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the morning news.
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E ? ar j H. ESTILL. Resident.
lack of harmony.
differences between powers
V MAY CAUSE DELAY'.
:H |NA prepared for war.
giS PLUNGED INTO CONFLICT WITH
RABID FRENZY'.
Boirr Proclamation Make* 14 • Ap
pearance in Shanghai-Governor*
of Several Provinces Have Joined
Prince Tuan— Reports of Europe
ans Working the Chinese Guns.
Further Details of the Recent
Severe Fighting at Tien Tsin.
London, July 19, 4 a- m.—While evidence
iccumulates daily that China has long
>een preparing a formidable military or
ganization in anticipation of the present
conflict and that the area of rebellion is
continually extending, harmony among
; he allies, which is necessary to meet such
, grave situation, is still deplorably lack
r.g. <*<'•
The Russians have refused Admiral
Seymour's request to hand over the re
iioroi Taku-Tien Tsin, Railway to the
English Company and it is rumored that
lermany purposes taking a serious inde
wndent step, namely to patrol the Y’ang
l?e-Kiang with German men-of-war. Such
i step would be greatly resented by Eng
and
Slid more alarming news has been con
teyed to the Daily Express from Tokio to
he effect that the apparent reluctance of
lermany and Russia to consent to a Jap
mese commander for the army corps has
ed the Japanese government to delay the
forwarding of the division already mobil
zed.
The Standard in an alarmist editorial
ays:
"It is useless any longer to hide from
urseives the fact that China has declar
-4 war on civilization and has plungfcd
r.to the conflict with rabid frenzy. It is
qually futile to discuss whether hostili
(s are being waged by the Chinese gov
ernment, inasmuch as It is evident that an
idministralion of some kind exists and is
lirecting the anii-tforetgn movement. Un
<ss unmistakable evidence exculpating
;be Fekin government is promptly forlh
:oming, the Powers should treat China
is a helli;erent state and act according
\on iinelow’a Course Approved.
A similar line of comment is taken by
he other morning papers. All applaud the
■ urse of Count von Buelow, the German
’oreign secretary, in stopping cipher tele
trams from the Chinese legation in Ber
n. and all urge the other Powers to fol
w Germany’s example.
The Russian general staff denies the re
lorts that The Chinese have captured
Uagovetehensk, capital of the province of
Amur and H is reported frem Irkutsk that
tte Russians have taken Aigun.
A special dispatch from Tien Tsin dis
tributes the number of those killed at
lhe rapture of the native city, as follows:
"Russians, 100: Japanese, 57; Britsh, 40,
End Americans, 37.
The correspondent who sends this as
serts that thousands of Chinese tvere kill
ed. and that fighting was still going on,
when his dispatch was sent, in various
parrs of Tien Tsin.
With reference to the rumors that Eu
ropeans were seen working the Chinese
funs at Tien Tsin, the Standard learns
that eight Russian military instructors
forcibly detained by the Chinese, were
'(impelled to work the gun 9. One escaped
wl reached the Russian lines with his
lands bound.
Power* Not Well Prepared.
A special correspondent of the Daily
Express, at Tien Tsin, contrasts the
'"splendid work and perfect equipment"
t" the Japanese with the “inadequate sup
plies of the British, German and Ameri
can contingents, which are terribly lack
ing In the most obvious necessaries.”
Tee first Boxer proclamation has made
Its appearance in Shanghai. It declares
mot Kivan, the war god, desires the blood
5f foreigners, and threatens ten plagues
f the Boxer tenets are not followed and
spread.
Tne Governors of the provinces of Hu
Nan Hu pt an< j jj c jqan have now open
' joined Prince Tuan, and are now
inarching overland with their armies to
Pekjn.
A German relief column, sent into the
Interior of the province of Shan Tung to
endeavor in rescue a party of thirty mis
sionaries, German. American and Eng
i ’ as returned without having obtain
f<* any tidings of tjzeir whereabouts, and
is feared all have been slain.
A special commission is sitting in St.
etersburg daily, to arrange for the dis
patch of troops to the Far East.
lr is announced from Shanghai that
Nieh has been killed, but there is
confirmation of the rumor from Tien
f T' he cr ' nR,| ls at Shanghai have agreed to
®' r l Hie Viceroy of Nankin as the chief
nority s0 far ag collection of rev
."Uc b concerned. When the Viceroy was
ji r ° ri P. f ‘ i 1 of this attitude, he appointed
tonic ' V *° r ' tistloal secretary of cus
t ri 10 hp Inspector of customs ad In
m in succession to Sir Robert Hart.
'•OOKS like an agreement.
8* !v dn, Germany and France Seem
*<• Be In Harmony.
■■TJn. July 18.—From two sources,
Quite distinct, the correspondents of the
isoeioted Press to-day ascertained that
E ,' mi Von Buelow has fully succeeded in
h lbn suspicions of Russia aroused
tnperor William's recent speeches and
other facts, and that an entente re
future action In China has been
“ h'l by Russia, Germany and France,
that'o " ll?n secr olary Convinced Russia
"lih r rman y would in no wise Interfere
erri p/' r Dlanis in Manchuria and North
'sim a * well as Corea, and that
B ,„ Mll ' harbors no desire of territorial
“Mrandizement.
fe rf U ''' 0,1 her part, agrees not tl* Inte-r
--s- R 'h Germany’s trade in Russia's
lui f Influence in China after order
T s' 1 re-established.
