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THE morning news. _ ..hiisbed 1850. .- - Incorporated 1888 "j. H. ESTILL. President. SILENCE CONTINUES. All LONDON BELIEVES FOREIGN. KRS HAVE BEEN KILLED. POWERS CAN GET NO NEWS. THIS LEAVES PRESUMPTION THAT MINISTERS ARE UCiAD. Chinese Representative Declares Li Hang Sent Him no Hopeful Mes sage—Claimed Earopeans Direet Hie Chinese— Russians Are Accused „( Indiscriminate Slaughter of the Chinese— Report That Allies Have Been Defeated. Lor. don, July 13, 4:10 a. m.—A terrible veil of silence enshrouds Pekin, and there i ? nobody but believes the worst has hap pened. It is taken for granted that all ihe Powers have exhausted every means in get direct news from their legations, and the fact that their efforts have been vain leaves, but one interpretation. The Chinese representative in Berlin denies the statement that Li Hung Chang had sent to him a hopeful telegram. He tav s that, on the contrary, no direct telegram has been received by him from Li Hung Chang for some time past. The day's news is again restricted to t usual crop of untrustworthy Shanghai rumors, the most serious of which, re ported by the correspondent of the Ex prest. is to the effect that Europeans are directing the Chinese military operations. The correspondent asserts that Capt. Bailey of H. M. S. Aurora distinctly saw n man in European garb directing the Chinese artillery operations outside of Tien Teln. Foreign refugees from Tien Tsin open ly accuse a European official, whose name the Express correspondent suppresses, and Col. von Hannaken, who was for merly employed to drill the Chinese troops, of being parties to a plot to pro cure the escape of Gen. Chang and them selves from Tien Tsin before the bom bardment, leaving the other foreigners to their fate. Statements are in circulation in Shang hai accusing the Russians of indiscrimi nate slaughter of friendly Chinese non combatants, without regard to age or sex. The manager of a Chinese steamship company, who has arrived in Shanghai, asserts that he only escaped from Tien Tsin by cutting off his queue and donning European clothes. It is said the tao tai of Shanghai protested to the Powers against these Russian slaughters. it is asserted that the Buddhist priests throughout the empire are propagating Prince Tuan's anti-foreign gospel. News is circulating throughout, the V*r.g-tse valley that Gen. Mi has inflicted n crushing defeat upon the allies at Tien Tsin and that the foreign army has been cut lo pieces east of Pekin. The actual impotence for the moment of the allied forces naturally gives color to these sto ries. with the worst results. The Shanghai correspondent of the Ex press gives Tien Tsin advices to July 8, when the .superior range of the Japanese artillery enabled them to relieve the Rus sians. who were hard pressed at the rail way station. POLICY IS “OX TO PEKIN.” This Government Will Xot Rent TUI Satisfaction Is Gained. Washington, July 12.—"0n to Pekin!” is the policy adopted by our government. It is said that, regradless of the issues raised as to the authenticity of the late Chinese note, or the accuracy of Us statement of fact, or the question raised as to the re sponsibiliy for the present situation, our government, at least, is determined not to relax its efforts to reach Pekin, to get in touch with Mr. Conger if he is alive, to take the necessary steps for the protection of American interests, and, in fact, to do all those things set out in Secretary Hay's ron to the Powers, including a reckoning v'h the person or persons responsible tor the outrageous events of the past six weeks. Twenty-four hours' consideration of the * otiose note leaves the officials here ton vinced that it marks the beginning of a genera) effort on the part of the Chinese c: ' u]s to relieve themselves from respon sibliuv for the treatment of the foreign ministers anfl.the fighting at Tien Tsin. The now's from Tien Tsin of the un snusfc tory relations between the allied fores goes to confirm the War Depart t"“nt officials here in their original con- I'iction that two or three brigades of American troops, veterans of the Indian " r- of the Cuban campaign, and of the Philippine jungle hunts, could have Achieved some valuable results by this lime had they been at Tien Tsin. ' °l. l.iscum's orders are broadly fram f ' and, it is said at the War Depart ment that, while he retains command of 1 own men under all circumstances, he ni tv co-operate to any extent with the nilied forces. THEY are still fighting. he' mon r Sends n Dispatch From Tien Tsin to the Admiralty. London, July 12. 3:55 p. m.—The British a Itiiirahy has received the following dis t>!- from Vice Admiral Seymour: nn Tsin, Saturday, July 7.—The Chl ontlnue fighting, often shelling the *” ■' ments. They are extending their <ng the Du Tal 'An canal to the Northeast, and are appearing In greater fur, ,■ w-est 0 j c j tJr _ \ ~?terday we bombarded the city and iinni.-diHte suburbs, which stopped the thine-, gunfire for some time. The r ' h settlement and station are most ' t ito attack. To-day there was an °'hi-r bombardment. Am steadily getting up more guns. Ten thousand troops are now here. More are Inquired, hut both the Russian and Ja vanese are expected.” AX UNSIGNED DISPATCH. Pset, Heinted Seem to Have Been Already Described. Washington, July 12.