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The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Gubernatorial Appointments.

Hon Carroll Armstrong, chairman Of
the democratic state central comrnittee,
and Hon. Jacob Trieber. of the repub.
lican state central committee, held a
conference in Little Rock July 10th and
agreed upon the following appoint.
ments for the gubernatorial candidates;
Russellville Tuesday, July 81. II am
Dardanelle, Wednesday, August |, II a. m.
Clarksville, Thursday, August .. II a. IN.
Morrilton, Thursday, Augusta 9, s p. m.
ozark, Friday, August 8. .3p m,
van Buren,, Saturday, August T. II a. m
Fort Smith Saturday, August SPIN.
Fayetteville Monday. August 8, II In.
Rogers, Monday, August 0, pm
Eureka Springs. Tuesday, August 7. II a. m.
Huntsville, Wednesday, August z, II a. m.
Harrison, Thursday August o. II a. m,
Yellyille, Friday, August 10, liam
Mountain Home, Saturday, August II, II a. m
Salem, Monday, August 49, II a. m.
Mammoth Springs, Monday, August l3, s p
m.
Walnut Ridge, Tuesday, August "A, II a, m.
Corning, Wednesday, August Is, II a. IN.
Paragould, Thursday, August 10, II a, m.
Jonesboro, Friday, August H. II a. N,
Clarendon, Saturday, August !S II a, m.
Stuttgart, Monday, August 90 10 an
Pine Bluff, Monday. August 20, SPIN.
Fordyce, Tuesday, August 81. liam
Camden, Tuesday, August 81, Sp m,
Magnolia Wednesday, AuRust22, II a. m.
Texarkana, Thursday, August %. Sp. IN,
Ashdown Friday. August "a, pm.
DeQueen, Saturday, August %, 10 a. IN.
Mona, Saturday August %, SD, m,
Bonneville, Monday, August 81. pm.
Danyille Tuesday, August 2s, I p. m.
Hot Springs, Wednesday, August 20, Sp m.
Hope, Thursday, August 30. / p. m,
Arkadelphia, Friday, August 81, 10 a m
Benton, Saturday, September /, II a, m,
Little Rock, Saturday, September /, Sp. m
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Mus, work or Leave tho City.

The police of Little Rock are making
war on loafers and worthless charac
ters in general. In city the size OF
Little Rock there can always be found
horde Of idle men, black and white,
but majority being negroes. IL Is
claimed the latter class are fed from
the lardcrs OF white citizens who EN-.
ploy colored domestics. When one o.
this class is spotted he is given chance
to leave the city or go TO work II he
fails to do either he is taken before the
police Judge, fined and put to work or
the streets Just at this season there
is no reason for any able bodied person
being out Of work, as the farmers are
greatly in need Of laborcrs.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
which both Sides suffered
Severely.

London, July 19,-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
"Pretoria, July iI-Yesterday the
enemy made determined attack on
the left of Pole Carew's position, and
along our left flank commanded by
Hutton. The posts held by the Irish
Fusiliers and Canadian mounted In
fantry, under Lieut.. Col. Anderson,
were most gallantly defended. The
enemy made repeated attempts to as
sault the positions, coming in close
range, and calling TO the Fusiliers
TO surrender, The enemy suffered se'
verely, They had IS killed and so
wounded, and four were tnken prison
ers The British cnspatlcs were seven
killed, including the Canadian Lieu
tc,'ints Borden and Birch, 80 wound
ed and n missing.
"lan Hamilton's column rdvnnced tc
Waterfall, yesterday, unopposed, and
to-day proceeded TO Naman's Kraal.
"Fificcn hundred Beers, with five
guns, managed to break through the
Gordon formed by Hunters and Run.
dies divisions, between Bethlehem
and Ficksburg. They were making to-
wards Lindley, being closely followed
by Pnget's and Broadwood's brigades.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
CrOp summary.

