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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
CHINESE EMPEROR'S APPEAL.
Says He Is Not Supporting Boxers and Asks Aid
Suppressng Them.

London. July II. $50 4. m.-'ae Shanghai
correspondent Of the Daily A.5.l, telegraph
Ing yesterday Tuesday, saTs:
"A message has arrived here from En-
perur kuang Hs'I. dated July ,. b.; couriers
from rekin, To the Niceroy of Nankin. who
forwarded il here. II Is addressed TO the
Russian. English and japanese Govern
nents. l. depIores the recent occurrences
and sol.mnly affirms that the foreign Gov
ernments are mistaken In supposinE that
the Chinese Government Is protecting the
Boxers against the Christians. The Empcr-
or further iriplores their aid in suppressinS
the rebellion and unfolding the existing
Government.
"In a separate dispatch 70 the japanese
Government. kuang Hsu expresses deep
regret for the murder OF Legation Chan
cellor Susiyama.
THESE DISPATCHES are taken 70 indicate
that the Emperor is in ssclusion and is
ignorant OF the seriousness Of recent
events"
No authentic news from Pskin'' is still
the bu:den Of tn. dispatches from the Far
East. and. although the disposition IS 10 be-
i"ve the optimistic reports from Chinese
sources. no real confidence is possible until
the legations. if they are still in existence.
are permitted 20 communicate with their
Governments. II. as is alleged. the Boxer
movement is losing ground in Pekin. II
might have been supposed THAI the Boxers
would have ,ndeavored 10 send up re-en-
forcements from Tien-Tsin. but, instead OF
that they are still in great force in the
neighbOrhOod Of the latter place. and are
assisted by the imperial Chinese troops
with ample efficient artillery.
TIkN SIGNS HIMSELF EMPEROR.
London. July H. $50 a m.-AccorGing TO
the shanghai correspondent OF the Express
IL Il war to IN. knife between the DJyya..r
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MacARTHER SENDS ALL HE CAN SPARE

ing from San Francisco and their capacity
has been prepared in the office Of the Quar-
termaster General: July i6. Sumner, $40
men; August /. Meade. $50 men, August l6.
Hancock, l.lVo men: September ]. Warren,
1.2so men; September L.. Thomas. i.T0 men !;
October l. Grant, l.@S men: october ls,
Sheridan, 1850 men; November !. Sumner
\
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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
RV-SINESS.

Discount rates We're to per cent on car
and time loans C!ear!ngs, so.sie.sh. nsi'
ances, $3.50 ~. New York exchahse' Svc ols
co,,n, hid one discount asked: Louisville, &c
discount bid. par asked. Chicago. 2sc as
count bid. I0c discount asked; Cincihnau'
sc discount bid. par asked; New orleans
25c discount bid. par asked.
The Iocal wheat market closed lower at
T7I.c b. July, TssIe77l1c Aug. 1slAc n Sept.
7sGTsS.c No red. Corn closed lower AT
4Ia.c a July, 42c Aug, ielec a sept. %l2c
No white Oats closed at 2i-c n July
2s,.c a Sept, 25G25ssc No. >.
At Chicago wheat closed lower at asSsc
July, 7sl.c a. Aug. soisc n Sept. Corn
closed lower at 42@.c July. iSc a. Aug, +Si.c
h. Sept. Oats closed at 2SSsc July. 2Sasc
Aug. &c a. Sept.
The local marke: for standard mess pork
closed steady at sl3 for new. Prime steam,
lard closed lower at 6.6oc and choice a;
6.5.c
The local spot cotton market closed
steady.
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ADMIRES UNITED STATES.
German Papers Compliment on
Disposition of American Troops.

Berlin. July l0.-The Berlsner Neueste
Naehrichten calls attention 10 the distribu-
tion of United States troops IN Cuba Porto
Rico. the Philippines and China. saying:
The United States put troops where they
are most needed. which Is 4 good example
for Germany"
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A Child Enjoys

The pleasant favor. gentle action, ana
soothing effect Of Syrup of Figs. when in
need of a laxative, and IL the father or
mother be costive or bilious, the most graft
flying results follow its use; so that 1t is
the best family remedy known. and every
family should have q bottle. Manufactured
By the California Fig eyrup Co.-Adv.
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Destructive Fire at Walnut.

Walnut. H., July 10.-Fire last night de-
stroyed the opera-house. Dennis. West &
Co.'S grain elevator. the bank building,
the Burlington Depot. two blocks OF stores
and several smaller buildings. The loss is
surei
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118 Boarding Places
Advertised in to-day's Republic.
hob Clark Mor,.,,y shot.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Sherman. Tex. July lo-This morning at
Bells, nine miles east OF Sherman. BOD
Clark. section foreman. was shot In the
face with charge of birdshot. j. II. God
win. labore-. was arrested and placed In
JAN here. Clark Will d.
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SPORTING.

