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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
Epidemic at Nome Serious, and
Three Deaths Have Occurred.
STEAMER OREGON THEcAUsE
Citizens Raising Fuads for q Hospital
Steamer daUnue Seized for Carrying
LIqusr Not oa Her Manifest 800
Passengers and s7see0 Arrive.

PORT TOWNSEND, July 1e.- The
steamship Garonne. arriving today, Is
the first treasure ship from Nome. hay-
Ing $4,000 in dust from that place and
nine boxes from Dawson OF $50 pounds
each. The Garonne brought 300 pas
sengers from Nome. most Of whom have
spent about one month on the beach.
They report that the place is In a great
state Of excitement over the smallpox
epidemic, and that three deaths have
occurred.
The introduction Of the disease Is
charged to the captain Of the steamer
Oregon. and great indignation Is ex..
pressed.
II is stated that on June Is the Ore
gon arrived at Nome with two we'll
developed cases Of smallpox. and the
passengers were forced ashore at mid
night and soon scattered in the tented
city. General Randall has appealed to
the citizens to raise funds to build q
hospital.
Upon her arrival at Nome the Gar
onne was seized By the customs au-
thoritfes for violation Of the reguIa-
tions in carrying 1000 cases Of liquor
from Seattle without having the same
appear on her manifest. Special Agent
Mcbride was placed in charge OF her
and brought her here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
AMERICANS WIN Is OF Il.
Have walkover in the Athletic
Championship Contests at
Paris.

PARIS. July 1s-Twenty-one cham
pionship contests in connection with the
exposition have been decided during
the last three days. and America can
boast OF winning 16 and Of securing
IL seconds and u thirds.
Nine events took place today IN which
the Americans placed six firsts. six sec
onds and seven thirds to their credit
They captured the 200 metre hurdle
race and the standing high-jump. three
standing jumps. long jump. hop. step
and jump. hammer-th throwing and stand
ing long jump. and they did it easily.
In fact. the facility with which the
American athletes carried on the prizes
grew noiotonous.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
cLoUDBURsr IN TEXAS.
over a Dozen Lives Were Lost in the
Flood.

GALVESTON. Tex. July ls.--A cloud
burst occurred at Coleman. Texas. ear
" today. and afteen lives are known
to have been lost.
Ten bodies have been recovered. It
Is feared that many more lives were
lost in the valley below Coleman. The
cloudburst. which followed three days
unprecedented rainfall. caused. Fords
creek 10 burst its banks and rush
through Coleman. a village OF less than
1000 inhabitants
The bewildered citizens. reused from
their slumbers. rushed into the streets
and were swept away.
Joseph Spath and John Fuleisstine
managed to mount their horses They
dashed into the water and swan heir
horses to a house where four little
girls gers screening for help. Each
rescued two children whom they took
upon their horses. The animals were
swept away and all were drowned
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

WASHINGTON. July l6.--The decis-
ion OF the administration at the end
Of a most eventful day is that the
United States government is stiI not
az war with China.
Big happenings at Tien Tsin, coming
on top OF stories OF the last struggles
at Pekin. have not affected the attitude
Of the administration on this point;
the United States and China are tech
nically at peace.
This statement should not be accept
ed as indicating a purpose on the part
OF the United States government to
hold its hand In the administration Of
swift and adequate punishment upon
the Chinese. 1t means simply that the
government OF the United States feels
that It can best achieve that purpose
by regarding the status officially as
one of peace. To hold otherwise would
seriously cripple the government in its
effort 20 obtain satisfaction for the
outrages the Americans in China have
suffered. We should find ports Of Chi
ma, now open to us. closed. and all
sorts OF impedlments would be encoun-
tered which are now missing, There
fore, according to the administration
view, declaration Of war would af-
ford not even technical gains while It
would actually be a heavy drawback.
Chairman Cannon Of the house ap-
preparations committee, is authority
for the statement that money in plen-
~ is at the disposal Of the president
to meet the present emergency, and that
there is no necessity for a called ses-
sion.
Today was the most exciting Wash
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
GIRL WALKS 27oO MILES.
On Wager Walked From California to
Michigan in -Four Months,

CHICAGO. July 1s.--A special to the
Chronicle from Saginaw. Mich. says:
Miss Marie Schmidt. aged Is years,
reached this city last night from San
Francisco, having covered the entire
distance ON foot, about 27OO miles.
Miss Schmidt left Frisco March Is last
on $500 wager made by social club
of San Francisco, that she could not
reach Saginaw by August /. and beg
her living en- route.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
WINS IN THE THIRD ROUND.

