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ALLIES ENTER PEKIN!
MINISTERS RESCUED!
Apparently A'o Serious Trouble
• Was Experienced.
The welcome news was received at
Washington Friday morning of the
capture of Pekin and the rescue of the
besieged legationers.
The rescue was effected on Wednes
day, August 15, the allied force enter
ing Pekin apparently without opposi
tion.
TF.X.LS OF RESCUE.
The acting secretary of state made
public the following plain telegram re
ceived Friday evening from the United
States consul at Che Foo:
“Che Foo, August 17, (Re
ceived August 17, 7:55 p. m.) —
Secretary of State, Washington:
Seventeenth —Japanese admiral
reports allies attacked Pekin east
15th. Obstinate resistance. Even
ing Japanese entered capital with
other forces. Immediately sur
rounded legations. Inmates safe.
Japanese loss over 100. Chinese
300. Fowler.”
The navy department received the
following cablegram from Admiral
Remev:
“Taku, August 17, 1 a. m.—Bu
reau Navigation, Washington:
Just received telegram from Tien
Tsin dated lGth, 10 p. m.:
“ ‘Pekin was captured ou August
15th. Foreign legations are safe.
Details follow shortly.’
“Remey.”
LONDON IS ADVISED.
A special dispatch received in Lon
don, from Shanghai, says:
“The allies entered Pekin Au
gust 15tli. It is believed that
Yuan Shi Kai’s troops have gone
thence to Sheu Si to protect the
empress, who, according to re
ports received by local officials
here, with Tuan, the imperial
household and the bulk of the
army and boxers, left Pekin Au
gusth 7th for Hsian Fu.”
EAISL LI HEARS NBWS.
Li Huug Chang, who is at Shang
hai, received a telegraphic dispatch
announcing that the allied forces en
tered Pekin Wednesday, August 15th,
without opposition. All is quiet in
Shanghai and in the Yang Tse valley.
GLAD TIDINGS FOR BERLIN.
The following received from the
German consul at Shanghai -was given
out by the Berlin foreign office at 1
p. m. Friday:
London, August 17. —“The al
lies have entered Pekiu without
fighting, the legations are relieved
and the foreigners are liberated.”
The collapse of Chinese resistance
is explained in dispat<Jtes from Shang
hai as being due to tlWfailure of the
Chinese to flood the country below
Tung Chow. The earth-works con
nected with the dam at the Pei Ho
were unfinished and the canal at Tung
Chow was full of water, facilitating
boat transport when the allies arrived
there.
Previous information which has been
received Id Washington showed that
the allied armies took possession on
August 12th of TuDg Chow, twelve
TOWNE’S ITINERARY.
Populist Leader Will Trail After Ted
dy Roosevelt During Campaign.
Charles A. Towne, it is stated, will
open his campaign at Duluth within
ten days. Later he will tour Idaho,
Oregon, Washington, Califprnia and
other western states, keeping close to
the path of the Roosevelt itinerary.
Mr. Towne will also tour the south,
speaking at Atlanta, Louisville, Mem
phis, Nashville and other important
cities. Throughout, it is stated, it will
be Mr. Towne’s mission to pay special
attention to the Republican vice presi
dential nominee and to answer argu
ments made by the latter during the
campaign.
DETAILS OH ADVANCE.
During Fight At Yang Tsun Chinese
General Disappeared.
Extracts from a long dispatch from
Tokio, Japan, describing the advance
of the allied forces from Tien Tsin
say General Ma disappeared during
the fighting at Yang Tsun; that the
immediate advance on Pekin was de
cided upon at a council of war in
which 385 officers took part, held at
Yang Tsun, August 2d, and that the
advance columns were drawn up in
the following order: Japanese, Rus
sians, British and American. The
French contingent was obliged to re
main at Yang Tsun on account of its
.inadequate commissariat.
KITCHENER OUTWITTED.
Dewet Escapes British General By
Night Marches.
A Pretoria dispatch says: General
De wet has managed to elude "General
Kitchener in spite of the fact {hat all
the British wagons had double teams
of picked animals. The Boers evaded
the British by marching at night over
grounds known to them, while their
pursuers were obliged to manch in the
da#y I me.
miles from relcin. After a halt of
three days for rest and preparation
attacked the capital.
Contrary to the press reports, Con
sul 1 owlet ’s dispatch shows that the
attack ou the city met with strong re
sistance. The Japanese force engaged
with the advance numbering 10,000
men.
