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FORCES LEAVE PEKIN
Majority of the American Troop?
Are Withdrawn Incompliance
With Orders Issued.
According to dispatches from Pekin
the withdrawal of the United States
force from the city began Wednesday,
October 3d. The marines, Major Will
iam P. Riddle, commanding, marched
to Tien Tsin and the Fourth infantry
regiment followed them closely.
The American garrisons at 110 Si
Wu and Pei Tsang will also be with
drawn.
Most of the allied generals are
opposed to the campaign of revenge,
which it is supposed the Germans
have in view.
The Germans are planning a move
ment east of Tung Chow to capture
the arsenal.
General Gaselee claims that the
British, from the gunboat Pigmy,
were first to receive the surrender of
the Shan flai Kwan forts.
The persecution of Christian* hs
been revived in the province of Shang
Tun.
By imperial orders, by Chinese
troops, artillery and stores which
would regularly follow the grand
canal, are now diverted to Shen Si
province by the way of Han Kow.
It is reported from Chinese sources
thut the imperial court has already
been removed to Si Ngnan Fu.
AIMED AT MANNA.
Miscreant Hurls Chunk of Ice at a Re
publican Ward Meeting.
Senator Hanna was the target for a
ten-pound chunk of ice Thursday
night at a Republican meeting in Chi
cago. The missile was dropped
through an appertnre in the t-snt di
rectly over the 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 the
street. Senator Hanna retained his
composure and seated himself, while
Congressman Maun went on with the
speech-making.
The police could get no trace of the
person who threw the ice. They said
it was probably the work of some boy.
Senator Hanna left the tent escort
ed by a double row of police.
As be rolled away in Lis carriage
there were cries of “How would you
like to be the ice man, Mark?’’
TWO NEGRO LEGISLATORS
Will Mold Seats In Georgia’s Mouse of
Representatives Next Session.
Asa result of the Georgia state
election on last Wednesday there will
be two negro representatives in the
house when that body is called to or
der this month.
They are from the counties of Mc-
Intosh and Liberty, in both of which
a natural negro majority prevails and
where the Democratic white candi
dates were beaten without 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 the Democrats, while
in only two, Haralson and Paulding,
out of the entire 137, are any populist
gains noticeable.
ASK FOR CONVICTS.
New Company Proposes to Open Coal
Mines In Walker County, Ga.
The Georgia Coal aud Iron company
has filed application with the state
prison commiasiou for the right to
still-lease fifty penitentiary convicts to
the Chickamnuga Coal company, which
expects to begin the operation of a
new coal mine in Walker county iu
the immediate future.
The property to be mind in Walker
county is that adjoiuing the Chieka
mauga Coal and Coke company and is
said to be on the same vein as the
mine of that oompany.
Fever Spreads In Havana.
The yellow fever situation at Havana
is not improved. During the month of
September 257 eases were officially re
ported, with g mortality of 25 percent.
Eighty-four cases are under treatment,
aud twenty-eight new cases reported
within forty-eight hours.
BRYAN CLOSES IN INDIANA.
Concluded Tour of Hoosier State Sat
urday With Fourteen Speeches.
Hon. Wilburn J. Bryan concluded
his tour of the state of Indiana Satur
day. He made fourteen speeches dur
ing the day before crossing the Ohio.
These speeehrs were made at Plain
field, a small station a few miles out
from Indianapolis; Greencastle, where
the Depauw university is located;
Brazil, an important mining cen
ter; Terre Haute, Lewis, Linton, El
nora, Washington, Shoals, Mitchell,
Orleans, Salem, New Albany and Jef
fersonville. His audiences were all
large except at the very small towns.
MOTHER’S HORRIBLE CRIME.
I Fit of Insanity Shs Kills Two of
Her Children and Suicides.
A New York dispatch says: Mrs.
Walter A. Smith, of luwood, borough
of Manhattan, while insane shot her
two children, Ethel, aged twelve years,
and Theodore, aged eight years, aud
committed suicide by shooting her
self. Another child lies at the point
of death as the result of carbolic acid
hums.
GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS
Brief Summary of Interesting
Happenings Culled at Random.
Inland Cotton Grower* Meet.
