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ADVANCE. I'uLIiMr it: THIRTEEN DEAD IN COLLISION torsion Train Crashed Will! Fearful Force Into Milk Cars. OVER THIRTY PERSONS INJURED The Impact Was Terrific and Both Trails 5iilasHed Almost td kiridlirig Wood. Thirteen persons killed and over thirty others injured iu the appalling record of a renr-eud collision between au excursion train and a milk train on tho Bethlehem branch of the Philadel- phia and Rending railway Sunday morning at Hartfield, Pn., twenty J seven miles .. north of Philadelphia. The wrecked train consisted of ten day coaches and was tho first section of a largo excursion ma le up of peo- pie from Bethlehem, Allentown ind rurrouuding towns to Atlantic CLy. It left tho union depot ill Bethlehem at (5:05 Sunday morning exactly tliiry- five minutes beliiud the milk train, Tho latter train consisted of two milk cars and two passenger conches nnd had stopped at every station on the road from Bethlehem en route to Phil- adelphia. At 6:54 the milk train drew up at Ibe milk platform at Hatfield and in less than two minutes the special ex- cursion train, running at the rate of thirty-five miles nu hour, crashed into the rear of tho milk train, Tho lo 0- motivo plowed through the two pas- senger coaches aud crushed them as if they wero egg shells. The milk eat immediately iu front was also badly wrecked. Four persons, Godfrey ILae- lin. his daughter Mamie, Harold Lau- dis nnd William Blackburn, on tho passenger car of tbo milk train, wero utmost instantly killed Fortunately there were very few persons on this The excursion train was a picture of indescribable horror. Tlio locomotive was a mass of bent and broken iron nnd firmly held the bodies of its en¬ gineer nud fireman beneath its great weight. Behind the engine six of the ten cars were also a mass of wreckage. The first c ar wns ln oke.it i n twain and the other five cars were thrown ou their sides, com pletely demolished. Ni»e persons were killed in the first two cars and the others in these coaches were badly maimed. As soon as the crash came a terrible cry rose from Ibe smashed cars, nnd Those who had not been injured quick¬ ly crawled or jumped from Ihe cars and went to tho assistance of the in¬ jured. Many were pinned down by wreckage and bad to bo freed by the liberal uso of axes. Messougers were sent to the nearby villages for physi¬ cians and a relief train was telegraphed for from Bethlehem. With fifteen doc¬ tors aud a half dozen nurses a special train was sent from Bethlehem, but before it reached the sooiio of the wreck it wns signaled to return to Bethlehem, as a special carrying nearly all the injured bad started for the hos¬ pital at that place. Ou Ihe run from Hatfield to the hospital three of the injuved died. Thero arc conflicting stories as to responsibility for the accident. Ono version is thnt the engineer of tho ex¬ cursion train bad been warned nt Sou- derton, tho station above Hatfield, that a milk train was a few minutes ahead of him. Another story is that the train dispatcher's office in Philadel¬ phia was nt fault. TUe trainmen re¬ fused to talk of the accident. WETS HANDSOME FEE. Goebel ICsInto Will Pay Hr. McCormick 8*10,000 For Services. One of tho handsomest fees ever ipaid a general practitioner for services in a single case will be received by Dr. J. N. McCormick, of Bowling Green, for bis attendance upon Wil¬ liam Goebel after lie was shot at Frank¬ fort. Arthur Goebel, brother of the dead governor and his devisee under the will, has jilaced a claim against the estate of Governor Goebel for 810,000 for Dr. McCormick’s services. JAPAN FOR PEACE. Mifcmilo’s Government. Stamls Uratly to Withdraw All Troops From Chinn. A tolegram has been received nt tbo Japanese legation in Washington to the effect that having been iuformed by tho Japanese consul at Amoy that he has been assured by tho Chinese of their roadiues*io afford full protection to tho foreigjyPresidents at thnt post, theJapniiese government has marine's already ordered the withdrawal of the in Ihe nntivo. town, nnd nre prepared to withdraw the rest of the marines ns soon as they nre satisfied thnt the pence and order of the port are'ns- sured. A “SHIRT WAIST” DECISION. Southern Railway Lawyer Reetdes Men Can Ride in I.atest Costume. A lady passenger on a Southern rail¬ way train complained that a man woro a shirtwaist without his coat in a ladies’ coach. The matter wos refer¬ red to the legal department of tho road, nnd it has submitted an opinion, bolding that “so long as a man is de¬ cently dressed, whether lie has on his coat or not, his appearance cannot be offensive to any sensible person,” QUESTION OF INDEMNITY Is Only Factor In Chlncae ftuddll That Powers Are Fully Agreed Upon, A Washington Npets'iol snjps: rfLie calling of d splscidl tinlfinbt mfeetlu/j tyr Wedue.sdny morning to Sonaidet I ho latest developments iu the hliin’eso situation following n midnight confer¬ ence of Tuesday night and several similar conferences with Secretary Root and Mr. Adeo within the Inst two days, emphasiz'd the amount of at- tention the pro: blent is devoting to this troublesome lojilij* Germany's reinUttl tb ttbefept Li iis jdenlpbtentithy Will delu^ peKco hegb- liaiions several weeks. Ileiioe this fact is not contemplated with cqunnim- [ ily being by desirous our government, of terminating the president tho unsatisfactory pres¬ ent state of affairs in China as soon ns t It is can be done with honor and Security, and providing the objects laid down in his vafiotts notes ?“ n he ' vil1 Consider that the United States has performed its duty from a military point of view. Therefore, if our government can find some responsible person with whom to conclude an agreement and such on agreement can bo arranged On a basis that wilt fully conserve the l ights of the United States Without infiingtug upon tliofen of tbo other powers United a s* endy withdrawal of trio States troops from Chinn may be expected and it is entirely possible that Field Marshal Count WflldersVe will not after all exercise command over any American troops ill China. It is believed that the point has been readied where it is proper that there should be a clear eXptessioti of ptii-posn on the part of tho principal powers, iu ordur thnt the United States govern- ment may know how far it. may go consistently in the execution of'the common program* the Most of the Objects had in view by president when ho made an au- Bwer to the CliiDese government’s ap¬ peal, and began the campaign upon Pekin, have been achieved, Two others roniain to l)o secured, namely, for the safeguarding of American It!tetests the future and some ptoper guar¬ antee for indetBification for the ex¬ penses of rocent operations and losses of American citizens. AWAITS COMPLAINT. Surgeon Sternberg Says He Was Unaware of III Treatment of Captain Crenshaw. Surgeon General -flteirnberg, at Washington, to whom all complaints of ill treatment of wounded soldiers are made, states positively thnt no complaint has reached the department as to the alleged ill treatment of Cap¬ tain F. D. Crenshaw, of Atlanta, which is said to hove caused his death. If any complaint is made, bo prom¬ ises that it will receive the Careful con- sideratiou of the war department and he will make a thorough examination flt once. He is, however, disinclined to do 'anything on the strength of newspaper reports alone, nnd thinks it better to wait for some official com¬ plaint to bo lodged with tho depott- ment. “I have no information with regard to Captain Crenshaw outside of the press dispntches,” being General Sternbirg said, on interviewed on the sub¬ ject. “He would not have been sent to his home if it had not been in ac¬ cordance with his own Mushes. He was entitled to treatment nt the Presidio and would no doubt havo been receiv¬ ed and cared for there, receiving the most careful treatment.” The war department authorities re¬ gard it as very unfortunate that there should have been cause for such a complaint and hope that a thorough investigation will show that the re¬ port is an erroneous one. Sues For Burned Cotton. In the federal court at Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday tho Lessor Cotton company and thirteen firo insurance companies filed suit against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railway for an nggregate of $195,000 and interest, being the amount of in¬ surance paid on cotton burned at New¬ port, April 1, 1900. BIG STRIKE PREDICTED. Atiihraclle Miner. In Prnn.rlvunia Kc- clon to I.ny !