The president was overjoyed on
hearing the news of the safety of
Minister Conger and his associates.
He has been hopeful all along that
their rescue from the perilous position,
in which they have been for so long,
would be successfully accomplished.
Friday’s news confirms that hope and
brings a feeling of great relief to him.
The Germau press, while express
in f> j°y at the happy discharge of one
part of the program, the papers point
out that there is much left to do. The
Berliner Post says:
“A great thing has been done, but
a greater must be done before the al
lied powers will be satisfied. It re
mains to obtain repress for attacks
upon the legations and other wrongs,
particularly the assassination of the
Germau minister, and to install a gov
ernment which will punish the guilty
and give guarantees against a recur
rence of similar crimes.”
The National Zeituug, The Freis
sinige Zeitung and The Yossiohe Zei
tung, express themselves in a similar
strain.
Referring to a number of special
dispatches appearing in German pa
pers, which claim that the United
States government, now that the mem
bers of the foreign legations are re
lieved, is about to withdraw from the
international undertaking, a high offi
cial of the German foreign office said:
“The Washington government has
assured the other powers of its willing
ness to co-operate in carrying out a
joint programme. This assurance has
sufficed so far and will continue to suf
fice in spite of newspaper stories to
the contrary.”
John B. Jackson, United States
charge d’affaires in Berlin, when his
attention was called to the specials,
said:
“The United States government has
acted with the greatest harmony re
garding China -with Germauy from the
outset. In fact, up to Pekin the pow
ers are all agreed, but beyond that no
agreement has even been attempted.
The future must be left to new diplo
matic negotiations.”
WILL PROTECT NATIVE CHRISTIANS.
A cabinet official said that the native
Christians in China, said to number
several thousand, will be included in
any arrangement made between this
government and China incident to the
cessation of hostilities.
At the present stage of the Chinese
situation this subject has not yet been
seriously discussed bytne cabinet, but
there is no doubt, according to this
member, that the United States is in
honor bound to lirotect them and will
sacredly look out for their security.
It was stated that, while the matter
has not been formally considered, the
indemnity to be collected by the
United States will be not only for the
families of the victims, but also prob
ably to compensate this government
for the expense it has been put to in
prosecuting the campaign.
NOTED ARTIST DEAD.
Earnest Wilkinson of Atlanta Consti
tution Succumbs to Heart Disease.
Ernest Wilkinson, an artist on the
staff of the Atlanta Constitution, died
Friday morniug at 4 o’clock in Afton,
Va., of heart failure. Mr. Wilkinson
was spending his vacation in the Vir
ginia resort. .
Ernest Wilkinson was one of .the
best known newspaper artists of the
soutt. His work had attracted wide
attention since he began bis sketches
and portrait work on the Constitution
in 1899.
He was born in Atlanta June 24th.
1873, and was 27 years of age at the
time of his death.
H ASI<ENEWE iThOPE.
Relatives of Captain Carter Are Work
ing Diligently for a Pardon.
Oberlin M. Carter, serving a sent
ence in the military penitentiary,
Leavenworth, has renewed hopes of
obtaining pardon. The prisoner was
visited Friday by Dr. Carter, of
Chicago, his brother, and L. D. Car
ter, of Oakland, 111., an uncle. After
a conference Carter’s relatives are
quoted as saying they have strong
hopes of securing a pardon.
Broiling In St. Louis.
Friday was the hottest day of the
year in St. Louis. Maximum, 99.
Fourteen infants died from heat.
NOT A RACE WAR.
Captain Wade Correct* Error Regard
ing Trouble In Scrven County.
Captain Jesse T. Wade, who was
shot a week ago in Screven county and
brought to the hospital in Augusta,
gave out what he says is the only cor
rect story of the shootiDg. He says
at the outset there was no race war
and nothing like it. The trouble was
caused by attempting to effect an
arrest.
GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Happenings In the
Plate Gathered at Random.
CommUftiotter Opposed to Plan.
Much agitat ion lias recently been
given in state official circles to a plan
f.<r the removal of the Georgia expeA
meat station from Grifiin to Milled"?
ville, where, on the newly developed
prison farm, many persons believe the
opportunity for agricultural experi
ment and progress will be much greater
than that now afforded thiongh the
comparatively small station at Griffin.
The discussion of this important
change has been indulged in to a great
degree among tbe progressive farmers
of the state since the prison farm met
with its first success last year and
from the present outlook there is every
reason to believe that some measure
looking to the change of the station
will be proposed in the next legisla
ture.