Following is II summary OF the eli.
mate and crop bulletin Of the weather
bureau, Arkansas section, for the week
ending July IS:
. Showers, generally well distributed,
occurred during the past week. Con.
siderable progress was made in clean.
ing out and laying by corn and cotton
Cotton is generally small, but has been
growing nicely and the greater portion
Of II is in good condition. while some
Is very grassy, and no attempt will be
made to save IL. Corn looks well in
most sections, and especially on up
lands where it was well cultivated,
The threshing OF wheat is progressing
and the yield is generally fair to good
Irish potatoes were fair to good, and
the second crop is being planted in
some localities. Peaches are generally
plentiful, but the fruit is small Ap.
pies continue to drop off, and with the
exception Of few localities the crop
will be short.
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ADDITIONAL FROM RlIMEY.
An Aide Sent 10 Tisa vsin for Ao'
curnte Information.

Washington, July l0.--1hc following
dispatch has been received ut the navy
department.
"Che Foo, July lS,-Bureau Of Navi.
gu,ion, Washing,on' Latest reports do
not indicate that the army officers,
Mai. Lee, Capt, Brewster, Lieut., Nay
lor, llnmmon ard Waldron ere wound
ed, Capt, Chas, q. Long, marine corps,
wounded; Second Lieut., +, Il, Lang,
army, wounded, An aide has gone to
Ticn rsin to get accurate information
ISiRncd.l "REMEl''
Second Lieut.. Frank r. Lang, re.
ported wounded in the fighting at Ticn
Tsin by Admiral Remey, served dur
ing the Spanish war MS sergeant major
and second lieutenant IN the Firs,
Maine volunteer infantry, md was 0p'
pointed second lieutenant In the reg
ulor army April 10. 1900.
Capt Charles q. Long Of the marine
corps, reported wounded, entered the
marine corps July I, 1891, having been
pppointed from Mnssochus,t It's, lie had
been on duty at Cayitc, j. l., since
April 3, 1890, until ordered to China.
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THE GoEBEL MURDER CASE.
Further Damaging Testimony
Against Caleb Powers Eiicited y
at Georgetown, Ky.

Georgetown, Ky, July lo.--The trial
Of Caleb Powers in The Gtebel assas-
sinuton case was resumed, and John
a. Black, of Barboursvillc, banker Of
that place, and republican of prom
ipcnce, was the first witness called.
Witness said Powers told him, in
January, he was organizing an armed
mob to go 10 Frankfort. Witness dis
ccuraged the project but Powers in
sisted that the mob should be formed,
saying II would intimidate the legisla-
ture.
Black, continuing, said; E
81 saw Mr., Powers later, ond again
demonstrated against the formation OF
the mob which was going to Frank
fort Powers told me II WIS being
formed with tho approval Of Gov. Tay.
lor, Charles Finley and other republi.
can leaders ut Frankfort. Chi rles Fin
ley also came TO me, and endeavored
TO get me to cooperate with them. l
protested bitterly. Powers bccnme
very angry with me ON account OF the
position took. tritd 70 persuade
them TO send good citizens, people Of
influence, II any crowd wus TO bo
sent
A check from Charles Finley TO the
Lo, isville a. Nashville railroad for y1,.
900 for transportation OF the men "a
Frankfort was produced by Black In
response TO question from the pros
rcuilun
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Murder nt Helena,

The body OF Virginia Brown, negro
woman living on a plantation near Hell
ena, was found lying by pile Of lum.
Der. Hey throat had been cut and her
head almost severed from her body.
The woman went TO Helena to do some
trading, and while drinking displayed
Il large roll Of bills. A negro man
named Bruce Robinson made her ac'
quaintance, and together they left the
town for the woman's home When
the dead body of the woman was found
suspicion pointed to Robinson as her
murderer, and he was arrested few
hours later at his home about mil e
from the scene OF the crime. At his
preliminary trial stronger evidence OF
his guilt was produced, and he wal
held to the grand jury without bail.
The colored people were greatly
wrought up over the crime, and there
were many threats of lynching
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Woman i,rntally Murdrred.