Fitz has signed to meet Rubin and Shar-
key next month.
Tuesdays Fair Grounds winners: Chick
amauga, W. ]. Baker. Bohul. Theory, w
Il. Gates and Scorpolette.
Bert Jones was invincible yesterday, and
shut Boston out. st. Lonis scored three
runs off Dineen, in which Burkett figured
conspicuously.
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FOO-CHOW CALM.
COMMUNICATION STOPPED.

Berlin. July lo.-The postal authorities
publish the announcement that the follow
ing Geographic connections are completely
interrupted: Pekin To kagan. Tien-Tsin TO
Pekin. Tier-Tsin 10 Shanghai. Tien-Tsin to
Taku. via HsiempaO. and also Hong Kong
to Macao and Naimanchin to Kaican.
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THE FAR
|i| iI;|E|a!|!||!!| NORTHWEST

The Burlington operates. in connection with the
Northern Pacific road via Billings, Montana the long"
est distance through trains running from ST. Louis
i'm anv direction-.The Burlington Northern Pacific
Express" at 900 a. H. daily for Nebraska, Wyoming,
Montana, Washington, Puget Sound Cities, Portland,
Oregon.
One board any in the train at St Louis and
leave the same at Puget Sound or Portland 2, 400
miles away.
through train
and the country reaches
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RUSSIAN &RMY N MANCHURIA.

Z
Washington. July iG.-Trustworthy infor
nation reaches here that Russia became
suspicious Of the chinese troops in Man
churia several weeks before the rest of
the world apprehenied trouble in China.
and decided TO take military precautions.
Within tie last few weeks Ia0.o0l Russian
troops have passed through Odessa. bound
for the Russian Eastern possessions. and
they have undoubtedly been modified In
Mauchuria and at other points Of strateg-
ical Importance Russia, il is explained.
must protect her railroad. SIS miles Of
which have been laid. and can only do SO
by having IL constantly patrolled.
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Empress and Prince TUan. In recent edict
the latter boldly discaris his mask and
signs him-elf Emperor. He warmly
Co!nncrds the prOwess Of his faithful
Boxers" and in flowery language appeals
To their cupidijy and fdnaticism. In the
same deere Prince Tuan appoints Prince
Tzuan. the Iron Capped" Prince Tsaishan.
his imperial "iansmau. and kang vi 10 COM
rnand the three chief wings o. the Boxer
army.
Three hundred European refugees from
Tien-Tsin have arrived at Shanghai in a
state Of restitution. after terrible suffering
The Chinese version of the origin Of the
outbreak as published in Shanghai IS that
Baron Won ketieler was hated by the
Pekin"Se, who. taking advantage of the
condition Of the affairs, shot him out Of
revenge. thereby causing . conflict between
the Chinese troops and the Germans. the
batter of whom destroyed the Tsung Ii va
men. The Infatuated soldiers under Prince
Tuan then gained complete control over
the Dowager Empress.
FOO-CHOW CALM.
Paris. July i0.-The French Consul at Foo
chow telegraphs. under date of July 10, as
follows:
The town Is calm. The N:ceroy and the
favorable 70 foreigners. and asking that
warships should not come TO Foo-Chow.
They propose I'm return 20 take such steps
as viii avert trouble in the EO-kien Prov
iHce"
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laps DISPLAY THEIR POWER.
Rushing 60 900 Men to China and Preparing For
Long Campaign.

