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AMERIGTIS TIMES-RECORDER.
I v -SECOND YEAR.
americus, Georgia, Friday, july 20, 1900,
NUMBER 14
Incredidlo Barbarities Mart
ed the Massacre of For-
* eigners at Peking.
EEVOLT STILL SPREADING
Clluosc Successes At Pelting and Tien
Tsili Threatens to Penneat Hitherto
Quiescent Provinces — International
jealousies Still Retard Movements
of the Allies—Seymour at Taku.
London, July 18.—“Revenge today'
nourning tomorrow,” is practically the
universal cry of Europe, but it is sor
rowfully admitted that there be no re
venge Delay, nor, perhaps, for many
tomorrows, for tho incredible barbari
ties that are reported to have marked
the b»t scenes within the 'legations at
Peking. Nothing is clearer than that
the anti-foreign conflagration is rapidly
permeating even hitherto quiescent
province-; and though It is recognized
that every day which leaves Peking In
the p. aver of the mob increases the pdrila
and difficulties of the situation, nothing
is
of
from the diplomats of Enrope to
iow that the powers have overcome the
jealousies, resulting in general Itnpo-
leney, t which is commonly ascribed
he sacrifice of the handful of women,
hiHr. ii nml men comprising the inter-
atioual colony in Poking.
Nothing has been received that adds
othe information previously obtained
■jardiug the massacre. Tho only ray
1 light c-xtrieable from the Peking mes-
te appears to be the statement that
Impend his followers did their ut-
lost in defense of the legations/
The rebels, however, are evidently
Ttatlv in the majority and the few loy-
lists arc helpless before the hordes who
»vc joined and ore daily joihini
taxi-stained camarilla who have
ard authority at Peking. The fate
he Capital appears to threaten other
urns like Tien T "
htnghai.
The defeat of tho allied forces at Tien
iin seems to placo that town in des-
srate straits, and if retreat to Taku
tcessitated observers consider that
ill be likely to decide the policy
ivtring viceroys.
The departure of Admiral Seymour
tm Tien Tsin and tha movement of
ships toward Shan Hut Kuan, on
gulf of Liao Tung, are taken to in-
cate that this route may be adopted for
ladvanee on Peking, which is distant
" utiles from Shan Hal Kuan.
The membors of the Chinese legation
111 assert that they have no informa-
i concerning the fate of the foreign,
m Peking.
The war office nas received a dispatch
out General Dorword dated Tien Tain
“J ll. which adds little to the previ-
1 information. The Chinese, accord-
to this dispatch, attacked the station
morning of July 11, and were rc-
after four hours hard fighting, In
hch 500 of the enemy were killed.
On July o General Dorword, oom*
“dag a force of 100 Americans, 980
ash and goo Russians, and General
Jashtma, commanding 1,000 Jaoan-
Uttacked the Chinese and capthred
Si pr A u , ions southwest of the city,
3o0 and capturing* four guns,
aod Japanese troops subse-
tntiy rushed and took tho western or-
,^neral Dorward reports that
* day » honors rested with the Ameri
cano Japanese. There were no oas-
„ among the Americans and Rue-
PRINCE TUAN
SETS DATE FOR A
GENERAL RISING
Has a Well Organized Army
of 950,000—Operations
to Begin at Once.
MARCHING ON SHANGHAI
•1,000 Chinese Beheaded.
"ashington, July 10.—An unofficial
!** has come to tho * attention of the
officials here to the effect that
^Chinese at Peking petitioned
, r ,V; nun J? protect the foreigners.
* en P° u Prince Tuan ordered all
al 0 Qn *ted in the petition to be
COND ANNUAL MEETING.
••hern Industrial I-cague In Session
lu Atlanta.
