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THE MORNING NEWS. Established 1850 .- - Incorporated 1838 J. H. ESTILL, President. FOUGHT THE CHINESE AMERICAN FORCES ENGAGED WITH IMPERIAL TROOPS. FAILED TO BREAK THE LINE. KEMPFF WIRED THAT ANOTHER ATTACK WOULD BE SLADE, Belief in Washington That Admiral Kempff Sfeant the Chinese Opposi tlon Instead of the Government Forces-Waller Was in Coinmund of American Slurines—Flfty-elglit Americans in Pekin—Plans to Send Reinforcements. Washington, June 23.—Dispatches re ceived to-day from Admiral Kempff an nounced that fighting was In progress near Tien Tsln. Beyond the information that the Ameri can marines under Maj. Waller and 400 Russians had been engaged with the Chi nese army and that a second attack with a force of 2,000 was about to be made, no specific details were received. The officials waited anxiously through out the day to learn the result of this second movement, but up to a late hour no further word had come from the Ad miral c.r any other source. The news was sufficient, however, to accentuate the need of reinforcements, and the energies of the War and Navy I>epartroents were exerted in preparing to forward men, ships and supplies as fast as possible. The dispatch of troops from Manila is mainly impeded by the severe (terms now raging in the Indian sea. Hurry ord rs were given to make ready for sea the three naval colliers, Hannl bal, Alexander and Saturn, now at Nor folk for the putpcse of taking supplies of coal to the Asiatic station. This led to the belief In some quarters that the col liers might be accompanied by some of the powerful ships nosv in Atlantic wa fers, possibly a portion of the North At lantic squadron. But naval officials stat ed that while Admiral Remey's force at Manila had been much depleted, there was no present purpose to send more ships. Our Available Navy. In case they are needed', however, the Atlanta is ready at New York, end the Bancroft at Boston, both of them being light draft vessels, well suited for Chi nese waters, while the New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Indiana, Kearsarge and Kentucky, give a reserve of strong ves sels which can be drawn upon if the de velopments seem to warrant such a course. The American naval force in Chin* at present, consists of the Newark, 400 men; Monocacy. 275; Nashville. 275. ail at Taku; the York Town. ;too at Che IFoo. The Oregon, which is under orders to go to Hong Kong probably, will start next Monday, but cannot reach the scene of action short of six or seven days. The Iris, a supply ship, also is on the way. This will give Admiral Kempff a fleet of six ships, including the Oregon, when they "are assembled a w eek hence. Attitude of China. Outside of the immediate necessity of meeting the military and naval require ments. the government is chiefly con cerned in finding out to what extent the Chinese government is countenancing or assisting the^ warfare at Tien Tsin. One of the* highest officials of the ad ministration said to-night that was some evidence that Gen. Tung Fu Sen, the principal general of the Mohammedan Chinese, was in command, and that, pos sibly, without orders from the Chinese government, he had succeeded in leading off some of the regular Chinese troops. This would in part explain Admiral Kempff s mesage that the Chinese army Is engaged in the fighting. But the as surances of the Chinese minister, and the communications from El Hung Chang, snd several of the influential viceroys, all lead to the belief that the Chinese gov ernment does not direct the movements now going on. This uncertainty must be cleared up within the next few hours, and it will then be determined whether the authorities here are to deal with China or an uprising of Chinese rebels. Many Sensational Rumors. The critical con ltion of affairs brought out the usual large crop of sensational rumors. There were persistent reports that an extra session of Congress might be called, but members of the cabinet who would be apt to know if such a move were contemplated, dismissed the report ns entirely unfounded The alarming report from Shanghai that the Empress Dowager had ordered the ex termination of ail foreigners in China was received with great allowance at the state department. At the same time this was the eleventh dav of complete silence on the part of Minister Conger, and every hour of silence adds to the apprehension among the officials. Gen Msc.Arthur's report of the ambush ing of American troops in Luzon, result ing in a large casualty list, added some what to the perplexity of the war depart ment in providing .soldiers for China as this W'as another evidence that Gen. Mac- Arthur needed a considerable force to gar rison and protect the many outlying point#. MOVEMENTS OF AMERICAN.#. Kempff’. Report That AA T e Have Been Fighting Chinn'* Army. Washington, June 23.