Ven "ist result of this understanding has
P.uxi h<i is *uance of strict orders by the
host u n ' er,sorstl lp to omit henceforth all
ip-’. hress criticism regarding Germa-
Th. 0n Chlni
t S- p rllnfr Tageblatt's correspondent
b* dn,,k.®7 r,bur * declares that it cannot
sr paroV'® l3 ,hat Russia la preparing for a
! north ' against Pekin, via the
not u 13 and - lie adds that Russia does
ffsin lhe alllefl campaign from Tien
lo rer. 6Uoc oful or In time.
t y to questions put bjr the Asso-
Jsatoantvaj) JHafning ffeto£
ciated Press correspondent to-day a lead
ing foreign official said:
"There has been no agreement between
the Powers regarding the slae of the forces
to be sent to China. Each power is send
ing the number that 6he can spare. There
has been no exchange of notes on the sub
ject. but a tacit understanding seems to
prevail that each Power will send a con
tingent adequately corresponding with her
real interest in China, commercial or ter
ritorial."
The latest series cf Chinese attempts to
gloss over the ugly facts in China, which
has been undertaken in Washing;on, Lon
don and St. Petersburg, and by Li Hung
Chang at Canton, is regarded here as a
revival of ihe Chinese cunning campaign
of lies for the purpose of provoking dis
cord ameng the Powers, and of retarding
ai'd weakening the Joint campaign.
The impression in official circles here
is that the situation is growing steadily
worse and that the anti-foreign movement
is spreading. It is believed that Li Hung
Chang is playing false.
OX THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER.
Chinese Have Mutie Serious Prepara
tions for Fighting.
St. Petersburg, July 18.—Reports have
been received by the Russian general staff
from the Amur district showing that the
Chinese have made serious preparations
there and are now concentrated on the
railway line from Aigun to Saghalien.
They are well supplied with artillery and
have large quantities of munitions.
The Russian Gen. Gribovski, after recon
noitering the district, returned to Blagov
etchcnsk, capital of ihe province of Amur,
on Monday.
Other official reports confirm the serious
news of the stoppage of work on the Man
churian Railway, owing to Chinese at
tacks. .especially at Charbin, where an at
tack by 400 Chinese was repulsed on July
9. Charbin is in a critical state, being cut
off from the west, south and north.
Russian troops have been sent from
different points to protect the railway.
The Chinese, however,are still working on
the eastern section of the line, which gives
hope that energetic measures may succeed
in restoring order.
In the opinion of the general staff, the
chief command of the allied forces at Tien
Tsin will eventually devolve upon the
Russian Vice Admiral Alexieff, in con
junction wiih the Japanese commander-in
chief.
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FIGHT CONTINUED ALL DAY.
Severe Battle It. Which So Many
Americans YVere Killed,
(Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin, Friday, July 13, 7 p. m., via
Che Foo, July 16 and Shanghai, July 18.—
The battle which was begun with the at
tack by 7 000 of the allied forces upon the
walls of the native city at 2 o’clock this
afternoon, continued all day, two battal
ions of the Ninth Infantry particiagting.
It is reported that 215 of this command
were kil'ed or wounded, Including ten or
fifteen officers. Cos). E. H. Llscum was
k lied and Maj*. Jesse M. Lee and James
Reagan, Capts. Charles R. Noyes, An
drew Brewster and -Edwin V. Bookmiiler
and First Lieutenants YVil iam K. Nay
lor, Lcuis B. Lawton, Harold Hammond
and Ira C. Waldron were wounded.
Among the t'n ted States marines the
casualties numbered forty. Capt. Austin
R. Davis was killed, and Capt. William
B. Lemly and First Lieutenant Henry
Leonard and Smedly ID. Butler were
wounded.
The American contingent, after lying in
shallow, hastily dug trenches, full of wa
ter, facing the south wall of Ihe city, and
suffering for want of water and food, .be
side being short of ammunition, were or
dered by Gen, Dorward to retire under
cover of darkness.
The Russians were outside the east wall,
while the Japanese, British and French
were close to the west wall, with the Chi
nese trying to flank them. The walls were
sadly battered by shells. The attack will
be renewed in the morning.
The total losses of the allied forces are
estimated at 800.
A messenger has arrived here who left
Pekin July 1. The foreigners at that time
wore all in the British legation. Chinese
troops were beginning to bombard the le
gations from the streets. The legations
had been under rifle Are for a week pre
viously, and in that time four foreigners
had been killed and thirteen wounded.
The marines had unsuccessfully at
tempted to capture a gun on a wall com
manding the legations. The foreigners
were supplied with an abundance of pro
visions.
PRINCE TUAN’S LARGE ARMY.
Has Mobilised Nearly a Million Men
to Attack Allies.
