SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS.
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B. E. ELLIOTT. Editor and Bnsiess Manapr.
NO ADVANCE
YET AWHILE
Powers Will Not Risk Attack On
Pekin For at Least a Month.
WOULD BE “MILITARY SUICIDE"
United States Is Alone as Regards
Immediate Action In the Mat
ter—England Not Ready.
A Washington special says: Two
dispatches from Chinese officials and
one from Admiral Remey, at Taku,
represented the news developments of
Saturday so far as the Chinese situa
tion was concerned.
The Chinese dispatches were cor
roborative, or were intended to be so,
of the important news of Friday rela
tive to the state of the legations. Ad
miral Remey’s dispatch, aside from a
list of casualties, already treated in
brief form, was most important. It
conveyed the disagreeable news that
the international column would not
begin its advance upon Pekin before
the middle of August.
This notice was received in Wash
ington with consternation, in view of
Mr. Conger’s advice of the desperate
position the legationers were in on the
18th. The delay is incomprehensive to
the officials. It is known that an
army, already formidable in numbers
'and of veteran soldiers, is at Tien Tsin
and Taku, and with a courageous
leader it was expected that this would
push on at once; cnttiug loose from
its base if need be, and forcing its
way to Pekin, leaving the reinforce
ments now steaming toward Taku
from every quarter of the globo to re
establish the base and to reopen com
munication.
It is possible to draw two conclu
sions from a failure of the foreign
commanders to do this. First the Euro
pean governments have allowed their
skepticism as to the authority of Mr.
Conger’s dispatch to carry them to the
point of deciding coolly and deliberate
ly upon the first supposition, namely,
that there are no foreigners alive to be
saved; consequently there is no need
for haste.
The other conclusion is that friction
is developing among the internationals
in spite of the earnest endeavors of the
powers, whose motives to China are
so far unimpeached, to prevent it.
Color is lent to this latter theory by
the fact that the governments have
so far been unable to agree upon an
international commander for the expe
dition to Pekin, and this, too, in spite
of the fact that Admiral Remey, acting
by the instructions of his government, induce
is exhausting every effort to
the other commanders at Taku and
Tien Tsin to hasten their movements.
ENGLAND NOT READY.
A London special says: The rquest
of Secretary of State Hay at Washing
ton to the powers to make an immedi
ate forward movement upon Pekin is
not likely to meet with any success in
England. Lord Salisbury is just as
eager as the American secretary of
state to adopt such a step, but he is
practically convinced that it will be
impossible until September, owing to
local conditions and the allies’ lack of
equipment. Eng
Beyond a courteous reply that
land is willing to co-operate iu any
movement that the commanders on the
spot ruay deem advisable, nothing is
effort likely to come of the latest American for
to reach the Chinese capital,
all official advices received indi
cate that a dash toward Pekin in the
immediate future would be military
suicide. The government’s attitude
may be described as philosophic de
termination to grin and bear it, hoping
ler the best, yet fearing the worst, un
til troops and climatic conditions en
able the powers to enter Pekin and
ascertain without a shadow of doubt
the extent and cause of China’s pres
eut disintegration. Until that is ac
complished all is suspended, not only
regarding the future of China, but
also as to the nature aud severity of
•the retribution to be exacted.
ELLA VILLE, GA.. THURSDAY. JULY 26.
MACARTHUR NEEDS THEM.
Cabinet Officer Declares That No
More Troops Will Be With
drawn From Philippines.
“There will be no further with
drawal of troops from the Philippines
for service in China. That is the
policy determined upon and that will
be adhered to.” A cabinet officer in
Washington made the above statement
Wednesday and then added:
“General Mac Arthur’s dispatches
on the necessity of retaining there all
the troops save those already under
orders are clear. It would be unsafe
to take any more away.”
“Then, under no circumstance will
the forces in the Philippines be drawn
upon,” he was asked.
“I am not going to say that any con
clusion reached is a finality, but this
much is possitive. No development
in the situation is apprehended such
as will call for a change in the policy
as to our troops in the Philippines, in
the present light of events.”
“Does the situation demand the
calling of congress?”
“We do not anticipate and extra
sessiou of congress,” he said.