London. July little Che-Foo CORE
spondent OF the Express. telegraphing yes
rerday Thursday. says:
The japanese force Is equipped with
thirty-siX heavy mortars and l2D field guns
ana has pOntocn and balloon sections. IL Is
expected either Marshal Nodzu or Marshal
OyaTa will take command. The plan Of
campaign cOnieuplates operations extend
ing two or three years.
"A further force of 1890 men will be
landed at Taku a week hence, and lo,vD ad-
Gitiunal soon afterwards. Before the rainy
season is well advanced Japan hopes 10
have eS.e-S trcnps in China.
These formidable preparations are viewed
with great dis;gust by Russia Germany and
France
JAPAN ALLOWED FREE HAND.
Berlin, July lo.-The Foreign Office to-day
Informed the Associated Press that all the
Powers had consented to Japsn's landing Il
large force in China. but the stipulation
was mad. beforehand that no Power could
derive any advantage territorialiy from the
fact of its having more troops in China
than others. The Japanese Government
has expressed perfect willingness TO send
troops under these terms.
The Foreign Office further denied the cor
rectncss of the statement by the 81; Peters
burg Herold shat Germany and Russia
made q secret agreement; last fall for COM
mon action in China, adding:
The relations between the two Govern
ments have hitherto been so friendly AMI
the agreement on China so complete that a
treaty has been wholly unnecessary
RtSSIiS PLAN.
REPJ RI.IC SPECIAL.
Washington. July lo-"Japan viii have
no greater privileges I'm China than any
other nation interested in the solution of
the Chinese problem
This statement was made by the State
Department to-day and It Is OF extreme i'm
pOrtance and Significance In illuminating
the present situation among the Powers. 1t
means that Russia has gained a signal
diplomatic victory at the outset of the
struggle. There VIII be neither a prepon-
derance OF japanese strength. nor OF in
fusnce in the final adjustment OF affairs.
Under the conditions announced by the
State Department to-day Russia will see
TO 1t that there will be at least one Russian
soldier for every Japanese soldier sent TO
China.
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London. July II. $50 a m.-AccorGing TO
the shanghai correspondent OF the Express
il Il war to the knife between the DOwager
The evening times., 1900-09-12

Theron. the Roer raider was positively
identified among the killed.
DR.. Condere, Of the French Ambulance
Corps with the Beers, has entered the
British lines. He says he has left the
Beers for good. He is disgusted with the
treatment he received and has been dis
illusioned rega riding the Boer character.
He says he worked hard all through the
war without receiving any pay and with
little food, He has still 10 receive the
first thank you" from the Roers He in
tends writing lip his experiences in order
TO help the French people TO a better un-
derstanding of The Beers.
Twenty-one delegates from mining and
commercial bodies sent here By Gov. Gen.
Sir Alfred Miner OF Cape Colony, have
arrived The general conclusion OF the
delegates is that il will be impossible for
the people Of the town TO return here for
q while.
The evening times., 1900-09-12
COMPUTING STORM LOSSES.
Latest List of Lives and Property
Destroyed in Texas.

HOUSTON. Tex, Sept. 12-BaseI on
reports believed to be accurate the fol
lowing statement concerning Texas loss
es in the hurricane is possibly as neal
correct as can be arrived at at this time:
Galveston, 5000 lives lost, propert!
$1o.oo0, coo.
Houston, 20 lives lost. property S@et,-
O0O
Alvin. lives lost. property slo5. .00c.
Hitchcock. 16 lives lost. property $'5,-
O00
Richmond. 1s lives lost, property s75.-
00G
Fort Bend county. 19 lives lnse. prop
erty $500, 900.
Wharton, no lives lost, property $780,
000
Wharton county. lives lost. property
500, ,O00.
Colorado county, no lives lest, proper
ty $3.50, ,C0O
Angleton, lives lost. property $75,-
COO
Velasco, no lives lost. property $780,
000.
other points in Brazoria county, 4 lives
lost, property SSU,OUO.
Sabine, Eo lives lost; property, $4,000.
Cutton, no lives lost; property, $4,000
Follower, no lives lost; property $4,000
Winnie, lives lost; property. $4,000.
Belleviile. / life lost; property $1,000.
Hampstead, / life lost; property $25, 900.
Brookshire. ? lives lost; property. sS5, 600.
Walter county, lives lost: property.
$100 900.
Arcola, lives lost; property s., coo.
Sartartia, no lives lost; property, 5000
Dickinson, lives lost; property, 500 600
Texas City. lives lost; property, $15, 600
Columbia, lives lost; property SO. eco.
Sandy Point. lives lost: property &c.
0O0
Near Brazoria (convicts killed. 15 lives
lost: property, $40 900.
Other points, none killed: property $780,
00O
Damage to railroads outside of Galveston
$500 600.
Damage to telegraph and telephone
wires outside of Galveston, $50. .000.
Damage TO cotton crop (estimated on
average crop of counties affected 81, 600
bales at $50 a bale s.. 600 600.
Losses 10 live stock cannot be estimated
but thousands of head of horses and cat
tie have been killed all over the storm
district
Alta, Iona, Arcadia, Velasco, Seabrook
Belleville, Ariola, and many other towns
have from one 10 eight dead In most OF
these places many houses have been totaI-
" destroyed and thousands of head OF live
stock killed
The work of securing the names OF the
dead in Galveston proceeds very slowly
The newspaper plants are crippled and nc
papers have been Issued since Saturday
morning.
The evening times., 1900-09-12

