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SOUTH FLORIDA VICTORIOUS.
PALMER DEFEATS FLETCHER FOR
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Vote NVa* Clone and a Recount Was
Suß&ented, llut It l>id Not Co—Can
didates Hard at Work for the
Nomination Which May Be Made
To-day—Stockton Talked of as a
Hark Horse Other Convention
New a.
Jacksonville, June 19.—The unexpected
always happens, especially in matters po
litical, ami this was exemplitied this after
noon, at the State Democratic Convention,
when, at the first contest of strength be
tween the tw'o muin struggling factions,
State Senator Palmer of Hillsborough,
was elected temi>orary chairman, defeat
ing Hon. D. U. Fletcher of Duval, by a
narrow margin, but sufficient to insure his
election.
Fletcher had been confidently expected
to be elected with but little opposition,
but the deals and shuffles on the political
chess board, turned the scales, and Hills
boro's champion won. Of course this
may be overturned on other questions, but
nevertheless it was the first trial, and he
southern and western del gat*-s came
out on top. It is very pro t >ie that the
temporary organization will be made per
manent, without any further struggle.
Fletcher’s friends were greatly disappoint
ed over the result, as all Jmd confidently
predicted his selection without doubt.
The greatest Democratic State t'onven
t:on Florida has ever kn wn, I h a jo
the number and intelligence of th* dele
gates and the arrangements or the tr.i s
action of the convention work, began iis
work here at noon, in the big Emery Au
ditorium. The big hall, with its elaborate
decorations, presented a magni irent sight.
As the delegates Iked in they speedily
found their plac s. each county ha . ing
large gaily painted p'ac-a a- over their
seats. All were seated without co -.fusion,
owing to the splendid arrangements made
by th** various committees in charge.
Hundreds of visitors tilled the side and
end seats, among them scores of fair
ladies in their bright gurnun s. These,
with the gay badges of th and le-a es,
made the hall bright with color and pre
sented a pretty eight.
Prelim iua rj Organ iznt ion.
Promptly at noon Hon. W. A. Rawls,
chairman of the Sat Democrats Exec
utive Commi ee, cal ed the convention o
order. John C. Co* pr of th sc\ y, sec
retary oT the comm t . retd the offi
cial cal’, and Rev. R. V. A ki son of the
McTyicire Church off ted pray- r.
Chairman Raw s then announced that
the next bu Iness was the ie tio i of a
temp- rary chairman.
Hon. D. I T . Flecher of Duval was plac
ed in nomination, by Judge B. S. Hid don
cf Pensacola in an eloquent sp?*ch. It
was received wi h leng and prolanged
cheers. Mr. Williams of D Soto county
placed in nnm nafi n Senator Thcmas F.
Palmer of Hillsborough.
Dr. L. Montgomery of Alachua oc tid
ed the nomination of Fletcher and in the
course of his speech made a happy Hit by
recognizing the presence of the fair Svx
and paying them prompt tribute. He als>
complimeted Jacksonville for its work in
providing such a magnificent hall for the
delegates.
Hon. W. Career of Hillsboro seonded
♦he nomination of Mr. Palmer in a neat
and witty speech.
Hon. M. L. Mershon of Osceola and Mr.
Tlilburn of Putnam lx>th warmly second
ed Fletcher’s nomination. Hon. Fr nk
Clark of Duval then delivered one cf his
forcible and eloquent addresses seendin*
the nomination of Mr. Fletcher in a •.'Tv
earnest manner. He had his heare's wi h
him and all applauded his efforts most
vigorously.
The roil call was then proceeded wi h,
the result being Fletcher 137 V 2. Palmer
139*.
Wonted a Recount.
As the vote progressed, cheers filled the
air as each one's choice received votes,
and at the close, \as the chairman an
nounced the vote, the air was rent wit it
cheers for minutes, hats were thrown m
the air. and general pandemonium reign
ed for a few moments.
As there was some idea that a mistake
had been made, Hon. Frank Clarke tiros*?
and made a motion to have the vote re
counted. This was res- me ! by tie- Hi! -
borough delegation, and a few others. Sev
eral attempted to address the chair upon
the subject. After some deliberation he
stated his decision that, as the vote ha 1
not been doubt'd before it was
announced he could not enter
tain the motion now. Mr. Clark
accepted the situation gracefully, move 1
that the election !>• made unanimous,
which was done wi h a sh ut, amid cheers
tor Clarke.
Messrs. Fletcher, Mershon and Palmer
(W. B. of Orange) were appointed a com
mittee to escort the wly elected chair
man 10 tli" stage. Mr. Fletcher introduc
ed him to the convention in a most com
plimentary manner, amid cheers and
shouts. Mr. Palmer thanked the conten
tion for the honor and was greeted wuh
grfat applause.
H. W. Zim of St. Johns county was
elected secretary, and Editor Frank Wal
pole of the Palmetto 'Ntyvs assistant sec
retary.
