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JAPANksE WANT 70 ADVANCE.
Say rsy Can Get to Pekin. bat Other Com
mandsrs at teu-T sin Do Not Think So.

Say nsy Can Get to Pekin. but othsr Gem
mandsrs at Ttsu.Tsin d Not Think 50.
Special cab,s DsspaseA TO THE SUN.
LONDON. July IA correspondent OF the
Daily EIpress. dating his message Tien-Tsin.
July Is. reports that the Japanese have dis
charged at Tsku three shiploads Of coolies.
horses. water tanks and abundant stores.
Their force Is we'll equipped and IL far superior
to any of the others.
Japanese officers at Tien-Tsin declare that
Notwithstanding the rains. which are As yet
not serious. they could reach Pekin before the
roads become impassable. The European COM
manders declare that this Is impossible and
that nc advance Is practicable until September.
1t IL being seriously questioned in Tien-rsin
whether the allies will be able to maintain their
position. In view OF the constant increase In
the Chinese force It will be impossible without
very strong reinforcement II these do not
arrive soon the abandonment Of the place will
be compulsory.
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THE DEFENCES or TIEN.TAN.
Heavy ARTILLERY Is Needed for Any Successful
Attack.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal July ie.-Steamer Cop
tic to-day brought a letter from F j. Norman,
a newspaper man. who was in Ten Tsin June
30, which contains an excellent sketch Of the
fate that menaces the foreign settlement at
that place. and gives a pretty clear idea Of the
KEY to the situation which the allied troops,
aided by the Ninth Infantry. have tried to take.
Norman says:
The outside forts that command this settle
ment are so placed that they will give much
trouble to the allied forces II the attack Ia made
on this situation. The heavy guns can be brought
into play at short range which even such poor
runners as the Chinese will be able to make hits
from. There Is another weak point In the defen-
sive capabilities OF the settlement. refer to
the forts situated to the north Of the city and
along the banks Of the river at a point whence
guns could be brought to play upon the settle
ment in n most effective manner. II WAS
built in 1904. The fort was built and guns
Of sufficient caliber 10 cope with. such as gum
boats usually car ~. were mounted. II properly
served they would not only knock the vel tie
ment to pieces. but overpower the Are Of
such small guns As a naval brigade has with IL
I went over the fort. examining things as care.
fully as | could. and l remember being struck
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HOPE NOr DEAD YET IN PARIS.
Chinese Minister There stil Doubts the Re-
ports Of the Pekin Massacre.

Chinese Minister There still Doubts the Re-
ports Of the Pekin Massacre.
spsefal Gable Dsspath TO THE SUN
PARIS. July is.-Yu Kens. the Chinese Minis
ter here, who is a Catholic and who
married Miss Pearson. an American. In
1870. Is pro- Western in his ideas, being
convinced that China's only salvation
IL TO A.. follow Japan's example. He Is
represented as having stated to an In
terviewsr that he had not received ON
cial news Of a massacre. and that certain
Europeans In Pekin who were alive on
July 1 were also alive on July 7. He did
not believe there had been a conflict
between the Boxers and Prince Ching's force
because the Boxers could not stand against the
Chinese regular soldiers. He would not be as
tonished TO learn that the regulars refused to
support the Boxers and hat they had even as
sumed the defence OF the Europeans,
The Courier du Soir says II learns at the CHI
neee Legation that Yu Kens refused to COM
municate to Foreign Minister Deloasse the edict
OF June 20, because he did not consider It SUM-
GENTLY serious. NJ. Delcasse received 1t from
another source.
Hope for the safety Of the foreigners In Pekin
has not been absolutely abandoned In Paris.
No confirmation OF the reports Of their mas
sacre has reached the Government. whose atti-
tude, however. is similar to that Of the British
Cover - that. is it hardly dsres to hope.
The press. however. hardly qualities Its &C
ceptance Of the news and calls for vengeance.
The Tenn pa says; ''One sentiment will pre-
vail in Europe and the whole civilized
world. The yellow mon have found means
TO bring light even in the eyes Of
the most prejudiced. The fundamen-
tai fact Is that our common Western
civilization has been spattered with blood by .
mad explosion Of Chinese nationalism. Com
mon Is the injury. common the insult. common
the danger. and common must be the
reparation. The West. however. must not
lose sight OF the fact that its
strength is due in a measure to its prestige. II
must not lay itself open to defeat. A massacre
like that of Pekin leaves Its prestige standing.
but a defeat OF the international forces at TEN
Tsin would be deplorable and perhaps irrepa-
rable.'
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TROOPS FROM FORT SHERIDAN.
The Second Illinois Regiment Volunteers for
Service In China.