•tusta, July 18.—The second an-
douvontiou of the Southern Indus-
•'ague is in session here. After an
,r ? a l r "' c eption to tho delegates
‘mLall House, the convention
Grv t0 order by President J. K.
less, r' r "i lr handler delivered an
j l.v tj " ’ oonie, which was respond.
oilown, 011 ’ J' Willett of Alabama,
h-n nr 8 l j efe addresses the con-
tiEen. . ^ t0 business by the ap-
, of n 01 s f ' cio ' committees. Re-
Uar'« .' " l ' ““mmittees appointed at
iftvfn\ COUTuution were ueard. At
es%i s, ’ !isio ". Hon. Hoke Smith
■dtio,, , ‘'invention on "Indnstrial
th ,‘ ,f , ,h " Young Men of the
tevial Pvenil ig the delegates,
i n,!>,l0n ' witnessed the play
Grain).
holla
ar uni, Raised to Five.
rooMKnv, Ala., July 18.-A very
"Os eauutorfeit of |1 bills have
' -Pliearanoe here. The bills
n "-.v doUar silver certificate,
a- i, J “V daken out and the fig-
th«ir
the
Great Commercial Center Ig Without
Defense and Is the Objective Point of
a Large Force of Chinese—Forts Are
Held by the Natives—Placard of the
Boxers—Situation Is Alarming.
St. Petersburg, July 18.—A dispatch
from Che Foo says:
“Prince Tuan has mobilized 950,000
men, divided into different corps. The
northern corps has been ordered to
pel foreigners from Amur.
“The Peking army is divided into four
corps, the first of which is to operate
against Moukden and clear the roads be
tween Taku, and the second is to con
centrate at Tien Tsin and the third at
Peking, from whence a column number
ing 40,000 will be sent to Wei Hai Wei
and Tien Tau, while the fourth corps
will concentrate at Nanking.
“There are now 2i\000 Japanese troops
in China.
The Chinese fleet is concentrating in
the China sea and hostilities are ex
pected.”
A dispatch from Nanking announces
that PrinceJTuan has ordered a great
military movement owing to the appear
ance of Japanese in China. The viceroy
of Nanking has informed the foreign
consuls there that he cannot bo answer-
able for events in Chao Sin, NingPoand
Chu Chau.
The foreigners aro fleeing to Shang
hai. The position is alarming. Sixteen
foreigners have arrived at Nanking from
Ning Po, where the houses of foreigners
have been burned and missionaries hor-
riblv maltreated.
The rebellion has taken hold of south
ern China. The foreigners at Chu Chau
and in Chau have been attacked and are
fleeing panic stricken.
FORTHEORIENT
Cabinet Discusses the Situa
tion— Psesident to Has
ten to Washington.
PRESIDENT M’KINLEY
RETURNS TO CANTON
Situation in China Does Not
Require His Presence.
CONGRESS MAT CONVENE
Troops Will Be Sent From Cuba—If
Others Aro Required, Congress Will
Meet In Extra Session to Provide
Them—News of the Massacre Ho
celved At tho National Capital.
San Francisco, July 16.—Orders have
been received at the Presidio to prepare
at once five regiments of troops, which
will move shortly enronte for service.
Tho sailing of the transport Stunner,
for Nagasaki, has been postponed, owing
to the failure of two battalions of the
Fifteenth infantry to arrive from Platts-
ville, N.Y., on schedule.time.
The Californian has sailed for Manila
MR. WU IS STILL HOPEFUL
Calls on Secretary Hay—Considers the
Situation Bright—American Casual,
ties at Tien Tsin—Oar Losses Were
07 Killed or Wounded.
Washington, July 18.—The state de
partment has received a dispatch from
Consul General Fowler, at Ohe Foo,
saying that<the governor of Shan Tong
wires that his courier left Peking on
July 9. The legations were still holding
oat
%
Rim
with about 11,000 tons of military sup
plies.
MARCHING ON SHANGHAI,
Large Body of Chinese Moving From
Hupei on That City.
Shanghai,'July 18.—Prince Toon has
issued an edict to fix a deflnate date for
a general rising. When the date is can.
not be ascertained, but It Is doubtless an
early one, for Prince Toon is said Jo
have ordered all dispatches in view of
the arrival of more foreign troops.
A large body of Chinese is reported to
be moving from Hnpei in the direction
of Shanghai. The situation here grows
more threatening every day.
Tho city is still without any means of
dofense and all the fort9 are being held
by the Chinese.
