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FROM A SNAKE BITE
Fugitive Train Robber Said to He Suf-
fering-Still at Large.

ST. LOUIS, July H.-John Nelson, the
suspected train robber, who gave battle to
ten detectives in front of his home and
chief Of detectives of the Illinois Central, is
suffering from poison as we'll as being
hunted by detectives.
1t has been learned that he was bitten
by a moccasin snake just before he en-
barked with his companions in a small
boat, after the Wyckliffe train robbery, and
that the effect of the bite made IL impossi-
BILE for him to walk. it being necessary to
carry him TO the boat. When Nelson
high fever and rapidly grew worse. 1t is
now believed he was approaching delirium
when he made his fight. Friday. So far as
is known, Nelson has not as yet received
any treatment. BY watching for man
with a snake bite the detectives hope to
succeed in locating Nelson even if other
plans fail
The requisition papers for Charles Barnes
are expected Sunday and he will be taken
Monday to Wickliffe, KY, to stand trial.
AT the instance Of Percival Adams, his
st. Louis attorney. Barnes has refused to
sign the supposed confession he made yes
terday. He now claims that he was not i'm
rlicated in the robbery and that he made
the statement to the chief of detectives
merely to allay the anxiety of his wife for
the time being.
Mrs. Nelson has been released by the
rolice and has disappeared from her board
ing place.
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German Press Comment.

Copyright 1900. by the Associated Press1
BERLIN, July 1.-THE Hay-Holleben
agreement continues TO be discussed here
The Foreign Office has hitherto been rather
reticent on the subject. The Frankfort
Zeitung maintains that the German sugar
question with the United States, which
has aroused the worst bad blood. is left
untouched by the new commercial agree
ment. The Kreuze Zeitung says that If
this is true the value of the agreement is
greatly minimized thereby. Other leading
papers coincide in this.
The semi-official Reichsanzeiger, referring
to President Mckinley's proclamation of a
reduction of duties on German wines, equal
to those accorded to France, etc, says: 1T
may be hailed with satisfaction that a
cause for commercial and political discord
between two great states engaged in trade
with one another is thus removed, and the
foundation laid for a further enonomic
rapprochement.
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INDIANAPOLIS MORNING. JULY leoos1xTEEN

received any answer in connection with
the cipher cable TO Minister Conger, or
from second query which he forwarded
yesterday. This second dispatch was to
the tao tai Of Shanghai and said in sub
stance:
american government and people great
ly concerned over safety Of Minister Con-
ger at Peking. Can you give me any in
formation on the subject?"
The tao tai of Shanghai is a high Of
fetal who will be apt 10 get the earliest
reliable information. and this personal ap-
peal from the minister may bring some
reliable news on the situation.
Minister Wu was much depressed by the
continued reports that the legations had
been wiped out and the ministers killed
To all inquirers he sorrowfully shakes his
head and says that he has absolutely no in
formation, and can only hope for the best.
The report of the killing Of the Russian
minister and his wife another severe
blow, but OF this, also. Minister WI said
he had absolutely no news.
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MUST SHOW THE BOOKS.
The American Spirits Company Must
Allow an Examination.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE appellate divi-
sion of the Supreme Court I'm Brooklyn
has handed down a decision affirming the
oder of Justice jerks. on April Z. permit
ting Bert Reiss, chairman of the stock
holders protective committee of the Amer
lean Spirits Manufacturing Company. to
examine the books, papers. contracts,
agents and employees of the company.
Leopold Walsh. of Walsh & Cook. of
counsel for Mr.. Reiss. said: The exam
ination will take place forthwith"
This action was begun as the result of
the formation Of the present Distilling
Company of America, which took over the
American Spirits Manufacturing Company.
the Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse
Company. the Standard Distilling and Dis
tributing Company of New Jersey. and the
Spirits Distributing Company.
The stockholders committee. of which
Mr.. Reiss is chairman. consists of Amer
ican Spirits stockholders who did not as
sent TO the terms by which that company
was absorbed. The committee alleges no
satisfactory provision was made for hold
ers of the shares Of the American Spirits
Company. and 1t desires to ascertain the
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necessary for the guidance OF its own OF
ficials I'm administering il. The arrange
ment itself will not be made public at
present.
The putting into operation Of the Ger
man meat bill is deferred for an indefl-
mite period. The official explanation is that
the purpose of its suspension Is simply
TO allow OF the examination of existing
contracts held by American meat packers.
II is not discoverable just now whether
or not this meat act figures in any way
in the reciprocity agreement, and 1t may
be, and probably is the fact, that the sus-
pension has been arranged for separately.
The State Department is perfectly salts
fed with what has been secured under the
agreement for American exporters, and
though the proclamation enumerates no
special privileges conferred upon these ex-
porters. the department officials feel that
they will be satisfied with the results at
tanned when they are fully disclosed.
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Fine Frenzy in st. Petersburg Por-
trayed by the Correspondent
of a Chicago Paper.
LONDON is FULL OF GLOOM
HOPE DEFERRED HAS MADE THE
BRITISH CAPITAL HOPELESS.
LII Hung Chang Receives Another Or
der to Go TO Peking-Dimcul.
ties OF the Allied Forces.