St. Petersburg, July IS.—A dispatch from
Che Foo says:
“Prince Tuan has mobilized 930,000 men,
divided into different corps. The northern
cor7>s has been ordered to expel foreign
ers from Amur.
“The Pekin army is divided into four
corps, the first of which is to operate
against Mukden and occupy the roads be
tween Pekin and 9han Hai Kuan, the sec
ond is to concentrate at Tien Tsin. and
the third at Pekin, from whence a column
numbering 40.000 will he sent to Wat Hai
Wei and Tsin Tau, while the fourth corps
will concentrate at Nankin. There are
now, 28.000 Japanese troops in China.
“The Chinese fleet Is concentrating in
the China sea and hostilities are expect
ed."
A di-pateh from Nankin announces that
Prince Tuan has ordered a great military
movement owing to the appearance of the
Japanese In Chira. The Viceroy of Nan
kin has Informed the foreign consuls there
that he cannot he answerab’e for events
in Chao Sin, Ning Po and Chu Chau. The
loreigners are fleeing lo Shanghai. The
position is alarming. Sixteen foreigners
have arrived at Nankin from Ning Po,
where the houses of foreigners have been
burned and missionaries horribly mal
treated. The rebellion has taken hold of
Southern China. The foreigners at Chu
Chau and in Chau have been attacked and
are fleeing panic stricken.
REPORT COMES FROM SEYMOUR.
Over 700 Foreigners Were Killed or
YY’onnded at Tien Tsin.
London. July 18.-In the House of Com
mons to-day the parliamentary secretary
for the foreign office, Mr. Brodrie\c read
a dispatch from Admiral Seymour dated
Taku, July 15, giving an account of the
capture of the native city of Tien Tsin
by the allied forces.
According to this dispatch on the ev
ening of July 14 the Japanese blew up
the gate and entered the city, the others
following. On the right the Russians cap
tured a battery on the bank of the Liu
Tal canal consisting of twelve small guns.
The other troop* all engaged on the left.
About 8.000 in all were engaged and over
700 were killed or wounded, the Japanese
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SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1900.
FEELING 1$ BUOYANT.
STILL SOME HjOPE FOR THE LEGA
TIONS AT PEKIN.
PROBABLY SAFE ON JULY 9.
TWO DISPATCHES ACCOUNT FOR
THEM TO THAT DATE.
Minister Wu Is Satisfied There Had
Been No Massacre Up to That Time.
Officials Are Proceeding on the
Assumption That Minister Conger
YVas Killed—No More Troops to Go
From the Philippines at Present.
Washington, July 18.—The buoyant and
hopeful feeling of yesterday as to the Chi
nese situation was strengthened to-day
by the addition of a confirmatory dis
patch from Consul Fowler at Che Foo,
touching the safety of the legationers at
Pekin on July 9.
Of course, it is understood that Mr.
Fowler's information came from the same
fountain, head as did Minister Wu's of
yesterday, namely, the famous Y'uan Shih
Kai, the military governor of Shan Tung
province. Because of the very intima.e
relations that have existed up to a very
recent date between this official and the
imperial court at Pekin, he having been
commander of the imperial bodyguard,
there is a disposition here to attach more
credence to his dispatches than would he
accorded to those of other Chinese offi
cials. This is based on the presumption
that he has no inducement to falsify the
facts.
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai
has cabled for a warship. His suggestion
was merely precautionary, and after con
sidering it the navy department has with
held action in view of the fact that the
Castlne Is at that port, and foreign ships
are on the way.
There was no cabinet meeting this morn
ing as the advices which reached the gov
ernment overnight did not present change
enough in the situation to demand a meet
ing at this time.
No More From Philippines.
“There will be no further withdrawals
of troops from the Philippines for service
in China. That is the policy determined
upon and that will be adhered to.”
A cabinet officer to-day made this state
ment, and then added:
"Gen. MacArthur’s dispatches on the
necessity of retaining there all ihe troops
save those already under orders are clear.
It would be unsafe to take any more
away.”
“Then, under no circumstances, will the
force. In the Philippines be drawn upon?"
he was asked.
“I am not going to say that any con
clusion reached is an absolute finality, but
this much is positive. No and velopment in
the situation is apprehended such as will
call for a change in this policy as to our
troops in the Philippines, in the present
light of events.
“We do not anticipate any extra session
of Congress," he said.
YVoul.l Make no Difference.
“What if Minister Conger and ihe other
Americans are found murdered?" he was
asked.
“We are proceeding at this present mo
ment on the assumption that our people
are murdered. I do not see why that
should necessitate an extra session. An
extra session is hardly necessary.”
“What if their murder was by or with
the connivance of the Chinese govern
ment?”
“I do not believe an extra session of
Congress would necessarily follow.”
“What about the decision of the com
manders of the international forces that
80,000 troops are necessary for the cam-,
paign?"
“That is an old story,” was the reply.
“Admiral Kempff cabled that a week or
ten days ago—oo.ooo men for the forward
move on the capital and 20,000 to protect
Tien Tsin and comunioation with Pekin.”
