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COMMITTEES VISIT NOMINEES
McKinley and 'Roosevelt /Notified
Of Their/Nomination.
SPEECHES fJOPIIC!
McKinley Received Committee at Canton.
Ohio, While Roosevelt Was Called
Upon at “Sagamore.”
A Canton, 0., special says: William
McKinley was officially notified Thurs
day of his second nomination by the
Republican party for the highest office
in the civilized world. Grouped about
him were leading men of his party,
while surrounding his Canton home
were friends among whom he has lived
for more than thirty years, together
with vast crowds from the surrounding
towns of his native state. To the elo
quent words of Senator Lodge, the
president responded in a ringing
speech. There was enthusiasm enough
ajid to 6pare and to many of the point
ed utterances of Senator Lodge and
the president there was hearty and
cordial approval shown.
Important features of the speech of
notification by Senator Lodge and the
response by President McKinley were
the references to the Chinese situa
tion. This caused a great deal of dis
cussion during the conferences follow
ing the formal speech-making, and
the impression created was that these
utterances were a notification to the
world that the United States intended
to preserve all its rights in China.
The impressive portions of the pres
ident’s speech gathered from the ap
plause, both from the audience and
the Republican leaders, were his ref
erences to the maintenance of the gold
standard and the financial public
faith, and the preservation of a pro
tective tariff, the enlargement of our
market and the specially catchy phrase,
“prosperity at home and prestige
abroad.” When he asked:
"Shall we go back to the tariff of
four years ago?”
There were shouts of "No, no,”
from every part of the audience.
Another prolonged cheer brought
ont was his reference to our authority
in the Philippines. Everybody fol
lowed the speech with the keenest in
terest, and there was a most impres
sive shout when he declared that there
should be continued legislative control
over the territory acquired by the
United States, and another outburst,
when he said such authority would be
coupled with “liberty and humanity.”
His declaration that the United
States had reclaimed “ten million hu
man beings from imperialism” was a
decided hit and there were many re
quests for him to repeat the sentence.
This terra of the word used so much
by the opposition was one of the feat
ures of the speech.
The president began by saying:
“The message which you bring to
me is one of signal honor. It is also a
summons to duty. A single nomina
tion to the office of president by a
great party which in thirty-two years
out of forty has been triumphant at
national elections, is a distinction
which I gratefully cherish. To re
ceive unanimous re-nomination by the
same party is an expression of regard
and a pledge of continued confidence
for which it is difficult to make ade
quate acknowledgment.
“If anything exceeds the honor of
the office of president of the United
States it is the responsibility which
attaches to it. Having been invested
with both, I do not under-praise
either. Any one who has borne the
anxieties and burdens of the presiden
tial office, especially in time of nation
al trial, cannot contemplate assuming
it a second time without profoundly
realizing the severe exaotions and the
solemn obligations which it imposes
and this feeling is accentuated by the
momentous problems which now press
for settlement.
“The credit of the country has been
advanced to the highest place among
all nations. We are refunding our
bonded debt bearing three, four and
five per cent, a lower rate than that of
any other country and already more
than $300,000,000 have been so fund
ed with a gain to the government of
many millions of dollars. Instead of
16 to 1, for which our opponents con
tended four years ago, lgeislation has
been enacted which, while utilizing
all forms of our money, secures one
fixed value for every dollar, and that
the best known to the civilized world.
“Unfortunately the threat of 1896
has just been again renewed however
by the allied parties without abate
ment or modification. The gold bill
has been denounced and its repeal de
manded. The menace of 16 to 1,
therefore, still hangs over us with all
its dire consequences to credit and
confidence to business and industry.
The enemies of sound currency are
HETEOR DEMOLISHES HOUSE.
Unusual Phenomena Is Reported From
Bellefontaln, ETiss.
An aerolite, or meteoric stone, fell
out of the heavens Wednesday night
at Bellefontain, Miss., and completely
wrecked the large store house of
Hodge & Mabrey, and destroyed the
stock of goods contained in it. The
destruction of the building was pre
ceded by the appearance of a large
ball of fire passing swiftly through the
air.
rallyiup their scattered forces. The
people must once more unite and over
come the advocates of repudiation,and
must not relax their energy until the
battle for public honor and honest
money shall again triumph.
