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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE VOLUME II. HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST Great Tidal Wave Sweeps Over City of Galveston, Texas. SCENE OF WRECK AND RUIN Governor Sayers Estimates Loss of Life at About Three Thou¬ sand—Stories of Death and Disaster From Various Other Points. A special from Houston, Texas, elate that the West Indian storm which reached the gulf coast Saturday morn¬ ing wrought sad havoc in Texas. Re¬ ports are conflicting, but it is known that au appalling disaster visited the city of Galveston, where, it is report¬ ed, a thousand or more lives have been blotted out nnd a tremendous property damago incurred. Meager reports from Sabine Pass and Port Arthur also indicate a heavy loss of life, but these reports caunot be con¬ firmed at this hour. "The New York World of Monday printed the following: "Austin, Tex., September 9.— Information has just reached me ♦ bat about 3,000 lives Lave been lost at Galvestion, with enormous destruction of property. “No information from other other points. Jos. D. Sayers, "Govornor,” CONFIRMATION of great disaster. A special to The Memphis Commer¬ cial-Appeal from New Orleans says that advices regarding tho awful ef¬ fects of tho storm which has been rag- ing along the gulf coast of Texas aro just beginning to arrive, nnd the story they tell is fraught with horror. First in importance is the news thatGalves- ton was struck by a tidal wave, aud that the loss of life there was between 2,500 and 3,(410. The water is fifteen feet deep over Virginia Point. Every effort is being made out of New Or- leans to get telegraphic or cable com- munioation with the wrecked city, but to little avail. One message was re- reived Sunday evening fixing the loss of life at 2,(500. It came by oable from Vera Cruz and was Inter confirmed iu a general way. Great damage and considerable loss of life is reported along tho line of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad, There is much anxiety about the Sa- bine Pass and Port Arthur. Tho Inst news received from Sabine Pass was Saturday at noon, aud nt that hour the town was entirely suriouud- ed by water. The storm bad not then reached its height, nor had the tidal wave which is reported to have swept over Galveston, been announced. However, nt the time the last report was sent out the people were fleeing to tho higblauds for snfety, and it is hoped that they may have found refuge in time. Port Arthur is not so exposed to the waves as Sabine, but the damage there is believed to have been great. Telegraph wires were down at Port Lavaca, Rockport, Aransas Pass, Cor¬ pus Christi nnd Brownsville, on the lower coast, and grave fears were en¬ tertained regarding the safety of the inhabitants of those towns. APPEAL FOR HELP SENT OUT. A dispatch to The Chicago Chroni¬ cle from Ban Antonio, Texas, says that tho startling news has just flashed over the wires informing Governor J. D. Sayers that a messenger, at groat risk of his life, has just reached Vir¬ ginia Point from Galveston with the report that 2,500 are probably dead as a result of the fearful storm. An urgent appeal to ail Texas iB made for help. Tho messenger said that the grain elevators at the water front are wrecked and hundreds of buildings have collapsed or were car¬ ried out to sea. The greatest distress is said to prevail. DEAD BODIES ON PRAIRIE, The following telegram was received from Houston by The Dallas News: FOOI) SCARCE IN’ PEKIN'. Partial Withdrawal of Troop. Recom¬ mended By Commander.. The British, American, Japanese and Russians are posting proclama¬ tions in Pekin defining the jurisdic¬ tion of their respective districts for the preservation of inhabitants order, promising protection resumption to the and in¬ viting a of business for the purpose of restoring confidence. A scarcity of food seems inevitable, ow ing to the fact that no produce is arriving, and the various generals have accordingly recommended a partial withdrawal of the troops before winter sets in because of the difficulty ef pro¬ visioning them. RICE CROP ALMOST RUINED. Farmers Along the Mississippi IBver Se¬ verely Hurt By Storin. A trip over the storm stricken sec¬ tion along the Mississippi river, start¬ ing some thirty miles below New Or¬ leans and reaching to the gulf, shows a damage of about $100,000 to tho rice crop. Truck farms, poultry, cattle and other damage will double the amount. The river rose six feet dur- jpg the storm and flooded the section. "Relief train just returned. They could not get closer than six miles of Virginia Point, where the prairie