Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1894 — Page 1

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; OF FIRE City of Phillips, Wis., Almost Entirely Destroyed And Three Thousand People fvlade Homeless. But Thirty-Nine Buildings Left Out of 700. THIRTEEN LIVES ARE LOST In the Attempt to Escpa the Greedy Flnme. Rickety Boat House Overloaded by Three Families Arid Mo.st of the Occupants Are . Drowned. '!! I'ri-rlj I. . Sfttnt It i n r I'nnrmaiiit. Ilm- IS im-mx IllncUa, HfmI-ib-iire. url l!nif aiil .(nil Itcinc mi i! in.-il 'I !. ltmtcer lir- Ilri-K.-itti i5aM- f Krrp Out iUr- Wnll if Kirc Tin lie tilt of the Pierce l'in--l I'ii-t'M in tho !) n l i Piue-rj-Hi-portM frum Other Sektion of l!ic "Jul.-. ASH I.A.N" I K Wis., July 27. Forest f:r-s are pr -du log meat iuitfe rinjf and Joss I hP.iiii-'hoiU this vicinity and railr-eii r.'Miparii.-H have nuv r 1 f ir- experienced uch damige from tires. On the Wisconsin Central it I Impossible to move trains. Phillips, t h e headquarters of the J diu K. I") ; vis lumber company, a manufacturing town of 2.0'jt) people, Is totally b-stroyed by lire and only a few building re m tin standing. A dispuch just received from Flfield, a sTTi ill station a few miles this side of Phillips, says that D") women and children from Phillips are in the woods witho.it .heiter. M.i. .Ii. a small town south on the Omaha liuo. caught fire at 2 o'clock. The White river lumber company's mill, with 4rxtrt feet of lumber in the yard, was destroy'!, and at S o'clock the latent report received here says the entire town was threatened. The Omaha bridge, flf-ros3 the White river at Mason, is burned. Railroad officials say the loss et Mason is fully JI.iXHmi'I, with $230,000 Insurance. Homesteaders in the outlying district? are all fleeing into the nearest town, Paving their homes to the Jury of the flames. So far no loss of lifo Is reported. The f.ra department is carefully guarding the outside limits of Ashland and the city Is not in any immediate danger. News from Hurley states that town has been enveloped in a densj cloud of smoke ail day with fires on pearly every side. PHILLIPS, "Wis., July 2S. Thirty-nine Vuildings out of 700 stand amid smoke and ahes on the scene of what was 5-esterday the nourishing city of Phillips, the county n'-nt of Trice county, and Dne of the wealthiest and most prosperous of all the towns in the timber region of Wisconsin. Three thousand people are homeless and except those who have Leen offered shelter in the neighboring towns, whose people will themselves pass a sleepless night through fear that the fierce fires raging in the forests on all sides will swep away their homes at any hour, will have no covering for their worn-out bodies tonight. "Worse than all, at least thirteen people are known to have lost thir lives. The dead tire: JAMES LOCKE, butcher, wife and five children. FRANK CLIPS, in charge of the John IL Davis lumber company, and two-year-old child. UNKNOWN MAN. Mrs. DAVID HltYDKN. wif of the foreman of the Fayette-Shaw tannery, and two children. Mr. P.ryden was also supposed to have died, but returned here tonight, having been away from the city only to hear on returning that his family had perished. All the dead were drowned in Elk lake while trying to escape from the fire except the unknown man, whose body was found in the ruins of the house of E. W. Sackett, editor of the Phillips Times. Los Over a Million. The property loss cannot, at this tim, 1 accurately estimated, but it will reach . t least $1,230,000. The immense plant of ih" J. R. Davis lumber company is a t ;tal loss, amounting to between $300,000 and $600,000. On this property there is an insurance equal to at least four-fifths the value of the plant. Of the rest of the city about half of the property was !:iured. Many of the poorer people carried no insurance on their homes, and ihey have lost everything. There were nany fine business Llock.s and private esidences In the city and every one was virned to the ground. Many" of the' evidences cost upward of $3,000, and vere handsome for a city of this size. Four gales of fire following each other is soon as one had accomplished Its ork of destruction cut four cwaths through the city, leaving standing only the Lutheran church and some dwellings near the southern limits, and freakishly Jumping over the Worcester town hall and a group of dwellings In the very heart of the burned district. A system of water works which would ordinarily be ample protection against the blazing forests were rendered useless by the burning of the pumping station in the first fire. An Unequal Fight. The volunteer fire department, consisting of thirty-four men and having 3,000 feet of host, had been working two days la tiio swamp to the west of the city to j

