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Hecknoart oernniea.

LONDON, July 20.--Tne following
despatch from Lord Roberts has been
received at the war Office.
PRETORIA, July Methnen o.
eupied Heckpoort to-day without op-
position to speak OF Ian Hamilton
and Mahon continued their march
along the country north Of the Della
goa Bay railroad. Hunter IL recon-
noiteTing the positions occupied by
the Free Staters between Bethlehe1a
and Fickgburg.'
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were crowding the broad corridor
before the secretary's office.
TO SPREAD THE NEWS.

Then Secretary Hay betook him
self to the War Department to con-
vey the news in person to Secre-
tary Root and to Secretary Long,
who were together at the time.
After the short consultation in
Secretary Roots office, Secretary
Long, upon emerging into the cor
ridor, was showered with congrat-
ulations by large throng of de-
partment employees and newspa-
per men who had congregated
there. AS the one member of the
cabinet who has consistently main
tanned during the dark days in
which others had given up all hope
of the safety of the foreigners in
Pekin, the news that our minister
was alive few days ago, was much
in the nature of a personal triumph
for him. His face beamed with
the pleasure he experienced and he
expressed his qualification and re-
Jolcing at the confirmation of his
theory.
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ALL VERY HAPPY.

I'VE are all very happy over the
good tidings," said he. 81 have
hardly had time to think of the ex-
act effect of the news on the situa-
ton, but it removes one of the
great elements of doubt and leaves
us free to hope for the rescue of
the foreigners in Pekin. 1t is a
great victory for the State Depart
ment of the United States. Every
country in Christendom was en-
ploying every agency in its pos
session to obtain authentic news
of the besieged ministers, and the
United States is the first to give to
the world authentic and absolutely
reliable word direct from the place
in which the beleaguered ministers
are garrisoned. There is now good
reason TO believe that the ministers
will be able to hold out until a re-
lieving force reaches them. If they
have been able to stand the siege
for almost a month after the out
side world had given up hope. there
seems no reason to fear that they
will not be able to hold out a little
longer.
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URGED TO COOPERATE.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.--sec-
retary Hay has transmitted MINI
lister Conger's cable 10 all our
ambassadors abroad and has in-
structed them to urge the re-
spective governments 20 which
they are accredited to co-oper-
ate in the Immediate relief OF
pekin.
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WERE SAFE JULY 10.

BRUSSELS, July 20.-The Rel
gian consul at Shanghai sends
the following despatch under
date of July 10;
"ShenE Uhe administrator of
teIegrnphs) announces that the
foreigners at Pekin were safe
and sound July 10.
Gan imperial decree, dated
July 16 orders the viceroy of
Tien Tsin to appraise the dam
age caused by the troubles and
orders the local militia to re-
press the rebellion"
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Made avn Assigncment-

NEW YORK. July 20.-Hugh w Adams
& Co, wholesale dealers ia pig iron, To-
day assigned to VIM. G. McAdoo. The
company has rating of $4,000 to $4,000
In the mercantile agencies.
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An Oacr of Troops-

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, July 2o.-The
Adjutant General Of the spanish & rn..ri-
can War Veteran Association has writ
ten to the Secretary 81 War. Offering III
the event 81 war with China, an army
corps OF ex-Spanfsh war men.
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WAS A DESPERATE william.
EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT CALEB
POWERS WAS READY FOR
ANYTHING.

Arranged to Hold Up and Capture
Trains to Carry His Mountain Mem
to FrankfOrt-spoke Freely and
Openly About the Proposed Assas-
sinatiOn of Governor G0ebel-Was
Prepared to Kill the Last One of
His Democratic Opponents to
Carry His Point.
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MR.. HAYS REASONS.

