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[f) ts 45 factory all that morn‘ing, and that the books would show it. Then the witness said that the next occasion on which he saw Gerald Sifton after the interview just described was on Monday, July 23rd, but between the Weinesday and the Monday he had two conversations with the other Mordens upon the subject. A Morden Consultation, One of these "conversations" was held on the Sunday afternoon, when tlw three Mordens met by the roadâ€" side, near Sit. John‘s. It lasted someâ€" thing like two hours, and the situaâ€" tion of the case was talked over. Durâ€" ing the talk Martin said that he was geing down to sce Gerald Sifton that might, and the witness, after half an hour‘s questioning, admitted that he had asked Martin to see what offer Gerald would make for the will then in the possession of the witness. He denied that in making this request he had any object in connection with the will. His object, he said, was to ascertain some knowledge of Mary McFarlan®, who had promised to meet him in the city that night if she could got away from the Sifton‘s The cou:in, Jame>s Morden, and he admitâ€" ted starting with atheory of fcoul pay. He told James Morden that night that he did not think the acciâ€" dent was "planne!‘ right. As the two were talik‘ng over it Martin Morâ€" den came in and the witness communiâ€" cated his suspicion‘ to him, and then asked him what CGeraid Sifton had salid to him on th> matter. Thos he obtained the statements of the two ether Mordens, and then turned his attention to Gerald Sifton. He adâ€" mitted asking some quostions of Gerâ€" vne meantime naving been to see erâ€" ald Sifton about the will. He said that he arrived at the Royal Arms Hote! some time before Martin and when the latter came the two got into Fdgar‘s rig and drove into the driving shed, where they sat for about threeâ€"quarters of an hour disâ€" cussing the matter. To Destroy the Will. When the investizgation was reâ€" sumed Morden was again pacel on the stand, and to Mr. Hellmuth he stite! that he began to investizate the tragedy ucon the night it occurâ€" red, and for eighteen days neflected to inform the authorities of his sus. p‘cions. He beg;ln his investigations by interviewing Mary McFarlano and his Neighbors are Kind. London, Aug. 2.â€"Edgar Morden went through a most severe crossâ€" examination at the hanads of the counsel for the Aefence im the Sifton murder case toâ€"day. H‘s evidence of yesterday, was attacked lerceâ€" 1y by Mr. Helimuth, who first brought from the w@irness the admission that he had not made a statement to the Crown about what he knew of the case unti Wednesday, July 18, although the tragedy occurred on June 30. The witness said that he had taiked the matter over with the other Mordens several t :mes preâ€" vious to July 18th, but had given no information to any officer of the law until that date, when he went to High Constable McLeod‘s house with James Morden. Both he and James Morden told their stories to him and each heard the statement of the other. The next day he and James Morden drove into London with High Constable McLeod and saw Martin Morden. The witness was evidently reluctant to speak of what passed at the interview between him and Martin, but finally admitted that he had made Martin explain where he had spent the morning on which the tragedy occurred. Martin, he said, was shivering a good deal while he was be‘ing questioned, but told the witness that he had worked in the the meantime having been to V Another hour of the court‘s time was taken up in questions relating to what took place in the buggy, the witness being exceedingly relucâ€" tant in his answers. He said that the conversation was carried on in Aa natural tone, and it could have been overheard by anyone close enough to the buggy. Martin said be had just come from Gerald‘s, and a dis:ussion on the case followed. Martin said that Gérald proposed coming to se> the witness in â€"the morning, and that he (Geraid) would willingly give Edgar $1,000 to deâ€" Martin said that Gérald proposed coming to se> the witness in â€"the morning, and that he (Geraid) would willingly give Edgar $1,000 to deâ€" stroy the will. Gerald asked Martin to see the witness about it, but to him Martin refused. Then Gerald said he would com» up and see Edâ€" said he would come