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prevent the flames coming into the town. Driven by the increasing wind, the fire reached the southwest limits of the city about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Across the miles if the swamp, where the water was from six Incnes to a foot in depth. It could be heard roaring for fully half an hour a sound that rendered the people panic-stricken. The firemen fought it until it drove thm back with blistered hands and facs, and then they sought to stop its progress with dynamite explosions. Thi3 they did accomplish after the north end of the city had been destroyed, the entire First and a part of the Second ward, including the box factory of J. It. Davis lumber company and the school h .use. Just then another cyclone of fire struck the western side, sweeping through the main business and residence portion of the city, destroying the rest of the Davis company's plant. The path of the tire took in the city hall, court house, county jail and the Wisconsin Central depot aal swept everything to the lake. Thirteen prisoners were in the jail and three of them made their escape from the sheriff when released from coniinemen t. Wrrek of the I'lonllnic Uont. It was duri ig the first lire that the loss of life oceurred. Driven frantic by the rushing gale of flame, the families of James Locke, Frank diss and Dave Ihyden gathered hurriedly la their arms all their p. ssesiono that they could and made for a floating l-oai-lcuse that was tied to the town I'll.lg- near the box factory. Th" ropes, were cut and th-- o"cupants thought the gale would drive them across th" lake, where the flames would not reach them, but the raft w.i;t li'keiy affair and overloaded. and. Most t'-rrlbl- of all, the lire seemed to cr.-ate a current of air that pulled them directly toward a rr.'at pile of buriuu.tr 1'iruU r on the lake .-le re. The raft began to sink, an 1 with deith by tire facinc them ou o:ie fide and

dr twn.rig on th:?. oth--r. tlu lo.iN were res .r; -d to. but in th" pale they capsi.- d almost instantly and ali perished with the "x.-ot;i .p of Mrs. CUss, who was found floating this mornir.fr on the opposite side of the lake, iingirg with d .-i' -rati jn tJ a b.at. When it became evident that the city was thretr.c 1 with d ructi m th John II. Davis luno'T company made u; a train of in ear-? and sought to take the w .inrn and t nil drt-n to a place of safety on th? Liuie F.Ik branch. The train hi I proceeded but a little way, however, when the bridjre across tic str.-am was discovered to be burned, and the train with iH cargo of hum in 'reicht v.n forced to return to the city and run th.-' gauntlet, of flame and smoke. In th meant im permission had been received to u.-e the main tracks of the Central road, ami the h :ncKss peoj.Je were carried south twelve mil-'1 to Prentb'f. The people of Prentice opened wile their homes, but th-re was not room f..r all the crowd of m-n, women and children. Itellef ( om in In. At 11 o'clock at niKht the fire-fiahters who had remained on the scene betook themselves to a clearing south of the city, beln a place that had been burned over a few days before, so that there was nothing more f"r the lire to feed on. Their rout wis thick with smothering smoke. The flames jumped directly across their path from one side to the other. The Hr in the forest broke out with vigor and the tall pines, even th? greenest ones, were great blazing torclvs throwing long tongues of tire hUh in the air. The ro.iring and crackling of the lire among the trees was so terrible that those who hoard it will r. member it as long as they live. Such lijiht of day as broke through ram through clouds i f smoke that encircled the hori.ori and seemed to be as deep as from earth to sky. There was hardly enough property left to be calWl ruin. Ovr a mile in b-ngth. from north to south, and half a mil wide from the lake on the oast t the swamp on the west was nothing but embers and ashes. As Foon as the cpuise smoke had cleared a trifle back came the peop!some, of them worn out, who the day and night before bad slept by the roadside on th" charred Kiound with the for st crackling all around. Now that the fir had spent itself hunger was asserting itself und tlieiu was not.as mm h as a j iece of br. ad to cat. A relief committee was organl?.ed and relief headquarters established in the Worcester town hall, and there assembled fathers seeking information as to the wher.-abouts of th'lr families, and mothers and children crying with hunger. Quick to respond were the neighboring towns. In almost no time provisions, consisting of bread, butter, coffee and canned articles, had been received from Fli'Ield, Prentice, Dorchester, Med ford and Huttcrnut. A message was sent to the governor, asking him to send blankets and tents, together with mess tents for l.O'io people. In response to this the goornor telegraphed tonight that there wore no tents available at present, but that be would be here In the morning with sheathing, hammers and nails, and to be ready to begin the construction of temporary quarters. The fire played some o,uepr freaks. The house of Clerk of th Court William Nelson was the only- structure on the main street not burned. It is a frame dwelling and not even his fence was scorched, while ruins surround it on all Blds. The furniture, which he moved out in order to pave it. waa des-troyed. The railroad bridge just north of here was burned and passengers are being transferred in boats. Many believe that more dead must be in the ruins in the town where the fire first made its sweep. The people here had less chance for escape than the others and it is feared some of them have perished. No attempt has been made to search for bodies yet. Maj. Fpham is on thf way here from Marshfleld in charge of a Tellef train, it will arrive so-ie time during the night. The onlv light here tonight are three or four lant.fns brought in by the Central company. ' There are not en ouch blankets to go around and the people are sleeping on the ashes. PHILLIP?. Wis.. July 9. The terrible scene at Phillips beggars all description. The blackened faces of those who fought to tsave their homes stare with bloodshot eyes at the heaps of ruins which mark teir once happy homes. Not since the terrible forest fires that destroped Peshtigo has anything occurred which will compare with the scene of ruin here. A committee of citizens from Ashland arrived with a special train of provisions last nlrht at 9 o'clock. It was the first material relief to arrive, and it came just in time to keep the people from actual suffering for want of food. The provisions were given oirt in small quantities so as to rrake thenj last as long as possible and keep something available until other provisions arrived. Mn and women walk the streets 11 begrimed, wringing their hands and bemoaning their pad fate. A town hall and a few small buildings are all that are left standing. They were Immediately converted into shelter for the destitute, but only a few of the women and children could crowd Into them. A vast multitude had to remain without shelter and food last night, but tents were brought in from the neighboring towns and Improvised huts are fcelng utilized tonight. Governor Peck and his staff arrived from Madison this morning. A dozen cars of provisions have arrived from various cities and the organization for relief has been completed. Governor Peck me-t with the committee at the town hall this morning and offered many suggestions. He brought a large quantity of sheeting with him. which Is being converted Into rents. Great crowds of residents who were chased out tf the