O. B. Stevens, commissioner of ag
riculture, returned a few days ago
from his annual trip to the state prison
farm. He made a thorough inspection
of the place and was delighted with
his visit. He says the general condi
tion of the farm is the very best, and
that he did not have a single sugges
tion, as to the manner of working the
crops, to make. He emphatically op
posed the plan of connecting the tvo
farms.
* * *
Factory In Sight For Coiner.
A compauy composed of several
prominent men of Comer will build a
factory in tbe near future. The loca
tion has not yet been settled, but it is
expected that the shoals just one mile
from town will he chosen. The shoals
have been surveyed and was found to
be sufficient to furnish the required
amount of water.
* * *
Military Called off.
At noon Saturday Governor Candler
was notified in a telegram from Sheriff
A. B. Brewer, of Liberty county, that
the evidences of riot in the vicinity of
Liberty City bad entirely disappeared,
and that no further danger was antici
pated from the negroes.
The following communication from
the sheriff of Liberty was handed Gov
ernor Candler:
“Liberty City, Ga., August 18.—A.
D. Candler, Atlanta: Crowd dispersed
on arrival of troops. Everything quiet
this morning. Don’t think any use in
keeping troops any longer.
“A. B. Brewer, Sheriff.”
Acting on this intelligence, the gov
ernor at once directed a dispatch to
the captain of the Liberty Guard, the
cavalry troop at Liberty City, ordering
him to disperse bis men, but to so in
struct them as to make it possible to
summon them at a moment’s notice.
Judging from Sheriff’s Brewer’s tel
egram, the end of the disturbance
caused by an attempt to arrest several
negro murderers came, as Governor
Causer predicted Friday, immediately
on tW arrival of an armed, uniformed
body of men.
+ * *
Peaceable Negroes Are Active.
There are many peaceable negroes
in Liberty and they are controlling
their people well. The rioting has
been caused by a low class of negroes,
who hang about turpentine stills and
gamble for the workers’ hard earned
money. These trifling negroes resent
any attempt made by the whites to
drive them off of their property and
away from their working men. This
feeling and consequent antagonism in
the whites’ minds culminated in an
outbreak last week when Bob Curtis
was killed in attempting an arrest.
The subsequent rioting and present
strained relation between the races are
the logical result.
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Georgia’* Cotton Crop.
Under tbe capable direction of Com
missioner O. B. Stevens, the Georgia
department of agriculture has compiled
accurate statistics indicating beyond a
doubt that tbe cotton crop of Georgia
for 1900 will be from 50,000 to 200,000
bales shorter than in 1899. Not only
is such tbo outlook in this state, but
the information in the possession of
Commissianer Stevens, who as presi
dent of the Cotton States Commission
ers’ Association, receives reports from
commissioners of the different states,
is to the effect that tiie south, as a
whole, is short. Indications on the
Ist of August were that every state in
the cotton belt would be behind on the
staple with the exception of Texas, re
ported to be 2 per cent ahead of the
average crop of the last five years.
The astonishing figures on which it
is estimated that Georgia’s supply of
the fleecy staple is away below the av
erage have been in preparation by the
department of agriculture for the past
thirty days. Blank reports were sent
to the leadingfarmers in every county
with the request that they fill in the
figures showing the exact condition of
all the crops, with the prospects
ahead. Every county that produces
cotton responded with an estimate for
August Ist with exception of two coun
ties, and these two have been credited
with a gain of 10 per cent over last
year. As to the accuracy of the total
estimate Commissioner Stevens is sat
isfied, beleiving that his report which
follows in full represents the exact
conditions on August Ist.
The figures prepared by the depart
ment show that an average crop for
the last five years is 1,295,800 bales.
The reports from the counties -of
Georgia are that only 74 per cent of
an average crop will be realized.
Twenty-six per cent off the average
crop gives 958,892 bales for the year
against an estimated crop for 1899 of
between 1,000,000 and 1,200,000 bales.
It is further estimated that the re
ports in4he hands of the commission
er mat tile cotton acreage is 3 per
cent less than in 1899, and when 3
per cent is deducted from the pros
pects for 1900 it leaves a crop of 930,-
000 bales.
i ...
No Funds Available.