up and see Edâ€" gar, and that he would take him a little easy this time, as they had not agreed the last time they had met. There had been trouble between them, and Gerald said that he could not beat Edgar, but he would hit him on the head to get the will. All this was told io the witness in the shed by Martin. At this point the witness refused to go on, saying that he could not tell the remainder of the conversaâ€" tion, and the counsel for the deâ€" fence, at the invitation of the Crown Attorney, withdrew with the witâ€" ness from the court room for a conâ€" sultation. This consulitation _ was still in progress when court adâ€" jJourned. # When the conference had concluded Mr. Hellmuth ignored the matter upon which the witness had refused *%o speak, the counsel tacitly refusing %o crossâ€"examine upon it. horden as i#etcetive. Edgar Morden on the Witness Standâ€"â€"What Mary McFarlane Saidâ€"â€""Mrs Morden Tells About the Wellâ€"â€"Friends Wanted an Inquestâ€"The Case Continued Till Thursday Next When More Revelations May be Expected â€"â€"Altogether a Remarkable Case. DID DR. McNEIL GET $1,000? DOCTOR CHARGED Rev. Mr. Cooper‘s Startling Testimony in the Sifton Case. t ce xÂ¥ WITH BLACKMAIL. Turning to the subject of the negoâ€" tlations for the will, Mr. Helimuth asked the witness atout the different statements made by h‘m with regard to the purchase of the document by Gerald. He gave his excuse for callâ€" ing on young Silton so often as a feeling of duty that Gerald should know what the will contained. Then the witness was asked why he did not tell Gerald what was in the will, which bequeatheu everything to Miss McFarlane. He said he didn‘t think Mary McFarlane would be very safe where she was if Gerald knew the cortents of the wili. " Is it rot a fact that Gerald would gain nothing if Mary died next day ?" asked Mr. Hellmuth. "Isn‘t it a fact that in the event of her death the proporty would revert to the brothers ol the deceased ?" This _ fummed up the _ situaâ€" tion, for the witness‘ testiâ€" mony. remaiaed unshaken. He said the prisorer always doubted the existâ€" ence of the second will, giving his father‘s farms to others, until told of the visit of Joseph Sifton and Mary McFarlane to the witness‘ house the night before the tragedy. Then the prisoner said it was a dirty trick : that someone must have told his Morden replied that there was no us making any proposals of the kind to him. Witness denied ever hearing that the price of a 30â€"acre farm wou!ld keep him quiet. The prisozer offéred $2,000 in all to the Morden family. The witness admittedl going to Gerald Sifton, and trying to "nomp"‘ him, under instructions from The witness added that this was true, and could give no other reason for not divulging th> contents of the will to young Sifton. bated. At this morning‘s se the court Edgar â€" Morden Crown examination occunied yesterday, was again on th The witress objected to the manner in which he was har the defence. "Never mind," : Crown prosecutor, "it is on works.‘ This summed un thig " You knew how h‘s father used Gerald ?" _ _ London, Aug. 3.â€" Sifton murder tria bated. At this m« the court Edgar night before the tragedy prisoner said it was a d that someone must have father of his intentions. Ho said to witness, "If you have will, I will give you $1,000 for it must be destroved." _pump‘ him, | the detectives The witness admitted that the terms of the second will, Filton was not disinherited t father, as had boen supposed, b left lot 19. Witness was ma exceutor, The estate was val $17,000. oncon, Unt., . Aug. . tson hours on the witt gar Mord>n, she princip th> Crown in the ~ifton sto It now scems certain that the heaxl"ln.g will not be concluded _ this week. The counsal for the defence did not croswâ€"examine Mr. Cooper. The inâ€" vestigation has been postpouned uunâ€" til Thursday next, whon additional strong evidence wi‘l be presented by the Crown. Inspector Murray â€" has been repeated‘y over the scene of the tragsdy, and is confident that he has a strong cas>. H> will leave early to morrow for lndl:mapd&l:o bring back to Canzda a prisoner whom he caughy there and arrested on a charge of robbery at Wallaceburg. "No, sir." "Didn‘t you use the expression ‘Me and Murray‘?" "No, sir. I never did." Mr. Hel!muth then followe! the witâ€" ness through all of his movements