city by flajnes Friday are re-turning today to look over the ruins. Already lumber is telng shipped In for the purpose of rebuilding, and operations have

J already be;run. The local relief com mittee, organized with W. li. Davis as chairman; It. J. Kiordan, secretary: E. II. Winchester, treasurer; W. H. Wilson, chairman of the committee on correspondence and information. It is a remarkable coincidence that all of the terrible tires in northern Wisconsin have occurred July 27. It was on July 27. 18:2. that Iron r.iver, in the extreme northern part of Wisconsin, wa totally wiped out by the flames and all the state responded promptly to the call for aid. Filield, another saw-mill town, was almost totally wiped out by lire July 27. lb'j-i, and now comes the total destruction of Phillips on Friday, July 27, 1W4. Two more bodies have been recovered from the river, where th- terrible holocaust occurred, those of Mr. James Locke and one f his children. The boat house on which .ae desperate men, women and children took refuge was shoved from the store. Before it had pone far the suction of the flames drew it right up into a regular furnace of fire. The boats were either overturned or the people jumped. It is now estimated that fifteen lives were lost a, this place. It is supposed that- the bodies of several children ate buried under the ruins of th wagon and footbridge, which. It is claim'd, gave way while they were trying to escape from the flames to the peninsula, which runs out into the lake, approaching closely the location of the John It. Davis lumber company's plant. Mis. Cliss, who wat picked up after clinging to an overturned boat for an h mr. is doing nicely, and it is thought she vjii recover. The list of tiie larger losses approximately is: John It. Iavis lumber company, $."rt,ooo ; Fayette-Shaw tannery company, $l3'J,nO0; Wisconsin Oc.ural railway company, $20,Oih; Jump H'ver lumber company, $20.(iimi; city and county property. JTö.Udo; Fi fie Id manufaeuiring company, JS.Ow; Duluth. South Shore & Atlantic railroad company. SlO.ih:.); i- Ji.ant. ?2't.0; O. C. K el I eh er, Sfisjcu; Jacob Itasr.ius-sens, Jb'.Oi'O; (Iile3 house, $!S0.;a. This is not counting the half million loss to the residence owners. The b?t of dead recovered from the rier ui to 4::;o p. in. U as follows: Mrs. DAVID imYDHN and two children. FRANK CLISS and one chil l. Ther? are three slid in the water Mrs. James Locke and two children. The unknown pcifoa found proved to be a women and was so designated by ih coroner's jury. Chairman Davis spoke highly of the prompt assistance rendered by "the cities upon whom calls had been made. 'The car of provisions from A.shland was the lirst to arrive," said Mr. Davis. 'George Singleton and Turner tramped through the woods from Kifield and brought us food Saturday. Prentice also did nobly in taking care of our destitute who fled there." Other consignments received have been as follows: Large consignments of provisions from West Superior, ear provisions from Fortage, car from Wausau, car from Stevens Point, two cars from Milwaukee, car front rthinelan.br. car from Chicago, car from Fan Claire, private contributions of cash direct b lt. W. Davis, as chairman of .the relief coinic.ittee, have been: City of Merrill. ?:;"; E. I. Adis & Co.. Milwaukee. ?100; Koundy. Pet kham & Co.. Milwaukee, $100; Stevens Pol it. $30. CHIPPEWA, FALLS, Wis,. July 2S. The telegram asking for relief for the Phillips sufferers stated that the city had be.