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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

New York has dropped from first TO
second place in the shipment Of corn
abroad. Baltimore standing frst with
an expectation Of s6.co0.C50 bssheis in
1s0o- Phiisdelphia takes third place,
with New Orleans fourth In the exPor-
tatiou q cereals the gulf ports have
made great gains o. late yesr-- In
wheat exportstion New York is still
first. but fhr shipments are declining.
while Gaiytstou- Tex is second. with
shipnsEis rapidly IncreaaInR-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29
government

The United States supreme court
has decided that parties who made
the run at the strip opening in
1893 from the Usage and other In
dian reservations east of the strip,
are not entitled to file on claims
SO selected. This will throw sew
eral hundred settlers out of their
homes they have been occupying
for more than six years.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

who has been bona fde resident
within the corporate limits Of Nue.
kogee for more than six months
next before April Srd, 1900, is en-
titled to'vote at the approaching
city election unless specially dis
qualified by reason Of having been
convicted Of a felony.-Muskogee
Times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

The Washington correspondent
Of the Muskogee Times says that
tribal courts may be obliterated in
the pending Cherokee agreement.
Someone ought to whisper in that
correspondents ear thatthe Chero-
kee tribal courts were ''obliterat-
ed' nearly two years ago, and
that there is no longer even a ju-
dicial department in the Cherokee
government.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

Muskogee has named her new
hotel the Union Depot hotel. !"
Abroad this may leave the impress
sion that Muskogee has more than
one railroad.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

Attorney VIM. Mellettee goes TO
Muskogee tomorrow to attend the
republican ratification meeting there
tomorrow night aud viii deliver an
address.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

The rumor now is of war be-
tween Russia on the one hand and
Germany and Turkey onthe other.
This may be true but it will not
disturb Vinita till after the mil
linery openings are over.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

Saloon license in Oklahoma City
has been raised from $500 to $500
q year. all because the saloonists
would not contribute literally to
the Rough Rider reunion expenses.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

Dennis Flynn has secured
81, 200 job in the pension Office at
Washington for a colored constit-
uent in Oklahoma.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

Commander Shaw of the G. A.
r., is in Kansas City today.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

President Brewer. Of Willie Halsell
college, went to Muskogee this morn
ing.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

A new bank was organized at
Iowa City, Oklahoma, this week
with capital Of $1,000.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29
The St. Louis
GlObe-DemOCrat
Twice Every Week.

Eight pages or more each Tuesday and
Friday. Almost equal to Daily at the
price of Weekly.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29

The Great Republic
can paper Of Ameri-
ca.
The Great Newspa-
per of the World.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29
The GLOBE Printing Co., St. Louis,

stands
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEmOIkAfiS th~N-i'
For Mayor
JAMES R. sHEEHAN.
For Recorder
GEORGE BLAKENEY.
For Marshal
J. F. LEDBETTER.
For Aldermen
JAMES s. DAVENPORT,
G. W. MILLER,
L. B. BELL,
DAVID T. HALL,
L. C. COUCH.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29
81. .oo--One Dollar q Years ! 90

No other paper gives The News promptly so fully,
accurately No other paper prints great variety
of interesting and instructive reading matter for every
member of the family. No other paper is so good, SO
Clean, so cheap.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-03-29
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important Natona Campaign Of IJU unIII asI inc s7
president indispensable citizen, ano
ought every household Sample copies free Address
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

various kinds made last year by the city.
This. of course. does not include work on
tho Cedar river water system. which is a
matter by itself and handled by a Separ-
ate department OF city engineers office.
At its last two meetings the city coun-
ca which expired by limitation Of time
yesterday leaned ap. With a few exccp-
ttons. an the ordinances for public i'm
f,ruvcmeuts to he made at the cost Of
owners Of property admitting on the i'm
pruvcmcnts. and for which provision had
been made by petition or the passage Of
resolutions Of intention. This action on
the part 81 the council threw together
many of she important improvements
which have beeu projected during the
past three Of four months. n IS for this
reason that In the hands Of the city en-
Einegr today there are about forty orll-
nspccs involving street Improvements
These improvements nay be conven-
icutly divides "a four classes. as follows
Grading including sidewatktns. par.ing.
etc paving pIanking and sewer Con
strIctiun.
one og the most important improve
ments which the councii hns recently rro-
tiled for is the construction Of tho Tween
ty-thiri avenue sewer system This w{i
DRAIN tae district ON the east ana north
singe 90 Rcnton btA This contract viii
Dr. larscr Ga number % miles OF r4ga laia
ana in cr-t than any similar contract ever
lrt hV the city. Their wfll he SIX raues
~ plpe and the caat WA n9t Dc FAR short
90 t+Nao
last year the city built THREE systems -
lRt~r2l sewers each costing from sN6n
70 - 90 The Twenty Third avenue svs-
fcn rs bat a part 81 the many systems
hngt in the residence districts
Next go Importance and eost comes the
FIRST avenue nstihE which ls estimated
B.. H.lr aN..#H t. "a. NH.aaHM-a aa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
MANY SAN oN rMnoipr.
Takes. North no Passengers, seventy
Hound for kiondikc

