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12 . IES ARE MADE PUBLIC Contents * Ul of Answers fiivpn U, ’ en fn 10 lariODS Notes of Iflfllrirv ** * * * MIMKTFP MlnlMfcK fftVf.ED WulNucK Will fVILL AC1 ifT The Verbiage of the Replies Is of Such Conciliatory Nature as Preclude Giving Offense. The state department Saturday night made public the text of the notes addressed by it to the governments of Germany, Russia and China in an¬ swer to inquiries from them as to the attitude of the United States toward various phases of the Chinese problem. The forecasts of these notes made in tho press appear to have been a ecu- rate, for although nowhere in the text in r cfereuoe made to the withdrawal of the United States troops from China, the official statement used by the navy department iu advance of the publica¬ tion of the notes bears out (he predic¬ tion that the government finally has decided upon sncli a material reduction of its military forces as will amount to a withdrawal of the army as an offen¬ sive instrument, The answer to the German note is carefulty phtased, so as to soften (he qualified refusal of the Uuited Sla es government to make the punishment of the Chinese ringleaders a condition precedent to negotiations. The answer to Germany ia part, is as follows: The government of the United States has from the outset proclaimed its purpose to hold lo tho uttermost accountability the responsible authors of any wrongs doue in China to the citizens, as was stated in the govern* ineut's circular communication to the powers of July 3d Inst. It is thought, however, Ihat no punitive measures can be so effective l>y way of reparation for wrongs suf¬ fered aud as deterrent examples for the future as the degradation nnd punish¬ ment of the responsible authors by tho supreme imperial authority itself, and it seems only just to China that she should l>e afforded in the lirRt place an opportunity to do this and thus rehab¬ ilitate herself before the world. Be¬ lieving, and without abating in any vise its deliberate pnrposo to exact the fullest accountability from the re¬ sponsible authors of lhc wrongs we have suffered iu China, tho United UtnteH is not disposed, ns a prelimin¬ ary condition to entiling into diplo¬ matic negotiations with the Chinese government, to join in a demand that said government snrrender'to the pow¬ ers such persons ns, according to the determination of the powers them¬ selves, may be held to be the first and real perpetrators of these wrongs. Tt is the purpose of this government at the earliest practicable moment to name its plenipotentiaries for negotia ing iis a settlement with China, and in the meantime to authorize its min¬ ister in I’ckin to enter forthwith inte conference with tho dnly authorized representatives of the Chinese govern- ment whereby fnil exercise of the im- perial power for the preservation of order and the protection of foreign life and property throughout China. In response to Mr. Wn’s commuui- cation. September 17, 1900, of n cable- gram from Prince Ching,the following answer owcrm"ent .« g.veu- The of the United States accepts the CSS pleninote tiary anthoriG of Ea I Li (thing as orima Negotiations facie sufficient for the preliminary wardTe looking to »iru luo return reuiru of m the imperialCbL nese government and , . to the resump- tion of its authority at J ekin and toward the negotiation of a complete ipotentianes tbe c- fh the n o 7 powers, °ow«» nnVni and of .To these ends the tt United u a a, States , minister in Pekin will be authorized to enter into relations with Lari Li and Prince Clung as tbe immediate representative of the Chinese emperor. In reply to the Russian charge’s memorandum, the following was mitted: ■ 1. Tho government of the United States has not any present intention to withdraw its legation from Pekin. 