-n devastated of everything above ground by the lire and that 3.000 people were homeless. Immediately a petition was circulated and JV0 raie.l. This evening a car tilled with provisions was sent im to thi sufferers at Phillips, and on Monday a. lot of lumber a:id building u u-riil will be sent up. Tic Chippewa lumber and boom company are the. ch'ef s;o( klioldcrs of the White river lumber company, which wm burned out at Masoii. losing a. saw-mill, planing mill and pi.eöc.iMM feet of lumber. The b.m ompiny alo owii 'd tic timber on the railrool lands In seventeen townships in the vicinity o? Mason, all of which have been conip'.etf lv stripped. J. II. Murphy ofihis city lost 2..000.0O0 fet of standing pine on the Amieon river by the lire. These are oa!y part of tie lo.es. PHILLIPS. Wis.. July 29. Relief trains have fairly poured Into I 'hi Hips today and there are supplies of food here now suflir-ieiit to last the fire tufferers a month. The relief committee asks especially for clothing and money, and these w ill be amply provided by the people of the stjte without outside help. Four bodies were re-X'ued from the lake today. Relief supplies came from Milwaukee, Ashland. Marsh.fild. Stevens Point, Superior and oth?r places. Men were set to work building a large mess tent, where the homeless peopla will be fed, and putting up temporary structures where they can bleep. The dead, so far as known, number fourteen, but the .exact number will probably never be known. The sale tf llod'or has been stopped, owing to the arrival of parties of tramps and rough character, who threatened trouble. A box ear has been turned into a Jail. pedal deputies have been sworn In and all lawlessness will be suppressed. All Insurance men are out of town today and it is impossible to obtain t'he lists of Insurance carried. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. July 2S. Relief for the Phillips sufferers has been started from Milwaukee, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire. West Superior, Oshkosh, Stevens Point (nd Marshfleld, in all ten or twelve cars. Six car-loads of provisions, sheeting for 'tents and clothing left Milwaukee tonight in charge of Governor Peck. Quartermaster-General Auer and Cols. Doyle and Dover accoanpanied Governor Peck, 'and will assist him in looking over the ravages caused by the forest tires In the northern part of the state and ascertain the mos pressing wants of he people of Phillips and the surrounding country. LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. Thirty Acre f I'nrtk Torn t i y n n Ilxtilonlon. COFFEYVILLE, Kas., July 21 Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning Coffeyville experienced a subterranean explosion strongly resembling an earthquake, which terrified people for miles around and caused much damage. Just north of town is situated a strong natural gas well. About the time mentional several distinct explosions, rapidly following one another, awoke the citizens, who Jumped out of their beds to find the 'town brightly illuminated. The earth trembled perceptibly, shaking building and showers of rocks could be seen bursting from the well. Huge rocks were hurled high Into the air and descending crashed Into the cottages In the neighborhood of the pit. One rock, weighing fully fifty pounds, fell through th roof of & house and barely missed the occupants. As far as known, however, no one was hurt. Daylight disclosed a dlsmai sight. For thirty acres around the well the earth was torn up as If by a volcano. Houses had been shattered, barns toppled over and masses of earth appeared) where before the ground was level. The etrange phenomenon Is unaccounted for.

