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AX IMPERIAL DECREE ALLOWS MINISTERS TO SENDMESSAGES UNRESTRICTED.

STRONG ESCORT TO ACCOMPANY THEM TO TIEN-TSIN

Sheng, the Chinese Director of Telegjaphs, announced that an Imperial de-cree of August

-provided for free communication between the foreign Minis-

ters and their governments and the sending of the Envoys to Tien-Tsin undera strong escort.

The Belgian Vice-Consul at Tien-Tsin sent a dispatch from Che-Foo. datedAugust 4, saying that the Chinese ra Peking were fortifying the position out-cide of the British Legation. He added that all the members of the BelgianLeo-ation were well.

A report from Shanghai giving as a rumor the suicide of LiHung Changwas not confirmed, and the indications are that he is alive.

Moukden's Governor issued a proclamation urging the massacre of Chris-tians, and the missionaries in that province have organized for defence.

GOOD SUPPLIES IN PEKING

THE SHAH OF TERSIA.(From Le Monde Illustrf.)

The Austrian and Belgian legations are stated

to have been destroyed by an explosion.

According to the Tien-Tsin correspondent of

The Express." the American and British forces

br-an their advance on Peking last Thursday.

General Chaffee was delayed In getting away

by difficulty in disembarking his troops, but

there were no such obstacles to the British Gen-

eral's advance, and his delay Is inexplicable.

Further fighting occurred at Tien-Tsin on

August 1. but no serious operations are reported.

Information has been received in Shanghai

that the foreign Ministers In Peking were all

well on July 30. I.N- F.

The correspondent refers to the impossibil-

ity of communicating with the occupants of

the British Legation, and to the fact that most

of Its buildings have been destroyed. This

throws new light on the position in Peking,

for !t had been understood from previous tele-

grams that the foreigners were all sheltered

In the British Legation for the sake of their

greater security.

[Copyright; 1900: By The New-York Tribune.]

[BT CABLE TO THE TBIBUNE.]

London. Aug. 6, 6 a, m.—"The Express's"

correspondent In Peking: has managed to get

through a dispatch, dated July 22. He men-

tions that the food has been short among the

white population, but that they are confident

of relief soon. The Chinese, it seems, wanted

peace when the Tien-Tsin arsenals were capt-

ured, but LiPing Heng arrived in the capital

at a critical moment and overthrew the peace

party.

TINUED WARFARE.

U PING HENG RESPONSIBLE FOR CON-

ALLIES NOT OF ONE MIND.

reports that Russia insists upon.j.'i.-pe-ridently and is objecting to an

\u25a0 upon Peking are not credited with'

M who are watching th»> crisis most closely,

•"ommanders are more cautious than

and the urgency of a relief expedition is

n question when the legations are notun<ltr attack and are probably receiving sup-plies with the eanctlon or connivance of the

officials The Powers must stand together Ina laM resort in rescuing the legations. Some

of the most astute students of Chinese affairsonndently that the legations will be es-

eortei to Tltn-Teln as soon as the Imperial

authorities are convinced that Russia cannotbe detached from the campaign, and that a re-lief column will be dispatched to the capital.

I.N. W.

The responsibility for Inaction is saddled upon

every contingent except the American column,

which, according to all press accounts. Is pul-

wlth energy and anxious to marrh toOg with the least possible delay.

Two fa<-t5 stand out among all these rumors

TiFionp. One is the reluctance of the Chi-rt^e Viceroys and Imperial officials to have the

,lumns set in motion, and the other Ispracticability of having an army con-

tacted by a consulting board of six generals, or

\u25a0*t*~r> Two sections of th° allied forces,

th< Russian and the German, are believed to1* bar.ping bark on the ground that Vice-Ad-jr!r&;fir-,mour's mistake must not be repeated,

\u25a0»« thar marching orders must be deferreduntil the transport Is In perfect order and the

&re ready to go up to the capital with an

rueh.

There were persistent reports from Chinese

sources that the allied commanders had dis-agreed on various points and could not be in-duced to order an advance upon the capital,

These differences of opinion were probably ex-aggerated, but there -was probably a substra-

tum of truth for these Chinese fictions. TheAmerican, British an/1 Japanese commanders

an described as eager for a decisive action,

whereas the Russians and Germans do not con-

eider the united column strong enough for the

work, and assume that it will be forced to re-tire to Tien-Tsin if it starts prematurely and

inadequately supplied with food and ammuni-tion.