2. Tho government of the United 8 tates accepts the plenipotentiary an- thority of Eatl Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching as priraa facia sufficient for the preliminary negotaitions look- ing toward the retura of the imperial Chinese government, and to the Te- sumption of its authority at PekiD, and toward the negotiatien of a com- p ete settlement by the appointed plenipotentiaries of the powers and Chin a. ends, the United States \ relations : wi ° . a !' a r-ari or!a |^ j^i / as ,ste of f the un e»e enx- I fiMff ISjHonal fatiooal Prison Association. Association be- EPjTaonuai Prison W coegresr in Cleveland, Satnrdav with 200 delegates pres- 6 f Th-, 1 a were made up of peniten- t;fl ry wardens in ,l Minerintendents oi prisons and reformatories who enjoy national r epntfl __•__ New York Donates $2.40,000. The subscriptions np to Saturday • \ York city for the relief of Gal- i^io-i w amounted to §240,- snff rers HE ADEL NEWS. GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Brief Summary of Interesting Happenings Culled at Random. Augusta Mitt. May fee.ntrte, There * 8 a feelin 8 of hopefulness in the Augusta mill district over there- port that the KiDg mill will resnme operations at an early date. The Hit,- ley will probably remain idle some time longer, as some needed repair work ie being done. j , , Governor will r.o ,o chi'k.m...'., An order has been issued by (lover- 0 CB lT ,1 r hTm^ 'in ih' l° ffl ' tics ee rs around Chatfa^g. 6 rt in V>3, * to ."id ", * the national .. * park , commission . . . he n in inspection of historical works at the Jhickamaugft National park in tho ex* ercises beginning October 9 Gover- nor Canaler expect h to go to Chick** manga on that occasion himself to take part in tho patriotic work. Kutontoti Shots Factory Ofits Contract. The Eatonton Shoe factory, which recently began operation, is rtititiing on full time and turning out shoes as fast ns their capacity will admit. On a bid open to the world they sold a few days ago a bill of shoes to the State sanitarium to the amount of £500. In Good M. G. Statham, cattle inspector for tho counties of Rabun, Towns, Union and Fannin, has placed his first annual report in the hands of Commission, r of Agriculture O. B. Stevens. The re¬ indicates a healthy condition of cattle In the district and iudieates what eases of inftctiou were found. The people of these counties are thanked for their ready acqnicsonce to tho law and atd to the inspector. Ilfwnrdft Offtirml. A proclamation has been issued by the governor offering a reward for the arrest, with evidence to convict, of unknown parlies who murdered two unidentified negroes in Brooks coun¬ ty. The amount of reward is §150. A reward of §200 is also offered for the apprehension of Charles Spier, who, it is charged, committed homi¬ upon the person of Boss Hoga- book, in Macon rounty. • .Spier is now a fugitive from justice. Permit* MUtfHry. Companies I) anil L, of the Third regiment, have been given permission attend the carnival at Elberton, oc- on September 25th. tbe Orders have been issued from office of Assistant Adjutant General Byrd granting permission to the twelve of the Third Georgia regi¬ ment to leave their home stations on October 3d in order to take part in the at Athens. Increnan of Oil Inspection. Tbe first annual report of Slate Oil Inspector Barrett, which is now in course of preparation, wilt show that approximately 800,000 gallons more of oil than was ever inspected before has come under the supervision of the state authorities during the year end¬ ing October 1st. As a result of the new inspection law- eleven additional inspectors, located in different see- tions of the state, have recently been appointed, but on account of tho in- creased amount of oil Ihat has passed the test these appointments have prov- ed no expense to the state, New Steamer Line Announced. The Merchants and Miners’Trans- I? rta t ,on " h T . l,n . ? nl '"'« ' 16 A ' ‘ “ ^ a u° ftrd ’ ?“T ^' e "P or ^ s News and W Savannah an- ‘ " ounce ‘ b ? t 0,1 or aboUt °. dobe r lsf ; *7 U t . - W ’ between Philadelphia and Savannah. Thjg wi „ Lave the effect of „) Jor tening <ll0 time considerably, on traffic des- , ineil from ttle raarket s of Pbiladel- adjacent territory, to this Mction) ftS thj „ wiI1 be tho only lines sailing direct from Philadelphia to any of the south Atlantic ports. This company already owns and operetes ;, oo 0 ln i| eB of steamship lines, its fleet comprising ^ ® fourteen stanch, fast and eUgf t ghi s _ wilt Be Moved to Atlanta. The general southern office of the Southern Express Company is to be moved to Atlanta on October Ht. This announcement is made as a definite