—A belated cable gram was received at the navy depart- Tl> ' n t this morning, via Siberia. It bore rn tignature, but Secretary Dong believes ' ame from Rear Admit J 1 Kempff. The '' 's set out in the cablegram appear to drr 1 ly have been described in a little dlf ■rent form In previous advices from loMow, 1 * 1 ' Thfi ,< ’ xt ° f thc nWf * agc ls * s ot the Navy. Satanna!) iUorniinj iX'rws. Washington: Taku. China. July 3.—Run ner Pekin reports German troops burned tsung-li-yamen. Chinese moved many field guns on wall commanding legation. Chinese subjects advised leave legations. Runner heard heavy firing in Pekin after leaving city.” NEARLY 50,000 TROOPS. Jnpnn Will Probably Send a Strong Force to China. Yokohoma, July 12.—Though no decision has yet been announced, it is certain that Japan will send nearly 50,000 troops to China. The press agrees that the dis patch of so large a force is a duty in the interest of humanity, but asserts that a large measure of responsibility for the troubles rests upon Russia and Germany because of their arbitrary action in China. , GINS ARE MASKED. Chinese Have Learned Something About Artillery. Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press. Che Foo, July B.—An artillery duel Js proceeding at Tien Tsin. The Chinese guns are so masked that the allies find difficulty in locating them. WAS IN A BLOODY FIGHT. Story of How Foreigners In Pekin Were All Killed. London, July 13.—The Shanghai corre spondent of the Daily 'Mail says the fol lowing story, regarding the position in Rekin, emanates from Chinese official sources: “The (wo remaining legations, the Brit ish and Russian, were attacked in force on the evening of July 6, Prince Tuan be ing in command. The attackers \frere di vided. Prince Tiian commanded the cen ter, the right wing was led by Prince Tsai Yin and the left by Prince Yin Lin. The reserves were under Prince Tsin Yu. 'The attack commenced with artillery fighting, which was severe and lasted un til 7 o’clock in the morning, by which time both legations were destroyed .and all the foreigners were dead, while the streets around the legations were full of the dead bodies of both foreigners and Chinese. “Upon the attack, Prince Ching and Gen. Wang Wen Shao went with troops lo the assistance of the foreigners, but they were outnumbered and defeated. Both Prince <Ching and Gtn. Wang Wen Shao were killed. “Two foreigners are said to have es caped through the gates, one wi'h a heavy sword wound in his head. “Prince Tuan, in celebration of the vic tory, distributed 100,000 taels and huge quantities of rice to the Boxers.” DISPATCH FROM TOKIO. Japanese Legation Received Be lated Information. Washington, July 12.—The Japanese le gation has received a dispatch from To kio, giving briefly the details of the as sassination of Baron von Ketteler at Pe kin, and the fighting around Tien Tsin. The dispatch was sent from Takio, July 4, but was in some way subject to great delay along the 'Siberian route. It states that the German Minister was killed by a shot, and that it is not known whether the mob element or the soldiery is re sponsible for the shooting. Concerning today’s reports from Yoko homa, that the government is being urged to send 50,000 troops to China, Mr. Nab eshima. the Japanese charge, says this is little more than press conjecture, end that there is no present evidence that the government has the slightest purpose of sending more than orre army corps, or 22,- 000 men, to China. It is the understanding of the Japanese officials here, that the Fifth Army Corps is now being put aboard transports at one of the great naval stations near Hiroshima. WITH SIXTY DAY'S RATIONS. Idle Troops Destined for Nagasaki Will Leave. Washington, July 12.—The plans of the War Department for feeding the army in China are being gradually formulated. It has been decided that all troops destined for Nagasaki, with a probability of ser vice in China, shall carry sixty days’ ra tions, which will be landed with them. Transportation for this amount of stores will be furnished at once, so that the American contingent will be able to make a prompt move forward, should It become necessary to act In semi-Independence of the allied forces! Manila will be utilized as a base for all supplies, and the commissary depart ment has enough material there to meet any immediate demands from the Chinese contingent. A transport will be put in service for a regular weekly run with supplies between Manila and Taku, seven days’ distant, which will form the base on Chinese soil. SAID ALL WERE KILLED. And Russians Reported Marching From the North. Shanghai, July 12.—1 tis reported that a Chinese merchant here has received a letter from Pekin, dated June 30, saying (he legations were demolished, and th it the foreigners had'been killed. It is an nounced from a good source that 30,000 Russians are marching on Pekin from the north. DO NOT FIGHT IN ACCORD. A Homogeneous Force Is Needed In stead of Allied Armies. Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press. Tien Tsin, July 4, Foo, July 8, and Shanghai, July 11.