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6 WILL SOON VISIT THE SITES. MTAL nOARI) WILL LOSE *0 TIME OYEIi ITS DOCK WORK. Expected That It Will Reach Char leston To-morrow—The Fimt In spection Will Be Made at the Port ftoyai Station Maas of Official Data Relative to the Present sta tion and t liarlcaton's Facilities Has Been Fnrni*hcd the Board. Washing on, July 6.—Rear Adn. ral Rod gers, with hU board of admirals to inves tigate and report upon the transfer of the naval station from Port Royal to Charleston, is expected to arrive in Charleston Sunday morning. The board is now in session at the Navy Depart ment and Rear Admiral Rogers stated to-day that It is the intention of the board to leave here Saturday and reach Charleston the following day. The board organized yesterday, but did r.ot get down to busir.ees until to-day. All the members of the board were in at tendance, and the instructions given them by the Score ary' of the Navy were formally read for information. The in structions are to the effect that the board shall first pro eeil to Port Royal and make a thorough examination of the con dition? existing there and determine wnether or not it will be feasible and to the advantage of the government to fur ther attempt to make h* dry dock ser viceable for the accommodation of big battleships, and also whether the money already expended on the naval establish ment at tha* point has produced satisfac tory result*. Leaving Port Royal, the board is direct ed to proceed to Charleston and ascertain whether the harbor facilities and other lequiremems for a first- lass naval sta tion are sufficient to warrant the govern ment in transferring the naval station to a point at or near Charleston. After reading the instructions the board was furnished with a mass of official data, showing the amount of ex penditures already made on Port Royal, together with recommendations and es timates for further improvements at thit station. The *ngineers’ report relative to the river and harbor work that has been done and to additional work neces sary' at Port Royal was also laid before the board. Similar Information bearing upon the river and harbor facilities at Charleston were also submitted, fo that the members will go south fully inform ed, so far as the past and present condi tions of the two places are set forth in official reports. Rear Admiral Endieott, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, was sum moned before the board to-day and made a comprehensive statement, the subdance of which was set forth in his official rec ommendation. favorable to the transfer already printed in the official reports and the Congressional Record. It was evi dent from these statements of Rear Ad miral Endieott that he is strongly in favor of the transfer. He commented upon the advantages which in his judg ment, Charleston has over Port Royal, and he does not hesitate to express the belief that It would be of material bene fit if the transfer could be made within a reasonable period and upon reasonable term'. In further commenting upon the subject, Rear Admiral Endieott stated that the law under which tlie transfer may lx- mad - ia not open to general competition. It provides that, should the board deem it advisable, the station now at Port Royal may be transferred to an available site at or near Charleston. The law limits the competition to Port Royal or Charleston, so that the board has no authority to con sider a site elsewhere. In connection with the rumor that land syndicates were being formed in Charles ton with a view to putting an extrava gant price on desimble sites. Rr Admiral Endieott said that such a report had found its Way to Washington. He was not prepared to state where or how the rumor originated. It might have been a mere suggestion made while the sub ject was under consideration before the Secretary of the Navy. He added that there need he no fear of extortion being practiced upon the government in connec tion with the purchasing of a site, for, if the proposed transfer is agreed upon, the low gives the government the right to aeleet an available site end institute pro ceedings of condemnation should the own ers of the site desired place what is deem ed to be an unreasonable price upon it. Admiral Rodgers is not prepared to state how long the board will be engaged at Port Royol and Charleston. It is the in tention of the Secretary of the Navy as well as of the members of the board to make a thorough investigation of the mat ter, and at the same time expedite Ihe work to be done eitner at Port Royal or Charleston. The promptness with which the board assembled indicates an intention on the part of the navy department to set tle the question without unnecessary de day. COTTON ON THE IT TURN. Continued So In Response to an Al most Unbroken Rise at Liverpool. New York. July 6.