fact, as all arrangements have been made and the proposed removal fully decided upon. Heretofore tho general southern office has lately been cated in Chattaaoogo, but the company has been considering the move to Atlanta in order to be more in tonch with the general office, which is located m New York. . . . Premium* at siatc Fair. The p remlnm ii n t 8 for the Georgia state Fair at Valdosta have been pr j nte( j an( j a f orce 0 f c i erks busy sending them out to every part of the state. The lists consists of about sixty pages and covers all the departments of the coming fair. The premiums appear to be very liberal in all of the departments, and especially in the agricultural department. Three purses for tbe first, second anil HUrd county display are offered, §590 being offered for the best display ge eond and §200 for the ^ ^ ^ iodivj(1ua , makjnir , Le first, second and third largest and best displays purses of §300, §200 and §100 are offered, respec.tively. third For the first, second and larg- est crop of sea island cotton made npou ADEL, BERRIEN COUNTY. GA.« FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1900. Otie attte ot iftno, one oaio its a srttnpipj accompanibd oulttratitinj by a statement of fttul the mode of the itnlouut kind oil fettiliiktir of ti*ed| time and of piftrtt> hoed Itig, number times plotted and cost of production §50, §25 aud § 10 , respectively. the Anothor interesting ’The day fefttiire of will be rftceli. first the races Will be open Only to horSes owned in Georgia aud purses of §200 each will ba U flCf< on tbe host trotting and paciug race. lonr days following the npeniug day will bo opeU to horses from any section of the Country, though the closing day, Saturday, will bo given entirely expected to mule races. The mule races are to Jj bring out some of the '' * h “ ‘ I"" 8 ' b ‘* unless Flouda sends" up 80 ' ne of ber <l»h’ k 8 '°PP| n S T »° entire raco programme ih as follows: Moulla y, October 29: 3: 00 trot, boraes, Georgia own- §200 00 .^ ’ nnrHn * 2 cp , horses, Georgia own )0 00 ,. MA 2 t October 30s 2:40 trot.purse..............§400 400 00 00 2:24 pace, purse .........,,. > Half mile run, heats, pltrsC;., 100 00 Wednesday, October fill 2:18 trot, purse.........,...£40) 00 2:15 pace, purse............. 400 00 five eighths mile, heats, purse 100 00 Thursday, November 1: 2:28 trot, purse....... .§100 00 2:30 pace, purse....... . 400 00 One mile run, purse... . 100 00 Friday, November 2: Free for all trot, purse...... .£100 00 Free for all pace, purse ,... 400 00 2:32 trot, purse....... . . 400 00 TUree-fourth-mile run, pnrse.. 100 00 Saturday, November 3: Mute troting race to carts, 2 in 3, 5 to enter, purse......§ 50 00 Mule running race, half mile, 5 to outer, purse. 50 00 MISTRIAL IN DIXON CASE. After Wrestling With the Job Forty-Eight Hours the Jury Failed to Agree. After being out 48 hours, the jury in tho case of Mrs. -Sarah F. Dixon, at Wrightsville, failed to ngreo and a mistrial was ordered. Sheriff Rowland, of Johnson county, aud five others have been iudictcd on the charge of aiding in the escape of Mrs. Dixon a few days ago. BLOODY WORK COHTIXUES. Vsnatlenl Olilneie Keep Up Wholeaal* Murder of Sliuioiiiiriei. A London special says; All the cor¬ respondents in China are sending ter¬ rible stories of the wholesale massacre of missionaries and native Christians. It is asserted that during July between 15,000 aud 20,000 converts were mas¬ sacred in the northorn provinces. Large numbers of missionaries are still unaccounted for. Native reports are subject to the roost careful ecrutiuy, with the result that although there impossible may ho some ex¬ aggeration, it is to doubt that iu the main they are correct. WAGE SCALE FINALLY SIGNED. Iron nnd Steel Worker* Return to Labor* After Three Months* Idtene**. The conference committees of lh« Amalgamated . Association . , of Iron and Steel Workers and of the manufact- g.gq 0 ' C 1 0 C J[ Sunday morning 8 d tho wa(?ft BCftle that will be effective until July, 1901. Owing to the unusual fluctuations of the market, the new scale had not been signed *^ when the mills shut down, havi Jane 3 an(1 the conditions been unfavorable ever since June, so that the mills have been idle for almost (Il three ,„ mnntl