was covered with lumber, debris, pianos, trunks and dead bodies. Two hundred oorpses were counted from the train. A large steamer is stranded two miles this side of Virginia Point, as though thrown up by a tidal wave. Two “Nothing can be seen of Galveston. men were picked up who floated across to the mainland. They say they estimate the loss of life up to the time they left at 2,000.” The above message was addressed to Superintendent Felton Dallas and came from the manager of the Western Union telegraph office at Houston. ENORMOUS PROPERTY LOSS. The estimates of property losses made by citizens of Galveston was that 4,000 bouses, most of them resi¬ dences, Lave been destroyed. Some business houses were also destroyed, but most of them stood, though badly damaged. The city is a complete wreck from the water front and from the Tremout hotel. Water was blown over the island by the hurricane, the wind blowing at the rate of eighty miies an hour straight from the gulf and driving the sea water before it in big waves. The gale was a steady one, the heart of it striking the city about 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon and continuing without intermission until midnight, when it abated somewhat, although it continued to blow all night. a correspondent’s estimate. A correspondent of the Houston Post returned from Galveston at three o’clock Sunday morning. He places the loss of life at from six hundred to one thousand. At Virginia Point the houses are all destroyed. The mem- bers of tho crew of the relief train re- port four or five co’orel people drown- ed there nnd two children of a Mr. Wright perished. At Dickinson the buildings have been blown away and several fatalities are reported, The hurricane was particularly se- vero nt Brookshire, twenty-seven mile s we6t of Honston, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad. Four dead bodies wore taken from the debris of wrecked houses, and it is believed that others have becu killed. It is report- ed that only four houses are left stand- ing j n Brookshire, which was a village w ith a population offiOOpcople. Later reports received from Alvin state that many persons were killed there. Eleven bodies have been re¬ covered. At Seabrook Mrs. Jane Woodstock was killed by a falling house; Mrs. Nickelson and Louis Broqnet were drowned. S. K. Mcllhenny, wifo and dangbter and Mrs. Leroy and two children are missiug. They were known to have been in their cottages, which were destroyed, The dead body of a sailor was found under a cot¬ tage. A report from Chenango says that eight people were killed. Not a house in the town of Chappell Hill escaped damage, and many were demolished. Business houses also suffered and a fine gin is a complete wreck. At Brenham the courthouse was nearly wrecked and the city hall com¬ pletely so. Every business house and residence suffered to a greater or less extent. The fire apparatus is under the ruins of the city hall and a guard is maintained for fire duty. At Guston stores were unroofed and residences destroyed. At Rock Island the Baptist church was totally wreck¬ ed and several residences unroofed. Forty-two dwelling and business houses were wrecked at Wallii. At Fnlshear fifty houses were blown down. One person was killed near the town by a falling house. In Hardin connty a large amount of timber was blown down and there was much damage to property done at Village Mills. No damage was at Corpus Cbristi or Rockport, on the lower count. At Richmond three negroes were killed by the collapse of a church and three others were killed near there. STRIKE ORBER WITHHELD. Walk Out of Anthracite Miners Ig [In Temporary Abeyance, The national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America ad- journed sine die at Indianoplis Sunday without promulgating a formal in¬ dorsement of the application of the miners of the anthracite districts for permission to strike. At the close of the session President. Mitchell said: “There is practically no change in the situation since last night. If the operators do not meet our demands within a given time the strike will be ordered npon the indorsement of Sec¬ retary Wilson and myself.” NEW COMPLICATIONS Are Injected Into Chinemo Muddle By Action of Germane. Advices from London state that the deadlock in Pekin apparently con¬ tinues. It begins to look as if no solution would be sustained, at any rate before the arrival of Count von Waldersee at Tien Tsin. Germany seems to have introduced a new com¬ plication by endeavoring to organize some kind of offensive movement in the piyvince of Chili, CARNESVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1900. GOVERNOR