—The cotton market opened firm at an advance of one to six points and continued on the up turn much of the forenoon In response to an almost unbroken rise in Liverpool, where a bear panic seemed prevalent. Europe was the leading buyer in the local pit. with r om shorts if less intense bear convictions, close seconds. Although the August delivery attracted the Hone share of attention and exhibited special strength, the firmne s of the new crop deliveries was a noteworthy feature, In view of the continued fine weather over the belt and the apparent willingness of Southern interests to sell unlimited amounts of cotton for delivery in October and later months. There was a singular absence of bull speculation, and rot a few holders were tempted to unload by Hie exceptional profits within easy reach. Private cables attributed the gr at strength abroad to the strong statistical situation,heavy cov ering by influential Alexandria parties and demoralization in European bear eli des in general. The government chart r.oted further rains In Texas, but rerorted clear with er e'sewliere—Just the condition needed to Invigorate the crop and permit farmers to rush cultivation. Mnrtgnifr olt Jck? 1. Brunswick, Ga , July 6.~ Attorneys Cro vat & Whitfield for the Jekyl Island Club. imlay placid on record u mortgage for $200,u00. to retire an old mortgage arid ee cure money to make further Improve ments at Jekyl. The mortgage was from the Jekyl Island Cluh to the Hudson Trust Compauy of New York. His tlund Crushed Off. Atlanta,, July 6.—Pinkney Tuggle, son of Paul L. Tuggle, foretnnn at the Western and Atlantic shops, fell while nlightlng from the Southern Belt this afternoon, near hla home, 21 Yotinge Btreet. Ills hand was cruHhed off. Though hut 12 years old, he stood the pain hcroieully. INorsford’s Acid Phosphate Relieves Fatigue. A wholesome acid tonic relieving the lassitude of the summer months. Genuine bean name Hourano‘ on wrapper. Did You Ever Know any one who smoked the same kind of Five Cent cigar any length of time? Five Cent cigar smokers are always dissatisfied —always trying something new—or something differ ent, as there always seems to be some thing wrong about the cigars they have been smoking. Ask your dealer for Old Virginia Cheroots They are always good. • Three hundred million smoked this year. Price, 3 for 5 cents. THE NEWS FROM TIBS TSIX. Story of the Situation In That City as It Was on June 20, (Copyright, 1900. by the Associated Pres*) Tien Tsin, June I*9, via Che Foo, July 1. and Shanghai, July 5 —Those best inform ed In Tien Tsin consider the position of foreigners in Pekin as almost hopeless. It is hopeless to attempt to force the way* with the force available. Command ers are willing to rfsort to deeperate means, but to attempt a forced march from Tien Tsin with the forces at hand means certain destruction to the army, besides slaughter of the civilians left at Tien T?in. Enough soldier* are necessary to defeat the Chinese army, maintain commun.ca tion with the base of supplies and guard the hospitals en route. Water supply is .an important problem, the country fur nishing none except the river, the wells having been poisoned. The Chinese are committing terrible atrocities upon the wounded. They are mutilating all the dead which fall into their hands. Gen. Tung Fuh Siang. with 10 000 of the best disciplined troops In the Chinese array. Mohammedans, is marching from the southwest towards Pfkin. The army thereabouts numbers jO.OO. The Empress fled to her summer palace. The Mvh mme dans and Boxers are fighting in Pekin. Ten regiments of Gen. Nieh's command north of Tien Tain are reported to have deserted and gone to pillaging the coun try. Residents declare that a Chinese commune has been inaugurated and that the peaceable Chinese are the greatest sufferers. . . The foreign soldiers are burning the out skirts of Tien Tsin to deprive the enemy of shelter, end the Boxers are destroying outlving village, for loot. The smoke of a hundred tires Pan be seen in every di reel ion. Tien Tsin was not bombarded to-day for the first time in a fortnight. Families art returning to their home, within th co "" cessions. Women and children win be sent to Taku as soon as travel is safe. No unfriendly Chinamen are visible in streets A few of the richest, with their families, are huddled in the outhouses for protection, badly frightened. Others, con cealed in various houses, shoot at the Eu ropeans on the street. The Chinese dead about Tien Tsin num ber thousands. Most of ‘hose who have been killed lie unburied in the fields. The river to Taku Is full of floating bodies, and many have been washed up J^. the Dogs are feeding on these bodies along the bank?. The small American contingents every where distinguished themselves, Capt McCalla and Maj. Waller are most popu lar at Tien Tsin, ar.d their men are placed in the lead in every movement by com mon consent, with the British close behind The foreigners in Tien Tsin declare they owe their lives to the Russians, without whom the other small detachments must have been overwhelmed. On the darkest day. Wednesday, a week, when the Chi nese were pressing on every side and the bravest men were abandoning hope, lh- Russian commander. Col. Wozack, ar ranged that the main body of the troops should make a sortie with the civilians lit the direction of Taku, leaving 400 Rus sians to defend the city, engage the at tention of the Chinese, and ultimately sac rifice thmselve*. The arrival