Asked as.to the possible effect of the
Chinese attack on the Russian town along
the Manchurian border, the reply was:
“This may complicate the situation. I
cannot say whether or not it means actual
war between the Chinese goverment and
Russia. The matter is between those two
governments. We have nothing to do
wdth it. We do not know either what the
actual facts are in the case."
FIRST OFFICIAL REPORT.
Say* Col, Llxram and Seventeen Men
Were Killed.
Washington, July 18.—The war depart
ment to-day bulletined its first official re
port the results of the battle at Hen
Tsin as follows: ■
“Che Foo—Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Casualties In attack on Tien Tsin
July 13. killed: Col. E. H. Llscum and
seventeen enlisted men. Wounded, Capt.
C. R. Noyes, rot serious; Maj. James
Reagan, serious, not dangerous; Capt. E.
V. Bookmiiler, serious, not dangerous;
Lieut. L. B. Lawton, not serious; Lieut.
L. F. Lang, slight, and seventy-two enlist
ed men. Missing, two enlisted men.
“Coplidge.”
Coolidge, who signed the dispatch, is
lieutenant colonel of the Ninth Infantry.
TWO REPORTED WOUNDED.
Correction of Report ns to Other
Army Officers.
Washington, July 18.—The following dis
patch has been received at the navy de
partment:
“Che Foo, July 18, 1900.—Bureau of Nav
igation, Washington. Latest reports do
not indicate that army officers, Maj. Lee,
Capt. Brewster, Llents. Naylor, Hammond
and Waldron are wounded. Capt. C. G.
Long. Marine Corps, wounded; Second
Lieutenant F. R. Lang, army, wounded;
an aide has gone to Tien Tsin to get ac
curate Information. Rcmey."
Second Lieutenant Frank R. Lang, re
ported wounded, served during the Span
ish war as sergeant major and second
lieutenant In lhe First Maine Volunteer
Infantry and was appointed second lieu
tenant in the regular army April 10, 1899.
Capt. C. G. Long of tho Marine Corr>,
reiorted wounded, entered Ihe Marine
Corps July 1. 1891, having been appointed
from Massachusetts. He had been on duty
at Cavite, P. I„ sinote April 8, 1899, until
ordered to China.
ROCKHILL STILL HAS HOPE.
Relieves There Is Yet a Chance for
Some Legationers.
Washington, July 18.—One of the first
callers at the state department to-day was
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COOPER ON MATTRESSES.
Says Those Furnished Were Not Up
to Specifications.
N>w Y'ork, July IS.—Hearing in the pro
ceedings locking to the removal of J. F ,
W. T. and E. H. Gaynor and Benjamin
D. Greene, indicted in Georgia for con
spiring to defraud the government, to the
jurisdiction of the Georgia courts, was
continued to-day b fore Commi-isioner
Shields.
A, S. Cooper, a civil engineer cn the Sa
vannah harbor improvement work since
1884, was recalled. United States District
Attorney Erwin, for the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia, showed h m the plans,
specifications, contracts and phut-graphs
regarding which Capt. Gillette testified
when comparing ihe prices received for
work by the defendants during Capt.
Carter’s administration of the Savannah
work with the prices charged by them to
Capt. Carter’s predecessor. Gen. Q. A.
Gilmore. Mr. Coc p r co robe rated all that
Capt. Gillet e, the present engineer officer
in charge of the work, had said as to the
largo discretion given to the Gaynors by
Capt. Carter and the lack of inspection to
hold them to the letter of their contracts.
Some of rlie tnattresses furnished by the
Atlantic Contracting Company were in
spected by the witness. Had they fulfilled
these specifications they would have been
ten feet high, fifty feet wide, of solid
brush, and one hundred feet long. In
stead, there were big cavities in some of
them. In one the cavity was seven feet
square. He reported this to Capt. Car
ter, but was told by the Captain that he
was entirely satisfied with the work. No
complaint he made received any consider
ation, Mr. Cooper said.
Replying to questions from the district
attorney, Mr. Cooper repeated the techni
cal descriptions of mattress making given'
by Capt. Gillette, and with the aid of pho
tographs pointed out the errors of con
struction in the mattress put in by the
Atlantic company. The witness said Capt.
Carter told hint if the mattresses readied
a certain average hight he was to approve
them. He told him he must refuse; that
he could not sign a false report, and that
the report would have been false if he lad
certified the work to be up to the specifi
cations.
Cooper testified at Mr. Erwin's repuest,
of the diffidence and the laxity of Capt.
Carter s methods. It was largely on
Cooper’s testimony before the court
martial that Capt. Carter was dismissed
from the United States service and sen
tenced to five years' imprisonment at hard
labor, and fined 35,000.
IN SPITE OF YVOOD'S PROTEST.
Another Regiment Will Be Taken
From Cnha for China.
Washington, July 18,-Gen. Leonard
Wood spent three hours to-day in consul
tation with Secretary Root, having come
from Havana at the latter’s request to dis
cuss the Cuban militarv situation.