GALVESTON. Sept. 11-(via Houston,
Sept. 12).-Today supplies began to ar
rive, but so meagre are the facilities that
the amount was really pitiable. The food
that gol in came from Houston in steam
ers. but there are so many to feed that it
did not go far. The provisions that came
we're heartily welcome. A crowd quickly
gathered and they were distributed in
short time Some cooked and ate the food
where they stood,
There is much necessary work to be
ment OF rigid system OF issuing sup
plies The nucleus has already 'een
formed, and the regular soldiers who are
still alive and a number OF citizens have
been sworn as special policemen, These
are supervising the issuing of rations.
and are also directing the efforts of the
seaTchars OF the dead and injured The
provisions that are still in the wholesale
and retail groceries have been searched
out, and there is quite a quantity of good
stuff
AS for clothing, many have the money
to buy, and those who have not are being
given their necessartcs by the relief COM
mittee. But more clothing is necessary.
especially women's and chiIdren's Wom-
en- and children are the principal sufferers
now
The dead are being searched o':t and
buried. some of them in the sea. ana
some of them in the sand of the beach.
and some of them in the cemeteries.
There are no collins of the regulation kind
and getting the lumber from the ruins of
their homes in which to bury their dead.
They cannot take them to the cemeteries,
so they bury them in what once were their
yards intending TO re-inter them in the
cemeteries after matters have resumed
their normal condition. The dead who have
no relatives left are treated with scant
courtesy. There is no time for ceremony
and they are put in the sands of the beach
or into the Gulf.
The injured are being taken care of.
Physicians are On the go all the time.
The ruins of st. Mary's Infrmary and of
the Rosenberg School building are to be
searched today, 1t is believed that nearly
a hundred bodies of patients and sisters
Will be taken from the hospital The num-
ber of dead il the ruins of the Rosenberg
School is only problematical and it is be
Iieved that most OF the inmates escaped
from there before the building collapsed.
The ruins in the residence portion of the
city are still being searched for the dead.
IN The business portion Of the town the
dead have ali been recovered. 1t seems
that few of those killed We're drowned.
Most OF them were killed by the falling
houses,
The evening times., 1900-09-12
HowARD's CASE CONTINUED.
The Trial Postponed Owing To the
Illness of "a Witness

FRANKFORT, KY. Sept. 12.-The case
OF Jim Howard, charged with the murder
of William Goebel, was continued IN the
Franklin Circuit Court until tomorrow on
account of the illness of Witness Gaines
The prosecution expects Gaines to swear
that he saw two men run from the cellar
of the executive building and drive rapid
iy away Immediately after the shooting,
and about the time Youtsey ran out One
of these men is believed to have been
Howard.
Judge CantreH read the criminal docket
shortly after court convened. When the
names of Charles Finley. John L. Powers
". H. Coulton, F. W Golden, and Green
Golden, charged with being accessory to
the murder, were reached. States Attor-
ney Franklin moved that the first two be
continued and the latter three passed
The case of Jim Howard was then reached
and after the submission of State Witness
es the court took a recess until 2 p. H..
when the Elward case was continued till
tomorrow CD motion Of the Commonwealth
The evening times., 1900-09-12
GENERAL PALMER's FUNERAL
Buried With Military Honors in ar
IinRtOn Cemefrrv.

Buried with Military HonOrs in AR
Iington Cemetery.
The body Of General Innis N Palmer,
formerly OF the regular Army, who died
Sunday evening, was inferred with mill
tary honors this morning In the family
plot at Arlington, beside the remains of
his wife. Famous generals we're The pail
bearers, and q squad of cavalry from
Fort Myer accompanied the eaisson on
which reposed the corpse,
The services were held at the residence
of Capt H. r. LemIy, retired, at Chevy
Chase. Mrs Lemly is a daughter of the
genera, and It was at her home that he
died Only a few of the most intimate
friends of the family were present. IN
the little party, however, were many dis
tinguished men who had known and re-
spected the soldier. sdmiral Greer per-
sonaily represented the Sons Of the
American Revolution, ana Colonel ].
Kennedy Stout was the representative of
the Aztec Club, Of which General Palm
er was a prominent member,
Rev. T. 8. ChiIds, the rector of the Chevy
Chase Episcopal Chapel, read the impress
sive service for the dead. Outside under
the trees Of the Chase little group of
soldiers was waiting 10 accompany the re-
mains to the grave. A caisson from the
Third Artillery, drawn by four horses and
draped with the flag. was also in waiting,
accompanied by a squad of non-commis-
stoned officers from the Fifth Cavalry. The
caValrymen bore the flower heaped casket
from the house and placed ii upon tae Gals
SON The honorary pailbearers we~9 Gen
erals Saxton, Gibson, Bates. SsnF :, and
Gordon, and ADMIRAL Greer
The little ccrtege, in which RI horse OF
the dead mar, iraped in black from head
to foot. had prominent part, moved from
Chevy Chase TO the Cemetery al Arlington.
Brief services were held at the grave,
which is near the main driveway of the
cemetery.
General Palmer leaves four children.
Mrs Lemly and Mrs. F. L. Denny, the lat
ter the wife of Colonel Denny, stationed at
| the Marine Barracks. are residents OF
Washington. Another daughter. Mrs.
Eben Swift, is with her husband, Major
Swift, in Porto Rico. The one son, Innis
Palmer, resides in Houston, Tex.
The evening times., 1900-09-12
THE SLAUGHTER AT TIENTSIN.
Colonel Meade Says He Se,er Saw
Such Carnage