Secretary Hay explained his rea-
sons for placing reliance in the
authenticity of Mr.. Conger's de-
spatch, saying that was a complete
reply in code to the code message
sent to him and that its authent-
icity was vouched for by the Tsung
Ii Yamen.
"Of course" said Secretary Hay.
Il am not omnipresent and may
be fooled, but cannot see how the
authenticity of Minister Conger's
cable can be questioned"
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 besieging
the foreigners. He seemed to en-
terrain little doubt that the Chi
nese government itself was doing
all in its power TO suppress the
Boxer insurrection. In this con-
nection the message from Consul
Fowler that Gen. Yuan Shia XII,
governor of Snan Tung province,
reported that the Chinese authori-
ties were doing all in their power
to put down the instruction, is
exceedingly welcome intelligence.
Throughout the day the Conger
message remained the absorbing
topic of discussion.
Continued on Third Page.
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Louise Green. also colored, to-day. and
committed suicide The woman was sew
enteen years younger than Lewis and
had been living with him eight months
Lewis is believed to have been insane
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Boston Navy Yard Pre-

BOSTON. July z0.-The loss by last
nights fire at the navy yard is estimated
sl20,0 90. buIldingfI S5la GO. machiner.p -
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Getting Acquainted Again

ATLANTA. Ca. July 30-UnBon ard
Confederate veterans We're engaged TO-
day IN recounting experiences OF the war
and becoming acquainted on more ami
cable basis than when they met during
the battles around Atlanta in July iss4
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under fire in British legation.
Pekfn. Use and urge every
means possible for immediate
relief.
(siSne1 ALoyGp
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For a sunday Conference

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July Ex-senator
Hanna has arranged TO go to Canton to-
morrow for 2 conference with the Presi-
Hanna
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ADMIRAL REMEY ORDERED
TO URGE RELIEF OF CONGER

WASHINGTON, July 2o.--sec-
Rotary Long has sent the fol-
lowing cablegram to Admiral
Remcy.
sconger telexraphs that he Il
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Held without BniI-

ELDORADO, Kansas. July 20.-Miss
Jessie Morrison. whose preliminary trial
for the murder Of Mrs. Oin Castle wife
Of her former sweetheart. has been in
progress, was this evening held without
bail.
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Volcano In Eruption

YOKAHAMA. July 2o.-Mount Azuma
near Bandaiasan, which was the scene
of a volcanic disaster in 1855 broke into
eruption Tuesday July IL. Two hundred
persons were killed or injured.
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which had been received by
Minister Wu at $500 o'clock this
morning, reading as follows:
"NOur telegram was forward
and as requested L send reply
from the Tsung Lii Yamen as
follows: Your telegram of the
18th. day of this moon G1th.
JuIy) received. The state De-
partment telegram has been
handed to Minister COnger.
Herewith is Minister Conger's
reply to the State Depart
ment:'"
"'In British legation. Under
continued shot and shell from
Chinese troops. Quick relief
only can prevent general mass
acre.,
This reply was in the State
Department cipher and it is re-
garded by the State Department
as genuine. inasnuch as for
gerry seems under the circum-
stances impossible.
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The News Confirmed

PARIS, July 20.-The appointment OF
| the Rev. John Joseph Keane to be arch
bishop Of Dubuque, Iowa, is confirmed BY
Archbishops Ireland and Kain, now ia
this city.
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MANLY and CONSERVATIVE.
A TIMELY DECLARATION CONCERN
ING THE CHINESE SITUATION
BY MR.. BRYAN.

The Threatened Dismemberment a
Chinese by European Nations Re-
sponsible for the Feeling OF Hos-
Utility Towards Forefgners--Nn.
items Duty to Make Known Ttx
Pacific and Honorable Intentions
Towards China-Firm Adherence
10 Policy OF Fair Dealing ana
Justice the Greatest Safeguard.
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WASHINGTON, July 2O.-The
following statement has been
given out at the State Depart
ment:
On the 11th., of this month
the State Department Commune
Gated a brief message asking
: tidings of Minister COnger in the
State Department code. Minister
Wu undertook to get this into
Minister COnger's hands, if he
were alive. He has succeeded
in doing this. This morning
the State Department received
a telegram from COnsuI General
GOodnoyv at Shanghai, saying.
"The governor of Shantung
informs me that he has received
to-day n cipher message from
Conger of the 18th"
A few minutes later Minister
WI appeared at the State De-
parfment with "a telegram from
TaOtaf ShanE dated Goth. July
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HARDLY POSSIBLE.