Gen. Wood reiterated his opinion that it
would be very undesirable to withdraw
more than the three regiments now un
der orders to leave the island. The re
moval of the troops now under orders will
reduce the American force in Cuba to a
little more than 5,000 men. These, Gen.
Wood considers essentia! to the welfare
of the island until after the coming Con
stitutional Convention. The date for this
has not yet been fixed and about six
weeks’ notice will have to be given, ow
ing to the slowness of rural comunicatlon.
The election of delegates to the convention
probably will be over by Oct. 1. The Cu
bans do not want the American troops re
placed by native- volunteers at this time
because of the opening this would make
for a military dictatorship.
It was stated at the war department
this afternoon that the and termination had
been reached in spite of Gen. Wood's ex
pressed view on the subject of Cuban
troops to withdraw another regiment
from the island for service in China if
need be. The regiment to be wiihdrawn
has not yet determined upon, but this
will be decided in a short time. This will
make four regiments withdrawn from
( Cuba service and will reduce 4he force in
the island to about 4,00> men.
WANTS NO SPECIAL SESSION.
Ilnnnn Shy* Cbineac Question Is Not
n Political One.
Chicago, July 18.—“I see nothing in the
present situation in China to warrant a
special session of Congress. The question
is one which affects the moral and patri
otic sentiment of the people and one which
should not be dragged into politics. The
President is clothed wdth all necessary
power to and al with the existing situation
in the Orient and unless there is a serious
change for the worse there is nothing
that Congress could accomplish by assem
biing."
The foregoing statement was made to
n'ght by Senator Mark A. Hanna, chair
man cf the Republican National Commit
tee,
Senator Hanna arrived here this morn
ing and was in consultation most of the
day with National Committeemen Henry
C. Payne of Wisconsin. Richard C. Ker
ens of Missouri, and Graeme Stewart of
Illinois and left for his home in Cleveland
at 9 o’clock.
Senator Hanna declined to discuss the
general political situation beyond express
ing the belief that the Republicans will
win without any trouble this fall.
Headquarters of the National Republi
can Committee will be located at 223 and
225 Michigan avenue *nd 19 and 21 Con
gress street. The selection was made by
Mr. Hanna and members of the National
Committee Just before the Senator left for
home.
Perry Heath will reach Chicago next
Monday and assume active management
of the campaign.
LETTER FROM POPE LEO.
Events In Chinn Fill Him With Sad
ness and Fenr.
Rome, July 18.—Pope Leo has addressed
a letter to the vicar-cardinal, in the course
of which he says the sorrowful events tn
China, beside filling his soul with sadness
on account of the spilling of so much
Christian blood. Inspire him with the deep
est fear as to the situation of tho apostolic
vicars and the dangers to which Christiana
and missionaries arc exposed In serious
trials as well of lives. His
holiness, therefore, oaks that all commu
nicants pray ardently that God Inspire
thought of concord and peace and that He
will end destruction and massacres.
TWO MILLIONS IN GOLD.
Heavy Shipments to nr Made by To
day's French Steamer.
New York, July 18.—Lazard Freres will
ship 81,000,000 In gold bars and Heldelbach,
Ickelhelmer & Cos. 1500,000 by to-morrow's
steamer to Europe.
Goldman, Sachs A Cos., will also ship
$500,000 in gold by to-morrow’s French
steamer. This makes the total thus far
aggregate $2,000,000, ’’v t
FIGHT ON BECKHAM.
otpositiox dub to his fayor
-I\G TIJK GOEBEL LAW.
STRUGGLE WILL BE SEVERE.
BI T IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DF>
FEAT THE GOVERNOR.
Hlm Opponent* Will Seek to Organ*
lie the Convention and Will Make
an Effort to Carry Every l'oint
Aim lust Hlui—Some of the Ken*
tueky Democrats W ant “ New Dr
parlnre”— Clans Gathered for the
Convention To-day
Lexington, Ky., July IS —Only one thing
appears to be down on the cords for a.
certainty in the Democratic State Conven
tion, which will meet here to-morrow to
nominate a candidate for Governor. That
is an extremely well defined and well de
veloped opposition to Gov. Beckham's
ambitions for the gubernatorial nomina
tion. This opposition is based on the
allegation that Beckham is committed to
the Goebel election law.
Gov.' Beckham and a delegation of state
officials arrived from Frankfort early to
day. The friends of McCreary, Black,
Tarvin, Lewis, Smith, Garnett and Pryor
were also In evidence.
It was determined to-night by the oppo
sition to contest every step of the way in
the convention. When the Beckham forces
present the name of Judge Robbins for
temporary chairman, the opposition will
move lo substitute that of Judge Peake.
While the opposition is not as strong on
the question of organizing the convention
as on (he issue for the modification of the
Goebel clecilon law, yet the field will
make its first stand on the first business
In order. If beaten the opposition insist
they will measure s'rengrth with the Beck
ham men on every ether order of busi
ness until the platform is adopted. The
platform will be disposed of before nomi
nating.