The steamship Humboldt eailei Tor
Alaska last night with 10 passensgt' aus
40 . OF freight. The PASSENGER list ia
GUIDES seventy kloudikc-bound pyop4c
Charles Anderson, the well kuuNn Mon
dixie miner. heads a party @ aye the ytAeg
members being Wt,tana W iset' N.U,a'
one ~ the heaviest OUTFITS vas ttkcn
u5rth hv p A. Peterson. 3 ID and j y.
Marshall They have about .lsht tons
% supplies Another ire 81, h~tena'Nsr'
CHARLES Lamb. an rlonc.rs ~ the counc
Try, we're p~asacngsrs Imp
the richest men ~ the dis'rirt Ahi N
,%n,,ta tGtnpanv Hc VIII ftuiasn ORA
pawson about TAO months soing taeref t1
*. c%oliSvtnr nrsi-ciass gas.tnx 90 SAIL
cd fror Seattle on TIE humpNat ,
wtllar thinner. wife aud child WIZ
lam L thinner. Howard Llmu.tfr ApfIt
spark-. William " Rice A,sa-
Neiros 81 a " I4thAm T. a fCef-
sen ! n MArshah } y Msu~naA s'1
= wilkins Frank Leonard NJ \ SW"
van Mrs " u \, CSlr
Sparlss IRnb. h. A smith. J n Mtaa
WGsam ksiey. = : Durham t,t
tnx j HefioN 4 Kelly ~ Corr.
sarkNs'ssr : H's" s5 10 ' ana
Ntfr q A Rrtrln Wlll.am 'fi.ss 3"
YoWrf- Ma D. = SflhAch M@ cosy b
Trcker " b Conner u ~
III Roiss ) Kucs-rr J Sc Ac-
.s.tyrrn y 4 Heuue.t p 4awft
* a. johnson David sut wife tt Agl l.
Ford George nsyer 3a1 sae T,trt,
~ tnt,,y C-l.t Walter Nct~l&n ! tns-
ten 10 keyua WiNi1m til e.
Petersen James Desmond Ht.
y..trr Re b.. Thomas tuanet. j 10.
i4.~, 81 Morenc.J john MaEFH@ ara
tktr4y-afN sFCona-et8h&
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
Municipal improvements in 1900
May Break All Records.
THIRTY CONTRACTS IN SIGHT.
City Engineers once Considering
nm Unprecedented Number of Lo-
cal Improvement Ordinances
work In Immediate Prospect VIII
Cost 1910, OOO-some of the Larger
Enterprises Vow Under Way.

In the department OF public works the
urban improvements which will be COM
pleted this year in Seattle viii doubtless
exceed ali former records. both in num-
Der and aggregate cost This is the pres
ent Indication, judging from the amount
OF work now under way and planned in
the office of City Engineer Thomson.
Thirty improvements ave been author
lied by the council sine the beginning Of
the present year. and are now either in
progress or being advertised. preliminary
10 the letting OF contracts. The total
cost OF these undertakings IS approximate
ly s2i0,0oa. which Is within a few thousands
of the total OF street improvements OF
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
MusENESTs
THE sporting Duchess" mt the seat
tie Thrater.

Whale the Frawiey company may not
be- as strong az 81 was tn the haicy0u
days Wen blanche Bates. Hope Ross
Jennie Remark and Malcolm Arhnckle
mere among It's members - "a. neverthc-
.ess. a splendid organization. ard can
boast ~ as many handsome actresses as
any repertoire Compauy On the road An
and genius are the strongest ~Atfributcs
- au actress and when beauty p added
q combination hard to excel Is tha f,-
s1it ia organizing his present company
Manager FraNiry made Il happy selection
% stage beauties Rarely. u ever. have
women been seen iu Seattle 50 handsome
40 Ahry Van Bgren, keita Wakemau.
Marion Barney Lillian Pearl Ian
dtrs-
Another large crowd Witnrsees the pre-
ssriation % The Sporting uuchess" last
might and fov every vacant seAt-And
there we're but few there should ha q
disappointed thester-E9tr Every scene
q the great rartug drama vas weu act
rt frequent trc0rcs grcstlrg The eTorte
~ she company The play will be re-
pe2tsi tonight for the last trne. the plays
Ter tire balance % the week being The
Charity BAH tomorrow night and "Mme
Sals-aeae Thursday. Friday and SafHr-
DAY nights ard saturday matinee In the
latter play NJ. Frawicy alN play the Ia
NOUS part % Napoleon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