The Committee on Creden ials was then
named. Th" committee went into s* s
s'.on this afternoon, and owing to the
contested del pat ons, have plenty of
work before them.
After this there being no business that
could be transac ed, the de! gates ac
c pted the invito ion extended by 1 lie East
Cos Ist Railroad fo a trip 10 Pal-h by
ihe sea. and the convention adjourned till
8:30 tbi- evening.
Fully 500 delegates went down to Pab
lo, while many otlnrs went cut t> te?
the ball game. Others spent he remaind
er of the afternoon visit ng rid friends i .l
the city, while o hers still got into quiet
consultations In their headquarters.
Most of the delegations held caucuse?
this afternoon before the eve ning m s ion,
and decided what action to take upon cer
tain questions, how to billot and other
matters of the kind. Much activity was
displayed around the leaders’ headquart
ers and it could he seen that all were pre
paring for the fight they confidently ex
pected, either to-night or to-morrow.
Convention Note*.
The question of the capital removal s
still a vexing one with many delegations,
according to inside information, and they
don’t know how to handle it. Other dele
gations are using this a point to inak*-
deals upon, and it has had a Kood deal of
affect already upon the situation. Th
friends of the measure are confident that
the convention will pass the resoluti n, as
large number* of the delegates admit its
necessity and say they are in favor <f it
What the Committee on Resolutions will
do in the premises will dept n 1 upon is
composition somewhat and also upon the
situation ns it would affect their can *i
dates.
The temporary organization may be
made permanent without any further
contest, unless some important eh nice o:
front is made by some of the del* nations,
and this does not appear probable at
present.
Ex-United Stars Serator Pasco of
Mont cello Is in the city, mingling wi'h
the delegates, among whom h* i very
popular.
United S ates Senator James P. Tal
iaferro of this city is at hand, and is
much Interested in the work of the con
vention.
tall Not n i und Ida
Ex-Senator ( all is visible at the head
quar ers of the Boggs dl*giPc, find it
watching development clo*e!y. Call is
a shrewd werke-, and k'eps close tab
upon all that is going on In fho political
line.
In an interview to-day he was asked if
his name would be formally presented to
the convention.
"It will not." replied Mr. Call, “end 1
have not authorized any on** to present it,
either. If the convention chooses to in
dorse me, it would be a great honor, and
I would appreciate it. I am a Chicago
platform Democrat.”
As if an afterthought he added: "What
the state convention should do to make
itself popular would be to refer the nom
inations of candidates back to the people.
I believe that in all such matters the voice
of the people should be heard.
“1 am not bound by the action of the
convention, ns I am not an aspirant before
it.” Whether he meant by this that he
might run independent of any nomination
by this convention is not known, but his
friends ore working hard, in a quiet way,
in his interests.
Stockton n Dark Horse.
John N. C. Stockton is developing
strength as a “dark horse." so it is ru
mored about the various headquarters,
and the leaders are looking into the mat
ter. showing tha* th-.y would recognize
in h m a strong a 1 tagon : st. He is a
brainy man, full of political sagacity, has
many friends throughout the state, and
in case of deadlock would make a strong
candidate.
It is stated that the Hillsborough dele
gation will present the name of Con
gressman Sparkman for rational commit
te man. Mr. Sparkman is popular
throughout the s aief and doubthss his
name would be well received by the con
vention.
The Bryan club officials took up the
matter of having several hundred reserv
ed s- ats to the State Executive Commit
t*c. After both eid s were heard the com
mittee made a decision to the effect that
the Jacksonville committee had full
charge of the Convention Hall arrange
ments and the commute could not, and
would not, change them.
The Night Session.
The convention met again at 8:30 o’clock.
The c mmi tee on credentials s atel that
they would not be ready to report until to
morrow.
C. H. Dickinson of Madison was ap
p inted assistant secretary.
A motion was then made to adjourn un
til 9 a. m. to-morrow. M. D. Payne, ex
county school superintendent of Marion
and a delegate from Marion county, in
stantly objected. He began a grandilo
quent address, saying, “My countrymen,
w - came here for business,” when shouts
f laughter an<j che rs drowned his vo ce
The delegates were in a boyish humor
and they badgered him for several min
utes and then in luced him to go on the
stage. Here h* was greet- and with cat calls
shouts, cheers, whistles, etc., whenever
he attempted to talk. Finally, after ten
or fifteen minutes of this funny busi
ness, Chairman Palmer recognized and
put a motion to adjourn until to-morrow
and it was quickly passed, leaving Mr.
P.jyne on the stage in the midst of a half
ut ored sentence.
The credentials committee is wrestling
wi h contests from Wakulla. Clay and
Volusia counties, and is hard at work to
n;ght.
Most of the and legations are now In
se ret caucus, preparing for the morn-
Lg’s balloting. Jennings and Biggs seem
to be ahead and iheir friends apeak very
confidently cf their chances.
TWO SIIIMITWG AFFAIRS.