>own thnlr Pick.. “In my opinion there will be a strike in the anthracite region of Penn¬ sylvania nnd it will bo the biggist the. United States has over known,” said President Mitchell, of tlio United Mine Workers, at Indianapolis Friday. Mr. Mitchell had just returned from a trip cast during which ho was present at the convention of miners at Hazleton, Ta. “Of course, a strike must ho oider- ed by tbo executive committee of the council,” he continued, “but all indi¬ cations point to a big tie-up. ” CHARGES AGAINST EMPLOYES. Immigration Official, at New York Ae- cnsetl of Corruption In Office. Charges wero received at. Now York Friday ^ from tho treasury department at Washington against ten employes of the immigration service at the port of New York. The charges are of various charac¬ ters, including incompetency, brutali¬ ty and accepting bribes and nre the result of an investigation held last spring. CARNESVILLE. GA., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER r. moo. f^EW <1. L R. HEAD Mnjor Raasieur Elcoiuu C ! ? niraan- der-IirCliief By Veterans. Sf. LM’iS flAN SiiCGEEPS GEN. SlIAW Closing; Pay of Grand Encampment at Chicago—Denver Selected as llto Next l*laco of Meeting;. With tho selection of officers and the choice of Denver for tho national etIQiliUptttent of loOl* the thirty-foUrth nnnufliencaiiipnleiithf the Grrtnd Arffi* o,« c* io „ close at Chicago Ihursdn>. At the closing session, the commit- tee appointed to cousider the nunual report of tho commander iu chief op- proved it with the exception of his recommendation of an effort to secure the rthange of tbo date of Memorial Dlty fttJra May .doth to the lrtst Sunday iit May. The report was adopted and the del- egates took up the vexed question of pensions. The report was ndoptod without ntticndmont and practically without debate. Its main feature Was tho petition to congress to pass a bill providing iiiiiUodintbiy for a coltrt thousands of appeals to act on tho Of pen- slon applications now pcb'-ling* Which court of appeals shall have final juris- diction* 1, ttter in the day pension matters Wete fterflih brotight fjefotb the dfele- gates of by majority rttul liliuority re- ports the committee on restTutions on tile subject of service pensions, Tile after majority ropotij which Wiis discus¬ adopt¬ ed a Somewhat lengthy sion recommended that the whole mat¬ ter be referred to tho committeo Oil pensions* Until tltb thus practically burying it next SnButtl enhaUlpinent. The minority report, presented by Past Commander Hurst, of Ohio, rec¬ ommended the passage by tho encamp¬ ment of a resolution favoring service pensions based on length of service. Pension matters being disposed of, the election of offioei's Wits taken tip and iu an eloquent speech Major AVil- li n m 'Warner, of Kansas City, placed Major Leo Rassieur the pbsitioii of St: Louis* iu nomination fob of Coirt"- biauder in chief. Judge Advocato General Torrenco made a brief seconding speech. Thero wero no other nominations and a mo¬ tion to suspend tho rules and declare was:carried Major Rassieur amid elected inuth by rtppiaiiSe. acclamation Tbb new commander in chief was escorted to the platform amid hearty cheers from his comrades and returned his thanks for tho honor, which he ac¬ cepted. The other officers were also elected by Acclamation as follows: Senior Vice Commauder—E. C. Miltiken, Portland, Me. I Junior Vice Commander—Frank Seaman, Knoxville. General—John Teun* Delta, Surgeon A, Wilkins, O. Chaplain iu Chief—P.ev. A. Drnhms, San Quentin, Cal. BUBONIC IN SCOTLAND. Dredd Stoilrge Seems io Have a Good Hold In Unfortunate Scotch fletropolis. Eleven persons are now suffering from bubonic plague in Glnsgotv* Scotland, and live others have symp¬ toms of tho plague. The post mortem examination of the body of a person who died from plague August 27th es¬ tablishes the disease of bubonic plague* This has been officially announced by Dr. Chalmers, the chief medical officer, and is supported by Prof. Muir and Dr. Brownlie. The foreign consuls are in communication with the medi¬ cal authorities, and all