of th* Americans saved the day and proved a surprise. , . . Among the military evidences of the Im mense Chinese preparation for war. .t may be mentioned that arsenals and stores hitherto unknown, have been discovered About ten million dollars' worth of arms and ammunition, mostly modern, has been destroyed in three arsenals outside of Tien Tsin. . _ ... . Several thousand troops under Gen. N teh are holding the native city five mile* north of Tien Tsin. It was rumored that 40 000 Chinese would make on attack at noon to-day. The troops were under arms, Imt the Chinese failed to material ize. Admiral Seymour was wounded slightly by a spent ball which struck him In the alioulder while in the house with Commander McCalla and Commander Taussig. „ _. The hero of Tien Tsin is James Watts, a young Englishman, who with three Cossack . ran the gauntlet to Taku with messages for reinforcements, charging through villages under fire repeatedly. Several foreign commanders have recom mended that the quartette be decorated. Y. M l A 7 IMPROVBMBXTS. Building in Atlanta Will Hove New Features Added. Atlanta. July 6.—The Building Commit tee of the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation has decided to enlarge the present structure on North Pryor street. An arch itect is now at work preparing plans for the installation of the best features of an up-to-date club house. The committee has determined to add a natatorlum to the building This will be done, if the architect thinks It practica ble, by adding two stories to the present structure, changing the gymnasium from the ground tioor to one of the upper stories uttd using the present gymnasium for the pool. No olher floor in the building could be utilized ns a gymnasium, as they are occupied by the educational and lecture rooms. No member of the committee Is willing to cut down this valuable feature of the association. CDS SIDE HKD THE DECLINE. Cotton Mill Men Held Another Alert ing In Philadelphia. Philadelphia. July 6.—The committee of the Board of Governors fer the Southern I Cotton Spinners' Aesoclatlcn was in se<- s.on again to-day considering the decline in pilcoe. President Samford, of the ‘ American Y'arn Exchange of Boston, who was before the committee yesterday, was called in to-day and with the committee went over the Southern situation. Syeral local commission men were al-o present The commits* will probably hold Its laid se salon to-morrow and then go to Boston hd Chicago. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JULY 7. 1900. JIDC.E JAMES BELT DEAD. Postranstor of Gainesville, Fla., Ha* l*ael Aivay. Gainesville, Fla.. July 6.—One of the saddest deaths which has occurred in this city for many years was the demise of Judge James Re-11, postmaster and adju tant of Lew Wallace Rost, G, A. R., who expired suddenly from an apopletic stroke at 9 o’clock yesterday morning. Judge Bel! was born in Brooklyn', N. Y.. May 28, 1827. He was reared and edu cated in Sullivan county. New York. At the breaking out of the war between the srates he enlisted as a private in the First New York Infantry, and was present at the first and las* battle fought in that famous and bloody campaign. After a few months’ service he was promoted to major on the staff of Gen. Kearney, short ly after which that lamented officer was killed in battle. Judge Bell received the last order given from the lips of Gen. Kearney, and was executing this order when information reached him of the Gen eral’s death. At the close of the war Judge Bell re turned to New York city, where he enter ed the law office of Gen. Charles Van Wyck. Hp afterwards attended the Uni versity of New York, from which college he was graduated with high honor. In 1868 Judge IJell came South, settling in Jacksonville, where for several years he enjoyed a successful and lucrative practice of law. In 1876 he proceeded to Montlcello, having received the appoint ment of probate judge of Jefferson coun ty. which position he filled with justice and impartiality until the change of the political situation. From Monticello be went to Washington, where he received an appointment in the department of the in terior. On account of his superior knowledge of the geographical lo cation of land in Florida, he v.a,- appointed a special agent of the United States land office, and assigned to duty at Gainesville. Assuming his new duties in 1880, which position he held for a number of years. He has occupied various government positions in this state as special agent, all of which have been performed accurately and efficiently. He was appointed to be postmaster at GainesviUe for the first time, under the Harrison administration, which position he held for five years, when again hie popularity was demonstrated when a num ber of prominent Democrats joined in a petition to have him continued under a Democratic administration. He was suc ceeded by Dr. King under Cleveland's ad ministration, but was reoppointed when the Republicans again came in power. WANTS A NEW \OHIv ENGINEER. Atlanta \fter Expert Inspection of the Pumping Engines. Atlanta, July' 6.