WAS MISTAKEN. Superintendent Slaton of Atlanta Public School Refutes Charges Made Concerning a Book. Major Slaton, superintendent of the Atlanta, Qa., public schools, is indig¬ nant at the charges made by Governor Candler in an interview regarding a history which the governor said was used in the schools of Atlanta, and which contained ten pages devoted to Abraham Lincoln and one line to Rob¬ ert E. Lee. Major Slaton stated that not only himself, but the teachers of the schools and the members of the board of edu¬ cation were displeased with the asser¬ tion of Governor Candler about the bock. "Eggleston's history has never been need in the schools of Atlanta,” said Major Slaton. The book was exam¬ ined several years ago and was not ac¬ cepted on account of its unfairness toward the south. I am surprised that the governor should mako such a state¬ ment that the book is used in the At¬ lanta schools. While he did not say the Atlanta public schools, the general impression is that he meaut as much. "The article containing the inter¬ view with the governor was resented st the meeting of the Normal school by all the teachers assembled. The At¬ lanta publio schools are not the only schools in Atlanta, and I understand the governor's son,to whom he referred as having the book in bis possession, has been attending a private school during the summer. It may be that ho studied Eggleston’s book at that school, but one of those histories has never been in the public schools of Atlanta. “I waut it understood that the teach¬ ers of the Atlanta schools are loyal both to the Union and to the south, and that no book which is not per¬ fectly fair to our side of the questien will ever be used. "The teachers are indignant as are ;ho members of the board of educa¬ tion, and I feel it duo the publio schools of Atlanta to make a correc¬ tion and to assure the governor of the state of Georgia that he is badly mis¬ taken if he thinks such a book is used in the public schools." CABLE FROM CHAFFEE Tells of Entrance Into Palace Grounds (n Pekin-General Barry Also Reports. The war department Thursday re¬ ceived the following belated cable¬ gram: Taku, China, (No date.)—Adjutant General, Washington: Pekin, August 28.—The officers and soldiers of China relief expedition send thanks to the president and secretary of war for message of congratulations. Formal entry of the palace grounds made today at 8 o’clock, salute of twenty one guns being fired at the south and tho north gates. Troops of all nations participated, tho United States by a battalion 350 strong, com¬ posed of details from each organization present at taking of city. Palace va¬ cant, with exception of about 500 servants. General Barry left for Ma¬ nila today. Danish cable, Shanghai to Takn, open for business, connect with onr wire. Chaffee. The department also received the following message from General Barry: Taku, China, (No date.)—Adjutant General, Washington: All quiet at Pe¬ kin. Supplies promptly unloaded, forwarded when dispositions deter¬ mined. All supplies received. Troops comfortable for winter. No commun¬ ication with Chinese officials after Au¬ gust 28. James H. Wilson, brigadier general volunteers, goes to Pekin to¬ night. Rockbill, Shanghai, tele¬ graphic communication Pekin. Tien Tsin bad. Extreme heat ended. All conditions satisfactory. Go.to Nagas¬ aki tomorrow; take first transport to Manila. Barry, General Barry goes to Manila to as¬ sume the dutios of chief of staff to General MacArthur. Patrick Institute to Close. It has been officially announced by Major J. M. Patrick that as a result of the recent death of the principal. Colonel J. B. Patrick, the Patrick Military institute, at Anderson, S. C., with an excellent rocord for thirty years, would retire from the educa¬ tional arena. ROCKBILL SAYS “NIT.” Veracity of Associated Press Trusted Cor* respondent Is Questioned. The state department Thursday af¬ ternoon issued the following: “A cablegram has been received from W. W. Rockbill, dated at Shanghai, September 5th, in which he authorizes the department to deny emphatically and oategorically the statement mndo in certain news¬ papers relating to an interview al¬ leged to have been given by him. The Associated PresB interview with Mr. Rockbill was sent from Shanghai by cable after having been carefully prepared by a trusted staff correspon¬ dent of the Associated Press. “NO SIGNIFICANCE,” SAYS IIANNA. Senator Given His Views on Result of Vermont Election. At Cleveland, O., Thursday, Sena¬ tor Hanna was asked for au expression on tbe result of the election in Ver- mont. He said the temperance ques¬ tion entered largely into the