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SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS
DEVOTED TO GIVING THE NEWS, ENCOURAGING THE PROGRESS AND AIDING THE PROSPERITY OF SCHLEY COUNTY.
R E. ELLIOTT. Editor aiifl BouitBssJUanager.
PEKIN WELLfiUARDED
Chinese to tha Number of 360,000
Invest the City.
HEAVILY EQUIPPED WITH ARTILLERY
Krupps and Maxims Galore and Am
munition Is On Hand In Inex
haustible Quantities.
“General Ma’s army,” says a cor
respondent of a London paper r.t
Shan Hai Kwan, “consisting of four
thousand men, left a week ago
for Pekin, and General Sung Ching’s
forces, numbering 2,500, left for the
same place on June 15th,
“A careful estimate of the number
and armament of the Chinese troops
around Pekin puts the total at 360,000,
and it is calculated that these troops
possess 220 seven-centimeter Creusot
guns, eighteen Krupps and 150 Max
ims.
‘‘Their supply of ammunition is
practically inexhaustible. It has been
mainly supplied by a German firm at
Carlowitz. Fully three-fourths of the
Chinese forces are badly drilled, whol
ly undisciplined and quite unfamiliar
with modern weapons.”
Another Shanghai dispatch says:
“Li Ping Heng, former governor of
Shan Tung, who is intensely anti-for
eign, has gone to the Kiang Yin forts
on the Yang Tse. He has declared his
intention of resisting the landing of
British forces in that region.”
According to a Hong Kong dispatch,
dated Sunday, strong reinforcements
of Indian police, with three Maxims,
have been sent to Kow Loon, on the
mainland. A Che Foo message of
Monday’s date says:
“Four cannon have been added to
the west fort here, where there are
now 1,000 soldiers permanently en
camped, a further force having arrived
from Ning Hai Chou. There is an
uneasy feeling prevailing here and an
attack is generally anticipated. Chi
nese merchants are closing their offices
and preparing to leave the port. All
busiuess is at a standstill.
Extensive preparations by the allies
are going forward. The First regi
ment of British Indias, 10,000 men,
embarked at Calcutta Sunday and
833 more marines received orders to
go out from English ports.
The British war office, in anticipa
tion of a prolonged campaign, is con
tracting for winter clothing and fur
caps.
The Amur army corps, ordered out
by Russia, number 52,100 men, with
eighty-four guns. Japan proposes to
land 15,000 men on Chinese territory
~ri*hin a fortnight.
Among the minor military prepara
t.oi.s the Portuguese government at
Macao, island of Macao, at the south
west entrance of Canton river, is send
ing arms to the Portuguese in Can
ton. The Germans in Hong Hong
have cabled Emperor William to ask
if they may serve in the local forces in
defense of Hong Kong. A million
rounds left Hong Kong Monday for
Taku by the British steamer Hai
Loong.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
London Times sends the following un
der .Sunday’s date:
“A military correspondent at Taku
says that the operations of the allies
are nized suffering from the want of a recog
head, defective organization and
the lack of transport."
Mr. Kinder, the noted engineer, has
arrived at Che Foo.
The British cruiser Terrible bas ar
rived at Che Foo from Toku with the
latest news, which is as follows:
V “Eight hundred Sikhs and 200
olsh Fusiliers have effected a junc
tion with the American, German and
Hussian forces which had been cut off
by the Chinese about nine miles from
l ieu Tsin. It was proposed to deliv
er an assault upon the Chinese forces
at Tien Tsin last night (Sunday.)”
It is not clear what forces united. It
would seem that one relieving force,
cat off, had been relieved by another.
At any rate, it is apparently certain
that the allies arrived in sufficient
force at Tien Tsin Sunday to attack
Lie besieging Chinese.
Will Order Troops Home.
As soon as Secretary Root returns
he *° Washington made final arrangements will
for the withdrawal of as many
troops as can be spared from further
services in Cuba.
ELLAVILLE, GA.. THURSDAY, JUNE ‘26. 1900.
FREE STATERS ACTIVE
President Steyn’s Forces Are Now
Engaging the Attention of
Lord Roberts’ Army.
A London special of Friday eays:
General Steyn’s forces in the Orange
River colony are for the time drawing
most of the attention of Lord Rob
erts, rather to the neglect of Com
mandant General Louis Botha and
President Kruger.
The severance between the Trans
vaol and Orange River colony was
completed Thursday, as Lord Roberts
said it would be, by the arrival of
General Bailer’s advance guard, under
Lord Dnndonald, at Standerson.