WAR IS DECLARED,

China and Japan to Resort to Arms, Being Unable to Settle Differences Amicably. REPORTS OF FIGHTING, Although There Is No Confirmation ofthe News. Much Difficulty in Obtaining Accurate Information. Tin liiimetliatc Cnnie of the YVr the Milking- of n Meunmhlp ly n Jnpnnrne 'rnl"er The Kin of Coro, u rrlsoner I lif t'oin pn rn live Strength of the nvic Engliiml Tnklni; Mles. LONDON', July 27. The Peninsular and Oriental steam navigation company and other London firms doing business with the East, bc.ve received telegrams confirming the Associated Press advices that war between China and Japan has been declared. Despite this fad neither th? British foreign office nor the foreign legations have as- yet received fnn any official's source confirmation of the news. From Chinese facial sources no confirmation can bo obtain. .1 of a. report alleged to have In en roeeived front Shanghai by a r. -v.s agency lore to the effect that Japuure vruisers have attacked and sunk many Chinese transports which were landing troops from Taku. The Stanard's e orresp on, lent at Brussels hears from an authoritative source that the Chinese government welcomed tL proposal made by Japan that the two governments act jointly against the Conan rebels, and that it hoped to complete an agreement. Hugh Mathebm & Ca., the Chinese government agents in England, have received a cable message which also confirms tint war has been declared between China and Japan. The only dispatches received I i Lndon are those which have been forwarded through the As-soebvo-1 Pres, namely a dispatch from Shanghai, dated 10 r. m.. which announced that yesterday evening a telegram was received from a high authority at Tien T-in, reporting that the proapects for the continuance ef pef -were more favor1;-. The dispatch added. howeer, '.iia i'-vi.v liaci b": en declared between China and Japan, and that rumors were In circulation there to the effe.'t that several Chinese warships were in trouble. The Associated Press correspondent finds that the consensus of opinion in London shows that England is in sympathy with China. This is owin; mainly to Itussia active wish to see Japan successful and thus form a barrier to England's progress in the far East. Some of the Anslo-Chipc.-e ti.ohr.s of this city suggested doubis as to China's ability to cope with Japan, as it is known her that much of the Chinese war equipment recently purch i;ed in Europe is bad. For instance, it Is said that 4D0 discarded Austrian Maniit'ticr roles, with a large amount of ammunition for these weapons, which were recently sold to China, are not likely to prove a valuable accession in this emergency. The rifles referred to would not have been discarded had they been of much use, and it is reported that the cartridges sold with them are not fit to be used. The Immediate cause of the declaration of war is siaid to b tho fact thfit. as ex'duslvely announced by the Associated Pres on July 21, the Japanese attacked the Chinese transports conveying troops to Corea. In this engagement at least one Chinese transport was sunk by a Japanese cruiser. But it would now seem that the f'ghting between the Chinese and Japanese warships was much more serious than at first Announced, as it Is rumored in Anglo-Chinese circles here that the Chineso have already suffered very heavy los?, and It is believed that a number of Chinese ships have been sunk by the Japanese cruisers. One of the Anglo-Chinese merchants of this city expressed the belief that two naval engagements have already been fought in Corea n waters, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday lat, and everybody questioned on the subject seem to agree that the Chinese were defeated with heavy loss. Great difficulty Is experienced Jn obtaining accurate news in regard to the situation of affairs, owing to the fiet that telegraphic communication has been twice completely interrupted beyond Nagasaki, Japan, and all niossvijres have been delayed, and it is believed that further news will phortly reach here showing that on the water, at least, the Japanese have already obtained a decided advantage. There 13 no doubt that some of the Anglo-Chinese merchants of London are In possession of more accurate Information in regard to the reported Japanese successes than they ore willing to admit, but for reasons best known to themselves, they insist upon withholding this information for the present, at least, as their sympathies are undoubtedly with China in the struggle which Is now generally admitted to have begun. Coren's Klnc n Prisoner. WASHINGTON, D. C. July 27. The king of Corea is a Japanese prisoner. This was the mos-t important statement contained in a telegram dated yesterday, which Secretary Herbert has received from Capt. Day of the United States steamer Baltimore, now at Chemulpo. Corea. Capt. Day, (besides stating that tha king of Corea is a captive in the hands of the Japanese, reported that h had dispatched a force of marines from his ship to Seoul, the capital, to protect the United States legation. There were no advices received at the state department today concerning the report cf a declaration of war between China and vbgkqjw fchrdlu etaol hrdl rh ister, who called at the department to arranga for his farewell call upon the president, said that he was also without Information to that effect. WAH REALLY EXISTS. AlthooRlt o Official Derlnrntlon to That Effect Has Been Made. TIElsi TSIEN, China, July 27. The gravity of the situation is fully realized here, now that hostllltiet between China and Japan have begun. While no formal .declaration of war according to the usual diplomatic forms has been made, either at Tokio or at Pekin, the governments of both countries recognize that an actual state of war exist, and more collisions between the forces of the two countries are expected hourly. There Is a vague chance yet that in spite of the beginning of hostilities some amicable arrangements may be arrived a.u

