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THE <« CORRESPONDENT
VOLUME X.
CHINA’S RULERS
VACATE PEKIN
FjjlOSfOr and Empress Throagli
Fsar, _ Desert . tlie ,« Royal n 1 n Palace. 1
MORE COMPLICATIONS ARISE
Efforts of Allies to Have Them
Return Prove Unavailing.
Destination Is Singan.
Washington special Mims-: 1
A says:
ter Wu has advised Secretary flay of
the receipt . , of a dispatch . , , from the ,.
southern , . , .. mg ...... a ® im
viceroys s a
pH i,l court » elJ route trou, Tat lueu
to Singan, where the imperial estab-
lisbment will be set up. ,
The minister is a so officially ad -1
ia?vlc i^Bemffiedby a al l lC by 7 the U ’clrf e h P element* a r 8 0 bee C n
^fhe tlm anti-foreign Chinese^m-
effort to induce the
S nerial court to re urn to Pekin effort has i
after a week’s psrsistent L
:ffiwas ffie oart ofthe pow £ the^e- j j
brought
So 11 ^received it°via KAmVih^utl St^Peterabnrg '
from Viceroys Liu Chang
Chill Wu Tung, received under the date of October Sunday 4. j
Mr. message
mght. It was as follows:
tneir imperial #
\ 1 “ e d eP a “« re or
ri dne e to to e distressin distressing e g n oondEHt conditions at Tai Tai
\tien Fu. There is a scarcity of food
supplies in tho province of Shen Si on
mount of long-continued drought,
and the provisional capital (Tai Yuen)
i?almost deserted, the trades people
iaviug left ou account of the disturb-
unccs caused and continued for months
by the boxers who had invaded that
province. Their majesties, therefore,
were obliged to proceed to ShenSi,
where telegraphic communication with
Pekin and other points of the empire
is open and rapid communication with
their majesties may therefore be carried
on. Thus court and official business
may bo transacted more expeditiously
by their presence in Shen Si rather
than in Shan Si.
‘‘The reasons for the temporary post- |
ponement of their majesty’s return to
Pekin are the presence of tho allied
forcestbere, on account of which so-
licitous fear is doubtless entertained,
besides a dread of the outbreak of epi-
demic diseases which usually follow
after great disturbance, destruction
of ItishoVl propertfr and military operations.
that the ,>o«eta will l,e
deliberate in tbeir judgment in tbe
m ttpr °
The important feature of tbe eon- I
cession is that tho court is re.trained
by fear of tbe allied force, returning
to Pekin, the movement takes tbe
emperor and empress dowager about
300 mile, further away from Pekiu, I
though, according to the s.atenrents
contained in the me.sege, by reason of
direct telegraphic communication with
Shanghai, the court will be near for
narpose, of negotiation with tho out-
Side work.
It is said that, there are no Boxers in
the newly chosen territory. As the
dispatch was dated four davs ago, it is
taken that the trip ofthe imperial
party began prior to that time. It
will be elow and tedious, overland
most of the way, with a short stretch
Of river navigation.
Singan was formerly the place of
imperial residence, and the ancient
palaces aro still there. The only dis-
quieting by feature of the move comes
Spanish advices that the new point
of location is strongly fortified, which
family m some indication ihat the inyrerial
is still in flight, and is seeking
stronger defense; but the friendly
ia viceroys and Minister Wu do not share
this view
The minister considers the question !
of punishments practically disposed of
by edict of the emperor and the Ger-
man last and American notes exchanged
wppV __U. „ n
^/ ver ^ m ® n 1 se “
for pnnishm ' i" ^ uc b a 0 ' rs
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KNOXVIL LE, GA.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 , 1900,
AMERICANS QUIT PEKIN.
Our Troops Were Withdrawn on
September 3d In Conformity
With Orders Issued.
According to dispatches from Pekin
the withdrawal of the United States
force from the city began Wednesday,
October 8d. The marines, Major Will-
iam P . RiddICf commanding, marched
to Tien Tsin and the Fourth infantry
regiment followed them closely.
The American garrisons at Ho Si
Wu and Pei Teang will also be with¬
drawn.
opposed to the° ca^palgif _ oT'revenge! ,
which it is supposed the Germans
have in view.
I he Germans are planning a move-
ment east c f Tang Chow to capture
tha arsenal.
General general uase Gaselpe ee Haims claims that that Dia tbe
British, from the gunboat Pigmy,
were first to.receive the surrender of
the Siren H.i Kuan fort,.