“What if Minister Conger and the
other Americans have been murder
ed?” he was asked.
“We are proceeding at this present
moment on the assumption that our
people are murdered. I do not see
why that should necessitate an extra
session of congress. An extra session
is hardly necessary.”
“What if their murder was by or
with the connivance of the Chinese
government?”
“I do not believe an extra session
of congress would necessarily follow.”
“What about the decision of the
commanders of the international forces
that 80,000 troops are necessary for
the campaign?”
“That is the old story,” was the re
ply. “Admiral Kempff cabled that a
week or ten days ago—sixty thousand
men for the forward move on the capi
tal and twenty thousand to protect
Tien Tsin and communication with
Pekin.”
Asked as to the possible effect of
the Chinese attack of the Russian
towns along the Manchurian border,
the reply was:
“This may complicate the situation.
I cannot say whether or not it means
actual war between thq Chinese gov
ernment and Russia, The matter is
between those two governments. We
have nothing to do with it. We do
not know either what the actual facts
are in the case.”
CHINESE INVADE RUSSIA?
If Such Move Has Occurred Situation
Will Be Disastrously Complicated.
A London special says: If the news
of a Chinese invasion of Siberia proves
true it will, of course, immensely com
plicate the situation from the interna
tional point of view. As stated in the
Associated Press St. Petersburg dis
patch of July 3, the Chinese had al
ready peremptorily ordered all Rus
sians to quijb Manchuria, but no one
imagined they would be audacious
enough to go outside their own coun
try and attack Russian territory. Such
an attack, if it has been made, of
course, constitutes in itself a declara
tion of war, rendering formal notifica
tion needless.
A separate attack by the Chinese on
Russia means giving Russia, accord
ing to the views expressed in Europe,
additional excuse for an isolated de
scent on Pekin, and an additional
claim to assert greater influence than
the other powers and greater compen
sation when the time of settlement ar
rives. Hence a greater uneasiness
has been created in the chancellories
by this latest development.
DENOUNCE BOTH TICKETS.
Disgruntled Gold Democrat* Object to
Both Bryan and McKinley.
In response to a call issued a few
days ago, a number of gold Democrats
and anti-imperialists met iu New York
City Wednesday night to discuss the
methods of bringing a third party
ticket before the public.
An address was adopted assailing
President McKinley for his Philippine
policy and his “scandalous appoint
ments” to federal office; characteriz
ing Governor Roosevelt as the “frank
embodiment of militarism,” and de
claring that the Republican party
stands for all forms of special privilege.
Mr. Bryau, the address says, is as ob
jectionable as President McKinley, as
a vote for the Democratic ticket means
a vote for free silver.
A GREAT LOVE FEAST
Was Camp Fire of the Blue and
Gray at Atlanta.
ENWUSIASM WAS OF WILDEST ORDER
Battle-Scarred Leaders of Both Armies
Speak Word* of Love, Peace
and Fraternity.
An Atlanta special says that tre
mendous enthusiasm marked the camp
fire of the veterans of the Blue and the
Gray at the Grand opera house in that
city Thursday night. The use of
superlatives would convey but an in
adequate idea of the measure, the
volume and the intensity of the pa
triotic spirit that pervaded the assem
blage.
The pent-up enthusiasm of the old
soldiers was manifest early in the
evening. It was sustained throughout
the program, and grew stronger as the
final number approached, until when
the last Bpeech had been made and the
band began to play “America,” the
entire house was in a frenzy of patri
otic fervor. Many were in tears.
The distinguished officers who
spoke—Gordon, Shaw, the two Breck
inridges, Howard, Mount and others
—appreciated to its full extent the
deep significance and sentiment of the
gathering, and brought all of their
powers of head and heart to bear in
grasping to the full the magnificent
opportunity afforded them in deliver
ing their messages of peace and frater
nity. None of them failed.
Leaping from their seats, the veter
ans filled the aisles of the theater,
cheering and singing. Above the noise
of the shouting rose the splendid,
measured strains of the national an
them, causing the crowds to break
into fresh tumdlts of applause. No
more strikingly picturesque scene has
ever been known in Atlanta. It mark
ed the close of an evening of brilliant
triumphs.
