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ADVANCE. VOLUME II. 44 IMPERIALISM” THE ISSUE Bryan and Stevenson are Notified Of Their Nomination. At Indianapolis, Ind., Wednesday, William J. Bryan and Adlai E. Steven¬ son were formally notified of their nomination by the Democratic party for president and vice president re spectively.' Military park, where the exercises were held, was a seething mass of humanity, 25,000 people crowding into the opeu space to hear the notifi¬ cation and acceptance speeches. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed despite the hot weather, and the lead¬ ers of the party were given a magnifi¬ cent reception. II |r j!'' m W \A '• A 4 7--1 n mk %3, / V' I I* lion. Wm. J. Bryan. Hon. Adlia E. Stevenson. Hon. William J. Bryan, in accepting the Democratic nomination for presi¬ dent, began his acceptance speech as follows: ‘‘I shall, at an early day and in n more formal manner, accept the nomi¬ nation which you tender, and I shall at that time discuss the various ques¬ tions covered by the Democratic plat¬ form. It may not bo out of place, however, to submit a few observations - at this time upon tho general character of tho contest before us, and uj-on the question which is declared to be of paramount importance in this \#,m- paign. “When I say that the contest of 1900 is a content between Democracy on one hand and plutocracy on the other, I do not mean to say that all onr opponents have deliberately chosen to Rive to organized wealth a predomi¬ nating influence in the affairs of the government, but I do assert that on the important issues of the day the Republican party is dominated by those influences which constantly tend to elevate pecuniary considerations and ignore human rights.” “The Democratic party is not mak¬ ing war upon the honest acquisition of wealth; it has no desire to discourage ihdtxstry, economy and thrift. On the contrary, it gives to every citizen the greatest possible stimulus to honest toil, when it promises him protection in the enjoyment of the proceeds of his labor. Property rights are most secure when human rights are re¬ spected. Democracy strives for a civ¬ ilization in which every member of so¬ ciety will share according to his merits. The most striking sentences of Mr. Bryan’s speech were the following: “If elected president, I shall con- vene congress in extraordinary session as soon ns I am inaugurated, and re¬ commend an immediate declaration of the nation’s purpose. “First, To establish a stable form of government in the Philippine islands, just as we are now establish¬ ing a stable form of government in the island of Cuba; “Second, To give independence to the Filipinos, just as we promised to give independence to tho Cubans; “Third, To protect the Filipinos from outside interference while they work nut their destiny, just as we have protected tho republics of Central and South America, aud are* by tbe Monroe doctrine, pledged to protect Cnba. "The Republicans shall not be per¬ mitted to evade the stupendous issue of imperialism. “We cannot repudiate the principle of self-government in the Philippines without weakening that principle at home. "The advocates of imperialism in this country dare not say a word in behalf of the Boers. “The Democratic party does not op¬ pose expansion when expansion en¬ larges the area of the republic. “If we have an imperial policy we must have a large standing army. “The Republican party has accepted the European idea and planted itself upon ground taken by George III. “History famishes no example of tnrpitude baser than onrs if we sub¬ stitute our yoke for the Spanish yoke. “A war of conquest is as unwise as it is unrighteous.” RESTRICTIONS ABROGATED. Chinr, Reconsiders and Will Allow Cipher Messages an Open Door. A Washington special says: Minister Wu Wednesday morniDg received an edict under date of August 5, in which the Chinese government permits the pewere- to hold Open and free com¬ munication with their ministers. This Includes the seeding of cipher lafeUi Hon. James D. Richardson, chair¬ man of the notification committee, made a brilliant speech in announcing to the candidates the honor conferred upon them et Kansas City. Mr. Bryan spoke on the question of imperialism, entirely ignoring silver, trusts and other issues of tho cam¬ paign. This fact was the sensational feature of the day. Mr. Stevenson covered the several issue?!, but made scant reference to silver,, confining his remarks on the subject to the statement that the party had reaffirmed the demand for bimet¬ allism. Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, in accept¬ ing the Democratic nomination for vice president, «aid in part:- “I am profoundly grateful for the honor conferred upon mo by my selec¬ tion by the national Democratic con¬ vention as its candidate for the high office of vice president of the United States. For the complimentary man¬ ner in which such action has been of¬ ficially made known to me, I express to you, Mr. Chairman, and to your honored associates of the committee, my sincere thanks. “Deeply impressed with a sense of the responsibility assumed by such candidacy, I accept the nomination so generously tendered me. Should the action of the convention meet the ap¬ proval of the people in November, it will be my earnest endeavor to dis¬ charge with fidelity the duties of the great office. “Imperialism means a permanent departure from all the traditions of the past; from tho high ideals of the founders of the republic. It abro¬ gates the holding of onr great court that the declaration of independence is the spirit of the government—the constitution but its form and letter. “Imperialism knows nothing of lim¬ itations of power. Its rule is outside the constitution. It means the estab¬ lishment by tho American republic of the colonial methods of European monarchies. It means tbe right to hold alien peoples as subjects. It en¬ thrones force as the controlling ageDoy in government. It means the empire. "As a necessary corrollary to impe¬ rialism will come the immense stand¬ ing army. Tbe dead hand of militarism wi.l be felt in the new world, as it is in the old. “In the light of history, can it bo possible that the American people will consent to tbe permanent establish¬ ment of a large standing army, and its consequent continuing and ever increasing burden of taxation? “Only those who believe that onr own country has outgrown the doc¬ trines of the fathers are in sympathy with England’s attempt to establish monarchy upon the ruins of repub¬ lics. "The baleful bnt logical result of the tariff law condemned by onr plat¬ form is seen in the sudden growth of giant monopolies, combinations in re¬ straint of lawful trade and trusts mors threatening than foreign foe to the ex¬ istence of popular government. “The ills resulting from unjust leg¬ islation, and from unwise administra¬ tion of the government, must find their remedy in the all-potent ballot. To it we now make our solemn appeal.” A paramount incident in tbe nomi¬ nation of Stevenson at Kansas City, which was inadvertently omitted from these colums in the hurried and brief chronicling of the event, was the ini¬ tial part taken by the Georgia delega¬ tion in launching the boon for the Illi¬ nois man. It is well-known that the Georgians, led by Hon.Boykin Wright, were first in bringing Mr. Stevenson to the front and preventing a stampede to Hill. The nominating speech was made by a member of the Georgia delegation—Mr. Hutcherson—and the first seconding speech was also deliver¬ ed by a Georgian. SAJI ROBINSON INDICTED. Grand Jury at Marietta Binds Over Al¬ leged Assailant of Mrs. Inzer. At Marietta, Ga., Wednesday, the grand jury indicted Sam Robinson, colored, now in tbe Tower at Atlanta, ebargiug him with assaulting Mrs, In* z»r, near Molver’s. The description by Mr*. Inzer of the clothes her auaailant tSBre eXaotly tallies with those found on Sam Robinson When he WM ttfllllil CARNESVILLE. GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST U. 1000. BRYAN IN CHICAGO. Hold* Co n fere rice With Leaders And Address Is Formulated And Sent Out. W. J. Bryan, his wife and son, the Stevenson party, Governor and Mrs. Thomas, of Colorado, aud Colonel John I. Marlin, sergoaut-nt-arms of the National Democratic convention, arrived in Chicago Tuesday evening. The Bryan party was driven to tho au¬ ditorium, where Mr. Bryau will remain for sovcral days for tho i>urpose of consulting with Chairman Jones and members of the Democratic national coinmittco regarding the conduct of the campaign. A night conference was held and the following address was given out: “To the Democrats of the United States: Tbe Democratic parly and its friends must meet the forces of cor¬ ruption aud intimidation in politics this year and by thorough organiza¬ tion. A Democratic club or society should be organized iu every city, town, village aud