issue iu that state, and that he did not believo there was any particular significance in tbe result, so far at least as the na- tional campaign is concerned, GERMAN RULER WILL HOLD ON Kaiser Declares His Troops Will Remain In Pekin. SAYS THEY ARE NEEDED TIIERE France Is Ready to Come Off, But Italy and Austria Favor Wil¬ liam’s Plan and Will Stick. The latest expression as to the atti¬ tude of the powers on the Evacuation of Pekin comes from the United States ambassador at Pans, General Horace Porter, who has advised tho Washing- ton authorities that the attitt.de of the French government is favorable to the position taken by Russia. Almost simultaneously with this dis¬ patch from General Portei came an¬ other from the chargo d’affaires at Berlin, giving the attitude of Ger- raany on Russia’s proposal. This, in substance, states that Germany, while anxious to avoid any friction between the powers, regards the conditions at Pekin such as to require tho continued . presence of German forces there, Neither General Porter nor Mr. Jack- son gave the text of the answers. These two highly important commit- nications bring the Chinese negotia- tions to a very advanced stage, though I they are not yet concluded, as all the answers are not yet in. The German ■ and French answers, however, clearly indicate the alignment of the powers. It is generally accepted that Ger- many *s attitude in favor of remaining at Pekin will be concurred in by Italy nnd Austria. Definite word has been received in Washington that Austria favors remaining at Pekin. As to the purposes of Great Britain, there is an absolute lack of official in¬ formation, though little doubt is en¬ tertained that since Germany has taken the initiative Great Britain will follow suit iu favor of remaining at Pekin. The ing position in definiteness, of Japan although is lik^-wsie it is lack¬ be¬ lieved in the best posted quarters that if other nations remain nt Pekin Japan will deem it expedient to remain there also. It would seem from this that France is the only government to give concurrence to the Russian proposi- tion, although the United States has expressed sia’s a purpose unless the of following other Rus- J | course powers brought about a modification of Rus- j I sin’s position. Thus far Russia hns not expressed I any purpose of modifying lier original position. tatively that It has Russia been has stated not anthori- ordered j the departure of her minister or troops from Pekin up to this time, so far as the United States government is ad¬ vised. It is stated also that no new proposition has been presented, but that the question is practically the same as when first presented, namely, as to whether the troops will remain or be withdrawn from Pekin. The receipt of the communications j from Berlin and Paris brought about numerous conferences Thursday be- tween the president, Secretary Root and Acting Secretary of State Hill, and also between Mr. Hill and Mr. Adee. It was gathered from these meetings that another note was being prepared by the United States, but the authorities did not feel disposed . ! to give any inkling as to its nature, and it is quite probable that its final ‘ form will await the consideration of the cabinet. satisfies ENGLAND. Germany’s polite refusal to with- draw from Pekin is commented upon . with keen satisfaction in London, and tbe hope is expressed that Lord Salis- bury will show similar firmuesc. The British reply has not yet been form- u j a t e( | # Nashville and Mobile Census. The population of the city of Mo¬ bile, Ala., as officially announced Thursday is: 1900,38,469; 1890,31,- 076, showing an increase in popula¬ tion of 7,333 from 1890 to 1900. The population of the city of Nashville, Tenn., 1900, 80,865, 1890, 76,168, an increase of 4,697. FREE TRAIN'S WITHDRAWN. It Fill roads Will Now Insist On Fay From Electioneering; Candidates. Railroads operating south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi have departed from tho time-honored cam¬ paign year custom of gratuitously wheeling presidential and vice presi¬ dential candidates and their retinues about their territory on electioneering expeditions. This year they want money for haul¬ ing candidates’ special trains and they have agreed to stand out for a fixed rate per train mile. The national com¬ mittees of the Democratic and Repub¬ lican parties have been notified of tho railroads’ action. RUSSIANS HAVE CABLE. Line From Fort Arthur to die Foo Put Down and Is Now ‘Working;. The war department has been in¬ formed that the Rnssians have laid a cable from Port Arthur to Che Foo, which gives Russia a through connec¬ tion on the overland