AT Sulphur Springs, n summer re-
sort near Pine Bluff, Carrie Banks, u
oo'orcd woman, was killed by John
Thomas, also colorcd, The Banks
woman's husband had not been living
with her for some time, and when he
returned and attempted to take her
and his household goods away with
him Thomas demurred and quarreled
with the woman, insisting that she re-
main with him, az sho had been living
with him sinco her husband departed
ihomas ended the quarrel by striking
the woman with u club, innlcting In
|urles which caused her death.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS.
FIFTY Thousand Persons Attended
Wednesdays Mcetlnss-NIcs-
sages of the Churches.

London, July 1o.-Fully $4,000 per-
sons attended the meeting of the
Worlds convention of the Young Peo-
ple's Society of Christian Endeavor,
the special feature of the programme
being the delivery Of messages from
the churches. Rev. Hugh Price
Hughes president of the Wesleyan
conference, said he conveyed from 30,-
100000 Methodists of Great Britain the
desire to form an alliance with every
true soldier of Christ.
Rt. Rev. Mandell Creighton, of Lon
don, extended welcome of his diocese
and assurance Of the sympathy with
this work Of the large body of Chris
tians he represented.
DR.. Parker, Of the City Temple, urged
American Christian Endeavorers to
nominate Rev. Francis T.. Clark and
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon for the high
est offices in the United States, as
Christian men should be at the head
of things.
The United States Ambassador, Jo-
seph II. Choate, and the archdeacon OF
London sent sympathetic messages,
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
TIE ] 5. PATENT OFFICE.
Report of the Commissioner of Pat
ents for the Fiscal Year End
ed June 80, 1900.
SURPLUS TURNED INTO The TREASURY.
A New Building. to be Devoted Ex-
clusivcly to the Patent Office and
Dedicated to the Genius of Amer
lean Inventors, One of the Prcsent
and Pressing Needs.

Washington, July 10.-The report of
commissioner of Patents Duell for the
fiscal year ended June 30 lest, shows
a total of 26,540 patents granted. in.
cluding reissues and designs. There
were 1850 trademarks, 6S2 labels and
0S prints registered. Patents that ex-
pired numbered 1093S. Allowed appli-
cations forfeited for non-payment Of
the final fees were 4,052. Of the total
of 30,S15 applications received, 2,263
were for designs, 90 for reissues, 1879
for caveats, 2,103 for trade n arks, S27
for labels, and 127 for prints. The to-
tai receipts of the patent office were
Sl.3jS,22S; total expenditures, $l,247,-
S2s, surplus turned into the treasury,
$l10,401. On July 1, 80 out of the 80
examiners had their new v ork within
one month from the date of fling, and
three of the remaining six overran
that time by only one day.
The work Well in Hand.
The amended work in rearly all OF
the divisions was beirg acted en- with
in IS days after filing, Applications
awaiting action by the patent Office
number 1864, which is between 500
and 600 more than on July 1, 1899. The
number of applications for patents,
etc, however, received during the fiscal
year j. st closed was 5000 greater than
during the preceding year, and the
number of amendments acted upon was
also corresponding greater. The
work Of the clerical div .Jions also has
been kept well up to date. The annual
plea for more room for the patent of.
flee is made in the report, which says:
A New Building Needed.
"It would seem as though The entire
patent office building should be ap
piled to the uses of the pat, mt office"
AS this does not seem feasible, ard
the building is too small to meet the
needs of both the interior department.
proper and the patent office, the com.
missioner expresses the hops that at
an early day new building may be
erected for the sole use OF the patent
office, This, he says, would be but
slight recognition of the debt the
United States owes TO inventors. The
surplus receipts Of the patent Office for
the past ten fiscal years amount to
more than $4,000, 00,whle the total ex.
cess of such receipts covered into the
treasury amounts TO over $4,000 900.
The report recommends further re-
adjustment of salaries and u reolassi.
fcation of the clerical force Of he Of
flee, and an appropriation for steel
stacks for the scientific library.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Negro Murderer Captured.