DO you regard the fact that the
message is in the State Depart
ment code as conclusive evidence
that it emanated from Minister
Conger?" was asked. Might it
not be possible that, having mas
sacred the people in the American
legation the code fell into the
hands of the leaders of the Boxer
movement, and if such were the
fact, could they not have framed
the reply in the State Depart
ment's code and attached Minister
Conger's signature to it7''
Il regard such a suggestion as
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powder magazine of George e. Turner,
situated about q mile from this city.
which contained IS tons of Hercules and
giant powder exploded late last night.
There was no loss of life.
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NOT DETERMINED.


vate rather than help matters.
NOT DETERMINED.
That has not yet been determin-
ed by this government, but the
policy of the administration would
be to do everything possible to aid
the friendly Chinese officials. He
made the positive statement that
no more troops have been ordered
for Chinese service
Although the Secretary did not
say so, it is understood that the
officials here will use all efforts to
get Ii Hung Chang into Pekin as
soon as possible.
Secretary Root said it was evil
dent from the terms of the Conger
despatch that the Chinese govern
ment had been sincere and had
been protecting the ministers. The
first thing now was to cooperate
in every possible way with the
friendly Chinese officials and aid
them in their work. The Presi-
dent, he said, saw no reason why
he should return to Washington at
this particular juncture.
APPEALING FOR HELP.
With the cheering news came
the statement Of Minister Conger
that the besieged foreigners were
in the British legation under con-
tinued shot and shell from Chinese
troops and that only quick relief
could avert a general massacre.
After the first flush of thankfulness
this graver feature of the message
began to impress itself upon the
cabinet officials.
One of them remarked:
There are the poor creatures,
penned up under fire of shot and
shell and appealing to us for help"
The consultation brought about
no pronounced change of policy, for
it was felt that already every en-
ergy had been bent toward meeting
the situation and that there was
absolutely nothing that could be
done.
The government accepted the
message as authentic and Secre-
tary Hay transmitted it to all our
ambassadors and ministers abroad
with instructions to lay it before
the respective governments to
which they are accredited and to
urge upon them the necessity of CO.
operation for the Immediately re-
lief of the foreigners at Pekin. A
message was also sent by Secretary
Long to Admiral Remey conveying
the intelligence OF the desperate
situation in Pekin and instructing
him to "use and urge every posi-
BILE endeavor for relief"
This message, Secretary Long
explained, meant for Admiral Re-
mey to himself use" and urge"
upon the commanding officers of
the other powers the use of every
endeavor for the relief of Pekin.
Secretary Root sent a similar mott
fication to Col. Coolidge, the SEN
ior American officer ashore at Tien
Tsin. This action was the result
of the conference of Secretaries
Hay, Long and Root. 1t was re-
allied that the land and naval
forces of the United States now in
China could not single-handed
push on to Pekin, and the other
powers accordingly were appealed
to, on the basis of Minister Con-
gers message, to cooperate for
relief.
MR.. HAYS REASONS.
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Severe storm

YORK, Pa, July 20.-A violent electrical
storm passed over York county last night.
A fourteen-year-o daughter of William
SwartZbaugh was instantly killed by
lightning, and three barns in the western
part of the county were struck and con-
sumed.
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CABLECRAM OF STATE
DEPARTMENT ANSWERED.
The Message Believed to Have Been
Written and Forwarded From
Pekin July Is.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT CIPHER USED
Mr.. CONGER'S TELEGRAM.

In British legation Under continuous
shot and shell from Chinese troops. Quick
relief only can prevent massacre
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zrr. G. schnepfs the Opera E@1ee &ruxf
Kist, made the following oksss 4kEpn4
the <ezuperature yesterday. "a M-s "a
4. ~. g; AZ M, IS; d m. Il D ~
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BRIEF KILOGRAMS.
Hotel Burned

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2o.-The hotel
at Castle Craig. Shasta county, was burn
ed to the ground at o'clock this morning.
1t was crowded with San Francisco So
ciety people. but all escaped with their
baggage.
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WAS WAITING FOR WI.