The North American Transportation A.
Trading Company has euJelued Countr
Treasurer WhiffleNcy from collecting
81 80 rersnnRA taxes levied Cu fhe steam
~ Roanoke The company claims 90 br a
foreign corporation. ~nTkAEize1 uGaar tAn
laws o. Illinois. % alleges that the
Roanoke 81 AN ucean going vessel rr-
r-rad Ga Interstate and sub
t.ft to taxation naly 40 th~ port % regis
Try. ChlcaEa. The case Nll Dr. hoard hY
fttfwa More FRIDAY.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
Charles Al ice Goes rree.

Chsrles Al Hce- The AmcTiClnIFHd chi
nose cook % the ship MAJ Flint was yes.
tcrday given his hual dlEch4fEe from tht
custody Of the collector ~ customs bF
Hee proved his right 20 register under the
Chinese exclusion act, although he had
$40 certificate. and Was ten days ago re.
leased on hiss uwu rccog niza0ce untl yea
tfrday. when h. came Into court 20 prove
that he had compiled with the court q
.rI.r ND nrnr.rnL .Euuaf NAm.rs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
! q, (! G =.
NOW WITH MORAN BROS.
w. II. Parry Fakes responsible Pc.
sftfon With the shfnhutIder.

When w. II. Parry left the office OF CITY
comptroller yesterday he assumed a most
responsible position with the Moran Bros
to., Inc Seattle shiphuiiders. Arrange
ments mad been made several weeks ago
between the Morans and Mr.. Parry where
by ne Is to devote his time and energies
70 tneir interest In the future. and hence
forth be Identified with them.
Mr.. Parry's new position Is one which
VIII bring his marked abilities as an ex-
ecut1ve Officer well into plny.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

Bryant AID Ga Cherry. whose duties
they are tna1I .flrily performing. The
wolcott wreck i~nvcstigntion will be taken
up this morning II ~ 20 be followed by
the investigation Of the loss ~ the steam
cr Townsend. which WAS wrecked two
months ago IN Lynn u
some testimony has already been taknn
In the latter case. which viii not. how
ever. be considered again uuttl the Vol
colt investigation ~ concluded.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
70 WELCOME Mr.. BRYAN.
Fusionists Arrange for Two Meet
ings and a Banquet.
JUDGE WHITE FOR CHAIRMAN

Democratic National Committeeman
VIII Preside mt the First Gather
fng-Honors From That Time to
he Distributed, Col. Dlethen, Mr..
Lewis and others sharing-A Dol
lar Dinner at Armory Hall.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

John Wa1d. the alleged blukp Umhrr
land operator. was brought before Judge
WaufarA la the federal court yesterday
ana given tao weeks louEfr In which 20
plcad 90 an Indictment charging ssbqg-
rafInn q n4rflFF.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

sarts, n suicide. May ne %
1stAsr OF Adam ihsts. OF seattle.

- ststaD from County Coroner Sprn-
aAei q fasQ, Texas. March ~. and
=, toloNs was received by Chief
sa.ss Reed iavt evening"
A. hhttg committed suicide here to-
1sss Instructions
s~e satiE. jr. lives at sAaM First
~ he SAYS his father. Adam Ihrlg,
ases ~ IA Dexter nVenue has a
Ar neined William lhtis Nho went
4a.. EsNas many yeats aEo. and
49,. sNAA Ntfoner spencer hAd made a
The Christian uame fhrtg
- = - end William we're plAymates
~ 10y we're bows CO. Germany, bat
~. asa no heard FROM him directly
~ : w consult With hts father today
d. ~ eisns o. ascertain the identity
~ FRsn suicide
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

on fir cross-arms of % cents per loo from
the Northwest to Colorado common
points. The rate goes into effect March
.. and viii DO much toward increasing
the use Of Washington timber ia the
Middle West.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

United states Attorney Cav vrster5a,
rled g Nhel as Information against fra
stoxk nf ieaf tobacco manufactured cigars
AMI cigsrmakevs - belonging a. ! C
@onts and set4ei bt = internal revenue
officers on account ~ the failure 81
Eonig 90 girr a bond as a cigar mAuusac-
turer and 60 paw the government tax
The property wtll De- condemned and slld.
FOR 3 saort time job q laundry work
the cascade ARE the people to DO a. WORK
taken &nd delivered same day whsa neces-
ssry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
srIlL AFrER NtNso>.
state FiIe- an Amended Information
.saInst steamboat Man.