—Rudolph Herring, hy draulic engine?r of New York, will be in vited to come to Atlanta to investigate the trouble in the waterworks depart ment. At a nietl rig of the water board this afternoon Park Woodward. G. YV. Harrietn. H. C. Erwin and A. C. Mlnhin iv tt were appointed a committee to re quest the New Y'ork engineer to come to this city. The board voted confidence in Chief En gineer J. R. Travis, upon whose shoulders much censure has fallen on account of the recent deplorable rtate of affairs at the pumping station. Water is once more flowing freely in the mains. The patched up crossltead appears to be as efficient as anew one, but all uneasiness has not lx en dispelled. The coming of Engineer Herring will be anx iously awaited. Chairman Ashley cf the Fulton County Board of Examiners of stationary en gines made a s a -melit to-day in which he declared the engineering corps at the pumping station was net at fault. He highly commended Mr. Tiavls for discov ering the break in the machinery before a more serious accident occurred. ATLANTA'S BIG BUILDING. Contrnct for the 14-Story Structure Ho* Been Let. Atlanta. Ga.. July 6.—The contract has been let for the Empire building, the fourteen-story' structure which is to be erected by H. M. Atkinson, Samuel Carr and YV. 11. Asplnwall, trustees for the owners, end work will be started In three weeks. The building will stand at the northeast corner of Marietta and Broad streets, and extend through to Walton street. It will be the tallest in the South, in fact, there will be none taller south of Philadelphia. It will reach 184 feet to the top of the parapet'wall, and 2'io feet to the roof of the elevator house. There will he a front age of 60 feel cn Marietta street. 205 feet on Broad, and 40 on Walton street. The exterior will be faced with cut stone to the hight of three tstorlef, and above that pr< ucd brick and terracotta will be used. The brick in view just now has n new shade never used before, and will m ike a very handsome effect. Glass In the exterior of the building will be plate. The building will have three en trahees, one on each of the three streeis named, with the main entrance possibly on Marietta street. M H IDE NEAII ATLANTA, Ercni'hnian Killed Himself Beeanss* His Wife Left Him. Atlanta. July 6—Separation from his wife is attributed the cause of the suicide of Emile Barnard, which occurred to-day. He took Paris gi-en this afternoon and died at 2 o'clock. Barnard was a member of a French col ony on the Mayeon and Turner road be yond the city limits. He was 50 years of age. His wife left him about h year ago, and has been working in a factory to earn a living for herself and one child. Bar nard lived wiih his married brother lu the iOlony. He was discovered In the bouse in a dying condition shortly before 2 I o'rlotk. A physician was summoned, but Barnard was dead before the doctor ar ilvcd NO COMFORT FOR PESSIMISTS. Hradatreet’s How No Cause for Com plaint In Trade C-omlitions. New Yoik, July 6.—Bradstreet’s to morrow will say: Business is usually dull at this season, and this yejr no ex ception to the general rule is to be re marked. A review of the pas: six months, however, gives little comfort to pessi mists. Bank clearing*, it is true, arc smaller by about 11 per cent, than they were in the fir?t half of ls99t but railway earnings are about 10 per cent, larger and bu*ines failures, as reported to Brad street’s, ore the fewest reported for eight een years back, with liabilities of fading traders the smaWest. with one exception, and that las: year, since .892. Winter wheat has about all been har vested in the Southwest, and the yield there has been very large. Copious rains in the Northwest, too, have apparently worked some improve ment. judging from the more cheerful tone of advices received) thence this week. Raw cotton has been rather i!Tegu.ar this week. Some improvement in crop advices is to be noted, but the main in terest center* in the efforts of the over grown shonage to cover on the old crop deliveries. In manufacturing lines, dullness and weakness are- most marked in products of iron ana steel. Talk of an effort by the great combinations to control prices in the latter industry is heard. The basic material, pig iron, weakens steadily, with some authorities predicting 25 per cent, reduction from present purely nominal prices which are not attracting buyers. Th*- settlement of labor troubles is re flected in the better demand for building materials a: affected centers, while rains :ti the Northwest have allowed white pine manufacturers to open their works and give employment to many thousands of men. Southern pine prices ore week, and the market for that material is very duM. Business failures in the United States for the week number 146, against 185 last week, and 156 last year. Business failures In the Dominion of Canada num ber 25. as compared with 18 last week, and 25 last year. FORAGE AND SUPPLIES. For American Forces Are to Go to Taka at Once. Washington, July 7.