The Secretary already had pre-
pared himself for the minister's
appearance, but nevertheless not
knowing the nature of Mr.. Con-
gers communication, he sat in
suppressed anxiety to receive the
message. Mr.. WI himself was ig-
norant of what he had in his hand.
because the message was in the
State Department cipher; an ap-
parently meaningless mass of fig
ures and periods. Secretary Hay
at once called for Second Assistant
Secretary Adee, and the two dis
tinguished officials themselves set
to work translating the cipher into
English. This occupied nearly
half an hour. The first movement
of Secretary Hay upon deciphering
the message was to make a copy
and dispatch this by messenger in
haste to the White House. with a
request to the telegraphers there to
forward it at the earliest moment
to President Mckinley for his in
formation
Then Secretary Hay, remember
ing the intense public anxiety to
have tidings from the Americans
in Pekin, caused his private secre-
tary to prepare copies of the mes
sages he had received, thought
fully accompanying them with an
explanatory statement, and these
copies were given to the newspa-
per men, who, by this time, scent
ing the fact that news of the
greatest importance had come.
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Receiver Appointed

IRONTON, Ohio, July 20.-The Amos
Davis Iron Company has applied for
receiver, and f. S. Culbertson has bC
appointed.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., July 20
After hope had almost been aban-
doned of hearing from the lega-
lions in Pekin, two cablegrams
bearing tidings of the unfortun-
ates beset in the British legation
were received this morning. First
came short sharp word from
Consul General Goodnow, at
Shanghai, an officer of the State
Department, who will not be soon
forgotten because of the immense
energy and zeal he has exhibited
III securing information to meet
the demand of the department in
the exciting days of the past six
weeks. He gave notice that Min
lister Gonger had at last been heard
from directly, and that his words
were on the way to the State De-
partment. Scarcely had the
cheering news reached Secretary
Hay before Minister Wu came
tearing down the asphalt streets
from his legation in his automo-
bile, bearing in his own hands the
precious message from Mr.. Con-
ger. The minister was perspiring
and almost speechless with pleas
urable excitement, and even the
swift new elevator in the State
Department scarcely could meet
his demand for haste in reaching
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WASHINGTON. July zl--For Wezf4ra
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ind cpelNr Eatftk@
day. Sunday generally fair, freeh so4tls
westerly. shifting to northwe~teriT Winds.
For Ohi0-ShoweTE and klM1dfr HtNuA8
with cooler In southern porf saturdays
Sunday fair; Light TO fires aoftENeKt*
erly winds.
For West Virginia. ocs aims nu4
cooler Saturdays Sunday yari2Als
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said it was impossible just now to
say definitely as to whether in
creased haste in throwing military
forces into China might not aggra-
vate rather than help matters.
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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July 20-Frank
Lewis, colored. shot and fatally wounded
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o. WHEELING. ". VA MONDAY. JANUARY 2.. 1906
SAFE BLOWERS SHOT.
THE POLICE OF QUINCY, ILL.,, GET
IN SOME FINE WORK ON
BURGLARS.
TWO KILLED. ONE WOUNDED.
The Gang Had a Complete Outfit, and
Are Suspected of Having Done a
Number of Big Jobs Recently.
Wounded Man Refuses to Talk.