Ligc Powell, colorcd, who murdered
Col Gardner, n prominent Miller coun'
W planter, ut the lattcrs home about u
month ago, was captured last week at
Nashville, Officers of Miller county
were notified, and ut once went after
Powell and took him back TO stand
trial The murder was one OF the most
cold'bloodcd ever committed In the
state. Col, Gardner had just returned
home from Tcxarknna and was In his
lot putting up his team Powell had
secured Gardncr's, shotgun and after
holding him up, securing his watch
ana u small amount Of money, he de-
liberately fred the contents OF both
barrels OF the weapon into the planters
body and fed.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
FROM col, COOLIDGE.
Omcini Report of the Ninth Infnn-
try's CRsnnltics.

Washington, July lo.-'rhe war de-
partment has buletined its first oill-
cia report of the results of the battle
at Tien Tsin, as follows;
"Che Foo-Adjutant General, Wash
ington: Casualties in attack on Tien
Tsin, July 10:
Killed Col. L. II. Liscum, and ~
enlisted men.
Wounded-Capt. c, H. Noycs, not
serious; Maj. j. Regan, serious but not
dangerous; Capt. Il, V. Bookmiller,
serious, not dangerous; Lieut.. L. Il,
Lang, slight, and ~ enlisted men.
Missing-Two enlisted men.
lSgned.l COOLIDGE"
Coolidge, who signed the dispatch
Is lieutenant colonel of the Ninth in
tantry.
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PRINCE TUAN's ARMY.
Said TO Have Modified Nine Hun
drei and Fifty Thousand.

St. Petersburg, July ia dispatch
from Che Foo says: Prince Tuan has
modified 100000 men, divided into
different corps. The northern corps
has been ordered to eXpel foreigners
from Amur. The PekIn army Is divided
into four corps, the first Of which Is to
operate against Moulden and occupy
the roads between Pekn and Shnn-llai-
Ku1n; the second Is to concentrate at
Tien Tsin, and the third OF Pekin,
whence column numbering 10000
will be sent 10 WeilIai-Wei and Tsn-
Tau, while the fourth corps will con-
centrntc at Nankin. There IRE now 49,.
900 Japanese troops In China
chinese blcct Concentrating.
The Chinese feet Ii concentrating
In the China sea, ard hostilitics tre
expected.
A dispatch from Nankin announces
that Prince Tuan has ordered great
military movement, owing to the up.
pcnroncc of the japanese in China.
The viccroy u Nnnkin has informed
the foreign consuls there that he can
not be anwcrable foi events in Choa.
Sin, Ning.Po and Chn.Chou. rho for.
tigners are fleeing TO shai ghai. The
psition IN alarming.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Not Credited in London.
The WOO-sung Forts.

The dispatch adds that there is evi
dence that the Woc-Sung forts (at the
mouth of the Woo-Sung river, and ten
miles north of Shnnphai are being
strengthened and supplied with large
Quantities of ammunition. 1t is hoped
in London that the landing of $4,000
Japai csc troops, which is is expected,
has now been effected, and the arrival
Of the Indian troops will enable the
allies to reinforce Shanghai.
Skirmish On the Pci.Ho
Admiral Alexieff reports a skirmish
July IA on the Pei-Ho river, 25 versts
from Taku. between a recCnnoterng
body Of Russians and Chinese, in which
several Russians were killed.
A dispatch from Shanghai, received
here, reports that five cruisers Of the
allied 1ect, including the British cruis-
er Terrible, reconnoitcred at Shan
lIai-Kunn July II, and found the hor-
Dor lights and forts intact, and but
few Chinese visible,
The dispatch adds that It was intend
ed to lombard the forts, but the fleet
refrained, and stood by ready for ac-
tlon in case the forts shov ed signs Of
activity, The same dispatch adds that
eight warships are lying olf the nntvc
city of Shankhoi and that nine others
are between Shanghai and Woo-Sung.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
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THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
The Reunion of Ex.uniOn ana Es-
Confederate Veterans at At
IRntm, Georgia.