— The navy depart ment this morning received an Important dispatch from Admiral Kempff, stating that an engagement is now in progress between the United State* marines and other forces against the Chinese army out side of Tien Tsln. The following bulletin baa been issued by the department: "Acting Secretary Hackett has this morning received a dispatch from Admiral Kempff, dated Che Foo, June 23, to the effect that our marines, under Maj. Wal ler, together with 400 Russians, have had an engagement with the Chinese army, near Tien Tsln- They could not break through the line. A force numbering 2,000, the Admiral report*, Is now ready to make another attempt." Admiral Kempff'* dispatch, stating that an engagement had occurred near Tlau Tain, and that another waa about to oc cur, sent a thrill of expectancy 'through out official circles here Other dispatches had been received, giving e<Hitlonal <ie. ♦aH*. but these were not made public, e* they did not ehed light upon the en. gagement n*elf. but more on the move ment* of the force*. The official informa tion gave no clue whatever as to the extent of any casualties which may hove bean suffered by the American forces en- i gaged and this was taken to indicate that the leas waa little or nothing in the face of such an 111 equipped foe. Maj. Waller, In command of the Amerl 9#* marines who participated in the fight, Mottling Xrtoo. is known here as a brave and efficient offi cer, whose coolness and daring were dis played during the battle of Santiago when he commanded the marines on board the battleship Indiana. The marines referred to in the cable are the 130 men taken by the Solace from Manila at the first cail for reinforcements. Witli tin* Chinese Army, Admiral Kempff’s specific statement that the engagement was “with the Chinese army” at first caused some solicitude among officials for this was the first posi tive official statement that the imperial forces of China and not the Boxers were fighting the foreign troops. Later, how ever, the view obtained that the Admiral had used the words “Chinese army” as a handy means of expressing the Chinese opposition encountered, without Intending to officially declare that the imperial troops were fighting. The Shanghai statement of a practical “Anglo-American alliance” elicited an ex pression of indignation from the officials here who have grown weary of explaining that there is absolutely no such alliance, but simply parallel action by this and other governments toward the common end of preserving their respective peo ple and property. The authorities here are using the ut most endeavor to bring officers from every available point so as to meet the require ments of Admiral Remey and for this rea son (he quota at the torpedo school at Newport and at many other points is be ing reduced to the smallest possible limit. There are now fifty-two vessels in com mission in Asiatic waters showing the ex treme need cf a large force of offie rs. Solnce at XagaMnki. The navy department received a dis patch this morning announcing the ar rival of the Solace at Nagasaki, Japan. No explanation is given at the depariment as to why she went over to Nagasaki, in stead of remaining with the American fleet at Taku. but it is believed that she made the trip to the Japanese port for the r urpose of being in more direct tele graphic communication wiih the depart ment. It may Be that the department will find it necessary to send duplicate mess ages to Kt mpff via Nagasaki and the Sol ace could carry dispatches back and forth and establish direct communication with the department in this way. tiucricnna in I'ekln. In answer to a request from the navy department as to how many Americans were in Pekin, Rear Admiral Kempff re plied, under date of June 23, via Che Foo, that thirty Austrians, seventy-five French, fifty Germans, seventy-nine Brit ish, forty Italians, twenty-ihree Japanese, seventy-five Russians, and fifty-height Americans arc in Pekin. He further says: “No news or whereabouts of Pekin’s re lief expedition. Reported by cablegram. June 12. Japanese expect several thousand troops now' due. No news from Tien Tsin or Pekin since last report.” This dispatch arrived at the navy de partment prior to *he dispatch, announc ing that fighting was in progress between the Chinese imperial troops and the in ternational column outside of Tien Tsin. I>e|y of Reinforcements. The only news given out at the War Department to-day having any bearing any bearing on the situation in Qhira was a dispatch from Gen. MacArthur announcing a further delay in the de parture of the military reinforcements to China. The message is as follows: “Manila, June 23.—Adjutant General, Washington: Departure Ninth Infantry delayed until Juns 27 f consequence storm, which broke railroad and telegraph and made approach of transport Impossible. “MacArthur.” Tt is proposed to send the Ninth Infan try and its transportation equipments, in cluding mules and wagons, to Taku on the transports Logan and Port Albert. Inasmuch as the voyage will take at least six days, it will be Impossible to land the troops on Chinese soil before the 3d of July at the earliest. Adjt. Gen. Cor bin is authority for the statement that nothing has been heard from Gen. Mac- Arthur on the subject of sending addi tional reinforcements to China. The de partment, however, is making arrange ments for the prompt transportation to China of as many troops as can be spared from immediate service in the Philippines. K'lniiff to Send More Men. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn was in close consultation during the day with Gen. Miles. Adjt. Gen. Corbin, Quartermaster General Ludington and Col. Bird, the quartermaster in charge of transporta tion. It is no secret that the delibera tions related to the execution of plans for affording substantial relief to the small naval force which has so far borne the brunt of battle at Taku, Tien Tsin and on the road to Pekin in conjunction with the larger forces of the allied Powers. So far as the transportation is concerned there will be no difficulty in the way of for warding additional troops from Manila to the Chinese coast. The war department officials also are seriously considering the advisability of changing the destination of the transport Grant from Manila to Taku. She will carry two squadrons of the Sixth Cavalry, numbering about 800 men, and a battalion of marines numbering 230 men. These troops are now being assembled at San Francisco and are scheduled to start for the East on the first proximo. The Grant Is a fast ship and can make the trip to China in twenty-eight or thirty days. The horses of the cavalry troops are to be taken over on transports from Portland, Ore. PROCLAMATION BY POWERS. Will Use Armed Force Only Against Those AVho Oppose Them. Washington, June 23.—The following ca blegram from Admiral Kempff was receiv ed late this afternoon at the navy depart ment: “Che Foo, June 23. 1900.—Secretory Navy, Washington. Proclamation Issued 20th. The admirals and senior naval officers of the allied Powers in China desire, in the name of their governments, to let it he known to all the viceroys and the authori ties of coast and river provinces and cities in China that they intend to use armed force only against the Boxers and those people who oppose them in the mardh to Pekin for the rescue of their fellow coun trymen. "Kempff." Admiral Kempff's message is of Import ance as showing the present attitude of the Powers represented in. Chinese wa trs. It Indicates that for the present, at leaat. they ere operating In harmony for the release of the foreigners who are con fined In the Chinese capital, and that they are taking active steps by means of procla mation lo have this fact become known to the peaceably inclined Chinese. Officials here interpret the proclamation as a conciliatory measure and believe it calculated to restore the confidence of the Chinese people in, the pacific intentions of the Power* VICEROYS GIVE ASSURANCE. 1,1 Hung Chang Also Says He Will Pnt ftn End to the Trouble. Washington, June 23.—Several Important communications have been received by the Secretary of State Justifying the attitude assumed by this government, that, techni cally speaking, a state of war doe* not ex ist between the United States and China. The viceroys who have their ueats of government at Nan King and Wu Cheng. Continued on Ninth Page, SAVANNAH. GA., SUNDAY. JUNE 24, 1900. RELIEF OF TIEN TSIN. HORDES OF CHINESE IN THE WAY OF FOREIGN FORCES. TROOPS HAD TO FALL BACK. RUSSIANS AND AMERICANS MADE NO IMPRESSION. Another Effort to Relieve the For eigner* Wn* to Have Been Made Yesterday Foreigner. in Tien Tsin Are Holding Out Well—Little Doubt of the Government's Atti tude—Learnt ions In Pekin All Re ported Sate. London, June 24, 3:20 a. m.—The only dispatches from China received last night are those which give further details of the repulse of Thursday's attempt to relieve Tien Tsin. According to a dispatch from Che Foo, hordes of Chinese, with well-posted ar tillery, block the way of the American and Russian forces. The guns of the al lies could make no impression, and it was found impossible to shift the enemy’s position. Nothing could be done, except to fait back, and this was accomplished in good order. It was ascertained that the foreigners in Tien Tsin were making a gallant de fense. The French concession buildingß had been vigorously attacked with fire, and in all probability have been reduced to ashe*. After the force retired an armored train attempted to reconnolter, but was de railed. More troops are arriving at Taku, end another attempt at relief with a force of much greater strength, was to have been made last (Saturday) night. The Chinese legation at Berlin received another telegram last (Saturday) night, stating that all the legations in Pekin were safe, and that the foreign ministers at that place were all weli. PRINC-K TUAN IN' COMMAND. Reported He Is Responsible for At tack on Tien Tsin, Shanghai, June 23.