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ton of all it may concern. Respect this"
A significant statement In the above
edict is noted in that passage which di-
rects an investigation of all claims. "Ex-
cept those arising directly from the said
attack (attack on Eien-Tsin). with view
to their ultimate settlement"
This ppears to make it plain. not only
that the Chinese government will settle
claims for actual losses. but that it has
now formally decreed an exception OF
those claims arising directly from the
attack on Tien-Tsin. 1t seems to indi-
cate that the Chinese government holds :
that the attack on Tien-Tsin was un-
warranted.
A BRILLIANT DASH.
chee-Foo. July 2o.-A brilliant dash
against large force OF Chinese at ITEM
Tsin was made this morning by a detach-
ment of American troops. assisted by
some English fusileers.
The object was to capture battery of
large calibre cannon. which had been do
ing great damage.
The Anglo-American troops charged =
large fort across an open space. and were
exposed to a hot but poorly directed IRE
from the enemy.
They dashed into the fort. and after en-
gaging the Chinese in sharp hand-to-
hand fight. put them to hight and re-
mained masters of the fort
Eight large modern guns were captured.
together with carts and all the sccesso-
ries. The battery was immcdiateiyvsurned
upon the fleeing enemy. who under the
we'll directed nre suffered heavy losses.
The victory was won In an Incredibly
short time against an Overwhelmingly SUI
perior force. Despite the charge undsr ars
and the fight in the fort seithss the
Americans nor the British lost single
man.
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protection in accordance with treaty stip-
ulations without fail
Last month, we heard with profound
astonishment and regret of the killing
of the chancellor of the Japanese lega-
ton. Mr.. Akir. and the same fate befell
the German minister shortly afterward.
DEEPLY AFFECTED.
The violent removal of the German
minister whose residence at the capital
was necessary to the transaction of busi-
ness between the countries, affected us
very deeply.
1t is the duty of the authorities con-
cerned to cause stringent orders for the
speedy arrest and punishment of the
murderers to be carried out. Since the
commencement of the attack in Tien-
Tsin, there are foreign subjects and mis-
sionaries who have. on account of local
disturbances. suffered death or loss OF
property. through no fault of their own.
We hereby command the governor of
Pekin and the viceroy of Chi III to cause
Investigations to be made by their re-
spective subordinates Of all such claims.
except those arising directly from the
said attack. with view to their ultimate
settlement.
Moreover. local outlaws and rebellious
subjects have OF late given themselves up
to burning. killing and plundering to the
great disauiet OF our local subjects. This
Is an utter defiance OF law.
PUNISHMENT ORDERED.
We hereby command the said COVER
nor generals. governors and commanders
Of our forces to investigate the situation
and to take such measures for the pun
ishment OF the offenders and restoration
Of order as the necessities of the case de-
mand.
I'VE hereby command this our general
edict to be made known for the informa-
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A Savings Bank is benefit to the man who
works a salary and lays by part of it. He has
something TO help tide him difficulties if he
loses health or place.
1t is boon to the industrious mechanic who
saves He gets some profit from his savings.
It's blessing to the laboring who spends
not his wages He receives interest and can with
draw his money when he needs it.
Our participation ACCOUNT" is
the Savings Bank and its usefulness
is recognized by people in all walks of life.
Men. of means, Executors and Trustees know
its advantages Itpays per cent.
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POSITION NOT VARIED.
Notwithstanding this flood of doubt
from foreign officials the state depart
ment has not varied it's position as to the
authenticity of the message. Secretary
Hays position being now as IT always has
been, that there is every probability of
the genuineness OF the message although
always a possibility that fraud may
have been perpetrated.
NO MOTIVE FOR DECEPTION
But as against this possibility Mr. Hay
feels that there is absolutely no motive
.or the preparation OF such monstrous
deception.
The Washington government Is unshak-
en-. therefore in It's position on the mes
sage while the rest OF the world has made
IT known to this government that the
message is not accepted as coming from
conger on the 18th instant.
Concerning the proposition OF mediation
made to the United states by China the
state department was not prepared to-
day to make any statement
II was sarmiecd that AR. Hay was en-
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Secretary Hay Not Shaken in His Faith by
Doubts Raised by Other Governments.
Another Effort Being rlade to Secure Reply
From Conger That Will Be Explicit.

