpation of foreigners, and not
one OF the viceroys will care oppose
the anti-fOreign policy.
THE plot has covered the whole
empire Men who have dared to order
a Russian city, upon Russian ground.
to be stOrmed will dare anything. With
inin month the vicerOys of the coast
towns will have thrown off the mask,
and the only safe place for Europeans
will be on shipbOard.
Europe has terrible task, in which
hurry is out of place. Who would have
dreamed six months ago that for ten
thousand regulars to take Tien Tsin
would be difficult and serious task?"
The bare possibility that the news
of the massacre was premature, how
ever, had its effect, and the govern
ment has issued a semi-Official dis
claimer of responsibility for the pro-
posed memorial service in St. Pauls
cathedral, while the newspapers are
calling for the pOstpOnement of the
service until all doubts are set at rest.
St. Petersburg dispatches show that
the situation in Manchuria is improv-
ing. Gen. Gribski, after relieving
Blagovestschensk, capital of the Amur
government, received further rein
forcementS and bOmbarded the Chinese
village of Sakhalin, which was set on
fire Then the Russians advanced on
the town of Aigun, which was partly
destroyed. The Russian operations
were carried out with great brilliancy
and slight loss. The Russians cap
tured II guns and killed 1000 Chinese.
Sir Halliday, counsellor and English
secretary to the Chinese legation in
London, who was interviewed yester-
day, admitted that the legation was in
receipt of news which 1t was not yet
able to disclose. He added: "You
may take it that on July Is, the date
of the Conger message, all the lega-
tions and Europeans were safe in
Pekin. | cannot say why the other
ministers are not able to communicate
with their governments. Perhaps a
supreme effort was made for Mr.. Con-
| gers message, and possibly the Chi
nese do not realize the anxiety exist
ing in Europe"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26

tie effect that the Russians claim that
their forces occupied Pekin two days
ago and that all the foreigners were
safe.
NJ Delcasse. French minister of for
eign affairs. has received telegram
from the French consul at Shanghai,
dated July %, which says: Lii Hung
Chang has just assured me that M.
Pichon (French minister to China) is
living, and he has agreed to transmit
to him a message from me requesting
a reply within five days"
A Chefoo dispatch says Gen. Ii,
commanding the Pei Tang forts, near
Taku, reports to the British officer
commanding at Tong Ku that a run
ner who left Pekin on July IA reports
that Pekin was in a state of abso-
lutte anarchy, that the regular troops
were fighting the Boxers, and that the
latter were getting the better OF the
struggle; that the Maxim ammunition
of the legation guards was exhausted
and that they were using their rifles
sparingly; that the guards recently
rushed the walls and silenced the Chi
nese guns, and that a few Chinese
princes were desirous of protecting the
foreigners, but were in a minority
Gen. Lii is anxious to avoid fighting
the allies
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
CAN
BE CURED.
T. A. Slocum, NJ. c., the Great Chem,
ist and Scientist, VIII Send Free, to
the Afflicted, Three Bottles Of
his Newly Discovered Rene
dies to Cure Consumption
and All Lung Troubles.

Nothing could be talrer, more phllan-
thropic or carry mole joy to the aiilict-
ed, than the offer of T. A. Slocum, NJ.
c., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and all conditions wasting, and to
make its great merits known, he will
send, free, three bottles to any reader of
the AMERICAN who may be suffering.
Already this "new scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless eases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty-a duty which he owes to human
itv-to donate his infaIlibIe cure.
He has proved the dreaded consump-
ton to be Il curable disease beyond any
doubt, and has on file in his American
and European laboratories testimonials
of experience from those benefited and
cured, in all parts of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late Con
sumption, uninterrupted, means speedy
and certain death. Address 7. A
Slocum, NJ. c., % Pine street; New
York, and when writing the Doctor, give
express and postotlice address, and
please mention reading this article in
he AMERICAN March 81
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
TAOTIA SUENG.
Imperial director general of railways and tele
graphs.l

