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VOL. 12. CHINA’S VACATE R® PEKIN Emperor and Empress Through Fear, Desert the Royal Palace. ME COMPLICATIONS ARISE Ciorts of Allies ,A6 Have Them Return I’re/e Unavailing. ..•DvnStination is Singan. A Washington ape,-ml Minis- ter Wu savs ha? advised Seoretary Hay of Ike receipt of “ dispatch from the southern viecn 7 s stating teat the perial ini- court is fcu route from Tai Yuen to Slogan, ivkere the imperial eslsb- IMuu'ut. will he set up. The minister is also officially ad¬ viced that Viceroy Pu, of tl> province pint - vacated by tb 0 court, has been imps,a,-bed by the anti-foreign element, the effort te induce th Chinese im¬ perial court to return to Pekiu has failed alter a week’s perri-teut effort on the part of the powers. News to that effect was brought to the uta'e de¬ partment by tho Chinese miuistor, who received it t iu St. Petersburg from ) ■eroys Liu Kim Yih aud Chaug Phih Tuug, uuder ilste of October 4. Air. IVu tecoiveil the mes: ‘Aje Huuday wight. It was as follows: * the depaitnre of their imperial ‘majesties for Shell Hi (province) was due to distressing conditions at Tai Yuen F I here is a scarcity of food supplies in the province of Sln-n Si on mv.oiint of long-continued drought, and the provisional capital (Tai Yuen) is almost desorted, the Irudas people having left on account of the disturb¬ ances caused and oon'intied for mouths by Ihe boxers who had invaded that province. Their majesties, therefore, v*>e obliged to proceed to Shen Hi, where telegraphic communication with Pekin and other points of the empire is open and rapid communication with their majesties may therefore be carried nij. Thus court and official business may 1 m transacted more expeditiously by their presence iu Shea Hi rather thau in Shun Si. "Tko reasons for tho temporary post poneinent of their majesty's return to P. kin are the presence of the allied Xnccea there, on account of which so¬ licitous fear is doubtless entertained, besi les a dread of the outbreak of epi¬ demic diseases which usually follow after great disturbances, de-truetiou of properly and militnrv operations. It is hoped that tho powers will be deliberate in their judgment iu the matlor.” The important feature of the con¬ cession is that the court is restrained by fear of the allied forces returning to Pekin. The movement taken the emperor and empress dowager about SOI) miles further sway from Pekin, though, n ling to tho statements contained in tho mess- ge, by reason of direct telegraphic communication with Shanghai, tlie court will be near for purposes of negotiation with the ont- ■ide work. It is said that there ore do Boxers in the newly cbo -011 territory As the i) i-pa tell latnl fonr day* ago, it is taken that the trip of the imperial party began ) >rior to that time. It will he slow anil ted oa overland most of the way, with a short stretch of river navigation the of Singan was formerly place mperial residence, and the ancieit palaces ore still there. The only dis¬ quieting feature of f tlio move comes by Spanish advices that the new point of location is strongly fortified, which is some indication ih.-it the imperial family is still in flight, and is aorking a stronger lefcnsi but the friendly viceroys and Minister Wu do not share in this view. considers tbe question The minister practically disposed of of punishments of tho emperor and the Ger¬ bv edict exchanged man und American note* lost week The only difficulty he ap¬ prebends is m pose the foreign minis- ter* seek fo lenignato person* who shall he punished in addition to those which tbe government itself marks for punishment, finch a course by the minister*, he says, would be bard to comply with. y0 TRUTH IN REPORT. Admiral Kotnpf fcnjn Ginih^nt VIII*lo1»o* And Crew Are D- K. The recent dispatch from Genera! McArthur announcing tbe duasfcr sus¬ tained by Captain Shields’ party d'onbt on island of Marindnque left in Ihe of the gunboat Villalobos, the fato conveyed the troops to Torrijxa. which connection Ihe nary depart¬ In this ed the following from uent h?s r« (eI Ik...-. 3. —Secretary ■ ">■' truth in any !