—Prince Tuan has taken charge as commander general in chief, after dismissing Yung La, a nephew of the Emperor, the former commander in chief. Prince Tuan gave notice that he would march to Tien Tsin and sweep out the handful of foreigners there. At daylight on the morning of June 21 he attacked the settlements at Tien Tsin with artil lery, and the best foreign drilled troops. The Chinese army had about forty-five Krupps. They managed to burn the United States consulate. The warehouses and the Standard Oil Company’s prem ises are believed to have escaped. Though the situation is grave, the Chinese have not occupied Tien Tsin. Tlie latest news from Pekid emanating from authentic sources Is to the effect that there is no change in the situation. This is understood to mean that the le gations still hold out. The Chinese have surrounded them but do not dare to make another attack. Apparently they hope to starve out those who have taken ref uge there. Government la Wrecked. Midnight—Foreigners and commercial men at all of the treaty ports are of the opinion that the Chinese government has been wrecked beyond repair, and that the only solution for the existing anarchy, will be the establishment of anew gov ernment, controlled by the civilized na tions. Attempts to restore the Empress on the basis of her promise of good be havior, would make the position of the foreigners worse than ever. A popular plan is the restoration of the Emperor, If found alive. With liberal ad visers, he could be held subject to strict supervision by some council, repreresent ing the foreign Powers. The personal punishment of the highest officials concerned In the anti-foreign movement, is considered essential. Interest is focused on Russia and Amer ica. It is the universal belief that Rus sia Instigated rioting, expecting to march an army to Pekin, and proclaim herself protector of China, under the guise of restoring order, but achieved a fiasco on account of the prompt action of the other Powers. America Holds tlie Key. America, who is considered to hold the key to the solution, because of being be yond suspicion of land-grabbing motives, Is in the best position to take the lead in making proposals for a permanent ar rangement. There is a practical Anglo- American alliance in China. The com mercial organizations of both nationali ties are urging their respective govern ments to hurry more troops. The pres ence of enough soldiers to enforce the demands upon China, besides being a check to the ambitions of rival Powers, is deemed vital. There is an insufficient number of Eng lish troops available toi protect the in terests at stake in the treaty ports. The English and Americans confidently ex pect thnt Reveral regiments will be sent from the Philippines without delay. No Confidence In LI Hons Chang. No confidence is expressed In Li Hung Chang, who is expected to follow what ever policy is likely to result in personal aggrandizement. Many missionaries from the Yang-tse- Kiang valley are coming to Shanghai for safety. Three Chinese gunboats recently built by the Armstrongs have arrived at Shang hai from Taku, fleeing from the foreign fleets, leaving a captain behind in their haste. Two Chinese cruisers at Klang Ylng fort, fifty miles up the river, are kept under steam. The forts are pro vided with modern artillery, and are In structed to watch for the approach of foreigners. Six American Presbyterian missionaries from Klang Ying have arrived at Shang hai. A wealthy Chinaman, who fled from Tekln on the 14th, say* that all the lega tion*. except the British, Austrian and Belgian, have been burned, the foreign ers taking refuge with those three. Only seven Krupp guns are employed In the bombardment of Tien Tsln. There Is still no new* of Vice Admiral Seymour. The officials here are anxious, business is practically suspended, and all the respectable Chinese look for foreign protection In th# event of a rising. It is officially aald that th* Dowager Em press has Issued emphatic Instructions for th# extermination of #ll foreigner* lit China. v L*.rg* Dumber* of refugee* ariivlr v her© from the North. All is quiet here and In the Yang-tse-Kiang valley. CHIXKSE WERE ADVANCING. Continually Working Their Gann From Native' City. London, June 23.—Special dispatches from Shanghai, dated at 7:20 p. m., yes terday, give additional details of the bom bardment of Tien Tsin. It is reported that Tien Tsln ha® been Incessantly bombarded for the last three days. The entire British and French settlements have been destroyed. Heavy casualties are reported. The Chinese number at least 15.000 In side the city, while their emissaries crowd the foreign quarters, setting fire to the buildings. The Chinese guns are being worked steadily from the walls of the native city. The all being de stroyed, the foreigners floekAo the Town Hall. The assistance of reinforcements is implored. The Russians are now intrenched in the depot. They are resisting the advance which tne enemy is making in overwhelm ing numbers. No word has been received from Ad miral Seymour, and it is feared that the relief column fared badly. There is an exoc'us of foreigners from the Yang-lse- Klang forts to Shanghai and Japan. Many cot sider Shanghai unsafe, ow ing to the absence of foreign troops. BOMBARDMENT OF TIEN TSIN. Report to Pari* of Destruction or American Consulate. Paris, June 23.