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VOLrUMK II.
MORE DEAD IN NEW ORLEANS
Negro Desperado, Charles, Claims
Total of Eleven Victims.
HE IS FINALLY RIDDLED.
Discovered In Hiding and Build¬
ing Set on Fire—In the Mean¬
time Fearful Execution Was
Wrought by Winchester.
A New Orleans special says: With
the advent of the citizens’ police force
Thursday night tho threatened race
war came to an end, the turbulent ele¬
ment yielded and peace and order were
restored. Friday morning the better
class of tho negroes resumed their
avocations free from molestation, and
the restoration of order promised to
be permanent. The early hours of
the afternoon, however, wrought a wo-
ful change in the situation. The des¬
perate negro, Robert Charles, whose
crimes caused the terrible events of
tho past two days, was located in a ne¬
gro’s dwelling on .Saratoga street and
in effecting his capture the lives of
four more wliito men—two police offi¬
cers nud two citizens—were sacrificed.
Charles’ resistance cost him his life
and with him was killed a negro com¬
panion who had aided him iu his war
. on the whites and his defiance of the
anthorities. Tho fresh violence re¬
vived the turbulence of the unruly ele¬
ment and added strenglh to their
forces. The citizens’ police force lias
been increased to' over 1,000. All
companies of the state militia are un¬
der arms and are guarding the prison
and other important points. The gen¬
eral belief is that the force in hand
will be ample to suppress the lawless
element.
battue lasted several hours.
It was after a most desperate battle,
lasting for several hours, and in which
Charles succeeded in killing Sergeant
Gabriel, Porteous, Andy Van Kurem,
keeper of the police jail, and Alfred J.
Bloomfield, a young boy; fatally
wounding Corpornl John F. Lally,
John Banville, ex-Policeman Frank H.
Evans, A. S. LeClerc, one of the lead¬
ing confectioners of the city, and more
or less seriously wounding several
citizens, that the desperado who killed
Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb
and badly wounded Officer Mora, was
smoked out. of his hidiug place in tho
heart of tbe residence section of tbe
city and literally shot to pieces.
The tragedy was one of the most
remarkable in ilie history of the city,
and 20,000 people, soldiers, police¬
men and citizeus were gathered
atound the square in which Charles
was finally put to death. Tremendous
excitement reigned iu Now Orleans as
the battle went on between the police
and eitizons and the negro with his
winchester. After the tragedy‘was
over aud Charles was dragged from
tbe mud and slush iii which he had
fallen, with the mob howling for the
burning of Ins body, statements were
made that the man killed was not
really the desperado who had killed
Dny aud Lamb, but papers found on
his person and the fact that ho fought
so desperately for bis life and shot so
accurately seem to leave little doubt
that the right man was put to death.
Sergeant Gabo Porteous, one of the
best known officers on the force, aud
Sergeant John F. Lally, who has a
fine record for bravery, were informed
during tbe day by a uegro that Charles
was in hiding in a house on Clio, near
Saratoga-street. Determining to take
him alive if possible, tho officers sum¬
moned a number of patrolmen to their
assistance and went to the house
where Charles was supposed to be in
concealment. The negro informant of
tbe They policemen entered accompanied the-jjfde alley theofficers. of the
house and were surprised in practi¬
cally tho rnme way as were Day and
Lamb. Before the officers were aware
of their danger, Charles, who was
hidden behind a screen on the second
floor of the building, raised bis win¬
chester nnd began a furious but accu¬
rate fire.
Lally fell with a bullet in the right
side of the abdomen. Porteous was
shot through tho head and dropped
dead across Lally. The other officers
and the negro fled the scene. Tbe re¬
ports of Charles’ winchester nnd the
fact that two officers lay bleeding in
the yard, raised troinoudons excite¬
ment. Hurry calls were sent to the
mayor, the chief of police and Colonel
Wood, in command of tho special po¬
lice, nud as fast ns possible armed help
was rushed to the scene. In a little
while there was au immense armed
crowd encircling the square in which
. Charles was located. In tho mean¬
time a priest was summoned to admin¬
ister extreme unction to the police
officers, who were lying in the alley.