<■< rning Villa- rher crew Manila papers, r r o,a 1 publish®** false report * ’ "Kbsiff.” iOERS STILL »--r^.r-«r fc Colony state Pre * fZn from Cape ' Dewet i., reported .0 be cnth Of Wepener, m the 6W „ ile9 6 about seventy tange River Colony, The north of Aliwal North iles state of great excitement rs arem a o baTe been cftlled ontpo 9 mad® the ■ being to THE ADEL NEW: o * TRAMP KILLS CONDUCTOR. Negro Detected Stealing a Ride On Southern Train Draws Pis¬ tol and Fires Fatal Shot. Mr. Marion Lattimore, a conductor on the Southern railway, was killed Sunday night betwoon Bverett and Brunswick, Ga., by a negro tramp who was stealing a ride. The negro was swinging o« the rear end of the baggage car when discov- vered. Conductor Lattimore went to the door at that end of the car and de¬ manded of rho negro to oorne Inside. Instead of complying with the he drew his pistol Bhd sen! a 38 caliber bullet Alter through Lattiiuore's abdomen. firing the fatal shot the Negro before hung on the ear for nearly a mile he leaped from the swift mov¬ ing tiam into the bushes and disap¬ peared. Iustantly on walked being lihbt Conduc¬ tor Lsttimttre into the bag¬ gage ear and fell into the arms of his flagiuau, William Brook, and with a groan and exclamation sank into nn- eonseionsuess. The train was atopped and Balti¬ more was tenderly laid on the door, but his condition was so desperate that the traiu wrb Immediately started, sgnlti at full speed and reached Brunswick with Lattimore slowly re gaining consciousness. As the light of reason gleamed from his eyes Flag¬ man Brook leaned over him anil then the dying man breathed n whispered message of lovo to his young and two little children. The train was held nhd l)r. Hatcher -espondod followed to Ihe cull for medical by Surgeon Burford, pf the Southern’s staff. They did everything possible for the wounded man. Many men volunteered their ser¬ vices to Sheriff Berry to join in the chaso of the negro with dogs and guns, Geuerul Agent Candler, of the Southern, tendered the train to the sheritTs posse, while others hastened to the livery stable, secured horses and were soon in the raddle on the chase for the man who firod tho fatal shot. . o,. ’ Conductor Lattimore _ died shortly nfter being carried to bis homo iu Brunswick. The deceased had run freight and passenger trains for some years oil the Southern between Maoon and Atlanta and Brunswick, and was one of tho most popular men <111 tlie-road. Following is nn accurate description of Lattimore’* murderer: Short, heavy set negro, very dark, small moustache, dressed in a blue jumper, lie boarded Lattimore’s train at Evorett. TIIAT FRENCH NOTE Will Soon lla Vi, n«n>re tlm Cabinet For Full C'<»iiw|itiT»tion. A Washington special say?: Devel- opmenta of any couseqitenee in tlie Chinese situation are not looked for nntil after tho return-of•'President McKinley to tlio capital, W,l*en a eabi- net meeting will probably bo held, ami the question presented by tho French note will bo gone over in nn informal way. The, French note, which recently has been addressed to the powers, is not regarded as just now of pressing necessity for action, ns several of the nations interested already have in¬ structed their representatives iu Pekiu to ascertain whether tho imperial edict completely names the persons deserv¬ ing of punishment, and other features of tho French propositions contain proposals which can remain In nbey- auco. This government may not consider seriously the propositions which look Ip the prohibition of tbe importation of arms into Chius, and the dismantling of the fortifications. Interest mean¬ while centers in the report which Mr. Conger will make regarding the ade¬ quacy of the pnuishment to;bo meted out by the Chinese government to those persons wbo were instrumental in the boxer revolt, and tbe future course of this government may depend largely on what the investigations now being conducted develop. No advices have come as yet from Mr. Conger on this subject, but this is not surprising, as the work to be undertaken is of con¬ siderable magnitude. Employee* Accept Cut In Wage*. The employees of the Danville, Pa., rolling mill derided to accept tbe 25 per cent cut in their wages against which they struck some days ago. TUAN'S 1,1 FE il ENA. Ml Is bf Kfifland Informed Tl»»t United State*' I»- •i*t* on the Sacrifice, The London Daily Chronicle pub¬ lishes the following statement by its Washington correspondent: “The United Stato* government has proposed to the powers to insist that Prince Tuan be beheaded, that Has emperor be induced to go to Pekin to form a government of progressive* under the support of European bayo¬ nets, and that the empress dowager be deposed,” Even Tbe Daily Chroiffcle admita that it finds considerable difficulty in believing this report. 