Glasgow ships may be quarantined, American Coal In Demand. Mail Aecordigg order to The placed Loudon Now Daily Cas¬ j nil wns at tle Thursday for 70,000 tons of Ameri¬ can coal for tho Mediterranean. Storm Was Fearfully Fatal. Advices received in Seattle from Nome say thirty-eight dead bodies have been found as the result of the recent storm. LAWYERS DISCUSS LAW. The American liar Association Holds An¬ nual Meeting at Saratoga. The opening session of the twenty- third annual meoting of the American Bar Association was held at Saratoga, N. Y., Wednesday. The president’s address was deliv¬ ered by ex-Senator Charles F. Man- dorson of Omaha, Neb., communicat¬ ing tho most noteworthy changes in statute law on points of general in¬ terest made in several states aud by congress during the preceding year. Tbo report of the treasurer, Francis Rawlo, of Philadelphia, gave the re¬ ceipts as $11,691 and tho disburse¬ ments as $8,234. TO DISCUSS RATES. Itailruad Commissioners of Southern States Gather at Chattanooga. A Chattanooga dispatch says: Tho railroad commissioners of the southern states met Wednesday at Lookout Inn on Lookout mountain for confercnco purposes pursuant to a call issued by J. D. Mclnnis, of Mississippi, nnd others, for a conference as to railroad rate* and classifications. “PREACHER” JONES HANGED. Host Dastardly €rlnie In Recent History of Tar Heel Stdte Is Avenged. Thomas Jon*:. * uo « ro Poacher, the murderer of a family u» 5* x P er ‘ «mS* Wits hanged flt Raleigh, N. C„ L’flday rtt nood in the coduty Jail, ■^heh fhe flenth struggles of tho | negro etfdbd; the lrtSt c1irtn(Ct id the bloodiest crime of ^orth O vro'liria was brought to a ciosfl; A great many negroes were iii the Im¬ j mediate vicinity of the jail—the snme negroes who thronged the streets of llfllelgh last March and attempted to */ r,u 'h tone*, but ott this occasion t crltiib y ns fc C r*hin f6'f siGo theft fhfl Mottdf had March been.avenged, On ifs foist;; th'6 da^ of tho crime, none ever believed lift) G^gjo would be legally executed, for mobs formed quickly and every ono thirsted for tho negro’s life. Quick and de- tefiflihed work by the officers, how- tAer; satfid tbp Tlibhgti pfisober from ft ileStli of tortiirb. rtt flt eomfdfc'iciy rtt denying his guilt, Jones has since confessed. On last Monday ho again professed religion and was baptized !u Although bis cell iu the county jail, it prertbher at, the time of the brittle* he dates his actual cflntef- Siott only its far bttek rts threo days bfefoie lie felt the nObfte ttbottl his uflek. With the Object of efttotminfUibg rt family of eight,Jones, in order to con- ceal his crime, murdered Ella Jones, colored, theti nud her 11 year-old dniigh- tfet* ttnfl Set resided* Are to, the building iu which smaller they children. bulbing ftlife foitr By reiflflriiablb presence tlf blind Laura Jttnbsj fin N yerif old girl; es¬ caped, carrying with her Sid Jotles, lier 3-year-old brother, thereby ro ducing tbo number of Jones’ victims tb six. Among ilie ficUrfifl Wns s 3-weeks- tiie old bnby, whom Laura Jones, mother, bad declared was the child of Tom Jones. Pressed by tho mother to contribute to its support, Jonos de¬ termined to wipe out the entire family fay Accetdiiig mtitdbt' find arson: tjib fold by lib lb story I girl who escaped* Jonbs entered tho hqriso whfeie.they wefe sleeping at midnight iti Marfih* Tlib t1bj»t-o brushed iu Ihe heads of her mother i.tid little sister with an axe and then set fire to the bods in which four children were sleeping. Neighbors were awake-.ed by the light llio of the conflagration and hurried io soenb of tragedy. Tile 1 ittlo girl who escaped then told the story of tho frightful crime. Jonos was arrested nthis home, half n mile distant, a few hours nfter tile crime. In his room were a pair of overalls, which xVero sploifchcd With blood. TiYO CONVICTS KIIXMII. They Were .Kgcanes *u»cl I5efi»s«t| To Sur refttier To a ruvsiilns i*o Wes Austin and Bob Armstrong, two escaped convicts, were killed and a third wounded by pursuers near Whiteside, 15 miles from Cbnttauoogn. Austin, Armstrong and Jim Westbrook escaped Goal Gitjr* front the Convict days Stockade at Gn., several ago* Warden Brock learned that