Spvernl Arrests n* the Rexnlt ctf the?
St. I.oniK Strike.
St. Louis, June 19.—There were two
shootinir affairs to-night as a result of the
strike. v
Asa passenger wagon was passing a
Transit Line car some of the passengers
taunted those on the car by calling them
scabs. Someone on the car fired a shot
at the wagon, the bullet lodging in the
foot of Peter lionifer, a salcon keeper,
otle of the passengers on the wagon. It
is said the ear carried several members
of the pcsse comitatus.
Miss Winnie Alien was shot and seri
ously wounded under similar circum
stances. In her case it is known that a
posso man tired the shot, the weapon
used being a riot gun.
Judge William E. Fissen, captain of
Company B of the sheriff's pcsse, and his
men arrested George O'Keefe and Wil
iam Woodling, strikers, yesterday for fol
lowing Mrs. Joseph Cornelius and Mrs.
John Farber and threatening violence an I
using insulting language toward them
Mrs. Farber's husband is a nen-union
conductor.
Luther S. Smith and Forest Bird,
strikers, were arrested last night, charg
ed with conspiracy with one of the dyna
miting affairs. They admitted blowing
■up the car. Four sticks of dynamite and
a revolver were found in the men’s room.
A car on the Ea ton .avenue divis.oa
was blown off the track with dynamite
a* Pendletcn avenue at midnight to
night. William Rutholtz, the motorman,
sustaim il a severe injury to his right
arm. The conductor and live policemen
who were on the car were not hurt, ai
' hough they were badly shaken up.
The e were two other cars disabled to
night. but as in the Easton avenue case,
no cn was injured.
TO MAKE A FIGHT OX BAILEE".
Tlmt I* the Only Contest Before the
Texas Convention.
Austin, Tex.. June 19.—The State Demo
cratic Convention meets here to-morrow
and many delegates arrived to-day. There
is no formidable contest coming before
the convention over the selection of the
Kansas City delegation.
Those opposed to Bailey
on general principles are arraying their
forces with a view of making a fight
against him at every turn, but they are
not securing that supiort which would in
dicate that they will have very much
weight in the convention to-morrow.
Bailey's fight will be for a strong anti
expansion plank in the platform and that
Is the only issue to come before the con
vention The tie legates will undoubtedly
be instructed for Bryan.
HAIHSTOX TO HE EXECITBD.
Militia Held In Hrndlness to Prevent
Any Trouble.
Richmond. Va., June 19.—Henry Hairston
is to he executed at Martinsville, Henry
County, Wednesday, for rape. Owing to
rumors that negroes would attempt to
rescue him, and the whites would endeav
or to lynch him, militia have been ordered
by the Governor to hold themselves in
readiness to proceed to the scene.
A Count in Custody.
Chicago, June 19.-Count de Toulous
Enutre. who claims to lie a French noble
man and who was arrested In this city
several weeks ago. on a telegram from
the police authorities of Montreal, charg
ing him with forgery and embezzlement,
was turned over to a Canadian ofilcer to
day. and left in custody later for Mon
treal to stand trial,
PARALYSIS AND COFFEE.
Symptom* Disappear When Oruß I*
Mm n dotted.
“Ten and coffee were forbidden by tny
physician, for I had symptoms of paraly
sis anti it was plain that the coffee was
iho caueo of the trouble. I began using
Post urn Food Coffee and am now' n steady
advertisement for Postum. The old symt
toms of paralysis disappeared in a very
brief time after I began the not; of Pod
ium and quit the use of coffee. Do not
us* my name publicly, if you please."
Morrow'. O. The above name
<an be Riven by the Post urn Cereal Com
pony. Limited. Paitie Creek. Mich.
Coffee in such a direct i*olson to the
nerve centers of many highly organized
people that it produces oil sorts of dis
orders. from stomach and Imwel troubles,
palpitation of the heart, kidney troubles,
etc., etc., up to more Intricate nervous
troubles, such as paralysis. The way o
keep well is to leave off coffee or any
nerve destroyer of that sort, and use
os turn Food Coffee, which Is a direct re
builder of the nerve centers. Sure and
well defined improvement in health will
follow this course, bh can be proven by
any person who will make the trial.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1000.
Apollinaris
(“the QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS”)
BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS,
MORE BRITISH CASUALTIES.
AS ACrOI NT OK THOSE TOT lIITII
EHTO REPORTED.
Boer* Gathering: to Attack Bundle**
Line—lt I* Weak, and They 'lay
Break Through—Hnilroad Bridge
Destroyed and a Train \\ reeked.
Robert* Getting Heady for Another
Move—Man (might Stealing: Gold
From Prenident Kroner.
London, June 20, 3:25 a. m.—The casual
ties made public by the war office, includ
ing a long list cf missing, show’ British .
losses in engagements hitherto not re
ported.
In an attack on a reconstruction train at
Leeuw Spruit, June 14, three were killed,
five wounded and sixty captured. Leeuw
Spruit is feny miles north of Kroonstad.