Rumors that the allied army had advanced

toward Peking were varied, with the details

r.f an eight hours' engagement with Chinese, but• ory simmered down into a skirmish a

few miles west of Tien-Tsin, whifh had al-

been reported.

Four missionaries are reported to have been

murdered near Hankow, and on the other handthe Southern Provinces were described as set-

tlingdown.

[Copyright; 1900: By The N«w-York Tribune.]

[BT CABLE TO THE TBIBr>TE.]

London, Aug. 6, 1 a. m.— News from China atmidnight was a mass of contradictions and sur-mises. The most startling rumor in air was thestory that LiHung Chang had committed sui-

ut it was discredited In Fleet Street andIn the clubs. It was considered more probable

that he was intriguing with the Russian of-

ficials and driving to break up the concert ofthe Powers.

MENT DISCREDITED.

MiTAILED ACCOUNTS OF AN ENGAGE-

Continued on third pasre*

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"By such acts," concludes the edict, "do we

The main body of the allipp marched on July..(>. General CChafef <-c was delayed by difflcultie-of disembarkation. General Dorward. th<= Brit-ish commander, had no such obstacles, and hisdelay is Inexplicable.

The oth.-r foreign troops are now half way toLofa. Th» fire includes twenty thousand Jap-anese under General Yamachu.hi and tonthousand Russians. The British force numbersnine thousand, and the other foreign troops areseven thousand. We are weak in artillery

On August 1 a strong force of Chinese fromthe native city attacked Tif-n-Tsin. By a. series•if brilliant charges our troops drove the enemyfrom thfir positions. Tlk- native city is still de-fiant, and the allies are unwilling to marchtroops through it:- streets, as this would meanan immense slaughter. When the Chinese sawso large a body i.f troops marching westwardthey apparently believed they would have aneasy victory over those who were left

THE HORRORS IN PEKING.A message to the same paper from a corre-

spondent in Peking, dated July 22, says:

The women have borne all the horrors withmarvellous fortitude, and even with chf-crful-neas. The Chinese wanted p^ace when the ar-senals at Ti*>n-Tsin were captured, and the nego-tiations bade fair to be euccessfuL Unfortu-nately LiPing Heng and Kang Yu arrived hereat the critical moment and overthrew the peaceparty.

F<jo-1 has been short, hut not terribly so,though we have had to be very careful.

A Shanghai dispatch, dated August 4, says:

The first overt attack upon foreigners oc-curred this morning. Three Chinese, supposedto be soldiers in disguise, fired at a well knownEnglish resident, while he was lying asleep <mthe veranda of his house. He had a narrowescape.

From various sources come statements thata large body of Boxers

—some estimating th'-m

at three thousand—

is gathering south of Tien-Tsln and threatening communications.

ESCORT PROVIDED FOR ENVOYS.

The Shanghai correspondent of "The Dail."

Mail" announces the reception of an Imperial

edict, dated Augrust 2, ordering: General Yung

Lv to select high military and civil dignitaries,

together with a sufficient number of picked

troops, to eacort the foreign Ministers to Ti*n-

Tsin as noon &s they decide to leave Peking. By

the terms of the edict General Yung Lv will be

held personally responsible for their safety, and

to him is given fullauthority to deal summarily

with those opposing the peaceful passage of the

escort.

ADVANCE SAID TO HAVE BEGUN.ALLEGED MARCH OF UNITED FORCES ON

JULY 10-YUNG LU RESPONSIBLEFOR MINISTERS.

ißy The Associated Pr»fs iIytndon, Aug. fi.—The American and British

forr-ps beean the advance on Peking last Thurs-day, according to a dispatch dated August 2,from Tien-Tsln to "th^ Daily Express." Thecorrespondent says:

LI HUNG NOT A SUICIDE.Shanghai, Aug. r».-The report that LiHung

Chang had committed suicide is without foun-dation. He Is merely in a despondent state.

