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The Shanghai correspondent of the London Daily Express, on tho alleged rathority of couriers who brought the itory, gives a very sensational ac¬ count. He says: “Maddened with hunger, after hav¬ ing been without food for many days, [feu LumN* members made of sortie the legations the night and the of a on IjiiBD^th and killed 200 Chinese in ■wniiiexpected attack. General Tung IfiihSiang, [so enraged over the loss of many men, brought up heavy guns and Prince Tuan gave the order that [every foreigner must be destroyed. His words were: “Destroy every foreign vestige and make China a sealed hook to all west¬ ern powers.” The following is a list of the foreign ministers and attaches of the legations at Pekin: United States—Edwin H. Conger, Minister; H. G. Squiers, Secretary of Legation; W. E, Bainbridge, Second Secretary; F. D. Cheshire, Interpreter; Mrs. M. S. Woodward aud Miss lone Woodward, of Chicago, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Conger. Great Britaiu—Sir Claude M. Mac¬ donald, Minister; H. G. O. Bax Iron¬ side, First Secretary of Legation; II. G. N. Dering, Second Secretary; H. Coekburn, Chinese Secretary; Clive Bigliam, Honorary Attache; G. F. Brown, Military Attache; Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Bushel. ister; Germany-—Baron Von Von Ketteler,Min¬ Dr. Prittwitz and Dr. Von Gaffrou, Secretaries of Legation; Baron Von Der Goltz, Secretary and Inter¬ preter; H. Cordes, Second Interpreter; 0. Feleenau, Chancellor. Bussia—M. De Giors, minister; B. Broupeoski, tion, First Secretai'y of Lega¬ B. Evreinow, Second Secretary; L Ponow, First Interpreter; N. Koles ®ow, Second Interpreter. h'Anthoard, France—S. Pichon, Minister; M. First Secretary; H. Le diup, First Interpreter; M. Vidal, Mili¬ tary Attache, Kikoujiro, Japan—Baron Nishi, Minister; Ishii First Secretary. Spain—B. J. De Cologan, Minister. Italy—Marquis Austro-Hungary— Salvago, Minister. Czikann Von Baron Bosthorn, Wahlborn, Minister; Dr. A. Von Belgium—Baron Secretary of Legation. De Vinek, Minis ter. Portugal—F. A. Galhardo, Minister. The European governments have received from their ^respective repre rentative at Shanghai a dispatch from governor of Shan Tung, dated Jul y "th, reporting that the European hoops Wled made a sortie from Pekin and 200 of General Tung Fuh oi&ng’s forces and that the boxers w ere mounting guns to make a breach 1° the defenses. Under date of July 12th the gov¬ ernor of Shang Tung wired as follows: , “Native soldiers and boxers Have ? een “Backing the legations for some °nrg, but have not yet effected an en hance. They are now all bombarding •fin eannon to make a breach for a £ eavy onslaught. I fear that all the *ell, ministers, and the government as are in great danger. anxious.” The gov ef nment is iatensely , finally came tlxe news from Shang breach had been made and The Eockdale Banner. the foreigners killed. All the dates probably refer to a much earlier period, but the presumption is that the suc¬ cessive dispatches give an outline of what has happened. The Europeans having reached the end of their re¬ sources, made a desperate sortie and then bravely met their fate. The de¬ tails of the horrible .story will proba¬ bly never be known. GOOD WO ILK AT TIEN TSIN. Admiral Selymour’s dispatchs give the latest news regarding the situation at Tien Tsin. Telegrams to the Asso¬ ciated Press show that the operations on July 11th were a brilliant success, The Japanese cavalry and a mobile mounted battery did splendid work. It -was unfortunate that the allies did not have more cavalry to purse the flying enemy. Four hundred Chinese were killed and six guns captured. At noon the settlements were again vici¬ ously shelled from the native city anfi the hospitals aud other buildings were repeatedly hit. The moral effect of the successes of the allied fqrces upon the Chinese is believed to bo very great. RUSSIAN ENVOY BOILED TO DEATH. A dispatch to The Chicago Record from St. Petersburg, July 11, via Paris, July 14, says; The czar has received with great emotion the dread¬ ful details of the catastrophe at Pekin. Tears coursed down his majesty’s cheeks as he read the cablegram from