This was the day of the Zand river at
tack, eighty miles distant. Another list
show's nine wounded and eleven missing
in an action at Vredefort on June 7, no
previous mention of which has betn made.
The Daily Mail points out that it is quite
possible the wires have again he n cut in
Lord Roberts’ rear, as no dispatch later
than June IS has been received.
The Boers are gatherin in force In front
of Gen. Bundle near Ficksburg. His forces
stretch forty miles. As some parts of
the line are weakly held, the British fear
that the Boers may break through. Out
last skirmishes are of daily occurrence.
The Boers there, are commanded by De-
and Hermann.
Mr. Steyn is at Bethlehem, the tempo
rary capital of the Free State.
A Bridge Blown (ji.
According to dispatches from Lorenzo
Marquez, dated yesterday, the Malana
bridge has been destroyed. One account
says it was blown up. Another asserts
that it was undermined by a patrol from
Swaziland, and so collapsed under the
weight of a train. This will temporarily
interrupt the flow of supplies to the.
Boors from Lorenzo Marquez.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing June IG, says that
Lord Roberts is getting provisions for 30,-
000 men and is arranging reiransport for a
part of his army, although His plans are
not to take effect immediate y.
The Lorenzo Marquez correspondent of
tie Daily Express says:
"A German-Amcrican well known io the
New York police is alleged to have,
planned a desperate attempt to steal some
of the bar gold from the trucks attached
(o President Kruger's traveling capfiol.
He is said to have carried olf some bars
before he was discovered.”
The Lorenzo Marques correspDndent o:
the Times says:
“Three escape*! British prisoners arc be
lieved to have tampered with 'Malana
bridge. A freight train pitched into the
stream and two men were killed.
CHAMBERLAIN ON THE WAR.
Believe* Eng la nil Will I Itinmtely
Have Our Approval.
London, June 19.—Joseph Chamberlain,
Secretary of the State for the Colonies,
addressing a meeting of the Women’s Lib
eral Unionist Association this afternoon,
said the colonies had seen through the
haze of ihe South African ante-bellum
negotiations, when Sir Henry Campbell
Bennerman and others were mystified.
Now that the war was concluding, he
added, all were unanimous that whatever
the final settlement might be, it must be
final.
The opposition wanted to know w r hen a
general election would occur. He was un
able to gratify their natural curiosity,
but whether the election took plac** to
morrow or was postponed indefinitely, it
would be momentous, involving the ques
tion of the future of the empire.
Referring to continental criticism, Mr.
Chamberlain, after remarking that Eng
land always expected this, went on to
say:
"But there are quarters whence even a
note of disapproval would be a matter of
serious concern. I refer to our colonies
and the United Stales. I think we are
happy in that we have their good opin
ion and approval.
"It Is true this good opinion of the
United States is not unmixed with other
sentiments. I believe the great majority
of true Americans recognize that our aims
in this war are as high and unselfish as
those which oftimated themselves in the
Spanish-Ameriean struggle. We recog
nized that they were carrying out, as
Anglo-Saxons, a great work of civiliza
tion and humanity.
"Now we are asking their sympathies
and we believe that in the long run we
shall gain the final seal of their ap
proval.”
MANY’ ARMS M SI RENDERED.
They W ill Be I sell to Equip Recap
tured Prisoner*.
London, June 19, 2:20 p. m.-No Impor
tant developments mark the progress of
the British in the Transvaal.
Lord Roberts reports that over 2,0)0
stands of arms have given up at
Pretoria since the occupation of the cap
ital. These will be utilized by the released
Biidsh prisoners. Of w r hom there are 148
officers and 3.309 men. Of the former
twelve and of the latter 228 are in the
hospitals.
The total of the* British lesses June 4,
says Lord Roberts, amounted to only two
m m killed and one officer and forty-eight
m n wounded.
G<n. Duller reports that the first train
through passed l.aing’s Nek tunnel Mon
day. Juno 18, and proceeded to Chari* s
tewn.
The first batch of Mafeklng’s sick and
wounded arrived at the hoepi al a* De l
fontein June 15.
W %KKERSTROOM SI It REN DERS.
f
Rifle* of American Manufacture
Were Found There.
Volksruat, Transvaal, June 19.—The
town guard of Wakkerstroom has sur
rendered to the Brit sh and a numb r of
Maus'irs. wl h seviral rifle* of American
manufacture, have been handed in.
G n. Hildyard has returned here.
llor*c* for tlie Brltl*li.
New Orleans, June 19.—The steamer
Knight Bachelor cleared to-day for Cape
Town with I.CJO horse *for the British gov
ernment.
WAS GIVEN #r*,(MM) IMMAGKA.
Cnpf. Kill* Sued by Ml** fSlnir of
VonnRRIOWD, O.