—A homeogenoua army of half the strength of the allied forces could do better work than is being done by them. The operations are dan gerously hnndlcapped and the safety of the city Is Imperiled by lack of organiza tion and the want ot one commander to control all the forces. The representatives of the several nations manage their civil and military affairs largely without co-operation. The ranking officer of each nationality has absolute Jurisdiction over the operations of hla government's troops. Questions of policy ore discussed daily at international conferences which have not the power to inforce the wishes of the majority. Admiral Seymour's method of command ing it make requests, which the other commanders generally follow; but there have been instances of the ranking offi ce!* holding aloof from operations which they disapproved. There is great need ot more troops. The present force of 10,- (M 0 men is attempting to hold a line fif teen miles long around the city. There is (Continued on FittA Fagei SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1000. NOTIFIED NOMINEE. PRESIDENT M’KINI.EY CALLED UP ON BY THE COMMITTEE, LODGE MADE THE ADDRESS. FOLLOWED BY THE PRESIDENT IN HIS SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE. Cn t hiisiiim Displayed nt Canton. Distinguished Republicans Were Henrd—Prcsident Referred to the Maintenance of the Gold Standard, the Protective Tariff, the Enlarge ment of Our Market and the Terri torial Question. Canton, 0.. July 12.—Under an azure sky, with the sunlight glinting through the leafy trees, with the banner of the re public draped above him, William Mc- Kinley was to-day officially notified of his second nomination by the Republican party for the highest office in the civilized world. Grouped about him -were leading men of his party, while surrounding his Can ton home were the friends among whom he has lived sor more than thirty years, together with vast crowds from the sur rounding towns of his native state. The scene was inspiring, as. to the eloquent words of Senator Lodge, the Presklent re sponded in a ringing speech. There was enthusiasm enough and to upare, and to many pointed utterances of both Sena tor Lodge and the President, there was hearty and cordial approval shown. Important features of the speech of no tification by Senator Lodge and the re sponse by President McKinley were the references to the Chinese situation. This caused a great deal of discussion during the conferences following the formal specchmaking, and the impression created was that these utterances were a notifica tion to the world that the United States intended to preserve all its rights in China. The impressive portions of the Pn.si dent’s speech were his references to the maintenance of the gold standard, and the public financial faith, the preservation of a protective tariff, the enlargement of our market and especially the catchy phrase ‘ prosperity at home and prestige abroad." When he asked, “Shall we go back to the tariff of four years ago?” there were shouts of “No! No!” from every part of the audience. A prolonged cheer greeted his words relative to the maintenance of our authority in the Philippines. There was a most Impressive shout when he declared that there should be continued legislative control over the territory pos sessed by the United Stales, and another outburst when he said such authority would be coupled with “liberty and hu manity.” His declaration that the United States had reclaimed “10,000,000 human beings from imperialism." was a decided hit, and there were many requests for him to repeat the sentence. This turn of the word used so much by the opposition was considered one of the adroit, features of the speech. Others Were Called Upon. Whije the speech of the President closed the formal notification, there had not been oratory enough for the gathering, and other speaker.* were called in. Sena tor Fairbanks of Indiana, Senator Hanna, chairman of the National Committee; Charles Emory Smith. Postmaster Gen eral: Col. Samuel Parker of Hawaii and Senator Lodge w r ere heard—the last named speaking twice. These speakers, with the exception of Col. Parker, who was called out of com pliment to the Pacific Islands, took oc casion to refer to the recent action of the Democratic National Convention in Kan sas City. It was the first public occa sion in which Republican speakers had attempted to dissect and criticise the platform recently adopted by their op ponents. Senator Fairbanks evidently In tended to make the money question the dominant issue of the campaign, denying that, with lti to 1 in their platform, the Democrats could make “imperialism” the leading Issue. Senator Hanna abjured Republican vot ers to remember the importance of this campaign. Pcs, master General Smith warned his hearers that Democratic suc e< ss would disarrange the business inter ests of the country. In his second sr>?ech Senator Lodge re sented the criticism of President McKin ley by his epponents and pointed cut the difficulty Hr.van would have in selecting a cabinet from the men prominent in the conventions at Kansas City and Sioux Falls. Irrlval of the Committee. The Notification Committee and party came from Cleveland on a special Iran, making the run In an hour and twenty one minutes. They were met at the sta tion. and in carriages were escorted to