quarters to discuss the various steps be-
ing taken while in an indecisive form.
THE CHINESE EDIcT.
The state department makes public the
following text of an edict delivered today
by Minister WI to Secretary Hay. This
is the edict referred TO by United States
Consul Fowler at Chee-Foo. in his mes
sage received here yesterday.
An imperial edict issued on the first day
of the sixth moon Uuly I'D, transmitted
by the viceroy Liu Kun Yih. on the 10th
of July. and received by Minister Wu on
the 2ist day OF July at o'clock:
The present conflict between China and
the foreign powers had its origin in the
long standing antagonism between the
people and Christian missions.
The subsequent fall of tho Taku forts
precipitated the meeting of force with
force.
The imperial government having due
regard to the Importance of international
| intercourse still refused to go, so far as
to interrupt the existing relations.
We have already repeatedly issued de-
crees providing for the protection OF the
foreign legations and also commanded
the provincial authorities to protect mis-
sionaries.
PROTECTION ORDERED.
Inasmuch as there Is still no. concession
I'm the employment OF force, foreign mer-
chants and subjects residing In China,
who form a numerous body in the coun-
try should be protected without distinc-
tion.
We hereby command all the Tartar
generals. governor generals. and COVER
nors OF the provinces 10 look after the
foreign merchants and missionaries living
In the open ports. prefectures. depart
ments and districts under their respec-
tive jurisdiction, and to AFFORD them due.
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gagged In considering the governments
answer which probably would be deliver
ed to Minister Mu later. but no state
ment as to the course OF procedure could
be obtained in any official quarter.
AS communication will be required be-
tween Washington and the president 1t
is hardly likely that the answer Will be
forthcoming at once.
a DENIAL MADE.
Both the state department and Chinese
officials took occasion early in the day to
deny a report that plans were on foot
toward the delivery OF Minister Conger
by the Chinese authorities TO Admiral Re-
mey at Tien Tsin.
There is reason TO believe that tho gov
ernment is again using every effort to
secure communication with Minister Con-
ger and this time to get an answer from
our minister. which viii be so conclusive
as to remove any shadow OF doubt.
In this connection II was reported today
that Minister WI yesterday sent another
cipher cablegrsm to Minister Conger. but
there is a strong disinclination In official
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-17
Rough Rider Clubs.

Wapello, July a. Chairman Hur-
ley, under the direction OF the re-
publican state central committee, has
completed his plans for the organiza-
tion of Mckinley Rough Rider clubs
thruout Louisa county. The Wapello
republicans, thru the subcommittee
appointed by Mr.. Hurley and George
R. Delhi, acting as chairman of tho
said committee. has secured a hun
dred members to the said organization,
and it will be twice that large before
it is perfected. A committee will be
appointed in each township for the or
ganization of the clubs. The rules
and regulations governing the said
clubs will be those adopted and for
mulated by action of the republican
state central committee. The repub-
lcans of Louisa county are wide
awake and active, and look forward
to the largest majority ever given in
this county for the republican ticket.
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ported that the attack on the lega-
tions at Peking was about to begin.
Goodnow's statement is In direct con-
tradiction of the Shanghai story that
all foreign consuls were informed on
Saturday by Sheng that the legations
had fallen and the ministers were
killed. An unofficial report has come
to the attention of the Chinese Off
cials here to the effect that 5000 Chi
nese officials at Peking petitioned
Prince Tuan to protect the foreign
ers, whereupon Prince Tuan ordered
all those who united in the petition to
be killed.
Secretary Hay called cabinet
council this morning to consider the
Chinese situation. The only attend
ants were Hay, Root, Long and Gage,
At the conclusion Of the cabinet
council it was stated that no line OF
action had been determined upon;
that the meeting was not called to
formulate any plan but simply to
talk over the situation. 1t is thought
that communication was drafted fol-
transmission to the president at Can
ton. After the meeting Secretary
Root Immediately went into consul
tation with Adjutant General Corbin
He refuses to discuss the situation.
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KILLED HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Dora Titus, of Burlington, is
CHARGED with Murder.