up to the time ho spoke to the authoriâ€" ties, and in several instances the witâ€" naess dvidence conflicted with the eviâ€" dence given by him on his examinaâ€" t‘onâ€"inâ€"chietf. " You have always known Gerald Sifton ?" he was asked. " Yes, he and I were boys at school together, and there never was a word between us." * In bis crossâ€"examination Morden made several additionai statements against the prisoner, which stateâ€" ments3 he said he had remembered since his examination in chief. The witness said Gerald came to hts house on July 18th. He told the witness that he had been taiking to ald, and made an examination of the barn. He searched for blood on the steps of the ladder and on the hay, but found none. He had tried to find evidence of foul play, but could find nothing to justify his suspicions. "You were trying to play private letective? said Mr. Hellmuth. ll ilways thought be used him very Relations to Sifton. Aug. 3.â€"After sixâ€" e witress stand Edâ€" principal witness for sifton murder case, Interest continue 18 Oniy rden, â€" whose uvied all day n the stand. ) the severe s hand‘ed by 1d," said the that under iI1, Gerald d ~by . his »d, but was 5SS .M made sole valued at InD the unaâ€" fire hat it ; Upon h‘s examination by Mr. Mereâ€" dith Morden was asked if Mr. Murâ€" ray, the Government officer, had told him to offer inducements to Sifton to tell a story, and h> denied it. Mr. Murâ€" ray told h‘im to geat Sifton to speak | before witnesses, and to allow the prisoner . to offer anything he liked for th will. " He told me," said Morâ€" den, "to find Mary McFarlane and tel!l har to leave Gerald S‘fton‘s, so that he could get her to make her statement before h‘m." The witness | continued that he saw Miss McFarlane l on th> Saturday, and the girl told h‘m that sho was going to leave the |Siftou,u. and that if the Siftons knew | what she knew she would never eat another bite in their house. She said she was t.rglng to go that night. The next day (Sunday) Morden saw Mary at the St. John‘s Church, and she said that she had been unable to get away, but sh> was go‘ing to make another effort to get in to her sister‘s house in London. If this failed, she would try and go to her mother‘s house. At th> intorview the witness told Mary atout the prop>rty bequeathed to her by the will, but he denied telling her that anything depended on the arrest 0oz convietion of tha prisoner. _ Mr. Meredith asked the witness atout Gerald‘s statement that things would be all right if Cozroner McNeib held the inquest, and Morden said that Gerald had ment‘oned to him that he believed Dr. McNeil was honestly imâ€" pressed with the idea that the affair was an accident. In reference to the will, Mr. Meredith asked how it was that Mr. S‘fton left something to his on when he thought the son was trying to kill him. Morden‘s answer was that the old man had said that it was nocessary to mention the names o‘ the members of the fam‘ly in tha will or it would not be valid. So Mr. Sifton had decided to give his son an interest which he had in some cows on Gerald‘s farm, and this, with one or two horses, was to be the son‘s portion. * o _"Cut off with a shilling," said the Crown Attorney. In speaking of himself, Morden menâ€" tioned that since July 19th either two or three men guarded his house from attack. He said he did not know what might happen to him, and he had these men at his hous> for the protecâ€" tion of himsel{ and his wife, He carâ€" ried a pistol sometimes for further protection. After a short reâ€"examinaâ€" tion by Mr. Mages the witness was allowed to leave the stand, his examâ€" ination having lasted sixteen hours. Mrs. Morden Falks. Mrs. Morden, the wife of the last witness, said that on the night of June 20th ‘Gerald Sifton came to her hus band‘s house about 10 o‘clock, _ Her husband was not home, but arrived shortly afterwards, just as Gerald, who salid that he was in a great hurry, was leaving. Her husbandâ€"went out after Gerald, and was a long time in returning. Then he came back with Mary McFarlame and told his wife of the approaching wedding and of the this way," e "I claim som court." ext will was hidden in the seed drill by Mr. Sifton in the presence of the witness, and it lay in its hiding place for some weeks before he took it out and gave it to his lawyer. This concluded . the