the home of President McKinley. The Tip pecanoe Club of Cleveland was given the place of honor next to the band. The American flag floated from many busi ness houses and residences along the lou'te of the procession. Other delegations from nearby cities and t>wns helped to swell the throng. Senator Ledge, followed by Senator Hanna, was In the lead of the notifica tion party. Both entered the house and had a few moments' chat with President McKinley. When they reappeared a cheer went up from the crowd. Senator Lodge Immediately mounted a small standing block and delivered his speech. • Lodge to the President. "You maintained our credit and upheld tire gold standard, leading the party by your advice to the passage of the great measure which is to-day the bulwark of both. You led again in the policy which has made Hawaii a possession of the United States. On all these questions you fulfilled the hopes and justified the confidence of the people who four years ago put trust In our promises. "But on all these questions, also, you had as guides, not only your own prin ciples, the well-considered results of your years of training and reflection, hut also tne plain declarations of the National Convention which nominated you In 1896. Far different was It when the Cuban question brought first war and then peace with Spain. Congress declared war, hut you. as commander-in-chief, had to car re if on. The peace, you hod to make alone. Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines— you had to assume alone the responsibil ity of taking them all from Spain. Alone, and weighted with the terrible responsi bility of the unchacked war powers of the conaUtution, you were obliged to govern these islands, and to repress rebellion and disorder in the Philippines. Luck# to Have Manila. “The new' aruY* strange ever excite fear, and the courage and prescience which accept them always arouse criticism and attack. Yet a great departure and anew policy were never more quickly justified than those undertaken by you. On the possession of the Philippines rests the ad mirable diplomacy which warned all na tions that American trade was not to le shut out from China. It is to Manila that we owe the ability to send troops and ships in this time of stress to the defense of our ministers, our missionaries, our consuls and our merchantts in China, in stead of being compelled to leave our cit izens to the casual protection of other powers, as would have been unavoidable had we flung the Philippines away and withdrawn from the Orient. It is to Manila again, to our fleet in the bay and our army on the land, that we shall owe the power, when these scenes of blood in China are closed, to exact reparation, to enforce stern justice and to insist, in the final settlement, upon an open door to all that vast market for our fast growing commerce. “Your election next November assures ta us the continuance of that policy abroad and in our new possessions. To entrust these difficult and vital questions to other hands, at once incompetent and hostile, would be a disaster to us and a still more unrelieved disaster to our pos terity. Your election means, not only p;o --tection to our industrials, but the main tenance of a sound currency and of the geld standard, the very cornerstones of our economic and financial welfare. Should these he shaken, as they would be by the success of our opponents, the. whole fab ric of our business confidence and pros perity wculd fall into ruin. Your defeat wc u!d be the signal for file advance of free trade, for the anarchy of a debased and unstable currency, for business panic, depression and hard times and for the wreck of our foreign policy. Your election and the triumph of the R publican party —which we believe to be as sure as the c mirg of the day—will make certain the steady protection of our Indus r es, sound money nrd a vigorous and intelligent for eign ollcy.” Senator Lodge’s remarks were frequent ly interrupted with applause. When he closed and President McKinley mounted the stand, the assemblage arose and cheered enthusiastically. It was some moments before the President could begin his remarks. lie had a manuscript of his speech in his hand, but he referred to it only at long intervals. He said: Speech of the President. "Senator Lodge and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: The message which you bring to me is one of signal honor. It is also a summons to duty. A single nomination for the office of Presi dent by a great party which in thlrty-lwo years out of forty has been triumphant In national elections, is a distinction which I gratefully cherish. To receive unani mous renominatlon by the same party Is an expression of regard and a pledge of continued confidence for which it is dif ficult to make adequate acknowledge ment. "If anything exceeds the honor of the office of President of the TTnlted States it is the responsibility which attaches to It. Having been invested with both, I do not under-appraise either. Any one who has borne the anxieties and burdens of the presidential office, especially in time of national trial, cannot contemplate as suming it a second lime without pro foundly realizing the severe exactions and the solemn obligations which it Imposes and this feeling