WOUtb8 ,, :___ REMEY VISII'S EARL LI. __ Ofc tnM . Diplomat K.turn. Hi* Tlmnk. u> the United nut*. Admiral Crownmshmld, . . chief . cf the bureau of navigation and acting secro- tary of the navv, ' has received the fol- low towing i n - cab cablegram j from irom Admiral Admiral Bo 4to- me y : “Taku, September 19. —I have called upon Li Hncg Chang officially. Arrived September 18th in a merchant vessel. H e proceed tender at once to Pekin. He desires that I his sincere thanks f or the consideration he has received from the United States government, STRIKE BN’ RANKS GROWING. - President Mitchell*. Kc P o»t For HilrA r», y show* 126,000 Men Are Ljie. digp ^ , tc h from Hazleton, Pa., says: «»ird a day de, of of the the strike strike passed passed off ofl as quietly as tbe two preceding days. Beyond the occasional stoning of mine worker going to or from work, there has been no disorder. was estimated Wednesday night about 70 per cent of tbe mine of the region aro idle, which is an increase over Tuesday’s British Take Charge of Railroad. Advices from Cape Town state that the military authorities have taken over the Netherlands railway. Gen¬ eral Macdonald compelled the Boers Yet to make a hasty flight from the river. He captured and thirty-one and wagons, 65,- quantity of cattle stores, 090 rounds of ammunition. Cincinnati Gives §7,000. On Saturday the Texas relief fond at Cincinnati was over §7,000. Lex¬ ington, Kv., -ent §1,200 to Galveston. ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM. I? LETTER An Earnest and Urgent Plea .for Georgia's Orphaned Children, REMEMBER THE 29TH OF THIS MONTH 'VIIlium Would Like to See a Uofftill/ml Dnjr Set A|ldrt For tile Fatliorloss Hurt Mothurlus* Oiitta, Come now, let’s divide out. There are fiOO good working days in tho year. Suppose tie will one of them orphans* day. We have a Labor Day and Wash¬ ington’s birthday and independence day and other days set apart for ob¬ servance, why not have a day for the orphans Decatur of is Georgia? in The need orphanage and at great the good men In charge have asked the people to give the 29th day of this month to their service, tho labor and earnings of otic day. What batter cad we do With it? Mod Uni DeStrtel said that otlr bauk acooitnt iu heaVeii Woiil be made tip of the money we gate awiiy in charily while wo lived upon tho earth. Huntington died worth §50,000,000, but he could not take it with him, and it is feared that he will have a very small bank nceount up yonder. He could liaVo endowed ft hundred or¬ phanages and had plenty left for liis kindred. Surely we can ail give some¬ thing on that day. I urn going to give §2. Mr. Crumley shan’t shake his Methodist locks at mo. “He that giveth to tho poor lendeth to tho Lord.” “And now, if you like the security down with said the dust,” ss the old Scotch preacher charity. when The he sent around tho hat for Word fatherless means an orphan—a child bereft o( a protecting parent, either father or mother, or both. The word motherless is not in tho Bible, but tho word fatherless includes it, and it is found iu tho scriptures thirty-eight times, and is always cou¬ pled with a reward to those who be¬ friend the orphan, who or some them. calamity Job upon those Oppose says, “If I have lifted my hand against the fatherless, may mine arm fail from my shoulder blade,” and St. James says, “Pure religion is to visit tho fatherless and tho widow in their af¬ fliction.” Good friends, it will not do to say you have never wronged the orphans. Neglect of them is a wrong. If nobody gave what would become of them? Everybody ought to give— give according to your purse—give ns the Lord has blessed Vou. It is a peril not to give. St. Peter keeps the books, nnd I want him to find my name on them with a good bank account at¬ tached. I had a funny conference with my wife about this. She says she will give a dollar if I will work it out. “What do yon want me to do?” said I. “The window cord is broken,” she said, “and the side-board lock is out of or¬ der, aud the long-handled broom that I brush down the spider webs with is worn out and needs anothor on it.” “Is that all?” said I. “Oh! no. Tho hall papering is peel¬ ing off and needs repasting, and there is a leak in tho roof over the dining room." “Is that all?” seid I. “Well, you can finish tho day sifting the ashes and putting some around tho rose bushes. Mr. Berckmau’s book says that ashes aro a good fertilizer for the rosos.” j 1 ) 0 „de.red awhile ami then ventur- ed to ask where she was going to get the dollar to pay mo. “Why, from you of course,” she said “Where did 7 on expect me to go it? Didn’t I give J 0U everything I had, and d.dn t you P”?”