Imperial director general of railways and tele
graphs.I
sion of qualification, and word of 1t
was sent to the various cabinet officers.
They gathered in Secretary Hays Of
flee and an imprOmPtu cabinet confer
ence was held in the diplomatic cham
bor. mainly for the purpose of ex-
changing congratulations and Of TAX
ing a survey Of the situation to see
if it had been materially changed by
this important development. First of
all. from the standpoint of the admin
istration officials, the most welcome
feature of the message was its assur-
ance that the American minister him
self was alive two days ago. But with
this cheering news came the ominous
statement of Minister COnger that the
hesieged foreigners were in the Brit
ish legation under continued shot and
shell from Chinese troops, and that
only quick relief could avert a general
massacre. After the first flush of
thankfulnoss this gravcr feature of the
message began to impress itself upon
cabinet officials most deeply.
The government accepted the mes
sage as authentic, and Secretary Hay
transmitted it to all our ambassadors
and ministers abroad, with instruc-
tiOns to lay it before the respective
governments to which they are ac-
credited, and to urge upon them the
necessity Of cooperation for the i'm
mediate relief of the foreigners at
Pekin A message also was sent by
Secretary Long to Admiral Remey
conveying the intelligence of the des-
peratc situation in Pekin, and instruct
ing him to use and urge every pos
sible endcayOr for relief" Secretary
Root sent a similar notification to Col.
Coolidge, the senior American officer
ashore at Tien Tsin, but without in
junction. This action was the result
of the conference of Secretaries Hay,
Long and Root. 1t was realized that
the land and naval forces of the Uni
ted States now in China could not
single handed push on to Pekin and the
other powers accordingly were ap-
pealed to, On the basis of Minister
COnger'S message, 10 cooperate for
instant relief.
Secretary Hay explained his reasons
for placing reliance in the authenticity
of Minister Conger's dispatch, saying
that it was n complete reply in code to
the code message sent to him, and that
its authenticity was vouched for by the
-li-yamen. "Of course" said
Secretary Hay, smiling, Il am not ON
niscent, and may be fooled, but | can
not see how the authenticity of Min
lister Conger's cable can be question
ed" Secretary Hay said he attached
no significance to the use of the words
Chinese troops" in the message. They
did not, in his opinion, mean that the
Chinese government troops were be-
sieging the foreigners. He seemed to
entertain little doubt that the Chinese
government itself was doing all in its
power to suppress the Boxers insur-
rection.
A Brussels dispatch says: The Bel
gian consul at Shanghai sends the fol-
lowing dispatch under date of July 10:
"Sheng (the administrator of tele-
graphs) announces that the foreign
ers at Pekin were safe and sound
July 10"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
THE noAnns. SACRED EDICT."
The Infiummntory Posters Used to
Arouse II.e Chinese.


Arouse the Chinese.
New York, July 24.-Rev. Dr. John
Fox, of the American Bible Society
yesterday received translation of one
of the infIammatory posters used by
the Boxers This was forwarded by
Rev. DR.. John II. Hykes, Of Shanghai,
who received it from Rev. Charles f..
Cannon, of Tien TSin. 1t is a sample
of many varieties, of which 200 600
copies were distributed in Tien Tsin
city on July f. Only the prompt ar
rival of foreign troops prevented a
second Tien Tsin massacre. 1t is as
follows:
Sacred edict. Issued by the Lord
of Wealth and Happiness.-
THE Catholic and Protestant re-
ligions being insolent to the gods and
extinguishing sanctity, rendering no
obedience to Buddhism and enraging
both heaven and earth, the rain clouds
now no longer visit us, but 5000, 900
spirits soldiers will descend from
heaven and sweep the empire clean of
all foreigners. Then will the gentle
showers once more water our lands,
and when the tread of soldiers and the
clash of steel are heard, heralding
woes to all our people, then the Budd-
hists' Patriotic League of Boxers will
be able to protect the empire and
bring peace to all its people.
Hasten, then, to spread this doc
trine far and wide, for if you gain one
adherent OF the faith, your own person
will be absOlved from all future mis-
fortunes. If you gain five adherents to
the faith, your whole family will be alb
solved from all evils, and if you gain
ten adhercnts to the faith your whole
village will be absolved from all
calamities. Those who gain no ad-
herents to the cause shall be decapi-
tated for until all foreigners have been
eXterminated the rain can never visit
us. Those who have been so unfOr-
tunate as to have drunk water from
wells poisoned by foreigners should at
once make use of the following divine
prescription. the ingredients of which
are to be decOCted and swallowed
when the poisoned patients will re-
cover Dried black plums, half an
once; solanum delcamara, half an
ounce; encOmmia ulmOides, half an
ounce"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
Veterans Fight Arninst Removal

Elmira, n. Y, July 24.-The board of
managers of the Elmira Reformatory
have preferred charges against Hugh
Brocliway. transfer office of the insti-
tuition and a brother of Superintendent
z. r. BrQckway. Hugh Brockway re-
fused to resign when requested to do
so, urging that he was veteran SOL
dier and could not be summarily re-
moved. The charges alIege incompe-
tency and unftness to perform the du-
ties of his position because of age and
infrmities Superintendent Brockway.
it is now generally understood will,
on the day of his brothers hearing.
tender his resignation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
A MIGHTY ARMY OF ALLIES.
There VIII he I13,OOO in China by
September.