The wide net around the 6,000 or
8,000 men under General Steyn will
now contract Adroit maneuvering
and brisk fighting are likely to take
place, because until ell resistance
south of the Yaal is at an end the
British line of communication will not
be safe.
President Kruger’s sons, who sur
rendered to General Baden-Powell, are
back on their farms working peaceful
ly. General Baden-Powell rode with
only 300 men from Mafeking, and he
made the last section of this ride to
Pretoria with only thirty-five. Lord
Roberts met him in the outskirts of
the town and escorted him to the
presidency. have
General Dewet’s farm houses
been burned by the British.
General Buller has issued a special
order eulogizing the service of Strath
cona’s Horse.
Captain Jones and the brigade from
her majesty’s ship Forte have been or
dered back to the ship at the admiral’s
request
The Netherlands Railroad Company
of South Africa has received official
notification of the expulsion from the
Transvaal of 100 of'its employees with
their families. The Dutch consul at
Lourenzo Marques telegraphs that a
proclamation has been issued to the
effect that the company’s officials who
refuse to do British military work will
be sent back to Europe via east Lon
don, Cape Colony.
Advices from Lourenzo Marques
state that President Kruger’s principal
condition for immediate peace is that
he There^ be allowed to stay in the country
lnere m aia 50 ou,uuu 000 British uruisu rick sick and anu
wounded at Pretoria. Mrs. Reitz, wife
of of the tne Transvaal iransvaai state state secretary secretary, and ana
her family, eL who arrived at Lourenzo
Marques rente ior Enrope, had ,o
little money .ha, the Dutch con,,,,
ZtTb™ steamship tick
ets for tnem.
CZAR A CENSOR.
iega«s stringe–t Rules For Newspaper
Correspondents.
The Vienna correspondent of The
London Daily Express says that the
Russian minister of the interior, M.
Sipaguine, has issued the following in
structions for the guidance of newspa
pers in dealing with the far eastern
situation:
“1. No reference to the movement
of Russian troops or warships.
“2. Papers must bear in mind that
the cear is actuated only by a desire
to maintain peace and a good will
among the nations.
“3. No gossip about differences
among the powers that would be dis
pleasing to the government. diplo
“4. No criticism of Russian
macy or of military or naval strategy.
“Fifth, editorial writers should
recollect that Russia is predestined to
predominate in Asia.
“6. Comparisons may be made be
tween Russian and foreign troops and
seamen when unfavorable to foreign
ers.”
FUNDS FOR HONOLULU BANL.
united States Coin Is Shipped to Islands
on Steamer,
The steamer China sailed from San
Franoisco Friday for the Orient with a
large number of passengers, among
them Macfarlen and Brenner, of the
treasury department, who have $750,
000 in United States coin to deposit in
the American bank at Honolulu. The
institution will become the first na
tional bank of Hawaii. The funds are
to be used in paying outstanding bonds
of Hawaiians.
Costly Blaze In Pittsburg.
Fire in Pittsburg, Pa., Friday, de
stroyed eight buildings in the princi
pal business block of the city causing
a loss aggregating $250,000.
OUR MARINES SLAIN
Onslaught of Allied Forces Upon
Tien Tsin Is Disastrous. /
CHINESE HANDLE GUNS EFFECTIVELY
Washington Officials Alarmed and Decide
To Transfer Asiatic Squadron
To Taku.
The following bulletin was issned
by the department at Washington
Saturday:
“Acting Secretary Hackett has this
morning received a dispatch from
Admiral Kempff, dated Che Foo, June
22, to the effect that the marines under
Major Walter, together with 400 Rus
sians, have had an engagement with
the Chinese army near Tien Tsin. They
could not break through the line. A
force numbering 2,000, the admiral
reports, is now ready to make another
attempt.” dis
The main importance of this
patch is Admiral KempiT’s disclosure
that it is the Chinese army, and not
the Boxers, who are fighting the for
eign troops.
A SECOND CABLEGRAM.
The navy department Sunday after
noon issued the following bulletin:
“A cablegram from Admiral Kempff,
dated Che Foo, June 24th, says:
“In ambuscade near Tien TsiD, on
the 21st, four of Waller’s command
killed and seven wounded. Names
will be furnished as soon as received.
Force of 2,000 going to relieve Tien
Tsin today. Kempff. ”
The secretary of the navy has order
ed Admiral Remey to go with the
Brooklyn to Taku and to tender Gen
eral MacArthur conveyance of any
army troops which the Brooklyn can
carry. giving
Admiral Kempff’s dispatch
hte first definite news of the shedding
of American blood on Chinese soil
came early Sunday morning and was
turned oyer to Secretary Long as soon
as he arrived at the department.