The Boxers’ placards, placed through,
out Peking, reads as follows:
“I, the commander-in-chief of Heav
en’s troops, will march from Peking to
Nankin with them shortly. Oar prin
cipal object is to bum and destroy
churches and chapels and then the tele
graph and postoffice, oolleges and
sohools. The people need not bo fright-
onod when they see our arrival here.
We are going to drive away tho foreign
ers so as to beep the empire in peace and
comfort Purchasing provisions for pro
viding ns we will give the market price,
but sellers must also charge moderately.
We will not destroy the yomens and cus
toms, they can levy duty as usual. If
any, people disobey this order they will
be beheaded at once."
YANG TSE IN AN UPROAR.
Shanghai Menaced With a Native Up
rising-Terror Prevails.
Shanghai, July 18.—Tho entire region
of the Yang Tse is in a state of unrest.
Shanghai is menaced with a native up
rising, and the northern provinces ore
in an nproar. What may bo tho ulti
mate policy of the powers, the immedi
ate effect of the successful defense of tha
foreign quarter at Tien Tsin is distinctly
quieting and reassuring. The allied
armies are fighting there for the pre
vention of a massacre and tho protec
tion of foreign interests through the
Chinese empire.
The retreat of tho foreign contingeuts
to the coast would be tho signal for yel
low terrorism in every quarter of the
seaboard and the interior.
While the Improvement in the sitna-
tion at Tien Tsin is considerable, the
Chinese rebels ore swarming outside the
city and there are strong reasons for be
lieving that the bulk of the regular army
is saturated with the Boxers’ spirit of
latred against foreigners.
Washington,"July 16.—Secretary Hay
called a cabinet council this morning to
consider tho Chinese situation. Few
cabinet officers are in the city, and tho
only attendants werd Secretaries Hay,
Root, Long and Gage.
The council lasted for some time and
the situation was thoroughly discussed.
In all probability the president will
come to Washington within the next
two or three days to remain a day or
two. /
There is reason to believe that 8,000
or 10,000 troops will be gotten together
as rapidly as possible and hurried to
China. Some of these probably will be
taken from Cuba.
If the situation requires more men
congress will have to bo called together
to provide for them.
Marines For the East.
Washington, July 16.—General Hey-
wood, commandant of the marine corps,
is arranging for the mobilization of an
other battalion of marines for tho far
east. They will leave San Francisoo as
soon as transportation can be arranged,
probably Ang. 1. The battalion will be
composed of one company from Boston,
one from New York ana two from the
fine barracks in this city. The pres
ent intention is to send the battalion di
rect to Manila, bnt they may be diverted
to China.
MINISTER WU HEARS NEWS.
He Expresses Horror At the Latest De
velopments In China.
Washington, July 16.—News of the
battle of Tien Tsin was conveyed to
the Chinese minister early in the day.
Tha minister followed the recital with
rapt attention, interrupting with ex
pressions of astonishment and profound
regret at this startling development. He
was particularly impressed with the de-
toiled names of the Americans killed
and wounded, which appeared to remove
every shadow of doubt, and be asked as
to the various officers and their families.
The scene of the fighting came home to
the minister, os he has lived for a long
time in Tien Tsin. He states that the
news of the fight at the walls meant that
the allied forces had advanced from
their position well down the Pei Ho
river and had attacked the city itself.
The ontoome of this he viewed with
the utmost concern. He spoke with a
good deal of freedom, bat asked to be
exoused from any public declaration on
the subject. Iu the most sympathetic
terms, however, he expressed his horror
at the latost developments, declaring
that to no American home conld the
news bring deeper regret than to himself.
At the other legations and embassies
the some feeling of dismay prevailed.
Washington, July 18.—United States
Minister Allen at Seoul, Korea, tele
graphs the state department that Boxers
and Chinese are in force within a few
miles of the Korean frontier.
The natives of Ping Yang (the most
northern province of Korea) are much
alarmed and are fleeing. The foreigners
are in Safety.
The government is very anxious.
Washington, July 18.—There is no
Change in the president's intention to
return to Canton. He was in constant
communication with the members of
(he cabinet from tliore by telephone and
telegrdpli and unless something unfore
seen occurs he does not consider it nee-
issary to remain in Washington.