There VIII he I73,OOO in China by
September.
Berlin, July 21.-The German gov
ernment feels confident that the pres
ent attempts by Chinese officials to
deny the Pekin massacre are insincere
and dictated solely by a desire to
hamper and retard the powerful joint
action Of the powers. At the Chinese
legation here, where also denials of
the massacre have arrived from the
viceroys, the statement was made yes
terday that the Chinese minister him
self. Lu Hal Houan, placed small re-
lance upon them The foreign Office
considers that the gravest point in the
situation just now is the doubtful at
titude of the southern and central vice
roys.
The semi-official Militair Wochen-
blatt asserts, from alleged authentic
figures, that the number of allied
troops now In China is $4,000. OF
these. however, 20 700 Russians are To-
Gated in Lao Tung peninsula and
Kwan Tung province. and 1000 Ger
mans, with field guns. II heavy guns
and six machine guns, at Kaio Chou.
Now on the way from Germany,
France and England there are about
$4,000 men, and the first part of a
Japanese division is also en- route.
Arrangements have been made for the
departure of 81 1000 with 144 guns, and
altogether there will be. from pres
ent arrangements in China by Septem-
Der 5000 Germans. $1,000 English,
Gk600 Fren,h, $4,000 Russians, 21,000
Snese. 1000 Americans. 1000 Ital-
ians and 10 Austrians, together with
3l1 guns and SO machine guns.
Gen. Won Boguslawsky, high mill
tary authority, whom press corre-
spondent questioned regarding the
foregoing estimate. said it was quite
possible that this force would prove
insufficient to bring China down, but
that in such an event every power
would increase it's contingent. IF the
whole of China should rise" he con-
tinued, lit might prove to be a ques-
tion Of unparalleled military magni-
tude, but even then the powers, by
skilfully using their fleets and troops
in the harbors and harbor cities, could
dictate peace on their own terms"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
INCREDUfITY IN LONDON.
Believed the ConCcr Message Is Only
Another Chinese Trick.

London, July 21.-The Conger dis
patch fails to carry conviction to either
the British press 3r public. It's gen.
uineness is not disputed, for, as is
pointed out here. the Chinese must pos
sess quite Il shcaf of messages, which
the ministers fruitlessly endeavored to
get transmitted from which they could
easily select a non-committal dispatch
TO serve the required purpose.
1t is supposed that Mr.. Conger omit
. ted to destroy the cipher code and that
this is now in the possession Of tho
Chinese. fronf%which event the selec-
tion or cOncoction of the dispatch
would not be difficult 1t is argued
that the dispatch. if it were a genuine
reply to the inquiry of the American
government. would go more into de-
tails slight ray of hope is admitted
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
a Demand IErnnl .Innnn.

Denver, Colo. July Ex-Governor
Thomas yesterday received a brief
communication from Secretary of
State John Hay inclosing an extended
letter from n Nabeshima. the Jap
anese charge d'affaires at Washington.
The letter is in the nature of a de-
mand upon the part of the imperial
government of Japan that the Colorado
state board of health raise the quar-
antine on Japanese subjects on ac-
count of the bubonic plague. The Jap
anese, according to the statement.
should not be included with the Chi
nese in anything. They are not given
to plague and never have been. Japan
will insist that the race shall not be
Disseminated against.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
THE DOTBTING BRITONS.
They Will Not Believe That Min
listers Escaped Massacre.
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITIONS.

Before He VIII Attempt Mediation
Foreign Representatives in Chinn's
Remarkable bravery of n japanese
Soldier Mt Ticn Tsin.
London, July 25.-The message of Sir
Claude Macdonald, British minister at
Pekin, dated July and received yes
terday, appealing for relief. is regarded
in London as only prelude to the abb
solute confirmation of the massacre.
This is the opinion also of the Japan
ese minister here. The newspapers
suggest that the British minister's dis
patch was held back and released about
the same time as Mr.. Conger's undated
message.
Although the American and British
forces are working harmOniously, the
question of means of communication
between Taku and Pekin gives evil
dence of jcalOusies between the powers,
and other dispatches from Tien Tsin
show that the language difficulty has
been hampering the military opera
tiOns
The Tien Tsin correspondent of the
Daily Mail says that the admirals have
decided that it would be useless to
move toward Pekin without at least
&C, 900 men.
In an editorial referring to this state
ment the Daily Mail comments upon
the American proposal to advance'with
Z 900 men. 1t says:
I'VE have learned in Africa how dan
gerous it is to despise our enemies,
and in the interest of civilization we
do not wish to see such lesson read
TO the United States by the heather
Chinee.'"
a whole batch of Tien Tsin dis
patches are published. All praise the
gallantry of the Americans and Japan
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26