If beaten on all these motions and in
the committees, it is not likely that the
opposition will present the names of any
of those in the field against Beckham. But
thy are eerta nly making a hard fight
on Beckham to-night. Senator Blackburn
is here working for Judge Lewis for Gov
ern r. There are many mountaineers here
for Judge Black, while ex-Gov. McCreary
is a receptive candidate of considerable
following.
As Gov. Beckham Is quite a young man
it was called the contest betw’een the
“kids” and the "mossbacks” at first, but
to-night the latter shifted and call it a
contest between “Goebelism” and “anew
departure.” They Insist that Gov. Beck
ham is not only committed to the Foe
bel election law, but that he also repre
sents all that has been charged against
the party during the past eventful year.
Those advocating "anew departure and
anew man” say the party will be on the
defensive with Beckham at its head,
while, with anew man and a plank for
the modification of the Goebel election law
the party would be more united and ag
gressive. 'Many other arguments are used
by the field against the young Governor,
hut the state committeemen, state officers,
attaches of state Institutions and other
organizers are for Beckham and they keep
their men well in line so that it will re
quire a radical change in the situation
to defeat Beckham.
TRIED TO DISSUADE POYVERS.
Rut He YVas Dent on Getting; the
Armed Slob to Frankfort.
Georgetown, Ky., July 18.—In the trial
to-day of Caleb Pofvers, charged with
complicity in the Goebel shooting, John A.
Black of Barboursville, a banker and a
Republican of prominence, was the first
witness. He said Powers’"came to him in
January to advise him as to the propriety
of the mountain organization which he
said Powers was getting up.
“I asked Powers,’’ tile witness satd,
"what sort of a crowd he was getting up
and he said he was organizing an armed
mob to go to Frankfort. I discouraged
this and told him it would injure the Re
publican party, would be a stigma on our
end of the state, and ought to be aban
doned. Powers, however, insisted that the
mob should be formed. His Idea was that
it would intimidate the Legislature.”
Black, continuing, said;
“I saw Powers later and again remon
strated against the mountain mob going to
Frankfort. Powers told me It was being
formed with (he approval of Gov. Taylor,
Charles Finley and other Republican lead
ers at Frankfort. Charles Finley also came
to me and endeavored to get me to co
operate with them. I protested bitterly.
Powers became very angry with me on ac
count of the position I took, I tried to dis
saude them from the dirty band and to
send good citizens, people of influence, if
any.
A check from Charles Finley to the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad for SI,OOO
for transportation of the men to Frankfort
was produced by Black in response to a
question from the prosecution.
IV. H. Culton, who la under indictment
as accessory to the killing of Gov. Goebel,
was called next.
Counsel for Ihe defense raised a point
against the compelen-y of Culion as a
witness, he being tinder Indictment along
wdth Powers and others as a co-conspira
tor and not having been tried. The Jury
was excluded during the argument of the
point.
Judge Cantrlil ruled that while at com
mon law Powers could not testify, that
rule was abrogated under the law of this
state and that Culion Is a competent wit
ness, ihe right to testify being a personal
privilege. The court Instructed Culton that
he might or might not lesiify, as he de
sired, and if he did so, he was not com
pelled lo tell anything that would Incrim
inate himself. Culton replied that he was
testifying of his own free will.
Culton said he abended a conference at
Frankfort in January at which Powers
and others were present, and the matter
cf bringing mountain men to the stale
capital was being discussed.
Hamp Howard, Frank Cecil and other
mountain men were asked by Powers
how many they could bring from Harlan,
B> 11 and othfr countPs. They promised to
biing from fifty to 2 0 from each of the
counties.
Powers satd. according to the witness,
that when the men arrived at Frankfort
they would give the Democratic legisla
tes thirty minutes tn which to settle the
contests, “and If they dll not settle It In
that time they would kill every cne of
them."
Culton continued:
“The mountain men arrived In Frank-
Xort, Jan. 25. They numbered from 1,000
1.200 men. Those who carried guns had
them stacked In the office of the Commis
s on. r of Agriculture, and each man was
given a tag corresponding with a number
on Ills gun. After holding the meeting in
the stale house yard, the larger part of
the crowd was sent home.”
Culton satd Henry Y’ouisey told him he,
had found a way in which Goebel could
be killed and no one find out who did it.
Youtsey said it could be done from the
Secretary of State's office, and showed
some steel bullets. Witness told Y'outsey
such a thing should not be done, Ex-Gov.
Bradley had told witness of hearing that
Goebel was to be killed, and said it must
not he done. Witness saw Y'outsey again
and the latter said the idea had been aban
doned.
Powers, the witness alleged, distributed
money among the various captains who
were to bring the mountaineers to Frank
fort. He did not know whence the money
come.
He declared Gov. Taylor furnished him
(Culton) the money to bring the Jackson
county crowd. Witness said Gov. Taylor
did not want Ihe mountain men to go
home. He went to Berry Howard and oth
ers, at Taylor’s instance, and told them
the Governor wanted them to remain and
not go home as Powers wished.
On the day of the Van Meter-Berry con
test in the Legislature Ihe wtlnesss said
Taylor sent order by him to Assistant Ad
jutant General Dixon lo have the troops
in the arsenal ready to be called out in a
moment's notice. The court adjourned
with Culton on the stand.