The persecution of Christians has
been re,ire d in , h e province o( Sh.ng
imnArial nrders bv Ctiin««u
^oops, artillery and stores which
W0U hI regularly follow -the grand
^anal, «e now diverted to Shen Si
Province by the way of Han Kow.
14 is reported from Chinese sources
that the imperial court has already
been remo ved to Si Nguan F u.
HANNA WAS TARGET.-
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s °™ Throw, chunk .r ic.
"hue S p e »kin B «..!» Pro«r...
Senator Hanna was the target for a
ten-pound chunk of ice ThurBdav
«ight at a Republican meeting in Chi-
cago. Ihe missile wns was dropped
through rectly an the apperture speaker’s in stand. the tent It did di- j
over 1
not miss Mr. Hanna’s head over two
inches and had it struck him would
have knocked him down and probably
fractured his skull. I
The police who surrounded the
speaker’s stand were astounded for a
moment and then made a rush for the
street. Senator Hanna retained his
composure and seated himself, while
Congressman Maun went on with the
speech-making. of
The police could get no trace the
person who threw the ice. They said
it was probably the work of some boy.
Senator Hanna left the tent escort-
ed by a double row of police. j
As he rolled away in his would carriage
there were cries of “How you
like to be the ice man, Mark?”
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TWO NEGRO REPRESENTATIVES
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wm Hold s..u in th. w.atGe«wEi. iw«-
* “ uro 0 ( PC *
A ». » «•«■» ofth. Georg.. .1.1.
eleet.on , on l..t Wednesday there n il
k 0 * wo ne 8 ro representatives in the
ton.® .hen th.t body i. died to or- ,
‘ 13 mo o •
Intosb and *™ Lrberty, ' r ° m ‘ h “ in "’.’■"‘■“O' both of wb.cb ,¥«* ,
“ ™«’° nr-lonty prevail, and
” h “» «k>t. «*»*. j
date, were beaten without trouble
FuUerretorns indicate tbatGovernor
T' ' 3lU 0 ,’. f° 7 10 ™f 000 ; J
ioi ,J^“eam'maintaincd jears a^ Poptlialml- h ,.
J on ty go over t,nth,s Democrats, while ...
m on y two, Haralson and Paulding
on t of the entire lot, are uny popu is
.
g-ns
APPLY FOR CONVICTS.
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NawC o»i Mm* Way b« opened in w»iker
County, g»,, in Near Future.
The Georgia Coal and Iron company
application with the state '
has filed
prison commission for the right to
BU b-lease fifty penitentiary convicts which to
the Chickamauga Coal company,
expects to begin the operation of a
new coal mine in Walker county in
the immediate future.
The property to be mind in Walker
county is that adjoining the Chicka-
manga Coal and Coke company and is
S aid to be on tbe same vein as th«
min e of tnat company.
Havana's Fever Report.
„
Eighty-four cases are under treatment.
and twenty eight new cases reported f
within forty-eight hours.
BRITONS FOLLOW US
McDonald Gets Instructions Sim¬
ilar to Those Given Conger,
WILL NEGOTIATE WITH THE CHINESE
Discretionary Power* Given to Pan Upon
Credential* and Efficiency of Ori¬
ental Peace Envoys.
A Washington special says: The
British government has followed in the
W * ke ° f th ° United Statea ’ ste P 8 ia the
Chinese agreement. Sir Claude Mac-
Donald, the British Minister at Pekin,
has been instructed to enter into re-
i ationa with the Chinese officers just
government did ... . the of .
as our 0 in case
Minuter Conger. It has given its
ministers discretionary powers to pass
on tb „ s „ ffloi tbe credenti „,
I****^^ T . TT ■ Oh.ng . :.ndtt.
Although the formal response to the
fotest German proposition has been
retured by Lord Salisbury, the United
^a es government has been informed
hat ’ an answer ma 7 not
*»? “ a f« at *"• be ’ D / unnecessary in
^e light of recent developments, yet
to the punishment of the Chinese
Kr " " ““
Conger
Tb e fir8t practical ontcome of Special
Commissioner BockhilPs investigation
Las been an instruction to him by the
state department to co-operate with
Mr. Conger in the inquiries with which
that official is now charged, relative to
the cbarac t e r of the Chinese envoys
and punishments.
The next step to the final settlement
of the Chinese troubles must come
from Mr. Conger and his brother min-
isters at Pekiu. They are charged
now with inquiries into the matter of
punishments, which certainly will oc-
cup y some time, and it is not expected
that much headway will be made in
any direction until this phase of the
case has been passed. distinct ;
The latest French note is a
movement toward the initiation of ne- j
gotiations for a settlement while this
question of punishments is still pend-
i n g. It is now probable that the ex-
changes will take place with
French note as the basis which the
ministers at Pekin are at work under
their instructions upon the subject of
punishments, but even though some
advance is made with the French
not<s it is not likely in the judgment
of officials here that all of the com-
plexquestions involved therein can be
agreed B upon ^ by ' the powers before Mr.