—C01. Miller, quar termaster at Manila, acting under instruc tions from Quartermaster General Lud ington, has arranged to dispatch the transport Westminster from Manila to Taku with a full cargo of forage and other supplies for our military forces in China. The transport win discharge her cargo at Taku. and will then proceed to Naga saki for the purpose of getting the sup plies on the transport Grant from San Francisco, intended for the troops to the Philippines, in the event that the Grant is compelled to proceed from Nagasaki to Taku with the two squadrons of the Six:lt Cavalry, and the marine detachment un der Maj. Biddle, who are passengers on that vessel. J h:s action of the d-partment is.accept ed as a practical admission that the troops on the Giant are expected to go to China instead of the Philippines. Inas much as it will not be possible for the transport Sumner, which is scheduled to sail from San Francisco on the 15th in s ant. to take more than a sQuadron of the Ff eonth Infan ry acros* the Pacific, it has been arranged that another battal ion of that r. giment shall be forwarded on th- transport Hancock, which will sail from San Francisco on the first prox imo. These troops will follow the course prescribed in the case of the Ninth In fantry. While others are bound for the Philippines, they will be kept in readi ness for service in China, and will be diverted to that country upon the arrival of the transport at Nagasaki, in case it is found necessary- to increase the mili tary strength in China. OTIS IN WASHINGTON. He Warn Called There for nn Official Conference. Washington, July 6.—Gen. Otis arrived in Washington to-day front his home fit Rochester, N. Y’., in answer to e tele graphic summons from the war depart ment, and called immediately upon Secre tary Root. The General spent the entire morning in close conference with Secre tary Root, Gen. Miles and Adjt. Gen. Corbin. In answer to inquiry as to the nature of his business, he referred all question ers to the Secretary of War. but the lat ter declined to make any statement on the subject. It is supposed that Gen. Oiis has been called to Washington to inform the authorities as to the military situation in the Philippines, with special reference to the possibility of calling upon the troops there for further reinforce ments for the I'nited States force In China. It may be decided that the emergency warrants a change in policy In the Phil ippines, so as to secure the needed troops for China, by a temporary contraction of the military line of occupation. BIG HANDICAP TO-DAY. Great Racing: Event to Be Pulled Off at Brighton. New York, July 6.—The fourth of the big handicaps will be run at Brighton to morrow. Considered from every stand point. It should be as great an attraction as either the Brooklyn or Suburban. It is worth as much, and more. If there are ten starters, the value of the stake will reach $11,745, which Is more than the Brooklyn or Suburban Is worth. This year's race will serve to establish the vexed question of superiority between Kinley Mack, the two-time winner of the Brooklyn and Suburban, and Ethelbert. who has been styled the king of the turf. Imp is entered in the Brighton as a probable starter, as Is also Jean Be ra ltd. Col. Irquliart Den<l. Saratoga. N. Y\, July 6—Col. David I'rquhart of New Orleans. La., died here to-day at his summer cottage. He was the father of Mrs. James Brown Potter, the actress. They Endorse Stevenson. Kansas City. July 7.—The National Com mittee of the Silver Republicans deoid,*d to Indorse Stevenson. The Populist Com mittee Is still in session. Secret of Beauty is health. The secret ofhealth is the power to digest and assim ilate a proper quanity of food. This can never be done when the liver docs not act it’s part. Do you know this? Tutt's Liver Pills are an abso lute cure forsick headache, dys pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, torpid liver, piles, jaundice, bilious fever, bilious ness and kindred diseases. Tutt’s Liver Pills tyl&AfirmAAs 6lkcfzizs Weak and trembling, unsteady of hand, uneasy of mind. Frightened at trifles. Tortured by an indefinable feeling of fear. Excited by noise, oppressed by quiet—never at ease. Irritable and miserable. Forerunning symptoms of Nervous Prostration brought on by a debilitated system and over-taxed body or brain. THE CURE is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. They bring new life to wom-out sufferers— send rich blood tingling through every vein, soothe and strengthen every nerve. They have restored to the Paralytic the use of his limbs; to the victims of Locomotor Ataxia and St. Vitus' Dance the full control of the nerves; have raised up the sufferer from Nervous Prostration; freed thousands from the pangs of Neuralgia and Rheumatism, and saved the lives of many who were threatened by Bright's Disease and Consumption. At *ll Druggists or direct from tbs Dr. Williams Medicine Cos., Schenec tady, I*. If., postpaid on raccipt of pries, (oc. psr box ; six Mia, $2.50. CRANKS’ LETTERS TO PCBLIC MEN. Just Now Admiral Dewey I* a Fav ored Recipient, but There Are Other*. Washington letter In New Tork Herald. During ihe last two years more babies have been named for Admiral Dewey than for any other one person In this coun try. The Admiral has a couple of trunks full of pictures of these babies, sent him by fond parents, and that many hundreds