The state nlcd an amended niornailon
gr~4av ir the SUPERIOR coart AGAINST
2.1t = IL Nur~su. Who Is accused ~
ming up a iab 20 hAVc the steamer t4tF
"a RspiNn burned Do addition o. former
ma tbat NuuSon paid E-iSar. Wac Was
~ a. the work. s-c1rilrs 90 the states
theory. sic iu advance
ManSon nird a motion 20 QuANa the ~
formation. and also a demurrer Judge
henson axerruled the motion Ga Quash and
- decide the demurrer later In tne week
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
MARINE INSPECTORS busy.
important Investigations Before
tasks hoard,

United States Marine inspectors Iehners
and whitney, OF the district OF Alaska,
are kept busy in the absence of Capt
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

THERE raay be flies on spinning bat
there are none Ga the Vale, An6gas and
Wolm-AmgriraH bicgclcR
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

j 70 Parsons filed a divorce sgit 90 the
superior rsEt yesterday Afternoon against
Ella c. Parsons. ca the ground % do
sertiol. He says he vas married ar
North Attleboro. Mass. August Z 1881.
and that although he vas a Eua4I husband
she deserted him March u iS6 She is
Supposed 90 De- living Ia Boston al pres
emit
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
/ OFFICERS INSTALLED.
"a If the People Carried Out at
the City Hall.
y LITTLE FURRY CREATED.

Huues summons n Special
..~xsrg Of Council and Higgins
.~~th<r Two Years Term-Ex-
,~.-,trcIIer Parry Entertnins His
s~-eessor mt Lunch-Incidents Of
s~.sfer of the Administration.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

Ths Southern Pacific has just an
noUncsd the establishment q a new rate
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

RrOOnSToNE rings. the birthstone Tor
March. William II. Finek. Je~e.er. SS
Second avenue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

THE Morgan oyster C1mgauy's EAGLE
brand Eastern oysters az the best iss
Second aFeE@G
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

Va $50 $40 the s,ramrr aua counted
heuFes 90 ketcNikpu Waiter
VI. afssr ~ Tho Rosalie said yes
Alff Dts arrival from tho north.
~ ~ y VrteNinE q regular boom
x e4talHE houses faster than they
n taeHa Miners ana p-rosp~c,0rs
y $3.50 INTO f1c tartrt and before
VI ~ summrr "a Eoad sircd town
sssoL EsAt.E ana ~e,aa s.nutr M
tssS az h~aEFrrtVfa ia second
sVa'h Families supplied
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
7Wo Fine Lots
on nth Az.

fuIl lot on Seventeenth avenue. half a
block from Madison street. east fronfsge.
31.7O0. cast iion1ase'
Full lot on Seventeenth avenue near
raSd Union; fine view; west frontage;
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

Red PottaEe.
Prisoner OF Hope.
In Connection with the DC VIII
Claim.
Young April.
Fables OF Slang.
Wild Animals | Have known.
In Tune With the Infinite.
Richard Carvel.
Red Rock.
Janice Meredith.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
NEW PURSES

A ley style Purse that has jus, been introduced. called the Finger
Purse" II is made with a small strap across the hack. which Ia meant 10
be slipped yer the fingers the purse being on the back or the nnses-ear-
rNd in that way N has the free use O the hand and Is never in danger Of
losing the purse or having It snatehei from the hand Comes sin four dpner-
mt kinds OF leather-seaL sa Hon. pigskn and Mexican hand-caryea. Prices
from &c to $3.50.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20