BELGIAN LEGATION SAFE.CHINESE, HOWEVER. ADDING TO BARRI-

CADES AROUND BRITISH COMPOUND.Brussels, Aug. , The Belgian Vice-Consul

at Tien-Tsln, M. H. Kotels, in a dispatch byv.ay of Che-Foo, August 4, and Shanghai,August 5, says that the Chinese in Peking arefortifying their position outside the BritishLegation. He aids that all the members ofthe Belgian Legation are in good health.

URGING CHRISTIANS' MASSACRE.MOUKDEX'S GOVERNOR ADVISES EXTER-

MINATIONOF FOREIGNERS.Paris, Aug. s.—The French Foreign Office has

received the following: dispatch from the FrenchConsul at Che-Foo, dated August 2:

hThe Governor °

Moukden in a proclamationChH^fni th£ pe<?pltJ,° Manchuria to massacre< hnstians. Nearly all the missions have beendestroyed. The missionaries have organized fordefence, and are assisted by other Christians

RUSSIANS CAPTURE AIGUN.CHINESE ROUTED AFTER A STUBBORN

FIGHT.St. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-The War Office has re-

ceived a dispatch from General Grodekoff, datedKhabarovsk, August 8. announcing that Aigunhad been taken by the Russians after a stub-born fight, and that the Chinese were beingpursued in the direction of Tsltsikar.

The Shanghai correspondent of the "Temps,"telegraphing to-day, says:'

The number of allies leaving Tien-Tsin is noHetter known here than are the facts as to themarch itself, but it is rumored that the advanceguard has been repulsed.

CHINA'S CONCESSIONS—

RUMORS OF

ALLIES' REPULSE.

(By The Associated Press.)

Paris, Aug. s.—Sheng, Director-General ofRailways and Telegraphs, has just communi-cated to the consuls at Shanghai, according

to a dispatch to the "Temps," dated August5, an Imperial decree, dated August 2.It authorize* the foreign) Ministers InPeking to communicate without restriction

•with their Governments, and orders theirdeparture for Tien-Tsln under a strongescort.

AFRAID OF THE POWERS.

CAB DRIVERS IS PARIS STRIKE.

Paris. Aur. 5.- Four- thousand cab drivers havegone on strike, demanding a lower rate for ve-hicles rented. There have been no disturbances,

but the Republican Guards protect the stables.

THE GRIP of a fold can be relaxed withJAVNE'B EXJ'ECTORANT.—Advt.

She also reports that immense floes still blockthe northern coast of Labrador. This will seriouslyimpede the Windward's progress.

The mail uteamer was unable to get beyondDouble Island, the floe there being Impassable.Hundreds of fishing schooners were similarlyblocked.

PEARY'S STEAMER'S PROGRESS LIKELY TO BE

HAMPERED BY ICE.

St. John's, N\ P., Aug. s.—The Labrador mailateamer Virginia Lake, which arrived here to-day,reports that the Peary exploring steamer Wind-ward passed through the Straits of Belle Isle lastSunday, bound north.

THE IYl\mx\Rl> GOING \ORTH.

It Is estimated that no fewer than thirty

thousand people came from the provinces andfrom abroad to see the wedding pageant.

The bridal procession passed through streetsgay with flags and flowers. Carpets were hung

from windows, and the balconies were crowdedwith people.

Preceded by a squadron of Servian LifeGuard?, the bridal couple rode in an open car-riage and amid loud cheers to the Cathedral.The Metropolitan met thorn at the door, blessedthem, and, under the ritual of the Greek Church,made th^m man and wife.

The King and Queen then received the con-gratulations of the Diplomatic Corps, afterwhich they re-enterotl the royal carriage andwere driven to the palace, where a inarch past

was witnessed and the wedding breakfast wasserved.

SERVIAN RULER'S MARRIAGE AMNESTYFOR POLITICAL OFFENDERS,

Belgrade, Aug. .">. -King AJ^xander to-daywedded Mme. Draga Maschln, the ceremony be-

ing performed with great pomp.In honor of the occasion ttu- Kinggranted an

amnesty, together with numerous political par-dons, including one to the former Radical Pre-mier Tauschanovich.