LONDON, July 1.-THE only news from
China last night was the following issued
at midnight
"The Foreign Office has received infor-
nation from the consul general at Shang-
hal that the whole foreign community
from wen-Chow has been safely landed at
Shanghai
AS no mention Is made OF the alleged
statement of Sheng. the director general
of railways and telegraphs OF China, 10 the
consuls at Shanghai. announcing the mur-
der of the foreigners in Peking, IL is pre-
sumed that this story, crediting Sheng
with these assertions. announcing that he
blamed Prince Tuan for the attack on the
legations, is one of the many inventions
emanating from Shanghai.
According TO a dispatch from Berlin, the
mobilization of Germany's expeditionary
force is being carried out in splendid fash
ion. Some ten thousand volunteers and
416 officers have already been accepted IL
is announced that the government con-
templates chartering thirty OF the largest
vessels belonging TO two Of the most inn
portant companies. the Bremen and Ham
burg lines, as transports. The expedition
is being organized on the basis of a years
campaign.
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Congress Only Can supply the De-
ficiency Which Further Oriental
Movements VIII Make.
WAITING FOR DEFINITE NEWS
THE PRESIDENT WISHES TO BE GER
TAIN OF THE SITUATION.
III COnger Is Dead America Will Not
Shirk the Duty Which the Crime
Will Lay Upon Her.
pecial to tho indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The Chinese
situation is OF such grave character that
there is scarcely a doubt that the Presi-
dent will be compelled to call Congress to-
gether before the time OF the regular meet
ing in December.
The murder of NJ. De Giers, the Russian
minister at Peking. which seems to have
been authenticated, is looked upon here
as a good indication that every foreign
representative at the Chinese capital has
been slaughtered. 1t is feared, too, that
the Chinese fanatics have committed worse
than murder, and that the women of the
legation have been outraged and tortured
by the Boxers.
The amount of money authorized to be
expended by Congress for the transporta-
ton of troops is practically exhausted. and
if this country is to take any part in the
policy of vengeance which is to be meted
to the yellow people of Asia it is absolute
ly essential that Congress should authorize
the necessary expenditures.
President Mckinley, it is known, does not
want to force an extra session at this time,
but there seems to be no way to avoid il.
The American Republic may be compelled
TO take part in the events in China, and to
do so the necessary authority must come
from Congress.
If the American representative has been
murdered reparation must be made, and it
is not to be expected that the people of
this country. if they learn that Mr.. Conger
has been murdered and his family out
ragged, will consent to allow the reparation
to be exacted by Japan, Germany or
Russia. Just as soon as anything like au-
thentic news comes from China, which may
indicate that the fears of Minister Congers
friends are well founded, the President will
certainly come to Washington, and he
will scarcely have remained at the White
House for forty-eight hours before he will
call upon representatives of the people to
meet for the purpose of giving him the
necessary authority for avenging the mur-
der of the American minister in China.
The call for an extra session of Congress
would have been issued before this had it
not been for the desire of the President to
avoid, far as possible, such action. He
desires to prevent any criticism of his
course from a political standpoint and
wishes to save the members from the ne
cessity and irksomeness of meeting in
Washington during the heated term But
if our minister has been murdered this
cannot be done, and it is with the idea of
getting the absolute facts that the per-
emptory demand has been made upon
Minister Wu to furnish the real truth at
the earliest possible moment Up to a late
hour this evening Mr.. Wu had not been
able to give a satisfactory answer to the
questions propounded to him by Secretary
Hay.
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MERGER OF EXPORT HOUSES.
Two Great Trading Companies to BE
AmaIgamated Soon.