“Tfie Philippines are ours and
Americau authority must be supreme
throughout the archipelago. There
will be amnesty, broad and liberal,
but no abatement of our rights, no
abandonment of our duty. There must
be no scuttle policy. We will fulfill
in the Philippines the obligations im
posed by the triumphs of our arms and
by the treaty of peace; by interna
tional law; by the nation’s sense of
honor; and, more than all, by the
rights, interests and conditions of the
Filipino people themselves.
“I can not conclude without con
gratulating my countrymen upon the
strong national sentiment which finds
expression in every part of our com
mon country and the increased respect
with which Americanism is greeted
throughout the world. Permit me to
express, Mr. Chairman, my most sin
cere appreciation of the complimentary
terms in which you convey the official
notice of my nomination and my
thanks to the members of the commit
tee and to the great constituency
which they represent for this addi
tional evidence of their favor and sup
port.”
When the president closed there
were brief speeches made by Senators
Fairbanks and Hanna, Charles Emory
Smith and Colonel Parker of Hawaii.
After the speech-making the notifica
tion party went to luncheon.
NOTICE TO ROOSEVELT.
Committee Calls Upon Republican Vice
Presidential Nominee at Oyster Bay.
A special from Oyster Bay, N. Y.,
says: Governor Roosevelt was offi
cially notified Thursday by a commit
tee at his home, Sagamore, near Oyster
Bay, of his nomination for the vice
presidency.
The committee left New York on a
special train at 10:30 and made a quick
run to Oyster Bay, where carriages
were in waiting to convey them to
Sagamore.
It was noon when the party nrrived
at its destination. Governor Roosevelt
received them on the wide vine cov
ered porch of Sagamore, and grasped
the hand of each gentleman as he
alighted and then presented each to
Mrs. Roosevelt, who stood on the ve
randa behind him.
Shortly after 12 o’clock Senator
Wolcott called the committee to the
porch. There in the cool shade of the
awnings and vines he read the formal
notification.
When Senator Wolcott concluded the
notification speech Governor Roose
velt stepped forward. His voice was
clear and firm, and as he proceeded
there were several interruptions of
applause. He said:
“Mr. Chairman: I accept the honor
conferred upon me with the keen
est and deepest appreciation of what
it means, and above all of the re
sponsibility that goes with it. Every
thing that is in my power to be
done to secure the re-election of Presi
dent McKinley to whom has been
given in this crisis of the nation’s his
tory the charge to stand for and em
body the principles which lie closest
to the heart of every American worthy
the name.
“This is very much more than a
mere party contest. We stand at the
parting of the ways and the people
have now to decide whether they shall
go forward along the path of prosperi
ty and high honor abroad or whether
they will turn back on what has been
done during the past three years,
whether they will plunge this country
into an abyss of misery aud disaster
or what is worse, than even misery
and distress, shame.
“I feel that we have a right to ap
peal not merely to Republicans, but
to all good citizens, no matter what
may have been their party affiliations
in the past, and to ask them, on the
strength of the record that President
McKinley has made during the past
three years and on the strength of the
threat implied in what was done in
Kansas City a few days ago, to stand
shoulder to shoulder with us in per
petuating the conditions under which
we have reached a degree of prosperity
never before attained in the nation’s
history, and under which abroad we
have put the American flag on a level
where it never before in the history of
the country has been placed.
“For these reasons I feel we have a
right to look forward v ith confident
expectations to what the verdict of the
people will be next November and to
ask all men to whom the well being of
the country and the honor of the na
tional name are dear to stand with us
as we fight for prosperity at home and
the honor of the flag abroad.”
Refreshments were then served.
WILL HAVE NO TICKET.
Buckner Says Gold Democrats Only
Want Strong Platform.
General 8. B. Buckner, who was
General Palmer’s running mate on the
national Democratic (gold) ticket in
1896, has come out against the nomi
nation of a ticket this year. General
Buckner favors adopting a platform
and denouncing free silver and not
nominating a ticket, leaving the gold
Democrats free to vote as they choose.
FROM SEYHOUR
British Admiral Cables That the
Chinese are Bombarding Tien
Tsin Continuously,
The British admiralty in London re
ceived the following from Vice Admiral
Seymour on Thursday:
“Tikn Tsin, Saturday, July 7.—The
Chiuese continue fighting, often shell
ing the settlement. They are extend
ing their lilies along the Lu Tai An
canal to the northeast aud are appear
ing in greater force west of the city.
“Yesterday we bombarded the city
and immediate suburbs which stopped
the Chinese gun tire for some time.