The Sea Island Cotton Growers’ as
sociation had a meeting in Valdosta
the past week, and after hearing re
ports from every section as to
tbe condition of the crop, etc.,
the advisory board advised that
tbe price be advanced to 23 cents. It
is believed that 25 cents will be the
basis for sales before many days, as
reports indicate a very small crop.
Chairman B. P. 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.
• * *
To ltuihl Negro Induatrlnl College.
There is a movement on foot among
the negroes to establish a large indus
trial school at Dawson.
A. site for the proposed college build
ing has already been bought, it being
located in the extreme southern end of
the city and containing three acres.
The erection of the college is probably
an assured fact, and the board of di
rectors state that work on the build
ing will be begun at an early date.
One of the members of the executive
board states that a handsome brick
structure will be built at a cost of
about $50,000. Northern capital has
been largely subscribed, and those
who are at the head of the movement
say that northerners will endow the
institution.
* * *
May Extend Home and Southern.
It is reported that the Chattanooga,
Rome and Southern road, which now
has its terminus at Carrollton, will ex
tend the line on to Columbus, a dis
tance of about ninety miles. At this
point connection will be made with
the old Georgia aud Alabama road,
now a part of the Seaboard Air Line
system. This new extension, it is un
derstood, is now being figured on and
what will be done remains to be seen.
Defends Alcßee Camp.
The Mcßee convict camp, against
which severe charges were recently
filed by Solicitor J. W. Edmondson,
is warmly defended by Dr. J. R. Bur
ton iu a card. Dr. Burton writes:
“I have beeti the physician attend
ing the Mcßee chaingang ever since it
had an existence, and am pleased to
state that during that time, although
I have seen much of the convicts,
have never seen any case of brutal
or inhuman treatment of any convict
of either sex or of any color.
“White convicts are not confined with
the negroes. Many negroes, after ex
piration of sentence, remain there un
der wages. All are well fed and well
clothed.
“I never considered Mcßee’s chain
gang a place of punishment, but rather
a paradise for vagabond negroes.
“The story published false from
beginning to end, and is a vile slander
upon four excellent young men aud
their noble father, now deceased.”
* * *
Mormon* liurreil Out.
Wilford Bennion, of Idaho, and
James J. Facer, of Utah, Mormon
elders, applied to Mayor Myers, of
Savannah, for permission to preach
on the streets and to offer Mormon
books and other literature for sale.
The mayor consulted the city attorney
with respect to his authority in the
premises and was informed that it was
iu his discretion whether permission
should be given. He thereupon de
clined to allow the Mormons either to
preach or peddle their books.
* • *
Atkinson Memorial Keal.
The memorial iu honor of ex-Gov
ernor W. Y. Atkinson was presented
to the supreme court Monday morning
on the call of the Coweta circuit; The
preparation of the memorial has been
in the hands of a committee appointed
at the last session of the supremo
court.
The review, which was prepared
largely by Judge Freeman, of Coweta,
one of the staunchest personal friends
of the deceased, dealt with the career
of ex-Governor Atkinson at the bar of
the state, and as a member of the bar
of the supreme court.
A great amount of interest attached
to the memorial, and many of the
friends of the late Governor Atkinson
went up to Atlanta from Coweta and
immediate seetion to hear it road.
* * •
Local Taxation Favored.
The annual report of State School
Commissioner G. R. Glenn, which is
now being prepared for the general
assembly which meets on the fourth
Wednesday of October, will contain
several important suggestions relative
to proposed changes in the manage
ment of the schools. The question of
putting the burden of the common
schools on the various counties and in
that way relieving the cohstant drain
on the state treasury is discussed by
Commissioner Glenn in an able mai*
ner.
He is a strong advocate of local taxa
tion for the support of schools and rec
ommends a change of the present sys
tem in his report
Georgia, together with a few of the
sonthern states, stands alone in the
matter of levying a state tax for school
purposes. In the north and west, be
tween two-thirdr and three-fourths of
the total appropriation to education is
raised locally.
• * *
North Georgia Methodist Conference.
Atlanta will entertain one of tbe
largest bodies of ministers in the
south on November 27 when the
North Georgia Methodist conference
convenes there.
The conference will be held in Trin
ity church and under the direction of
that congregation, although all the
families in the city of every denomi
nation will co-operate in entertaining
the distinguished visitors. Between
300 and 400 of them will be here and
great preparations will be made short
ly toward giving them a royal recep
tion.