One of tbe reasons for the collapse
of the Columbus carpenters’ strike was
the fact that the strikers received not
one cent from the national organiza
tion. They had expected SO per week,
per man, and were keenly disappoint
ed when they did not get it. A by
law of the national union snys that the
benefits arc to be extended to no more
than 3,000 persons at a time. At the
time of the Columbus strike, over
three thousand were already out over
the United States, there being trouble
at Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah and
other points.
* * *
Avmorii'B Are Taxable.
The military companies of Savannah
and Augusta are interested in the
question as to whether or not armories
are subject to taxation. The tax re
ceivers of Chatham and Richmond
counties have made a demand that the
armories be returned for taxation, and
the military organizations of those
cities ow'ning the armories have re
fused to do so. The contention of the
companies is that the state constitu
tion exempts all public property from
taxation, and the question now arises
as to whether the armories are consid
ered public property. The companies
claim that they are.
Comptroller General Wright has held
that the armories are subject to taxa
tion, but an appeal has been made to
Attorney General Terrell for an opin
ion ou the subject. He has the matter
under consideration.
• • *
Great Increase In Taxable Property.
The increase of taxable property on
Fulton county’s digest of almost half
a million dollars make it certain that
tbo total gain for the state over 1899
will reach 814.000,000 and possibly
more. The chance for an increase
that would surpass anything realized
in one year in the history of the state
—such as that now assured—lias de
pended all along npou the showing
made by Fulton county. Last year
the county showed a decrease of 82,-
000,000 and brought down to an in
siguificent figure the net gain from
'Le other counties. This year condi
tions have been reversed and the in
crease of Atlanta property makes cer
tain an enormous net gaiu for tbe
state.
Less than a score of counties are
to be beard from, but already tbe dif
ference between 1899 and 1900 is nearly
813,000,000, so that littlo is expected
from the remaining counties in order
to bring the total to the amount pre
dicted by Comptroller General Wright
several months ago. When the first
returns were received he expressed the
belief that a gain of $15,000,000 would
be realized.
* * •
Dhtlm Declared Nominee.
The executive committee settled tbe
contest between J. A. McMichael and
A. H. S. Davis at Jackson last Satur
day, by entering the halted boxes and
making a recount of the votes in the
recent primary. Mr. Davis was de
clared the nominee for clerk of court.
Mr. McMichael, the present incum
bent, expresses himself as being satis
fied with tbe result and will cheerfully
support the nominee.
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Truitt’* Advice to Farmers.
The following from the Atlanta Con
stitution is self-explanatory:
“LaGeange, Ga., August 18.—Ed
itor Constitution: Advise
through your issue tomorrow to mar
ket no cotton in September under 10
cents. George W. Truitt.”
* * *
Arbitrators Meet September 2.
Hon. Pope Brown and Pope Barrow,
of Savannah, will meet in Atlanta ou
September 2d to arbitrate the tax dif
ferences beteen the state and the Plant
System railway.
* * *
Kailroad Charter Amended.
A certificate of amendment to tbe
charter of the Georgia Pine Railway
company was issued this morning by
the secretary of state. The company
desires to extend its lines for sixteen
miles in Georgia, and proposes to
build on further into Florida. The
line now extends from Arlington to
Bainbridge, Ga., a distance of forty
miles, Tbe directors have had an ex
tension ill view for some time, and it
it is expected that the work will be
commenced, iu the next few days on
the new line.
WHEELER IS PLEASED.
Thinks Delay of Chinese Was For
Purpose of Removing Capital.
General Joe W’heeler, commander of
the department of the lakes, expressed
great pleasure on hearing that the al
lied forces had captured Pekin. He
said that it had been hit opinion since
the commencement of the trouble that
the officials of tbe present dynasty
have been seeking to deluy the entry
of the allied forces into Pekin in order
to give the Chinese authorities an op
portunity to move tbe capital together
with all the archives and sacred writ
ings, to another point.
STORY DENIED^BY WILKIE.
Only Two Receutly Arrived Anar
chists Held For Deportation.
Chief Wilkie, of tbe United States
secret service, in speaking of the re
port that instead of two there had
been fourteen arriving anarchist de
tained in New York charged with a
conspiracy to assassinate President
McKinley, said:
“The whole story is purely an in
vention. No arrests have been made
and only Maresca and Weida arc de
tained by tbe immigration authori
ties for deportation.”
CHAFFEE SENDS
BRIEF REPORT
Confirming Fall of Pekin
and Rescue of Hinisters.