is accentuated by the momentous problems which now press for settlement. If my countrymen shall con firm the action of the convention, our national election in November, I shall, craving Divine guidance, undertake the exalted trust, to administer It for the interest and honor of the country and the well-being of the new- peoples who have bgorae the objects of our care. The declaration of principles adopted by the convention has my hearty approval. "At some future date I will consider Its subjects In detail, and will, by letter, communicate to your chairman, a more formal acceptance of the nomination. Tlieir Financial Honor. "On a like occasion four years ago, I said: 'The party that supplied by legis lation the vast revenues fqr the conduct of our greatest war, that promptly re stored the credit of the Sountry at its ciose; that from its abundant revenues, paid off a large share of the debt Incur red by this tvar, and that resumed spe cie payments and placed our paper cur rency upon sound and enduring basis, can be safely trusted to preserve both our credit and currency with honor, stabiliiy and inviolability. The American people hold the financial honor of our govern ment as sacred as our flag, and can be relied upon to guard It with the same sleepless vigilance. They hold its preser vation above party fealty, and have often demonstrated that party ties avail noth ing when the spotless credit of our coun try is threatened. " 'The paid to the farmer, the wage earner and the pensioner, must continue forever equal in purchasing and debt-paying power to the dollar paid to any government creditor. YYlint Was Involved. “ 'Our industrial supremacy, our produc tive capacity, our business end commer cial prosperity, our labor and Us rewards, our national credit and currency, out proud financial honor, and our splendid free citizenship, the birthright of every American, are all Involved in the pending campaign. and thus every home in the land is directly and intimately connect ed with their proper settlement. " 'Our domestic trade must be won back and our Idle working people employed in gainful occupations at American wages. Our home market must be restored to Its proud rank of first in the world, and our foreign trade, so precipitately cut oIT by adverse national legislation, reopened on fair and equitable terms, for our surplus agricultural and manufacturing products. " 'Public confidence must be re sumed and the skill, energy. and the capital of our country find ample employment at home. The government of the United States must raise money enough to meet both it* cur rent expenses and Increasing needs. Its revenues should be so raised as to protect the material interests of our people, with the lightest possible drain upon their re sources and maintaining that high stand ard of civilisation which has distinguish ed our country for more than a century of iTs existence. " 'The national credit, which has thus far fortunately resisted every asstiult up on it, must and will be upheld and strengthened. If sufficient revenues are provided for the support of the govern ment there will he no necessity for tor rowing money or increasing the public debt.' Pledges Were Kept. "Three and one-half years of legislation and administration have been concluded since these words were spoken. Have those to whom was confided the direction of the government kept their pledges? The record is made up. The people are not unfamiliar with what has been accom plished. The gold standard has been re affirmed and strengthened. The endless chain h is bun broken and the drain upon (Continued on Fifth Page* THREE WEEKS MORE. THE ORIGINAL EVIDENCE IN THE GREENK-G VYNOR CAJB. ERWIN SAYS HE’LL OFFER IT. STERLEY GAVE MORE TESTIMONY IN THE HEARING. Teatlfied to tlie Correctors* of Lint* of Proposal*, Contract* Awarded and Guarantor* and Bondsmen. They Were Admitted, Subject to a Future ltuJiiiK —Atlantic Construc tion Company Wan Kept Posted on Every Application for Specifica tions. New York, July 12.—Hearing in the pro ceedings to obtain the removal of John, F. Gay nor, W. T. Gay nor, E. H. Gav nor and Benjamin D. Greene, accused of conspiring to defraud the United States government, to the jurisdiction of the Georgia court, was resumed to-day be fore Commissioner Shields. Mr. Erwin said that, under Judge Brown’s ruling, he should proceed with the presentation of original evidence, and it will probably take three weeks to finish the case. J. W. O. Sterley, chief clerk under Capt. Carter, testified to the correctness of the list of proposals, Ihe list of contracts awarded and the list of the guarantors and bondsmen to the original proposals. Counsel for the defense objected to each name on each list, as incompetent, imjna itrial and barred by the statute of limita tions, but Commissioner Shields allowed them in, subject to a future ruling. Books were next introduced to show' that the Atlantic Construction Company was kept posted on every application for specifications to Capt. Carter’s office. The witness, Sterley, replying to ques tions from Mr. Erwin, recited the adver tising contracts made by Capt. Carter, asking for bids on twenty-one different contracts. The war office regulations ad vise that such advertisements stand for thirty