—The French consul gen eral in China telegraph- under date of Fr day, June 22, as follows: “The Chinese have bombarded the Tien Tsin concessions and have destroyed the American consulate.” A dispatch received lure from the French consul. M. Francois, sent from Yunnan Fu under date of Sunday, June 17, expresses frar of an insurrection the mandarins in Yunnan Sen owing to apprehensions of a war. He ex plains that this 1s (he reason why he is detained. Another telegram dated Wednesday, June 20, announces that (he mandarins had ro established tranquility in Mong Tse and that the situation in Yunnan Sen was unchanged. Ft was added that two Europeans from latter place had suc ceeded in reaching Mong Tse without hav ing encountered great obstacles and that four Chinese convicted cf participating in the burning of a church and live Euro pean houses, June 16. had been executed. WIBE SENT TROOPS FORWARD. Monocacy’* Commander Taking Part in the Disturbance, Shanghai, June 23.—The American con sul, here, John Goodnow, has received from the consul at Che Foo, under date of June 22, a bulletin from Commander Wise, of the United States warship Mo nocacy, as follows: "June 20. —On arrival of the marines this morning, I started fires in the loco motives and got cars and two field pieces. Just now, 1 p. m., trains with 400 Rus sians and one field piece and 130 marines, are leaving. , "A French officer has Just arrived, hav ing left Tien Tsin yesterday at 7:30, when troops were attacking the foreigners and the American consulate had been destroy ed. He does not know what has become of our men. The Chinese have modern field guns and are battering the foreign ers in their strongholds. He savs the line can be traveled from here to Ching Chang Chan, half way to Tien Tsin. A few Russians are there. He says I may be attacked here to-night, but- I have sent ell the marines, os I can look out for myself. This place will be deserted again to-night. "It Is very important to preserve the rolling stock of the company. When a train has got as far ahead sb it can, the troops will press ahead afoot, and the train will be sent back for reinforce ments. "I seized here at daylight a dispatch boat. I could start more locomotives if I had competent firemen. "Wise, Captain of Warehip Monocacy.” Lieut. Kempff, U. S. N., through the British Consul at Tien Tsin, sends the following by special courier: "Reinforcements ore urgently needed. The casualties are heavy, the ammunition is insufficient and machine guns are re quired. The Russians at the railroad sta tion ere hard pressed. The Chinese troops keep up an incessant fire from large guns on the European concessions, nearly all of which have been burned.” RUMORED NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. German Crnl.er Said to Have Rested Two Chinese Vessels. Kiel, June 23.—iA rumor is current In naval circles here that a German cruiser has forced one Chinese -ship ashore and captured another, and that fifty Chinese were killed and seventy wounded. VON KETTELER SAFE AND WELL. Chinese Minister at Berlin Hns Been So Informed. Berlin, June 23.—The Chinese Minister here. Du Hal Houan. to-day Informed the foreign office that the German Minister t Pekin, Baron Von Ketteler, who, it was-reported had been killed by the Box ers, was safe and well. FOREIGNERS AT NEW CHWANG. Residents Are Safe and Business Not Interfered With. Che Foo, June 23.—A dispatch from New Chwar.g, at the head of the Gulf of Diao Tung, says: "Foreigners are concentrating here, The British consul haa telegraphed for a guro hout, but has received no reply. The port Is apparently left under Russian pro tection. Russian troops sre arriving from Port Arthur and the north. The resi dents are safe and buslnese Is not likely to be seriously Interfered with." ITALY’S ATTITUDE ON CHINA. Minister Instructed to Take Any Ne cessary Action. Rome, June 23.—1n the Senate to-day Marquis Visconti Venosta, replying lo a question from Signor VWelleschl, declar ed that on the breaking out of the trou ble in China the Italian foreign affairs depariment had Instructed the Italian Minis'er in China to assist his colleagues in the re-estahllshment of order, but In the event of the Insurrection breaking out the Minister was ordered to take any action befltt ng the situation. Similar In atruc'lons were given to the commanders of the two vessels in China. In this way the detachment# of Italian marines took part In the successive operation# of the International forces. A third vessel with a.. Continued on Ninth Page, AMERICANS AMBUSHED NINE OF THEM WERE KILLED IX A FILIPINO TRAP. WAS ON MINDANAO ISLAND. INSURGENTS HELD A WELL EN TRENCHED POSITION. Detachment of the Fortieth Regi ment Fell Into the Trap and Many of Them Were Killed or Wounded. MacArthur Scud* I.l*t of the Cun iin !t ien—llnttnllon of the Twenty nlntli Regiment Sent to tlie Inland of Samar. Manila, June 23.—A detachment of forty men of the Fortieth Regiment, Capt. Thomas Miller commanding, left Caga yan de Misamts, Island of Mindanao, scouting, June 13. During the morning of June 14 they en countered a strongly ambushed and in trenched force of the enemy. The Ameri cans’ attempts to charge were frustrated by the Filipinos’ pitfalls and traps. The advance line, consequently, was under heavy fire in front and on its flanks, and fell back on Cagayan. The American loss was nine men killed f.nd two officers and ten men wounded. Trnnhlen in Sumer Ihliiikl. Reports have reached Manila of trop hies in the Island of Samar, to which place reinforcements, a battalion of the Twenty-ninth Regiment and a battery of artillery wore despatched to-day. It is believed in army circles at Zam boanga that tlie Petit court-martial will result in the Colonel's acquittal. The United Stabs cruiser Now Or leans has sailed from here and it is sup posed she is on her way to China. It is report and that the United S ates ar mored cruiser Brooklyn will proceed to China shortly. List of the Casualties. Washington, June 23.