®. to * ,ve m ° ^'O' ^ng fi«d? D.dn’t , you say, VY. h all my world y goods I bee endow? \\ hat s mine 18 I “ lne too according to that.” “But my dear said I, “haven’t I supported you nnd maintained you for all these years and responded to every want and wish I could?” “Why, yes, of course you have; hut if a wife was to keep ac- counts with her husband she would bring him in debt every time. Board and clothing don’t pay for nursing and night watching and sewing and darn- ing and housekeeping and raising np teH cbildrou thr0,, « b iufanc y an<1 - chilflhood( and doctoring measles and whooping cough and boils aud colic, etc. I made a thousand little gar¬ ments for them with my needle be¬ fore there was ever a sewing machine invented.” “Yes,” said I, “I remember; and you made your own clothes and my shirts—my plaited bosom shirts, with pearl buttons—yes, I remember, 1 can’t find any as good now.” Then she remarked: “Yon couldn’t get a good hougekeeper for i e ss than §100 per y -er’§5 cou j d yon </ And tba t WO uld make c 000 and the interest com- pounded would make five times as much more that you owe me, and you me where I um going to get the » “But hold on my dear,” said j, “ you forgot that I had to support and educate your ten children—you always call them yours—and that old Abe'Lincoln set all your ‘niggers’ free, and that the war broke me all up and I’ve had to scuffle for a living when¬ e ver since, and I give you money ever you ask for it, nnd keep you su cologne and camphor and liver medi- cine and missionary money and little presents for the children and grand- children on their birthdays. Didu t give you two dollars last week to buy amber beads for Mary Lou? When tho cook quits or gets sick, don’t I get -p and make the fire and cook the breakfast and move arcuind on tiptoe to keep from waking yon— aud—and—and—haven’t I made you a marble chip walk to the street for sxffizJSzfc ”i‘.s L*. “Is ed nt me and paid, ‘‘Ob, yotl know 1 ti-rts just joking. I know that you have ilolio tite best you could. I wouldn’t swap you off for anybody, Now go and sec if you can’t climb tfetit><!t ladder you made yesterday tonight. and get some squal >8 for supper Thefe ihflst tile be a dozen or more up there, 'to and girls lmfe ifivited corn- puny tea.” Ladders and sljiiatts! Well, I tried tho new ladder. It is fourteen feet long, and reaches up to tho gable end of tho smokehouse, wheffe tiie pigeons 1 ire, and by the- time i got iicftrly within teach, T didn’t kuow whettior my head MBs swimming or the ladder careeiting, aud I just shut my eyes and slid down with alacrity, like a fireman, aud like to hrtvti had a fit of nervous prostra¬ tion, and my wife jnSt iatighed nt me when I.told h r I am the boy, Aiid She hasn’t yet realized that I am growing old. I go to the butcher’s and tho baker’s and tllo postnfHce aud dig up the po¬ tatoes and hunt tip chickeiis and eggs aud briug her fresh rosos every mtifu- ing and look after the little grand¬ children whilo she takes her evening, ndji. j hrtt-e a lot of fetters to answer bter^ day, aitil beftire I titirt fiuisll Otis souiebody wants something dctfle# and when night comes I am as tired its rtu old dray horse. We used to be rich, but now wo are nearly as poor as Laz arns. But still wo put on airs aud keep open houso just like we did be¬ fore the war, and our daily visitors liako to bti entertained tlild I must help (It! it. A stranger came tiie tithe! day ti-liiifl I was workiug tho rosebeds and had charge of two little grandchildren and my wife was napping. He took a seat on a bonck and said he came to see me about lying—the sin of .lying. This alarmed mo for a moment, Then hd said that I was the writer for tha press and had inliuentiei and he World Want¬ ed me to help him reform the about lying. And ho told mo how the politicians lied aud how tho newspa¬ pers lied and the merchants lied nnd made their clerks lie anil deceive their customers, and ho v the lawyers lied in the court house to deceive the jury, aud some of the preachers had got to lying and making up sensational stories in the ptiipit. posted fttld tjuotm! Ha was well scripture and talkod in n stream until I got tired of his abstractions. Then he asked me if a lie or a deception was justifiable replied that under there any circumstances. white lies I were some or deceptions that I thought were ad¬ missible under certain circumstances. He looked surprised and asked me to give an instance or example. Well) Wife said I, a Woman Called on tny yesterday whilo she Was iu the kitchen putting up poach pickles. This old woman was a long setting hen and my wife got very tired of her, and nt last when she rose to leave, my wife said: “Can’t you sit longer? Why are yon in such a hurry? Well, do call again soon—I’m sorry yon can’t sit longer.” The stronger spoke de¬ abruptly and said! “Your AVife ceived her and did wrong—she ought to buvo told her that she was busy and must be excused. Don’t you think so?” “Well, now,” said I, “let mo put another case, You came hero and found me hard at work with my Coat off and I had two little chil¬ dren to watch, for nit wife ttihl file not to let them get out of my sightj and now they have gone, I mupfc hunt them up,aud I’ve listened to yottr abstractions for half an hour and all to tie practical purpose, suppose I have should say to yon, my friend, you Will to excuse me; I must look after the chil¬ dren and work my garden, aud I reckon you had better go. Wliat would you think of me and my rudeness?” He looked surprised aud grieved and said, “Do you mean it?” “No," said I, “and if I did, it would be very impolite for me to tell you so. I had rather tell a little white lie—hadn’t you?” He was silent for a minute, and then said: “Well, I reckon I hud better go,” aud ho bade me an affectionate good by. But let ns not forget the orphans nor tho day. There is no He about that. Hometimes I feel like an orphan myself and wish my father and mother ( were here to comfort mo. I reckon that is a sign of second childhood. Now I have a labor of love before me. I shall com pile that hook of poems and I want help. Kind friends have sentme 222 copies of the poem 1 asked for and it will please me and help mo to have the lovers of good, pure poetic literature send to me the titles of, say, five or more of their favorites, and also tho names of the authors. Address Major Charles H. Smith, Cartersville, Ga.—Binx, Aep, in Atlanta Constitu¬ tion. 110 BSON ItKV USES ST A T E M E X T. lie Kxpinin* the iimdiiy- i)i«cu*o <i inter- view nt Vancouver, u. c. Lieutenant Hobson arrived iu Mon- treal Sunday evening. He was shown tbe answer made by Admiral Dewey to Hobson’s interview. He said tent be was deeply grieved that Ad- miral Dewey bad taken the matter up in the way reported. Ho ixplained that it wts impossible to sink a ship by hitting it above the water line, Admiial Dewey bad, however, com- pelled the Spaniards to sink their ships, and that was just an effective as sinking them with shells. ]) U ke Adjudged a Bankrupt, A London dispatch says: The duke 0 j Manchester has concluded that it is uge i eBg to attempt to compound with h - g crefIit3r8 8 „a has signed his con- „ ant to be adjudicated a bankrupt. ----—— Meal Dust Explodes and Fires Mill. \ terrific explosion of dust at the Lakeside Oat Meal mills at Joliet, Ill.. Wednesday, started a fire which re- suited in the destruction of the main plant. Tbe estimated loss is §50,000. Insurance, §41,000. FIGHTING IS RESUMED Allies Attack Pei Tang Forts With Heavy Ordnanoo. ASSAULT REPORTED AS SUCCESSFUL Avlvt.CS Jt'nto That Heavy l.o.lU'. Were Bn.Inlnevl—AetlV" Military 0|ier»- llons Are Again Under Way. A copyright Associated Tress dis¬ patch flora Taku, China, under date ot September 20, saysi The allies attaoked theTet Tang forts at daybreak. Heavy caunoil* fldlng lterlifi is going on. A AtiCeigtir's special of Shanghai same dato says: The Local corre¬ spondent cables that the allies bare captured the Poi Tang arid ini Tai forts with great losses. It Is reported on trustworthy au- thotiiy ifi Shanghai, says a dispatch to the samo