days, but leaves the matter to the discretion of the officer in charge. Ster ley said the usual time fixed, by Capt. Carter was twenty-three days in the local papers and six in the engineering jour nals. Mr. Sterley said all the lists he offered to-day were prepared by him from origi nal documents in the engineer’s office in Savannah. A file book was kept, giving the name and address of and a descrip tion of the specifications furnished to each arpicant for specifications. Mr. Erwin offered in evidence the can celled government checks, checkbooks and stubs that showed every payment on the Savannah harbor Improvement work con tracts between 1890 and 1896. Counsel for the defense objected, but the commission er admitted the exhibits. The district at torney made witness Sterley Identify and give the history of each of the vouchers presented. Mr. Erwin explained that the wealth of detail was necessary for the perfection of the record. * The hearing will be resumed on Mon day. HER POSITION ANNOUNCED. Germanw Informs the Federation of the Chinese Situation. Berlin, July 12.—1 tis eeml-offlclally stated that Count von Buelow. secretary of state for foreign affairs, has addressed a circular to the German federal govern ments, in which, after reviewing recent events in China, he says: "The latest development in the military situation Is the piercing by the Chinese of the imperial canal, near Tien Tsin, for the purpose of inundating the country and thus hampering any advance upon Pekin from the south, while great masses of hostile Chinese are pressing on from the north and east. "Our military measures, consisting of eight battalions of infantry, three squad rons of cavalry and four batteries, will enable us to participate in the military action In a manner corresponding with Germany's political importance. By the recent events in China, the successful German mission operations there, the flourishing German trade and economical enterprises are menaced. Our moral and material Interests we must protest. "Our aim is tTie restoration of security for persons and property, freedom of ac tion for German subjects In China, the rescue of the foreigners beleaguered in Pekin, the re-establlshment of security and regular conditions under a properly organized Chinese government, and repa ration and satisfaction for the outrages committed. We desire no partition of China and seek no special advantages. "The imperial government is imbued with the conviction that the maintenance of the agreement between the Powers is a primary condition for the restoration of peace and order tn China.” ELKS CHOSE MILWAUKEE. Next Grand Lodge Meeting Will Be Held There. Atlar.ltr City, N. J., July 12.—The next mee it g of th - Grand Lodge of the Btncv olrnt and Protective Order of E ks will he held In Milwaukee. Iq the vote this morning Richmond was beaten by 'B6 vete*. The prizes for the parade were an nounced to-day as follows: Hartford first, having largest number of members and best appearance, banner; second, Richmond, next best appearance, $201; third, Philadelphia, good appearance, a loving cup; fourth, Hartford, but march ing, and fifth. Boston, most unique. BIRNED TWO FACTORIES. Tnbnrco Establishments n< Winston Were Destroyed. Winston, N. C., July 12.—Fire here to day destroyed a tobacco factory owned by J. E. Shelton and a tobacco faetoty formerly owned by N. S .and T. J. Wil son. Mr. Shelton'a loss Is *B,OOO, no in surance. Messrs. Wilsons' loss la 5.000; Insurance. *1,500. The fire started In the engine room of the Shelion factory, end was caused by coals falling In some shavings. The Tennis Tourney. Chi-ago, July 12.—The following were the results In the tennis tournament to day: Championship single*, fourih round. Paret heat Baker, 4-6, 6-0. 6-3. Champion ship doubles, first round. Collins and be*t Myers and Neely, 6-J, *-3, 4 4. DISCO! RAGED BY A REVERSE. Londoner* Deduce Sail Conclusion* From the lloer Sncee**. London. July 13.—Lord Roberts’ dta pitch reporting si ill another unfortunate occurrence throws a serious light upon the state of affairs In South Africa. There has been some comment recently regard ing the virtual absence of progress by the immense army under command of Lord Roberts, b\it few could have been found to believe that tlie scattered Bofts were able to inflict such a defeat so near Pie ter a. Instead of the surrender of all of the retraining Boers bting imminent, as re cent telegrams had hinted, it stems they have been making a concerted attempt to surround and recapture Pretoria, with so much success that, in the region which was supposed to be pacified *nd in whicjfi no aitack was expected, they succeeded in inflicting a serious defeat and captur ing two guns and some 200 men. It is evident that Gen. Botha lias a con siderable force, seeing that he is able to press Lord Roberts’ lines at a half-dozen points around Pretoria, from the Springs to the southeast of the city, northward to Middleburg and Durdepoort, and thence southward to Nitral’s Nek and Krugers dorp. Ird Rojrerte omits to give the name of the commander concerned, giving rise to the belief that worse remains to be told. Even if the mishap be not more grave than his information at present im plies, it proves that the situation is still serious, and that there is no possibility of any troops being spared from South Africa for China; but, on the contrary, that it will still take a long time to clear the country of the Boer*. News has reached London that Lord Roberts has been suffering from a seri ous bowel complaint, and that Rob erts w'ok hurriedly summoned from Bloem fontein. Lord Roberts, though now bet ter, is still weak. A SUCCESS FOR BOERS. They Captured Nltral's Nek, Rrltlah Cavalry and Gunn. London, July 12.