With Admiral Crowningshield, the
sec F etar Y carri ° d th e dispatch to the
wblte h OUSe ’ * he \f’ ^e president •
re t urn from , church, it was laid before
u im A ne determination determination thereupon thereupon
was reac jj e d to order Admiral Remey,
Kfito i n command of the Asiatic souadron
l^ored", Br’ooVn!
The secretary and Admiral Crowin
shield returned to the navy depart
rnent where the necessary orders were
dispatched to Admiral Remey. The
effect of this transfer is to make Taku
the headquarters of the Asiatic squad
ron. The Brooklyn is expected to sail
at once, if possible, as the orders sent
contemplate getting the admiral on
the scene at the earliest moment.
PEKIN WHOLLT ISOLATED.
Advices of Monday from London
state that the position of the interna
tional forces in the section of northern
China, where 10,000 men are striving
to keep a footing and succor the lega
tions in Pekin, appears to increase in
peril with every fresh dispatch. Pekin
has not been heard from direct for
fourteen days. imploring
The last dispatch was one
aid. Admiral Seymour’s column ol
2,000 was last heard from twelve days
ago. At that time it was surrounded
midway between Pekin and Tien Tsin.
Possibly now it has reached Pekin.
The 3,000 internationals at Tien Tsi»
were hard pressed and fighting for
their lives on Thursday and a relieving
force of less than a thousand had been
beaten back to Taku Friday. Observ
ers on tfce spot think that 100,000 men
would not be too many to grasp China
firmly.
A message from Shanghai dated
Sunday at 4 p. m. embodies some latei
information. It says:
“Official Japanese telegrams con
firm the reports of a defeat of the al
lied forces at Tien Tsin. The foreign
ers there are placed in a most desper
ate situation.
“Among those killed of the relief
force Friday was the commander of her
majesty’s ship Barfleur. The foreign
casualties were 300.
Captain Beatty and Lieutenant
Wright, British, have been severely
wounded at Tien Tsin, according to a
Shanghai dispatch to The London
Daily Express, dated Saturday.
CONFLICTING REPORTS
Keep the World Guessing As To
True Condition of Affairs In
the Chinese Empire.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Whiting, at Chee Foo, China, reports
that nothing has been heard from
Seymour’s force for seven days.
Vice Admiral Sir Edward H.Seymour
is the commander of the British squad
ron in Chinese waters, and is also in
command of the force of 2,040 marine
guards, representing all the powers,
whioh started for Pekin June 10, bat
has, it is reported, been compelled to
return to Tien Tain. He is supposed
to be fighting against overwhelming
numbers of Chinese fanatics between
Tien Tsin and Pekin.
The French consul wires that the
British mission at Tsang Chow has
been looied and the missionaries con
veyed to an unknown place by a Chi
nese general. received
A semi-official dispatch in
Berlin from Tokio, Japan, dated June
21st, says the Japanese consul at
Shanghai confirms the repoafc that
Vice Admiral Seymour has arrived at
Pekin, and that the members of the
diplomatic corps are safe. According
to an official Japanese report from
Che Foo, the foreign settlement at
Tien Tsin was reduced to ashes Jane
18th.
The Petit Bleu (Brussels newspaper) received
states that a telegram was
Thursday by an important Brussels
firm from China saying that Admiral
Seymour’s releiving force and the Rus
sian column entered Pekin simultane
ously. The legations were reported
intact and all the Belgian residents are
said k> be safe.
Reports have been received at Hong
Kong from Canton, that owing to the
representations cf the foreign consuls,
Li Hung Chang has consented to re
main in Canton.
ALLIES WILL ADVANCE.
Rear Admiral Bruce Issues Proclamation
to Chinese Authorities.
The admiralty in London has re
ceived the following dispatch from
Kear Admiral Bruce:
Take, via ChQ Foo> June 2 i._No
communication from the commander
in-chief (Seymour) in seven days or
from Tien Tgin in a ve days. The allie3
ho ld the Taku forts and Tong Ku se
oure ®Y i v ftm i thav will advance aa Y auce to *°. the ®
relief of Tien Tsin when insufficient
strength ®! reu ^ t “‘ Troons troops are are expected expec.ed from irorn
Hong Kong and from We.-Ha.-We.
anWpro^ednfarotd^Tien *„' J £ T.ln' i
Gur th 8h d al)oa
3>000 men, The following hw5h: proclam^
tion is to be is8Ued f ort
“The admirals and senior naval offi
cers of the allied powers in China de
sire to make known to all vicoroys and
authorities along the coasts and rivers
and in the cities and provinces of
China that they intend to use armed
force only against the Boxers and peo
ple that opjose them on their march to
Pekm to rescue their fellow country
men.”