The priest responded promptly and
he was anointing the body of Proteous
with Alfred J. Bloomfield, a yonug
boy.standiug by his side, when Charles
A NEW ORGANIZATION
Bnun^ihed In Atlanta by Prominent Busi¬
ness Houses of the City.
Atlanta lias a new business men’s
organization. It was organized Friday
at noon in iho rooms of the Atlanta
Business Men’s League. The new or¬
ganization has on its membership list
the names of nearly all the prominent
business houses in the city. It will
be known as the Atlanta Merchants
aud Manufacturers’ Association.
again appeared at the window. Tho
lad saw him at once and begged tho
desperado not to shoot him. Charles
immediately tiro l his winchester again
ar.d Blodmiiuld fell dead.
The priest, uuhnet, left the scene.
At this time the ambulance arrived
and two citizens volunteered to go in¬
to tho alleyway and bring out the body
of Lally. They entered, and while
they were attempting to tako tho
body of the dead officer from that of
his colleague, Charles fired again.
The citizens, nevertheless, got Lully’s
body out of the alley and afterward
succeeded iu taking Portoons’ body
ont also.
Iu tho meantime an immense throng
had gathered in the vieiuity, and
schemes were set on foot to get Charles
ont of tho building. Charles, how¬
ever, did not propose to be captured
without soiling his life dearly. Timo
after time he came to the window and
as citizens, one by one, entered the
alley, he blazed away at them. In this
manner a number of people were
wounded.
At this time the extra police began
to fire indiscriminately at- the negro,
and Andy Van Kurem, keeper of the
police jail, get a bnllet in the body and
fell dead. Immediately a'terword II.
II. Brntt, an old man, was bit and
mortally wounded.
Ultimately it was concluded by
those who were handling the situation
that tho only way to get Charles at all
was to burn tho bnilding in which he
was entrenched. ^ It was determined
that'the* tiro department should be
called ont, in ^rder to protect sur¬
rounding "property, in case it should
be resolved to burn the building. At
tho moment of Apparent indecision
some one went to a neighboring gro¬
cery, purchased a can of oil and,
pouring it over the rear steps of the
building, applied a match and soon
had the building in flames.
So fiercely did the fire burn that it
became evident that no human being
could live in the bnilding and picked
men from the police, special equa ls,
members of the soldiery stationed
themselves about tho building to pick
off the desperado, as he attempted to
leave the lionso. A young sol (Per
named Adolph Anderson, a rnembei 1 of
the state militia, was one of the first
to see Charles as he ran down tho stops
leading to.fho socoud story. Charles
ran across the yard and entered the
second room. He fired several times
at Anderson and the latter who was
armed with winchester rifle, shot the
negro in the breast and lie fell and
died soon after.
As soon ns the negro fell,numbers of
people armed with winchesters and re¬
volvers rushed in and fired into the
body.
Shortly after the body of Charles
bad been taken from the scene a re¬
port spread that there wore still some
negroes iu the burning building. Tho
square was again quickly surroundod
and a special squad made its way into
the building. In a room which the
firo had not yet reached three negroes
were found dressed in female attire.
They were hustled out and immediate¬
ly sent to prison in a patrol wagon.
Subsequently a fourth negro w r as dis¬
covered in the building. He made a
desperate resistance and while in the
hands of tho police was killed by a
shot fired from a pistol in the hands of
ono of the disorderly mob that had
congregated iu the vicinity.
A list of casualties up to Friday
night was as follows:
August Thomas, negro laborer.
Baptiste Filean, negro, aged 75
years.
Lewis Taylor, negro laborer.
Gabriel Porteous, white, sergeant
of police.
John F. Fally, white, corporal of
police.
A. Yon Kurem, white, workhouse
keeper.
Alfred J. Bloomfield, white.
John T. Day, police captain.
Peter J. Lamb, policeman.
Kobert Charles,author of the trouble.
Anna Mabry, negro woman.
Unknown negro, compauiou of
Charles.