1’RLNCE CHINO'S ASSISTANTS. Imperial Tli-eree Name* I.In Knn T! and Chang Chi Tung a* C#mml»ioneri Advices from Pekiu state that Prince Ching haa been informed of the issn _—; ai co of an imperial decreenamiug Liu Kun Yi, viceroy of Nanku, and Chi Tung, viceroy at Hankow, as sietant commissioners to negotiate terms of peace. Both 1 the assistant commissioner* ar« member* of the progrtssiv* faotion. ADEL. BERRIEN COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1900. BILL ARP’S LETTER. Soliloquizes on tho Death of a Faithful Negro Servanti ACCORDS “UNCLE” SAM HIGH PRAISE William Nlcdltn'm on Many Oilier Sub¬ ject* and Transcribe* III* Thought* Thereon. Uuclo Sam is defid. flood old Sam l’itls. He never changed his unmo when freedom came. "My old master was o good man," ho said. "I>nr was good people den and bad people jes’ like dar is now—black and white, but de black linn got wnsser amt Wussbr Mutm ib-y Rot free. Eden • black man bad a good master he was mighty well off, fer ho didn't have no sponsibilty. and ElTen I bin sho of n good master my wife and children been sfio of one and wo all live togeddor outil! we die 1 wouldent fare anything bout free¬ dom, Niggers got too much freedom anyhow. My old master used to make ite bigger gnlH get mBrriod and take n man apd stick to him, but nowadays dey don't marry nt nil hardly. I got a lot of grandchildren what, haint got no daddy to speak of and I don’t know my sons-iu-law. Dey don’t come about hi daytiino. Dats what killed 'my old woman. Sho Jes’ so mortified ami so shamotl she neVer got oVer It. So many spurious children nil.round callin' her granny, Efifen u White woman (hi dat way she is •dis¬ graced, but a black omau don’t keor; she shine ns big as’ever and dey don’t turn her onteu do church. In de old times sho got n whippin’ and dey ort to have it yet. White folks doue quit whippin bod niggers) iley send etti tt) i rlmiqgtVng, dot. dar and Ilcy fonr don’t five kecr thousand for dat. hegr is or in dar from Georgy. How’s dnt— dident have nary ono before do war. Gwine to school too much I spek and work too little. Don’t know wliat is gwine to coma of all dose growin* up niggers Dar is u dozen or more ru .111 doin' de depot nothin' or trampin' time—living around town all do offun dey mammies gad smokin’ dese littln paper seegaps. ” (>id Uncle Hnm ctidn’t talk tnneh, but somotimes ho would lean on his hoe or his ax nud spresa his feelings. It did him,good. wiod He has been chop¬ ping my and helping me in the garden for thirteen years, nud we will miss littn Ho fell down pnrnlyrcd with his hoe in ills homl IIo was “the man with the hoe" to the very last,’bivi he never was poor, for ho made a good living, anil had many friends and owned aiedmfortablehouse anil lot. They sent to my .wife for somo grave clothes, and ho will be buried in a right decent suit of, mine, and wo will go,to his fiine-ul. I was r,uminn!tiijj) about thas good old negro who had and seen- thirty-three year* of slavery thirty-seven and 0 / freedom, aud knew the good the bad of both -conditions, and. then, my thought wandered to tho malignity of those who have slandered us so long without a ennse Here is a book of poems by John G. Whittle! and thirty-seven of them are pitiful invoking ap¬ peals for the poor slnvc and heaven’s onrses upon his master. Ho knew no moro about slavery ns it really was than ho did about Barbara Freitchie, and ho fed the young peo- plo of New England upon poetic lies for thirty years nud instilled into their hearts that hatred from which they lmve never recovered. Strnngo it is that smart, peojtle Will.' write about things they ha,ve never seen. Now, the idea of an nnoducat'-d negro slave getting down on his knees and mak¬ ing nn apostrophe to