crossâ€"examinaâ€" tion, which had lasted through three sess‘ons of the court. "I will not say." "Is there going to be more than the $1,000 in it for you ? ‘ « "I don‘t know." The witness denied that he had given any coensideration to what he would receive under the will, and this answer brought from Mr. Hellâ€" muth the remark, "You put it away from you with a prayer, I suppose." "I don‘t think that this man has the privilege of talking to me in den. In spite of the fact â€" was making the will because had threatened his life, he son some personal property will was hidden in the seed "How much is Edgar Morden goâ€" ing to make out of the estate ?" asked Mr. Hellmuth. "I haven‘t had a lawyer to figâ€" ure that out," returned the witness quickly. his lawyer and ho had advised Gorâ€" ald to have the new will burned in the presence of the two. The method of destruction was to burn it up, and rubb‘ng it in their hands. The witâ€" ness sa‘d he could not _ understand what Gerald meant by this method of destruction. Gerald said that he had told his lawyer everything about the matter ; how he had shoved his father out of the end of the barn, an‘d al! about the will. In explaining «whBy he had talked so freely to the lawyer, he sa‘il that he could tell his lawyer everyang, and if the lawyer mentoned anything about it his cloak woubd be taken away from him. Upon being asked by the witness why he had told his lawyer Gerald said that matters were becoming so serious that it was time to take a lawyer ‘nto his confidence. At this interview the witness told Gerald distinctly that it was no use for him to make any further efforts to get the will, as the witmess was Aetermined to do right and go on and have the will probated. After his visit to the Crow n officers the witness told Gerald that he (the witmess) had never been willâ€" ing to accept any money for the will, and that he didn‘t want to get into any trouble over the matter. Gerâ€" ald said that there need be no trouâ€" ble. All th@t was necessary was for Edgar to burn up the ‘will. Gerald said that he did not wish to insult the witness by offering him money, but if the will was destroyed he woulbd make the witness a handsome present of money. The Drawing of the Will. The counsel for the defence then began questioning the witness about the actual drawing of the will. The witness said the will was drawn about 4 a. m. on the Saturday morning, June 30th, not four hours before Joseph Sifton was killed. Sifton sat in the kitchen with the witness and Mrs. Morden, and the will was drawn up on the kitchen table. The witness could not exâ€" plain why he was chosen sole execuâ€" tor when Mr. Sifton had two brothâ€" ers. He had acted as executor for an estate before, but had been an unpaid executor. "You are going to be paid under the will? Will you say that you renounce your commission under the will 2" cal Interviewing Mary McFarlane mark, "You put it away th a prayer, I suppose." hink that this man has : of talking to me in exclaimed the witness. me protection from the qss Tt We enc en to go on ons, and Mr. is _ questions the document Mr. Mereâ€" Mr. Murâ€" had told Sifton to Mr. Murâ€" to spoak Mrs, Morâ€" that he se Geraid left the Â¥y. _ ‘The interview which he said he had had with Dr. McNeil. He said that he went to the doctor‘s house for a cerâ€" tificate of death, and Dr. McNoil kept him an hour waiting for it. Dr. Mcâ€" Ne‘:! had said that if he was not paid $1,000 he would hold an inquest. He refused to give the death certificate, and the witness said it was a most scoundrelly thing, and was nothing but blackma‘il. Gerald said that if Dr. McNe‘l had held the inquest immediâ€" ately after the death of h‘s father he would have been satâ€" isfied, but to postpone the funeral after he had sent out the funeral noâ€" tices and engaged the witness to preach the funeral sermon would cause a scandal, which he would not endure for $1,000. Gerald said that be was still in a Bbad state over his father‘s death, and was ‘}l, and that he had fnally and relurtantly agreed to pay Dr. McNe! the $1,000. The doctor, he said, then drew‘ up one note for $500.and two others for $250 each, and he had signed them. The notes were payable on sight. Gerald also sa‘d that Dr. McNeill had told hm that the Rev. Mr. Cooper and Jack S‘ftom, a cousin of the prisoner, were ask‘ng for an inquest, and that he would have to keep out of their way unt‘l after the funeral. Speakâ€" ing for Wimself, Mr. Cooper said that te had not pressed Dr. ‘McNe‘!l for an inquest, but he said that Dr. McNeil evidently kept out of his iway, for he In so‘itade the mind Talns strength and learas to lean acon iteel{.