The list of wounded, so far as
known, is twenty-eight, tho majority
being negroes.
NATIONAL UUAKI) FUND.
Georgia’s Pro Kata Share of Appropria¬
tion Will Be 922,000.
Governor Candler has been notified
by the war department that Georgia’s
pro rata share of the increased appro¬
priation to the national guard will be
822,000. This amount is fully $7,000
below what was expected under the
act of congress which gives almost
twico as much to state troops as dur¬
ing any former year. The governor
has been iuformed that tho reason the
entire appropriation lias not been
divided out is because the war depart¬
ment thought best to reserve $200,000
to be used at another time.
MOUNT WATCHES TRIAL.
It Will Determine JHs Action ns Regards
Iho Taylor Requisition.
Governor Mount of Indiana says he
is studying tho Powers trial at George¬
town, Ky., closely and that while he
absolutely defines to say what action
he might take on the requisition for
W. S. Taylor and Charles Finley in
case Powers was convicted, he states
that his decision on the question is
not irrevocable,
CAltNESV1LLE. CxA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 3. 1900.
FEARFUL CARNAGE WROUGHT.
Dead Bodies Strewn In Heaps
Over Battlefield at Panama.
Peace Treaty Signed.
A dispatch to Tho New York Herald
from Panama says:
A treaty of peace between tho gov¬
ernment and tho revolutionists has
been signed.
This action followed directly after
the most desperate battle of the entire
revolution, iu which the losses on each
side were very heavy. Owing, it is
believed, to some misunderstanding as
to the armistico brought about by tho
American, English and French con¬
suls, the insurgents suddenly renewed
their attacks on tho suburbs of Pana¬
ma. Tho lighting lasted eleven hours
with the oxceptiou of only a few min¬
utes interval,' and was very heavy
from start to fiuish.
•Tho rebel troops made charge after
charge upon the trenches of the gov¬
ernment forces, pushing forward with
remarkable bravery and with a reck¬
lessness approaching closely to mad-
mess.
Every assault was repulsed with a
terrible loss of life, bnt the rebels
were undaunted, and with extraordi¬
nary courage and renewed vigor re¬
peated the attacks again and again.
These der.pernto assaults were kept np
all night long, and wore met with
equally bravo resistance by the regu¬
lars.
It was 6 o’clock Thursday morning
when the revolutionists were finally
compelled to give np the attacks and
forced to retreat to tho positions they
held when the armistice was declared.
The tide of battle was turned against
them by the arrival of nil express train
from Colon with 800 fresh troops to
reinforce tho government. These
gave the regulars tho advantage and
the rebels retired after eleven hours of
such fierce fighting as tbe isthmus
never saw before..
The nppearanee of the battleground
after the cessation of hostilities can
better be imagined tliau described.
Tbe dead and dying were lying all
along the Caledonia road, beyond tbe
railroad bridge, for half a mile, some¬
times scattered a few feet apart and
more often iu heaps, packed closely
together.
How many were killed during the
night is not yet known, but the num¬
ber will reach into the hundreds. Tbe
exact loss may never be known for
many of tbe wonnded men crawled
into out of tho way thickets and those
died in the bushes m not all be
found, being recordF siinply as
“missing."
NEGRO SCHOOL BURNED,
Mob In New Orloona Tout ThHr Fnry
Agaiunt Blocks By Using Torch.
The splendid Thorny Lafon school,
on Six’*h and Franklin streets, New
Orleans, was burned to the ground at
midnight Friday, having been set fire
to by the mob iu the fury against the
negroes. The school was tho finest
negro school in New Orleans, and was
erected with money left by the negro
philanthropist, Thorny of.$600,000,divided Lafon, who be¬
queathed a fortune
equally between charities for the whites
aud negroe3. The school was erected
by the city threo years ago out of the
funds left by Lafon, and a bust of the
negro was placed in the Louisiana
statehouse at Baton Konge. The school
accommodated 800 colored children.
At nn early hour Saturday morning
a mob set fire to thirty tenement
houses occupied by negroes at Tchonp-
itoulas and Amelia streets. The flames
were extinguished before much damage
was done.