Admiral Alexieff, at Port Arthur, con¬ firming the horrible details of the assassination of M. DeGiers, which merely confirms rumors that had al¬ ready reached Russia, The admiral declares that the Rus¬ sian envoy was dragged through the streets by the Boxers, insulted, beaten and tortured, aud even thrown into a great kettle and boiled to death. Then the remains were thrown to the dogs. While M. DeGiers was being disposed of, the fanatical mob danced around the caldron. Mme. DeGiers, Admiral Alexieff’s advices declare, suffered a fate worse than death and was beaten and tor¬ tured with sharp sticks until life was extinct. The legation officials are said to have been tortured fiendishly until death ended their sufferings. M. De Giers aud his legation officials resisted desperately and his brave body guard killed many of the attacking mob. In the midst of his tortures the envoy is said to have heroically proclaimed his faith iu Christianity, encouraged by the wife who so soon shared his mar¬ tyrdom. intelli¬ The announcement of this gence to the relatives of the Russian martyrs iu China was accompanied by heartrending scenes. WU GETS ANSWER. Cablegram From Shengat Shang¬ hai Is Brief and Is Couched In Seemingly Evasive Terfns. Such news as reached Washington Sunday from China was distinctly bad. It consisted of a cablegram to Minister Wu, from Sheng, the impe¬ rial director of posts and telegraphs at Shanghai, and, according to the min¬ ister, was in reply to the urgent mes¬ sage he himself had sent Saturday to that official asking him to try to secure some news from the Chinese capital. This cablegram Mr. Wu regarded as of sufficient importance to carry in person to Secretary Hay, who was waiting at his home for news. ’ The message as resolved from the cipher was as follows: “Pekin news of July 7th says that General Tuan Fuh Siang, in disobedi ence of imperial orders, was about to b Legations and the govern ’ ment will be in . peril. „ There still remains a suspicion that, while Mr. Wu is undoubtedly acting with sincerity, Slieng, who is repre sented to be a clever and adroit man, may know more of the actual happen ings at Pekin that I 19 is willing to rc veal at once. CONYERS. GA„ WEDNESDAY. .IDLY 18, 1900. xNEBRASKA FUSIOM.Vi’.S MEET. Three Separate State Conventions Hold Forth In City of Lincoln. The fusion forces of Nebraska, in¬ cluding the Democratic, Populist and silver Republican parties began their state conventions in Lincoln Wednes¬ day to nominate a full state and elec¬ toral ticket. William J. Bryan and Charles A. Towne made brief addresses at the Populist convention, the latter remain¬ ing over night in Lincoln in order to do so. The Populist convention was called to order by State Chairman Edmiston with over 1,200 delegates present. In his address Chairman Edmiston urged that the delegates work in unity in the interests of the reform forces. The convention then recessed until 8 p. in,, pending the report of the committees. Chairman Hall, of the state central committee, called the Democratic state convention to order and introduced as temporary chairman T. J. Doyle, of Lincoln, who made an address of some length. His reference to W. J. Bryau brought out hearty applause. The first note of discord among the Silver Republicans in their convention came when Delegate Ransom offered a set of resolutions approving the re¬ ported withdrawal of Charles A.Towno as a candidate for vice jiresident in favor of Adlai E. Stevenson. Protests came from all over the hull and the resolutions were withdrawn. Mr. Towne, who was present, in a short speech, practically announced his intention to withdraw, but added that be would take as active a part in the campaign and work as hard for the success of the ticket as if he was a candidate. The resolutions as finally adopted in¬ dorse the Kansas City Silver Republi¬ can platform and recite that in accord ¬ ance with the action taken there the Silver Republicans of Nebraska pledge support to William J. Bryan and Adlai E, Stevenson for president anfi vice president, ROBBEltS MAKE BIG HAUL. Illinois Central Fast Train Iltlil Up and ® 10,000 Taken From Express Cur. The Illinois Central fast train from New Orleans to