NEW YORK, July A.-It is announced
that negotiations are about completed for
the merging Of the business of the ex-
port houses of Flint, Eddy & Co, and the
American Trading Company. Both these
concerns do an immense business in the
far East. Flint, Eddy & Co. are cap
italized at s3,50O0OO, and the American
Trading Company at s25O.0Oo. The president
of the American Trading Company is
James r. Morse. and William X. Stevens
is treasurer. In addition 10 these gentle
men the directors are Frederick b. Jen-
nings and Trenor l.. Park William Z.
Stevens is at the present time a director
in Flint, Eddy & Co.
Flint. Eddy & Co. is corporation with
ss,5O0,oOo. 1t was formed in 1895. and was
a consolidation of the long established ex-
port houses of Flint & Co. and Combs,
Crosby & Eddy. Ulysses D. Eddy Is pres
ident; Wallace p. Flint. secretary, and
Henry +. Crosby. treasurer.
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VICTIM OF A MURDER.
Body Found i'm Tennessee Identified
and the Murderer Arrested.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July H-The
body of the murdered man found near
Cleveland, yesterday, has been identified
as that of Posse Barker, of Ducktown. and
Jones Johnson is in Jail. charged, with the
killing. He confessed Barker went West
sixteen years ago. He lately wrote that he
would return overland about July l. The
body was Identified by several who knew
him. and search was made for stranger
who had been seen number OF times in
the vicinity before the body was found.
He was arrested and confessed. saying he
had come from the West with Barker: that
Barker got drunk and attacked him ard
that he struck Barker with hatchet In
self-defense. not intending to XIII him.
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He Sends n Second Dispatch to the
Taotai OF Shanghai, Urging Spe-
ciaI Effort ON His Part.
BURNED THE TsUNG Ii YAMEN
GERMAN MARINES AVENGED THE
DEATH OF Won KETTELER.
Japanese Legation Sheds Some Light
ON a Bad Situation-Gen. Miles
Is Not Going TO China.

WASHINGTON, July 1f-Secretary Long
has received the following cabegram from
Rear Admiral Remey, commander-in-chief
of the naval forces on the Asiatic station:
"Che-Foo, July 1.-TWO Japanese trans
and marine regiment, stores. field pieces
and ammunition. Report Chinese defeat at
two new positions commanding the river
The importance Of this cablegram, in the
opinion of Secretary Long. lies in the fact
massacre at Peking. which it would surely
do had the story come to Admiral Remey's
oar
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financial condition OF that company. in
order to show what their holdings are ac-
tually worth. A motion for an order to
examine the books was denied by Justice
Gaynor, last December, on the ground that
Mr.. Reiss did not appear as stockholder
of record. In January 200 shares of the
stock were transferred to his name, and
following a refusal on the part Of Secretary
Wentworth to allow Mr.. Reiss to inspect
the books of the company, the action was
again instituted. and an order of that char
acter secured from Justice jerks. This
order is now affirmed by the appellate divi-
sion
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NEW MEXICAN RAILROAD.
1t VIII he i'm Operation Within the
Next Three Years.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July IA. z. Still
we'll. president and promoter of the pro-
jected Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Rail-
way. arrived in the city to-day from Chi
cago to attend a meeting of the directors
Of the company called for the purpose Of
amending its charter so that the road can
be built through Oklahoma without delay
Nothing now prevent the construc-
ton of the road" said Mr.. Stillwell. "It
will be built and in operation between
Kansas City and Topolotanpo within three
years"
Other officers who attended the meeting
were W. w Sylvester. Of st. Louis. first
vice president, and A. +. Milliken, of Du-
range, Mexico, one of the directors. Survey
ing corps are now at work in Kansas, Okla
homa, Texas and Mexico.
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DENIED BY KOHLSAAT.
Petition for n Receiver of the National
Linseed oil Company.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE petition of the
minority stockholders OF the National Lin
seed Oil Company for the appointment of
a receiver TO take charge of the remaining
assets of the corporation was denied to-
day by Judge Kohlsaat in the United States
Circuit Court
Judge Kohlsaat stated that no showing
had been made that the person in charge
of the assets of the concern is incompe-
tent or that he will not account for the
proceeds of the assets when realized. 1t
was shown that less than per cent. Of the
stock and bondholders desire to make any
change. and the court held that this was
insufficient reason.
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A CANARD AND A DENIAL.