The Second Illinois Regiment Volunteers for
Service In China.
CHICAGO, July io-Fort Sheridan was stirred
by an official order received to-day directing
the depot battalion Of the Fifth United States
Infantry to 90 10 China.
Three weeks have been allowed within which
the detachme II must be ready to embark. Two
battalions Of the regiment are now in Cuba.
They are expected to return In about
two weeks. They will have a weeks rest.
when they also will sail for the Orient. The
regiment is now recruited to its full number.
To provide for the subsistence OF the
large number Of troops which the
United States will send to China the
Com issary in Chicago will hereafter
purchase IS. 100 pounds OF beef additional each
month. The order for the increased shipments
goes into effect at once. All Of the purchases
here are shipped in time to catch transports
leaving San Francisco on the i4th and 18th OF
each month. The next purchase will De mace
on July %.
The Second Illinois Regiment. through Col
James F. Stuart. has rendered its services
to the Government for a campaign
in China, Gov. Tanner requested Col
Stuart TO make a formal request In
WTltlnE, DTOTHlSiik tuut hV "
ward the request to President Mckinley. A
meeting Of the staff and line officers
Of the regiment was held to-day in
Col. Stuart's office. The formal request
was drawn up and forwarded by special mes
senger to Gov. Tanner. In Offering its
services the Second Regiment stipulates
that it shall be employed as part OF
the army invading China. and declines
TO serve either in the Philippines or as a re-
lieving force to take the place Of regular troops
ordered to the Orient. During the Spanish
American War the regiment saw four months
service in Cuba. doing duty In and about ha-
vana.
The roll call shows the regiment to be re-
cruIted up to the limit. OF its present mem
bership more than one-half went to Havana.
Two hundred OF it's veterans are now serving in
Col. Gardeners Thlrtueth Volunteers In the
Philippines.
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THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON.
Horror Over the News From Pekin-No Con
armation From Consul General GOodnow.

nrmati0n From Committeeman, SooonoW'
WASHINGTON, July le-The feeling of horror
inspired here by the stories published In
the morning newspapers Of the reported
massacre Of foreigners in Pekin had
hardly had time for EXPRESSION In the
official circle when the news Of the fighting at
Tien-Tsin, with the loss Of Col Liscum and
other American officers caused the Pekin
situation to be almost forgotten. Since
the close OF the Spanish-American War there
has hardly been a day when excitement
was so intense as II was this morning and all
through the afternoon TO the close OF Office,
hours in the big granite building where the De-
partments Of State. War and the Navy are con-
Quoted. There were hurried conferences be-
tween Cabinet officers In Secretary Hays ONCE.
his neighbonng colleagues. Secretaries Root
and Long. going back and forth between their
Departments and Mr.. Hays. while In the Office
Of the AdJutant-G General and that OF the Chief
Of the Navigation Bureau people who had
heard the news OF Liscumis death thronged to
get Official advices In regard to It and the bat
tie in which he met his fate.
The State Department for some reason did
not disclose the contents OF the kilograms re-
ceived from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai and Official confirmation In regard
to them Ia therefore lacking. Mr.. Good
now sent one despatch, which in
a negative way conflicts with the detailed
stories OF the reported Pekin massacre tele-
graphed to the newspapers from Shanghai. He
said in this message that there WAS no news
from Pekin since his despatch OF last Friday.
This Is taken by officials a. a contradiction
Of tho newspaper statement from Shanghai that
the foreivn Consular body there had heon on
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Missionaries from all along the Yans-tss wers
coming into Shanghai for protection. but I fear
that hundreds viii not be able to get there.
Considering the immense hordes In China who
havebeen becoming moro and more restless. the
outlook cannot be considered too seriously. !
heartily concur with the request sent TO this
Government by missionaries at Shanghai I'm
ploring immediate aid"
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TRYING TO CUT THE FORCE OFF.