—The War Depart ment has received the following cable gram from Gen. MacArthur: “Manila, June 23, 1000.—Adjutant Gen eral, Washington: Detachment four of ficers, 100 men, Fortieth Volunteer Infan try, Capt. Miller commanding, left Taga yan June 13 on reconnoisance up Taga yan river, morning, ambushed by in surgents in strong position; fifty men sent to reinforce from Tagayan. Could not take position and troops withdrew to coast post. Our loss in killed: “Company H, Robert R. Coles, John H. Haywood, Fred Holloway, John T. Pelham, Frank Salisbury; Company M, Corpl. Jesse G. Moody, Michael J. Me- Quirk. “Wounded: Company I. Cap*. Walter B. Elliott, slight; Company H, Capt. Thomas Miller, in thigh, slight; Jeff Efflg, moderate; James W. Jeffries, slight; Roxie Wheaton, moderate; George Ilol farif, slight, MurPy Phillips, severe; John W. Smith, severe. “Company M, Edwin Wiliams, severe; Company K, George W, Wells, severe; L. M. Kamters, moderate. “Missing, Company 11, Sergt. William Northcross. “Full details report no* received. “MacArthur.” SHERIFF TO REDUCE POSSE. Strike Situation in St. Lnats Is Greatly Improved. St. Louis, June 23.—Sheriff Pohlman to daj' began arranging to reduce his posse to 500 in pursuance of the orders Issued yes terday by the Board of Police Commis sioners. The men needed are being given furloughs until July 4, when the whole force will be on duty again. The posse now numbers 1,226 men and seventy-five officers. The examinations of witnesses by Cor oner Lloyd In the inquiry as to the re sponsibility for the death of Thomas Kine and Burckhardt, strikers killed in front of posse barracks June 10, was resumed to day, but nothing Important was brought out, and the inquest was adjourned until Monday. Dan Hatpin and Pat Powers, both for mer employes of the East St. Louis Elec tric Street Railway are under arrest charged with attempting to blow up a car on that road. Orra F. Havill, an employe of the Tran sit Company, who is under arrest on sus picion of having caused an explosion on that system, 10-day admitted to Chief of Devolves Desmond that I e got the dyna mite found In hist possession at the time of his arrest frem an old negro, and was going to put it under the bridge, and then tell tho Transit Company about it in or der to make his position good. He said he did not intend to blow anything up. Havill Is said to have furnished the Transit Company wiih many of the re cently exploded tips about dynamite plots His ambition to shine as a detective Is believed to be responsible for his present trouble. The St. Louis Transit Company is aug menting Its force of employes and its transportation facilities to such an ex tent that all semblance of a strike prom ises to disappear In the near future. KENTUCKY IN FOR HILL. He I. Relieved to Be the Choice of Ita Delegates. Frankfort, Ky„ June 23.—David B. Hill Is believed here to be tho choice for Vice President by a majority of delegates from this state to the Democratic Na tional Convention. Insurance Commis sioner John C. Chenault, who will go to Kansas City with the prdxy of Judge W. 8. Pryor, as a delegate from the state at large, to-day said: "I am for Hill, and although there has been no conference of the Kentucky del egates, I have little doubt that he will receive Kentucky’s vote." A canvass of the state officials and po litical leaders at the State Capitol shows a decided preference for Hill for second place. THREATENED CONSUL'S LI EE. Snltor Entered American Consulate and Demnntled Money, Kingston, Jamaica, June 23.—A aalior named Burke entered the United States consulate to-day and demanded money from Consul Ethelbert Watt#. Being re fused, Burke became violent end threat ened the consul’# life. He was secured and handed over to the police before he Siould execute his threat. ‘•HORS” GETTING VINDICTIVE. .Ininonon Haym a Kow Thlnig* About 111* Tran** mil Until. London, Juno 24.