of letters have been received in addition informing him of the appropriation of his name. In all probability most of the writers of these letters are actuated mere ly by an honest desire to do homage to he Admiral, but some of them get the most absurd notions as to the gifts wh ch It is thought he will give to every child named for him. Here Is one of the curios ities of this kind: "Dear Sir: you may be suprlse to find twelve ctn s in this let’er as Christmas is coming and I would like to give a pres ent to my little sisters and bro hers as I have only twelve cents 1 thaught that I would send them to you. If you will change them for pennies and that way I would give them a nice present I live on a farm and my name is Edwin Avery Park and I am 8 years old. I love to draw picture®. I have made one to send to you. It is not any special sh p but one I drew* out of my head. I hope you will like it. Yours truly. ‘ Edwin Avery Park.” Another letter received by the Admiral Is as follows: "May the 10, 19(0. Mr. Dewie 1 Take my pn in hand to write to you in reguard to my little boy s name, a fr end of myn reqested me to rite you and let you know that my baby name was dewie. I named him dewie when he was bout 3 days old he will be one year old the 9 day of april, my friend said he red in a newspaper that you had made a present of $5,000 to a little child named dewie. Mr. dewie if you are going to make a present to the children, that is named after you. Remember my little boy if vou please. dewie was the first name I thought about naming my little boy. I will bring my letter to a close, yours answer soon "from "To Mr. george Dewis." Here is one from a mother who does not seem to anticipate the possibility of te ceiving so large an amount as that men tioned by the preceding writer: "June 19 1900 •'Mr. Admiral Dewey "Gentleman Dear Sir I thought I write you to let you know I have Just Named my Son (Noble Dewey Miles) after one of the bravest and Noblest men of my Coun try not that I wont to flatter you but U is so he will be 2 year® the 33nd of this month now if you think you can send the Little boy a present it will never be forgotten as I am sorry to say I am very Poor Hoping you will Receive this alright I will simply await a answer and Obliged “Address One of the etrangest "crank" letters ever seen in Washington has been received by Admiral Dewey. The writer appears to think that it is the intention of the Eng lish authorities to place President Kruger of the Boer republic, oil the Island of St. Helena, and that the Admiral can Hive Kruger. It is as follows: May the 51. "Dear admiral will you use your juddg ment in be half of Mr. kruger the peple Is goin' to put him on ailand to die from his fatnly please see how you would fell to leav your wife pleas help the poor Boer pleas’hilp them if you can the country and sitie the people is mad at Mcklnly for not help Boer while you was in batle I prad the good father proettect you in batle and he did thank god for it please stop the peple from takn kruger pleas if you can I think you can If eny man can it Is you _ "I am sixty for and 1 will help the Boers fit If nesary. "pleas excus bad ritin bad spellln "Mr Ch A "Wee think what you sa la law and gos pel! "My eys is very bad "pleas admiral help them if you can I now you will you are so good you will I now If you can." One of the presidential possibilities not long ago received encouragement 1n his aspirations from the following letetr writ ten by the wife of a railroad man in Mich igan: "Honored Sir: "In case you nre a presidential candi date, my huaband. who is a railroad man, will vote for you, providing you promise to do all that you can to bring about gov ernmental ownership of railroads. All other railroad men would work hard for you could they know that during your ad ministration you would try to bring about the above named much desired change. They consider themeeleva oppressed and 111 tra'cd. ns you no doubt know." One of the pemiTtlcs of greatness is that one mil!t have inflicted upon him an abun dance of |>oe try. Sometimes the poetry which great men receive relates, nt least Indirectly, to them, but it frequently hap pen* that much that does not refer to them In any way is sent—presumably as a mere sample. A Log on the Track. Columbus. Ga.. July B.—As a Joke, some small negro children rolled an eighteen foot log on the Central Georgia track near Salem, Ala., this morning, shortly before the passenger train from Cohimhua pass ed along. A wreck was only averted through :he vigilance of the engineer, who saw the tog and stopped the train In time. The children were too young to prosecute. WHO’S WHO IN CHINA. The . Different Parties Distinguished and Described l>- the Leader of One of Them, From the London Times. The following extracts from a memo randum prepared last autumn for an Eng lish friend by the Chinese reformer, Kang Yu Wei, will be read with interest at the present juncture: "In order properly to comprehend the inner affairs of the Chinese empire, the first thing needful is rightly to distin guish the different parties in China. The Emperor Dowager holds on to the old ways; her party is known as the 'Em press' party.' The Emperor and his friends who desire reform are known as the 'Emperor's party.' Then there is a third party, known as the ‘Middle party.’ which is chiefly concerned with its own interests and dares not interfere in poli tics. Nineteenths of the people and offi cials are comprised in this party. "The Empress Dowager, notwithstand ing that she is the head of the ruling party, possesses few or no friends outside of official circles and the Yamens. Other wise her Influence is small. Her inti mates are all Manchus. Yung Lit. ap pointed by her commander-in-chief; Kangwei, special commissioner for the collection of additional revenues from the provinces; Prince Tuan, Y'un Yu, BwaJ ta-pu, etc. The only clever man among them Is Yung Lu; the rest are densely ignorant and care for nothing but wealth and official rank. Of the high military officials, Tung-Fu-Siang belongs to the Empress' party and Y'uan-Shi-Kai to the Emperor’s. All the remainder may be said to belong to the Middle party Thus I am right in saying that the Empress' party are few In number, although at the moment their power is great. "The Middle Party, on the other hand, is spre-ad throughout the whole empire. The majority ere in their heart of hearts de voted to the Emperor, admiring his intelli gence and rectitude, and these are alarm ed and angry at the Empress' usurpation They know how ignorant she is and whnr a dissolute life she has led for the last thirty years, and that the weakness of China is largely due to her misdeeds. But the high officials are too old; they sit blinking in the twilight, not daring to act, but leaving success or ruin to come, as the Emperor or the Empress gains the upper hand. "Ruined as the Emperor's Party' is. yt they are the real reformers; both officials and people, they long for reform and new methods, but while the Empress' Party hold the power they are In drtod of se vere punishment. At the time of the coup d'etat the Empress falsely asserted that the Bmneror's Party were planning re volt. She prohibited newspapers, killed and drove out hundred® of reformers, and exiled numbers of high officials to the frontiers. Six of the reformers executed were high metropolitan officials, one a member of the Grand Council and one whom the Emperor had nominated to be Prime Minister; all were the Emperor’s personal friends; they were behead ,l without trial, while hundreds of smaller officials and thousands of the common people were prescribed. These measures were carried out in order to clip the Em peror's wings. "Why were all these lead ing men willing to associate themselves with the reform party? The answer I that they were loyal subjects, anxious to save their country and deserve the Em peror's benevolence. Y'ou have only to read the Chinese newspajters. Ko-wen pao, published in Tien Tsin: Su-pao. pub lished In Shanghai; Chi-hsin-pao, publish - ed at Macao: Ching-ni-pao, published it Yokohoma; Tien -nan/-pao, published u; S.ngapore—these are all published under foreign protection, and so arc able to speak the truth; they one and all svinpi thize with the party of reform. The Ja > ancee newspapers all take the’ game view; their criticism Is independent The Empress Dowager Is a licentious old wom an. She Is not the Emperor's real moth er. and she had no hesitation in deposing him so as to retain her power. But she was wrong lit taking Y'ung Lu's advice to depose the Emperor and place the power in hts (Yung Lu's) hands As soon as he got control of the Northern troops Y'un- Lu threw off the mask and did what lie willed, and the Empress lives In constant dread of treachery on the part of her eunuchs.” Married nt Oniraon. Swalnshom, On.. July (i.-C’ol. Thom.ts J. Parrish of this city returned from Daw son, Ga.. yesterday afternoon, where, on July 4, he was married to Miss Berta Barnes, one of Terrell county's most beautiful and accomplished daughters. The bride is well known in our town and Is very popular. The groom is a member of the law firm of Daniel & Par rish of this city. Is very prominent in his profession and In social circles. Two Nrgroc Hanged. Rayville. L„ July 8.-Sim Parker and ' Bell McSwayn. colored, were hanged here to-day. They murdered Dr. Frank <’ Parnell In a fiendish manner lust April Pimples and Freckles on Knee. Your druggist will refund your money If Pazo Ointment falls to cure you SOc —ad. -Office and the Man—"ln England they 1 say a man 'stands' for office. In this country we say s man 'runs' for office. Why Is this?" "Well, the prim I pal rea son is that If a mail 'stood' for office- over ! here he'd never get one."