—Lord Roberts reports to the war office, under date of Pretoria, July 12, as follows: "The enemy, having failed In their t -tack upon our right rear, as mentioned In my telegram of July 9, made a deter mined attack upon our right flank yester day, and I regret to say, succeeded In capturing Nitrul’s Nek, which- was garri soned by a squadron of the Scots Greys, with two guns of u battery of the Royal Artillery and five companies of the Lin colnshire Regiment. “The enemy attacked In eperior numbers at dawn, seizing the hill commanding the nek, brought a heavy gun Are to bear upon the small garrison. "Nltrnl's Nek Is about eighteen miles from here, near where the road crosses the Crocodile river. It was held by Us in order to maintain road and telegraphic communication with Rustenburg. "The fighting lasted, nrtore or less, throughotu the day, and immediately upon receiving Information, early this morning, of the enemy's strength, I dis patched reinforcements from here, un der Col. Godfrey of the King's Own Scot tish Borderers. Before, however, they reached the spot, the garrison had been overpowered and the gups anJl a greater portion of the squadron of the Greys had bpen enptured, owing to Ihe horses being shot; also about ninety men of the Lin coln Regiment. * “A list of the casualties has not been received, but I fear they are heavy. "Simultaneously an attack was made on our outposts near Durdepoort, north of the town, in which the Seventh Dra goons were engaged The regiment was handled with considerable skill by Lieut. Col. Law, who kept the enemy in check until they retired on their supports, and would probably have suffered but slight loss had not Qur troops mistaken some Boers in the bushes for our men. “Smith-Dorrien had a successful en gagement with the enemy yesterday, near Krugersdorp, and inflicted heavy loss on them. "Buller reports that the Boers, who were destroying his line of railway, near Paardekraal. were driven off yesterday, after a short action. "Hart reports froth Heidelberg that the surrendering of Boer arms and ammuni tion continues in that district.” HELD AS A SUSPECT. Roy Arrested ns Knowing Something About the Wrecking Attempt. Philadelphia, July 12.—A boy known as George Smith, a native of Wilmington, N. C., was arrested at Chester, Pa., last night, on the belief that he knew some thing of the attempt to wreck the Bal timore and Ohio express near Folsom yesterday. In an Interview tn the Jail to-day, Smith said that he met four men tn Philadel phia, and he started with them for Bal timore on a freight train. When they reached Moore's Station, near the scene of the wreck, the party left the train. While at Moore's, Smith pays he over heard them hatching a scheme to abduct a woman for the purpose of ransom. Later, one of the gang told Smith that they would remain at Moore's Station un til they were able to take away with them a "pile of money.” Smith decided to leave them, and before he could desert the gang, they held him up and robbed him Of all the money he had, about SB. He has rot seen them since. The police authorities think the boy Is telling the truth, and believe that Smith's companions are the perpetrators. Smith Is being held by the police. GEORGIANS IN NEW YORK. Editors of the Press Association Taking In the Town. New York, July 12.—The annual excur sion party of the Georgia Press Associa tion reached New York to-day. There were some ninety persons In the party, about half of them women. There was an informal dinner for the entire delegation at the Waldorf-Ator: early in the evening, after which the party split up for the theaters and other amuse ments. To-morrow they will go to Niag ara Falls, and will return here Sunday morning. It Is the Intention to start for home Sunday night. H. H. Cabanta.s of the Atlanta Journal, the president, has charge of the excur sion. NO TICKET YV ANTED. Gen. Raekner Thinks Gold Demo crats Mum 1.1 Not Have One. L'u svill'. Ky., July 12.—Gen. S. B Buckner, who was Gen. Ta mer's running mate on the National Democrat.c (gold) •Pket In 1896, ha* come out agalnat the nomination of a ticket this year. Gen. Buckner favors adopting a platform and denouncing fr. e silver and not nominat ing a ticket, leaving the gold Democrat* fre* to vote as they choose, DAILY. >8 A YEAR. 5 GENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK,II A YEAR OFFICERS ELECTED. J. M. GREEN PRESIDENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. TO-DAY CONVENTION’S LAST. TfIK COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS H ILL RETORT TO-NIGHT. 8, lection of Next Convention City Left to the Executive Committee. A. G. Hanlon Drowned nt Isle of Palms Paper. oo Educational 1 Subject* Klnflergnrlen Work, Rualness Eduratlon and Child Stud, DlscHsaetl. Charleston, S. C., July 12.