General Shpw and his earnest, vig
orous words, coming straight from his
heart and voicing what he has declared
ed to be the dearest wish of his life,
made an impression on the veterans
that will not easily be effaced.
In after years, when the story is
told calmly, the deeper, truer meaning
and the full significance of the meet
ing will become more apparent.
An incident of the evening was the
reading of the following message from
President McKinley, which elicited
hearty cheers:
“Executive Mansion, Washington,
July 19.—Hon.W. A. Hemphill,Chair
man Executive Committee, Atlanta: I
deeply regret my inability to be with
you during the reunion of the Blue
and the Gray in Atlanta this week.
Such reunions are gratifying evidences
of good feeling and comradeship, and
give assurance of the permanence of
our government, resting upon the
patriotism of a reunited people. Please
express to those may be present my
cordial congratulations and best wishes.
“William McKinley.”
When Colonel Hemphill announced
that tlie time had come to sing “Auld
Lang Syne,” the veterans and the au
dience began to grow excited. Every
one stood as the song was being reu
dered, and on the stage the veterans
walked around shaking hands with
each other. It was a stirring scene,
and the veterans were greatly affected
ky jt General Shaw
During the confusion
advanced to where he could be seen,
and waving his hand for silence, said:
“I want you all to give three cheers
for the glorious movement inaugurated
here tonight.”
They were given a with will. Then
three morfe were given for the ladies
of Atlanta. Some one in the audience
called for three cheers forGeneral Shaw,
aud the noise was deafening. General
Howard suggested three cheers for
Colonel W. A. Hemphill, and they
were given with enthusiasm.
The veterans clustered around Gen
eral Shaw, and they and the audience
started up “He’s a Jolly Good Fellow,”
which gained strength as the song pro
ceeded, and it was several minutes be
fore it was realized that the orchestra
had begun playing “America.” Sing
ing “My Country *Tis of Thee,” the
large audience left the opera house,
while the veterans held au informal
reception of their own on the stage.
APPEAL TO M’KINLEY
Made By Chinese Imperial Gov
eminent For His Good Offices
In Securing Peace.
President McKinley has received
what purports to be a direct appeal
from the Chinese imperial government
to use his good offices to extract that
government from the difficult and
dangerous position in which it has
been placed as a result of the boxer
nprising and thfe ensuing hostile atti
tude of the great powers.
Although the exact text of the ap
peal made by the emperor of China to
Frnaee, as outlined in previous cable
dispatches, has not been made known
in Washington, it is believed that the
address to the president is similar in
terms to that communication. In our
case the communication was made
through Minister Wu to the state de
partment.
FLORIDA REPUBLICANS
J*leet In Convention at Ocala and
Name Candidates For Full
State Ticket.
The Florida Republican and state
second congressional district conven
tions held in St. Augustine last Jan
uary to select delegates to tbe national
Republican convention, adjourned to
meet in Ocala the past week. The fol
lowing candidates were recommended
for nomination and were selected
without a dissenting voice:
Governor—J. N. Comb6, of Frank
lin county.
Secretary of state—George W. Al
len, of Monroe.
Judge of the supreme court—-M. B.
MacFarlane, of Hillsborough,
Comptroller—J. W. Powell, of Polk,
Treasurer W. G. Robinson, of
Alachua.
Attorney general—Fred Cubberly, of
Levy.
Commissioner of agriculture—O. C.
Butterwick, of Hernando.
The selection of candidates for rail
road commissioner and superintendent
of public instructions was left with
John G. Long, president of the con
vention, to name.
Hon. J. M. Cheney, of Orlando, su
perintendent of the census for the
congressional district, was nominated
for congress by acclamation.
TWO IMPORTANT TELEGRAMS
Received By Chinese Minister anil Sub
mitted to the State Department.
The Chinese minister at Washing
ton, Wu Ting Fang, Saturday, com
municated to the secretary of state
two important telegrams. The first
is from Sheng, the director of posts
and telegraphs in Shanghaia, and says:
“Fortunate that Minister Conger’s
telegraphic reply has come. Imperial
decree of the 22d, this moon (corres
ponding to July 18) stated that all
ministers were safe. Insurgents are
figHing and killing each other. Li
Hung Chang is proceeding northward
to suppress riot, will find it difficult
to go.”