precinct in the United States. Democrats, anil all who are in sympathy with the princi¬ ples set forth in the Kansas City plat¬ form are earnestly urged to join Democratic clubs, or when none exists to assist iu organizing them. This work of uniting the forces of law and liberty into one great systematized civic army should be carried on simul¬ taneously in every part of tbe country and without delay. “The friends of government, accord¬ ing to the hitherto unchallenged Amer¬ ican theory of political equality every¬ where under our flag, cannot afford to be less zealous or less active than tbe advocates of an American colonial empire supported by rifles. No patri¬ otic citizen cau ignore tbe attacks which are beiug made upon the very foundations of our present irreproach¬ able form of government.. “This year every citizen should be a politician. Clubs and societies should at once communicate with tbe ‘secretary of the national Association of Democratic Clubs, 1370 Broadway, New York City,’ so that the united membership may work systematically in defense of the republic as the fathers made it. All Democratic com¬ mittees, state and local, are requested to aid the National Association of Democratic Clnbs in this work. “W. J. Bryan, “Adlai E. Stevenson, “James K. Jones, “Chairman Democratic Committee. “William R. Hearst, “President National Association of DemocraticClubs.” TEXANS ENDORSE PLATFORM. State Democratic Contention Approves of Action Taken at Kansas City. Tbe platform adopted in the Texas Democratic state convention reaffirms the Kansas City platform in toto; characterizes it as being wise, patri¬ otic and expedient aud as presenting a righteous solution of the great ques¬ tions now involved; congratulates the party on the Relection of William J. Bryan and Adali E. Stevenson as their standard bearers; favors tbe selection of United States senators by direct vote of the people; favors the con¬ struction and maintenance of the Nica¬ ragua canal; indorses tbe present state administration; favors passing a law prohibiting the issuance of free passes; recommends the establishment of state industrial schools for girls; favors a law creating a state board of arbitra¬ tion to settle tbe differences between corporation and employees and recom¬ mends the enactment of a liberal libel law. TOUNG FARMER’S RASH ACT. Threw Wife and Baby From Train and Followed With Fatal Kesult. Wash Turner, an unsophisticated young farmer with his wife and two- year-old baby, jumped from a Southern railway passenger train at McFall, near Anniston, Ala., Thursday morn¬ ing, aud was killed. He threw his wife and child from tbe train and they were soriously injured. The train had whistled for McFall and Turner immediately jumped from his seat and hurried his wife and baby to the do Of. Two or three passengers tried to stop him, but be brushed them aside. He evidently was not used to traveling, and did not appreciate the the danger of jumping off. Mrs. Turner’s leg was broken and the child’s arm broken. It is stated that Turner hud never been or c train before. MF.RCY IS REFUSED. Georgia Prison Commission Turns Down Application For Clemency. The Georgia state prison commission Thursday refused to recommend to life sentence James L. Baker, of At¬ lanta, aud Dillard Herndon, of Wilkes county, both of whom were under sentence of death for murder. The action of the commission leaves the men without tho shadow of hope unless the governor interferes iu their behalf, and as it is not Governor Candler’s custom to make recommend¬ ations against the decisions of tho commission, it is likely that both the men will be banged on the date named by the courts. MEETING DATE CHANGED. Convention of Democratic Clubft Will Bo Held at Indianapolis October 3. A New York dispatch says: The quadrennial convention of Democratio clubs originally set for September 8tb at Indianapolis has been postponed until October 8d. Mr. Bryan urged that the date be changed, and t^e suggestion was approved by Adlai E. of Stevenson. *0,000 Delegates **p«et*d to Rttosd, the number arc to HEAT’S FATAL WORK Hundreds of Lives Cut Short In Big Cities of the North. NEW YORK CITY LEADS THE RECORD Intensity of Hot Wave Kqimh Any Ever Experienced Heretofore For the Month of August. Thirty persons died in Now York City and vicinity Saturday from beat prostrutions and three from falling from fire escapes on which they had crowded to got relief from the heat. All it nil, it