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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.