wire with the forces in China. It is expected that this line can be used to some ndvan- China. tage in cabling from this country to ODELL IS For Governor of New York In State Republican Convention, PROGRAM WAS PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED Ex-Governor IilnuU Mnde the Nominating Speech—Timothy Woodruff Selected For Second Place on Ticket. The New York state republican convention in session at Saratoga Wednesday nominated tho following ticket: For Governor—B. B. Odell, Jr., of Orange. For Liontcnnnt Governor—Timothy L. Woodruff, of Kings. For Secretary of State—John T. Mc¬ Donald, of Albany. For Comptroller—William J. Mor- K n “* °£kne. For Attorney General—John O. Davies, of Oneida. For State Engineer—Edward A, Bond, of Jefferson. The Republican convention, while remarkable in some respects, was de- void of the interest engendered by strife and uncertainty. Tho nppoar- mice of such men as former Governor Black, Hon. Chauncey Depew and Governor Roosevelt attracted an audi- cnee that filled every available seat in tho great convention hall. A great majority of the spectators were Women, The political fenturos of the conven¬ t*on were tho return of former Gover- nor Black to the organization fold, the demonstration accorded Abraham Gru¬ ber by his collcuguos of the New York delegation and the general promiuence given to those who have at times op¬ posed the organization. It was a rather delicate task to im¬ pose upon Governor Black the duty of naming the man whom he defeated when an aspirant for tho same nomi¬ nation four years ago, and of praising the administratin of another whose nomination to the governorship meant the retiiement of Mr. Black two years ago. Yet he performed both tasks and was accorded a ing which was excelled in its enthu- iasm only by that later accorded Gov¬ ernor Roosevelt. His was regarded by many as the speech of tho convention. Chauncey M. Dopew’s speech was thoroughly characteristic. While the applause throughout the convention had been generous, it oauuot he de- nied there was a general apathy, occa- sioned no doubt by the certainty of prearrangement of every detail. T It ‘ was not nntil Governor Roosevelt on- tered the ball that anything ap- proaeliing the usual convention de- monstration was witnessed. The groet- ing accorded him was iu the same spirit manifested in Philadelphia, LI’S MESSAGE CORRECT. Authenticity of the Ridiculous Cable to London Is Admitted. The Chinese minister at London, Chih Chen Lo Feng Lull, admits tho correctness, in a general sense, of the cable message sent to him, according to Shanghai advices, by Li Hung Chang, in which the latter is quoted as saying: “Our St. Petersburg minister has persuadod Russia to leave Tckin. You are useless if you cannot persuade England.” The minister also soys ho has sent 4 powerful memorial to Lord Salisbury urging him to ndhere to the Russian proposal to withdraw the allied forces from Pekin, as he, Sir Chih Chou Lo Feng Lull, believes it will pave the way to a speedy settlement. The min- ,Bter also said the ChiDese people were sick of the war; that the genuineness °f ki Hung Chang s plenipotentiary powers was undoubted and that Li Hung Chang was working in full sympathy with the emperor, dowager empress and privy council, all of whom favored peace. Ilefr to Fifteen Millions, The will of David Hinton was pro¬ bated at Cincinnati Tuesday. Tbe estate is valued at from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 aud Mrs. Charles P. Taft, the only heir, is made executrix with¬ out bond. Hinton made many be¬ quests in his will, but paid them all before he died. VERMONT ELECTION RETURNS. Tho Figures Arc All In and Show Repub¬ lican Majority of 30,103. The election returns for Vermont liaio all been sent iu. A careful scru¬ tiny of the county returns based on official returns in all but a few towns, and in these, unofficial figures beiug used, show that Stickney, Republican, for governor, ban a plurality of f 31,468, and a majority over all of 30, 192. Prince Tuan In Hilling. According to a dispatch from Shang¬ hai, it is reported there that Prince Tuan is hiding within easy reach of Pekin, awaiting the result of tho pres¬ ent conference of the powers. WANT UNIFORM SALARIES. Letter Carriers Inrtorse a Bill Now Pend- Ins In Congress. The letter carriers’ national conven¬ tion in session at Detroit, passed a resolution indorsing the bill pending in congress providing uniform $1,200 salaries for carriers. President Gom- pers, of the Federation of Labor, in a brief address urged that the associa¬ tion would be a greater gainer in strength if it would affiliate with the ^mer’ean