â€"Sterne. Rev. Mr. Cooper told of aeveral other interviews with Sifton, and at the conclusion of his evidence the counsel for the defence said that there would be no crossâ€"exam{nation. The case was then postponed until Thursday next. Gerald continued : Fd. Morden says that with what he knows and what he can mak> up he can have me hangâ€" ed, He wants me to rut up a good sum to keep quict. I told him that if be repeated that statement again I would make him do it. Then Morden told me that he had a will under which my father‘s property â€" would go to others. On July 11ith the witness visited Gerald Sifton‘s houss, and was told that Dr. McNeil was in the library, but that he (the doctor) «id not wish the witnmess to know he was there. The minister asked Gorali about Edâ€" gar Morder‘s threat, and advised him to get Morden to put his propositions in black and white, to which Gerald replied, "He‘s too slipp>ry a scoun:drel for that." weraid sifton Cid not Cescribe t cident to the minister, apparent sumiog that he had heard of i saidl a counle of times, "Wasn‘t awful fall?""‘ but this was the reference to the accident. At the funeral the witness Gerald if the will had been rea Gerald said that som> months t he had gone into the city an anoth*r will mad>, giving the pro to his three nieces instoad of to son. On Monday, July 9, Gerald to the minister, and said that P Morden was holding a waip ove head. On the evening before father‘s death, Geraldi said that {fathor‘s death, Ger: had mentioned abou city to see Martia to‘d him that Marti funeral A Grave Charge. Rev. Mr. Cooper next heard the unâ€" founded rumor of Gerald Sfton‘s arâ€" rest, and drove to his house for the purpose of comforting his wife. He found the supposed prisoner at home, and Gerald sa‘id : "It is just as I told you. Edgar has been making trouble for us. Detective Murray was here toâ€"day and examined us." Then Gerâ€" ald told the witness of an alleged interview which he said he had had with Dr. McNeil He said that he went to the doctor‘s house for a cerâ€" tificate of death, and Dr. McNoil kept him an hour waiting for it. Dr. Mcâ€" Ne!l had said that if he was not paid $1,000 he would hold an inquest. He refused to give the death certificate, and the witness said it was a most scoundrelly thing, and was nothing but blackma‘l. Gerald said that if Dr. the accident. Herbert‘s story was that the old man bhad strack a treâ€" mendous blow at the boird and that he and the axe ani board all fell toâ€" gether. He said that he was about tbwenty feet away on the Coor of the barn, and had seen it. The minister asked him how his attention â€" was drawn to it, and the boy replied that Gerald shouted, "He‘s gone," or "He‘s fallen.‘" The witness shortly afterâ€" wards picked up the axe and found blood on both sides of the blade. He asked Walter about the blood, and Herbert answered that as the father swung the axe the blade struck â€"a beam overhead and had thon dropâ€" ped on the old man‘s head, and then Sifton fell out of the hole in the side of the barn. The witness thought that the stories varied a little, and told Herbert that he had better be care. ful, as he might be questisned arout it. and stop his girl fro to a man threéee tin man who had not t: wives well. sumisg that sald a cousle awtful fall ?" reference to ney, w. H. Cooper, the Methodist | minister living at Arva, told a most | startling _ story. He â€" said that Jou_‘ph Sifton had arranged with him' to see him. He went there and â€"reâ€" mained until midnight, waiting for Gerald Sifton to come home, but Gerâ€" alki had not arrived by the time he left. He visited the scene of â€" the tragedy shortly after it happened, n_nd was told by Walter Herbert of To Mr. Hellmuth the witness said that there was no possibility of Mary McFarlane havy‘ng any actual knowle«dge of the making of the will. The‘ will was made on parer ord‘narily : rogt amg s o o epcimnnalirun oi e vit Wl vigenth to be at the parsonage on Saturday, June 30th, at 5 o‘clock, for the mar. ’ rlage of Mr. Sifton and Miss McFar.