ENVOYS IN TRANSIT.
Chinese Allege That- Surviving Diplomats
Arc Being Escorted to Tien Tsin.
Friday morning’s reports received
in London from Shanghai reiterate
the allegation that the surviving mem¬
bers of the diplomatic corps have al¬
ready left Pekiu on their way to Tien
Tsin, and added that the foreigners
are being escorted by troops of Jung
Lu, commander-iu-chief of the Chi¬
nese forces.
This movo is stated to hare been
taken in the hope of abating the wrath
of the powers and delaying the ad-
vanoe of the allies toward Pekin.
A dispatch received from the same
sources state that half the. foreigners
in Pekin have been killed or wounded
or have died from the privations they
have undergone.
HATHBONE ARRESTED.
Ex-Director of routs In Cuba Is In tbe
Daw’s Grasp.
J. E. Bathbone, ufitil recently di¬
rector general of posts in Cuba, was
arrested in Havana Saturday on four
charges. These
allege the unlawful drawing
of two orders for 8500 each, paying
hia private coachman and gardener
from the postal funds and drawing per
diem ailowanco when not entitled to
do so. He was held in bonds of 825,-
000 .
Francisco Gamba, one of the richest
Spanish merchants in Havana, offered
to go on Rathbone’s bond, but the
judge ruled adversely.
BRYAN WILL ATTEND.
Accept. Invitation to Fraternize With
Grand Army Cohort..
William J. Bryan has accepted an
invitation to attend the national en¬
campment of tho Grand Army of the
Republic, in Chicago. General John
C. Black, chairman pf the eommittee
on invitation, received his formal ac¬
ceptance Wednesday,.ssfcttlirg a ques¬
tion over which there has been consid¬
erable controversy.
KING HUMBERT
ASSASSINATED
Anarchist Fires Bullet Through
Heart of Italy’s Ruler.
MURDERER WAS QUICKLY SEIZED
King Had Just Entered His Car¬
riage at Monza When Three
Revolver Shots Were Fir¬
ed In Quick Succession.
According to dispatches, King Hum¬
bert of Italy has been assassinated."
He was shot at Monza Sunday even¬
ing at 10:45 o’clock by a man named
Angelo Bressi, and died in a few min¬
utes.
The king had been attending a dis¬
tribution of prizes in connection
with a Rymnastio competition which
took place about 10 o’clock.
He had just entered his cafriago
with his aide-de-camp, amid tho cheerB
of the crowd, when be was struck by
threo revolver shots fired iu quiek suc¬
cession. One pierced the heart of his
majesty, who fell back and expired in
a few minutes. •
The assassin was immediately ar¬
rested and was with somo difficulty
saved from the fury of tho populace
He gave his name as Angelo Bressi,
describing himself as of Prato, in Tus¬
cany.
Humbert was the eldest son of Vic¬
tor Emanuel nnd on the death of his
father, in 1878, succeeded to the
throne. He was liked by bis snbjects
and was very popular.
CABINET SUMMONED.
News of the terrible event was not
received iu Romo until midnight.
Signor Borneo, the premier, immedi¬
ately summoned a meeting of the cab¬
inet and the ministers will start at the
earliest possible moment for Monza.
BRESSI AN ANARCHIST.
Angelo Rressi, the assassin of King
Humbert, according to a special from
Rome, is an anarchist.
ISLANDS WERE LEFT OU’F.
ITnltod Statos ArrnnRfi* to Buy Omitted
Part of Philippines.
Arrangements have practically been
completed for tho purchase Jrom Spain
by the United States cf tho islands of
Cibitu nnd Cagayen, w hich were left
in Spanish possession by tho treaty of
Paris although part of the Philippines
archipolago. The purchase price is
said to be 8100,000.