The French settlement aud station
are most subject to attack. Today
there was another bombardment.
“Am steadily getting up more gnus.
Teu thousand troops are now here.
More are required, but both the Rus
sian and Japanese are expected."
OFFICERS OF N. E. SOCIETY.
The Educators Finish Their Work In
Charleston and Adjourn.
The National Society
in session at Charleston chose their
officers for the coming year as follows:
President—J. M. Green, Trenton,
New Jersey.
First Vice President—C. T. Corson,
of Ohio.
Second Vice President—T. A. Fo
6hay, of California.
Third Vice President—ll. P. Archer,
of Sou.h Carolina.
Fourth Vice President— H.B. Brown
of Indiana.
Fifth Vice President—Francis W.
Parker, of Illinois.
Sixth Vice President—L. W. Buc
holtz, of Florida.
Seventh Vice President—W. H.
Bartholomew, of Kentucky.
Eigth Vice President—O.H. Cooper,
of Texas.
Niuth Vice President—William M.
Davidson, of Kansas.
Tenth Vice President—R. B. Ful
ton, of Mississippi.
Eleveuth Vice Presinent—Gertrude
Edmonds, of Massachusetts.
Twelth Vioe President—H.E.Kratz,
of lowa.
Treasurer—L. C. Greenle, of Col
orado.
Mr. Irving Shepard, the secretary,
holds over.
The selection of the convention city
for 1901 was left to the executive com
mittee.
FUSION TICKET NAMED.
Three Parties In Nebraska Finally
Reach Satisfactory Agreement.
A Liucoln special says: Nebraska
fuaionists in state conventions, begin
ning at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon,
completed their work at 5:30 p. m.
Thursday after an almost continuous
session. The ticket follows:
Governor—William A. Pointer,
Boone county, Populist.
Lieutenant Governor—E. A. Gilbert,
York county, Silver Republican.
Secretary of State—C. V. Sooboda,
Howard county. Populist.
Attorney General—Willis D. Old
ham, Buffalo county, Democrat.
Auditor —H. S. Greiss, Clay county,
Populist.
Land Commissioner—P. J. Carey,
Saunders county, Populist.
The three state central committees
to which had been delegated the selec
tion of presidential electors reported
the following and their action was
adopted:
Frank Ranson, J. T. Feller, W. A.
Garrett,W. G. Swan, Peter Ebberson,
Robert Oberselder, L. M. Weute and
J. Hughes.
GERMANY IGNORES DECREE.
Berlin Officials Say Chinese Are At*
tempting to Gloss Over Outrages.
Cfficial circles in Berlin, Germany,
attach little importance to the commu
nication of the Chiuese minister at
Washington, dated June 29th. At
best it is interpreted aB au attempt to
gloss over the recent outrageous deeds.
A number of statements made in it are
declared to be notoriously false, such
as for instance, the representations
regarding Baron Von Ketteler’s death
and the Taku seizure.
The main objection urged in Berlin
is that nobody knows whose govern
ment it is which the statement repre
sents—whether the gvoernment of the
dowager empress and Kwang Hsu or
that of PriDce Tuan. The document
bears date of June 29th, and nobody
knows what government, if any, has
since succeeded.
CRACK SHOTS NEEDED.
General Wheeler Issues Orders For
Thorough Drilling of His Troops.
In a general order issued from the
headquarters of the department of the
lakes, Brigadier General Wheeler says:
“In view of the fact that two battal
ions of the Second aud Fifth infautry
regiments are to be sent from the
United States for active field service
as soon as practicable, the command
ing officers at posts of this department,
where parts of these organizations are
stationed, will use every effort to see
that all enlisted men are given thor
ough instruction in pointing and aim
ing drills, management of their rifles
and target practice.”
STRIKERS SEEK ASSISTANCE.
St. Louis Street Car Men Decide to
Establish "Bus” Lines.
Two thousand solicitors, engaged
by the trades and labor unions of St.
Louis to canvass the city and collect
contributions for the striking street
railroad men’s “bus” lines, begau work
Friday. They will also endeavor to
ascertain what proportion of the pop
ulation is in favor of trades and labor
unions.
DEFEAT OF ALLIES
IS ANNOUNCED
Report Is That They Were Bally
Routed at Tien Tsin.
SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES
Chinese Troops Were Under
Command of General Ma.