Atlanta, Ga, july l0,-The blue and
grny reunion will begin Thursday,
when the visitors viii be shcwn over
the battlcAclds upon which, 30 years
ago, they engaged In conflict.
Mnny distinguished guests have ar-
rived, and every section OF the couu-
try will be represented by cx.Union
and cY.Confcderatc soldiers.
Gen. A. +. stewart the Oldest lIv-
ing general of the coniederNcy, and
Gen, W, c, johnson, past grand COM
mnnder OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, have arrived C0mmNndcr-ln-
Chief Shaw, of the q. A, r., IN expected
Thursday.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
IN ADDITIONAL EXCUSE.
That's What China Seems to Be
Giving Russia by the Inva-
sion of Manchuria.
TENDS TO C0MPLICATE THE SITUATION.
The Latest Chinese Assurances Oi
the safety of the European Lcgn-
tiOns In Pckin Not Relieved In
LondOn-Thc Japanese Troops Are
Landing.

London, July i9.--lf the news of
Chinese invasion of Siberia proves
true it will, of course, immensely com
plicate the situation from the inter-
national point of view. As stated in
the st. Petersburg dispatch of July 49,,
the Chinese had already peremptorily
ordered all Russians to quit Man
churia, but no one imagined they
would be audacious enough to break
out of their own country and attack
Russian territory. Such an attack, if
it has been made, Of course, consti-
tutes in itself a declaration of war,
rendering formal notification need
less.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Conditions in CuhN.

New York, July 1o,-Gov. .-Gcn. Wood
OF Cubn, who arrived here Tuesday,
sud; "Thc entire island is In tranquil
s,utc, and the confidence Of the people
In the country is very gratifying. The
Cubons arc very low-abiding, and their
late elections were the most orderly
that have ever seen. The agricultural
outlook is growing better each day,
md the area under cultivation Is doC-
bic what Il wns last year"
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The Wabash railroad directors have
voted S65,o0O for the Worlds fair at st.
Lonis.
The federal court at st. Louis rules
that the political status of woman
fellows that of her husband
The Mis- souri, national guard Is ex-
perieDcing greatinconvenience in camp
at Springfield on account Of the rain
and "chiggers."
The coroner returned verdict of
poisoning by person or persons un-
krown in the case of Roy Austin, OF
Moberly, Mo.
Ted Fisher, the mLrderer Of Sheriff
Jarrett Of Mcdonald county, Mo-, was
killed by posse near Southwest City,
Mo-, Tuesday afternoon.
Eleven bodies of victims of the cloud
burst at Coleman, Tex, have been re-
covered. Four others are known to be
dead and five are missing. Property
loss is grlat.
Mrs. Marion Mckay Leroy has been
granted a divorce, at Chicago, from
Stuyvesant Leroy, son of the New
York millionaire.
Arrangements are being made for
national memorial services at st.
Panl's cathedral, London, for the vic
tins of the Pehn massacre,
Fifteen thousand people attended the
interstate A. o. L. W, jubilee meeting
at Winfield, Kas., Oklahoma sending
big delegation,
Marcus Whittaker's horse slipped
and fell on bridge, at Pine Bluff,
Ark, and the rider falling underneath,
was fatally crushed.
Gov. Tanner Of Illinois has rendered
to President Mckinley the services Of
the Eighth hattalion of colored troops
OF the Illinois national guard for serv-
ice in China or elsewhere.
The government crop report shows
ltst week to have been favorable one
for the district east Of the Rockies. In
the far west damaging drorghts pre-.
vail.
The international jury on education,
at Paris, has recommended that the
gold medal be awarded TO the Ameri'
can museum Of natural history, Cen
trail park, New York,
Charles Kelley, while asleep in bis
room on the fourth floor of the Hotel
Barnum, st. Louis, dreamed that the
building was on fire and lcaped from,
window. lie was not injured,
Milton j. Payne, president OF the
Kansas City (Mo.) Gas Co, n resident
Of Kansas City for half q century,
many times mayor Of the town In its
carly days, died Tuesday.
Ex.postmaster John Colvin, mayor
Of Tolono, H., was found dead by the
side of the Illinois Central track, a
short distance from .his residence, lie
had been struck Ny n train,
In the Sebastian (Ark) circuit court,
at Greenwood, Judge Rowe passed the
death sentence on Charles Colbert for
the murder of Peter Hughes, The day
set for the execution Is August ~.
The heaviest rain known for years
fell at Miami T. T., and vicinity, there
being q total OF IS inches. The Necsho
river rose IS feet during the night.
Crops In that section were never bet
ter.
Gen, w, i, Hazeu, uncle Of Brig
Gen. lloacn, Mrs, George Dcwcy's first
husband, Is dend at rhontosassa, Fla,
after an illness Of several weeks
Miss Alice Craven, of Sycamore, ILL.,,
tished out Of the Kishwnukee n hand
some pearl, Mt Big Thunder bridge. 1t
is fine specimen, and is valued at
$3.50, She has also found lOtcly six
others, ranging in valuation from $40
10 gtnn
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
The P[K|A EGAnON[RS.
Consul Fowler, at Che Foo, Con-
firms the Chinese Minister'S
Dispatch Of Tuesday.
AFFIRMATION FROM THE SAME SOURCE.
Dispatch From Licut.-CoI. Coolidge,
of the Ninth Infantry, Giving the
Losses of His Regiment R Ticn
Tsin-NOt Quite as Heavy as mt
First Reported.