ST. PETERSBURG, July l4-It is off,
cially stated here that no report OF the
murder OF NJ. De Giers, the Russian minis
ter at Peking, has been received here.
The report referred to is special cable
to the Chicago Record. dated at Paris. July
H. purporting to give the summary of st.
Petersburg advices. under date of July IL
The alleged advices are as follows: The
Czar has received with emotion the dread
full news of the catastrophe at Pekipg.
Tears coursed down his Majesty's cheeks
as he read the cablegram from Admiral
Alexieff at Port Arthur. confirming the
horrible details OF assassination Of NJ De
Giers. which. merely in form OF rumors.
had already reached Russia. The admiral
declares that the Russian envoy was
dragged through the streets by the Boxers.
insulted. beaten and tortured, and even
thrown into a great kettle and boiled to
death. Then the remains were thrown TO
the dogs. While NJ. De Giers was being dis
posed OF, the fanatic mob danced round the
caldron.
Mime De Giers. Admiral Alexieffs sd-
vices declare, suffered a fate worse than
death, and was beaten and tortured with
sharp sticks until life was extinct.
"The legation officials are said TO have
been tortured fiendisaiy, until death ended
their sufferings. NJ De Glers and his
legation officials resisted desperately and
his brave body guard killed many OF the
attacking mob. In the midst OF his tor
lures the envoy is said to have heroicaIly
proclaimed his faith in Christianity. en-
couraged by the wife who so soon shared
his martyrdom.
"The announcement of this intelligence
to the relatives Of the Russian martyrs in
China was accompanied by heart-rending Z
scenes. Count Lansderf received the friends
Of the murdered ones at the Foreign Office.
and unfoIded to them the story OF tragic
fate. The scene of frenzy and grief was un-
speakable. The building OF the Foreign Of
flee was besieged by an excited throng. and
the whole of St. Petersburg is full OF
Iamentation.
Immediately upon the receipt OF Admiral
Alexief's dispatch the Car ordered the
Cabinet and Council OF State 10 go into
session at once.
'"rhe Russian-Korean relations at the
present moment are all that could be de-
sired. The audience OF the Korean envoy
last week. when he presented his creden-
tias TO the czar, was most cordial The
Korean minister and his Cabinet are in
cIined 10 be favorabiy impressed by
Russias succecsful activity I'm China and
the empires tolerant attitude toward
Japan"
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NATIONAL FURNITURE MEN.
Indianapolis Man Elected Vice Pres
ident-The Other Officers.

CINCINNAT9, July 1.-THE National AS
sociation of Retail Furniture Dealers to-
day elected the following officers: Pres
ident, Thomas NJ. Smyth, Chicago; vice
presidents, Isaac Frank, Indianapolis; G..
Renharn, Memphis; NJ. NJ Bloom, Cincin-
natl; E. L. Bernhard, Louisville; H. L. Hop
per, Columbus, o.; E. S. Hostetler, Water
loo. Ia; Q. ]. Keath, Pittsburg; C. L.
Bachman, Decatur, ILL.,; w. H. Bischoff. ST.
Louis; secretary and treasurer, Meyer M.
Enrich, Chicago; executive committee, S.
Fish, Chicago; B. Hollenstein, Chicago:
Harry Wolf, Chicago; A. ]. Conroy, Gin
cinnati; Adolph Schultz, Chicago.
Indianapolis. Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis
and Louisville are after next years con-
vention, but the place and date were left
to the executive committee.
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EXPECTS A MILLION.
Col. A. ID. Shaw's Estimate of Visitors
to the q. A. IL. Encampment.