According to advices received iu
London, July 10th, the Chinese situa
tion presents an aspect more ominous
than ever. A dispatch from Tien Tsiu
announces that after a heavy engage
ment the allied forces have been de
feated and driven out of the eastern
arsenal by General Ma. This dispatch,
dated Friday and via Che Foo, is as
follows:
“General Ma has defeated the allied
troops aud re-occupied the Chinese
eastern arsenal, after inflicting great
loss upon its defenders. The engage
ment lasted six hours and was fought
with great determination by both
sides.
“The Chinese were eventually able
to use the effective guns of the fort
abutting on the city walls near the
Taotai’s yamen, the allied troops suf
fering severely from lack of heavy
guns and cavalry.
“The Japanese commander sent an
urgent appeal to hurry re-enforce
ments, as the allies were in imminent
danger of a general defent.”
Eighteen days ago Sir Robert Hart
dispatched his last message, declaring
that the situation was desperate, and
since then no word has come from the
Europeans in Pekin.
According to The London Daily
Mail’s Shanghai correspondent, Li
Hung Chang has received an emperial
decree ordering his immediate depart
ure for Pekin, presumably to break
the news of the Pekin tragedy to the
European powers and in his usual role
of negotiator with Europe in difficult
matters to endeavor to act as mediator
and avert the vengeance of the pow
ers. To add to the grimness of this
suggestion, all Tien Tsiu advioes tend
to confirm the perilous condition of the
allied forces and belie the optimistic
Chiuese rumors. Unless re-enforce
ments speedily reach Tien Tsin anoth
er disaster may be expected.
All kinds of stories come from Shang
hai, which it is impossible to verify.
It is stated that the boxers have mur
dered the chancellor of the Pekin uni
versity and sixty of the members of
his family and retainers. A confiden
tial officer of General Yang Lu, dis
guised as a boxer, is reported to have
crept into Prince Tuan's tent while
the prince was sleeping, with the in
tention of stabbing him. He was
caught by the sentries, so the story
goes, and decapitated on the spot. His
head was sent with Prince Tuan’s
compliments to Yung Lu as a warning
to him to beware.
VERITABLE DEATH TRAP.
Sixty Bodies In All Were Taken From
The Steamship Saale.
Twenty-four bodies were recovered
from the hold of the burned steamship
Saale at Hoboken, N. J., Wednesday
afternoon, which makes the total num
ber dead taken from this ship alone,
sixty. Most of the bodies were so
badly burned or mutilated that recog
nition was impossible, but several
were identified by initials or names on
articles taken from parts of clothing
that sometimes remained.
All of them appeared to be workmen
iu the holds of the steamer. Great
pumps were worked iu the Saale Wed
nesday and by 2 20 p. m. the vessel was
floated. Thesbip was nineer tenfeet in
mud, and when she finally freed her
self from this mild she seemed to jump
fully two feet out of the water.
The supply of coffins gave out after
eleven had beeu filled. Five more
bodies were laid upon the deck of au
after-cabin and covered with blankets.
This makes 168 bodies recovered from
the ship, river and the bay.
Gaynor Hearing Resumed.
Hearing in the proceedings for the
removal of B. D. Green and J. F., E.
T. and W. F. Gaynor to the jurisdic
tion of the Georgia federal courts, was
resumed in New York before Commis
sioner Shields Wednesday.
UNDER NEW NAHE.
Plant Steamship Line Will Now Be
Known as the P. & O. Company.
Judgp Simon Baldwin, of the su
preme court, has handed down an or
der granting anew corporation name
for the Southeastern Steamship com
pany known as The Plant Steam
ship line. The name, by the vote of
the directors the Peninsula aud Occi
dental Steamship company, is to be
known as the P. k 0.
The order amalgamates the two
steamship lines known as the Piant
and the system, the one run
ning from Tampa to Havaua, and the
other from Miami to Nassau.
HOPES ARE DWINDLING.
London Receives a Dispatch Simitar
to One From Consul Goodnow.
A telegram received at the office of
the Chinese imperial maritime customs
in Loudon from the governor of Shan
Tung is identical with United States
Consul Gooanow’s report of the bomb
ardment of the legation July 7th. The
officials in London regard the dispatch
as leaving little hope that the legations
have survived.
SENATE GEAR DEAD.
lowan sudden!y Stricken With
lieurt Disease and Expires at
His Home in Washington.