Should this be the case, the naval engagements already known to have taken place between the Chinese and Japanesa fleets will be mutually disavowed. Otherwise these collisions will be hell to constitute a casus belli. To all Intents and purposes, war has been declared. Nobody here close to the authorities at Pekin believes for a moment that the disputes can be fcettled without bloodshed. The Chinese and the Japanese hate each other, and now that the first shots have been exchanged, and China has had the worst of the engagements, nothing but a decisive struggle between the two countries can be anticipated. Japan has been preparing for this very crisis for years, and for this reason, if for no other, she will resent any European interference. The first overt act of war occurred on Tuesday last The Japanese fired on find sunk the steamship Kow Shung belonging to Hugh Mathieson & Co.. of London. whKi had been chartered by the Chinese government to convey troops to Korea. Full details of this engagement are not yet obtainable, ns th'i facts are carefully withheld from the public, and will be so withheld until there is no longer the slightest clp.nca of averting a bloody war hetrween China and Japan. But according to advices received, a Japanese cruler sighted the K"w Shung and ran within eisy range of her. She then slgnillei the transport to put back. The trar&port continued steaming ahead, until the cruiser fired a sh t across her bows. No attention be'.n?; paid to- this, according to tha story, th Japaner cruiser opened foe upon the transport in earnest, put a numb r of shot into her, and the t::;n--jrt eventually went down, with all hands. Th ' ru-nb-i of people drowned i r.ot known, but U is believed that there i:rr-t have b- :i about 3,000 Chinese KoMie-s o:i b.jrd. S- far as the two navies are concerned China has about thirty war-ships, large urol f rn ill. of v.iixh iiv-e arc fairly pool armored ships arm! with Krupp guns. In addition, the has chartered a numter of trv.nsp ir;s, and th-.ve are being armed a? rap! ily as p 'bie. and with the wt puns Ca'.ni is n.) to procure. On the i" the" b end, the J..panes navy consists of about thirty war vessels, including five amt .red ships carrying Krupp guns. Chinese batt.eships ecrry heavier guns than those of J -pan. but it is believed tint the Japitirs naval ofib ers are superior to those of China, and the Japanese war-ships are alo believed to be in bo:t r condition ic.au the Chinese. The war, however. Is not likelv to be

(beided bv a fights. Corea is a penin sula, virtually tanning part of China sie', irdo this peninsula from the north China can p..ur army after arinv until idie drives the Japanese into the sea. Japan is ab!-, r.o doubt, to defend herself in her own territory against a Chinese invasion, but nobody here believes that China will make any euch attempt. It is known that the British and United States warships at Chemulpo have landed detachments of marines, which have been sent to Seoul in order to protect the legations of Great Britain and the United States. At Seoul a conflict is said to have taken place between the Japanese and some Chinese and Corea n soldiers, th? Japanese being victorious. Shortly afterward the Japanese made a prisoner of the king of Corea, and, it is said, that they have either sent him, or intend to send him, to japan, where he will be detained until the war is over. Rumor also brtS it that there has been a second fight at sea between Japanese and Chi-lc-so warships. A Japanese cruiser is said to have engaged a Chinese cruiser convoying a transport, sinking the Chinese cruiser. This report, however, may have reference to the sinking of the Kow NhiiTig. already detailed, although the Milking of this steamer Is said to have occurred on Tuesday last and the second engagement is reported to have taken place on Wednesday. SINK 11V A TOUPEUO. DeluilM of the Jtallle lie I wee it the III pa Item n lid ChillCNC. SHANGHAI, July "9 L it this evening further details of tho naval engagement between China and Japan reached this city. The fighting, though of short duration, was v. ry severe. One cf the Japanese warships got within r. comparatively shcrt distanc e, of the transport Kow Shing and discharged a torpedo at her. The missile was well directed tnd struck the transport fairly. A terrific, explosion followed and the Kow Shlng beg.-m at one-e to fill. Prior to the discharge of the torpedo the crew of the "transport, which was armed, and the military force on board of her male a bard fight against the attacking force. Many of those on board of her were sjior dead on her deck. When the vessel began, to sink there was great excitement on board of her. In the dire confusion that prevailed no attempt was made to lower the .small boats. But even had such au attempt been made, the boats could have carried only a small percentage of those on board. Every foreigner on board the transport, which had been chartered by the Chines government from an English company, was either killed In the fighting or went down with the vessel when fcJie foundered. Th loss of life was very great. Of nearly 2,000 Chinese 1reops on board of her only forty were sav"d. They were picked up by the French gunboat Lion that was cruising in the vicinity. Only a short time elapsed between the explosion of the torpedo and the foundering of the transport. The vessel went down suddenly near Shoplont Island, at which place her commander made an attempt to beach, her. The Tsao Kian. which was captured by the Japanese, was an old man-of-war that had bcn pressed into use as a transport. Many men were killed on board of her before she fell Into the hands of the Japanese. News has been received here that on the Fame day the naval engagement took place the Jap troops ashore attacked the Chinese at Asan. No details of the attack have been received. The British twin-screw cruiser PorjHiise has sailed hence to protect the British at Che Foo, on the Shan Toong promontory, a health resort . for foreigners. The principal division of the Chinese reinforcements sent from Tacu has reached its destination safely. AVAS FLVIVG THE nillTISH FLAG. The Sinklnpr of the Kow Shnng May Cnuip EneUml to Act. LONDON, July 30. The news that the Kow Shung was flying the British flag was received with great satisfaction at the Chinese legation, where it was predicted that the sinking of the steamer by a Japanese cruiser would give an entirely fresh turn to the Corean affair. It was said fhat Great Britain and Germany were bound to notice this breach of neutrality. The Globes today takes a similar view of the case and says: "Japan has no excuse for firing upon the English flag. War was not declared and the carrying of troopä was in no way a breach of neutrality." At the Japanese legation thet seriousness of the affair was admitted, but the news of the sinking of the Kow Shung was not believed. Connecticut Sellins Arms. NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 30. Although both the Winchester and Marian arms companies refuse to confirm the report, it is believed that arms and ammunition tp the extent of two carloads have been sold by the former company to the Chinese government.

