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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-28

Chinese In Fortified Position Do Murder
GUS Execution--Eighteen Hundred is
I Said to BE the Loss--Russians Suffered
the Most According to the Dispatch.
\ Paris, Aug. 2S.-A special dispatch
from st. Petersburg says: 1T is per-
sistently rumored in st. Petersburg
that the Russian government has re-
ceived dispatch asserting that after
fierce battle inside Peking the allies
retreated, losing 1,S0O men, mostly Rus
slams. 1t is further said the Chinese
occupy a fortified position, from which
they are bombarding the allies in a
murderous manner"
London, Aug. 2S.-The allies. resum-
ing aggressive operations, have taken
the district west of Peking. This
statement based on Chinese authority,
is cabled from Shanghai. From the
same place comes the further state
ment that Ii Hung Chang has wired
the empress dowager at Hsian Flu, re-
questing the arrest of Prince Tuan and
the disarming of the Boxers in order
to give him an opening for negotia-
tions with the powers.
The illuminations projected at
Shanghai in celebration of the relief of
Peking have been abandoned, lest
they should cause Il native outbreak.
Evidence has been received here"
says the Shanghai correspondent Of
the Standard, going to show that Gen
eral Yung I4u was the real author of
the anti-foreign outbreak. the empress
dowager, Prince Tuan and the others
all having been persuaded by him to
/ take an extreme attitude. while he
stood aside and awaited develop
ments.'
American refugee missionaries in
Annoy, according to the Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail, are
anxious to return to the interior, but
the United States consul has forbidden
them to do so and urges them to go
to the Philippines or to return to
America. Shanghai advices to the
Daily News say that consular opin-
ion there looks upon Japanese action
In the landing of troops at Annoy, des-
pite the protests of the consuls. as
4 similar to that of Russia at New
4 Chwang, the whole indicating a tend
i ency to a partition of the empire"
Russian journals agree" says the
Moscow correspondent of the Stand
ard, s'that it is impossible to deal with
China in the spirit of revenge, as sug-
gested by Emperor William. They be-
lieve that methods less drastic can
better accomplish the ends of Russia
in Manchuria. The question would be
satisfactorily settled to Russian minds
by the seizure of northern provinces .
A st. Petersburg special quotes EN-
peror WilliaE4swhen wiring in answer
to the announcement that q Russian
regiment had been named after him.
as follows: Express my good wishes
today with all the greater joy sifice
our Russian and German comrades
after long time, are together again
shoulder to shoulder. According to an
old and sacred tradition, victory will
not be wanting"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-28
Death of Mrs. L. Il. Ladd.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. e. Il. Ladd
former president OF the Red CLOUD
(Neb3 Noman's Relief Corps. and ar
ardent worker in that organization.
died yesterday at the Presbyterian
hospital in this city. Mrs. Ladd was
taken ill while on her way to Chicago
to attend the Grand Army Of the Re
public reunion. When she arrived
she was Immediately taken to the hos
pital. but never recovered from the
effects of a dose OF morphine admin
istered on the train.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-28
Three Almost Die of Thirst.

El Pase, Tex, Aug. 26.--A runner
arrived here from the Cole ranch. 60
miles north of Ell Paso, bringing news
that three men had been found almost
perished of thirst on the desert beyond
there. He says one of the men is Pro.
fessor r. III. Cook. who recently came
to this city from the east.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-28
Spencer paroled bx Governor Shaw.

Sioux City, Aug. 2s.-NIyro B.
spencer, who embezaled $4,000 from
he Barber Asphalt company and who
vas sent to prison last January for
i've years.. has been paroled by Gov
.rnor Shaw
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-28

Marion Beck was locked up at Ma
ion. Ind. Monday. to escape being
ynched at Point Isabel, his home,
where he is charged with crimipally
issaulting his two grand daughters.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-28
hot BATTLE IN P[K|NGG.
Russian Rumors Say Allies
Have Suffered Defeat.
CAUGHT LIKE RATS IN TRAP

Chinese In Fortified Position Do Murder
GUS Execution Eighteen Hundred is
Said to BE the Loss--Russians Suffered
the Most According to the Dispatch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
THE SHAH FINDS A NEW TOY.
He Amuses Himself With Automobile and
Endears Himself to Parisians