The robbers got on one of the sleepers nearLlmon, and after the train had started the menmade a noise at !he door. The conductor,

thinking they were tramps, opened the door toput them off. The- robbers, who were masked,pointed a pistol at his head and ordered him to

ltad the way through the coaches. All of thepassengers tvere asleep, and the conductor was

ordered to waka them one at a time. Thefrightened passengers were told to keep quiet orthey would be killed, and at the same time wereasked to hand over their money and valuables.The robbers obtained about $100 in cash and

a number of gold watches and pieces of jewelry.

The robbery took place a few minutes before1 o'clock this morning. The body of Fay, whowas killed, was taken off at Hugo and sent toDenver. He was probably sixty years old, anda prominent Odd Fellow. The conductor, whowas compelled to hold a bag while the robbersrelieved the passengers, lost his watch, andasked that It be returned to him in order thathe might run his train on time. The rogave it back.

After ransacking the two coaches, the menmade the conductor pull the bellcord, but thetrain was going so rapidly that the robbers weretaken to Hugo before it slowed up enough toenable them to jump. They compelled the con-ductor to get off ahead of them, so that if anyof the passengers had been in waiting they

would have shot him first. After the robbershad dismounted they ordered the conductor toreturn to his train.

Miss Shaw, of Denver. ;i pass^nger on thetrain, arrived in Salina this morning. Shestated that when the men entered the carsevery one was asleep, and few knew anythingof what was going on until they were awakenedby the robbers. When the men came to herberth a pistol was pointed at her face, and shewas told to be qui^t and hand over her valua-bles. With great presence of mind she openedher pocketbook, letting a number of bills f;illout, and then handed the purse, containing somesilver, to the robbers. She also managed tosa\e h«r watch, which was pinned to her dress,by placing her arm over it.

a—

KING ALEXANDER WEDDED.

PASSENGER WHO REFUSED TO GIVE UP

HIS VALUABLES LOST HIS LIFE.

Salina, Kan., Aunr. 5.—-Union Pacific east-

bound passenger train No. 4, which left Denver

last night, was held up by men several mileswest of Hugo, Col., ninety miles this side of Den-ver. The passengers in the Pullman sleepers

were robbed of their money and valuables. An

old man, named Fay, a resident of California,

who had been visiting in Denver and was on hisway to St. Louis, refused to surrender his valua-bles and fired a shot at one of the robbers, but

missed. Thereupon the robbers fired, one shotentering Fay's mouth and coming out at the

back of his head, killinghim almost instantly.

The robbers stopped the train. Jumped off andescaped.

KILLED BY TRAIN ROBBERS.

Five men at the IMthInfantry were capturedat Nueva Ecija. but Sergeant Schmidt, of the12th Infantry, with «even men, trailed the cap-tors and kilk-d five.

Captain Lara, of the Manila native police, wasdangerously shot by an unknown assailant yes-Urday whiiir «>n th- strait. He had been effec-tively enforcing regulations and had made ene-mies among the Filipinos, some of whom havelong threatened vengeance.

Lara had been generally accused of gross cor-ruption In office, and specific charges were filedatfainat him by an American officer.

Genera] Lacuna, who was in command of theinsurfri-ms, returned the wounded with a letterpromising t>> treat the prisoners well.

Lieutenant Bocton Hulesberg (?) was am-bushed and killed near Santa Crus, Province ofLaguna.

The only three banks inManila have formed aring to reduce arbitrarily and without justifica-tion the rate of exchange for American gold.This has caused widespread indignation andmany difficulties for commerce and minor busi-r.<-ss. The banks, however, are obdurate.

At the suggestion of Archbiahop Chapelle,Judg-=> Taft has been examining the heads of thereligious orders, as well as Monsignor Nozaledaand other ecclesiastics, preparatory to the timewhen it willbe necessary to take definite actionregarding the affairs of the friars and theChurch. Itappears that the real estate holdingsof the friars are smaller than had been expected.

There lias been an increase of insurgent activ-ity during the last three weeks, especially in theway of ambushes and attacks upon small par-ti,-s. First Lieutenant Alstaetter, of the Engi-neer Corps, with an escort of fifteen men, wastaken In ambush In the Province of NuevaEcija, Luzon, by a large force. The Americansfought until their ammunition was gone, and, asthey were surrounded, there was nothing to d'>but surrender. One man was killed and threewere wounded.