Chicago was held up and robbed Wednesday morning at 1:20 o’clock, two miles south of Wick liffe, Ky. The train was flagged and when it stopped the bandits entered the cab. The fireman, -J. J. Frysch, was knocked in the head with the butt of a revolver and badly hart. Tho robbers, six in number, cut off' the engine and express car and rau a mile to Fort Jefferson, near ihe Ohio river and within sight of the Missouri shore. Here they blew the express safe and secured over $10,000. Tho robbers overpowered the ex¬ press men aud made them get off the train, but did not attempt to molest others on the train, which carried a large load of passengers. EMPEROR BILL IS DETERMINED. Says lie Will Xqt Rest Until CUlnq Is Brought Upon Her Knees. Addressing the First Naval division, prior to its departure from Kiel foi China, Emperor William said: “Yours is tho first division of armored ships which I seud abroad. Remember, you will have to light a cunning foe, provided with modern weapons, to avenge the German blood which has flowed. But spare the wo¬ men and children. “I shall not rest until I have forced China upon her knees and all the bloody deeds are avenged. “You will fight together with the troops of various nationalities. See lhat you maintain good comradeship with them.” PARDON IS WORTHLESS. Judge Cantrill Turn* Down Document Given By Taylor to Powers. At Georgetown, Kv., Wednesday, Judge Gantrill overruled the motion for the continuance in the case of former Secretary of State Caleb Pow¬ ers. Before the matter of selecting a jury was taken up, Powers’ attorney filed the pardon issued to him by ex Governor Taylor, and offered it as a plea to bar. The plea was overruled, the judge saying: in this state “The highest courts and in the United States have decided that Taylor was not governor on March 10th, when the pardon was issued. It is therefore void." ALLIES ARE ROUTED Forces of tho Powers Defeated at Tien Tsin By General Ma, LOSSES REPORTED AS HEAVY All Kind* of Exciting Report* Are Sent Out From Shanghai, Rut There I. No Way to Verify Them. According to advices received in London, July 10th, the Chinese situa¬ tion presents an aspect more ominous than ever. A dispatch from Tien Tain announces that after a heavy engage¬ ment the allied forces have been de¬ feated *nd driven out of the eastern arsenal by General Mo. This dispatch, dated Friday and via Che Foo, is as follows: “General Ma has defeated the allied troops and re-occupied the Chinese eastern ursenal, after inflicting great loss upon its defenders. The engage¬ ment lasted six hours and was fought with great determination by both sides. “The Chinese were eventually able to use the effective guns of the fort abutting on the city walls near the Taotai’s yamen, the allied troops suf¬ fering severely from lack of heavy guns “The and Japanese cavalry. commander sent an urgent appeal to hurry re-enforce¬ ments, as the allies were in imminent danger of a general defeat," Eighteen days ago Sir Robert Hart dispatched his last message, declaring that the situation was desperate, and since then no word has come from the Europeans in Pekin. According to The London Daily Mail's Shanghai correspondent, Li Hung Chang has received an emperial decree ordering his immediate depart¬ ure for Pekin, presumably to break the news of the Pekin tragedy to fffe European powers and in his usual role of negotiator with Europe iu difficult matters to endeavor to act as mediator and avert the vengeance of the pow¬ ers. To add to the grimness of this suggestion, all Tien Tsin advices tend to confirm the perilous condition of the allied forces aud belie tho optimistic Chinese rumors. Unless re-enforce¬ ments speedily reach Tien Tsin anoth¬ er disaster may be expected. All kiudsof stories come from Shang¬ hai, which it is impossible to verify. It is stated that the boxers have mur¬ dered tho chancellor of tho Pekin uni¬ versity and sixty of the members of nis family and retainers. A confiden¬ tial office^ of General Yung Lu, dis¬ guised as a boxer, is reported to have crept into Prince Tuan’s tent while the prince was sleeping, with the in¬ tention of stabbing him. He was caught by the sentries, so the story goes, and decapitated