Had tho peace commissioners at
Pari*, in arranging for the relinquish¬
ment to the United States of the Phil¬
ippines contented themselves with the
phraseology, “The Philippine Archipe¬
be lago,” coded as to descriptive the United of States the territory by Spain, to
no question, perhnps, would bavo
arisen over the possession of Cibitu
and Cagayen islands. But to avoid
tbe least chance of loose definition,the
peace commissioners drew a geograph¬
ical boundary line around the islands
to be transferred. The bounds were
fixed by meridians of longitude nnd
parrallels of latitude, aud iu this way
tho two small islands were uninten¬
tionally left out.
LIVELY IX NORTH STATE.
Tnr Hoela Relegate Evorytlilng In the
Excitement of Heated Campaign.
A special from Raleigh, N. C., says:
From one end of the state to the other
the one theme of conversation with
men, women and children is the cam¬
paign just closing. It has been the
liveliest, tho most heated campaign in
tho history of the old North State,
eclipsing by far the struggle of 1898;
aud as the day of election draws near,
tho interest has reached tho fever
point.
The Charlotte Observer prints special
dispatches from every county in North
Carolina forecasting the resnit of the
state election, showing that the pro¬
posed constitutional amendment and
the Democratic ticket will have over
40,000 majority.
JONES AND HILL CONFER.
There Wu* Notlilntt of Fnrtlcntnr Signifi¬
cance In Hie Consultation.
Ono of the earliest callers on Na¬
tional Chairman Jones at headquarters
in New York Saturday was ex-Senator
David B. Hill. Mr. Hill said that lo¬
cal, state and national affairs were dis¬
cussed at some length, but thero was
nothing of particular significance iu
tho consultation.
Strikers Again Using Dynamite.
Five cars of tho Transit company at
St. Louis were damaged Saturday
night by dynaraito placed on tho
tracks. Nobody was hurt so far as
known.
CLARK “COMES ACROSS.”
Montana Man Contributes to tlio Demo¬
cratic Campaign Fund,
William A. Clnrk, of Montana, left
New York Saturday on the Lucania
for a visit to Europe. Before sailing
Mr. Clark said to an Evening AVorld
reporter: I have given check for’ .
“Yes, may a
8100,000 to the Democratic campaign'
fund. Terhaps it was for more than
that amount. I sent a contribution.” 1
MINISTERS’ SAFETY
Will Depend Oa the Holding Up
Of Hostilities
IS LATEST DECLARATION OF CHINESE
Mlfialouariflfl Throughout, I ho Kniplro to
Be Ordered at Once to Ilong
Kong or Shanghai.
Advices from Shanghai state that a
general rising throughout Cuina is
now regarded ns so absolutely certain
that all tho missionaries throughout
tho empire have been ordered to tako
refugo without delay either at Shanghai
or Hong Kong. Refugees are begin¬
ning to arrive from all points in the
most pitialdo condition.
*‘As tho result of n correspondence
with the governor of Shang Tung, Li
Hnng Chang announced Wednesday
(lint the imperial government was pre¬
pared at any moment to give a safe
convoy to the members of the foreign
legations from Pekin to Tien Tsin,
providing a guarantee was givon that
no advance would be made upon the
capital, nud that matters in disputo
between Chinn nud the powers would
bo made the subject of frieudly nego¬
tiations.
In tho snrao communication to the
consuls, Earl Li stated that the impe¬
rial government had submitted to the
powers a statement of its position, de¬
claring that it hail suffered greatly by
recent events, but desired not only to
suppress rebellion, bnt also to remove
the enuses of the hostility of foreign
powers. Therefore he hoped that the
effort to escort the foreigners to Tien
Tsin would be regarded as nu earnest
desire of the Chinese government for
the renewal of friendly relations.
The consuls roplied that no basis for
friendly negotiations was possible un¬
til proof was at hand that the minis¬
ters were still living. Consul Warron
declined to discuss the matter at all,
but in his reply to tho French consul
Li Hnng Chnng undertook to obtain a
satisfactory message from tho Fronoh
minister (M. Pinchon) within fivo
days.