—The Nation al Educational Society to-day chose their officers for the coming year. The selec tions are: President—J. M. Green, Trenton, N. J. First. Vtee President— O. T. Corson, Ohio. Second Vice President—J. A. Foshay, Oallfornla. Third Vice President—H. P. Archer, South Carolina. Fourth Vice President—H. B. Brown, Indiana. Fifth Vice President—Francis W. Par ker. llllnots. Sixth .Vice President—L. W. Buehholz, Florida. Seventh Vice President—W. H. Bar tholomew, Kentucky. Eighth Vice rresident-O. H. Cooper, Texas. Ninth Vice President—William M. Dav idson. Kansas. Tenth Vice President—R. B. Fulton. Mississippi. Eleventh Vice President—Gertrude Ed monds. Massachusetts. Twelfth Vice President—H. B. Kratz, lowa. Treasuser—L. C. Greenlee, Colorado. Mr. Irving Shephahd, the secretary, hold* over. The selection of the convention city for 1901 was left to the Executive Committee. Adjournment To-morrow Night. The convention will adjourn sine die to-morrow night. At the closing session Ihe Committee on Resolutions will make its report. Their findings will urge the bettering and spreading of the common school and the extension of the Ameri can system into Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. Congress is requested to re organize the bureau of education upon broader lines to meet the Increased re quirements and to establish it as an in dependent department on a plane with tli*v department of labor. An unfortunate accident this aftemo.m was the drowning of A. G. Hanlon of Birmingham, Ala , at the Isle or Palms He weht beyond his depth and his at tempts to save hlmse-lf exhausted the llfe-sav*r, who was nearing land with him. I* was strictly "ladies' day" at the Au ditorium, "The Problem of the Grade” being assigned them. "Discipline” was ably discussed by Miss Gertrude Edmonds of Lowell, Mass. Ml ay Elizabeth Buch anan of Kunsas City had for her subject "Classification and Promotion." and Mrs. Alice Woodworth Cooley of Minneapolis spoke ably on "Instruction." The night session was devoted to a pa triotic song service. The departments ac complished much during the day, nearly all carrying out their full programmes. The department of school administra tion eleeted the following officers: President—W. S. Ellis, Anderson. Tnd. First Vice President—l. H. Pores, Mem phis, Tenn. Second Vice President—Dr. W. A. Hunt North field, Minn. Fourth Vice President—Graham H. Har ris, Chicago. Fifth Vice President—R. I* Yeager Kansas City. Secretary—William George Bruce, Mil waukee. Aildress on Kindergartens. The klndergartners heard a splendid pa per by Miss Emma Newman of Buffalo, and elected officers. She said, in part: "The principle* underlying the kinder garten system are now recognized as sound psychologically and true of chl'd nature. Its exponents are less Inclined to contend over details of method, more ready to look for results In the children's lives, know better what these results should he. Briefly stated, kindergarten training should give the child a certain measure of self-control, enlarged and more definite mental content. Increased power of concentration of mind, and of self-direction, greater facility of expres sion tn language and concrete hand work. “Though the mental and moral equip ment of children at the time of entrance Into the primary schools differs so greatly from that of past generations, the mat ter taught In the first three years re mains practically the same, “the three R's;” hue the method of presentation has changed so as to render the process of mastery less tedious to the child. Still the appeal Is to the same powers of child mind and body day In day out. month after month, and tends to beget mechan ical habits of thought and life, thus dead ening originality, self-direction. "Mere ability to decipher a printed page Is not what Is wanted, but a power of tnlnd capable of grasotng and using pur posefully matter gained from the printed page, from environment, from experi ence.” D. Lange of St. Paul, Miss Elizabeth Parker of Spartahburg, S. (?., and Dr. Redway of Mount Vernon, N. Y., read papers before ttie Elementary Education department. Need of Bastness Courses. Woodford B. Anderson, of the Universi ty of South Dakota, was one of those who read papers before the department of business education. Prof. Anderson said In part: "Business education Is Indefinite. It may be a six months' course In bookkeeping and busi ness law. four-years' high school cour*-, or a course In commerce and administra tion. Business schools often called 'busi ness colleges,' have been a great benefit, but they must enlarge their work or quit business. "This question reaolves Itself into two questions: First, should young men re ceive higher commercial education? Sec ond. should thl* be given In colleges and universities In preference to special schools? Slatiatlcs collected by John Carlton Jones and H. E. Kratz. and the speaker show 50 per cent, of professional and 25 per cent, of business men are col lege men. Only one man, in one hundred, is college trained. Thus'we see a busi ness man's chance of success are In creased twenty-flve times by college edu cation. while a professional man's chance# are Increased fifty times. "We have only seen one side. Mr. Car ( (.Continued on Fifth Page.)