on the spot, His beqd was sent with Prince Tuan’s compliments to Yung Ln as a warning to him to beware, SAALE IVAS DEATH TRAP. Sixty Ilodlca In All Were Recovered From That Vessel Alone. Twenty-four bodies were recovered from the hold of the burned steamship j Saale at Hoboken, ’ N. J., ’ Wednesday J . afternoon, which makes the total num her dead taken from this ship alone, sixty. Most of the bodies were so badly burned or mutilated that recog nition was impossible, but several were identified by initials or names on artioles taken from parts of clothing j that sometimes remained. All of them appeared to be UfOrkmen in the hplffs of the steamer, Great pumps were worked in the Saale Wed¬ nesday and by 2 20 p. m. the vessel was floated. The ship was nine or tenfeetiu j mud, and when she finally freed her self from this mud she seemed to jump fully two feet out of the water. The supply of coffins gave out after eleven had been filled. Five more bodies were laid upon the deck of au after-cabin and covered with blankets, This makes 168 bodies recovered from the ship, river and the bay. Removal Hearings Resumed. Hearing in the proceedings for the removal of B. D. Green and J. F., E. T. and W. F. Gaynor to the jurisdic tion of the Georgia federal courts, was resumed in New York before Commis sioner Shields Wednesday. i and“ Organ of Backus Con; t1. I‘V‘Lfféfifmmwhs The Coutl- ‘ ‘* i» s ™»< «*** ““«• British Admiral Notifies His Gov¬ ernment Hard Fighting Is Under Way at Tien Tsin. Tho British admiralty in London re¬ ceived the following from Vice Admiral Seymour on Thursday: “Tien Tsin, Saturday, July 7. —The Chinese continue fighting, often shell¬ ing the settlement. They are extend¬ ing their lines along the Lu Tai An canal to the northeest and are appear¬ ing in greater force west of the city. “Yesterday we bombarded the city and immediate suburbs which stopped tho Chinese gun fire for some time. The French settlement and station are most subject to attack. Today there was another bombardment. “Am steadily getting up more guns. Ten thousand troops are now hero. More are required, but both the Rus¬ sian and are expected." EDUCATORS ELECT OFFICERS. Meeting of National Educational Society In Charleston brought to a Close. The National Eduoational Society in session at Charleston chose their officers for the coming year as follows: President—J. M. Green, Trenton, New Jersey. First Vice President—C. T. CorsoD, of Ohio. Second Vice President—J. A. Fo shay, of California. Third Vice President—H. P. Archer, of South Carolina. Fourth Vice President—H.15.Brown of Indiana. Fifth Vico President—Francis W. Parker, of Illinois. Sixth Vice President—L. W. Buo bollz, of Florida. Seventh Vice President—W. H. Bartholomew, of Kentucky. Eigth Vice President—O.H. Cooper, of Texas. Ninth Vice President—William M. Davidson, of Kansas. Tenth Vice President—R. B. Pul¬ ton, of Mississippi. Eleventh Vice Presinent—Gertrude Edmonds, of Massachusetts. Twelth Vice President—H.E.Kratz, of Iowa. Treasurer—L. C. Greenle, of Col¬ orado. Mr. Irving Shepard, the secretary, holds over. The selection of the convention city for 1901 was left to the executive com¬ mittee. NEBRASKA FUSION TICKET. I’opullftta S«ci\re tho Gubcritatarlal Can* ciidate and Land Commissioner. A Lincoln speoial says: Nebraska ftisionists in state conventions, begin¬ ning at 3 o’claok Wednesday afternoon, completed their work at 5:30 p. m. Thursday after an almost continuous session. The ticket follows: Governor—William A. Pointer, Boone county, Populist. Lieutenant Governor—E. A. Gilbert, York county, Silver Republican. Secretary of State—C. V. Sooboda, Howard county. Populist. Attorney General—Willis D. Old barn, Buffalo county, Democrat. Auditor—H. S. Greiss, Clay county, Populist. Land Commissioner—P. J. Carey, Saunders county, Populist. The three state central committees to which had been delegated the selec tion of presidential electors reported the following and their action was adopted: Frank Ranson, J. T. Feller, W. A. Garrett,W. G. Swan, Peter Ebberson, Robert oberaelder, L. M. Wente and j. ij U g bes _ GERMANY IS SKEPTICAL. So Importance I* Attached to Decree ISmanatinc: From the €hiuo«e. Official circles in