tl*o con- victs had boen committing and depreda¬ tions near Trenton, Ga., organized a posse for pursuit. They came upon the men cooking at a camp near While- side and demanded surrender. The Conflicts fled and tlio posse lipeneil fire with tho result stated. Westbrook escaped. MINKS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. Uonfereiuio ltetween Worker* ami Opera¬ tors In Tennessee Postponed a Week. A Knoxville, Tenn , dispatch says- Failing to reach an agreement on the wage scale in the conference between fiiiiiers and coal operators at Coal Creek, the annual contract with miners was not signed Saturday, as has been the custom. The miners decided to : adjourn the conference until Septem- her 10th. 0a account of the failnfe to Agree, all coal mines in Coal Creek, Jellico, Middlesboro and intervening points with the exception of two or three mines, are closed down* It in not a strike, as both miners and operators are hopeful of reaching an agreement by September 10th. About 3,000 miners are affected by the shut down. CENTRAL PAYS DIVIDEND. Three nnd a Half For Cent on First Pre¬ ferred Income Ponds. The directors of the Central of Geor¬ gia Railway Company at a meeting la Savannah Wednesday declared a divi¬ dend of per cent on the first profor- red income bonds, payable October 1. There ate $4,COO,000 of these bonds and tho amount of this dividend is 8130,000, to be paid out of the earn¬ ings of the Central for the post fiscal year. It is said that some of the direc¬ tors were in favor of not pnying more than 2} per cent, but a majority of ^he board voted for the larger figure. The money ivas there, one of them said, and it should go to the bondholders. ENGLAND SHOWS DISAPPROVAL. Times Ueclnres Conntiry’s Honor Will Pre¬ vent Her Following Czar’s Ktample. Tho London Times feels perfectly clear, it says, that neither honor nor the interests of England will permit her to follow Russia's example. It trusts that Germany will also refuse to leave Pekin and expresses the hope thnt the report that the state depart¬ ment in Washington disapproves tho Russian suggestion may prove correct. RAPIST DIES Sam Robinson Pays Penalty His Crime at Marietta, Ga. nCTIM AND HER HUSBAND 7 /.tlrg© Crowd 1 Vim On Hand ££ No JMs- Hrdt'f OtCilr red*-Prisoner UmiftaRAn III# tfcrliWtf the Gt»lloWf9« 5,W> Robinson paid the penalty of his crime on f?.*o pal lows at Marietta, Gn., Saturday in plain vie** of about fifteen hundred people. The ooriiilfj people began gathering iu town cnrly In the (1«y flfld by 10 o’clock some two fhbTfsfin’fl Were in town. Tho streets wero efovMed,’ manifested. tuft not H sign of vio¬ lence wns It Was « qttiel and (fl-flrtrly crowd of people, fill anxious to see f J.’5 hanging. The train from Atlanta stopped su’d nt Confederate cemetery crossing tho prisoner was taken off there. Sixty ftfiiled guards mot tho trniu and escort- fc'd fbo prisoner and party to the placo of oxeciitlofi’: The sbertffs incident* and pris¬ oner arrived without rorio Robin- son smoking a cigflr as they (rtiitt tho train, a distance of about a half mile, to the gallowa. Ho seemed in fairly good spirits him. and conversed with those nbotlt tin lit striving flt the found grtllows a great crowd people Wrts there Unit¬ ing- inclosed by liOflfd The gallows was a fence sixteen feet high, nud only guards* officers, newspaper men amt twO Colored ptet’Cbors—Revs. G. A. Parish and 1). R. Bond—weffl allowed inside* except rt fCV who had Ofdcffi froth Jiidjfo Gobot. Mt. stud lilts. Ili¬ zer wore on the ghbhhdfl rtfid lirtd nil order to allow them to see tflC thing iug, but they did not go inside the ixclosuro, but remained on tho hill some (JIslStRJB dftdt At 10:30 o’clock tnfc ttrts closed to nil outsido except those menlioiiflfL Rev. Parish read a passage of scrip¬ ture and talked very sympathetically find earnestly with Robinson, taking hiiii by the hfitid and asking him if bo realised libit soo'il ho Wiis to ifioct his , God, rth’d if he wds prepared to (fleet death; Io, which he replied hfi wrts. Rev. fi. B. Bond tben offered a Very fervent and earnest pra+er* Closing by saying the jury did right in ebii«'iCtf*>g him and the judge in sentencing him. Robinson was then asked if he