—There was almost a total absence of war news from South Africa last night, and th© telegrams re ceived lack interest and fail to add to the facts already known. According to a special dispatch from Cap© Town, it seems that In the recent fight at Zand river, the Boers captured 2,000 mall bags containing a three-weeks* accumulation of letters for Bober s’ army and £4,000 worth of stamps, lnteodvd for the use of the troop**. At Kiml>erley Friday evening Dr. Jame son addressed the electors. He sketched the position of the Rand at the lime of the raid, emphasizing the discontent of the working classes, who were groaning under grievances and were ripe for revolt. He denied that the raid caused racial trou bles, induced the Boers to arm or hamp ered the imperial government. Race feel ing, h© continued, always existed and arm ament already had been commenced by th© Transvaal government, while the im perial government did not intend to take effective steps to redress the Outlnnders grievances. This is the first time that Dr. Jameson has broken tlie silence on the subject of the raid. The Transvaal annexation proclamation Is soon expected. Almost all reports In dicate that the Boers are rapidly realiz ing the futility of a further struggle when opposed to such an overwhelming force. One cf the most noticeable features of the week in South Africa was Lord Rob • rts abandonment of human© measures toward the Boers which he had so long persisted in despite th criticism of tho British colonists and many officers. The stern vengeance that now will be visited not only on those who give the Boers passive assistance, hut on (hose who. af (<r surrender, fail to assist The British arms, savors more of G> n. Kitchener than of “Bobs ” INDEPENDENCE OF THE lIOKR*. French Committee Refer* to the American Attitude. Paris, June 23.—A committee to advo cate the independence of the Boers has been formed in Paris and to-day issued a manifesto signed by forty French senators and deputies, Including eight ex-ministers. The manifesto urges a union of ell sim ilar com in H tees which exist in Hiihsia, America, Germany, Holland ami even in England, with the view of a combined ef fort to bring about |>eaee and prevent the destruction of tlie two republics. Re ferring to Hie United Staffs the manifesto says: “It appear* to u* Imposslbi© that the great American republic, forgetful of ita origin, will remain until the end indiffer ent. in the face of a conflict in every way identical with that to which she owes her own existence and from which sh© only able to emerge thanks to tho sympa thies and supjmrt of Europe.” BOTH % HAS FULL POWERS. He I* Willing to Surrender Unt Krn gcr In Obdurate. London, June 24. According to a Pretoria dispatch, Gen. Botha possesses full pow ers to conclude peace, and It Is reiterated that he is willing to surrender, but it seems President Kruger remains obdurate. Tiu fact th;U a deputation from Pieters burg, iti Nortlfrrti Transvaal, has ap proached I*ord Roberts with an invitation to send a force to receive the submission from the town Is regarded ns important, for Petersburg is far removed from the scene of warfare. MAN V REPORTED KILLED. Merlon* Wreck on the Southern Near McDonough, {in. Atlanta, June 23.—A passenger train on the Southern Railway which left Macon at 7 p. m. for Atlanta, ran into a washout near McDonough, Go., to-*iight. The casualties, if any, have not been ascertained. A wrecking train left for the scene about midnight. Macon, Ga., June 24.—1 t Is reported here that there wao a very heavy loss of life in the McDonough wreck on the Southern Railroad to-night. The train crew ar© said to be lout, and only seven passengers are known to b© uninjured. .? ; The Southern Railway officials here have up to this hour only th© most mea gre advices but express considerable ap prehension. Tlie wreck occurred at a culvert, near th© Ocmulgf© river, a short distance from McDonough. A cloudburst occurred to night and flooded th© country near Mc- Donough. The train went into the wash out without a note of warning. The crash was teirifle, and despite the pouring rain the wreckage took Are. The train was composed of one sleeper, two day coaches and two baggage cars. The Pullman caught fire, but before It was totally destroyed, the body ot Capt. Wood was rescued. Supt. A. Gordon Jones Is fearful that *he train crew is lost. H>* is to- I tally unadvised, but from the. nature of th© wreck, thinks It must have been a bed one, and that the passengers, too, have met with heavy disaster. Atlanta, June 21.—The Constitution has received the following list from the South ern wreck: Missing: Engineer Sullivan. Fireman Byrd. Seven or eight of the passengers were saved. THose saved are: Prof. Rohr, Baltimore.? "Walter Hope, Boston. Mary B. Merritt. A. 18. Flynn, Atlanta. T William Bhlpper of Tennessee. V. E. Mack, Chattanooga. Negro sleeping car porter. The flagman Is the only member of the train crew who wias saved. The train Is not, aa a rule, heavy on Saturday night*. Took 1,000 Ballots. Newport, Ark., June 23.—After taking 1,000 ballot# without a nomination, the Flret District Democratic Congressional Convention to-day adjourned until Wednesday next. DAILY, $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.JI A YEAR BOYCOTT IS ILLEGAL judge nntvsoN issues ay injunc- TIOY AGAINST IT. LABORERS’ RIGHTS DEFINED. MUST not INTERFERE WITH AN OTHER'S BUSINESS. Conrl Snys Laborer. Can Stop Work- In <ll viduall y or In Numbers. Bat Mast Not Attempt to Cut Off An other's I'ntronnge by Threats or Intimidation— (use Was Thnt of ft Typographical Union In Angnsti. Augusta, June 23.