* other minister, .re
J * u 1 u thelr branch of
, To“ebieg
the French propo.al. the
officials at Washington have already
received intimalion. that tbe Chinese
« oyernmeD t i, preparing to offer stren-
objecti on o .ome of them,notably
4o , be J, proposition, ‘ looking to the
t c TaUu tmU mni i„,e,die-
, iop tbe j^rtaiion of Are arm.. It
>• believed here, however, that the 1
imperial government will be in earnest
•» ™eet the demand of the power, re-
spev'ting the punishments. Lu is not to i
The news that Yung
be forced upon tho Chinese peace com-
mi8gion it i8 we u known here as indi-
tha readiness of the Chinese
government to heed any reasonable re-
monstrance from tbe powers.
QUARANTINE -- .... IS , . „I PLT T n\ ON.
Svapecta From Mexico Are Being Detained
on the Teiai Border.
Tbe 1 state and “ United States I quaran-
/ t,ne ® ffieIals , flt El Pliln Paso, T lexss, flre aie
enforcing a strict double quarantine
against the yellow fever infected ports
of southern Mexico aud have orders
to allow no one to enter the state who |
has been in tho infested district until
the time limit has passed. i
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After Members of Akron Mob. w w
The special ___-i'a grand jury If at Akron, O.,
. a ncrust 99,1
Counci m n nrominent
o her, • » are I 5
politicians, j
kLl BUR,ED T#fiETHER -
Into One Large Grave Six Are
Lowered In Lakevicw Ceme-
tery, Cleveland, Ohio.
The bodies of the wife, three daugh¬
ters, grand-daughter aud niece of Cap¬
tain James Corrigan were lowered
together into one large grave in Lake-
view cemetery at Cleveland, Ohio,
Tuesday noon.
On July 7th the schooner yacht
Idler, owned by Captain Corrigan,
capsized in a squall off the port of
Cleveland, aud Mrs. James Corrigan
and Ida Corrigan, Jane Corrigan and
Mrs. Riley, her daughter, aud baby
Riley were drowned. The last of the
bodies were recovered only a few days
ago.
Miss Mabel Hall, a niece of Captain
Corrigan, and a beloved inmate of liis
home, died within the last week, and
she was buried with the victims cf the
wreck.
CENTRAL’S GOOD SHOWING.
Animal Meeting of Stockholders Held In
Savannah I.a»t Tuesday.
The annual meeting of the Central
of Georgia railway stockholders, held
in Savannah Tuesday, elected all of
the old board , with E . T. Comer, of
Columbus, to succeed the late H. M.
Coraer a9 direc tor.
The board re-elected the following
„7;
Lawton & Cunningham, attorneys; T.
* ***' a T <aut
’ tr6aSUm ’ H * A< DuDU n ’
Following directors were elected:
T . M. Cunningham, Savannah; John
M. Eagan, Savannah; John F. Hau-
8on> Macon; Uriah B. Harrold, Amer-
i CU s; George G. Haven, New York;
Evan P Howell Atlanta; Jos H
Hul ] Savannah’ Samuel R. Jacques,
Mncon • G Gunbv Jordan ’ Columbus*
Alexander It Lawton Savannah; Samuel’
G eor g e j. Mills, Savannah;
H peucer> New York; Charles Steele,
New York* E*. Abraham Vetesburg Columbus! Sa-
vannah; T Corner,
Chairman Hansou of board of direc-
tors submitted his report. Tbe first
item touched upon by the chairman is
tbe income account of the company.
This shows gross earnings of $G,08G,-
263.33, an increase of 8318,817.70 over
1899 and operating expeneses of $3,-
997 , 748 . 03 , and increase over the year
p re vi OU s of $237,770.33.
The net earnings were 82,088,515.30,
fln increase of 881,147.37 over last
y " ear<
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NASHVILLE’S NEW DEPOT
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Is For.naUy Opened with Inte^tin* Cer-
«»•»»•*»«- <>* ®
The formal opening of the magnifi-
cen oimina s a »n m - ' e,
»««•■. ‘“> k 1>>»“ .......
The c.ty ... crowded with vmtOM.
After a street parade, the procession
including the lire and police depart-
11 0 ' 01 >> ' ,I, ' J J, 311 a e
«'»!«, Chamber of Commerce, rel.,1 . j.