HOEIt LOSSES M ERE SEVERE.
Lord Roberts’ Account of the Fight
ing Near Pretoria.
London, July 18.—The war office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
“Pretoria, July 17 —Yesterday Ihe ene
my made a determined attack on the left
of Pole-Carew's position, and along our
left flank, commanded by Hutton. The
:>o6ts held by the Irish Fusiliers and
Canadian Mounted Infantry, under Lieut.
Col. Aiderson were most gallantly defend
ed. The enemy made repeated attempts
to assault the positions, coming In close
range ah.l calling to the Fusilier* to sur.
render. The enemy suffered severely.
They had fifteen killed and fifty wounded,
and four were taken prisoners. The BrU
tsh casualties were seven killed. Includ
ing Ihe Canadian Lieutenants Borden and
Birch, thirty wounded and twenty-one
missing.
"lan Hamilton's column advanced to
Waterval yesterday, unopposed, and to
day proceeded to Hainan's Kraal.
“Fifteen hundrei Boers with five guns,
managed to break through the cordon
formed by Hunter’s and Rundle’s divis
ions, between Bethlehem and Fickshurg
They are making towards Lindley, being
closely followed by Paget's and Broad
wood's brigades.”
In a dispatch, dated to-day, Lord Rob
erts pays a tribute to Lleuts. Borden
and Birch, whom, in hta dispatch given
above, he reported killed. Lord Roberta
says:
“They were killed while gallantly lead
ing their men in a counter attack on the
enemy's flank at a critical Juncture of
their assault on one position. Bordet,
was twice before brought to my notice
In dispatches (or gallant conduct."
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUBS.
Indorsed the Ydininlstrntlon and All
It Stands for.
St. Paul, Minn., July 18—Isaac Miller
Hamilton of Chicago was to-day elected
president of the National Republican
League Clubs and D. H. Stine of Ken
tucky secretary.
A platfotm was adopted; the selection
of the next meeting place was placed in
the hands of the Executive Committee,
and at 1 o’c'oek this afternoon the
Twelfth National Convention of the
league adjourned sine die.-
The resolutions congratulate the people
upon the happy and prosperous condition
of the cn Ire country. An alliance is pledg
ed anew to the principles of the Republi
can party, which “ably and bravely car
ried Into execution by lhe national ad
ministration have made these conditions
possible.”
Every act of President McKinley is ap
proved; the Philadelphia platform is in
dorsed and it is declared that the Repub
lican party stands to-day as ever for pos
itive policies; for a protective tariff; for
sound money; for the control and regula
tion of combinations of capital that have
a legitimate purix.se and Ihe destruction
of those that have an Illegitimate purpose;
for the retention of every Inch of territory
that comes to us by honorable treaty and
international law; for the development of
our merchant marine, and, finally, it
stands for the progress of the United
Stales and the uplifting ot mankind
throughout the world."
ROOSEVELT DRAWS A PICTURE.
Wlinl He Think* the Country Would
Be Under Democrat*.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 18.—Gov. Roose
velt arrived here at 10:40 o’clock this fore
noon on his homeward Journey to New
Y’ork.
The vice presidential candidate was
greeted in this city by a crowd of more
than 3,000 persons. He was Introduced (o
the gathering by United States Senator
Quarles. Gov. Roosevelt was cheered
most enthusiastically. He said:
"I appeal to all good citizens yho'hold
the commonwealth dear; I appeal to the
whole land who value our wellbeing at
home, to all who honor the flag and wish
to see II upheld In the face of all Pow
ers o fthe earth. This campaign is more
than a party campaign. This is a cam
paign which has to decide at the outset
of the twentieth century whether we are
to stride forward with the steps of a
giant on the path which has been set out
ofr us, or whether we are to shrink back
ward. I appeal to the whole world who
value prosperity. Judging the future by
the past, you remember four years ago
that our opponents prophesied that we
can't prosper If we don’t have 16 to 1 sil
ver. Do you remember that? Ha* the
prophecy turned out a lle? i Don't trust
them. Before, they prophesied misery If
we won. We won, and prosperity fol
lowed. Now if we should put them Into
|\ower you would see such a chaos of
black misery and distress in this country
as a century and a quarter of life has
never seen.”
Retired Officer Recalled.
Washington, July 18,—Lieutenant Com
mander H. P. Mclntosh, a retired officer,
has been recalled into the naval service
for the purpose of establishing lhe new
branch hydrographic office at Galveston.
T.x.. provided for in the last naval ap-*
proprlation act.
Otey Renominated.
Roanoke, Y r a., July 18.—The Sixth con
gressional district Democratic convention
met here to-day and renominated Con
gressman P. J. Otey by acclamation. No
other business was before the conven
tion, • ‘
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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.BI A YEAR
ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
CHICAGO LAWYER LODGED IW
ECHOLS JAIL*
POSSIBILITY OF MOB RULE.
n.YD BREAK BY’ FORMER LEADER
IN POLITICS.