Chinese Around Tien- Tsin Threaten the Allies
Communication with Tons-ks.
Speeidl Gable Dsspateh 10 II SUN.
From a Stan Correspondent Of THE U
TIEN-TsIN. July 7.sP. NJ tvia Chefoo. July
II. and Shanghai. July 10. il:2S A. MD.-The
Smelling has been intermittent all day. The
Chinese are extending their western lines
and threaten to cut Of river communication
with Tong-kn.
The Japanese cavalry made q reconnaissance
to the westward to-day and quickly developed
q strong force Of the enemy In that direction.
The Russians report that the break In tho
railroad Ia nearly repaired.
1t Is impossible to tell the exact amount Of
damage in to-day's fighting. Cannonadins
continued for two hours and was followed By
rife fire. Two British finch guns are coming
forward tonight.
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Try to Prevent the sendins Of supplies Down
the Amoor.
Special Gable Dsspoteh 10 THE SUN.

Special Gable Dsspoteh 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, July II. A despatch to the Telegraph
from 81. Petersburg saws that the War ONCE
announces that the Governor-G General OF the
Amoor district t%elegraphed on July Is reporting
that the steamer Michel, from Khabarovsk for
Blagovzestchensk with five vessels laden with
artillery and ammunition for the latter place.
was fired upon by Chinese and stopped by sig
nails from a boat sent out from the shore while
passing the Chinese town OF Aigun.
Three officers stated that they had received
orders to prevent vessels from navigating the
Amoor. They demanded to see the Michel's
commander. Capt. KrIvtsoff visited the
Chinese about an hour afterward.
Col. Goldschmidt. the Russian Frontier Com
missioner for the Amoor District, arrived on
board the Selenga with a squadron of Cossacks
and ordered the vessels TO continue their voy-
age. As soon as they started the Chinese fred
on them again. This drew a return FIRE from
the Selenga.
with her sides and tunnels damaged. Col.
Goldschmidt and two Cossacks were wounded.
Capt. Krivtson. whom the Chinese arrested.
was sent to Aigun. where he was informed that
orders had been issued not to allow Russian
vessels to pass. He was afterwards sent to
Blagovyestchensk without an escort.
Two companies OF rihemen. three batteries
and a hundred Cossacks were sent from
Blagouyestchensk to protect vessels passing
Aigun.
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ability Of the President and his advisers to
solve the great problems as they have been
presented. The Democrats will present an
issue which they think will have an effect IN
the matter OF securing votes. Their campaign
OF four years ago on the issue OF class against
class NAV be repeated this fall. but ] should
think they had had enough of that disastrous
form OF campa,Qning. 1t Is impossible for us
10 outline in any degree the line Of action which
the Republican party win follow In the coming
fight. We will meet the issues as they arise.
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DANGER IN THE YANG.TSE VALLEY.
Missionary From There Tells Of the Threaten.
ing situation when He Left.