The Canton correspondent of tlio
London Daily Telegraph, wiring Tues¬
day, sends the following important
news:
“Viceroy Tak Su today published
the following mandate:
“ ‘An important imperial decree was
issued on tho 23d day of tho sixth
moon. It snys:
“ ‘Wo have lost Tien Tsin and great
precautions are taken in Pekin. No
pence can be obtained without going
through a war. In the time of Chung
an agreement was rnado that no mur¬
der can bo inflicted upon ministers
from abroad. It is a month smee the
minister of Gormauy was assassinated
by boxers and strict orders have been
given for tho arrest of tho murderers.
We are trying our utmost to preserve
the lives of the other ministers, and
they are still iu Pekin.
<1 « Wo foar that the viceroys and
governors may misunderstand the in¬
tention of tho decree, relying on the
safety of these ministers, as a ground
for making peace, and taking no heed
whatever to prepare for attack and de¬
fense. The neglect to fortify the dis¬
tricts under their jnrisdictions will
bring endless calamity. Viceroys and
governors ore to pay all attention to
an urge on preparations for const at¬
tack and defense, and they are to tako
the consequences in ease of any terri¬
tory being lost entirely through their
delay and msmanagement.’
“Europeans here understand thor¬
oughly the last part of the edict, which
means that the viceroys and governors
are commanded by the empress dow¬
ager to prepare for a Chinese war
against the allied powers. Viceroy
Tak Su is bitterly anti-foreign, and ho
is increasing his army and armaments,
military and marine. He has lodged
an objection through tho prefect of
Kwaug Chon tf> four small gnnhoats,
two French, ono American undone
British, that are here to safeguard the
lives of foreigners, and ho asks that
they be moved beyond the Boguo
forts.”
It is believed that another two or
threo week's must elapso before the
Chinese preparations are completed.
HOKKS OFFER TO sbltRENDEIt.
They Attach Comlltlons, However, Which
Cutises Roberts to Refuse.
A dispatch received in London from
Capetown says:
Dewet ba» offered to surrender on
condition that his followers ho permit¬
ted to return to their homes unmolest¬
ed. Lord Roberts has refused any¬
thing bnt unconditional surrender.
Funds For the War,
In speaking of the ability of the
treasury to stand largo additional
drafts in case of war with China, Sec¬
retary Gage snid the treasury could
maintain in tho field an army of 40,000
additional men for at least a year
without feeling tho strain.
TROOPS OFF FOR CHINA.
The Transport Hancock Sails From San
Francisco For Taku.
The transport Hancock sailed from
San Francisco Saturday for Taku via
Nagasaki. She carried 500 marines, a
bat tery of artillery nnd a number of
nrmSm She will tako away a siege bat-
tery composed of 140 men and 170
horge8 frora Seattle, Wash., for China,
Rbe ; s expected to reach Manila Au-
gug j g t
MORE EDICTS ISSUED
Latest Crop Engenders a More
Hopeful View Among Skeptioe.
MR. MU VOLUNTEERS EXPLANATION
Knelt liill nan Final Conference With
Minister Hay and Departs For
San Franc I seo.
A Washington speeinl says: Satur¬
day brought forth flie nsnnl crop of
edicts and reports from vnrious quar¬
ters, and tho usual visit from Minister
Wu to tho state department, all boar,
ing directly upon the welfare of the
foreign ministers iu Pekin.
This constantly growing mass of
assertion is beginning to have a cumu¬
lative effect upon tho skeptics, and
there was a noticeably more hopeful
view taken of the state of affairs.
Beyond the fact that it is scarcely
conceivable that the Chinese authori¬
ties should persist iu repeating and
strengthening these stories up to the
rapidly approaching moment when the
whole truth must he disclosed by oth¬
er ngtncioa, it appeared upon careful
consideration of the reports that there
wan really littlo more ground for hopea
ns to the safety of Mr. Conger and his
colleagues at rekin.
Tho depressing fnct is always in
mind that the Chinese authorities, by
their own statements, able to commu¬
nicate with the legationers, for some
mysterious reason do not permit tbeso
unfortunates to communicate with their
own governments. Mr. Wu’s expla¬
nation of this, namely, that tlio Chi¬
nese methods nro different from onr
own, is scarcely sufficient for tho offi¬
cials hero. The minister, however, is
honestly trying to get a further com¬
munication through from Mr. Congor,
and it may bo that success in this un¬
dertaking will afford him a brilliant
vindication.