| lane. On Friday, June 290th, he visited | (Gerald Sifton‘s hou e, the hired man | having told him that Gerald wanted | to see him. He went there and reâ€" | mained until midnight, waiting for | Fuc _13 amew & i ujed for wrapping butter. The reâ€" mainder of the crossâ€"examination was fruitless, excent in that it corâ€" roborated a great deal of the evidence given by the hushand with regard to the mention of strychnine, etc. A Startling Story. Rev. W. H. Cooper, the Methodist minister living at Arva, told a most alleged plans of Gorald to kill his faâ€" ther. Joseph Sifton cams in after putâ€" ting his horse in the barn, and they all eat down to have some supper, _ Mr. Morden told Sifton that the son was after him, and that if all other means failed they were going to try to catch him on the hay fork the next day. Mr. 8ifton said that he remembored askâ€" iIng his son to help him with the hay fork, but that they wouldn‘t catch him there, as he was going to take a holiday. Shortly afterwards, at Mr. Sifton‘s euggestion, Miss McFarlane» went to bed, and then the will was drawn up. Mrs. Morden heard Mr. Sifâ€" ton talking about Mary and the child that was to be born. She signed the will, and about 5 o‘clock in the mornâ€" ing the couple left, Her husband had urged Mr. Sifton not to go home beâ€" cause he was afraid the old man would be attacked. Mr. Sifton replied that his new suit was there, the marriage license, the ring and two gold watches, and he planned to get these early and be away before Gerald could finish his own chores and com>» to the house. not see him again until after the a O f maTD PCHUC DeRIACC N0 tIVO OB ARCST ;f::,f,e‘,f{‘, tC Oe ' roys ala;i‘ Imperial o:lllciuls :r o wi the re co.umns set in moti .':'1 :;fxp:q,;‘s?,‘:: the other is the impracticabi m> months before | PAYINg an army concuted by the city and hag | #uting board of rix Generals rl\‘ink the j merty | umrals. Two sections oi the instead ",fm;uppm‘, | forces, the Russian and the ( 1y 0. Gerald came ‘ are belieyed to be hanging b: 1",,.‘.;]'1 'th';.t P‘cig'lr | the groug!l that Admiral Se a wiip over his | W‘stake must rnot be repeate :tm'n 'h',,,‘ re hig | that the marching orders mus '“".. id tl" t he | ferred until the vransport is o bil i i s tl |fect order, and the troops ar W Folis Into _the | to go up to the capital with . Morden, and had ictible rush in would come out | * ‘R:“.“; Hauging k ‘om tyin herself | Bae imes ‘nerg age, n { Chinese renorts that Rusia treated his other | uron acting indepéndently an ‘ jecting to an advance u;on Pe Fd. Morden says | not credited by thoe who are knows and what | ing the crisis most closely. Sor ‘an have me hangâ€" | manders are more caut ous th to rut up a good | ers, and the urgency of the re I to‘d him that | nedition is an onen auest‘on w _ _of an ald he h said t house for Coor of the he minister ntion â€" was replied that ," or "He‘s tly _ afterâ€" and found > blade. He blood. â€" and isn‘t it H« " The other fore‘gn troops are now half way to Lofa. The force includes 20,000 Japanese, mmder Gen. Yamuâ€" chucht, and 10,000 Russians. The British force totais 9,0J0, and the other foreign troops about 7,000. We are weak in artiliery. "On August 1st a strong force of Chinese irom the native city atâ€" tacked Tien Tsin. By a series â€" of brilliant charges our troops drove the enemy from their position. The native city is still detiant, and the allies are unwilling to march troops through its streets, as this would mean an immense slaughter. When the Chinese saw so large a body of troops marching westward they ap parently believed they would have an easy victory over those who were left." A message to the sam> paper from a correspondent in Pekin, dated July 22nd, says: *‘The women have born» all the horrors with marvellous fortiâ€" tude, and even with cheerfuiness, The Chicese wanted peace when the arâ€" senals at Tienâ€"Tsin were captured,and the negotiations bade fair to be sucâ€" cessful. _ Unfortunately Lipeng and Kangyu arrived at the critical moâ€" ment and overthrew the peace party. Food has been short, but not terribly so, though we have had to be very A Shanghai special, dated Aug. 4th, says : *‘The first overt attack upon foreigners occarred this _ morning. Three Chinese soldiers in disguise fired at a wellâ€"known English resident