REMEV ALSO HEARD FROM
Admiral’s Message Staled That Allies
Were Stii! Figiiticg inside the
Chinese Capital.
From General Chaffee the war de
partment received official confirmation
of the fall of Pekin and the rescue of
the besieged legationers.
The dispatch of the American com
mander was received Sunday nud con
tained few but details. However, the
unconcealed satisfaction with which it
was received by tbe officials indicated
tbe anxiety that has been engendered
by his prolonged siliuce.
Chaffee’s last communication to the
government prior to the receipt of
Sunday’s advices, was dated August
11th, ut Matow, almost thirty miles
from Pekin. The explanation of liis
silence is suggested in ndvicos receiv
ed by the navy department from Ad
miral Remey, who, telegraphing from
Taku on the 18th, stated that the tele
graph line between that point aud Pe
kin was interrupted.
The cablegram from Admiral Tierney
contains some important information
not mentioned by General Chnffee.
He makes the startling statement on
Japauese authority that the inner city
of Pekin was being bombarded by the
allied forces. Admiral Remey says
also that the dowager empress is de
tained iu the inner city by Prince
Yungedo.
Advices received from tbo foreign
office, Japan, by the Japanese legation
iu Washington, confirm and amplify
previous accounts of the capture of Pe
liiu by tbo allied troops. Following
is the text of the dispatch from Gen
eral Chnffee:
“Ciie Foo, August 19.—Adju
tant General, Washington. Pekin,
August 15.—We entered legation
grounds at 5 o’clock last night
with' Fourteenth and light bat
tery. Eight wounded during
day’s fighting. Otherwise all
well. Chaffee.”
It is believed that the word
“fifteenth” is an error of transmission
and should be “sixteenth.” All pre
vious advices, official and unofficial,
have indicated that the legations were
relieved on the evening of the 15th,
Wednesday.
Admiral Remc-y’s dispatch, which
contains much interesting information
in u few words, is as follows:
“Che Foo, (no date), Bureau of
Navigation, Washington: Taku,
August 18.—Telegraph line to Pe
kin interrupted. Information,
Japauese sources, empress dow
ager detained by Prince Yungedo
inner city, which being bombard
ed by allies. Chaffee reports en
tered legation grounds evening of
14th. Eight wounded during
day’s figting; otherwise all well.
“Remey. ”
The startling feature of the dispatch
is that fighting within the city of Pe
kin was continuing, according to tbe
advices of Admiral Remey. The in
ner, or as it is popularly known, the
Forbidden City, evidently had not been
taken. It is surrounded by a massive
wall of solid masonry more than twenty
feet high, aud it is not regarded as
surprising that the Chinese should
make their final stand within it.
A MORE SERIOUS ASPECT. .
Rear Admiral Bruce’s report to the
London war office of the continuation
of fighting in Pekin puts a more seri
ous aspect on the Chinese situation
than was generally expected in Eng
land. It appears effectually to dispose
of all statements that the empress
dowager had fled, although circum
stantial accounts of her departure
continue to come from Shanghai. De
spite defeat, the Chinese are appar
ently resolved to make a desperate
struggle not only in their ancient cap
ital, but also in other parta of the em
pire.
DESERTER SENTENCED.
Private Boakes Will Languish In Ma
nila Prison Forty Years.
Private Chester A. Boakes, of the
Fourth infantry, was convicted by
conrtmartinl at linus, P. 1., of desert
ing in the face of the enemy, and also
of advising other soldiers to desert.
He was sentenced to be dishonorably
discharged from tbe service of the
United States, forfeiting ail pay and
allowances due or to become due and
to be confined at hard labor for a period
of forty years. General McArthur ap
proved the sen f ence ana designated
Bit ibid prison, Manila, as the place of
confinement.
Express Packige Astray.
A Chicago special says: Somewhere
between Chicago and Burliogton, la.,
an express package supposed to con
tain 825,000 is alleged to have gone
astray.
France Will Land Blue Jacmtjr
Advices from Shanghai that,
in consequence of the lane .ug of
British troops, the French have ar
ranged to land 150 blue jackets at
their concession.
I
DETAILS OF ATTACK.
How Allies Stormed the Outer
Wall of Pekin and Finally
Entered the City.
Ge neral Yamaguchi, commanding
the Japanese forces, wired his govern
ment at Tokio from Pekin, under date
of August It! as follows:
“The allies attacked Pekin early
yesterday, t pining with artillery on
the eastern side. The wall was obsti
nately held by the enemy. The Jap
anese uiul Russians on the northward
of Tung Chow canal. Tne Americans
and British were on the south side.