NEW YORK, July 16.-Tonight, in
the presence of 1900 persons in Madi-
son Square Garden, Terry McGovern.
Of Brooklyn. defeated Frank Erne. Of
Buffalo, lightweight champion Of the
world. in three rounds. 1t was a hur-
ricane fight from bell to bell without
a seconds let up except when one Of
the contestants was lying on the floor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
COLUMBIAN REvoLUrIoNIsrs.
Loss Of Ships Destroys the Hope Of
the Revolutionists.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Dr. Luis
curvo Marques, charge d'afrairs Of the
Colombian legation. today received a
cablegram from the Colombian consul
at Curacao informing him that ships of
the revolutionists had been captured
by the Colombian government. In the
opinion OF DR.. Marques this reverse
destroys the last hope of the revolution
airy party.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
No ExTRA SESSION.

CANTON, July 1s.-President McKin-
ley LEFT here this evening for wash
ington. It is stated that certainly no
extra session Of congress has as yet
been determined upon, and that the
president has not yet issued orders for
additional troops for China.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
WILL NOT ARBITRATE.
St. Louis Transit Company Firmly Re-
fuses.

ST. LOUIS. July 1s.-Frederick H.
Lehman. attorney for the St. Louis
Transit Company. states that the COM
pany win not submit to arbitration the
differences between 1t and its employees.
as requested by the citizens arbitration
committee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
CHINESE FRIENDLY,
California Merchants Send Resolutions
to Secretary Hay.

TlHif4
Los ANGELES. Cal. July ls.-wong
Yee Che presided over an exceedingly
Interesting meeting Of $50 Of the Chinese
merchants and residents Of this city,
held at their board Of trade rooms, to
give expression to their views on the
present crisis in China. Resolutions
were passed pledging themselves to do
all in their power to assist in upholding
the laws of the United States so long
as they are residents OF this country.
They heartily disapprove Of words and
speeches tending to provoke animosIty
and misunderstanding between them
and the citizens Of this country. A
copy Of the resolutions was sent to Ii
flung Chang, he being the viceroy Of
the province from which the Chinese
ccme. A copy was also sent to secre-
tary Hay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
STRIKE IN PORTLAND.

PORTLAND. July 1s.-The longshore-
men on every grain dock in Portland
are on a strike. The men demand 20
cents an hour and 50 cents an hour for
overtime. They now receive 80 an hour.
About 80 men are out.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

II|H
Twenty-Five Days.
NEW YORK. July 1s-Twenty-two
days win be the duration Of this years
racing season at Saratoga. The meet
ing win begin on Wednesday. August
|, and win end on Saturday. August
q. There win be conflict Of seven
days with Brighton Beaea. and onv
day with the cOney Island Jockey
Clubs fall meeting.
Many Of the best horses winning the
big races in the west are engaged at
Saratoga. including Sidney Lucas. Fly
by Night. Bannockburn. Alard Shek.
Lady schorr. silverdale. Sam Phillips,
Larkspur. Garry Hermann, Advances
Guard. Bangle and others. E. J. BALD
win. c. II. Smith. B. schrelber. Car
ruthers & Shields. ]. F. schorr and
other big Western stables are repre-
sented in the stakes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

WASHINGTON. July ls- General
Miles had an extended conference this
afternoon with the secretary OF war
concerning the dispatch Of reinforce
ments TO China.
General Miles strongly urged that
troops be withdrawn from the Philip
pires so that large army could be
thrown into China within q compare
lively few days. instead OF awaiting the
slow processes Of assembling an army
in this country and from Cuba In about
week. while the dispatch OF troops
from this country win take clearly
more than a month.
Notwithstanding General Miles rec
ommendatlon. the apparent policy Is to
forward troops to China from this
country and Cuba as fast as they can
be assembled With the sending OF
5000 10 10000 men provision doubtless
win be made for an officer OF high rank
10 command this force. General Miles
is frequently referred TO as likely TO
assume command OF the American
forces in the Orient
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