paper, that Germany will in¬ sist upon the destruction of (he Uhi- uese coast defenses and the Yang Tse forts as fl condition of her entrance Upon peace negotiations. Acflvn operations «E 8 tf»int». An Associated Tress dispatch says! Active military operations are about to he resumed with a view Of insuring coal and food supplies, opening the northern passes and restoring trade. General Chaffee and General Barrow, second hi command of the British trOopS, held a long conference Thurs¬ day nnd decided to dispatch an Anglo* American column, 1,300 Strang, to San Hai Tien, under General .Tames IT. Wilson, capture the arsenal there and disperse the boxers. The column will include two battalions of the Ninth United States infantry, a detachment of the fourteenth British United States in¬ fantry, 500 and four guns, At the conference it was decided to ask the Germans to send a column westward to disperse the boxers and to restore normal Conditions. The Japanese and French are op¬ erating to tho northwest of Pekin. The sale of loot belonging to Americans lias begun. General Chaf¬ fee at first proposed to burn it, finally decided that it would be tp feed the hungry Chinese, ONLY STRAGGLERS LEFT. Lord Robert* Sny* Boer Army Has En- flrely 1 >I»I operated. Lord Roberts cables London from Nelsprnit, on the Protorla-Delagoa Bay railroad, not far from Komati- poort, the frontier station, under date of Wednesday, September Ifith, fts fol¬ lows: “Of tho 3,000 Boers who retreated flam Komatipoort beiore tho British advance, 700 have entered Portuguese territory, others havo deserted iu va¬ rious directions, and the balance are reported to have crossed the Komati river, and to be occupying spnrs of the Lobtimbo mountain, South of the rail¬ way. A general tumult seems to hare occurred when they recognized the hopelessness of their cause. Their long Toms and field gtins have been destroyed, and nothing is left of the Boer army but a few marauders.” CHINESE URGE PEACE. Cliinono Viceroy* Are Vlftoroffsly 1’utlilng; Cluiftia for Negotiation*. With the powers wavering as to when peace negotiations with China shall open, China is exerting all her efforts to turn the scales toward an immediate opening of the negotiations. Another move in that direction was made Thursday when Minister Wu presented to the Btnto department a, dispatch from the two powerful south- ern viceroys of Nau Kin and Wu Chang, asking that the Uuited States instruct its officials in China to begin peace negotiations. First Arrest of Miners’ Xtrlke. Tho first arrest in connection with the miners’ strike was make Thursday afternoon when Joseph Begos, a Hun¬ garian, of Naoticoke, was taken into custody, charged by Alexander Mon- syock with threatening to shoot him while he was returning from work. Wheat niul Flour Advancing, At Chattanooga, Teun., Thursday, flour advanced 20 cents on the barrel anil whoat on the wharf went up from 2$ to 3J cents on the bushel. Farmers a| on g the rivorare expecting a further r i se i n wheat. DECLARED A FRAUD. I'ostofflre Departmsnt 8lt»Down On Deal¬ er* In Cotton Fat,ire#. The postofflce department has issued a fraud order against Arthur S. Foster and Arthur S. Foster k Co., of Phlla- delphia, dealers in cotton futures, who advertiso to pay 60 cent per annum on all money deposited with them for in¬ vestment, Our I’oatofflcc at Hen I sin, Information received at tho post- office department indicates that a United States postoffice has been open- ed at Tien Tsin, China, to facilitate the handling of mail matter for the troops in China. CRUISER FOR OOM PAUL. Dutch Ship, Oeiderland, wm Convey the Boer Chief to Holland, Advices of Thursday state that the Dutch cruiser Gelderland is going to Delagoa Bay in order to take on k oar( j / orm er President Kruger and conve y him to Holland, —-— Fund • ■■ In krenca —V tap_ai. , Galveston The Galveston fund bQiug Paris, France, bar; reaehad 100,000 francs, * NO. 31. KAISERS’ MOYE ALL THE TALK Our Government Must Now Maks Answer Pro or Con. QUICK ACTION IS IMPERATI President nnd Cabinet Member* Hold Lengthy Conferences. Minister Wu Worried. A Washington special says: With the German proposition to postpone pence negotiations with China until the persons responsible for the rekin outrages are