Copyright 1900, by the Associated Press)
Paris, August 1.-The Shah of Persia
has found an amusement which deeply
interests him. The court of the palace
is sufficiently large to permit Of the
operation of an automobile and one Of
these vehicles has become his toy He
has investigated every part of the ma
chine and has had an agent instruct him
in the method of steering. The Shah
has also investigated the telephone and
has finally become victim of the cine
matograph devoting nearly all of one
morning to a series of photographers.
He is man of most amiable disposition
and easy of approach The manly calm
with which he passed through the attack
upon him by Salson endeared him to
Parisians and he has since been the re-
cipient Of ovations wherever he goes.
The more grave happenings of the
week have diverted public attention from
the celebration in a fitting manner of
the success of the French arms in Africa.
The killing of Rabah and the dispensing
OF his army is a feat which means the
final supremacy of France in the Lake
Tchad region, where she is deeply in
terested. This Sultan has been a stumb-
ling block to the success Of France in
that territory for some years. 1t was he
who defeated the Bretonnet mission and
who killed another French explorer. He
had had most remarkable career. The
son of slave and himself a slave OF
Zobeir Pacha, he learned from the lat
ter the art of warfare and finally sue
ceeded him in the position of ruler of
that section. He was a natural born
fighter and was feared by al the tribes
in that locality. His death probably
means peace.
So loud has become the cutlery of those
holding concessions at the exposition on
account of the loss of money that finally
a committee has appealed to the Com
missioner General. The matter is really
serious to many as bankruptcy is staring
them in the face. An effort will be made
to assist them. So far the management
has agreed to the Inauguration of q
series of fetes and spectacles in an at
tempt to attract the crowd which has
been decidedly wanting recently.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
A BATTLE EXPECTED TODAY.
Between the Advancing International Troops
and the Chinese.
(By the Associated Press,)

London, August Nothing direct from
the allies operating beyond Tien Tsin
is to hand, but a news agency dispatch
from Shangh. today. says a battle is ex
pected Sunday with deneraf lf.. . 70, Go
Chinese at Yang Tsun. The Russian and
French contingent, according to this dis
patch, are guarding the communications
of the Americans, British and japanese
who form the advancing column.
A dispatch dated at Tien Tsin Friday
July 9th, says another dispatch from
the British Minister at Pekin, July 21st
has been received duplicating in part
one sent by a different route, but adding
the military information, that British
American Russian and German Legations
were held July 21st, provisions barely
sufficient for IA days, and that ammuni-
tion was short. The Ministers had again
rejected the proposal of the Chinese Gov
eminent that they leave Pekin under an
escort of Chinese troops.
Another courier from the Japanese Le-
cation brings dispatch dated July 23rd,
saying that but five days provisions were
left and twenty five rounds of ammuni-
ton for each man.
The British Consul Mr. Fraser, and his
foreign community are leaving CHUNG
King, Province of SEE Chuen, in conse-
quence of an official warning from Shang-
hal. There is no trouble in Chung King
now or in any part of SEE Chuen, but
disturbances are expected when the allies
reach Pekin.
Admiral Seymour te1egraphed the Ad-
miralty today that he had seen the Vice
roy of Nankin August End, that the Vice
roy was very friendly and seemed anxi-
GUS to maintain peace in the Yang Use
Valley and had agreed to the landing of
a force Of 5000 British troops for the
defence of Shanghai.
The Viceroy returned the Admiral's
visit the next day and renewed his as
surances of friendship. An agreement
was arrived at for maintaining order in
the Yang Use Valley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
STATION AT PALMYRA ROBBED.
A Negro Just Released From Jail Was the
Robber
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Scotland Neck, n. c., August 4.-One
of the negroes arrested here Thursday
night was turned loose too son. He
was released yesterday morning, and
soon the news came that the railroad
office at Palmyra Station on the Norfolk
and Carolina Railroad was broken open
the night before and pistol, a razor and
money corresponding to that he had on his
person, were stolen warrant was is
sued against the man whose name is
Lewis Smallwood, and Officer G. w. Dunn
arrested him at Tillery and brought him
here for trial He was sent to Jail for
further trial. He tried to implicate an
other negro named Charles Pierce, who
was also arrested and lodged in the town
prison last night, but there was not evil
dence enough against him to hold him.
Smallwood acknowledged that he had been
in the penitentiary.
Mr.. G. w. Bryan, who has been agent
for the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company for twenty-four years, most of
which time has been spent here has 70
signed his position. He is one of the
best men in the service and the railroad
people lose a most excellent man. He will
devote himself to other business here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
Leads all Carolina Dailies News andC Circulation