United States Senator John Henry
Gear, of Burlinglou, lowa, died at
4:30 a. in. Saturday, of heart failure,
in bis apartments at the Portland in
Washington. While Senator Gear had
been in bad health for a year or more,
death came uuexepected. He was iu
excellent spirits riday evening, when,
accompauied by Mrs. Gear, lie went
out driving with Secretary Wilson, of
the agricultural department. They
returned about 10 o’clock and the sena
tor retired an houi* later in his usual
health.
Shortly before 2 o’clock Saturday
morning the senator summoned liis
confidential secretary and informed him
he was troubled with congestion in
liis chest. Mrs. Gear was called and
she concocted some simple remedies
which seemed to give the senator some
relief. At 2:30 the senator complained
of serious difficulty in breathing. His
condition became critical and his fam
ily physician, Dr. Davis, was sum
moned. An examiuation convinced
Dr. Davis that his patient was suffer
ing from heart trouble and announced
that Senator Gear could scarcely last
au hour.
About 4 o’clock the senator seemed
to be easier, and wheu asked by Mrs.
Gear as to his condition replied faint
ly:
“I feel a trifle better."
These were bis last words. Fifteen
minutes later he was dead.
Sergeant-at Arms Randells, of the
senate, was notified of Senator Gear’s
death and began to make arrangements
for it. The remains were taken di
rectly to Burlington, lowa, which, for
many years, has been the home of the
senator. A special car was attached
to the 3:30 p. m. train Sunday for ac
commodation of the funeral party.
A SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
The Coroner Will Investigate Demise
of Mrs. Natalie Mayer.
A New York dispatch says: Mrs.
Natille Mayer, wife of John Mayer,
and eldest daughter of tke late Theo
dore Havemeyer, died in the Mayer
madsiou, near Mob wall, N. J., late
Saturday afternoon.
Little definite was known concern
ing the cause of death until Saturday,
wheu Commander Winslow, United
States navy, who is married to a sister
of Mrs. Mayer, gave out the following
statement:
"Mrs. Mayer died from the effect of
a pistol shot accidentally fired. The
wound was not at first believed to be
fatal. There will be a coroner’s in
quest in accordance with the law.”
It was on Friday afternoon, twenty
four hours before the time of Mrs.
Mayer’s death, that the pistol shot was
fired. Cominauder Winslow’s state
ment does not even tell who held the
weapou. Ou this point, however, Dr.
Albert Heabriskie, the first physician
to be called after Mrs. Mayer wus hurt,
said:
"I understand that Commander
Winslow said to one of the members
of the family that he would have some
body before the coroner who would
testify that Mrs. Mayer said Blie acci
dently shot herself.”
COURTMARTIAL FOR RAY.
Charges Are brought Against Com
mander of Troops In Alaska.
Charges have been filed at Nome,
Alaska, against Major Patrick Henry
Ray, who previous to the nrrival of
Brigadier General Randall commanded
the troops in Alaska, by Captain W.
K. Wright, of company L, Seventh
United States infantry, who iu turn
has beeu the subject of a counter com
plaint by Majoi Ray.
The charges against the major con
tain over twenty specifications—allega
tions involving his integrity and con
duct as an officer. Wright is charged
with disobedience of orders. General
Randall is expected to hijld a court of
inquiry at, Fort Egbert, where Major
Ray is now stationed.
COSSACKS ROUT BOXERS.
Czar's Soldiers Slay 3,000 Chinamen
and Crpture Six Guns.
The London Daily Mail’s St. Peters
burg correspondent says that in a six
hours’ battle outside of Tien Tsin on
July 9th, the Cossacks captured six
Krupp guns aud killed numbers of
fleeing boxers. The Chinese lost
3,000. ineluding General Jek.
SOUTH AFRICAN CAPITAL.
England Has Already Selected Bloem
fontein as Headquarters.
A special from Cape Town says:
It is understood that at the close of
the war in South Africa, Bloemfontein
will be the headquarters of the com
mander in chief, the seat of the South
African court of appeals, and event
ually the federal capital of South
Africa.
The British success at, Bethlehem
has considerably improved the pros
pects for peace, it is said. The whole
of the government of President Steyu,
of the Orange Free State, has sur
rendered except the president himself.
INDIANS IN BAD MOOD.
Blanket Tribe In ITlnnesota Are Op
posed to Civilizing Methods.