was the hottest continuous weather New York has ever experi¬ enced. The local forecaster said that it surpassed the heat record of 1890. Tho thermometer reached ninety-five at 2 p. m., and registered tho fame figures an hour later. This was the official rcord in the bureau, high ubovo the street, and is several degrees cooler than tho temperature ou the streets. While ninety-five was renebod on tho seventh aud ninth dnys of August there was a higher range Saturday wavered and the thermometer bardly be¬ low the highest figures for many hours. Death after death resulted. Tbe fact ibat it was a half holiday enabled many to escape the heat of offices and factories. On Friday elevon persons died from the excessive heat. The greatest suf¬ fering was endured by the thickly pop¬ ulated east side. In these neighbor¬ hoods numerous families occupy a sin¬ gle apartment and many of them sleep on the pavements to get a little fresh air. RECORD BROKEN AT PHILADELPHIA, The temperaturo at Philadelphia Saturday broke all records for Au¬ gust, wheu at 3 o’clock in the after¬ noon the government thermometer ou top of the posh ffice building register¬ ed 100.6 degrees. This was within 1 degree of the highest temperature ever officially recorded in the city. Five deaths and twenty prostrations occurred Friday. The maximum tem¬ perature was 97. FATALITIES IN CHICAGO. Six deaths in Chicago were due to the heat Saturday. It was the eighth day of tho torrid spell aud theie wore twenty-five prostrations, threo of which will prove fatal*^ Nine deaths and fifteen prostrations was the record for Friday. The max- imnm temperature was 95 degrees. Tbe beat of Sunday resulted in aev- enteen deaths in Philadelphia and scores of prostrations. After a week of almost unprecedented hot weather Sunday a wind and electric storm night caused a fall of 24 degrees in the temperature. NOT YELLOW FEVER. Drs. Porter and White Make State¬ ment as to Illness at Tampa, Florida. Drs. Porter and White issued their valedictory to the people of Tampa, Florida, iu the recent “scare” Satur¬ day night iu the following signed statement: “The house to house inspection in¬ dicated in tbe last statement to the public has this day been completed. Ocular examination has been made of all febrile disorders and maDy others by either the United States health authority, Dr. J. H. White, surgeon of the marine hospital service, or state health officer, and often times by both co-jointly with negative results as to doubt or suspicions of yellow fever existing in Tampa in any of those sick or Been. Wigal’s agglutination test of the blood of Baker and Parker made iu the laboratory of the marine hospital service at Washington gave a reac'.ion positive in both specimens, thus confirming tbe diagnosis made at first of typhoid fever in Parker aud suspected in case of Baker.” Dr. Porter, as state health officer, addressed tbe following order: “Tho quarantine restrictions on travel to and from Tampa will be re¬ moved at midnight this date.” Railroad aud steamer lines resumed their regular schedules Sunday morn¬ ing and the cordon of speciul guards about tho city was called in. MILITARY FEATURE Now Monopolizes Attention of Adminis¬ tration Officials In Chinese Affairs. A Washington special says: The diplomatic game in China is apparent. Iy at an end and administration offi¬ cials are more concerned ‘to learn what the military arm of the service is doing than to hear tho result of conferences between Li Hung Chang and Consul General Goodnow. Section of Sapelo Island Sold. The north end of Hapelo island was sold Tuesday under mortgage foreclos¬ ure for $5,000. The Scottish Rights American Mortgage company, of Scot¬ land, was the f nrebaser. MASSACRE IN ARMENIA. Two Hundred Men. Women and Children Slaughtered lly Kurds. Advices received in Constantinople from Bitlis, Asiatic Turkey, say that 200 men, women and children have been massacred in the Armenian vil¬ Bassun, lage of Spakhank, in the district of by troop, and Kurds against All Pnahi, tho dcdtUUnndsnt of Bitlis, Ho ie also said b<i*e ordered the Village to be burned; CANNOT LEAVE PEKIN Mr. Conger Absolutely Refuses to Take the Risk. LARGE FORCE WOULD BE NECESSARY To Insure Safe Departure of tho 800 Foreigners, Including £00 Women ami Children From PoUtn. A Washington special says: The department of stato made public Fri¬ day tho following telegram from Min¬ ister Conger, which was received by Minister Wu late