■»ccchanta, association .Con ederate
' von » u " “f“'“ '°“’j *
road employe, •"* ™‘*
«•“>» '<*• “•« >«■»■"*' ■of '^Vb^ld
rr«,dent Ham, of Ihe «
1 „,“Srfi,UUrhStSSSl d’;
sLoui , railroa Mr. W. I,.
, „ vi 3'New^oik v n t \r, fnd
August Belmont of New York and
v 88 k vi 'i |e raiUoad delivered addresses
b
nival were ope ued and Mayor Head
, ._Ad Uia inamriiral address "of The
street fair, under the auspices the
retaiI me rchauts’ association, will con-
tinue two weeks.
The new tei minal station together
w j tb necessary improvements, cost
half a million dollars.
IHpouXA>T CABINET MEETING.
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Freiich Note i* »i*cu«iie<i and Anawer
Thereto h». Be.„ Formulated.
Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, which
lasted two and a half Lours, was de-
voted exclusively to the Chinese situ-
*tion. The answer of this government
to tbe French nolo practically was de-
c.ded upon and will be put iu form for
transmission to the French minister to
Hanna states that he will pay no atten-
Hon whatever to Senator Pettigrew’s
cballeuge for a joint debate.
NUMBER 1.
VOUTSEY TRIAL
SENSATIONAL
Defendanf, In Vehement Manner,
Declares His Innocence.
ACTED LIKE AN INSANE MAN
Excitement Prevailed to Such an
Extent That Court Was Ad¬
journed For the Day.
One of tlie most remarkable scenes
ever enacted in a Kentucky court
occurred at Georgetown Tuesday night
iu the Youtsey trial, the defendant
himself being the chief participant.
The courtroom was crowded at the
time aud the excitement was intense.
Dee Armstrong, the Louisville detect¬
ive, had just told of his talks with
Youtsey before his arrest. Then Arthur
Goebel was put on tbe stand and Judge
Ben William 1 , who for the first time
appeared for the prosecution, did tho
questioning. Arthuv Goebel said:
“I talked with Youtsey the day he
was arrested, late in the afternoon, iu
the jail in Frankfort in reference to
tho murder of my brother.”
Just at this point Youtsey arose be¬
hind his attorneys aud iu a loud voice
said:
“It is not true—-it is a lie—I never
spoke a word to that man iu my life,
nor he to me.”
Colonel Crawford told him to bo
quiet and tit down, and others took
hold of him.
“I will not sit down. I never said
a word to that man—it is untrue.”
He was ehonting by this time and
everyone was on tiptoes of excitement,
y ontst Vs J wife sprang to his side and ’
wall , .. endeavoring , . to . imako ... nun sit
°
down, could be heard eaying:
“Now you have killed my husband,
suppose you aro satisfied.”
Then Youtsey hysterically shouted
again: is blood
“lam innocent—there no
on my hands—these men are swearing
my life away.”
Two or three deputy sheriffs went
over and | grabbed him/ He struggled
^ >n gaid;
“Letmealonc—I will not sit down.”
ArtLur Goebe , meanwlli , e fiat
B p b j nxd jj I0 j n the witness chair aud
never turned bi. be.,]. Finally .Iter
y , d ;
^oebcdTs'not •;
de.d-.II tbe de-
mona in hell could not kill him.”
iff if tho defendant doea
bdlave biniMif, put handcuff, on
him,” said Judge Cautrill.
Meanwhile the audience could not
'* *'> their seat, nnlil the
l”^ ^ 3 'l'™atened to fine those who
^ >elM bact in bis
ebair. eloaed hia eyea and aeemed in
» B, “" 1 ?I <»'{•!»•• H«'waved bra
handkerchief above his head in an
aitu,ess sort of wa 7 and groaned and
cried bysteripalJy . restored and Judge
Finally quietwas
Williams asked Arthur Goebel another
^ Odonol Crawford ask-
ft ^ a P ost P oneraent of the trial till
Wednesday on account of the defend-
? nt 8 c o nilltlon * J ud g 0 Lantrill said
he could see no cause or reason for the
( t e f en( t an t’ s outbreak, but in justice to
his attorneys he would postpone the
bad'nntthA theBhght- Bbtbt
est objection to adjourning till Wedne*-
day, and so court adjourned.
loutsey still occupied his chair.
with eyes closed, apparently in a half
fainting condition. After the crowd
passed out Jailer Reed and deputies
carried Youtsey to the jail, as ho was
unable to walk. Various reasohs are
assigned for his unseemly outbreak,
the first being that his confinement
and strain of the trial caused h m to
iug attended by physicians and rela¬
tives at the jail and his condition is
deemed critical.