LONDON. July II. 800 a. NIP 70
this hour no further cables have been
received regarding the reported massa-
ere at Pekln from any source. In the
house of commons last evening. beyond
the admission that there was no ground
for hoping that the report was not
true. William 81. John Broderick. par
iiamentary secretary for the foreign
office. had nothing TO communicate. II
was whispered on the ministerial side
Of the house OF commons that the next
vote on account OF the military under
tahings In South Africa and China win
b. a startling amount.
Telcgrams from Shanghai and Che
Foo Indicate an increasingly serious
state Of affairs. II Is alleged that the
foreign eonsuls at Shanghai have cabled
their governments that there is urgent
need for warshlps to protect that city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-without
exception today the foreign representa-
lives In Washington accepted as prac-
tleaily certain that the foreign lega-
lions and ministers at Pekln had been
wiped out.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
Tomes inflicted Upon Marines Captured by the Boxers Led to
N This Deed Unparalleled in Civilized Warfare.
coNSuLs At SHANGHAI CABLE FOR SHIPS THERE
legations Supposed Have Takes Pd Prevent Their c'p
urs Recommends ufriaE Troops From The
Philippines But Thinks They canpo Be spared
Al Hope Sill Fighting At Ties TIn

ingtor has known since the battle Of
Santiago, AZ the cabinet meeting to-
day officers talked over the possibilities
Of reinforcing the troops in China.
There was no disposition shown to
withhold troops; the only question was
as to the amount OF additional force
available. The cnly point laid down
was that the government would send
forward all troops that could be spar
ed az this time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

WASHINGTON. July 16.-The navy
department this morning received off,
cial confirmation from Admiral Remey
OF the reverse OF the allied forces at
Tien Tsin on the morning Of the 18th.
The dispatch is dated Che Foo. July
l6, and says:
Reported that the allied forces at
tackled the native city the morning Of
the 18th. Russians on the right with
the Ninth Infantry and marines on the
left. The loss OF the allied forces is
large; Russians. 100. including artillery
colonel; American over 80: British over
90; japanese. IS. including colonel;
French. %.
Colonel Liscom. Ninth infantry,
killed; also Captain Davis. marine
corps. Captain Lemley. Lieutenants
Butler and Leonard wounded.
AT Z in the evening an allied at
tack on the native city was repulsed
with great loss. Returns yet incom-
plete; details not vet confirmed.
"REMEY."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17
WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND July 1s-Wheat. Walia
walla and Valley sc O sec; bluoalem.
5Sc q SOC.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

WASHINGTON. July ls.- General
Macarthur cabled the war department
from Manila today as follows:
The transport Indiana sailed yester-
day for China with q officers. includ-
Ing two medical; eight hundred and
forty-seven men Of the fourteenth reg
lment. U. s. infantry; one officer. 30
men. OF the Ninth U. S. infantry; VIM.
crosder. ordnance officer. one ordnance
sergeant. one chaplain. sixteen hospital
corps men; FlIntshire. with seven Of
hcers. 27i men. ReiIly's battery; two
medical officers, five hospital corps
men. fully equipped.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

LONDON. July 1.-THE Evening
News prints a dispatch dated at shang-
hal today giving a detailed account OF
the attack of the allied forces on the
native city of Tien Tsin, July 1S via
Che Foo, July Is. and Shanghai, July 16.
According TO the Evening News dis
patch the allies We're repulsed and COM
PEELED to retreat with a loss of more
than 100 killed, the British losing 40
and the Japanese 60. The Americans
and Russians Il is said. also suffered
heavily, Among the Americans killed
were Colonel French, of the Twenty
fifth Infantry, and Colonel Liscum, OF
the Ninth infantry, A Russian Colonel
of artillery was also killed.
The dispatch adds that the Cinnamon
fought with great desperation and their
craftsmanship was accurate and dead
ly,
NEW YORK, July 16.-A dispatch TO
the Journal and Advertiser from Tlen
Tsin. July s, says:
Intellectual attempts have been made
to conceal the horrible fact that Ad-
miral Seymour was compelled to shoot
his own wounded during the recent
disastrous retreat Of the Pekin relief
expedition.
All the wounded and prisoners who
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