* * *
Subject to Separate Taxation.
On an opinion rendered by Attorney
General J. M. Terrill, Tax Colleclor
Stewart, of Fulton county, has issued
seven executions against the firm of
Murphy <fc Cos., of Atlanta, for hack
taxes, covering the years between 1896
and 1900. It is understood that the
firm of commission brokers against
which the li. fas. have been issued,
amounting in all to $7,000, will refuse
to accept the decision of the attorney
general and propose to fight the execu
tions in court.
The executions against Murphy &
Cos. follow the discovery made recently
by the tax collector that the firm in
question operates two separate and
distinct commission houses in the
city, while the fax of SI,OOO annually
is paid on only one of them.
* * *
The I>eath of General Kell.
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 the estimation of
the people than General Kell. Unos
tentatious, unassuming, gentle, happy
disposed, he taught the people the
secrect of love and the manner to posses
human affection and kindness of heart.
He was charitable to a fault, patient
in the small things of life as well as in
the great things. To his family he
was ever thoughtful and considerate
and was the idol of the household.
* * *
Contracted Not to Live With Her.
Walter B. Hudson, one of the East
Point duelists, who was desparately
wounded by young Harrington, made
a sworn statement before a notary
public in which he tells the story of
liis 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 an assumed name, but had a con
tract with her father and mother not
to live with her.
TEDDY IN CHICAGO.
Two Large Audiences Greet New YorlS
Governor In Windy City.
Concluding the programme of a busy
day in campaigning, Governor Roose
velt addressed two Chicago audiences
Saturday _ which crowded both tne
Coliseum and First regiment armory;
yet he had to disappoint several
thousand persons upon whom the
doors were elosed after the big build
ings were tilled.
For ten minutes after Governor
Roosevelt’s arrival, tbe crowd cheered,
men yelled themselves hoarse and
waved flags. Women stood upon
chairs, waved handkerchiefs and shout
ed, and just as quiet was restored a
storm of applause was provoked again
by the Rough Rider’s regiment, w-hich
marched in and occupied the gallery
behind the platform.
MATTHEWS CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Emb.-zzling Funds Be
longing to His Employers.
W. C. Matthews, former manager at
Savannah, Ga., for Murphy & Cos., of
Atlanta, was convicted in the Chatham
county suporior court Tuesday of lar
ceny after trust of about $2,000. Mat
thews is charged with taking some
thing like $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 reason the court did
not pass sentence upon him. The pen
alty is from two to seven years.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
The late Arthur Sewall, of Bath,
Me., had his life insured for .SIOO,OOO.
Emperor William’s automobile can
make sixty miles an hour and it cost
SIO,OOO.
M. Sardou's income from royalties
on liis plays is computed to be $150,-
000 u year.
Senator John C. Spooner denies he’
will make his home in the East at the
expiration of his term of office. The
Senator says he lias never entertained
a thought of leaving Wisconsin.
Sir Charles Tapper, tbe leader of
the Canadian Conservative party, is
in his eightieth year, but is as active
as ever and is taking a strenuous part
in the present campaign.
5\ inston Churchill, the famous war
correspondent, has been elected to
Parliament through the popularity and
electioneering of Lady Churchill, his
mother. He is a Conservative in poli
tics.
William K. Vanderbilt. Jr., lias
bought the 3000-acre Mountainside
Farm at Mahwah and Ramsays, N. J.,
which formerly belonged to Theodore
A. Havemeyer. It will be used as
a game preserve.
John Morley reads nearly all the
time. He has a book lief ore him
when he dines alone and when he
drives, and very often he is seen read
ing while he walks about some of the
most crowded portions of London.
Joaquin Miller, the poet, has l>eon
much annoyed by the recent reports
of his failing health. “I am feeling
better than I have felt for ten years
past.” he said tlie other day, “‘and I
can see no reason why I should not
live for ten years to come.”
Professor Haeckel, the celebrated
German biologist has become so deep
ly interested in the discovery of cer
tain fossil remains in Java' that ho
means to go out there himself and in
stitute further investigations. Tbe
bones referred to were found by Or.
Dußois about six years ago.