Thursday night, being contained in n telegram sent to him by the taotai of Bkaugbai. “Hooretary of State, Washington— The tsung li yumen states to the diplo¬ matic body that the various foreign governments have repeatedly asked through tho respective Chinese minis¬ ters that wo immediately depart from Peltiu under suitable esoort. The yamen asks ns to fix a date for our departure and to make the necessary arrangements to do so. Our reply is that we will seek instructions from onr governments, and that in tbe absence of such instructions we cannot quit our post. order “I must inform you that in to insure our safe departure, foreign troops only can safely escort us, and they must be sufficient force to safely guard 800 foreigners, including wo¬ men and children, as well as 3,000 na¬ tive Christians, who cannot be aban¬ doned to certain massacre. We cannot accept a Chinese escort under any cir¬ cumstances. All my colleagues are dispatching the foregoing to their re¬ spective governments, Of tho Amer- can marines, seven have been killed and sixteen wounded, among the latter Captain Myers and Dr. Lippett, who are getting along nicely. Conger.” The message is undated, but it is supposed to have been sent on or after the 5th of August, when the imperial edict removing the inhibition against tbe ministers sending cipher telegrams was received by tbe tsung li yamen. It substantially accords with the dis¬ patch of tho French minister, M. Pichon to his government, which was made public in Paris Thursday. Iu the light of the message from Minister Conger tbe attitude of the administration is that there is but one thing to bo done iu the present cir¬ cumstances, namely to press on to the relief of the besieged garrison at Pekin. This was made known after extended communications between Washington and the president at Can- ton. The Congor dispatch was accepted as showing conclusive justification for the imperative demand of the United States sent to the Chinese government on Wednesday night, insisting that the imperial troops co-operate with the international forces in the rescue of tho ministers, and until this condi¬ tion, as well that for the cessation of bombardment, is fully conceded by China, there is no other course open but to press steadily onward in the mission of relief. FITZ STILL IN THE RING. Lanky Bob Puts a Quietus on Akron Giant In Short Order. Bob Fitzsimmons met Gus Rublin, tho Akron giant, Friday night before tbe Twentieth Century Club, at Madi¬ son Square Garden, New York, and wou by knocking the Ohioan down and out in the sixth round. Before tho fight and for some weeks past there have been many reports to tbe effect that Fitzsimmons was too old to cope successfully with bis younger oppo¬ nent. It was argued that Fitzsimmons’ knowledge of tho game and hiB capa¬ bility for bard bitting would not be able to counterbalance tbe yonth and strength as well as the recently ac¬ quired ring tactics of the. Ohio man. All this has been changed, however. Fitzsimmons did the trick cleanly aud cleverly. ___ Murderer Executed at Tallahassee. Will Wright, colored, was hanged at Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, for the murder of John Smith, colored, in October, 1897. Both men were tur¬ pentine hands, aud quarreled over their work. Wright brained Smith with an ax at a negro church. REBUTTAL TESTIMONY Taken In Power* Case Wherein tlie De¬ fendant's Storv Is Contradicted. A large number of witnesses in re¬ buttal for the prosecution was heard at Georgetown, Ky., Saturday in tbe trial of former Secretary Stato Powers, for alleged complicity iu tbe Goe¬ bel shooting. Some of them were strong in their contradictions of wit¬ nesses for tbe defenseuse. The prose¬ cution laid much store by the testi¬ mony of two witnesses who sworo to seeing Caleb Powers with other lead- ers of tho mountain crowd on the evening of January 25th. The defen- daut bad testified that be was ill in his room all that afternoon. BIDS ARE REJECTED. Tho Navy Department Fails to Award Ar¬ mor Flat© Contract. The navy department Saturday after- noon decided to reject all bids for nr- mor plate presented to the department. It is stated that new advertisements will bo issued as soon as possible, and the Contractors will bo given auothor nbatioc to put their bids into such shape ns will be aeeeptable to the guY« eromenti CABLE WAS IN CIPHER London Hears Direct From Sir 0!audo MacDonald in Pekin. THE CHINESE WERE STILL