General Mac-Arthur willb? the executive headto enforce the laws of the Commission, and hewill conduct the government in accordance withthe sam? until the Commission recommends to

President McKtntey the appointment of a CivilGovernor.

No money win be permitted to he drawn fromthe insular funds except by authorization of theCommission. Judge Taft and his colleagues

will also exercise certain executive functions.For instance, they v ill appoint judges, officialsin the educational department and officers ofmunicipalities which the Commission will es-tablish pending elections.

SCol'i: OF THE PLANS OF THE PHILIP-

PINE COMMISSION.

Manila. Aug. "\u25a0.— On September 1 the Com-mission headed by Judge Tuft will become thelegislative body of the Philippines, with powerto take and appropriate insular moneys, to es-tablish judicial and educational systems and to

make and pasj all laws.

THE NEW RULE AT MANILA.

Transvaal advices declare that General Baden-Powell was wounded during a recent engage-ment at Rust^nburg, when the Boers, accordingto th^ir account, took some prisoners and capt-ured 324 wagons.

BADEN-POWELL REPORTED WOUNDED.London, Aug. fi.

—The Lourenc,o Marques cor-

respondent of"The Daily Express," telegraphingSaturday, says:

Mil. BTOWE'S MISSION TO PRETORIA.Cape Town, Aug. 4.—The United States Con-

sulate here has received no direct communica-tion regarding the Boer attack upon the traincarrying United States Consul Stowe, but SirAlfred Milner, British High Commissioner, hasbeen informed that those who were captured by

the Boers were released at the request of Mr.Stowe, who. it is stated, is proceeding to Pre-toria on a special mission of a political char-acter.

Many residents of Pretoria have been sent intoexile for having behaved cruelly or shamefullyto British subjects before or during the wax. Theterms of exile vary, in one instance reachingtwenty-five years .

The Boers say they will make a stand atMachadodorp. They are short of ammunitionand food. General Hamilton by the rapidity ofhis movements, prevents reinforcements reach-ing Commandant-General Botha.Itappears that after the train carrying United

States Consul Stowe and flying the Stars andStripes was derailed at Honipspruit, south ofKroonstad, concealed Boers fired, killingfourmen.

General ( hrlntlan D« Wet la completelynurrouuded near Keitz, and it 1* Impossibletor hiH forces to mcape through the strong

llrlli*hcordon.

BOERS HEMMED IN NEAR REITZ-HAM-

II.TON CUTTING OFF BOTHA.

London, Aug. 5.—

A dispatch from Pretoria,

dated Saturday, says:

DE WET'S FORCES TRAPPED.

MYSTERY AS TO WHETHER IT WAS MUTUAL

SUICIDE OR MURDER ASP SUICIDE.

Philadelphia. Aug. Robert W. Sinclair, fifty-one

years old. a fruit commission merchant in thisCity, and his wife. Annie E.. thirty-two years old.were both found dead last night with a bullet holeIn each of their heads, in the garden in front oftheir summer home, at Green Tree Station, on thePennsylvania Railroad, near this city. Whether Itwas a case of mutual suicide or murder and sui-cide willprobably never be known.

The couple had frequently quarrelled, and sometime ago separated. Last week the wife returnedto her husband's house. Sinclair and his wife eachcarried a pistol, for what reason no one could everfind out. Last night as the husband reached homeand was entering the gate neighbors heard himexclaim. "Don't shoot!" and a few seconds latertwo shots in quick succession were heard. Severalof the neighbors rushed into the garden, and in thedarkness found Mrs. Sinclair lyingdead. Close byher head was her husband's revolver. The husbandwas lyinga few feet away, and died in a few min-utes without regaining consciousness. The wife'spistol, a small weapon, was found about three feetfrom his body.

The police authorities of Chester County madeevery effort to-day to unravel the mystery. Thereare three theories as to how the tragedy occurred—one, that they agreed on mutual suicide; second,that both fired at the other In \u25a0 duel. and. third.that the wife killed the husband with her pistol,threw Itnear his body, and then took her own life,with his revolver. The police are Inclined to theb*n«r that tha lost theory la the correct one.

UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S CABB AT HIS SUM-

MER HOME.

Boston, Aug. 5 <Special>.-A dispatch to "The

Journal*' from Sunapee Lake. N. H.. says that

Colonel John Hay. Secretary of State, to a very

sick man. He Is at his country home. The Fells.lake Sunapee. three miles from Newbury Station.

With him are Mr,. Hay. the Msec. Helen and

Mice Hay and Clarence Hay. Adelbert ft. Ha>

Consul to Pretoria, is now on his way to Lngland

from his post of duty. Be. retarj Hay arrived yes-

terday, having left Washington Friday afternoon.

He arrived in time for luncheon, and passed the

afternoon with the members of his family, whom

he bad not seen slnre they cane on here on June

15 Feeling somewhat indisposed, the Secretary re-

tired early. In the night he aroused Mrs. Hay.

saying that he felt ill. She did what she could for

him and as he became more distressed she de-

cided to summon a physician. At 7 o'clock this

morning a servant was sent to West Springfield,

eighteen miles away, where the Hays' family phy-

sician Pr S S. Adams, of Washington, is spend-

ing the summer. The doctor arrived at VI o'clock

and spent three hours with his patient. Itappears

that the- Secretary has been working on his nerve

energy entirely for several weeks, and on arriving

here the shock of the absolute relaxation was so

great that ho gave way. He. had also contracteda hard cold on the way from Washington. Pneu-

monia is not expected, unless unforeseen compli-

cations arise. Secretary Hay is undoubtedly suf-

fering from nervous exhaustion. Mr. Hay is not

In direct communication with Washington. Tha

nearest telephone and telegraph station Is three

miles away. .HUSBAXT) AXD WIFE BOTH SHOT DEAD,

SECRETARY HAT ILL.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM A BKBJOCS ACCIDENT

AT NEWPORT.

Newport R I, Aug. 5 (SpecUl).-Mr. and Mrs.

William K. Vanderbllt. jr.. last evening had a yar-row escape from a serious accident. The> were

going down Bellevue-ave. at a moderate rate in

an automobiles Coming to a point where the ave-

nue bends sharply, they suddenly met a two-horse

carriage moving in the opposite direction. SodaM

were fhe two vehicles that It was impossible to

stop them, and they came together, though^ not

with -reat force. The horses reared wildlyinto the

air dfrectly above the automobile, but Mr. Vander-

bilt with much coolness reversed Ms power and

backed his machine out of danger before they came

back to earth. Mrs. Vanderbllt fainted but Quickly

recovered after being taken by her husband into a

neighboring cottage.

TAXDERBILTB 7.V A COLLISWX.

RUPPERT FOR CONTROLLER.There was considerable mention made here to-

day of Jacob Ruppert, jr. of New-York, forState Controller. Itis said that there is a keendesire to nominate some Democrat with a goodbank account for one of the State offices, therebeing an apprehension that financial angels willbe scarce this year in the vicinity of the head-quarters of the Democratic State Committee.Besides. It is said that Mr. Ruppert would re-ceive a large German vote.

George M. Palmer, of Schoharie County, one*the Democratic leader in the Assembly, said to-day that he had come bere for the purpose of"looking over the ground" la regard to the nom-ination for Attorney-General, but has not mad*up his mind decisively to become a candidate.Mr. Palmer late this afternoon took a ytrolleyride to Saratoga Lake in company with Sena-tors Donnelly and l.a Roche an.l AssemblymanTrainor, and renewed his political acquaintancewith them.

Edward F. Norris. of Wayne County, masterof the State Grange, it was amid here to-day,might be put up on Mr Croker's State ticket asa candidate for Secretary of State. This wouldb*» an attempt to force some of the farmers tovote for the Democratic State ticket. Mr.Croker's design in preparing his State ticket todetach as many friends of David B. Hill fromthat gentleman as possible is -lent in the talkabout nominating Jacob Ruppert. jr.. who wasa member of Governor Hill's military staff, andin the talk of nominating George \V. Balen. ofNiagara Falls, for State Treasurer, who is an-other follower of Mr. Hill.It Is clearly Mr. Croker's thought in naming

Ifhe is nominated for Governor the voter* ofNew- York City doubtless will address some In-quiries to him upon the matter. Senator Mackey

was expected here to-day, but telegraphed toSenator La Roche that he could not start fromBuffalo owing to the illness of his wife. SenatorLa Roche expects Senator Mackey here, how-ever, in a few days. There can be no Questionthat Senator Mackey comes here solely to havea private talk with Richard Croker about theGovernorship. Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, amember of the Democratic National Committee,is expected here ina few days from an Adiron-dack resort.