SAN Francisco, Cal. July i6.-The Rev.
8, I. Woodbridge. a Presbyterian missionary
who has been at Chin-K ang. on the Yan9-tss
River. for the past fifteen years, arrived on the
Coptic to-day from Shanghai with his wife and
six children on furlough. He expects to re-
turn to Chin-K ang when the present troubles
are over. Chin-K ang Is known as the Chicago
Of China, and is $50 miles up the Yang tse River
from Shanghai at the entrance OF the great
canal. The population of the city consists Of
300, 1000 Chinese and about 5000 foreigners
The city. a. well ~ all other cities and towns
along the Yang-tse. were greatly excited and
on the verge OF an uprising when Mr.. Wood
bridge left Chin Kang on June 10. In fact a
day had been fixed for the destruction of all
property owned by foreigners. and the murder
of foreigners themselves. and Mr.. Woodbridge
believes that by this time a terrible fate has
met those foreigners who failed to heed his
warning and fee from the impending massacre.
1T would be difficult TO estimate the number
of foreigners along the Yans-ts e River" he said
to-day. There are literally thousands Of mis-
~sionaries In the great valley and further In the
interior. Nearly every one Of them has a fam
lily, and I hope the missionaries have at least
sent their families to Shanghai. Just before
left CHM ang l telegraphed to 200 Presby-
terrain missionaries to wait no longer, but to get
down to Shanghai as quickly as possible.
The fate Of all in the Yang-tse country
hangs on the words Of two viceroys. One Of
them is Chen Chih Tung at Hankow, the other
Is Liu Kun Yih at Nankln. II these men waver
an uprising OF terrible proportions will result
among the millions In that thickly populated
portion Of the empire.
some time ago Viceroy Cheng published
a book entitled Learn, In which he outlined
various reforms believed to be necessary in
China and | believe that the circulation Of
that work hastened the coup d'etat. The
suggested reforms were not favorably enter
tanned at Pekin nor by the mandarins gem
orally in the north. l translated the book
into English for circulation among the English
speaking people In China; hence ! am familiar
with the political situation In China. As I
say, this book ~precipitated the present troubles.
In my opinion.
Up to the time l left Chin-Kans no out
RACES had been committed. but the Chinese
were becoming ugly, those In cities being more
worked UP thar those in the outlying districts.
All the immense traflc on the YanR-tse had
become paralyzed, and there was every indi-
cation that foreigners were about TO be at
tackled. There Ia a place near Chin-K ang
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marked news Of battles in the war with Spain.
when many people came TO find out whether
any soldiers or sailors in whom they we're In
terested were killed or wounded. Most Of to-
days inquiries were directed to the War De-
partment. and were mostly by army offlcer'
who knew Col. Iiscum and other officers OF the
Ninth Infantry.
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no CHANGE ~ BRITISH PLANS.
Precautions Taken at the Chinese Legation
In London.
Special cable D,spateh TO THB SUN.

Special cable Dsspateh 10 II SUN.
LONDON. July l7.-There is no Information
obtainable from any official source here that the
Government, owing TO the latest news from
China, had modified the military arrangements
already made. nor that It will abandon Its de-
termination to maintain nominal relations with
China.
Lo Feng Iuh, the Chinese Minister. IRE
auently visits the Foreign ONCE. where
he had an unusually prolonged interview
with the officials yesterday. The Min
lister and his stan now always
appear in European dress. feeling that 1t would
not be desirable to accentuate their nationality
in the streets. but there has been no popular
display OF ll-feeling and the only precaution at
the legation has been the statIoning OF a single
policeman at the door.
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particularly By the masivensss Of the walls OF
mud. faced with plaster. not unlike that used
by the Japanese on their Kurs and for exactly
the same purpose"
This IL the stronghold the allies have repeat
edly stormed. Heavy artillery b needed Tor
any successful attack.
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LOOKED FOR THE MASSACRE.
F~orcbodings Of the Rev. Eiwood q. Tewks.
bury at the End OF May.

BosToN. July 10. Letters received by Somer-
vile friends from the Rev Eiwood G. Tewks
bury. a missionary at North China College,
give information Of the fears entertained By
the Christian workers Of the Boxer uprising In
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-19
Office Hours, 8 a. m. to s p. m.
AT THE THEATERS.