Youngstown, 0., June 19.—Mbs
Blair was to-day awarded $>.090 dam *
against Capt. Richard T. V/ills, Thirty
third Regiment, United States Volunteers,
in the Philippines, for ailcxed seduc.ion.
She sued for slo,ouo. Miss Blair la under
16 years of age.
CHEEFOO LINE MAY BE CUT.
(Continued from First Page.)
orations. The reason for the probable
isolation of Che Foo consists in the fact
that it is only connected with the main
line by loops. The junction is inland
at Chin Ing and Boxers are believed to
be in that neighborhood. If successful,
their first step is sure to be the destruc
tion of the line.
EXTRA SESSION NOT LIKELY.
The President \\ ill Aet on Hi* Own
Responsibility.
Washington, June 19.—Adjt. (Ten. Cor
bin declared positively to-day that up to
date, only one regiment, the Ninth Infan
try, bad been ord r and from Manila to
China. Further additions may be made to
the military force representing the United
States in China, but no orders have been
given to that effect.
In addition to the Oregon, which is to
go up to Taku from Hong-Kong. the Buf
falo, with 30) green landsmen aboard, has
been ordered at once, from Southampton,
England, to the Philippines, while the
gunboats Princeton and Marietta, admir
ably suited to service in the Pei-Ho river,
above Taku, have been held at Cavite
under orders to be. ready for service at
any moment. The Z a tiro also has been
he’d at the same place, in readiness to
take on supplies for the naval contingent
at Taku.
If the Princeton and Marietta join Ad
miral Kempff, as seems probable now, he
will have at h s command a more numer
ous and effective Reel of gunboats adapt
ed to service cn the. Pei-Ho river as far
up as Ti n Tsin than any of the other
naval Powers there represented.
Admiral Kempff’s powers are wider than
was supposed yesterday. He is not lim
ited to the protection of AmeriJan life
and property. He may do anything prop
er in his judgment to conserve American
interests of any kind in China and that
means that he may take action to insure
the United States against loss of trade or
commercial position in China.
Not \ ct n St:t** of M ar.
It may be significant in this connection
that the official view here is still that
there is not yet a state of war between
China and the United States. It is con
tended that the stirring events of Sunday
morning did not of necessity involve us In
war and that the action of the Chinese
commander at Taku may yet he disavow
ed, or prove to have be* n based upon ig
norance or misunderstanding. In this ease,
there is still opportunity for an explana
tion by the Chinese government and suita
ble reparation that shall close this indi
dent without wot.
The Russian- charge here, Mr. WoMant,
this morning notified Secretary Hey that
his government was dispatching 4,000 Rus
sian troops from Port Arthur <0 Taku.
The department accepted this statement
without comment. It is known to the
officials hero that Japan also is sending
a corresponding number of troops to the
seat of trouble, and that England, Ger
many and France are doing likewise.
it is believed that with our own force
numbering about 2,000, including the Ninth
Infantry, the international army Will be
quite strong enough to relieve the siege
of the embassies and legations at Pekin.
If a large number of American troops
were available, they would be sent for
ward at once, according to the officials,
but as it is the force will be further in
creased as soon as the troops can he con
centrated at Manila from the outlying
posts, if there shall be necessity for re
inforcements.
Yetion of IliiMMin and Japan.
When the official day closed it was found
that a message receive*! in the morning
from Admiral Remey at the navy de
partment touching the readiness of the
Princeton, Marietta and Zattro for immedi
ate service, represented all the news* that
had come to the government from the
East since yesterday. One fa* t of the
utmost importance developed, however,
namely, that the notice-of the Russian
government of its intention to dispatch
4.000 trooi>s to China was accompanied by
an undertaking that these troops were to
be used for the assistance of Europeans
and Americans, and with no purpose of
territorial aggression on the part of Rus
sia. This assurance was received with
the greatest satisfaction. It Is understood
that Japan, in view of Russia’s frank dec
laration, will consent to assume the same
obligation toward the other nations, in
which case the greatest obstacle to ef
fective action, whether concurrent or joint,
by the Powers in China, may be consid
ered as removed.
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassa
dor, called at the- state department this
afternoon, and spent half an hour in con
ference with Secretary Hay. His lord
ship hod no news from his own govern
ment beyond that conveyed by Ihe morn
ing papers respecting Ihe developments in
China, and he was particularly anxious
to l>e informed as to the details of the re
ported battle Sunday morning. The state
department was without information on
this point. It is expected that Admiral
K mpff will be heard from within a day or
two.
LI RING CHANG SUMMONED.
French %rinorol frnlaer I* Soon to
Leave for TnUu.
Pari?, June 19.—A dispatch received here
from Shanghai, says Li Hung Chang has
been summoned to Pekin from Canton.
The French Consul at Shanghai tele
graphs that the danger of complications
in the Yang-tse-Kiang valley, and the
province of Tsachuan appears to be dimin
ishing.