Berlin, Germany, attach little importance to the comma nieation of the Chinese minister at Washington, dated June 29th. At best it is.interpreted as au attempt to gloss over the recent outrageous deeds. A number of statements made in it are declared to be notoriously false, such as for instance, the representations regarding Baron Von Ketteler’s death and the Taku seizure, The main objection urged in Berlin is that nobody knows whose govern¬ ment it is which the statement repre sents—whether the gvoernment of the dowager empress and Kwang Hsu or that of Prince Tuan. The document bears date of June 29th, and nobody knows what government, if any, has since succeeded. NO. 27 MINISTER WU GIVEN TEST Secretary Hay Sends a Cipher Message to China. WE MUST KNOW THE TRUTH China’s Representative at Wash¬ ington Is Delegated the Task of Getting News of Conger. A Washington speoial says: The Pekin mystery has not yet been cleared up. No word of an authentic character has come from the Chinese capital in weeks. The fate of tho Americans there is unknown. The reports and rumors from China are untrustworthy and conflicting. It is idle to speculate on the course of events in the Chinese city until some¬ thing definite is heard from the for¬ eigners direot. Observation has shown that Chinese news is wholly unrelia¬ ble and exaggerated. This state of affairs is a source of annoyance to the American people and the- officials of the United States and the time is rap¬ idly approaching when the uncertain conditions will become intolerable. Nothing from the great empire is cer¬ tain except the uncertainty of news. Shanghai is the breeding spot of the countless rumors and tales from China. It is from that place that come the reports of tho massacre of foreigners in Pekin and of the great Boxer out¬ rages. The reports are conflicting to the point of absurdity. The alleged massacre is said to have occurred on June 30th. Theu came reports that tho legations were safe ss late as July 4th. All foreigners have been reported dead and then came tho report that the German minister-was the only viotim. The Chinese government has permitted no news of the ministers to escape the censor. In view of this state of affairs it is well for the public to wait for more definite advices from Pskin be¬ fore allowing themselves to be alarmed at the roports of murder and horror. All may be true, but the chances are that they are not. A TEST OF MINISTER WU. After waiting an inexcusably long time, the Washington officials have de¬ termined to make a desperate effort to ascertain officially whether Minister Conger and other Americans at the le¬ gation in Pekin are still alive. Tho Chinese minister, Mr. Wu, has undertaken to get through a cipher message from Secretary Hay to United States Minister Conger, at Pekin, and to deliver back the reply of Minister Conger, if he be alive. Mr. Wn has forwarded the cipher dispatch, to¬ gether with an extended explanatory mossage of his own, and the results are now being eagerly awaited, both by Secretary Hay aud the Chinese minister, although it is appreciated that some days must elapse before runners can caary out this plan of opening up communication between the American go'vernment at Washing¬ ton and the American minister at Pe¬ kin. It was soon after Minister Wu pre¬ sented the text of the edict issued by the Chinese imperial government that Mr. Hay requested him to get through a message to Minister Conger. Since the Chinese government had succeed¬ ed in getting through its own commu¬ nication from Pekin, Mr. Hay felt that it was quite reasonable that like com¬ munication be opened between our minister and the government here. Mr. Wu readily assented to the propo¬ sition. Mr. Hay thereupon wrote the message and had it translated into the official cipher of the state department. The contents were not made known to Minister Wu, but in its unintelli¬ gible cipher form it was entrusted to him to be placed in the hands of Min¬ ister Congefl- at the earliest possible moment. Mr. Wu determined to act through the medium of an influential imperial official at Shanghai, who by reason of his position is better able than aDy one else in China to execute such a mission.