w ished to sny anything nnd he said ho dill; btft before the crowd -be rose pushed to mnko dqwn his statement one the side of tho inclosnre, exposing whole thing to view, so that the great, crowd who had gathered on thnt side could see everything that transpired. Robiilgcii farted the crowd and walk¬ ed steadily to the end of tiio gftlloWR and made his statement., speaking in a loud, clear voice. He said: “Let me tell you all, friends, my coloftil ftisnds nnd white, never com¬ mit tho crime that I have. If I had not committed it this timo I might some other. Tench your children never to commit this crime. I am guilty. I committed tho crime and don’t deny It. I am going before my God flhd that is nil I have to say.” Ho tlieh stciod xvkol'e he had made his statement aud the black cap wrts placed over his head and rope around his neck. Tho trigger was pulled nt 10:41 o’clock. The drop was live feet broke Iiohiuson’s neck. He shrugged his shoulders afew times and all was soon over. Robinson’s father, Derry Robinson, from Anderson, S. C., thon came for¬ warded and asked if ho might havo the body. He was told thnt he could. The old man took tlic corpse’s head in his arms and wept. He said Sam was twenty-four years old and Mas mar- r ied, leaving a wife nnd two children, s ara | eft llomCi ho said, iu May with- ou j telling where be was going, as ho bad often done before. The old mail did not have money enough to pay the express to Ander¬ son, but a contribution was made up for him thnt enabled him to leave Sat¬ urday evening with bis boy. The crowd thnt witnessed the hang¬ ing wns orderly throughout nnd every¬ thing was done in a decent manner. After the wall was torn down, so they could see, tbo crowd made no attempt to come nearer the gallows and was easily kept back by tho guards at a safe distance. POPULlsTS ISSUE ADDRESS. Appeal to llic Party to Support Bryan nnd Justifying Indorsement of Htevenson. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says: V ico Chairman Ddmisten and Secretary EdgertoD, of Ibe Populist nntional committee, have issued au address ap¬ pealing for tho support of W. J. Bryan and justifying the indorsement of Ad- Ini Steveuson as vice presidential can¬ didate. Rig Lumber I'lniif Burned. Tlio plants and yards of the Otter Creek Lumber Company at Hambleton, W. Va., were burned Saturday, with 120,000 feet of lumber. Loss $250,* 000, partly covered by insurance. M UST MO YE U A ME. American Troop. Aro Allied to Vacate German Concession at Tlnti Twin. The Germans have formally demand¬ ed for themselves all the buildings aud grounds of the camps of tho United States troops at Tien Tsiu ex¬ plaining that these will be needed by the large German forces soon to ar¬ rive. As the American camp lies in the German concession, the demand will probably be complied with; and a new camp for the United States troops will be established uutside the city. RUSSIA’S PURPOSE DECLARED Caar 5enda Out Statement Ex¬ plaining His Intentions as Regards China. A special from 8t. retorsbug says: Tbo Cznr lins directed the acting for¬ eign minister to address to his repre¬ sentatives abroad tho circular which follows: “J ho immediate objects which the imperial government had in viow ai (ltd tbi ” outlet of tho Chinese trouble were ns folio*:'. 81 “First, to prutcei /He Russian lega¬ tion rtt Pekin. “Second, to asinro the safeiy of Russian subjects against the criminal intentions of tho Chinese rebels. “Third, to render help to the Chi¬ nese government in its struggle with these troubles, the Interests of a speedy establishment of tho legal order of things in the empire.” As a result all the powers interested decided with the samo object in view, to send the troops to China. The im¬ perial government therefore proposed tho following fundamental principles to guide the powers in China: “I’irSf* the maintenance of a com¬ mon agreement among maintenance tho powers “Second, tho of tho former state organism in China, “Third, the removal of everything that Cfrttld lead to the partition of th* Celestial empire, establishment “Fourth, the with the united powers of a legal cefltfal gov¬ ernment at Pekin nblo alone to pf«- Berve order and tranquility in tho country. “On