At nightfall the Japanese blew up the
two eastern gates of Tartar city nud
entered. In the meantime the Ameri
cans and British enured the Chinese
city by Tung Pien gates.
“Detachments of each force woro
sent toward the legations. The par
ties met near the legations and opened
communications. All the ministers
and their staffs were found safe. The
Japanese loss was over one hundred
killed, including three officers. The
losses of the allies have not been
ascertained. Four hundred Chinese
were killed.”
SHERIFF AIADE PROMISE.
By So Doing He Was Enabled To
Outwit Hob and Remove Prisoner.
A Huntsville, Ala., dispatch says:
Sheriff H. R. Melson, of Lincoln
county, Tennessee, lias hustled Tom
Bibbs, tbe suspected assailant of Mrs.
Alonzo Gilliam, of Lincoln, Tenn.,
from Fayetteville to tbe jail in Nash
ville for safe keeping.
Further rumors of a mob caused the
officer to take the precaution, but in
doing so lie is tbe object of criticism,
ns he promised tbo mob that he would
not remove the prisoner from the Fay
etteville jail under any circumstances,
but of course, this was an illegal prom
ise ou the part of the officer.
The representatives of the Tennes
see mob, who had been iu Huntsville
and other places, began to return to
their homes after investigating the his
tory of Tom Bibbs.
It was finally announced that the
committee had secured sufficient proof
that Bibbs is the right negro. They
gave the negro the benefit of every
doubt, and also allowed Senator Pul
ley aud others to try aud prove an
alibi for him, but so far they have fail
ed, and members of the mob, with tlie .
information they nro working on aud
what they had, are convinced that they
have the right man, and despite the
fact that the prisoner has been carried
tn Nushville, when they conclude their
investigation, they say, they will get
their man.
LOVED BRO I HER-iN-LA W.
Weak Young Woman Skips Out With
Her Sister’s Husband.
Miss Josephine Packard, of Dover,
Del., and her sister’s husband, 11. M.
Wilkinson, also of Dover, were arrest
ed in Atlanta,Ga..Friday after a week’s
chase. Iu a statement to the officers
the young woman raid:
“I realize fully the step I have
taken. I know .1 have stolen away
my sister’s husband. I know wliat I
have done. Ido not want tlie pity or
forgiveness of anyone. All 1 want is
to bo left alone with him. That is all
either of us wants. ”
The man maintained a bold front,
contending that he had done no more
than any other man would have done,
aud himself by saying he had
married the wrong sister, both having
been in love with him.
Later on Miss Packard succumbod
to the pleading of her mother, who ar
rived in Ailunta Hundoy morning, and
will leave her brother-in-law. She
will not return to her home at, once.
It is the present plan to have her visit
relatives in some distant city, where
she will remain for about one year.
Then if she is willing, she will return
o her home and be forgiven.
CONGER IS BOOKED
For Republican Campaign Speeches
If Me Can Get Here In Time.
The Chicago Timos-Herald will say:
Minister Cougtr will be borne from
China before the election, if he can get
here and will make u few speeches tor
McKinley and Roosevelt. That he
can get here in time is not yet certain,
but tlie effort to procure liis presence
is being made. The expected appear
ance of Mr. Conger on the stump, if
be can get home in time, depends, of
course, on bis strength and inclination.
niNISTER WU NOTIFIED.
Li Hung Chang Breaks the News o(
Capture of Pekin.
Mr. Wn, the Chinese minister a!
Washington, received an official cable
gram Saturday night announcing the
entry of tbe allied forces into Pekin
on the night of the 15tb, It was sent
by Li Hung Chang and transmitted to
Minister Wn by the Chinese minister
ut London. Tne text of the dispatch
was not given out, but it was explain
ed that tbe message was a simple an
nouncement from the Chinese govern
ment confirmatory of the other ad
vices reporting the fall of the Chinese
capital.
BURGHERS IGNORE OATH.
Lord Roberts Makes Dire Threats
Against Many Boers.
Advices from Pretoria state that
Lord Roberts’ proclamation, after re
citing the fact that many have broken
the oath to maintain neutrality and
that the leniency extended to the
burghers is not appreciated, warns all
who break their oaths in the fntnre
that they will be punished by death,
imprisonment or fine.