The Minister of Marine, M. Delanessan,
.announces that the French armored
cruiser Gulchen will leave France for Ta
ku. June 23. and that the armored cruiser
Admiral Charner and the aecond-elasa
cruiser Friant will sail June 29. He add
ed that two transports conveying two bat
tall* ris of Infantry, and two batteries of
artillery would leave atNhe same time.
TO GET THE WIRE* IN SHAPE.
Cable Company Look* for Aid From
lll** I nllod Fleet*.
New York, June 19.—The central cable
office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company is advised by the Great North
ern Company that it hopes <0 be able to
organize shortly, with the assistance of
the united fleets, the service between Che
F(V> and Tien Tain (taking Taku cn route),
abandoned by the Chinese administration.
In the meantime the Great Northern
Company recommends that government
telegrams for these destinations be ad
dressed to the respective consulates a
Che Foo, whic h will be able to forward
them to their destination by the dispatch
and torpedo boats calling at Che Foo.
FRANCE’S FORCE AT TAKE
Mu* lln* Ordered l,2<Mt Troops to Get
Ready to Go There.
Paris. June 19.—The French government
will have 4,200 troops at Taku when the
reinforcement* just ordered out arrive
there. Two thousand will reach Taku
before July 3.
The dispatch of a cruiser division,, which
was decided upon to-day, will give
France a strong naval force, consisting
of seven modern cruisers, three of the
first class and four of the second, four
gunboats and a dispatch boat.
THOI RLE OF LONG STANDING.
Plot of Emperor to Depose the Em
press Do winter.
New York. June 19. Richard Blind y
Sheridan, who is returning from a diplo
matic mission for tlie British government
in the Far East, and who hat/spent I'u
teen months in Pekin and Tien Tsin, says:
“The trouble dates back to Sept. 10, 1898,
when the Empress was in her sumine
palace. During her absence the Empnor.
temporarily in authority, plotted under
the advice of his tutor, Kank Wu Wai. to
depose the sovereign. To this end ar
rangements had been made to the extent
of securing the general eommandii g .h*
troops at Tien Tsin, who was to much to
Pekin and support the Emperor.
“The Empress, learning of the pot, hur
riedly returned to Pekin only to find the
Emperor in communication with Marquis
lto of Japan. The Marquis, who is a
prime minister at the M kudo’s court, re
signed his office to go to China, ostensi
bly to further a treaty when under Japa
was to educate the fleet and the army
officers of Chins. Upon learning that
re Emperor was to confer with Mar
quis lto she succeeded in b ing present
at the intervl w conceded bell nd a
screen and unkn wn to the Marquis.
When the interview took place, therefore,
the Emprror onfin <1 himse'.f <> asking
a fe>v coinm nplace questions, after which
he drank his tea. signifying thai the nu
uience wat at an end.
"Tha* night >h* Emperor was arrest
ed an i imprisonel on an Island tin tHe
palace . nd reports were cireulatd by the
Empress of hts death.
Many of the Emperor’s supporters were
executed. The people began to clamor
for their Emperor and tlie Powers, n
order to disprove his death, insisted upon
the Emperor receiving their representa
tives. A rising of the secret societies was
expected and feared. Pekin*, Tien Tsui
and all of the northern towns were pla
carded. overnight to the effect, that if the
Emperor did not appear, there would be
1 an uprising and massacre, not only of
all the foreigners who were believed to
side with the Empress* policy, hut also
of all Chinese who were anti-reform.
Thereupon the Powers ordered their ma
rines to Pekin to protect their legations.”
Li Hung Chang to Go North.
Hong Kong, June 19.—1 t is understood
(hat LI Hung Chong leave* Canton for the
North June 20. Canton is quiet and the
viceroys of the provinces bordering on th*
Yang-tse-Kiang are believed to be strong
ly opposed to the revolutionary movement.
Rtisohm Troop* for Tnka.
Washington, June 19.—Secretary of Statr>
Hay has been notified by the Russian em
bassy here that 4,000 Russian troops have
been dispatched from Port Arthur to
Taku.
SAYS REPORTS IRE FALSE.
Gov. Gen. Wood's Statement on tlie
Treasurer** OOloe.
Havana, June 19.—Gen. Wood has issue 1
the following statement:
"The examination by expert acc unt
nnt.s of the treasurer's offi e from the
dale cf its in ept! n list year has been
enmple fd. The offle * was found in <x
cel ent condition It has also b- cn co 1-
ciusive'y pr* v< and that the chn ge of xtrav
agafice In the natter of salarle#io Amer
icans paid from the island funds \•* ah
sclu ely without fo nduion. The fan
of he cnee i, that the h ghest sal rt s
laid in the island are pall to Cubans.
The repo U tf extravagance In tram
portati n and the 1 k<' are absolue ly
false.”
ONLY ONE REGIMENT TO GO.
I nited State* Not Yet in n State o>
War With China.
Boston, June 19.—Senator Hoar was to
day questioned regarding a special dis
patch from Washington, that rumors of
an extra session 'of Congress, to empower
the Presklent to send troops to Chinn,
was current in that city.