these points vailed agreements pre¬ With almost all the powers. “While pursuing no other objects the imperial government Will continue to steadfastly adhere to its former pro¬ gram of action. When the course of eVonts, such as rebel attack on our Hoops flt Now Chwnng and n series of hostile state nets by tho Chinese on our frontier,- as* for instance, the bombardment of Blsgovetclieiisk, In¬ duced Russia to occupy ffew Chwang and march troops into the Manchurian territories, which such timely measures, nceossltiug Wero exclusively prompted by the of the warring acts of the Chinese robeis, cfld in no way tes¬ tify to auy independent plans* which are completely foreign to the policy of the imperial government. “As s oaii ns Ifisllug order shall have been established In Manchuria and indispensable measures taken for the protection of railway eonstmctbl i Which, according to formal agreement iAt China assflfed, Russia will tail Hj recall her troops from these territories of tiie neighboring empire, provided the action of other powers does iloi plaeo any obstacle in the way of such a nieflsHrO. R0CKI11LL IS SifASGIIAI. Njipclfll Cominl«n|oner S«y§ Unity of Act¬ io!! Is Absolutely Necessary. William Woodvillo Rockhill, special commissioner of the United States government to investigate aud report on conditions in China, in an inter¬ view With a ropresenntivo of the As¬ sociated Press at tlhaugliai, emphasiz¬ ing the importance of the harmonious action of tho powers as a measure of self-defense, said among other things: “If the Chinese government is able to break the concert of nations and to bring nbout a disagreement on tbo part of any government in such a way ns to socuro any relaxation of the joint demands, all the foreigners In China may as well pack up ond lenve. “This is the very best opportunity to settle for all time tho status of for¬ eigners in Chinn. If that matter is not settled now, tho Chinese will be encouraged to persist in their present policy, and the powers will have the whole trouble to thresh over again ev¬ ery two or three years. I believe thnt all the governments arc impressed with this truth.” Bryan In Indiana. Saturday Mr. Rryau made his second brief visit of tho campaign to Indiana. He arrived at South Bend late Satur¬ day afternoon, speaking briefly at La Porte en route and at South Bend more nt length. Bids For Battleships Wanted. The navy department has prepared its advertisement calling battleships for bids for constructing tho five au¬ thorized by the acti of 1S99 and 1900. November 15th is fixed as tho date for opening the bids. oris SUCCEEDS WHEELER. Retirement of AlnlMiwinn Will Cans© Promotion of General Chaffee. A Washington special says: General Otis has been selected to fill the post of commanding officer of tbo depart¬ ment of the lakes made vacant by tho retirement of General Joe Wheeler. General Cliaffoe will ho made a briga¬ dier general on General Wheeler’s re¬ tirement. Germany Adheres to First l’lan. Bemi-flicinlly it is reaffirmed in Ber¬ lin that Germany now. as heretofore, adheres to the programme mapped out in the circular of July 3d and then ap¬ proved by all the powers. ENGLAND IS SUSPICIOUS. Th© Russo-American Program, However, Is Considered Wise Move. The Russo-Americnn “surprise,” ns it is cnlled, is the chief feature of the London morning papers. While Rus¬ sia’s part in the proposal is regarded with considerable suspicion, it is gen¬ erally recognized that the flight of the empress dowager and Ihe emperor ren¬ ders the situation extremely difficult, nnd tberefote, that it might be wise to adopt the Russo-American programme NUMBER 43. A PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW Russia and America Suggest the Evacuation of Pekin. OTHER POWERS ARE SOENDED If Answers Are Satisfactory the First Steps Toward Peace Will lie Taken. The course of tbo United States pending tbo Chinese negotiations was made more clear Thursday by an im¬ portant noto ombodying a communica¬ tion from Russia and advising the powers of the action taken by this government. Tho Russian note de¬ clared the interdiction of Li Hung Chang’s communication with tho Chi- ueso government was inexplicable, and asked that tbo powers