Having decided that the situation does
pot warrant the calling of an extra'^s-
at this time, and hav.
sitm of congress , „
big agreed on the-nnmber of troops and
marines which will be sent to reinforco
the international forces in China, the
pqsjtioii of the administration is de
scribed by a prominent Official as one of
waiting.-. ,
Authentic and reliable news of the
situation in Peking is expected soon.
Until it arrives nothing remains to be
done but to mobilize troops to be ready
for the forward movements of our quota
of the 80,000men to be landed at Taku to
hold Tien Tsin and lnsnre the success of
tho movement on Peking.
OFFICIALS MORE HOPEFUL.
Dispatch Regarding Safety of the Min
isters Given Credence.
“Washwoton, July 18.—The buoyant
and hopeful feeling as to the Chinese
situation hqs been strengthened by the
addition of a confirmation dispatch from
Consul FoVler, at Che Poo, teaching
The Absolutely Pure
BAf<|N6'P0WDER
is the baking powder ^of general
use, its sale exceeding that of all
other baking powders combined. flJ
Royal Baking Powder ha$ not
its counterpart at home or abroad.
Its qualities, which make the bread
more healthful and the Cake of finer
appearance and flavor, are peculiar,
to itself and. are not constituent
in other leavening agents.
Great effort* are made to sell alum baking
powders under the plea that they are so many
cerils a pound cheaper than Royal. The admis
sion that they are cheaper made is an admis
sion that they are inferior. But alum pow
ders contain a corrosive poison and should
oot be used in food, no matter how cheap.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., IQO WILLIAM SIS, NEW YORK.
SIBERIA INVADED BY
A FORCE OF CHINESE
Act Is Regarded as a Declara
tion of War on Russia.
wjkfifif <4 t£a lsjfhtipners at Peking
on July, if ‘HT"
Of <»ut*4 It is understood that Mr.
DISCREDITED IN LONDON
KILLED OVER BUNCH OF FISH
South Carolinians Settle Their Dispute
With Revolvers.
lu.ii “7 5 of Cholera on Board,
to. c.l 3 : 1!1 ~TheBritiih stasrnsr
P^ln Gregor, from Calcutta
mm- -
Natives Were Slain.
Santa Rosa, Cal., July 18.—Letters
have been received here from Mrs. J.
W. Ragsdale, wife of the United States
consul at Tien Tsin. The letters ore
under data of Jane 14 and tell of con
ditions ' existing there at that time.
Mrs. Ragsdale'says: “All the mission-
eburpbes In Tien Tsin have been burned.
More than a week ago a guard went
from hero to meet and aid some Belgian
(Magees trying to reach Tien Tsin. At
seyera! villages they were given tea and
U#gs to eat. The Bbxers burned all .-f
-UMVillages and killed every man, wo
man and child they found who aided
the foreigners.”
Walterbobo, S. O., July 16.—W. P.
Felder has shot and killed L. O. Hern,
don hero. Felder fired three shots, all
of which took effect in Herndon’s abdo
men.
Felder purchased a string of fish from
G. B. Ferrel. They proved to be spoiled
and Felder refused to pay for them.
Upon the insistence of Ferrel he finally
consented to pay for them. Ferrel then
refused to take tho money and went out
of the store and laid his grievance be
fore bit friend, Herndon.
Herndon went into the store and be
gan cursing and abasing Felder. Felder,
being a small man and Herndon a large
one, he offered Herndon o pistol with
which to settle the matter, Herndon de
claring when questioned by Felder that
be had no pistoL
Herndon refused to accept the prof
fered weapon, bnt continued to abnso
Felder. Felder asked' him to leave tho
store, which he refused to da Immedi
ately after the shooting tha men were
on tho flocr, Herndon holding Feld6r.
'vs,
Run Down by a Freight.
Johnstown, Pa., -July 18. — While
2,800 persons were waiting at the Penn
sylvania station here to go with the A.