QUINCY, Ills, January 2S.-Quincy
police officers last night killed two ex-
pert safe blowers, supposed TO be from
Chicago, and seriously wounded an
other. The men are believed to be the
same who recently operated in Gales
burg, Freeport and other Illinois cit
les, making a specially of cracking
safes in building and loan association
offices.
On January 9th the safe in the offic-
es of the Adams county building and
loan association in this city was blown
open at the noon hour, and cash and
securities amounting to 100000 taken.
Saturday last three men came to Moec-
ker's hotel, two of them registering
from Kansas City. The proprietor sus-
pected them and warned the police,
and when one of the men went out he
was Swallowed by Detective George
Koch. The officer finally asked the sus-
pect to go t the station and explain
himself. The man drew a pistol and
pointed it at the officers heart, but as
he did so, Koch flashed his own pistol
and fired four shots. Three took effect
and the man fell dead. This occurred
at II O'Clock Saturday night, in front
of the Newcomb hotel. Meanwhile Of
c11,, loI oyarainnd fhn ha GOA Op Of
the suspected men and found it in
cluded burglar tools, skeleton keys, dy-
Mantle sticks and nitro-glycerine.
When the other men returned to the
Moecker hotel, at 2 O'Clock this morn
ing, they found the hotel surrounded
by officers. They a into the hotel
saloon and loaded their revolvers.
Then ensued a running fight in the no.
tel corridor. One man reached the
street pursued by Chief of Police John
Ahearn. He turned to fire and as ne
did so Ahearn sent a bullet crashing
through his skull. He died in a few
minutes. The third man was shot on
the stairs by Officer C%harnhorst and
sank to the floor with a broken hip.
He refused to say who his a~ccomplices
were. When the men came here Janu-
airy 5th, they registered as j. M. Burt
and H. F. Crowley. Saturday Burt
registered as C. H. Rogers. From let
ters found on his person it appears he
also used the name of c. H. Prince, of
Chicago. The wounded man refused
to give his name.
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AUSTIN, Texas, January 2S.-Ths
Populists of Texas publicly
that w. ]. Bryan will accept the nomi-
nation of that party for President If
it is rendered him. The following cir
cular letter outlining the plan of ac-
ton for the coming campaign was to-
day issued by Chairman J.. H. Foster.
who claims to secure his information
and propositions outlined direct from
the national headquarters. The eircu-
lar letter is addressed to all county
chairmen, n reads as follows:
Dear Sir:-You are no doubt aware
of the fact that if the Bryan Democracy
when they meet in Notional Conven-
ton, reatiirm the Chicago platform OK
1896 with a direct legislative plank as
an issue, and 1t seems probable that
they will, and nominate w. j. Bryan
and some irreproachable Southern
man, that such action will be the death
of our party. Should the Democracy
do this it will be only a REPETITION OF
their policy, plans, and, like their adj
vocacy of 16 to l, be short lived. In
view of such action on the part of this
newborn Democracy, il is the duty OF
every Populist who loves the principles
he advocates to lend his aid to thwart
the destruction OF his party.
"A plan has been suggested and Is
being discussed all over the nation. The
details of this plan are in part:
THAT when our National Conven-
tion assemblies that it re-afirm the
Omaha platform, with direct legisla-
ton as the paramount issue, nominate
w. ]. Bryan (and the assurance has
been given by Mr.. Bryan's friends that
he will accept the nomination. and
some Southern Populist-that the free
silver Republicans will endorse the
| platform and its candidates-that Mr..
Bryan's friends will go before the Ma
| tional Democratic Convention with a
| demand for the endorsement of the ac-
ton of the Populist Convention. and It
is argued that they will not refuse. In
the event that they do so, Mr.. Bryan
may refuse the nomination at the hands
| of the Democracy. This action of itself
win, by the Democrats, signal their
| utter defeat, and also that of the Popu-
lists. but defeat will lay at the door OF
| the Democrats
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OBITUARY.

RICHMOND, Va, January 2S.-Major
Thomas A. Brander, past grand mas
ter of the Virginia Grand Camp OF
Confederate Veterans, and who was
known throughout the South for his
prominence in all Confederate reunions,
died here to-day, aged so years.
CHICAGO, January 2S.-Anna M
Bowen, dead of the Woman's Hall, al
Northwestern University, died to-day
of heart disease 27 years of age.
She tainted at the dining table, and
died several hours later without having
recovered consciousness.
Miss Bowen was a native of Chicago
She was a graduate of Cornell Univer-
sity and later spent two years in Ger
many. At Liepsic, she wa the frs
woman allowed the full privileges Oh
the seminary. After her return from
Germany she for a time did editorial
work for the New York Nation. She
was 81 years of age.