"Of course,” said the Senator, "I can
give only party opinion, but I should
think it would require an* earthquake suf
ficiently severe to shake every house in
the nation, to induce the President to
call an extra session, particularly at Ihl.**
time, with #>n election impending. 1 have
no doubt the President will act upon hts
own responsibility, and send to China as
many troops as may bo needed there.”
BECKHAM IS V CANDIDATE.
Announce* to .Succeed Hlinnelf *
Governor of Kentucky.
Frankfort, Ky., June 19.—Gov. Beckham
Issued a statement to-night formally an
nouncing his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination to succeed himself.
Lutheran* May Change Rule*.
Burlington, la., June 19.—The Swellsh
Augustana Lutheran Synod to-day adopt
ed o resolution declaring that the ru>s of
the church shutting members of the secret
societies out of membership ought to !e
revised and that a committee will l o se
lected to present a revised plan at the next
annual meeting.
Independent Lutheran Church.
Stillwater, Minn., June 19.—A large num
ber of German Lutherans in this ei:y,
who have been excommunicated because
they belong o secret societies, have or
ganized an Independent German Luth
eran Church and wijl seek to extend it.
THE CHINESE CAPITAL.
Pekin Said to He a Nest of Densest
Ignorance.
From the New York Press.
Pekin, the capital and metropolis of
China, is one cf the most ancient cities
on tin globe. Pia -tically it is in th *
Game condition now as it was hundreds
of years ago, no progress having b** n
made by the Chinese either in moderniz
ing the city or developing it as a trade
center. The same old-style houses and
the same old s r ets, badly laid out and
wretchedly paved, bear silent witne-s to
the backwardness of the Chinese nation.
While oth*r cities in the far Fast have
taken s'eps to keep pace with the tini* s
Pekin has laid dormant. No fore, gn cap
ital has been permitted within 1 s walls,
and no suggestions f* r the amelioration
of its condit.o 1 have been accepted. Lying
within th* gr*ai walls that encompasses
it, It has slept for years while the res'
of the world has been taking g gantle
st:ides to k ep up with th*- march of j ro-
and civlilzat on.
Pekin is divided into two great cities
ihe northern part being known as the lar
tar ci y and the .-outhorn l h th Chinese
c| y. The former has an ana of twelve
r qua re miles and The latter nn area of
fifteen square miles. The Tartar <Dy Is
surrounded by a wall HO fe t high, 69 feet
thick at Die barn and 40 fee.' at th top,
and the Chinese city is encircled by a
wall 30 Uet high, 25 feet thick at the
base and 12 fe t a r the top. On sde th c
walls th suburbs in lude, with ihe cites,
an urea of nearly 25 miles in elrcumfer
cnee. Within the. Tartar city lies the im
pe ial or Y* II w City, which in turn con
tains the Purple, or Forbidden City, en
circling the Emperors palace.
With a population of nearly 1 .700,000 and
growing fast Pekin has plodded along * n
th same dd ant'quaUd lines lor ceniu
rle'. It has not even made p.ovialons for
sanitation, to neceuary to the health and
w< Ifare of a largo community, and the
conditions as they exist to-day are unus
ually filthy. Standing on an extremely
nut huiii
®P
THOUSANDS.
Expectations More Than Real
ized.
THE CONTINUED DRY GOODS SENSATION
Great REMOVAL Sale
BARGAINS,
Like stars of the first magnitude, reduce all
other bargain attempts to the brilliancy of “Cape
May Diamonds” ground out at a glass factory.
Bona fide versus fake —Savannah public the
judges- —The citizens ol Savannah demonstrated
to us during the last three weeks that they are
capable of discriminating between bona fide and
fake sales. Never in the history of Savannah
was there such a continuous bona fide sale at
tempted.
TO-DAY
and every day this week, you will have an op*
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uine and imitation sales. Extra special induce*
ments will be offered in every department. Not
a few, a dozen or so articles reduced prices
as baits, but everything throughout the entire
house at lower prices than competitors are pay
ing for same goods to-day.
■A call here means that you will save more
money, secure better results, obtain greater val
ues than you ever did before.
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sandy plain, 1 has no water supply, and
what wat r it does get is never pure.
Through many of its streets it would he
impossible to drive a vehicle, and after
nightfall pregrrs- is uillleull even for |><-
* estrians, th*- toroughfares being lit only
by lanterns swung from the doors of
1 011: ca.
In dry weather its streets are’ covered
with dust, und in rainy weather they at •
knee deep in mud. The houses are of
brick, usually one story, und are roofed
with tiles. AH D*: necessaries of life
me exceedingly dear, and the great ma
jority of the Inhabitants are m serably
poor. Its nianulaetures are trifling and
the trade of 4he city is con lined principal
ly to supplying the wants of its citizens.