Burlington, July 16.-Harry Titus,
or Singleton, colored, died at 10:30
Saturday night from the effects of a
bullet wound in his head, the result
of shot fired by his bride of three
months, Dora Jackson, 10 years Of
age.
The tragedy occurred in the after
noon about S o'clock at the home of
the girls mother, Mrs. jackson, 915
South Main street. The girl after
vainly trying to undo her crime and
restore her husband to life, gave her.
self up to the police.
Dora Jackson was married to Titus
about three months ago. From the
first their married life had been un-
happy, and they have had frequent
quarrels, the young wife showing the
result in bruises and scratches The
real cause of3their trouble would be
hard to find, except that they We're un-
congenial and dissatisfied.
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he ordered the guns which for a
long time had been trained on the le-
cations to be fired.
Everyone at once must know that
this meant the end, for the Chinese
mind works in crescendo, and there
fore no one was surprised when Sheng
later on the same day gave out Sec
ond message from Yuan-Shih-kai as
follows:
"'Boxers and riotous troops attacked
the legations on the 7th, but were
driven back with loss. They then
brought up guns, to breach the walls
"Yuan-Shih-Kai then added that he
was plunged in ten-fold grief at the
position of China and the foreign
ers.
Massacre at Peking is Admitted.
"Now 1 learn officially that the mas
sacre at Peking is admitted.
"Yet, will it be believed that Sheng
knowing as he must that all the for
leigners are dead, has actually proposed
to the American consul to cable the
| American government a proposal from
the Chinese government to deliver all
the foreigners safely at Tien Tsin in
exCnduS0 IOT Ine poWSIS dSiSelu6 ~
| suspend operations north of Peking,
and that the ministers. with Ii Hung
Chang and Liu Kun, vi, should come
to Shanghai to negotiate the settle.
ment
"That he did make such PROPOSE.
ton now have positive information.
"Sheng never received any advices
containing favorable news or evidence
that the Legations were alive at Pek
| ing, altho he issued it and vainly
tried to get the British consul to be
lllieve it. In an interview on Friday
with the British consul Sheng stated
that Yuan-Shih-Kai desired to be &C
cepted as a party to arrangements fol
preserving peace on the Yang Tse."
Women Were Supplied with Poison
| Berlin, July 16.-The Associated
Press has received private informa
Z ton from London that a letter ha
been received there from Lady Claud'
Macdonald, written when the situa
ton was growing threatening, saying
that all the ladies of the legations a
i Picking had supplied themselves witt
poison.
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SUCCESSFUL FIGHT ON JULY 9.
Americans and Japanese Distinguish
Themselves by Bravery.

Americans and Japanese Distinguish
Themselves by Bravery.
London, July 16.-The war Office to-
day issues dispatch from General
Dorward, dated Tien Tsin, July II,
saying the Chinese attacks on the
station that morning were repulsed
after four hours hard fighting in
which 500 of the enemy were killed.
On the 9th, Dorward commanding a
force of 100 Americans, 900 British
and 400 Russians. and General Fuku-
shine commanding 1000 Japanese, at
tackled the Chinese and captured their
positions southwest of the city, kill
ing $50 and capturing four guns. The
American and Japanese troops subse-
quently rushed and took the Western
arsenal. General Dorward adds that
the days honors rested with the
Americans and japanese There were
no casualties among the Americans or
Russians.
Account of an Early Fight.
Washington, July 16.-The Japanese
legation has received dispatch dated
Toxic, July 10, stating that the Rus
slams guarding Tien Tsin are severely
pressed and have called on the jap
anese troops for assistance. A COM
bined attack was made on the Chin
ese and the latter were repulsed. The
Japanese lost two captains killed and
thirty non-commissioned officers and
| privates, wounded. The dispatch
probably refers to one of the early
| fights at Tien Tsin.
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A GALLANT SOLDIER.
Fine Record of Col. Lscum in the
Army-The Other Heroes.