David Harum.
When Knigithocd Was in Flower.
Ben Hun.
Jungle Books.
Paper Covered Novels. 4 for sc.
publishers price. tbc each.
Paper Covered Novels. works OF
Mrs. Snathworlh. pnhitsher's price
&c. Our price. isc each.
Paper Covered Novels, the Holly
Series. by best authors: pubiisher'a
price &c. Our price i0c each.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Guy Graham, who is charged witt
the murder II Alice Boswell near Elliot
Tex. was convicted and given life
sentence.
John Dyer, section foreman nj
Greeuville. Tex, was killed by n hanc
car jumping of bridge.
The business men IF Muskogce, l. T.,
object 10 the Curtis bill and want II
modified.
Galveston, Tex, street railway was
sold and bought In by the bondholders.
A. + Beaver, a Collin county farmer,
made $500 OF Of four acres Of berries.
Joseph Mccall Of Gavis, Tex, wa
struck by lightning and killed ut Tay
lor, Tex.
The warehouse Of the Terrell Milling
company collapsed at Terrell, Tex. and
several persons narrowly escaped.
Robert Bailey, a negro, was run over
aud killed by an Arkansas Pass freight
train at Flat onia, Tex.
Waco. Tex, had 800 gallons OF whisky
burned by an electric spark.
The residence OF II. w. Edmiston a
Wills Point, Tex. was destroyed by fire
Oklahoma City. o. T.. Republican
want statehood aud not territorial gov
ernment,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-07

Georgetown. Ky. AUG. G.-The nth
week Of the trial Of Ex-Secretary OF
State Caleb Powers for alleged compile
ity In the Goebel murder conspiracy has
begun. Ex.Gov John Young Brown,
chief counsel for Powers. says the de-
f.nse will conclude their testimony
probably ON Friday, but possibly not TIL
Saturday. After that the prosecution
will consume three or four days In re-
buttal. Captain d. 3. Walcutt, who
had charge Of the soldiers quartered IN
the arsenal ~ Frankfort prior 20 the as.
snssination and who were called out i'm
mediately after the tragedy, was tn,
FIRST witness called.
lie testified as 10 the asscmhlage of
tho militia AZ the arsenal
l.. Z. Bullock OF Lexington gave some
entirely new testimony. Said he wa
in the njutant generals building whcr
the shooting occurred and came ont and
saw Jack Chinn walking rapidly ava,
and 90 into the siatehouse. 4 man wa
standing behind the fountain in stoop
ing position. Witness could not tel
whether he was white or black and did
n what became Of him.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-07
MAIN BODY STARTED.
They include Americans, British, Rus.
slams and Japanese.
WEAK In ARTILLERY
A Dispatch From Shanghai Says the
Ministers VIII Re Sent 10 TIen
Tsia uuder Heavy Military
Escort by Yung La.

London. Aug. G.-The British and /
American forces began the advance ou
Pekin last Thursday. according 10 dis
patch dated from Tien Tsin to the Daily
Express.
"Tho main body Of the allies" contin.
ucs the correspondent. marched July
60. General Chaffee was delayed by
difficulties of Decentralization. General
Dorward. the British commander, had
no obstacles and his delay Is inexplica-
bic. The other foreign troops are now
half way 10 Lofa. The force include
$1,000 Japanese under General Ianma
chuchi and 10000 Russians.
1.-THE British force totals 1000 and the
other foreign troops are 1000. We are
weak in artillery.
"On August strong force Of Chit
nese from the native city attacked Tien
Tsin. By series Of brilliant charges
our troops drove the enemy from their
positions. The native city is still de-
FAINT and the allies are unwilling 70
march troops through the streets, as this
would mean slaughter When the
Chinese saw so large body Of troops
marching westward they apparently be-
leved they would have an easy victory
over those who were left. "
a message 10 the same paper from
Pekin dated July % says;
"The women have borne all the hor.
rors with marvellous fortitude and even
with cheerfulness The Chinese wanted
peace when the arsenals at Tien Tsin
were captured and the Notifications babe
fair 20 be- Unfortunately Ii Ping Hing
aud Kaug Nu arrived ut the critical
moment and overthrow the peace party.
Food has been short but not terribly
so, though we have had 20 be careful.
4 Shanghai dispatch dated Aug. 4
says:
1.-THE first overt attack on foreigners
occurred this morning The Chinese
supposed to be soldiers in disguise, fired
at well known English resident
while he was asleep ON the verandah o.
his house. lie had narrow escape.
"From various sources come state
mcnts that large BODY IT boxers
some estimating them at GOODS NOV
ing south Of the city and Threatening
communications
The Shanghai correspondent Of tn
Daily Mail announces the reception o
an imperial edict dated August ., order
ing Gen. Yung Ice 10 select high mill
tary and civil digmtaries. together witt
n sufficient number of picked troops, &
escort the foreign ministers 70 Tiei
Tsin ~ soon ~ they desire 20 leav
Peldn. By the terms ~ the edict Gen
Yung La will be held responsible 70
their safety and he is given full author
ity ~ deal summnrily with those oppo'
, ing the peaceful passage Of the escort.
"By such nets, " concludes the edict
edo we show our good intentions 20 pee
pie from afar and open our bosons
them"