—Chicago Herald. I OGean SteamsiiiD Ga —FOR- NewYork, Boston -AND THE EAST. Unsurpassed cabin accommodations, au the comforts of a modern hoteL E*ectrla lights. Unexcelled table. Ticket* include roeals and berths aboard ahlp. Passenger lares irum Bavaana.li. TO NEW YORK—FJ.KBT CABIN, ja)- FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, $32- i N ‘. TERMEDIATE CABIN, sls; INTERME DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP. cu. 6TLERAGL, $lO. TO BOSTON - FIRST CABIN, |22- FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP $36 IgJ 7f^L EDIATB CABIN, sl7; INTERMB 6TEERAGE 8 m.7B ROUND TRIP ' The express steamships of this line are appointed to sail from Savannah, Central (90th) meridian time, as follows: SAVANNAH to NEW YORK. KANSAS CITY', Capt. Fisher, SUNDAY July 8, at la. nt CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg MONDAY, July 9, at 2 p .m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Asking, TUES. DAY, July 10, at 3 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett. FRIDAY, Juiy 13. at 5 a. m. NACOOCHBE, Capt. Smith, SATURDAY July 14, at ( p. m. KANSAS CITY", Capt. Fisher, MONDAY', July 16, at i p. m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg TUESDAY, July 17, at 8 p. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Asklns, FRIDAY July 20, at 11:30 a. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett SATURDAY', July 21, at 12 noon. NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, MONDAY July 23. at 2:30 p. m. KANSAS CITY', Capt. Fisher, TUESDAY July 24, at 3 p.m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Bu'g FRIDAY, July 27 ,at 3 a. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Asklns, SATUR DAY, July 28 at 6 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Dagger MONDAY, July 30, at 7 p. m. NACOOCHEE. Capt. Smith. TUESDAY July 31. at 8 p.m. ’ NEW YORK TO BOSTON. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage WEDNESDAY'. July 11, 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage MONDAY, July 16. 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage FRIDAY. July 20, 12:00 noon. CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage WEDNESDAY. July 23, 12:00 noon CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage MONDAY. July 30. 12:00 noon. This company reserve* the right ta change its sailings without notice and without liability or accountability there for. Sailings New Tork for Savannah dally except Sundays. Mondays and Thursdays 5:00 p. m. ' W G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pass enger Agent. 107 Bull street. Savannah. Ga. E. W. SMITH. Contracting Freight Agent. Savannah. Ga. R. G. TREZEYANT, Agent, Savannah, Gs WALTER HAWKINS. General Agent Traffic Dep't, 224 YV. Bay street, Jack sonville, Fla. E. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager, Sa vernah. Ga. P. E. T.E FT7VRF StiirterfeAeedenr New pier 35. North River New York. V. Y. MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO. STb-UllHU' BINES. SAVANNAH TO BALTIMORE. Tickets on sale at company’s offices to the following 'joints at very low rates: ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. BALTIMORE, MD. BUFFALO, N. Y. BOSTON, MASS. CHICAGO, ILL. CLEVELAND, O. ERIE, PA. HAGERSTOWN HARRISBURG, PA. HALIFAX, N. S. NIAGARA FALLS. NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. PITTSBURG. PROVIDENCE. ROCHESTER. TRENTON. WILMINGTON. WASHINGTON. First-class tickets include meals and state room berth. Savannah to Baltimore. Accommodations and cuisine unequaled. Freight capacity unlimited; careful han dling and quick dispatch. The steamships of this company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti more as follows (slandaiJ (.me): ALLEGHANY, Capt. Billups. SATUR DAY. July 7, 12 noon. TEXAS. Capt. Foster, TUESDAY, July 10, 3 P m. D. H MILLER. Capt. Peters, THURS DAY, July 12. 4 p m. ITASCA, Capt. Diggs, SATURDAY, July 14, 5 o. m ALLEGHANY'. Capt. Billups, TUES DAY. July 17. 6 p. m. TEXAS. Capt. Poster, THURSDAY, July 19, 11 n. m. D. H, MILLER. Capt. Peters, SATUR DAY'. July 21, 12 noon. ITASCA, Capt. Diggs. TUESDAY, July 24, 2 p. m. And from Baltimore Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays at 4:00 p. m. Ticket Office, 39 Bull street. NEWCOMB COHEN. Trav. Agent. J. J. CAROLAN, Agent. Savannah, Ga. W. P. TURNER. G. P. A A. D. STEBBINS. A. T. M. J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager. General Offices, Baltimore, Md. FRENCH LINE. COiPAME 6ENEMLE TRANMIim DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE—PARIS (France) Sailing every Thursday at 10 a. m. From Pier No. 42. North River, toot Morion st La Gascogne July 12 L'Aquitaine. Aug 3 La Bretagne .July 19 La Touralne. Aug, 9 La Champagne. July 26 La Bretagne. Aug. 16 Paris hotel accommodations reserved for company's passengers upon application General Agency, 32 Broadway. New York. Messrs. Wilder &Cos ils spis lor list 489 Courtland Ave., Atlanta, Ga.. April 26th. 1900 Columbia Drug Company, Savannah, Ga.: Gentlemen—lt gives me pleasure to heartily recommend “Infant-Friend Powder," and to give to you a singu lar little coincidence connected with It. During the Cotton States and Inter national Exposition I was presenied with a little box of this powder, and was so pleased with it that I was ex ceedingly anxious to get more, but on looking at the box I found nothing but Savannah, Ga., no olher address. I have often wished I knew where to get It. This morning's mail brought I your circular with enclosed sample. I immediately referred to my box. and found it w as the "Infant-Friend Pow der." It is without doubt the best powder I have ever used. Respectfully, MRS. 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