the north rtar— and yet that is the title of ono of the poems—“Tho Slave’s Apostrophe to the North Star." That nigger was ’possum hunting right then, but the poet makes li,im to say: "Star of tho North, I look to thee, "Thy light and truth shall set me froe. ” But enough of this. The question still survives whut will become of tho negro And that other question looms up bgforo ns, wlut will wo do with 10,090,000 more of them over in tho Philippines? A more spjmeless war waged. # It conceived in was never was si'n nud is being carried on in iniquity. Prosperity! Yes, ami it js war that glosses over stiff, ring death and grief with a coat of prosperity. But it is nothing but a c oat. pi War prosperity, always produces lor armies a seinblan ce lmve to be fed and clothed and equipp¬ ed. Ships have to be built and cannon made and a thousand tilings collateral to these show activity and give em¬ ployment, to labor and to capjtal. This activity began with tho Cuban cm- broglio and still goes on, but iu tho long ruu somebody will have to foot tho money bill. Toe bill for blood and suffering will never be paid. • Who wants tho war but contractors who are growing rich frofn their profit*? When I was last in Texas I heard a cattle man sny lie hoped that Russia and England would get tip a fight, for he had 109,000 head of eat- tlo-jhat would go np 50 per cent in a day. Daily wages don’t go np, but everything tbe laborer is obliged to consume lias advanced. IIow about clerk hire, male *nd female, in the towns and cities How about child JjltxJT in the factories—not in all the factories, but in most of them, for there are not many Gnnby Jordans at the head of southern cotton mills. What a beautifnl tribute bis people paid him in Columbus when ho re- from Europe. What a toucli- ing ovation those factory workers gave him. Why can’t the owners of every mill do tbe same by their operatives ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM. and secure their love, which is worth more I than a crown of gold. about rend in an Atlanta paper a poor woman who snore her soil would not be nine years old until hekt Christ- UittSj but her Lm-burnt cel t i lied tb the Superintendent of the mill that be was oluVett so as tb got him a plttcei for hb boy under ten would be employed. What a degree of misery must be in a family who have to resort to such methods. The poor have but few friends, but I hope they have eiiongh to press that labor bill before the next general assembly. lots P. 8.—-That multitudinous poem Hot ceased to Conte. Yestord&y brought it copy from Minnesota nud ouo from the stale of Washington. Only 317 have been received tip to dnte. I can hardly find thanks to go round.—Bit,t, Ann in Atlanta Constitution. AMERICANS QUIT PEKIN. Our Troops Were Withdrawn on September 3d In Conformity With Orders Issued. According to dispatches from Pekin tho withdrawal of the United States force from the city bogau Wednesday, October 3d. The marines, Major Will¬ iam P. Biddle, commanding, marched to Tien Tsin and tho Fourth infantry regiment followed them closely. The American garrisons nt Ho Si Wu and Pei Tsang will also bo with¬ drawn, Most of tho allied generals nro opposed to tho campaign of roVetige, which it »is supposed tho Germans have in view. The Germans nro planning a move¬ ment east of Tung Chow to capture the arsenal. General Gaseleo olaims that tho British, from the gunboat Pigmy, wore first to receive the surrender of tho Shan Hai lvwan forts. Tho persecution of Christians has been revived in the province of Bhang Tun. By imperial orders, by Chinese troops, artillery and stores which would regularly follow tho grand canal, are 110 W diverted to Shen Hi province by the way of Hail How. It ia reported from Chineso sources that tho imperial court has already been removed to Hi Ngnau Fu. 11ANNA WAS TARGET, Sc Miscreant Throw* Chunk af lea White Spunking Was In Progre**. Senator Hntinn was tho target for a ten-pound chunk of ice Thursday night at a Republican meeting in Chi* cflgo. The missile was dropped through an apportnre in the tont di¬ rectly over tho speaker’s stand. It did not miss Mr. Hanna’s head over two inches and had it, struck him would have knocked him down and probably fractured