HUNA STANDS BY PRESIDENT Ml

Indorsing His Position on the ' Tariff Bill.

A Large Majority Insist That the House Stand Firm.

BEAD

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Sentiment Practically Unanimous In Favor of the Wilson Bill

And Against the Senate Trust Amendments.

The Democracy of This State Demands Tariff Legislation on the Lines of the Chicago Plat--form Talks With Representative Democrats All Over the State Bankers Lawyers, Doctors, Merchants,. Manufacturers, Farmers, Railroad Men, Mechanics and Laborers Talk About the Tariff Amendments.

Interviews with representative Indianapolis democrats, taken at random, on the subject of the pending tarift controversy, are appended. A good nnny prominent democrats whom the reporters ought were out of the city, but the exj r.--i' :ns which follow are, it is belies cd, a very fair index to the state of demoer itio sentiment in this community about the Issue between the president ard the houe cf representatives on the one haul, and tho senate on the other. Governor Matthews "I am with tha president In th's fi-fht. I think the penate should recede and the house should stand firm. We can't afford to go back on the principle we fought for that of free raw material. We must not go back on that. The light should be earnest, and dear." Judge Thomas L. SuUi van "Th tariff question is a question of principle arid ona which cannot be compromi.--"d. The house should stand ly its position and go defeated rather than accept any sort of a compromise of principle. The dciuocratlo party cannot afferd to jvt oer on to the republican platform for the eake of accomplishing something; such a thing means lamentable defeit. It had better accomplish nothing and go 1-ito the fight all over again. The McKinley bill is wrong and In my opinion is largely responsible for the present distress, and calling it by another name does not Improve it any. No, I do not think the senate bill ought to be accepted because it Is a step irr the right direction. It may be an improvement in some respects over tho McKinl?y Mil. The conscience of the man who Meals may be less troubled than if he had stolen a thousand, but the principle Is the same.' M. D. King "The scn;.te unquestionably should recede. 1 think, too, that It will make very considerable concessions. I don's think the senate dare hold its position and adjourn congress without some tariff measure. Hill s position in the senate sine the conference strengthens the conviction of many that the senate will recede. The president's letter 13 all right and the party practically unanimously indorses it." John It. Wilson "The Wilson bill, as it left the bouse, left no room for conceding anything to the doctrine of protection; it did not go far enough In the direction of free trade; that is my opinion and the opinion of a great many others. It is obvious, therefore, that any compromise which results in further modification of the Wilson bill along the line of the senate bill Is distasteful to the democracy. Public sentiment in this section is intensely strong against Mr. Gorman and the men who have cooperated with him In the senate. Thy are regarded as protectionists- The feeling against them has grown and has been emphasized since the recent labor troubles began. I have made diligent Inquiry of many men who represent the prevailing feeling and opinion cf the masses of the democratic party in this section, and the hearty and almost joyous enthusiasm called out by Mr. Cleveland's lftter leaves no doubt whatever. In my opinion, as to where the democrats of this section stand. Something like demoralization prevailed in the ranks of the party before the publication of this letter; since' its publication the tone and the temper of the party locally have completely changed. This ought to signify much to the senators and representatives in Washington. . "I wish to add a word with reference to the Indiana senators. Most democrats feel that the senate bill Is unsatisfactory to Senators Voorhees and Turpie; those familiar with the views of the distinguished representatives of Indiana,