III SktiSt ssStoSSs
Washington, July 16.-Col Emerson
H. Liscum, of the Ninth infantry,
who was killed at Tien Tsin, was one
of the most gallant civil war veterans
still in the service. He served thruout
that war with distinction, being bre-
vetted captain for gallant services in
the battle of Bethesda church. He was
in the Santiago campaign with the
Ninth infantry and was badly wounded
in the battle of San Juan Hill. The
department had taken note of his
splendid service there and his name
was to have been presented to the
next session of congress for promo
tion to the rank of brigadier.
Captain Austin R. Davis, of the Ma
rine corps, also killed, was native of
Georgia. He went to the Philippines
in April, 1899.
Capt. William B. Lemly, of the Ma
rine corps, reported wounded, is a
native of North Carolina and nephew
of Judge Advocate General Lemly, of
the navy.
Lieut.. Smedly D. Butler, of the Ma
rine corps, also wounded, was one of
| the officers in the service, having been
lAOA Ill "A apl LII
1899.
Lieut.. Henry Leonard, of the Ma.
rine corps, was appointed from the
District of Columbia, in April, 1899, as
a major. James Reagan, of the Ninth
infantry, entered the Military service
from New York as musician before
the civil war and served thruout the
war. Capt. Buckmiller, referred to
as having been wounded, is Captain
Edwin v. Bookmiller. He is West
Pointer, entering the academy from
Ohio in 1885. Captain Charles R.
Noyes, of the Ninth infantry, is. ad
jutant of the regiment. He is also a
West Pointer, having been appointed
from Massachusetts in 1875.
Wilcox Not Known.
Washington, July 16.-It is stated
at the war department no such person
as Captain Wilcox, who is reported
wounded at Tien Tsin. is in the Ninth
| infantry. The officials think it NIGH
be Major Wallace, of the Ninth.
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GEARS BODY BROUGHT HOME.
Funeral Will be Held on Wednesday
Afternoon at 8 O'clock.


Washington, July 16.-The body of
Senator Gear of Iowa.. who died early
Saturday morning, left here yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock via the
Pennsylvania railroad for the Gear
home at Burlington, where funeral
services will be heldon Wednesday at
8 O'Clock from the residence of Hon.
J.. W., Blythe. The casket was in
closed in a heavy oaken box with
plain silver handles.
Eight members of the capitol police
force in full uniform acted as body
bearers, and carried the casket from
the hearse to the express car. There
was an absence of flowers or display
of any kind. The people at the sta.
tion stood in respectful silence as
Mrs. Gear, on the arm of Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson, passed down the
platform to the Pullman car Grass
mere,' which was to carry the party
to Burlington.
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Iowa at Washington.

iowa at washington.
Washington, July 14.-H. E. Sanders
has been commissioned as postmaster
at Hustan.
!, Iowa Pensions -Additional-Cl Clark
T., Maris, Bayard, $S; Thomas Mar
shall, Missouri Valley, $12. Restora-
ton and increase-Maben Tikel,
(dead), Bauer, SIT. Increase-Joseph
A. Latimor, Shenandoah, SIT; Birkett
G. Jennings, Cedar Falls, $12; Joshua
Freemyer, Thtelstan, SIT; James
Lockwood, Keokuk, SIT; Corydon
Russell, lone, IS. Original widows, etc.
Louisa Richardson, Salem, SS; Nan
cy Abrams, Benton, So: Philander Ben
nett, (father), Des Moines, $12; Myra
B. Woolson, Des Moines, $25; Sarah
M. Devine, Ottumwa, So; Eliza, Des-
tin, Glenwood, $s;; Margaret Carmich-
ael, Red Oak, $S. War with Spain.
original-John Kernen. Nodaway, So.
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Terrible Story Of Dire Extremity to Which
Seymour Was Forced.
BRAVE SOLDIERS BEGGED TO Be KILLED.
Preferred Death to Being Left to the Mercies CHINESE
Hordes-Fate of Two Marines Who Were Cap
tured By Boxers-Cruelly
Tortured.