terday that Earl Ii Hung Chang had
told the French Consul at Shanghai, on
the 3rd, that no messages would be deliv-
ed to the Ministers because the foreigners
were advancing on Pekin
1.-THE Tsung Ii Yamen's cablegram of
July Both is as follows:
=" Foreign Ministers in Pekin are safe
and well. Recently vegetables, fruit and
provisions have been repeatedly supplied
to them. Relations most friendly. At
present consultations are going on for,
the protection of various Ministers going
to Tien Tsin for temporary shelter. which
will do until concluded satisfactorily. But
as fighting is going on in Tien Tsin, it is
inexpedient that cipher kilograms should
be sent Different consuls have been
notified so that they may inform their
respective Governments. Please inform
the Foreign Office.
Besides wiring to other Ministers,
| transmit the above to you.
(Signed) "'YU LIEN YUEN'"
There is a renewal of the rumor that
something is occurring at Shan Hal Kwan,
at the eastern end of the Great Wall,
which will surprise the Chinese. There
is a fine military road from this point
to Pekin over high and dry ground, and
although the distance is nearly twice
that from Tien Tsin to Pekin, it's physi-
cal advantages may make this route
practically much shorter in point of time
1t is believed here that a strong Russian
column, either has been or will be landed
at that point to converge on Pel1in stimuli
eaneously with the international column
and thus divide the Chinese opposing
force.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
SIXTEEN IN THE PARTY
First Lieutenant Alstaetter of the En-
gineers in Command.
THE FlLlPIN0S WERE $50 STRONG
Macarthur Says the Wounded We're Sent to
San lsidro With Note From the Filipino
Commander Saying the Prisoners
Would be Well Treated,
(By the Associated Press.l

Washington, August 4.-The first seri-
Gus check which the American troops
have met in the Philippines during the
last two months is recorded in a dispatch
received this morning from General Mac
Arthur. 1t is assumed that the little
American command which suffered so
severely was completely trapped and was
obliged to surrender or be exterminated
Inc message is as follows:
Manila
'Adjutant General, Washington.
First Lieutenant Alstaetter, corps of
engineers U. S. Army, with escort Is men
attacked August 1st, road between San
Miguel de Mayuma Ouzon) and San
Elidro (Luzon) by armed band insurgents
wounded or captured
Killed Troop H, Fourth cavalry.
Richard Dichler
Wounded, Charles H. Newman, wound
ed in arm, serious Walter Brewer,
wounded in arm, serious; Company A,
battalion of engineers, U. S. army, Ed
ward, wounded in abdomen, serious.
CAPTURED Lieutenant Alstaetter,
Company A, battalion of Engineers, U. S.
Army, Henry I. Crenshaw; Troop H,
Fourth cavalry, Arthur Bates, Charles j.
Fuchsinger, Edward J. Cromer, George
Knaub, William ]. Gerrity, John Cough
lin, Robert f. Taylor, Joseph T. Mealy.
Wounded sent San Isidro with note
from Lacuna Maraimo, announcing pris-
oners would be well treated.
"M'ARTHUR."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
sALsoN TALKS OF HIS CRIMES.
He Once Attempted to Kill President Cassimir
Perjer
(By the Associated Press

Paris, August 4.-Today's inquiries have
cleared the entire history of FRANCHISE
Salson, the would-be assassin of the
Shah of Persia. 1t seems that Salson's
army record was most exemplary and
that he was promoted for soldierly quail
ties. After the death of his father he
resigned from the army and began anew
the rowing life he had previously fol-
lowed
During the inquiry Salson related that
he once made an effort to assassinate
the former President of the French Re-
public, M. Casmir- Perier. He hid in the
shrubbery beside the road that Casimir-
Perier was accustomed to take in his daily
walks, and when the latter passed Salson
says he attempted to shoot him with a
pistol. The weapon, however, missed
fire, and no one perceived his 'pres-
ence.
salsons hatred of M. Casimir-P erier
he asserted was due to the latter's laws
against anarchists.
He admitted that he pulled the trigger
of his pistol at the time of his attack
upon the Shah but in this case again the
weapon missed fire. Salson explained that
hoping to ensure the explosion of the
cartridge he had filed the point of the
hammer. This saved the Shah's life, as
the hammer had been filed too much,
and the pulling of the trigger only re-
suited in making small dent on the
cartridge.
Salson's last testimony stated that he
was model workman, that he never dis
cussed politics but that one day he as
tonished his companions by saying: "Why
should we work Thus we enrich others
and gain only livelihood. Would it
not be better to return TO the state of
nature when men lived, happy and idle,
on fruits and game?'
special dispatch received here from
Madrid says the Spanish Premier, Senior
Silvela, intends to take the initiative
loSking towards an international confer
ence for the suppression of anarchists
and that the Spanish Government has
decided to apply vigorously the laws
against anarchy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
THE KAIsER's WRATH STILL HOT.
Indications That Germany is Soon to Pour More
Troops in China.