Federation of Labor, SEWALL IS NO Running Mate of Bryan Four Years Ago Dead at Bath, Me. SUCCUMBED TO STROKE OF APOPLEXY Win ITnonnacimiR For Four Diiyi-De* coftnod Whb One of th« Wcaltlilcit Mon In tf»o Stftto ofMalno. Arthur Sewall, vice presidential candidate on tho Democratic ticket with Mr. Bryan four years ago, died at his summer home, Small Point, about twelve miles from Rath, Maine, at 8:15 Wednesday morning of apoplexy, the stroke having been sustained four days previously. He was sixty-four years of age. Mr. Sewall had not been in good health for some time, although he was not considered to be seriously ill. He bnd been advised by his physician to rest ns early as last June, and ho at¬ tended the Democratic national con¬ vention in July against the advice of his doctor. Ho appeared to have suf¬ fered no ill effects from the journey, however, and was passing the summer quietly at Small Po^nt when the fatal stroke seized him. The r ,»»>nscious- ncss which followed the attack con¬ tinued until death came. Arthur Sewall was born in Bath in 1835. His father for years was prom- ident as a shipbuilder and the son fitted himself for tho same trade. The Arm of Arthur Sewall & Go. was form¬ ed and the corporation now controls one of tho largest of American sailing fleets. Mr. Sewall also was one of the prom- ident railroad men of Now England. For nine years he was president of the Maine Central and he was president of tho Eastern railroad until it was ab¬ sorbed by the Boston and Maine. For many years he was the Mainb representative on the Democratic na¬ tional committee. Mr. Sewall is sur¬ vived by two sons—Harold M. Sewall, who was stationed by the government at Hawaii, and William D. Sewall,who is in business in Bath. NATIONALS NAME CAFFERY. Party fleets In New York, Selects Presidential Ticket and Adopts a Platform. The National party, the official name of the third party, met in convention Wednesday in Carnegie hall, New York city, and nominated candidates for president and vice president of the United States. A platform was adopt¬ ed and a title and emblem chosen. These are the candidates: For President—Danaldson Caffery, of Louisiana. For Vice President—Archibald M. Howe, of Cambridge, Mass. There were no other candidates for the positions, nnd the nominations were received with hearty applause. The platform adopted declared that this country is threatened on one hand by a public opinion, misled by organi¬ zed forces, that have perverted a war intended by tho people as a war of hu¬ manity, into a war of conquest,and, on the other band, by a publio opinion swayed by demagogic appeals to fac¬ tional and class passions. The platform then declares for all constitutional means to procure the renunciation of all imperial or colonial pretensions, and for all constitutional means to secure a single gold standard and a sound banking system, a public service based on merit only, and the abolition of all corrupting special privileges, whether under the guise of subsidies, bounties, undeserved pen- sions or trust breeding tariffs. It was decided that the parly known as a national party, and that its emblem be the statue of liberty on the capitol dome at Washington. A resolution was passed instructing the campaign oommittee, when it shnll be appointed, to provide pasters for voters who wish to cross out any name on the Democratic o» Republican elec- toral ticket, the paster to have on it the name of some citizen known to stand for peace, liberty and sound mondy. This is to be done in any Btate in which the committee find such a movement is practical, MINING DEAL IN PROGRESS. Many Million, or English Capital May Be Invested In Colorado, John Hays Hammond, the American mining engineer, sailed from Liver¬ pool Wednesday for Boston on the Cunard line steamer Saxonia, and on the result of his visit hangs the in¬ vestment of a large amount of British cajh.tal in American mining properties, as the representative of a syndicate composed of Wehrner, Belt & Co., J. 13. Robinson, J. P. Morgan and other capitalists. Mr. Hammond will ex¬ amine a group of mines in Colorado. If he reports favorable, it is said the syndicate will purobase the mines, the price being $7,000,000. STORM AT NEW ORLEANS. Predicted Hurricane Strikes Crescent City With Terrlflc Force. The hurricane of wind the weather bureau had given notice for three days struck New Orleans Friday afternoon, the wind reaching a maximum of forty-eight miles an hour. In the city the damage was restricted to the destruction of tho Motarie bridge, the blowing down of telephon§ wires, #nd A child hilled, NUMBER 44. WITHDRAWAL IS UNCERTAIN Powers