NOW COMES FRANCE
WITH A PROPOSAL
For the Amicable Settlement of the
Trouble With China.
IS APPOVED BY RUSSIA
Plan Includes Indemnity and In
terdicting Shipment of Arms.
A Washington special says: Propo
sitions of a far-reaching character con
cerning China are being presented iu
rapid succession to this government.
The state department had no sooner
disposed of one of these propositions
Thursday by delivering a response to
the German government than it was
confronted by an even more important
proposition submitted by the French
government, and within half an hour
formally seconded by the Russian
government
The answer to Germany covered the
subject of punishing Chinese offenders
and made known that the United
Stateß had instructed Minister Conger
along the lines suggested by Germany.
These instructions look towards se
curing the names of the persons de
serving chastisement, also whether the
punishments accord with the gravity
of the crimes committed, and finally,
iu whai manner the United States and
the other powers are to be assured that
satisfactory punishment is inflicted.
Aside from these specific purposes of
the note, it is regarded as important
chiefly in establishing the most satis
factory relations between the govern
ments at Washington aud Berlin.
The Franco-llussiau proposal takes
a much broader scope and submits a
program under which the negotiations
for a complete settlement can be car
ried forward. The French charge, M.
Thiebaut, handed the proposition to
Secretary Hay Thursday and held a
brief conference concerning it. Half
an hour later M. DeWollant, the Rus
sian charge, arrived at the state de
partment and handed to Mr. Hay a
note expressing Russian approval of
the propositions just submitted by
France.
TEXT OF PBOPOSITION.
The Franco-Russian proposition is
under four heads, namely: First, pun
ishment of the guilty parties; second,
■uterdictiou of the shipment of arms
*nto China; third, payment of indem
nity to the powers, and fourth, suffi
cient guarantees for the future.
In addition a suggestion is made for
the establishment of a permanent le
gation guard at Pekin; for the razing
of the Taku forts and for the main
tenance of a line of communication
between Pekin aud the sea.
The impression in Washington in
advance of action on the propositions
by our government is that they con
tain nothing essentially unfitting them
to be subjects of consideration in a
Anal settlement. The difficulty which
is likely to arise lies iu the placing of
proper limitations upon the scope of
each head. This is particularly true
of the subject of guarantees, and per
haps, of that of indemnity. Still, as
already suggested, each is undoubted
ly a most proper subject for discus
sion when the final negotiations are
reached, and, therefore, M. Delcasse’s
broadest propositions, while likely to
consume some time iu reducing them
to ultimate and binding form, may be
said to have a fair reception awaiting
them.
GERMANY MAY NOT APPROVE.
As to the interdiction of arms, she
state department already has intimat
ed that there may be a question as to
its wisdom, and there is reason to be
lieve also that Germany will not view
that particular feature with approval.
But there appears to be good reason to
expect that a middle ground will be
reached by confining the interdiction
of arms to a specified period, possibly
to be fixed by the time required by
China within which to pay the indem
nity. The chief objection to the prop
osition is in its being permanent iu its
present form.
Hawaiian Delegates Selected.
Advices from Honolulu state that
the Republicans and Democrats each
held their conventions on the 24th of
September. Each party named a na
tive Hawaiian for delegate to Wash
ington. The independents will act
later on.
WEALTHY FLORIDIAN MISSING.
Left Waldo With Large Amount oi
Money and Disappears.
The disappearance of E. B. Higgins,
a wealthy resident of Waldo, Fla., is
a growing mystery. He visited Jack
sonville on September 15th and pur
chased a ticket at the Plant system
ticket office for MareDgo, lowa, where
he was going to join his family, they
having preceded him to that point
from Waldo some six weeks ago. It
was several days before his family
ascertained that he was not at hie
Florida home.
Higgins left Waldo with a large
amount of money, and his relatives be
lieve that he has met with foul play.
ASSURED OF HER FORTUNE.
Huntington’s Adopted Daughter is
Beneficiary of Big Trust Fund.
Princess Hatzfeldt, the adopted
daughter of C. P. Huntington, is in
no danger of losing the legacy of
51,000,000 in trust bequeathed to her
by the Southern Pacific millionaire.
It was said in the office of the South
ern Pacific railroad, in San Francisco,
that Mr. Hnntington’s will left the
tr*6t fund to the princess specially.