It is also suspected that Mr. Wager engaged

a room at the Grand Union Hotel on August

16 for David B. Hill. Mr. Hill surely will bepresent when a conference 13 held, which may

decide most of the nominations to be made bythe Democratic State Convention. Mr. Hill Is

said to favor the nomination of ex-Judge RobertEarl, of the Court of Appeals, for Governor.although he would accept gladly the nominationof either Elliot Danforth, John B. Stanchfleldor James K. McGuire for the office.

A Kins* County Democrat of prominence saidto-day: "No Democrat of eminence is hungry forthe nomination for Governor this year, and that

i3the reason why it may go to Mackey. Ido notthink the leaders of the Democratic party inKings County dtsire any Democrat of that coun-ty to have the nomination and become thus re-sponsible for his canvass. The outlook is not good

for the success* of our State ticket, and why.

therefore, should not Mackey, who has nothing

to lose and everything to gain, accept the nomi-

nation? He is «an obscure Democrat, and there-fore will not lose any political prestige even ifdefeated. Whereas a Democrat of more promi-

nence would not care to have a defeat recordedagainst him."

WANTS UP-STATE MAN.A patent remedy has been found for allaying

any ill feeling among the Kings County Demo-

crats over the rejection by Mr. Croker of BirdS. Coler and Edward M. Shepard as possible

candidates for the Democratic nomination forGovernor. Mr. Croker. it is reported, is the In-ventor of this soothing balm. He is said to have

intimated that he had nothing against either Mr.Coler or Mr. Shepard. but simply thought thatthe Democratic nomination for Governor thisyear should go outside of the counties of Kings

and N>-w-Yurk. and be given to some Democratlivingin an up-State county.

It is interesting to know that Mr. Crokerreached this opinion about the necessity of go-

ing to an interior county of the State for a

candidate for Governor directly after Mr. Colerhad declared that the supreme issue of th*

State campaign was whether or not a manehould be elected Governor who would protect

the city of New-York from the consummation ofthe scheme of the Ramapo Water Company tomake a contract with that city to supply itwith

watt* at the gigantic cost of $200,000,000.

Mr. Croker in 1800 did not have such decidedviews about the n^ed of nominating an up-Statecandidate, but insisted upon Augustus VanWyck. of New-York, as his candidate for Gov-ernor. Senator Mackey is not known to haveuny views whatever about the Ramapo 'WaterCompany.

CONFERENCE ON GOVERNORSHIP.There willbe a conference here upon the nomi-

nation for Governor on the day when the Demo-cratic State Committee meets, August 18. "Len**Wager, the sergeant-at-arms of the DemocraticState Committee, came to-day and engagedrooms for August 15 and Hat the Grand UnionHotel for ex-Senator Edward Murphy, Jr..Frank Campbell, chairman of the DemocraticState Committee; ex-Mayor Francis J. Molloyof Troy, and Mayor James K. MoGuire of Syra-cuse, chairman of the Executive Committee ofthe State Committee.

BELIEF THAT HE FAVORS SENATORMACKEY WOK GOVERNOR BUST

TURNING DOWN HILL.

[BT TELEGRAPH TO THE T»IB'-XR. 1Saratoga. N. V., Auk. .*>.-Richard Oros*r»»

lieutenants here received word to-day thatDavid B. Hill is already stirrin:? up th* ruralDemocrats to opposition to th» selection of WiJl-f.im Markov, of Buffalo, for Governor on theDemocrat io State ticket, on the ground that Itwould be unsafe to accept a Tammany Hall can-didate for the chief State r.ftV*. This news couldnot hay» been pleasant, naturally, to SenatorLa Roche, of Brooklyn, who is h*re advancingInall possible ways Senator Mack^ys candidacy,but he made no comment upon it. H«» took oc-casion, however, to express his confidence thatSenator Mackey would he nominated.