NEW YORK. July le.--A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Should the American navy be needed
for active service in Chinese waters.
It VIII be able to do effective work.
Through the enterprise Of Sec. Long
there are but few ships undergoing
repairs. and work on them is being
steadily pushed, so that they will be
ready for service IN a short time. The
san Francisco is now at the Norfolk
navy yard; the Olympia at Boston:
the Boston at Mare Island navy yard.
and the Raleigh at Portsmouth. The
Marblehead and Detroit are undergoing
repairs, and the Montgomery Is under
orders to proceed to New York. where
she will be repaired.
Orders have been given by the navy
department for putting in condition
for immediate service all the torpedo
boats, It is said in naval circles that
il all the vessels now being repaired
were needed they could rapidly be put
In condition for commission. The
Alliance win be converted into a sail
ing ship. provided the board Of inspec-
ton and survey ordered to survey the
ship, approves. The cruiser Atlanta
and the gunboat Bancroft win soon be
rscommissioned.
Rear-Admlral Charles O'Neill, chief
Of ordnance. is arranging for the ship
nent of S-inch field guns and Colt
machine guns to China There were
recently bought 80 s-lnch field guns
and ammunition, and 25 one and half
Founders. The latter are intended for
suh-ealiber practice, but the former
viii be particularly valuable in China.
Some will be shipped. probably with
80 Colt machine guns. by one Of the
colliers under orders to proceed to the
Far East Il is understood that the
army bureau of ordnance has bought
$4,000 rounds OF ammunition for the
mountain batteries. which are to be
used against the Chinese.
Lieutenant-General Miles is care
fully looking out for the comfort Of
officers and men serving in China. He
said today:
"The climate in the neighborhood of
Tien Tsin and Pekln is subject to great
changes. 1t is intensely hot in sum
mer and extremely cold in winter, the
temperature in the latter season often
falling to 40 degrees below zero. 1t
is therefore necessary that troops
should be supplied with warm clothing
and plenty of fuel Furthermore, it
may be that they win be stationed in
definitely in China. how long we can
not at this moment tell. It is there
fore desirable that they shall be sup
piled with tents and tent floors. Ev-
erything that can be foreseen win De
done for the comfort Of the men,"
General Miles reiterated that he was
not going 20 China. A friend pointed
out that the American force in China
would be too small for an officer Of the
grade OF Acknowledgement to COM
mand. General Miles would be glad to
go. could he be in supreme command
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

BERLIN. July is.-The correspondent
here Of the Associated Press has receiv-
ed private information from London
that a private letter was received there
from Lady Claude Macdonald. wife Of
the British ambassador at Pekin. writ
ten when the situation was growing
threatening. saxinE that all the ladies
OF the legation had supplied themselves
with poison.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

NEW YORK. July ls.-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Che
Foo says:
The guns Of the British cruiser Ter
rible, the American gunboat Nashville.
and the other warships in the harbOr.
We're trained Oh the city Saturday in
answer to urgent messages sent from
ashore that an outbreak was about to
take place.
All the foreigners were called out for
defensive guard duty. and they re-
sponded with alacrity. Sentries were
posted and close watch kept on the ma
tives.
The men on board the ships kept
close to their guns and prepared to
open fire on moments notice. but the
occasion did not arise.
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fell into the hands Of the Chinese were
frlghtfully tortured. The bodies OF two
marines who we're captured BY the Chi
nese we're recovered. The bodies had
been cut 70 pieces. First. the eyes had
been hacked out; then the checks. arms
and legs cut on. until death ended the
eufterings Of the poor fellows.
When Admiral Seymour, In his re-
treat. found himself 50 hard pressed
that be was unable longer 10 carry his
wounded with him he asked the men:
which do you prefer. TO be left to
the mercies Of the Chinese or be shot
by your own somrades?" As Admiral
Seymour put the question the tears
were rannlng down his cheeks.
1--WE prefer death 70 torture. Shoot
as now. that We may die like men,"
was the piteous response OF the helpless
men. A firing squad was told OF. and
while the little allied force stopped
and beat on with gun FIRE the Chinese
'A''NF tiihA nhfiVuHutu IT, iHoiut it8 itIir3
an act Of mercy was performed as the
firing squad carried out It's orders.
A few mercIful volleys from the rifles
in the hands Of friends and the har-
assed expedition was relieved Of its
burden OF wounded; the fanatIcaI Chi
nese horde was cheated Of victims for
It's torture. and the sufferings and fears
OF the unfortunates were brought TO an
end in an honorable death under their
own flag
The British and American forces are
brigaded together on the west side Of
the town; the Germans and japanese
on the south side; the French and Rus
SLAMS on the north. and a force Of Cos
sacks hold the east side.
Scouts report that imperial Chinese
troops have arrived from Pekin. well
equipped and with many guns. Troops
OF native cavalry and hordes Of Boxers
are coming from the east and south.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-17