Copyright, 1900 by Associated Press.)
Berlin, August EMPEROR William this
week has been unusually talkative and
especially during the embarkation of
troops from China. Besides delivering a
regular sermon to a large body of de-
parting troops aboard ship, promising,
from a passage from the second book of
Moses about the struggle between the
Israelites and the Amalekites, that so long
as the troops and those remaining at
home prayed hard for success against the
Chinese victory would be theirs, the
Emperor, also, yesterday evening, adj
dressed a number of Lloyd workmen. The
Lokal AnZeiger states that the Emperor
decorated them personally, aided by his
officers, attaching medals to the work
mems breasts, thanking them that by
faithfully remaining at their posts, in
spite of the strike of their fellow work
ers, the timely embarkation of troops had
been made possible Next the Emperor
severely condemned strikers and those
responsible for lockouts in Hamburg and
elsewhere, for leaving the Fatherland in
the lurch in such critical times.
Besides these talks a number of the
Emperor's utterances made privately this
week at Bremerhaven have become pub
lie, also showing that his indignation
against the Chinese is still strong as
ever.
In official circles here it is stated that
there is strong divergence on the sub
ject of the policy regarding China be-
tween the Emperor and the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Count Won Buelow, the
latter being aware that Germany's aims
at obtaining suitable satisfaction in
China are seriously hampered by the
Emperors impulsive utterances. 1t is
further stated that hot words have al
ready passed between the Emperor and
Count Won Buelow on that subject.
The Associated Press correspondent
here understands that before an advance
upon Pekin was definitely decided upon,
the powers concluded that hereafter they
would not consider the Chinese's third
hand advances, because it has now been
shown that the Chinese Government is
not willing to allow the Legations to
freely communicate with their home Gov
ernments. The conclusion was also
reached unanimously by the powers that
Ii Hung Chang was playing false, his
main object to retard or Illustrate the
advance on Pekin by various ruses, of
which Chinese statecraft is always a
master.
Indications increase that Germany is
preparing another large body of troops
for China. The latest news on this point
has been given by the Frankfurt Zeitung
saying that despite the absence of official
admission of the fact it is certain that
three other large steamers of the Nor.
German Lloyd Line have been charter;.
for September and that in the Cabinet an
order is impending for the formation of
a corps of 10000 men. Opposition papers
criticise this because the Reichstag has
not been asked to sanction the step,
and point out that another heavy army
increase will be asked at the fall ses-
sion of the Reichstag for the organiza-
ton Of a Colonial reserve army.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
Pay Of Engineers Restored.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, August 4.-GeneraI Mana
ger f. S. Cannon of the Southern Rail-
way Company, has issued an order re-
storing the pay of locomotive engineers
employed by the company to the rate
which prevailed before their wages were
cut ten per cent, about seven years ago.
The order was the result of an appeal
made to Mr.. Cannon by the Brotherhood
or Locomotive Engineers for restoration
of pay to what it was in 1893.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
TWO THOUSAND FREIGHT CARS.
The S. A. L. Awards the Contract to the South
Baltimore Car Works.
(By the Associated Press. J