CHICAGO, July H-Col. Albert D. Shaw,
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic, who is I'm Chicago on busi-
ness connected with the Grand Encamp-
ment to be held here Aug. 27 TO Sept. /, said
to-day that from reports he had received
he believed that fully a million visitors will
come to Chicago during the encampment
Colonel Shaw left tonight for Atlanta,
Ga, to attend the reunion of the Blue and
the Gray, which is to be held July 20.
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WASHINGTON. July 1i-Consul General
Goodnow's short dispatch represents all
that the State or Navy Departments know
of the developments in China within the
last twenty-four hours. His news only goes
to confirm the general belief that the situa-
tion In China is steadily growing worse,
instead OF better. The Honan-Shan-Si, re-
ferred to by Mr.. Goodnow as the place
where the viceroy appears to favor the
Boxers. is said, at the State Department,
to be actually two separate provinces of
vast extent. lying In the western and
northern portion of China. Shan-Si, mean
ing western island. is the province lying d.
rectly west Of Chilli. in which Peking is
located. Honan joins Shan-Si on the north.
The two might present an almost impas-
sable barrier. if. as Mr.. Goodnow's dis
patch indicates. they are disaffected and
undertake to oppose the northward march
of Ii Hung Chang and other great south
ern viceroys upon Peking. The consurs
dispatch was undated, and as this lack Of
knowledge as to the exact time Of hap
penings recorded in the cabIegrams OF the
Naval and State Department officials is
embarrassing, and even serious in results,
the government had to-day cabled instruc-
lions 10 It's representatives III Cnlnd 10 IN
clude the date in the body OF every dis
patch sent by them.
No confirmation has reached the State
Department Of the report from st. Peters
burg OF the torture and death of the Rus
sian minister at Peking. DR.. Won Holleben.
the German ambassador called on Secre-
tary Hay this morning. but stated that he
had no information touching the Chinese
situation.
A rumor was afioat this morning to the
effect that certain interviews attributed to
the Chinese minister here, Mr.. WI, had at
tracted Official attention, and might be
made the subject OF representations 10 him
by the State Department. 1t is understood
that nothing has yet been done in that di-
rection, however, and 1t is possible that the
particular interviews might be ignored Of
ncially in view of the realization on the
part Of the officials that the minister is
under high nervous tension
Consul Goodnow's cablegram, which Is
undated. states that the Governor of Ho-
nan-shan-Si has issued a proclamation IA
vorable I'm its terms TO the Boxers.
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APPROVES JAPAN'S COURSE.


WASHINGTON, July 14-The Russian
government, through its official here, has
within the last few days expressed to the
State Department it's complete approval
of the dispatch of japanese troops TO
China, there to cooperate with the allied
forces in the interest of humanity.
At the same time the Russion officials
have taken occasion to emphatically con-
tradct the constantly reiterated report
that Russia was standing in the way of
Japans forwarding troops, and was in this
way rendering more hazardous the condi-
tions in and about Peking.
In this connection 1t can be stated that
recent reports of Russian cruelty towards
Chinese noncombatants are emphatically
repudiated by the Russian authorities who
feel that this is another effort TO prejudice
Russia in the eyes of America
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WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE Russian
embassy here has received no Information
OF the killing Of the Russian minister al
Peking. The officials do not discredit n.
but say that the Russians are under the
same disadvantage as the other powers in
getting telegraphic information from Pc
king. They think that II this proves true
whole situation.
The report from ST. Petersburg Of ths
slaughter Of the Russian minister and his
wife at Peking sent thrill of horror
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wAsHINGTON. July 1.-THE Japanese
legation added somewhat TO the fund Of in
formation from Peking by an official dis
patch from the minister OF foreign affairs
al Toxic. dated the 9Th inst, giving ex-
planatory details OF the conditions follow
ing the murder of Baron Won Ketteler. The
following Is the summary of the cablegram:
According 10 telegram from the min
ister OF foreign affairs. the reports brought
BY Chinese couriers from Peking TO Tien-
Tsin appear 10 confirm the rumors OF the
destruction OF the legation. and the murder
OF the minister. The minister. II appears.
was shot on the way. and was carried into
the Tsung Ii Yamen. where he expired
shortly afterward Upon learning of his
death. the German marines rushed into
the Tsung II Yamen and burned II down.
II is further reported that the foreign rein
foreements. which left for Peking on June
10. advanced as far as Lang-Gang. but after
terrible suffering returned TO Tien-Tsin on
the 18th. The allied froccs destroyed sew
eral arsenals at Tien-TsiI. their losses
being nearly 800 killed and wounded. From
June q TO July no further nghting took
place. but Chinese troops, about 10000
strong. we're said TO be advancing on Tien-
Tsln from :he north"