FIGHTING Mefisiigo In llcntf In tlio Homo of Coin mons—Boro Dnto of August 3tl nnfl Is Genuine. A London cablegram says: Iu the bouse of commons Wednesday Mr. Brodefick, parliamentary secretary for tho foreign office, read a telegram from .Sir MacDonald, British minister to Chinn, received in cipher at the for¬ eign office a few hours before. The dispatch was in reply to a government message and bore date of Pekin, Au¬ gust 3. It was as follows: “I have received your cipher tele¬ gram forwarded to me by the Chinese miuister. The shell and cannon fire ceased on July lfl, bnt the rifle fire has continued from the Chinese posi¬ tion held by government troops and Boxers iutermitteutly ever since. "Tho casualties since then have been slight. Except ono private of marines, all the wounded are doing well. The rest of the British in the legation aro well, including the whole garrison. killed is and "The total of 60, wounded 110. We have strengthened our fortifications. We have over 200 women aud children in the legation. The Chinese government has refused transmission to telegrams in cipher until now.” ALLIES FUR8UING CHINESE. Mr. Broderick also read tho follow¬ ing dispatch from Admiral Seymour filod at Che Foo, August 6: “The allies, about 12,000 strong, attneked the Chinese entrenched posi¬ tion at Hsiku, about two miles outside of Tien Tsin early this morning. The Chinese were driven out aud retired northward pursued by the allies who occupied I’eitsaug. Transports fol¬ lowed up the troops. By road and river the advance on Pekin has been begun.” give tbe date The dispatch does not of leaving Tieu Tsin. AMERICANS IN REAR. They Arrived Too Late to Take Part In the Peltoaiig; Fight The war department has received the following cablegram from General Chaffee: “Che Foo— Adjutant General, Wash¬ ington, Aug. 5.—Peitsang handsomely taken early this morning by Japanese troops, supported by English and Americans. Japanese loss consider¬ able; English slight; Amerioans none. Ground limited. Iu morning Ameri¬ can troops occupied rear position, which was to form turning move¬ ments, but were unable to form iu line. We will cross Pei Ho to left bank tomorrow morning and move on Yaug Tsun. CodsuI at Che Foo fur¬ nished copy of dispatch from tsung li yamen, which he has cabled. “Chap fee.” PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. Victoria Authorises the Annexation of Free Stale In South Africa. The English parliament adjourned at London Wednesday after the ap¬ propriation bill bad been passed by both houses. The queen’s speech, after stating that the relations with the powers of Europe and America continue friendly, refers to the war in South Africa, say- ing: continued independ¬ “Believing the ence of the republic to be in Africa, constant I danger to the peace of South authorized the annexation of the Free State as a first step to the union of the races under an institution which may in time be developed so as to secure equal rights and privileges in South Africa.” HANNA GOES TO BOSTON. Republican Notional Chairman Will I-ook Over tbe Situation In the Hub. Senator Mark Hanna, chairman of the Republican national committee, left New York Wednesday for Boston, where he goes to look over the work of his sub-committee and examine tbe political situation in general. EXPRESS CAR LOOTED. Faithful Messenger Was Found Dead Beside His Wrecked Safe. The Pennsylvania express leaving Cin¬ cinnati at 8 p. m., Friday, was robbed before tbe train reached Columbus, and Express Messenger Lane was found dead in his car when the train reached that city. This was the first intimation the train crew had of the robbery and they were unable to tell at what point tbe tragedy occurred. Lane’s revolver was found by his side with three chambers emptied and the sate was rifled of its contents and the door indicated that it had been blown open. JAIL BREAKERS CAUGHT. AH Bnt Six of the Marianna, Fla., Escapes Are Captured. All but six of the MarianDa, Fla., jail breakers, whose escape was chron¬ icled some days ago, have been cap¬ tured and lodged iu jail at Pensacola. Among them are Raymond West, ne¬ gro murderer, and the most desperate of the gang, and Dallas Miller, tvho planned the escape. Miller Was cap¬ tured about three miles Month FI*. NUMBER 40 . CHINESE PRAY FOR MEDIATION Government Directs Earl Li Hang Chang to Secure Peace. PRESIDENT AGAIN ANSWERS Reply Is a Reiteration of the De¬ mands Previously Made By This