"Senator Mackey." a« said, "was V^yal to"William J. Bryan, and th<* plank of the Demo-cratic party demanding the fn=>» rr.jriafj*of tn%silver dcllar at a ratio of M to 1 In IflMt, andhe intends to be loyal in 1000 to him and thecause of silver. That fact mak^s him one ofth* most available Democrats in the State forthe nomination of Governor. It is untrue to saythat he is primarily Tammany Halls candidate.Ipersonally favored his candidacy first, thea Itspread through the Legislature, and now It Isstrong all over the State. Ido not believe thata vote willbe cast against Mm inthe DemocraticState Convention, not even by David B. Hill.**It is said that while Croker looks favorably

upon Senator Mackey's candidacy, and nowthinks of nominating him. this choice Is notabsolute; that it is subject to revision if in hisjudgment some other man ought to be nomi-nated. But at present, it is said, he think*Senator Mackey the strongest man. Possiblyhe will stick to Maokey, being of a tenaciousdisposition

NO NECESSITY FOR NOMINATING AN IN-DEPENDENT REPUBLICAN.

Senator Platt came pretty near dissipatingall doubt as to the intentions oi thp Republican&tate machine when he said yesterday afternoonat the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, that itwould be bad politics for the Republican StaffConvention to nominate a so-called independentRepublican for Governor. Senator Platt's dec-laration was interpreted by politicians as an in-dication of th* Intention of the leaders to nom-inate State Chairman Odell. or possibly Lieu-tenant-Governor Woodruff, about whose polit-ical aspirations little has been heard of late.

Senator Platt said that the Democrats wouldprobably not nominate Controller Coler. as Crn-ker was undoubtedly against him.

The Senator was seen at about fi o'clock lastevening, after he had enjoyed a long nap. andhe was looking better and stronger than at anytime since the Philadelphia Convention, wherethe pain incident to his broken rib nearly pros-trated him.

"Does the Governorship situation in this Statethis fall call for the nomination by the Republi-can State Convention of a so-called independentRepublican?" the Senator was asked by a re-porter of The Tribune.

Without any hesitation the Senator replied:

"Idon't think so. It seems to me it would bebad politics."

"Do you regard the possible nomination ofController Coler a danger to Republican pros-pects in this State this fall?" he was asked.

"So," answered Mr. Platt, with emphasis."Furthermore, Idon't believe the Democrats willnominate Coler. Croker does not regard himwith affection. He's not the kind of a manCroker admires."

Mr. Platt refused to discuss State ChairmanOdell's chances for the nomination, and he wouldnot talk about the open candidacy of JacobWorth for the nomination for Congress In theVth Brooklyn District.

"How does Postmaster Wilson stand with theState organization? Is he on good terms withthe State leaders again?" Mr. Platt was asked.

"Mr. Wilson is outside the breastworks, andIdon't know anything about him," replied theSenator.

"Do you think he would be confirmed by the

Senate ifit should come about that PresidentMcKinley reappointed him?" Mr. Platt wasasked.

"Well," said the Senator, with a faraway

look in his eye, "Iwon't discuss that now."Senator Platt had no callers yesterday. When

it was suggested to him that he appeared to

be in first rate health again he said "Ihaven't

been sick."Senator Platt's declaration yesterday, and

Chairman Odell's scornful opinion of the Con-troller, expressed on Friday, seem to indicate

that the two leaders are absolutely confident ofcarrying the State for the entire Republican

ticket National and State. Politicians said lastnight 'that Senator Platt probably knew betterthan any one else whether Croker would allowColer to be nominated.

The suggestion was made yesterday tnat fcen-

ator Platt and Chairman Odell are glad to hear

so much talk about Mr. OdelVs candidacy as itkeeps attention off Lieutenant Governor Wood-

ruff who«? candidacy, if backed by >enatorPlatt and Mr. Odell openly, would arouse fiercerivalry all over the State. Mr. Woodruff is in

the Adlrondacks. His lieutenants find it con-

venient to visit Chairman Odell almost every

day when he is at headquarters.

CROKER'S CANDIDATE."BAD POLITICS" SAYS PLATT.

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