Pekin is essentially a domestic city In
that it has no foreign quarter, as has
marly all of the larger cities of the
world. Its foreign element consists, most
ly of members of legations, mission
aries and a few merchants. The houses
of foreigners are nearly al 1 n Legation
street, one of the city’s principal thor
oughfares, and they are built some dis
tance from ea* h other. It is said that
this portion of Pekin is the cleanest part
of the great city.
• v> r *dS'• is permitted to decay and
go to water in Pekin, the walls surround
ing me efty are kept in good repair. They
were built, tradition has it, to keep out
Invaders, and to this day the Inhabitants
believe that behind these massive piles of
brick and stone they are safe from
any enemy which may want to attack
them.
On the outer faces of these walls at In
tervals of sixty feet are built square but
tresses and on top of these there are
guard houses occupied by troops. Six
teen gates, each surmounted by 11 tall
tower, lead into the city. These lowers
are built in tiers or galleries, and are pro
vided with many loophol -s from which
fire can be directed toward any quarter.
Kwang Hsu. th** present Emperor of
China, was born on Aug. 2, 1K72. He is
n son of Prince Chan, and succeeded to
the throne by proclamation at the death
of Emperor Tung Chi, on Jan. 22. 1875.
He was married on Feb. 26, 18S9 Kwang
Hsu Is the ninth Emperor of China of
the Munchu dynasty of Tsing, which over
threw the native dynasty of Ming In
1044. There is no hereditary succession
to tho throne, but each sovereign ap-
his successor from among tho
members of hi}j fam ly of a young t gen
eration than his own. Kwang Hsu was
made the nominal occupant of the throne
when he was 3 years old by arrangements
made by the Empress Dowager, and 110
assumed control of Die government in
February, 1889. On S pr. 2-’. D9B, ;>n impe
rial edict was Issued stating that tho
Emperor had resigned power to the Em
press Dowager, who has since retained
the direction of affairs. The death of
Kwang Hsu has been reported many
times, but it Is bellevd that he still Is
alive. On Jan. 24. 19 9. it was declared
by decree that Pu Tsing, n son of the
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Prince of Tuan, was Emperor, and thfr
declaration is regarded as equivalent tc
Kwang Hsu’s deposition.
The iirctiy of China comprises “Th<
Eight Farmers.” nominally containing
about 300,000 men, and . < oqd mlrt of the Man
elm conqueror and their allies. The nnm
b* r maintained on a war footing is from
,80,000 to 100,000. This force is subdbidet
1 * * gr< linn if M mehus. Mongolr
and Chinese. The Imperial Guard, in Pe
kin, contains from 4.000 to 6.000 men. He
sides “Th- Eight Danners" there is ‘‘The
'i irg Pina:.” or National army, which con
sists of eighteen corps under a g over not
or governor general. Their nominal
rerunh i from rdO.ono to 663,0C0 men. oj
whom 200,< 0 are Available for w r ar. The
most Important contingent is the Tien-
Tsin army corps, About 100,000 strong,
with rwslem organization, drl { end aim*,
employed in garrison duty at Tlen-Tsln.
Taku and other ports. There are also
other branches known as mercenary
troops, raising in emergencies, Mongolian
and eom*' irregular cavalry, which are- of
no real military value. The total lard
army on a peace footing Is about VO.00)
men. and on a war footing about 1.000,0.0.
but the army a* a whole has no un’ty or
coh<slon. There Is no discipline, drll lng
is a pastime, their weapons are obsolete,
and there is no transport, eoTbmlssariat
or medical service. The war between Ja
pan and China a few years ago Is still
fresh in the recollection of many. Tn a
short space of time the Japanese w'ped
tb Chine.'* nnv.v •*tT the seas. Bince that
time, however. China bus added several
swift cruisers to her fleet.
The Tsung-11-Yameti < r f^re s gn office of
China was created on Jan. 19, 1861.' It com
prise* among! its memb rs all th'se of the
< oun<dl of state and six other officials of
ihe high'*, t rank. It controls all the mat
i* i's with foreign nations. From this of
fice Prince (Thing bus been retir<d, and
to his place- Prince Iu m, who represents
ignorant, reactionary interests, has suc
c*eded. This I looked upon as a step
backward, ;< Prince (Thing had ronse
knowledge of international relation*, but
Prince luan has none at all. This change
also elevates the Manchu clement, which
is responsible for the policy of seclusion
and hostility to foreigners. Until recent
ly the foreign board had three Manchu
and five Chinese members; now it has
seven Manchus ond four Chinese.
—Victor Smith of ihe New York Presr
thinks tli.it what this country needs is a
“school of unlearning.” He says: “There
are so many distorted facts engraved on
the tablets of our memory that we shall
never get them straightened out unless
w go to school at 40, 50, 60 and 70 to
unlearn that which we stored up in youth
ond tak in a fresh cargo of corrected
Information. Perhaps U were better that
wo should not go to school at all until
wo have knocked about for half a cen
tury. It is much harder to •unlearn and
learn over again than to learn correctly
nt the start.”
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