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say that the-' rentlenieii would hav been xi.id of the opportunity to vote Jol a different bid th.ia that presented by the s. to "the h '.is.. "With this ext'-eiel pplude, I would Fay that no leri.-la t ion at ail on the tariff would be prcieia li'.e to the. senate bill. Not, however, i'eau---; thu senate bill Is not a fie.it i" j i o v ere- r. t ,n the Mc-Kinl'-y bill, "out b.oau-c ir partakes too ruuch of the nature .f McKi.dej ism and is imt a fuiliuinei.i cf the party' pledges to tic pe..pe." J'.hn P. l ."c!!- !-"Tr.e , use should ftand firm i-i lis po.-iti--:i. 1 do not think that, cv.'ii as a l.M'o.e .f p.. 'icy, the Imus frhouM re i ; party had better . bifnr the ...,-.pl.. ai .1 i,-lit the McKinley hid ad o.r , ir.nk- ny Compromise j i . , v, . 1; wo. 1 1 - t b l ked upoii as a. f.uU,r- . f t: party, but the blame will J.-li wh.i- i; is due- 'ipm the traitors of tie1 paitv. A ' w black sheep cannot ruin the c'," f.irty. .Any half way measures t . .. r; :.;.- ; v. ill simply Incur the ir.: ft , :!, pc; 1 nnj bring about the ci. ;";' of tie- n in e ratio party." J u dire Millard V. Co;- ( ln j,e l.esi-tin.-y in 4..i;,!tr tna". ,a eii-.'.ic u.'.o Whic't has Ulis ."1. tr ' f ' I" !" ore lu bvidj?! Tifti 'l r,cs. 1 '? 1 uro .poc 'ca,!y with President Cevben 1 a".'l ih h is-' cf re fx res.C) tat-iVeS. 'n..;0- V. : pie.!"' s llllj m the pecple iu iv'.'"j in pr of a taril reform whl- h . h uH be fer lb.- es-eutul benefit of th e r.i ; -. I ';.:: '.has.-- promise the pop.e ic-'' ' a ;!: ,r n.ijtht and e:i:ompa!ed a sp.ea l i vi.vry for th democratic parry. Tic- I 'noervi:- uii Jirity in the lowr hci.-o ,,f c .eica ess, in all s--r.se f honor an 1 f:-"ju a righteous .'ojherfnc to the pieli-i which wer given to the people, shouid uti briio clr oiiii'Unoes rci-f.i' freu l,.s potion. President Cleve'..! d's I-iror rin-s with the true d-m ora;t s miment and is bal anoth.-r evidence of Mr. f'leveltnd's fear lss honesty and le'.aty to the peneraj go d of the Am - riran pe, .p', . 1 sincerely hol.1 that it will be po to at lei5l pass a tariff reform lro.Msur- wiii. li sh'i.l b roc ,r;iK7.el as n n improvement on the inl'iuitoiis MeKbiiey b.ll." Med ford lb Wilson "I think that G or. man fhoebd recede fr ni bis pisi'.ion. II J -i entirely in the wr.-.-rg. It looks to ma as though lie an 1 his cMleogyes are more in'e-.-csted in sugar ihn in the welfare of their country. I heartily indorse th president's letter." Leon O. Hii'.c v "Th- sp'.. r. 'M support given by Sen it." r Hill to the c.lministratioii, ,ai:d especially the presl lent' letter, is a nutter for universal congratul.it! n. His course on the tariff question, , wh.-n carefully rtu-1 ;!. will r-e round to be strong and severely consistent. He Is ,'i do:no.r4t tin ! star. Is ns one of tht sbst exponents, of its p- lnclrle now la pubbr l:f-. Should the? bouse bill pa the frien.D cf that meicuro will hiva Mi, H"l to thank m -.-e than any other lir ing man. As stjted in bis recent speed) in the seal, he is In accord with tht Irue of represent ltivcs, the people und the president. I feel confident a tarlfi Awarded highest Honors WorFd's Fair. DEL

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