There was nothing of interest from
China respecting the military or naval
forces there. The war department
officials now calculate that General
Chaffee with his troops on the Grant
has arrived at Tnkn, though it may bo
several days before his report of the
fact can reach the department.
The Chiuese minister visited the
state department early to deliver an
edict received by him to Secretary
Hay. It is similar in form to the edict
published in London. The minister
snys that tbe only differences r.rc those Mr.
involved in separate translations.
Wu’s translation of Sheng’s dispatch
is as follows:
“Edict of 2Sfh of the sixth moon
(corresponding to July 24th) states
that fortunately all ministers, except
Baron von Keltehr, are olive aud un¬
harmed. They are now being sup¬
plied with vegetables, fruit and pro¬
visions by the government to show its
sympathy for them.”
Special Commissioner Rockhill call¬
ed at Iho state doparlment Saturday
morning ami , had , , a final „ , conference ,
with Secretary Hay respecting his
mission to Chum. It was not deemed
proper to make public the^exaot in-
structions given o Mr. Rockhil . but
it is stated generally that he »i being
sent out to ascertain the condition in
China for the guidance of tbe state de-
partment and .to serve as its direct
represenlative in that country in case
it should be necessary hereafter to con-
duct negotiations there instead of in
\\ a-uung on.
Mr Rockhill left Washington Satnr-
day afternoon for the Pacific coast
llw secretary of state has received a
dispatch fiom Mr. Fowler the Amer-
iban consul at Che Foe, dated at mid-
t l0 2f ! th - *° OWB :
“Ill's morning by request . of . the .
allied admirals I wired to the goyer-
nor (supposed to be governor of Shan
Tung their wish to get news from
ministers themselves. The governor
r ®P’ 10P - I
‘Have received . today edict ,. from .
emperor saying that the ministers are
well. They are sending provisions to
the legations. Am confident ministers
out of distress and request you (Fow-
lorj transmit this preliminary an¬
nouncement to admirals.
“ ‘Yuan, Governor. * »»
Secretary Hay also received a cable¬ j
gram from United States Consul Me-
AVade, at Canton, stating that the
Viceroy Tak assures him that the
m.nisters ... were alive ,. and , well ,, on ,, the
lZtli oi July.
REVENGED COMRADE’S DEATH.
Company of tho Fortieth Regiment stay.
Ninety-Eight Filipino* in Quick Order. I
A Manila dispatch says: At Ore- i
quieta, in northern Mindanao, two j
soldiers entered a native store for the
purpose of buying food. While there 1
one was killed by a bolo aud his head
severed from his body. Tho other es-
caped and gave the alarm.
A con'pntiy of the Fortieth infantry,
stntioned at Cagayan, repaired to Oro-
quieta and killed ninety eight natives,
thirty of them being in a single house.
Subsequently tho gunboat Callao shell-
cd Oroquieto, burning the warehouses.
One of the crew was killed.
ROBINSON GOES TO CHINA.
Government Will Establish Postal Service
For American Soldlera Thero.
A Washington dispatch says: Harry
M. Robinson, chief clerk in the fourth
division railway mail service, with
headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., has been
appointed to establish a regular postal
service in China, that the American
soldiers in tho far east may be provid¬
ed with the same mail facilities as
those in operation in Porto Rico dur¬
ing the Spanish-American war.
NUMBER 38.
MOB RULE IN
NEW ORLEANS
Innocent Negroes Made Objects
of Hoodlums’ Vengeance.
TROOPS ARE FINALLY CALLED
Hartial Law Proclaimed ns After¬
math of the Tlurder of Police
Officers—Riots General.
A special from New Orleans says:
Several suspects arrested in the bu-
b irbs proved not to bo Robert Charles
and the police hove been unable to
fiud any trace of the murderer of Cap¬
tain Day and Polico Officer Lamb.