The second telegram is from Li
Taku Yi, viceroy of Nanking, dated
the 12th of July, and received by
Minister Wu at 10 o’clock the same
^ T ^ . is . as follows: ...
“According to edict of 22d of this
moon (July 18), with the exception of
the German minister, who was killed
by anarchists, with regard to which
rigorous measures are being taken to
capture and punish the guilty parties,
fbe other ministers, for whom
strenuous efforts are being made for
their protection, are fortunately un
harmed.’
Li Kiu Yi, the viceroy of Nanking,
is one of the great officers of China
and stands next in rank among the
diplomats . to , Li T . TT Hung Chang.
ORDERS ARE ISSUED
By War Department For Withdrawal of
First Infantry From Cuba.
The war department issued orders
last Saturday for the withdrawal from
Cuba of the First infantry to take sta
tion at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The commanding general of the de
partment of the Missouri will desig
nate two battalions of this regiment
for service in the Philippines.
VOL. X. NO. BO.
THE BLUE AND GRAY
Gather In Atlanta From All Sec
tions of the Country.
REUNION PROVES BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Meeting Is Commemorative of Bitfiiei
Around Atlanta In the Stirring Days
of the Civil Conflict.
The first day of the big Blue and
Gray reunion in Atlanta, Ga., wa»
even more successful than its most en
thusiastic sponsors had expected.
The lobbies of the Aragon hotel,
where the reunion headquarters were
located, were thronged with veterans.
Battle-scarred and gray-haired old sol
diers who had fought under Lee and
Grant, under Johnston and Hood, un
der Sheridan and Forrest; who as ene
mies had met face to face in some of
the bloodiest and most brilliantly con
tested battles that history records,
met as friends on the scene of one of
their most famous actions. Nearly all
of them had been identified with some
famous charge or desperate battle.
Tall Michigan cavalrymen fraternized
with Joe Wheeler’s dare devil fighters;
loose-jointed, slow-voiced Maine men
of giant stature foregathered with
black-haired, dark-skinned, fiery little
South Carolinians, and with arms
about shoulders exchanges reminis
cences of long night marches, of bloody
charges, of desperate forays—of all the
things that old soldiers’ memories
dwell upon.
From every section these old vet
erans came. They registered from
Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wiscon
sin, New York, Indiana, Illinois, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massa
chusetts, Georgia, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mis
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, North
Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Texas and
elsewhere.
Veterans who had served in Cobb’s
legion, in the battalion of Georgia
cadets, in Lynch’s battery, in the
Troup artillery and other fighting or
ganizations placed their names on the
roll.
The reunion headquarters were lav
ishly decorated with bunting and the
national colors. Directly above the
registry table in the rear of the room
portraits General Grant and General
Lee are hung side by eide draped wifh
a huge flag.
Registration began with a rush as
soon as the headquarters were opened
Wednesday morning. During the first
hour hour 336 names had been put
down on the rolls. At noon the num
ber had gone up to 550 and when the
office was closed in the evening over
800 veterans had registered.
As each man registered his name he
was handed an envelope containing a
ticket for the barbecue for Thursday
afternoon and another for the big
campfire at the Grand opera house
Wednesday evening. He was also given
a handsome badge and a slip oh which
was printed directions telling him how
to reach the various battlefields.
FRICTION BETWEEN ALLIES.
Harmony, Which Is Needful In
Handling Chinese Situa.
tion, Deplorably Lacking.
A cablegram from London under
date of July 19 says: While evidence
accumulates daily that China has long
been preparing a military organization
in anticipation of the present conflict,
and that the area of rebellion is con
tinually extending, harmony among
the allies, which is necessary to meet
such a grave situation, is still deplor
ably lacking.
The Russians have refused Admiral
Seymour’s request to hand over the
restored Taku-Tien Tsin railway to
the English company and it is rumored
that Germany proposes taking a seri
ous independent step, namely, to pa
trol the Yang Tse Kiang with German
men of war.
Such a step would be greatly resent
ed by England. A dispatch from Che
Foo says:
“Prince Toan has mobilized 95,000
men, divided into different oorps. The
northern corps haa been ordered to.
expel foreigners from Amur,”