Washington, July 19,-The bouyant
and hopeful feeling of Tuesday as to
the Chinese situation, has been
strengthened by the addition of Il con-
irmatory dispatch from Consul Fow-
Ter at Che Foo, touching the safety Of
the legationers at Pekin on July .. OF
course, il is understood that Mr., Fow-
lcr's information came from the same
fountain head as did Minister Wu's Of
Tuesday, namely, the famous Yuan
shih-Kai, the military governor Of
Shan Tung province.
why Credence IN Given.
Because of the very intimate rela-
tions that have existed, up to very
recent date, between this official and
the imperial court at Pekin, he hay-
ing been commander of the imperial
body guard there is disposition here
TO attach more credence to his dis
patches than would be accorded to
those of other Chinese officials. This
is based on the presumption that he
has no inducement TO fasify the facts.
Secretary Hay had number Of diplo-
matte callers, prominent among them
being Minister WI, Mr.. Wolant, the
Russian charge and Mr.. Thebaut, the
French charge.
The Ninth's Casualties.
An additional casualty list from
Tien Tsin reduced the number Of
casualties among the officers Of the
Ninth infantry to the great comfort OF
the war department officials.
Consul General Goodnow, at Shang-
hal, has cabled for warship. His sug-
gestion was merely precautionary, and
after consideraing it the navy depart
ment has withheld action in view of
the fact that the Castine already is at
that port and foreign ships are on the
way. There was no cabinet meeting,
as the advices which reached the gov
ernment over night did not present
change enough in the situation to de-
mand II meeting at this time.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Crushed To Death.

At Pine Bluff Marcus Whitaker
aged about 80 years, met a horrible
death Whitaker, who was a cripple
was riding horseback, and on account
of an approaching storm was riding
rapidly In order to reach shelter Al
the horse turned u corner II fell on the
slippery sidewalk, Whitaker was
cought under the horses weight, and
was so badly crushed that he died 0
few hours later.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
Experimental station bulletin.

The Arkansas agriculture expert
mcnt station at Fayetteville has issuec
Bulletin No 81, tor july, giving the re
suits Of experiments upon the follow
ing subjects; Annual plants for sum
mer hay and pasture, for winter hay
and pasture and for forage or coars,
fodder; permanent plants for meadow
and pasture; special crops for pig graz
ing. The bulletins Of the station ar,
sent free to all the residents of the
state who request them,
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-21
AT THE JAPANESE LEGATION.
A Dispatch Received From the For
cigu Minister ut Toxic,

Washington, July iS,-Tho Japanese
legation has received the following
dispatch from the minister OF for
cgn affairs NJ Tokio
"Bnron Nshl Japanese minister n,
pckin) letter of June 30, was received
at ricn Tsin July ~. The lcttcr was
brought by u messenger, II sOys the
legations are daily bombardod, Am
munl,on Ia running short, Danger OF
massacre Ia imminent Prompt relle'
is earnestly desired, The messenger
suys the foreign ministers considered
it impossible to procure provisions
after July l."