bis skull. The police who surrounded the speaker’s stand were astounded for a moment and thou made a rush for tho street Senator Hanna retained his ijotnposure aud seated himself, while Congressman Mann went on with the speech-making. The police could got trace of tho no person who threw tho ice. They said it was probably tho work of some boy. Senator Hanna left the tout escort¬ ed by a double row of police. As he rolled away iu bia carriage there were cries of "How would you like to be tho ieo man, Mark?" TWO NEGRO ItKPlIKSENTATIYES Will Hold Heats In tlm Next Kloctlon* Oeorfljla I>g~ j Irtlaturo a* UonuH of As a result of tbs Georgia state i | electipn on last Wednesday there will be two negro representatives called in tbe house when that body is to or¬ der this month, They are from the counties of Mc¬ Intosh and Liberty, in both of which a natural negro m-jurity prevails and where tho Democratic white candi¬ dates were beaten w ithout trouble. Fuller returns indicate that Governor Candler’s majority and that of the full state ticket will go to 70,000. Half a score of counties that have for years maintained a Populist ma¬ jority go over to tho Democrats, while iu only two, Haralson and Paulding, out of the entire 187, are any populist gains noticeable. APPLY FOR CONVICTS. New Coal Mine May li t Opened In Walker <’<»nniy, On., In Near Future. Tho Georgia Coal and Iron company has filed application with tho state prison commission for the right to sub-lease fifty penitentiary convicts to tbe Chickaroauga Coal company, which expects to begin the operation of a new coal mine in Wnlker county in the immediate future, Tbe property to be mind in Walker county is that adjoining the Chicka- meuga Coal and Coke compnny and is said to be on the same vein as the mine of that company. Ilaraiia’s Fever Report, Tbe yellow fever situation at Havana is not improved During tbe officially month of September^ mortality cases were of 25 cent. re- ported,with a under treatment, per Eighty-four cases eight are repm-ted and twenty new cases w within forty-eight hours. . England . .--------7. Answers German ‘ ... Not' Lord Salisbury, the Associated Press understands, answers Germany’s last note Saturday accepting its proposals. Boiler Hursts; Many Injured, The boiler of a traction eng' ttie m a woodyard nt Indianapolis v. :p 11(1 ed with great, force Monday morn: A a* a result two or three men may die. GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Grief SUrrtmjiry af Interesting Happenings Culled at Random. 8«*a Iulnml Cotton Growers Moot. Tho Sea Island Oolton Growers’ as¬ sociation hiul n meeting in Valdosta tho past week, and after hearing re¬ ports from every section ns to the condition of the crop, etc., tho advisory board advised that tbfl price bo advanced to 23 cents, It is belieVe.d flint 25 cents will bo tho basis for sales before many dhj-s, as reports indicate a very small crop. Chairman B. 1’. Jones, of the advis¬ ory board, made a ringing speech at the meeting, advising the farmers not to sell for less than 23 cents. They voted unanimously to hold out for that price. * A A To Itnilil Negro Iiuliifitrlrtl Collogo. There is a movomont oil foot among the negroes to establish a largo indus¬ trial school nt Dawson. A site for tho proposed college build¬ ing has already been bought, it being located in tlie extreme southern end of the city find containing throe aOreS, Tho erection of the College iff pftibitbly an assured fact, and the board of di¬ rectors state that, work on the build¬ ing will be begun ut an early date. One of the members of the executive board Rtntes that n handsome brick structure will bo built at a cost of about $50,090. Northern capital lias been largely subscribed, mid those who are ttt tho head of tho raoVeillebt any that northerners will ctfdow ihe institution. Mity Kxtoml lie nn«l Southern. Tt is reported that the Clinltnuoogn, Homo and Southern road, which now lias ila terminus at Carrollton, will ex¬ tend tho line cm to Columbus, n dis¬ tance of about ninety niilefl. At this point connection will lie made with the old Georgia nud Alabama road, now a part of the Seaboard Air Liuo system. This new extension, it is un¬ derstood, is now being figured