while he was iying asleap on the verâ€" andah of his house. He had a narrow escape." t ‘"From various sources come stateâ€" ments that a large body of Boxersâ€" some eétimating them at 3,000â€"is ¢uherlnfil south of Tienâ€"Tsin and threatening . communications," The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail announces the reception of an Imperilal edict dated Aug. 2nd. orâ€" There were persistent reports from Chinese sources that the allied comâ€" manders had disagreed on vyarious points, and could not be indused to orâ€" d°r an advance upon the capital, These differences of opinion were yvery likely exaggerated, but there was provably a substratum of truth for thes> hinese fictions. The American, Britisn and Japancse commanders are described as eager for a decisive action, whereas the Russians and Germans jo nuot think the united command strong enough for work, and assume that it will be forced to retire upon Tien Tsin if it starts prematurely, and is not adeâ€" quately supplied with food and amâ€" munition. a mistake muyst rot be repeated, and that the marching orders must be deâ€" ferred untll the transport is in perâ€" fect order, and the troops are ready to go up to the capital with an irreâ€" siitible rush. Russia Hanging Back*? Chinese reports that Russia insists uron acting indepandently and is obâ€" jecting to an advance u;on Pekin are not credited by tho® who are watchâ€" ing the crisis most closely. Some comâ€" manders are more caut ous than othâ€" ers, and the urgency of the relief exâ€" pedition is an open quest on when the Legations are not unacer attack and are probably receiving :upplies with the sanction of the officials Some of the most astute studeats of Chinâ€" ese affairs assert confidently that the Legations will be escorted to Tien Tsin as soon as the Imperial auâ€" thoritiee are convinced that â€" Russia carnot be detached from the camâ€" paign and that a reliel coumn will be despatched to the capital. Difficulties in the Way. Two facts stand out among those rumors of cissensions, One the reluctance of the Chinese _\ roys and Imperial officials to 1 the relie{ co.umus set in motion, the other is the impracticability having an army concu:ted by a . su.ting board of :ix tGenerals or mirals. Two sections oi the a Lordon, Aug. 6, 1 a. m.â€"The new-‘ from China at midnvight was made up of contradictions and surmises. The most startling rumor in the air was a story that Li Hung Chang had comâ€" mittsd suicide, but it was dissredited in Fleet street, and in the clubs it was consldered ore probable that he was intriguing with Russian officials and striving to break up the concert. Four missionaries were reported to hm'el been murdered near Hankow, and on the other hand the southern provinces were described as seitling down, Rumors that the allied army bad adâ€" vanced toward Pekin were varied | with the details of an eight hours‘ engagement with the Chinese, but this theory simmered down into skirâ€" mishing a few miles west of Tien Tsin, which had already been report ' ed. TLondon, Aug. 6, 4 a. m. ican and British forces advance on Pekin last T cording to a despatch d; 2nd, from Tien Tsin to Express. "The main body lies," continues the cof "marched July 30th. _ G was delayed by difficul THE ADVANGE HAS LI HUNC SUICIDED? Contradictory Reports of the Allies‘ Movements. Report That British and American Forces Left Tien Tsin Last Thursâ€" dayâ€"A Message From Congerâ€" Death to the Christiansâ€"Differâ€" ences Among the Commanders. Advance Has Begun. Commanders Differ ON PEKIN, r back all l @rm4a mour have and 18 ‘ Seymour‘s Message. London, Aug. 4.â€"Admiral Seymo tolegraphed to the Admiralty to c that he had seen the Viceroy 0f \a kin on Aug. 2nd, that the YVicer was very friendly and seemed anx i | to maintain peace in the Yang T Valley, and w to the landi of a foree of British troops ( the defence of mu. The YVicer returned the A "s visit the ne ;h,v ant‘l renewed his â€" assurances | friendship. An t waos arriv | at for mamna:fl order in the Ya: l Tso Valley. Paris, Aug. 5.â€"The French Foreign Office has recseived the fojlowing c spatcl from the French Conmu! 1t Cheefu, dated Aug. 2; "The Gover nor of Moukden, in a prociamation, has urged the people of Manchuria to massacre Christiars. Nearly ali the missions have been destroyed. The mis sonaries have organmnized for defence and are assisted by other Chris OR. MNELL 1§5 ANGRY. WANTS TO TESTIFY AGAN. Latest From Conger. Washingion, Aug. 5.