direct their commanders io vneato tbo order. The state department has dispatched its instruction to the United States di¬ plomatic representative abroad in con¬ formity with tho decision by tho cabi¬ net upon the Russian proposal to with¬ draw tbo troops in Pekin to allow the empress dowager and Emperor Kwaug Sn to return to tho capital, to institute negotiations for a nottlcment with the powers. of All of those steps nro mntters common agreement, so it was possible for two nations concerned, Russia and the United States to niako agroomenta between themselves at this stage, at least as it ifl necessary to advise each of tho governments represented in China of the various propositions as they nre broached. Ihe instruction sent to our repre¬ sentatives recalls to their mind tho conditions which the United States has already laid down as the proper basis for tbo institution of negotia¬ tions for uu amicable settlement. Some of theso conditions have been me!}, tbo international column is iu Pekin and tho foreigners in that capi¬ tal are safe for the time-being. The remainder of tho conditions, namely, those looking to tho future protection of American interests, are yet to be complied with. made for If arrangements can be their acceptance under proper guaran¬ tee for the performance, our govern¬ ment will withdraw its troops from Pekin in order tofnciliate the negotia¬ tions for pence, and this nnsurnneo has been given tq tho Russian government along with the others. The Chinese government must guarantee jts ability to prevent tho spread of disorder to the other provinces and a recui'rouce of such disorders as have occurred. AWAITING IlESPONSEH. The United Htfttes government ia now quietly waiting for responses to the notes which have been sent to our various representatives for presenta¬ tion to tbo powers. Perhaps a week may pass before all of these replies are received. According to their formal expres¬ sions all the powers are agreed upon this one poiut—they do not desire to enter upon a formal, war with China. Tho United States government is try¬ ing to bring about this result. For the moment it finds itself side by side with Russia, whose earnest¬ ness cannot be questioned. The ob¬ ject is to bring about a situation ia China that will admit of negotiations looking to the re-establishment of order and the cessation of hostilities with the assurance of protection to foreign life and property. It is with this object that Russia has suggested witdrawal from Pekin in or¬ der that the Chinese government may resume tho reins of power, for th» Chineso people, being guided by ex¬ ternals, arc not apt to yield fenity to a government not in possession of its own capital. The United States gov¬ ernment has been earnestly champion¬ ing the cause of Li Hung Chang from, a precisely similar motivo, namely, a desire to rehabilitate speedily the Chinese government in order that it may carry out its desire to sottle the difficulties which have arisen. This has been tho object of the negotiations of the last few days aud the Russian note and the United States response were but parts of the general plan. In responding to the Russian note the United States government availed itself of the opportunity of directly inviting tho remaining powers to ex¬ press their desires in the matter of a settlement, or rather to indicate how, in their judgment, peace negotiations could be thus instituted. This note is calculated to secure a full disclosure of the intentions of the powers if tho inquiry is met by them iu the frank spirit iu which it was conceived by the United States government. The diffi¬ culty apprehended now iu reaching a settlement lies iu intentional procras¬ tination on the part of any power which does not desire to avoid a formal war. SEEMS SURE OF ADOPTION. Announced Thnt Americnn-Russian Pro¬ posal Will lies Accocpted By Powers, The Associated Press nt London has official authority for announcing that the American-ltussian proposal in fa- vor of the withdrawal of the allied forces from Pekin, with the view of facilitating negotiations for the con¬ clusion of peace, has not only met with considerable favor at European chancellories, but is almost certain to be adopted.