on anil wliat will be done remains to bo seen. ISi-fourt? Afrltse Cnttl|t. Tho MoRoe convict cairtp, ttgrtiust which severe charges were recently filed by Solicitor J. W. Edmondson, ia warmly defended by Dr. J. B. Bur¬ ton in a card. Dr. Burton writes: "I have been tho physician attend¬ ing tho MoRee ohaingnng evor since it had au existence, and am pleased to state that during that time, although I have scon much of tlie convicts, lmve never seen any ease of brntul or inhuman treatment of any convict of either sex or of any color. "White convicts are not confined With tho nogroes Many negroos, after ex- of senteuoe, remain thoro un¬ der wages. All nro well fed aud well clc thed. "I never considered McKee's chain- gang a place of punishment, but rather a paradise for vagabond nogroes. “Tbe story published is false slander from beginning to end, and is a vile upon four excellent young men and their noblo father, now deceased.” Mormons llarr<*<l Out, Wilford Bouillon, of Idaho, and James J. Facer, of Utah, Mormon elders, applied to Mayor Myers, of Savannah, for permission to preach on tho streets and to offer Mormon books and other literature for sale. The mayor consulted tho city attorney with respect to his authority in the premises and was informed that it was in his discretion whether permission should be g vou. He thereupon de¬ clined to allow tho Mormons either to preach or pedillo thoir books. Atkinson Memorial He ml. Tho memorial in honor of ex-Gov- eruor W. Y. Atkinson was presented to the supreme court Monday morning on tho call of the Coweta circuit. The preparation of the memorial lias beon in the hands of ncommilteo appointed nt the last session,of the supremo court. Tho review, which was prepared largely by Judge Freeman, of Coweta, one of the staunchest personal friends of tho deceased, dealt with the career of cx-Governor Atkinson at the bar of the state, and as a member of the bar of the supremo court. A great amount of Intorest attache! lo tlio memorial, and many of tho friends of the late Governor Atkinson went up to Atlauta from Coweta and immediate section to hear it road. Local Taxation Favored. The annual report of State School Commissioner G. K. Glenn, which is now being prepared for the general assembly which meets on the fourth Wednesday of October, wilt contain several important snggestione relative to proposed changes in the manage¬ ment of the schools. The question of putting the burden of tbo common schools on tbe various counties and in that way relieving the cohstant drain 1 n the state treasury is discussed by Commissioner Glenn in an able man- H „ ,, „ 6trong afIvocat e of local taxa- ^ for the support of schools and rec- ommen(lB a change of tbe present sys- tem in hij! r< , port . with few of tho Georgia, together stands alone a in the southern states, for school matter oflevying a state tax purposos i„ the north and west, be- . three-fourths of t ween two-thirds and jjie total appropriation to education is ra j se d locally. North Georgia Methodist Conference. Atlanta will entertain one of tho largest bodies of ministers in the south on November 27 when tbe North Georgia 'MelhocUst conlerenoo convenes there. Tho conference will he hold in Trin¬ ity church and under the direction of that congregation, although all the families in the city of every denomi¬ nation will eo-opornto in entertainlug tile distinguished visitors. ISotwcon 300 and 400 of them will bo hero and great preparations will be made roynl short¬ ly toward giving them a recop- tiou. Subject to Sfparate Taxation. On nn opinion rendered by Attorney Genernl J. M. Terrill, Tax Collector Stewart, of Fulton ecuuty, has issued seven executions against the firm of Mttrphy A Co., of Atlanta, for back taxes, covering the years between 1820 nud 1900 It is understood that tho firm of commission brokers against which tho fi. fas. have been issued, amounting in all to $7,01)0, will refuse to ncoept, tho deohion of the attorney general and proposo to fight tho execu¬ tions in court, The executions against Murphy k Co. follow the disOoVery made recontly firm in by tho tax collector that the question operates two soparate nud distinct commission houses in the city, while tile lax of $1,000 