WIN Begin August 1st, and Last
Twenty-Five Days
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
Did Not Amputate.

The following letter from DR.. w.
D. Middleton concerning Miss Sarah
Clough, who went to the hospital at
the State University with the ex-
p~ectation of losing her leg is self
explanatory:
Iowa City, Iowa, Oct. 10, 1900.
@. j. Lukens, M. D., Oskaloosa,
Iowa.-Dear Doctor II did not oper-
ate upon Miss Clough until this morn
ing as we had no full clinic yester-
day afternoon. l told her, however,
yesterday that l would not amputate
the leg, and / instructed a treatment
to-day which / think I shall presist
in until / see that / must give the
leg up.
1 scraped things and loosened the
skin, finding pretty good bone be-
meath the granulations, and then
tried a skin graft in the center. Now
a skin graft does not stand much OF
a show on a surface like that unless
you have plenty of time to clean it,
and perhaps it was not thoroughly
cleaned this morning, but l believe
we will repeat that and 9 if we
cannot by covering the surface with
good skin induce a change that will
finally cover the thing up.
Yours very truly,
W. d. MIDDLETON.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
OskaIoo.a wins.

The lads of the Oskaloosa and AL
bia high schools met on the gridiron
at Abba Friday afternoon for a game
of foot ball and the Oskaloosa lads
came home with the scalps of the AL
bia team dangling from their belts.
Oskaloosa was too much for the
Abba lads. Our boys played great
ball SO they say. Here is the story
in a brief way.
Game called st 4:10. Played 20
minute halves. The ball was kicked
off by Abba and returned by Oska-
loosa to Albia's 25 yard line, then
all that was necessary was a quarter
back fake and the Oskaloosa boys
carried her through for a touch down
after about two minutes of play.
Failed to kick goal. Three more
touch downs in the remaining time
were made, the last one being made
by Graham when he secured the ball
on a punt, by Abba making a fifty
yard run for a goal. Final score at
end of first half go. Oskaloo sa
kicked off to Abba, they being unable
to do anything in the line Of making
a gain. Oskaloosa having secured
the ball on down, Hay made an end
run of about As yards for a touch
down and also kicked goal. Lyman
was knocked out and was replaced
by Sopher who went through SO fast
for a touchdown that the Abba boys
just stood and looked at him. He
kicked goal and was just in the act
Of going through for another touch
down when time was called. Final
score $50. No man on the team
needs special mention as each and
every one played an excellent game.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
QUAIL COME HUGH.
Four sportsmen Fined for Illegal
Shooting.

The quail market in this vicinity is
a little high just now. The latest
market quotations are S2O2.6O per
dozen.
Four sportsmen went after game
last Sunday and being along Des
Moines river where they supposed
that no other n would be cognizant
of the fact they let loose some of
their ammunition when the birds got
up before them. Six birds were killed.
The men were arrested and brought
before Squire Stanley for trial. They
were fined S25 27% each, making a
total of slO1.3 3 for the half dozen
| birds. The fines were paid and the
| young men were allowed to keep
| their guns which under the law could
have been c~onfsicated and sold and
the proceeds turned into the school
fund. This is rather expensive shoot
ing.
The HERALD has repeatedly warned
it's readers that the shooting of quail
was illegal during this month. A true
sportsman will have regard for the
game laws and will recognize the
fact that the law is for his benefit al
we'll as the protection of the game.
There has been an indiscriminatt
breaking of the game laws in thfi
county for some time past, but thu
matter will be looked after from thi
date forward and all offenders will
he punished,