punished and the French and Russian notification of the purpose of those governments to begin such negotiations at once awaiting him, the president found much matter of im¬ portance to dispose of upon his arrival in Washington (rora Canton Wednes¬ day morning. He lost no time in no¬ tifying the officials he desired to con- stilt on his return and the day wan largely given iqwtn private discussion. Although it was stated that no an¬ swer would bo ready to the German note during the day, it appeared that ait- thopresident, after talking over the nation with Attorney General Griggs, Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee, had arrived at a con¬ clusion as to the nature of the re¬ sponge liant should be made. Mr. Adee spent the afternoon consulting with Secretary Hill and in drafting the note of response, but all information as to its nature was refused at the stale department. It wns said that the note is to bo gone over carefully at a fur¬ ther meeting botween tho president anil such of his advisors as are in the oity. The German government apparently is anxious for a speedy answer, as Baron Sternberg paid two visits to the state department after the Gorman note was delivered. The Chinese min¬ ister also was twice at the state de¬ portment during the day seeking to in¬ fluence tho government not to agree to tho joint action suggested in the Ger¬ man note. The conclusion reached from the day’s developments is that the powers aro dividing us to China and that at present Germany aud Great Britain stand aligned against Fi ance nnd Rus¬ sia, while both sides are ardently seek¬ ing the adherence of the United States government. The issue appears to be mode np in such shape as to dismiss further hope of attaining that harmony of action respeoting China that the president has been seeking so far and the point apparently has been reaobed where tho United States must take sides or at once proceed to act entirely independent of the powers in reaching a settlement. urging Tho Chinese government is tho lattor course. “U.NTLMRLY,” 8 ATS MINISTER WU. Minister Wu is greatly interested in Germany’s note to the powers, ask¬ ing combined action in a demand that those responsible for the trouble in China bo punished as ru indispens¬ able preliminary to any peace the nego¬ lega¬ tiations. |Wben seen him at of tho tion he had before a copy published text to tho note. “I can hardly believe that this step has been Inlten,” said he, “and if it lias been it is so unfortunate iu its in¬ fluence on the general question that I am greatly in hopes that Germany wili reconsider. The situation imposed on China will be very hard. It would amount to determining one of the sub¬ jects of negotiation before negotiations are commenced. invested “T’Uo Chinese envoys are with complete power to make terms with the powers so that when tha negotiations aro opened this question and all others will bo -proper subjects for consideration and final settlement by those haring complete authority to deal with them. But to take one snb- ject up in advance, settle it and make its execution an indispensable extremely pie- negotiations is hard. condi¬ “But more than this such a tion, if imposed, is simply impossible, would and being impossible, (lie the negotiations effect to be to bring peace a complete standstill.” HOWARD MAKES DEIIAL. Allrjre,I Murderer of Goebel Appear. Be¬ fore dory Iu III# Own Behalf. The first evidence for the defense in the Howard care at Frankfort, Ky., ■i a • taken Wednesday, the defendant himself being tho first witness. He told in a straightforward way of his arrival iu Frankfort and movements there January 30th,and his testimony, as anticipated, was proof to prove wonld an b« ’ti,* 1 'ha defense said treduced ' fi-w that Howard thirty " the assassinate’*^^ind house uijfljf o ftf- to the state Map' ter the tragedy. ‘ TO EXTER5HWS.T1! BOXERS. An AIIi-kxI Kdict to That LflVct I* I«»ueil By tlio Chlne«o. The Chinese minister in Loudon, Chih Lo Feng Lull, has received an imperial ediot which orders the boxsrs to be exterminated, and says that the missionaries at Pao Ting Fu are to be escorted by the troops of the acting viceroy and delivered *o the oommand- . rs of the allied forces at Chang Sing Tien and LuKouChiao.