The members of "A Breezy Time"
company, seen at the Crawford theater
Saturday afternoon and night, display
more ability and energy in the cake
walk at the close of the last act than
at any other time in the performance.
Each of the five teams went into the
feature as though the securing of the
imitation cake was a matter of life and
death, and gave the audience both in
the afternoon and evening several
pointers on fancy steps and a worthy
exhibition of physical exertiOn.
With the exception of the cake walk
all the features of "A Breezy Time" are
old and for the most part poorly done.
The three-legged sailor and the tennis
qulntette continue to appear on sche-
dule time. For advertising purposes the
male members of the company this sea
son perform on musical Instruments as
as band
The audience that saw the piece in
the afternoon was larger than that in
the evening.
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conference is deferred for nearly a year
in order that ample opportunity may be
given for consideration and preparation
for the subjects to be given for consid-
GRAFTON, rather than have the delegates
hurriedIy assembled and confronted
with immature propositions.
The administration expects results of
the highest value from the next meet
ing on account of the exceedingly ami
cable attitude manifested by all the re-
publics toward the United States at the
present time. in spite of the known at
tempts of European powers to make
capital out of the results of the Span
1sh war and to create jealousy in the
capitals OF South America on account
of the expansion policy, which, accord
ing to absurd Representations actually
made to several governments. might be
expected to lead naturally to forcible
encroachments by the United States on
the South American continent at no
distant day. This insidious campaign,
which year ago seemed likely to have
some effect at least to the injury of
American commerce. has now been
practically abandoned in view of the
discouragement it received in the very
countries where Europe expected it to
have most success on account of rela-
tions with Washington which Is years
ago were less cordial than today
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-19
TO MEET IN MEXICO.
Convention of American Republics to
Be Held Next Year.

New York. March 19.-The state de-
partment at Washington has been more
than gratified by the prompt and cor
dial responses received from all the
nearer American republics to the for
NAL suggestion recently made by the
United States looking to the assembly
of a general congress OF all the lnde-
pendent governments on this continent
similar to the pan-American conference
which met in Washington in 1889. Suf-
ficient time has not yet elapsed for re-
plies to Secretary Hays letter to come
from the most distant governments of
South America. but their representa-
tiVeS here give assurances which dispel
any doubt as to the unanlmity of all
republics between the Atlantic and the
Pacific as regards the proposal to meet
as soon as possible with view of
broadening the scope and extending the
advantages of the agreements reached
ten years ago.
Within a week or two at the utmost
the last formal responses are expected
to reach Washington. and IN confident
anticipation the bureau of American
republics. created by the last confer
ence and now including in Its member
ship everyone of the republics, is taking
up the preliminary work of the meet
ing, which will be held, according to
present intentions, at the City of Mex
leo. beginning in February or March,
1901 The choice of Mexico was due to
fact that all the countries invited to
participate have diplomatic representa-
ton there. it is convenient of access to
all, the climate from February to Aug
ust is unsurpassed, and the United
States having already enjoyed the hon
or of one meeting it was thought desir
able that other countries in turn should
entertain the delegates If one of the
chief objects of the coming meeting is
achieved frequent repetitions of the
conference at stated intervals will be
provided for, and all the republics will
eventually act as hosts for the interna-
tional gathering. 1t is explained that
the date of the actual assembly of the
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-19
WE CURE

CATARRH of head, of lungs. of
stomach, of bowels. of kidneys, and all
female catarrhal discharges.
WE CURE SKIN DISEASES from
any cause, inherited or acquired.
WE CURE FLOATING OF STOM-
ACHS and bowels.
WE CURE POLARIZATION of the
heart, heart debility, functional de-
rangement.
WE CURE EVERY FEMALE
WEAKNESS, pains, and displace-
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rectal diseases.
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We CURE RUPTURE, any size, any
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day.
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WE'LL DO YOUR HAULING RIGHT.
One More Effort.

Chicago, March 19.-Another meeting
probably will be held here this after
noon or evening between the executive
committee of the International Asso-
citation of Machinists and the admins
trative council of the National Metal
Trades association. and a last effort
made to agree on a basis of adjustment
of the difficulties existing between the
men and employers. In case no agree
ment is reached. the members of the
machinists executive committee viii at
once leave the city to superintend the
calling OF strikes of machinistS in var
ious parts of the country in pursuance
of the plan to make the strike a general
Cna