O. U. W. excursion to Iakemant Park
near Altoona, a fast freight ran into the
crowd, injnring five persons.
j4 it from the saints
Mr. Wu's cablegram,
namely the famous Yuan Chi Koi, the
military governor of Shan Tung prov
ince.
Because of the very intimate rela
tions that have existed up to a very
cent date between this official and the
Imperial court at Peking, he having
been commanderiof the imperial body-
, rnard, there is a disposition here to at-
ach more credence to his dispatches
than would be accorded those of other
Chinese officials. This is based on the
presumption that he has no inducement
to falsify the facta
Consul General Goodnow, at Shan
ghai, has cabled for a warship. His
suggestion \ was merely precautionary,
and after considering it the nifty de
partment has withheld action in view
of the fact that the Castine is already at
that port and foreign ships ore on the
way.
OUR LOSSES AT TIEN TSIN.
Ktghteen Killed, 77 ^Wounded and
tag.
Two Missing.
I Washington, July 18.—The war do-
|>artment bulletined its first official re
port of the resalts of the battle at Tien
Tsin as follows:
Casualties iu attack on Tien Tsin
July 13:
Killed—Colonel E. H. Liscum and 17
enlisted men.
Wounded—Captain O. R. Noyes, not
serious; Major J. R. Reagan, tenons,
not dangerous; Captain E. V, Bockmil-
ler, serious, not dangerous; Lieutenant
L. B. Lawton, not serions; Lieutenant
F. R. Lang, slight, and 72 enlisted men.
Missing—Two enlisted men.
Another Furnace In Blast.
Birmingham, Ala., July 18.— A suffi
cient force has been secured by the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company
from outside points to operate another
of its Bessemer furnaces and furnace
No. 3 has been pnt in blast, making
three stacks which have resumed ope-.,
tion at that place. These furnaces were,
compelled to close down some weeks ago
on account of a strike of stock house
men.
Memphis Veterans Meet.
Memphis, July 18.—Company A, con
federate veterans, held a meeting for the
purpose of electing a captain to serve out
the nnexpired term of Captain W. W.
Carnes, who resigned at the last regular
meeting of the company. The election
was held In pursuance of an order from
tho adjutant general’s office. First Lieu
tenant Edward Bourne was unanimously
chosen captain.
Corbett and HeCoy Matohed.
New York, July 18.—James j, Cor
bett and “Kid" McCoy have been
matched to box. at Jfadlsdh Sqn&e Oar-
Chinese Assurances or safety of Minis
ters Fall Flut—Thought to Be a
Ruse to Save the Native City of Tien
Tsin From Destruction.
London, Jnly 18.—If the news of a
Chinese invasion of Siberia proves true it
will, of course, immensely complicate
the situation from the international
point of view. As stated in a St. Peters
burg dispatch of Jnly 18, the Chinese
had already peremptorily ordered all
Rnssians to quit Manchuria, bnt no one
imagined they would be audacious
enongh to go outside their own country
and attack Russian territory. Snch an
attack, if it has been mode, of course
constitutes in itself a declaration of war,
rendering formal notification needless.
' A separate attack by the Ghlm
Russia means giving Russia, according
to the views expressed in Europe, addi
tional excuse for isolated descent on
Peking and an additional claim to assert
greater infinence than the other powers
and greater compensation when the time
of settlement arrives. Hence an ex
treme nneasiuess has been created in the
chancellories by this latest development.
As to the latest Chinese ossuronces of
the safety of the European legations at
Poking, they are not credited here. On
the contrary, it is believed these assur
ances have been dictated by a desire to
save tbe native city of- Tien Tsin. A
correspondent at Shanghai states that
there is hardly a doubt that Sbeng, the
Chinese minister of telegraphs, is with
holding information in his possession.
The news of the massacre os already ca
bled to the United States may be taken
as oorrect. The dispatch odds that there
is evidence that) the Woo Sang forts, at
the month of Woo Snng river and 10
miles north of Shanghai are being
strengthened and supplied with large
quantities of atnmnnition.