The Blanket Indians at Red Lake,
Minn., are in a sullen mood and
trouble is feared. The government is
erecting a $130,000 school at the point
aud the Indians seriously object to
any attempt to civilize them.
White settlers near the reservation
are arming themselves and gathering
together fearing an attack.
ISSUE DECREE
Disclaiming Responsibility
For Present Trouble.
EXHAUSTIVE STATEMENT
Document Was Drawn Up By Chinese
War Board and Telegraphed to
All of Her Representatives.
An imperial decree dated 3d day of
sixth moon (June 29) was received by
telegraph Wednesday by Minister
Wu, in Washington, from the Toa Tai
of Shanghai, transmitted on July Ist
from the treasurer of the Chi Li prov
ince, who received it by special courier
on June 30th from the board of war,
who in turn received it from the privy
council in Pekin. The decree in part
is as follows:
The circumstances which led to the
commencement of fighting between
Chinese and foreigners were of such
a complex, confusing and unfavorable
character as to be entirely unexpected.
Our diplomatic reporters abroad,(Wring
to their distance from the scene of ac
tion, have bad no means of knowing
the true state of things, and ac
cordingly cannot lay the view's of the
government before the ministers for
foreign affairs of the respective powers
to which they are accredited. Now
we take this opportunity of going
fully into the matter for the informa
tion of out representatives aforesaid.
In the first place there arose in the
provinces of ( Chi Li and Shan Tung a
kiud of rebellious subjects who had.
beeu in the habit of practicing boxing
aud fencing in their respective vil
lages, aud at the same time clothing
their doings with spiritualistic aud
strange rites. The local authorities
failed to take due notice of them at the
time. Accordingly the infection spread
with astonishing rapidity.
At first the foreign powers requested
that foreign troops be allowed to enter
the capital for the protection of the
legations. The imperial government,
having in view the comparative urgen
cy of the occasion, grauted the request
os an extraordinary mark if courtesy
beyond the requirements of interna
tional intercourse. Over 600 foreign
troops were sent to Pekin.
The imperial govermment was by
no rneaDS reluctant to issue orders for
the entire suppression of this insur
gent element. But as the trouble wan
so near at hand, there was a great fear
that due protection might not be as
sured to the. legations if the anarchists
should be driven to extremities, thus
bringing on a national calamity. Ass
measure of precaution it was finally
decided to request the foreign minis
ters to retire temporarily to Tien Tsin
for safety.
It was while the discussion of this
proposition was in progress that, the
German minister, Baron Von Ketteler,
was assassinated by a riotous mob one
morning while on his way to the tsung
li yamen. On the previous day the
German minister had written a letter
appointing a time for calling on the
tsung li yamen, but the yamen fearing
be might be molested on the way, did
uot consent to the appointment as sug
gested by the minister.
Since this occurrence the anarchists
assumed a more bold und threatening
attitude, and consequently it was not
deemed wise to carry out the project
of sending the diplomatic corps to
Tien Tsiu under an escort. However,
orders were issued to the troops de
tailed for the protection of the lega
tions to take greater precautions
against any emergency. To our sur
prise, on the 20th of the fifth moon
(June 16tb) foreign (naval?) officers at
Taku called upon Lo Juug Kwang,
the general commanding, and demand
ed his surrender of the forts, notify
ing him that failing to receive compli
ance they would at 2 o'clock the next
day take steps to seize the forts by
force. Lo Jung being bound by the
duties of bis office to hold the forts,
how could he yield to the demand on
the day named. They actually first
fired upon the forts, which responded
aud kept up a fighting all day aud
then surrendered. Thus the conflict
of forces began, but certainly the in
itiative did not come from our side.
Even supposing that China were not
conscious of her true condition, how
could she take such a step as to engage
in war with all the powers simulta
neously, an! how could she, relying
upon the support of an anarchistic
populace, go into war with the powers?
Our position in this matter ought to
be clearly understood by all the pow
ers. The above is a statement of the
wrongs we have suffered, and how
China was driven to the unfortunate
position from which she could not
escape.
Miles Confers With Wu.
A Washington dispatch snvs: Lieu
tenant General Miles was an early
caller at the Chinese legation Saturiluy
and had a loug conference with Miuis
tei Wu, presumably concerning the
militaiy situation in China.
Rural Free Delivery.
The postoffice department has order
ed the establishment of rural free de
livery service at Smithfield, N. C.,
: beginning July 23d.