â€"A belated me«â€" sage from Minister Conger was re cived toâ€"day at the ®tate Departâ€" ment. lt came through Conmsulâ€"Genâ€" cral Goodrow at Shanghai, who transâ€" mitted messages received by Mr. Ragsdale, United Ntates Consul 1t Tien Ts&in, from Mr, Conger and Mr. Uqyuires, Secretary of the Unite S.ites Legation at Pekin. In effect the advices are the same as those received a day or two ago by . the Etate Department from Consul Fow ler at Cheefu, Mr. Goodnow‘s mes sage was transmitted to President McKinley at Canton, and Mr, Adee, Acting Secretary of State, later in the day, issued the following stateâ€" mert concerning it ; "Consulâ€"General Goodnow, in a catble gram dated Sharghai, Aug. 5, which was received at the Department of Etato at 4 o‘clock this (Sunday) mornâ€" ing, reports the receipt by Consul Ragsdale ‘hut Tien Tsin of messages from Minister Conger, and the =ecâ€" reétary of the Legation, Mr. Equires, dated July 21, to the following + tlans." London, Aug. 4.â€"Dr. McNeill, â€" of Arva, one of the most important witnesses for the crown in the caso against Gerald Sifton, charged wich the murder of his father, came +o the city in hot haste this morning. upon learning of the evidence given yesterday by Rev. Mr. Cooper, who said the prisoner had told him Dr. MceNeill had demanded and accepted notes for $1,000 from Gerald Sifton to 1 an inquest upon the deâ€" "*Ali well. No 1ij 16th by agreement ions. â€" Hop> for a ® spatch publ ing. There ata temen ts respordent. Denies Gerald Sifton‘s Story to Rev. Mr. Cooper. Dr. McNeill says the statement is made out of whols cloth and that he will go into the witmess box a% the first o‘spormn!ty and give to it a flat contradict No sugh notes were ever lam% he gare. Four more m‘ssionaries, accord to Shangha‘! advices dated Saturds have been murdered near Hankow The Tien Tsin correâ€"pondent of : Times wiring July 3ist saye: " T previouws deciâ€"ion to move toâ€"morr has been reversed. It is reported th th> American commander is now 1 willing to advance until h> is re forced. "ITh> Japanese reconnaisar yesterday apparertly inclined th to favor wa.ltu} for further reinfor ments. _ The ussians and | Frer acquiesced. Gen. Gaselee is anxious advance, but his command is so «m: only $,000, that he cannot take t lead. The date for the departure th> expedition is therefore again v certain." Commenting upon this despatch, the T mos says : "ubl:.gerhnp- mevita ble, alibough undou! Iy disappointing. that the advance should be delayed It will be noticed that the despatch to th> Daily Express announcing that the troops had started is dated lator than the despatch to the Times, and two days later than any other Je spatch published in London this mornâ€" ing. There is no way { serifying the statements of the Daily Express sor respordent. They must simply be taken for what they are worth. A despatch to the Morn‘ng from Cheefu, dated July 30th, "The Russians at Tien Tsin refi allow the Americans to put up phone wires on the rallroad pole they claim the railroad which Ish engineers are ready to The situation is critical The is full of railroad sleepers. Hun of dead bodies of Chinese, som capitated, are floating in strea m." Tlen Tsin by troops from Shan and the south. > Deu&od nccounts of the recon sance July 30th say that th emy‘s guns that were attacked Pe‘tsang it is believed can onl captured after a bhard strugg‘le Gaselee and his staff accompanie reconnaissance, but no British t: were engaged. troops, to escort the foreign Minis ters to Tienâ€"Ts:in as soon as they 4e cide to leave Pekin. By the terms of the edict Gen. Yunglea will be held pepâ€" ronally responsible for their salety, and hbe is given full authority to deal summarily with those opposing . the peaceful passage of the escort. "By such acts," concludes the edict, "do we show our good intention to people from afar and open our bosoms to them." t A Ten Tsin despatch, dated ust 1st, to Berlin, gives a re» an Imperial edict dssued Juls ordering the recapture of Tak @rs dering Gen. Yungilu to select high milt tary and civil dignitaries togethor with a eufficieat number of piokad Death to the Christians for a speedy relief fighting since nt. Enough pr t 1@ to T H