Colonel Meade Says He Never Saw
Such Carnage
HONOLULU, Sept. 4.-Colonel Meade, of
the United States Marine Corps. who was
in command of American forces at the TAX
ing Of Tientsin arrived here on Saturday
on board the Government transport Sol
ace He has been inva1ided home on ac-
count OF rheumatism, but is desirous of
returning TO active field service in China
i have been in the business of war for
thirty-five years" he said, and went all
through the civil war but I never saw
such slaughter as was inflicted at Tientsin
on July I3 and l..
When We finally entered The city there
were dead and mangled bodies every few
feet
The dead lay all about the streets Fire
had rained into the city from the English
and japanese batteries, which had been
placed on an elevation and the number OF
Chinese killed was aTfui. There was no
special attempt made to. ascertain the num-
Der Of dead. They were simply buried as
quickly as possible. while the Chinese hur-
ried along the road to Pekfn with fully
2,o09 wounded
The battle began at daylight OF the 13sh
Iasted sII day and night. ard oa the morn
ing OF the 1+th the japanese succeeded IN
blowing up the main gate with guneot-
ton. This made breach and the allies
were able TO enter the city
The japanese troops behaved with
splendid courage They are intelligent
fighters, ready TO go anywhere and their
discipline up to the highest standard. The
Chinese also did some hard fighting. for
they inflicted a loss of nearly 500 men
on the allies
The evening times., 1900-09-12
PROTECTION FOR EARL II
American Forces VIII Guard the
Chinese. Statesman.

The State Department Makes Public
the Correspondence In Regard to
the Imperial Envoy's Mission-It
Ii Hung Chang to Proceed 10 Pc
kin, There to Negotiate with the
Powers for the Restoration of Or
der-GenerHi Chaifee Instructed to
sure the Aged Diplomats Safety.
The evening times., 1900-09-12
NEGOTIATING WITH HART.
Prince Ching Has an Interview With
the Imperial Coamfssion.


LONDON, Sept PA despatch from
Pekin, of date of September 4, says Prince
Ching had an interview with Sir Robert
Hart, the Imperial Commissioner of Mari
time Customs The result of the interview
has not been announced.
Prince Ching has the same powers TO
settle the present troubles as Prince Kung
had in 1860. He brought with him an Inn
perial decree with special instructions from
the Emperor to Sir Robert Hart.
The Russo Chinese Bank has removed
Imperial University fund of 5000, GOO taeIs
on which the Chinese drew for payment of
their troops.
despatch from Tientsin says the Brit
ish and American commanders are con-
sidering the feasibility of transferring
their winter supply base to Shan -hai-kuan,
where the gulf is free of ice, and which is
the terminus of the railway.
Thirty-fve villages nearby have petition
ed the allies for protection from the Box
ers who are massing along the Grand Ca
nal.
1t is again rumored that the Empress
DowageF is in the province of Shansi and
the Japanese troops are pursuing the I'M
perial party.
PEKIN, Sept. u, via Taku, Sept 10
and Shanghai, Sept. Il. 1;10 p. M
The British commander has placed gar
rison OF fifty men at bridge four miles
south of FuBgti.
The country in the vicinity of Pelsin is
peaceful.
whom they captured. and who confessed
that he had murdered eight Chinese
The evening times., 1900-09-12
Trying to Feed the Galveston
Survivors and Bury the Dead.
THE PROVISIONS INADEQUATE
Efforts to Establish q System of Is
suing Supplies.
C0FFINS MADE FROM DEBRIS

Little Ceremony in DispOsing of the
Texas Storm Hictims-Clothin in &
dren. Nho Are Now the Principal
SufTerers-Rufn of ST. MRry's In
frnIary and the RosenburG school
Being Observation-Disclosures Recovered
in the Business Portion of the City.
Indications That Most of Those
Killed We're Crushed by Falling
ses-ComparattveIy Few he