Baltimore, Md, August 4-The Sea-
board Air Line Railroad Company has
awarded to the South Baltimore Car
Works of this city, a contract to build
within the next six months two thous-
and freight cars for use on that system
This is the largest order of the kind ever
placed in this city and involved the ex-
penditure of about $1,000, 0CO.
The specifications provide for 900 fiat
cars, 700 box cars and 300 refrigerator or
ventilated fruit cars. The fiat cars will
have capacity of 10000 and the refrig-
orator cars capacity for $4,000 pounds
The South Baltimore Car Works will be-
gin the construction of the new cars i'm
mediately and will make the first delivery
in about thirty days. 1t is expected that
when the work is fairly under way the
cars will be turned out at the rate of
about fifteen a day, or about ninety a
week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
HOT FIGHTING ON THE AMUR.
Chinese Strengthening Their Fortifcatiens
Numbering Missionaries in South China.
(By the Associated Presso

(by the Associated Press
st. Petersburg, August 4.-General
Grodekoff has sent the following dispatch
to the War Office:
"Khabarovisk, August 3rd-Two col
umns from Blagovestichensk were fer
ried over the Amur River at 8 a. M
under Colonies Schwerin and Serkianoff
attacked the Chinese troops and took the
town of Sakahaline, one gun and a quality
of Mauser cartridges. The steamer Sill
enga suffered severely from rifle fire
The Transseik detachment under Colonel
Pfotenhauer bombgarded Nigun with
twelve mortars and the Chinese replied
One officer and five men were killed and
Is men were wounded. Four armored
steamers are patrolling the Amur.''
telegram received here today from
Engineer Gutenberg, dated Kawg
Kumschi, Gasimur in the Transbaikal
Province, Wednesday, August LIST, says:
I'm the retreat to the frontier, the
agents, workmen and guards were sur
prised and bombarded by Chinese in the
Shingan Passes. Three guards and one
workman were killed and twenty work
have returned
TROOPS JOIN THE BOXERS.
st. Petersburg, August A dispatch
from Shanghai, dated Thursday August
End, received here today, says that after
Ii Hung Chang left Canton the Imperial
troops joined the Boxers.
The dispatch adds that the provincial
troops along the Yang Use River remain
quiet, owing to the promise of the Vice
roy of Nankin to the foreign consuIs.
Boxers. it is further stated in this dis
Continued on Tenth Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
Time on Battleships Extended.
(By the Associated Press. J

Washington, August 4.-The Secretary
of the Navy has extended the contract
time on the battleships Kentucky and the
Kearsarge to the time of their delivering
by the builders, the Newport News Ship
building Company This action was taken
in view Of the numerous changes made in
the work on the vessels principally due
to the substitution of electrical power for
steamer hydraulic power, in the auxiliary.
The effect is to remove the penalty which
had accrued on both vessels.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
Commercial Treaty With Germany,
(By the Associated Press.)

10y the ASoOCldleu IItoS.J
Washington, August 1.-The text of the
commercial agreement with Germany
upon which the Presidents proclamation
was issued on July 18th was made public
today. II makes certain tariff reduc-
tions on importations from German of
argols or crude tartar or wine lees bran
dies, still wines, paintings, drawings and
statuary.
Recprocically the German Government
guarantees the products of the United
States on their entry into German the
tariff rates which have been conceded
by the recent commercial treaties w.
European countries. The German Cow
eminent also agrees to annul the regula-
tons providing that the dried or evapora-
ted fruits imported from the United
States into Germany be inspected on ac-
count Of tho San Jose scale.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
Transferred to Fort Dade.
lBy the Associated Press.

Washington, August 4.-By direction
of the Secretary of War, st. Francis
Barracks, Fla, has been discontinued as
garrisoned post, and the detachment
of Battery B, Second artillery, now there,
has been transferred to its former station,
Fort Dade, Fla.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
A TORNADO BURSTS ON DAKOTA.
Houses Wrecked, People Injured and Crops
Ruined by the Furious Winds.
(By the Associated Press. J


Grand Forks, N. D., August A tor
nado accompanied by terrific hail and
rain storm started near Thompson, N. D.,
at o'clock this morning and swept to
the Northwest through a rich farming
country and many thriving settlements,
across into Minnesota, where it spent
itself in the Red Lake Indian Reserva-
ton.
A strip of country varying from to
10 miles in width and a hundred miles in
length was torn by the furious winds.
Houses were partially wrecked and hun
dreds of barns were torn to pieces. The
remainder of the wheat and oat crops,
which were about half harvested was
pounded into the ground by the hail. For
tunately no persons were killed outright,
although many received injuries which
will undoubtedly result in death.
No estimate of the financial loss is pos
sible.