It is hoped in London that. the land
ing of 22,000 Japanese troops and the
arrival of Indian troops will enable the
allies to reinforce Shanghai
Admiral Alexieff reports a fight Jnly
14 on tbe Pei Ho river, 23 verst's from
Takn, between a reconnoitering body of
Russians and Chinese, in which several
Russians were trilled. ,
A dispatch from Shanghai reports five
cruisers of the allied fleets, including
the British cruiser Terrible, recon-
noitered at Shanghai Kuan July 17 and
fonnd the harbor lighted and forts in
tact and bnt few Chinese visible.
Tbe dispatch adds that It was intended
to bombard the forts, bnt tho fleet’re
frained and stood by ready for action in
rase the forts showed signs of activity.
The same dispatch odds that eight war-
ships fc-o lying off tho native city of
Shanghai and that nine others aro be
tween Shanghai and Woo Snng,
Convention ifrongbt to,a Close.
St. Paul, Jnly 13.—The program ot
tho national convention of the League of
Republican clubs called for a throe days'
session, but a movement is on footto
condense the last two days into ones and
the convention has concluded It* bad
ness. Cleveland waa selected tot the
next convention.
Revolt In Ho Non.
Paris, Jnly 18.—The French consul
at Han Kow telegraphs nnder date of
Jnly 18 that tbe viceroy admits that he
is donbtfnl of his ability to arrest the
rebellion in Ho Nan. The consul at
-Shanghai telegraphs under date of July
0 that the governor of Tche Kiong, on
the vigorous demand of the consul, had
taken energetic measures to repress dis
orders. A second telegram, dated Jnly
13, announces tronble In tbe provlnco of
Ho Nan. Missionaries had been attacked
In the provinces of Tohe Kiang and
Manchnria, and numbers of missiona
ries were imperiled.
Japanese Troops Debark.
London, July 18.—A dispatch from
Shanghai says the disembarkation of
18,000'Japanese troops is proceeding at
Takn.
Aunurai Uemey’s Cable.
Washington, Jnly 18.—The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
navy department from Admiral Rcmey,
at Uho Foo: “Latest report does not in
dicate that army officers Major Lee.
Captain Brewster, Lieutenants Lawton,
Hammond and Waldron were wounded.
Captain O. O. Long, marine corps,
wounded; Second Lien tenant L. R.
Long, army, wounded. An aide has
gone to Taku to get accurate informa
tion.”
■ Minister Wu More HepcAiL
Washington, Jnly 18.—The Chinese
minister called on Secretary Hay and
bad a 10 minutes’ talk with him. Mr.
Wu said he had received no additional
information, bnt thonght the situation
looked brighter. There Is. a possibility
that Secretary Hay requested Minister
Wu to call owing to the desire of the
administration to secure news from Pe
king.
BURGLAR BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Safe Demolished and the Building
I Wrecked by Dynamite Explosion.
Naylor, Ga., July 18.—An unknown
man, while attempting to rob the safe in
Depew’s store, was literally blown to
atoms, tho safe demolished and tbe
building wrecked by an explosion of
dynamite at an early-hour.
Tho explosion aroused the whole
town. Buildings trembled as thongk
shakentby nn earthquake, while only a
pilo of debris marks tbe spot whero the
store once stood. Goods were scattered
in all directions, some articles being
fonnd more than a mile from the scene
of the explosion.
There was a considerable sntq of
money in the safe, which was scattered
in all directions. Silver coins were
fonnd a half mile from tbe scene, while '
bills were picked np all around the
wrecked building.
General Wood In Washington.
Washington, July 18. — Governor
General Wood of Cuba, who has ar
rived in Washington, went to tho war
deportment at 9 o’clock and went imme
diately into Secretary Root’s office. As
Jo whether he could spare more troop*
from Cuba, General Wood sold bo wa*
not prepared to cay anything until hs 191
had discussed tho matter with Secretary
Boot., (
Texans Tender Their Service*.
Fort Worth, Tex., July 18.—Som*
half dozen companies of the state guards
have,tendered their services to the gov-
ernmeat in cuso they are needed in the
Chinese- war. Adjutant General Searcy
has beeff^sked by the war deportmsn*
•» vvuwu* wvtatv/
ted by the war deportmtn*
of troop, available.