Government. A Washington special says: Official confirmation of tbe rumored appoint¬ ment of Li Hung Chang as peace en¬ voy was received at the state depart¬ ment Sunday morning At haK-past 10 o’clock Acting. Secretary Adeo re¬ ceived from Minister Wu a copy of tbe imperial edict announcing this ap¬ pointment. This copy was received by Minister Wu late Saturday night, and as tho memorandum given out by the state department shows, was for¬ warded by the privy council at Pekin under date of tho fourteen day of the the Bcventli moon (August 8) to Gov¬ ernor Yuan at Tsi Nan, Sbau Tung, who transmitted it on tbe seventeenth day of tho same moon (August 11th) to the taotai at Shanghai, by whom it was transmitted to Miuister Wu, who received it on tbe night of the snmo day (August 11th.) Tho text of the imperial edict is as follows: “In the prescut conflict between Chinese and foreigners there has beeu some misunderstanding on the part of the foreign nations, aud also a want of proper management on the port of Borne of the local authorities. A clash of arms is followed by calamitous re¬ sults, and caused a rupture of friendly relations, which will ultimately do no good to tbe world. We hereby uppoint Li Hung Chang as onr envoy plenipo¬ tentiary, with instructions to propose at once by telegraph to the concerned govern¬ ments of the several powers for tho immediate cessation of hostile demonstrations, pending negotiations, which duct ho is hereby qnthorized tbe settlement to con¬ of on onr part, for whatever questions may have to be tleali with. Tbe questions are to be severally considered in a satisfactory manner, and the result of the negotia¬ tions reported to us for sanction. Respect this.” In many respects this is the most important iuforma'ion which has been received from China since the first ci¬ pher message from Minister Conger told of the safety of the ministers and the legation force. This indicates more clearly than anything else has that tho central government of Pekin at last realizes the gravity of the situa- tion and need for speedy action on its part. It is regarded by officials, iu a sense, a ray of light piercing the gloom which has clouded the situa¬ tion. As yet nothing has been received from Li Hung Chang on the line in¬ dicated, but the transmission of the edict to tho Chinese minister hero with instructions that it be laid before the authorities will doubtless be im¬ mediately followed by action on the lino indicated. PRESIDENT SENDS REPLY. Sunday night Secretary Adee, by direction of President McKinley, pre¬ sented to Minister Wu for transmis¬ sion to his government tbe reply of tho United States to the imperial edit appointing Li Hung envoy to ne- gotiate with tho powers for the ccssa- tion of hostilities. In effect, the text of tho reply is a reiteration of the de¬ mands previously made by tbe United States upon China, coupled with a vigorous intimation that no negotia¬ tions will be entered into until the Chinese government shall have com¬ plied with these demands. LONDON SUSPECTS RUSSIA. Displeased at Czar’s Act In Allowing 1)0- Glers to Leave Pekin. The Russian government’s permis¬ sion to M. DeGiers and his staff to leave Pekin under Chinese guaraniee, while the United States and other gov¬ ernments toll their ministers to hold out till relieved, is the subject of much moment in London, where' supposed Russian resigns are closely scrutinized. NON-UNION PRINTERS WIN. Georgia Supreme Court Declares Union Label Ordinance Illegal and Void. The union label ordinance, passed by the Atlanta city council some time ago, which required that all the city printing should bear the union label, has been declared ultra vires and illegal by tbe supreme court of Geor¬ gia. The court also held that such a procedure would tend to encourage monopoly and defeat competition. The non-union printers of the city fought the movement, when it was adopted by tbe council. The case was first carried to the superior court by them and afterwards to the supreme court by tbe union printers. WILL SUPPORT M’KINLEY. Butler Scys Townc Cannot. Dictate How Populists Shall Vote. Senator Buder’s paper announces editorially that while Towne can with¬ draw as nominee for vice president, he cannot tell Populists how # they shall vote. One of the prominent Popttlistg in the state said, when his attention was called to this statement) that* he did not think the North Caroline Populists would rot* let Sryaa iwd