auuually is paid on only one of them •flirt Dflnlti of Ofimnil Koll. In the death of Adjutant General Kell, Georgia loses and honored and faithful servant. Probably no man in the state was held more dearly in tho estimation of the people than General Kell Unos tentntioiis, unassuming, gentle, liappy- disposol, he taught the people tee secroctof lovo and the maimer to posses human affection and kindness of heart. Ho was charitable to a fault, patient in the small things of life ns Well ns in tho great things. To his family he was ever thoughtful anil considerate nud was Ihe idol of tho household. Contracted Not. to litre With Her. Waltor II, Hudson, one of the East Point duelists, who was despnrately wounded by young Harringtotl, made a sworn statement before a notary public in which I 10 tolls tho story of his connection with the shooting affray. It is understood from members of the family that Hudson had secretly mar¬ ried Sheffield Harrington’s sister un¬ der all assumed name, but bad a con¬ tract with her father aud mother not to live with her. SWIFT JUSTICE MET EH OUT. Will Itrnlicli, Colored, Nontcncml to liana For tho Murder of tieorgo l.t.11. Will Branch, who murdered George Bell on tho 27ih of September, wan tried at a special term of Elbert supe- rlor court nt Elberton, Go., Monday Court Convened at 10 o’clock Tho grand jury indicted him and a jury to try the case was secured by noon. Tho afternoon was ing evidonco and argument, and the caso wont to the jury about sundown. After being out six minutes tho jury roturned a verdict of guilty. Judge Boeso seutouced tho prisoner to hang on October 20th. Carl hcliurz Resigns. Carl Soburz has resigned tho presi¬ dency of the Nntional Civil Service Reform Association in order, it is stated, so that his personal advocacy of the election of Mr. Bryan shall not ill effect bear in nny way against the non-partisan usefulness of the associa¬ tion. Cnmpnign of Rcreugo Begins, Some concern is expressed at Pekin regarding tho plans of the Germans, fht> are bringing a largo force which is expected to embark on a campaign of revenge, which it is prcdictod will se¬ riously delay the establishment of peace. Price of Coke Unexpectedly Advances. Tho strike of the anthracite -coal minors in eastern Pennsylvania coke has bad an unexpected effect in tho market of Pittsburg. During the past few weeks tbe demand has ao stiffened that tho landing producers hove in¬ creased their prices $1.25 to $2.50. Robbers Dynamite Rank Vault. Wolf Brothers’ bank.at Coutersville, Mich., was robbed Thursday night of $10,000. The thieves gained entrance and through the rear of the building blew tho vault open with dynamite. FLORIDA MAN MISSING. B.n.IIlirRlns, Wealths lliwlilunt of Wahlo, T * 0t * ,, ‘ T ” H ” ve The fr , disappearance of E B. Higgins, “ wea,t hy of Waldo Fin. is ■ Rowing . mystery Ho visited Jack- «™v.lle on September 15 h and pur- chaBed a t,cket at the riant ticket office for Marengo, Iowa, where he was going to join his family, they having preceded him to that point from Waldo some six week* ago. It was several days before his family ascertained that bo was not at bis Florida borne. Higgins left Waldo with a large nmount of money, and his relatives be¬ lieve that he haa met with foul play. MATTHEWS FOUND GUILTY. Young Man Wan Charged With '‘S’W’lpIngf* Coin From III* Kmployer*. W. C. Matthews, former manager at Savannah, Ga., for Murphy k Co., of Atlanta, was convicted in tbe Chatham county superior court Tuesday of lar¬ ceny nfter trust of about $2,000. Mat¬ thews is charged with taking some¬ thing iiko $7,000, but the balance of the money is specified in two other in¬ dictments on which he is still to be tried. For that resiwn tho court did not pass sentence upon him, The pen> i* from two,A «even years, NO. 33. BRITONS FOLLOW US _ McDonald Dots Instructions Sim¬ ilar to Those Given Conger. WILL NEGOTIATE WITH THE CHINESE Dlucrntionury Power* Given to PflM tf’ CreilcnttuU htuI Kfllcloncy of Ori¬ ental Peace Envoy*. A Washington spooinl says: Tho British government has followod in tho wako of tlie United SlateB’steps in the Chinese agreement. Sir Claude Mac¬ Donald, the British Miuistor at Pekin, has been instructed to enter into re¬ lations