ABLE TO PRESERVE PEACE.
Minister iVn Tins Fang Delivers Reassur
ing Messages at State Department.
Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister, call
ed on Secretary Hay at the state de
partment Thursday aud informed him
that he had received a dispatch from
the viceroy'of the three great provinces he
of the Yang Tse Kiaug, saying that
felt himself perfectly able to keep the
peace in his provinces and insure the
safety of the foreign missionaries and
that in conjunction with his colleagues
is able to answer for the preservation
of peaoe and order in all the great
southern provinces.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT DEAD.
Foreign Minister Expired Suddenly From
Apoplexy While at Breakfast.
The Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Count Muravieff, died sudden
ly at St, Petersburg Thursday morn
ing.
Count Muravieff had just finished
his morning cup of coffee and had or
dered his lunch when he fell in an
apoplectic fit and expired in a few
minutes between 9 aud 10 o’clock.
Count Muravieff was the head of the
Russian diplomatic service which is
admitted on all sides to be the most
aggressive and successful in the world.
The marvelous success of Russia’s
Asiatic policy of territorical extension
in connection with the Trans-Siberian
railway and Pacific ports is largely
due to him.
VOL. X. NO. 20.
JENNINGS IS NAMED
By Damomts of Florida as Can
didate For Governor.
FORTY-FOUR BALLOTS WERE TAKEN.
Lite of Oth.r State Officer* Nominated
at the State Convention Held
In Jacksonville.
The Florida state Democratic con
vention nominated Hon. William S.
Jennings as candidate for governor.
On the thirtieth ballot a stampede
was attempted for Mays, his vote be
ing jumped up from 38 to 122-J. His
strength was drawn from Beggs, My
ers and Milton, only 14 votes leaving
Jennings in the stampede. Myers
dropped out of the race after the
thirtieth ballot, though no formal
withdrawal was made.
On the forty-first ballot Mays with
drew in favor of Milton; on the forty
third ballot Beggs withdrew, and on
the forty-fourth ballot William S. Jen
nings received the required two-thirds
vote and his nomination was made
unanimous amid a scene of wild en
thusiasm.
The nominee is a first cousin of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
He is a native of Illinois, but removed
to Florida in 18S6, He is thirty-seven
years old.
The following state officers were
nominated: Francis Bicar, justice of
the supreme court; John L. Crawford,
secretary of state; W. H. Reynolds,
comptroller; W. B. Lamar, attorney
general. superintendent of
W. N. Sheats,
public instruction.
Hon. B. E. McLin, commissioner
of agriculture. commis
John L. Morgan, railroad
sioner.
The governor and state officials hold
office for four years.
Judge George P. Ranev, of Talla
hassee, was chosen the Florida mem
ber of the national Democratic com
tee.
This is the Last state Democratic
convention that will be held in Flor
ida for many years, probably, as the
piatform adopted provides for prima
ries for United States senator down.
BRYAN OF PLATFORM.
Nebraskan Gives HU Opinion of the Re
publican Document.
When asked his opinion of the Phil
adelphia platform, Colonel Bryan said:
“The Philadelphia platform the
best evidence thus far frl^en of the de*
ception attempted by Hie Republican
party. Taking in conaoction with the
speeches made at the convention, it
shows that the Republican party’s
platform of 1896 was a deliberate
fraud as far as the promises of inter
national bimettalism was concenoed;
that the party’s attitude on the trust
question is insincere and that the
party is not willing to state its atti
tude on the Philippine question and
invite the judgment of the people.”
FILIPINOS WIN VICTORY.
An American Detachment Is Forced Back
By the Rebels.
A Manila special says: A detach
ment of forty men of the Fortieth regi
ment, Captain Thomas Miller com
manding, left Cagayan de Misamis, is
land of Mindanao, scouting, June 13th,
During the morning of June 14th they
encountered a strongly ambuahed and
entrenched force of the enemy.
The Americans’ attempts to charge
were frustrated by the Filipinos’ pit
falls and troops. The advance lino
consequently was under a heavy fire
in front and on its flanks, and fell
back on Cagayan. The American loss
was nine men killed and two officers
and ten men wounded.
CUBAN TEACHERS COMING.
Bound For Boston. Where They Will Be
Given Instruction.
Quartermaster General Ludington
received word Saturday of the depart
ure of the transport McPherson from
Manzanillo, Cuba, with 250 Caban
teachers bound for Boston by way of
the eastern porU of Cuba. This move?
ment makes the beginning of the gen
eral movement of about 2,500 teachers
from Cuban ports to Boston, where
they are to receive a general coarse of
instruction during the summer under
the auspices of the Harvard university*