-Judge Brinson filed his decis on (his evening- in a case that is important, n t only to the newspapers hut to organized l#hur as it deals with tho right of unions to employ the boy cott as a mpans of compelling a rival to employ union latter. Tho petition in this cause alkgrs that Typographical Union, No. 41 had made a demand upon tlie Daily Tribune to “union ize' its office by employing only members of the union and also demanded that the proprietors of raid newspaper enter Into a wi ttien contract to pay its employes for the term of five years the "union” scale of wngrs. it further alleges that upon the refusal <-f the proprietors of the Tribune to c m- Plv with said demands the defendants Is sued and delivered to tiro advertising pa ir ns of the paper certain circulars which are fully set out in the petition, by wtdeh the and, fendants are seeking by np rating Oil tlie fears of said patrons of the Tri bune to coerce them to take their adver tising out of the paper 1o its loss and damage, and injunction is prayed for. They Admit tile Boycott. The defendants do not deny the existence of the controversy, or that they made Ih* demands upon the owners of (he Tribune ns alleged, nor do they deny that the circulars were sent to tlie advertising pa trons of the palter. They contend that said acts upon their part were strictly within their legal rig 11 that said acts do not constitute unlawful intimidation; that they ore merely fair and legitimate weap ons of warfare iti this conflict that has arisen between the owners of this paper representing employer*, and this labor union representing wage earners. Judge Brinson calls attention to the f*-t that the question lias never been adju dicated in Georgia, and he hopes the Supremo Court will pass upon it. that l>oth ; ides may know how far they eat) go In these contests that seen* to rt-ju inevitably. He said In his decision: X"J* It Is Illegal. "The owners of th e Tribune have • property Interest! in that paper. They hnve a right to such earnings as they can honestly make. The right, of laborers to combine in not even remotely involved In thia cas r. nor la their right In work for u horn they tuny choose or to cease work either 111 a body or us individuals. Nor la their rlgnt to patronize or refuse to pa tronize whomsoever they may desire, in volved. All these right they unquestiona bly' have. No one could or should seek to deprive them of these rights. "These circulars seem to have thia meaning, viz.: 'We, as an organization, have boycotted the Tribune: we demand of their patrons that they do the same. If tlie patrons do not do so we hereby put (Item on notice that we will boycott them ■ilso." One may be Intimidated by threats of property loss os well as by threats of violence. “Being governed entirely by what seems to he the current authority tn other Jurisdictions of the United States, where Iheso questions have prism, no other course remains but to hold under the ad mitted facts that the ease of <he plain tiffs Is made out, and that they are en titled to the Injunction prayed for. The defendants are, therefore, enjoined from sending to patrons of the Daily Tribune the said circulars described In said peti tion, or any circulars similar thereto, or from threatening or using any means of intimidation to cause said patrons to sever their business relations with said paper. This June 23, 1900. R. L. Brin son. Judge Superior Court, Augusta cir cuit." REMOVAL OF THE TROOPS. toother llrglinrnt Mny goon Come Home From Cuba. Havana, June, 23 —Now that the elec'lons are satisfactorily over Gen. Wood will rec ommend the removal of an infantry regi ment from the island, probably the ste ond. Cavalry are needed in the event ot any trouble occurring, which is unlikely, but Gen. Wood fee ls, as he has for over a year, that the troops could be reduced by removing almost the entire infantry ex cept In places where they can be used mounted, as in the Santiago province. The removal of the troops as proposed inspires the Cubans with a feeling of contentment find confidence in the Joint resolution of Congress. They appear to believe that each removal means another step towards Cuba's freedom. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Brlsiow left on board the Mexico. He ex perts to have to return for a fortnight in about a month. GILI.IGAN WAS CONVICTED. Given Elithlren Year* for Harder of Swrellieart’* Father. Newport News, Va., June 23.—'A. C. Ollli gan was convicted In the County Court of Isle of Wight county to-day of the murder of C. Beverly Turner. The Jury fixed his punishment at eighteen years In the pen itentiary. The crime was pronounced murder In the second degree. GUllgan loved Miss Isabel Turner, the daughter of his benefactor, and while srcKlng to attract her to a clandestine meeting on the premises of Mr. Turner ho met the latter In the dark and killed him. Qilllgan's plea was self-defense, and he stated that Miss Turner was with him when the shot was fired. This statement, however, was unsubstantiated, and wao flatly contradicted by Mies Turner and her mother. BIBONIC ri.AGI F, AT OPORTO. Freeh Outbreak Mas Been Reported In Portugal. Oporto, June 23.—A fresh case of the bubonic plague has been reported here. President of Mechanics. Saratoga. N. Y., June 23.—W. B. Morris of Richmond, Va.. was to-day elected president of the National Association at -{faster Mechanics,