Paris, July 24-Ferd. w Peck, Uni
ted States commissioner general to the
Paris exposition, entertained at din
ner last evening the American ath-
letes who contested in the worlds
amateur championship contests in
connection with the exposition. The
table, which was in the form Of a
horseshoe and tastefully decorated,
monopolized the entire first floor of the
United States national pavilion. Mr..
Peck presided, and speeches were
made by Ambassador Porter, Senator
Depew, A. G.. Spalding, M. Bruwaert,
French consul general at New York,
and others
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26

csc The Standards correspondent says
that the Americans at first made mis-
take in Understanding the fighting
capacity of the Chinese, whose fire was
really terrific. He expressed some
doubt about the ability of the allies to
hold the positions captured unless they
are reinforced. 1t appears that large
hauls of silver were made by the allies,
the metal being carried away in buck
cts, and the Chinese calmly assisting.
Requests for mediation addressed to
foreign powers are interpreted here to
be preparation for the acceptance of
foreign aid to suppress the rebellion,
and LII Hung Chang's statement that
he could restore order with 10000
white troops is looked upon as a sub
tie argument in favor of appointing
him TO the command Of the allied
forces, to the exclusion Of Japanese.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Times, telegraphing Monday, says:
In an interview today Ii Hung
Chang reiterated his statement that If
the Manchu party had been guilty of
the horrible treachery involved in
massacre of the members of the lega-
tiOns he would absolutely refuse to at
tempt to negotiate. He said the pres
ent intention of the tsung-li-yamen
was to memorable the empress dow
ager to revictual the legations and
then to arrange to send them to Tien
Tsin under the escort of Gen. Sun Wad
Lin He declared that the fighting had
ceased and that foreign troops were
holding a position south of the Yu Ho
bridge, while Gen. Tung Fuh Siang's
forces were on the north.
Earl Ii expressed the intention to
wait for news of the movement of the
foreign legations before proceeding
northward On receiving this he will
be escorted by 10000 troops, who are
now mastering in this province.
obviously Ii Hung Chang has not
changed his views or his methods.
while the puerility Of his arguments is
increasing with age. The impression
is gaining ground here that the Man
chus are temporiZing, while preparing
to retreat to Hsian Flu. A confidential
member of his staff says that Earl Ii
will not go north until he is coGYinced
that the empress dowager has seen the
folly of her present policy"
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Mail records the gallant action
of a Japanese soldier during the at
tack on the gates of the city Of Iien
Tsin A dynamite train failed to eX
plode. Seeins th:s, the soldier ran for
ward with torch, causing an eXplo-
. sion, by which the brave fellow was
blown TO atoms.
The Standards correspondent AT
Tien Tsin sends a curious statement to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-26
WILLIAM j. BRYAN ON CHINA.


Ii should BE Mnde Known That Our
Government VIII Not Trcspass.
Lincoln Neb., July 21.-W. ] Bryan
gave out yesterday the following in
tervew in regard to the situation in
China:
Every one deplores the destruction
Of life in China and is Mortified at the
barbarities perpetrated. Every one
believes that it is the duty of our
government to protect the lives and
property of American citizens resid-
ing in China, and | have no doubt
that the administration will do 50.
| also take it for granted that all
American citizens will withdraw from
China temporarily, or take refuge in
some seaport where they can be pro-
tected by American ships until the ex-
citement is over. If the Chinese gov
ernment has tried, in good faith, to
protect our citizens, suitable punish
ment for the guilty and reparation and
Indemnity for those who have suffered
can doubtless be secured. If upon in
vestigation it Is found that the Chinese
government has not acted in good
faith, congress has power to deal with
the matter.
For several years European ma
tions have been threatening to dis
member China, and it is not strange
that their ambitious designs should
arouse a feeling of hostility towards
foreigners. That feeling, however.
ought not to be directed against Amer
lean citizens, and will not if our ma
. 10 hot hog
sire to grab land or to trespass upon
the rights of China. 1t will be better
for our merchants to have it known
that they seek trade only when trade
is mutually advantageous. 1t will be
better for our missionaries to have it
known that they are preaching the
gospel of love, and are not the fore
runners of fleets and armies"