Are Engaged In Consider- ing Momeniuous Question. INDEMNITY BOARD PROBABLE. Washington Officials Have Long Conference Regarding Situa¬ tion With flinister Wn. A Washington special of Friday says: It known that the government has in¬ ferential knowledge of tho attitude of all the powers regarding the Russian proposal, but it is still awaiting official advices as to some of them. The in¬ formation concerning those regarding which no official announcement has been received it is stated is practically that which is in possession of the gen¬ eral public and is based on newspaper reports aud the opinions of official or¬ gans of tho various countries. Ministor Wu arrived in Washington from Cape May Into Friday afternoon and proceeded directly to the state department. It is understood that he had received an intimation that the department officials were desirous of conferring with him. For nearly an hour the minister was closeted behind locked doors with Acting Secretary Hill aud Assistant Secretary Adee. None of the parties to the conference were communicative as to the confer¬ ence, but at its conclusion Dr. Hill re¬ paired to tho white house with a port¬ folio well filled with papers. For several hours pecoding the min¬ ister’s visit Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee bad been en¬ gaged in short conferences, and it was gathered that the negotiations relative to China were approaching another phase, and that another announcement of some kind was iu preparation. When the United states made its re¬ sponse to the Russian note on the 20th ultimo tho officials hero expressed the belief that about a week’s time would be required to determine upon the next step, aud at tho end of that time it would be definitely known whether or not the troops were to be withdrawn from Pekin. That period of time has now elapsed. The reports from the European chan¬ cellories indicate that, officially at least, this important subject is being treated with the greatest deliberation, and at least another week, and prob¬ ably even more tune, may be consumed in framing the last of tho answers to the Russian note. Meanwhile our government has pretty well satisfied itself as to the attitude toward this last proposition of each aud all of the powers interest¬ ed in the Chinese problem. It may be that this knowledge is regarded aB sufficient upon which to base another forward and perhaps, in this case, an independent movement by the United States toward the ultimate withdrawal of the troops and the settlement with China which tho government hns had in mind since the beginning of the trouble. The consultation with Mr. Wu is believed to have been inspired by a desire to learn something of the per¬ sonality ol Chinese notables whose names have been suggested as proper to constitute the Chinese side of any commission which may be made to ar¬ range a settlement of the difficulties. Mr. Wu iB au ardent adherent of Eirl Li. jj Beem9 to be regarded as highly probate in official circles that when t} me arrives for the negotiations for the Bett i em ent with China this government will appoint a commission for that purpose rather than place the negotiations in the hands of a single individual. There have been various guggettions as to who might be ap- pointed upon such a commission but jj. j g positively stated that as yet no definite selections have been made, ^.s j 0 numer j ca l strength of such commission the general impression geemB to be that it would not consist 0 f jjj 0 re than five members, more like- jy j^ree a nd possibly of only two. It 0 ^ B bo upon the highest au- ^hority that there will be upon the commission some American of pre- eminent ability. Noble Work of Georgians. The Georgia funds for the India famine relief movement hr.ve reached the sum of $5,425.26. This is an in¬ crease since the last published report of nearly $1,400; a wonderfully large contribution. The state has nobly dono her part toward the relief of the famished ones. For an Eight-Hour Day. Tho convention of postoffice clerks at Atlantic City ordered a bill drafted to be presented to congress fixing eight hours as a day’s work, and limit¬ ing forty-eight hours to a full week s employment. This is the same privil- ege as railway clerks and carriors en- joy. EX-SECRETARY OLN’EI’S “FLOP.” Report That Ho Will Support Bryan Causes Political Sensation. The latest political sensation is the report that Ex-Secretary Olney has come out squarely for Bryan, and has written a letter urging all Demoorats to support the nominee of the party. Heretofore Mr. Olney has been plaoed in the “expansion” as well as in fbe “golii" oohinau of Demoorr,oy.