with the Chiuose officers just ns our government did in tho case of Minister Conger. It has givon its ministers discretionary powers to pasa on tho sufficiency of tho credentials of Li Hung Chung, Prince Ching aud the other Chinese envoys. Although tho formal response to the latest German proposition has been relured by Lord Salisbury, tho United States government bus been informed that, though such an answer may not he nindo nt nil, being unnecessary in tho light of recent developments, yet Sir Clande MacDonald will be instruct¬ ed to make the same inquiry relative to tho punishment of the Chinese rin gleadcrs that have been committed to Mr. Conger. Tho first practical outcome of Special Commissioner Boekbiil’s invnatigation has been an instruction to him by the stato department to co-opornte with Mr.Conger in the inquiries with which that official is now charged, relative to the character of tho Chinese envoys and punishments. the final settlement Tho next step to of tho Chinese troubles mUBt come from Mr. Conger and liis brother min- inters nt Pekin . They are charged with inquiries into the matter of punishments, which certainly will oc¬ cupy some time, and it is not expected that much headway will bo made in any direction until this phase of the case lias been passed. is distinct Tho Intcst French note a movt meut toward the initiation of ne- gotiutions for a settlement while ibis question of punishments is still pend¬ ing. It is now probable that ex¬ changes will taiso place with tho French note as tho basis which tho ministers at Pekin are at work under their instructions upon the subject of punishments, but even though sotno odvnuce is made with tho French note, it is not likely in tho judgment of officials here that all of the com- plex questions involved therein can bo agreed upon by the powers before Mr. Conger and tho other ministers are ready to report upon their brauoh of the case. proposals tho Touching the French officials at Washington have already received intimations that tho Chinese government is preparing to offer stren- nous objection to some of them,notably to tho propositions looking to the razing of tho Taku forts and interdic¬ tion of tho importation of fire arms. It is believed here, however, that the impenal government will be in earnest to meet tho demand of the powers re¬ spiting the punishments. Y'uug Ln is not to The news that bo forced upon the Chinese peace 0 UH— mission it is well known here as indi¬ cating the readiness of the Chinese government to hoed any reasonable re* monslranco from tbe powers. QUARANTINE IS PUT ON. Suspects From Mexico Aro ltcln* DclalneA on the Texas Horilor. Tho slate and United States quaran- t i n 0 officittls at El Paso, Texas, are enforcing a strict donble infected quarantine ports against the yellow fevor of southern Mexico and have orders to allow no ono to enter the state who lms been in tlio infosted district until the time limit has passed. After Member* of Akron Mob. Tbo special grand jury at Akron, O., investigating tho riot of August 22d, reported Friday afternoon, returning sixty-one true bills and indlctingforty- fivo men and boys. One of these, Councilman George Brodt, and an- other, A. A. Halter, arc prominent politicians. QUAY SPRINGS' A SURPRISE. Tcll* Ill* Audience that He Will Be 'fitolr Next United State* Senator. M. H. Quay addressed a large meet- ing nt Meadville, Pa., Saturday nfght: Quay’s speech opened with the words: "You see before you the next Unit¬ ed States senator from Pennsylvania.” After a gasp of surprise *! the assnr- nnco of this utterance, a,burst r»f apr plnuso was given. Aetorj urti* * » M. B. dirt'- ^petition L*it Posen,’ff th® tor. til iu bank- ruptev at Si, 1, yy Minn., Sa’nrday, confer dug Hi lies $ 117 , 000 , as- seis $25. Texa* Loses"400,000 Rale*. The Intest report made of cotton damage in the state of Texas by the recent floods and high water plaoos the loss at 400,000 bales. Tbe valne is estimated at not less than $20,000,* ' 000. ____ For Expenses In Philippines, A Manila special says: The new Philippine commission Thur’sday ap¬ propriated $287,000 (Mexican) for the payment of sundry expenses tho benefit l of by the military for insular government during S«pte»