A quiet tip was got out for a mass
meeting at Lee circle Wednesday, and
while tbero were no leaders or promi¬
nent citizens in the crowd, it swelled
to several thousand people who began
a march to the scene of the crime, at¬
tacking all the negroes who could be
found.
A number wore shot at and several
wounded. Chief Gnster and every
available policeman, as well ns a com¬
pany of militia, hastened to the vicin¬
ity and succeeded in preventing a
general riot for the timo being.
Disorderly scones following the
rioting of Wednesday night prevail¬
ed throughout the city Thursday audf
resulted in the swearing in by the
mayor of 500 special policemen and
the ordering out of 1,500 of the state
militia upon the orders of Governor
Heard, who responded promptly to
the appeal of Mayor Capdevielle for
assistance in suppressing the existing
lawlessness and in preventing a recur¬
rence of the violence.
Throughout the day attacks wore
made by irresponsible mobs of whites
upon tbe black element and the ne¬
groes, before nightfall, had been chas¬
ed from the streets.
The effect of the disorders was to
put a practical stop to business in the
wholesale districts and on the levee
front. As this meant a serious crip¬
pling of the trade of tho port, the busi¬
ness .elements rallied in force and bun-’
dreds of the most prominent men of
the city responded to tho appeal of
the mayor for assistance in preserving
order.
A summarization of the casualties
growing out of the disturbances shows
that one negro was beaten to death,
six were so badly wounded that their
lives are despaired of and about a
score of people, white and black, male
and female, have been more or less
seriously wounded.
The police have been praotieally
helpless £, throughout tbe disturbance,
Th orce congist8 ()f Home three hun-
dr#d including c!erki , nnd ope .
rn(o aQ(1 tbig ig manifcgt . Iy a forPe
inadequato * to the preservation ' of the
0 of „ cit of 3 10 00() J le .
But agiJt) from thi th fl wus fleroe
indigDatjon * amon , the memberg of the
dep ‘ tment ovcr tho killing of 0aptaia
Da y J aud p utro lman Lamb by the ne-
gro Robert charlo8 . i,’ urtbo r, there is
gt re8e ntment on the part of the
working peop | 0 ngaingt steamship
agents and contractors because of the
employment of negro laborers to the
exclusion of whites on public works
Bnd on tho c^edeJello levee f tfj .
M J was at Ocean
Rpriu gg Tburg(lay Ilight when tbe
mobs swopt over tho city, but when lie
arrived at his office Friday became
with , flll , determination to take hold
of the gituatiou with a firm hand . H e
fo „ nd awaiting him B delegation of the
lei ,, ing mercbants o{ tUe city, who
said the interests of the community
and Ug commercial welfare demanded
r £„ t and vigorous * actiou .
Ab t tho ame time Lieutenant
Governor Estophel, who had witness¬
ed a scene of outrage upon negroes on
Canal street, joined the conference at
the hotel. He at once advised a con¬
ference with Governor Heard at Baton
Rouge. and
The governor acted promptly
said he would order out all available
troops. ‘ Without delay he sent mes-
„ Bge 8 to Colonel Hodgson, command-
j ag j be pj rg j. br i gade in the absonce of
General Glynn, and had him to im¬
mediately order out the Washington
artillery, the Louisiana Field and the
First regiment. The members of the
three commands responded with great
alacrity and at twilight there were
1,500 men congregated in the armories,
At the same time the mayor, in a
proclamation, appealed for 500 special
po ij ce . Before 4 p. m. 400 of the rep-
resentative citizens of the community
bad been sworn in.
The mayor made requisition on the
leading hardware and ammunition es-
tnblishments of tho city and the spe-
cials were, heavily armed and then sent
various sections of the city where
k wag considered most likely that
trouble would happen.
SPAIN ANXIOUS-TO SELL.
Madrid Official. Frouiptly Accept Onr
Proposition to liny Islands.
The Spanish cabinet is considering
the proposition of the United States
government for the cession of the is¬
lands of Cibitu and Cagayon in
consideration of an indemnity of $1.00,-
000. The ministry regards the propo¬
sition favorably, and the negotiations
for a treaty of accord between tho two
governments are proceeding rapidly.