New York, July 16.-A Journal dis
patch from Tien Tsin. dated July s,
says:
Intellectual attempts have been
made to conceal the horrible fact that
Admiral Seymour was compelled to
shoot his own wounded during the re-
cent disastrous retreat of the Peking
relief expedition All the wounded
and prisoners who fell into the hands
of the Chinese were frightfully tor
tured. The bodies of two marines
captured by the Chinese were recov-
cred. The bodies had been cut into
pieces, the eyes had been hacked out,
and the cheeks, arms and legs cut off
until death ended the sufferings of
the poor fellows. When Seymour in
retreat found himself so hard pressed
that ne was unable to longer carry his
wounded with him, he asked them,
(Which do you prefer, to be left to
the mercies of the Chinese or to be
shot by your own comrades?" AS
Seymour put the question tears were
running down his cheeks.
eve prefer death to torture. Shoot
US now. that we may die like men,
was the piteous response Of the help
less men.
A firing squad was told off and
while the little allied force stopped
and beat off with gun fire the Chinese
horde that surrounded it, inside it's
lines an act of mercy was performed
as the firing squad carried out it's
orders.
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IOWA WOMAN in PEKlNe.
Friends of Doctor Eliza Leonard
Alarmed at Her Long Silence.

Clineon, July 14.-Dr. Eliza e.
Leonard, of Belle Plaine, a sister of
DR.. j. A. Leonard of that place, is
a missionary in China and her long
silence has filled her many friends in
this state with considerable anxiety.
She is graduate of Ann Arbor and is
well known thruout the state. She
has been a missionary in China for
the past six years, under the auspices
of the Foreign Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church. When she
left her home at Belle Plaine she in
tended to stay in China for eight years.
She made her home in Peking and was
engaged in practicing medicines in
connection with the work of the mis-
sions there. No word has been re-
ceived from her recently and her
friends are scanning the papers eager
ly for some tidings of her.
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John p. Reese Released.

st. Louis, July 16.-Judge Amos
Thayer, of the United States court of
appeals, handed down an opinion de-
claring that John P. Reese, the Iowa
miners union official sentenced to inn
prisonment in Kansas for violation of
strike injunction, was Illegally re-
strained of his liberty and granted a
writ of habeas corpus releasing him.
Judge Thayer ruled that the lower
court erred in including Reese under
the injunction.
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Operated Upon volney wlninaer.

From Saturdays Daily.
DR.. M. Fl. Sprague, assisted by Drs.
d. A. LaForce and j. B. Mummert
performed an operation upon Volney
Wininger yesterday that is expected
will result in the young mans COM
plete recovery 1t will be remembered
that few weeks ago Mr.. Wininger
fell from a house on which he was
working, alighting astride an OBJ
struction on the ground below, badly
injuring the perinaeum and bladder. /,
Yesterday it was determined to per-
form the operation and the chances
are that Mr. Nininger will recover. y
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STORY OF THE MASSACRE.
Many Details of the Horrible Murder
of Foreigners at 2ekine.

or Foreigners at Sekin9.
The most complete story of the Pek-
ing massacre to reach London in point
of details is published by the Daily
Mail this morning, whose Shanghai
correspondent last Thursday sent the
first account of the affair which had
the appearance of an authentic basis.
The following message was filed at
Shanghai last night (Sunday) at
o'clock and by the payment of urgent
rate came thru in less than eight
hours time.
Confirms Death Of Foreigners.
81 deeply regret have to confirm
absolutely and fully the announcement
which I cabled on Friday in effect
that the legations at Peking were de-
stroyed the night of July CT, and that
all the British and Europeans were
massacred.
Further official Chinese messages
one from the government of Shangtung
were received here yesterday (Satur-
day., confirming the dread tidings.
Begin Attack on June. 25.
"On June 25 the Boxers and the inn
perial troops gradually increased in
numbers and massed themselves
around the British legation, camping
in the streets and in places laid waste
by the Boxers. Daily sorties were
made by a small body of defenders
who met the Chinese IN the streets
infiicting severe punishment. These
sorties often took place at night, sc
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Iowa Veterinary Commission,

Des Moines, July 14.-Governor
Shaw yesterday appointed the mem
bers of the state veterinary commits
sion as follows: Henry E. Talbert,
Des Moines; S.. T. Johnston, Carroll,
and w. A. Heck, of Maquoketa. They
will take their Office as soon as they
can qualify. DR.. Fred Lewis of OF
tumwa, was reappointed to be a mem
ber of the state board of dental ex-
aminerS.