Offense Occurred at liny low—Admis
sion by the Accused In .tall Al
leged— Wnkrly, the Prisoner, For
merly Active In Chiraga Polities
and the Author of n Rook on Pub
lle Questions—W as In Kchnls Look
ing Up Abstracts of Wild Lands.
Valdosta, Ga., July 18 —Col. Ebenezer
Wakely, a Chicago lawyer, who has been
tn this section for a year or so i* lan
guishing In Jail at Statenvllle In Echols
county with a serious charge hanging
over him.
A f w days ago at Haylow on th’ Allan,
tic, Valdosta and Western Road, twenty
miles brlow here, he is said lo have made
Improper proposals to two little girls, the
daughter and niece of one of the most
prominent citizens in that section, and
Ilicy fled from him. He was arrested and
the charge of public Indecency is made
against him. In the jail this morning he
admitted that there Is foundation for
the accusation.
Wakely has been representing himself,
wife and relatives in getting up abstract*
of wild lands which they claim lo own.
and has been in many law suits with peo
ple in that section. This has made him
very unpopular, and now that he is charg
id with a graver crime, there has been
much talk of mobbing him. It is believ
ed here, and by all who know him, that
he is in great danger of being lynched by
the infuriated people in that part of
Echols county.
YVakely was prominent in political af
fairs several year* ago, and at the tlm*
"Coin'* Financial School'' was printed he
became the author of n similar book enti
tled the "Gentle Ass and the Judean
Lion.” He was president of the United
Free Sliver Uluhe of Chicago five year*
ago, and had his office in that city. For
Ihe past year or so his headquarter* have
been here, but he has spent most of his
time tn Echols county looking after tiie
lands.
The arrest ha* caused a genuine sensa
tion here and hts conduct has shaken
Echols county from one end to the other.
He is a married man, probably fifty years
old, and his wife resides in Chicago.
OUR MILITARY STRENGTH. ‘
United Stale* Cnnl.l Pnt Over 10,-
000.000 Men In the Field.
Washington. July 18.—The Adjutant
General's office has issued Us annual
statement of the organized militia force
of the United States, together with the
number of men available for military
duty, but unorganized. The grand total
of organized militiamen in the several
states ond territories at last report wts
106,339. Those unorganized, but available
for military duty aggregated 10,343,152.
The organized strengih of the militia,
and the number of men liable for service
by states are as follows, the first figures
given being the organized strength, and
the second the unorganized:
Alabama, 2,471, 165,000; Arkansas, 1.903;
not given; California, 4,202 ; 211,-
391; Colorado, organized strength
not given; unorganized 60,000;
Connecticut, 2,774; 106.408; Delaware, 521;
28,080; Florida, 1,072 ; 70,000; Georgia, 6,506;
275,000; Idaho, 50 ; 20.000; Illinois, 8,490 ; 750,-
000; Indiana, 2,703; 500.000; lowa, 2,444; 281.-
793; Kansas, 1,244; not given; Kentucky,
2,250 ; 410,000;Louisiana, 2,693; 135,000; Maine.
1,863; 106,042; Maryland, 1,953 ; 205,816;
Massachusetts, 5,785 ; 448,919; Michigan,
2,905 ; 260.000; Mlnnesoto, 1,041; 180,321; Miss
issippi, 1.335 ; 263,880; Missouri. 2,647; £00,000;
Montana, 667 ; 27,514; Nebraska, 1,810; 111.-
925; Nevada, 359 ; 6,100; New Hampshire,
1,462; 34.000; New Jersey. 4,911; 385,273; New
York, 13,890, 800.000; North Carolina, 1,685;
245,000; North Dakota. 456 ; 30,000; Ohio,
6,062 ; 645.000; Orgeon, 1,435; 58,896; Pennsyl
vania, 9.222 ; 839,528; Rhode Island, 944;
67,000; South Carolina, 2,653; 100,000; South
Dakota, neither given; Tennessee, 14,000;
200.000; Texas, 2,834; 300,000; Utah, 468; 26.-
715; Vermont. 756 ; 44,764; Virginia, 2,745;
296,340; Washington, organized strength
not given; unorganized. 90,000; West Vir
ginia, 1,093; 125,000; Wisconsin, 2,745; 374,-
661; Wyoming, 328; 10,000; Arizona, 520; 12,-
C 00; District of Columbia, 1,399 ; 50,COO; New
Mexico, 539; not given; Oklahoma, 500;
50,000.
SEVENTY VICTIMS OF HEAT.
Third Day of Ne*v York's Intensely
Hot Weather. *
New York, July 18.—The hot weather to
day caused or contributed toward the
death of more than seventy persons In this
city and vicinity.
As many more stricken ones are In tho
hospitals and some of them will succumb
before the night is over. More than half
lhe fatalities were among babies and lit
tle children and there arqjiow about forty
bodies of the little ones lying at the
morgue at Bellevue.
This was the third day of the spell of
intense heal. to-night the heat mod
erated. On Ihe streets the temperature
ranged from 98 lo 105 degrees and the offi
cial record for the Weather Bureau, high
above the ground, was 94 degree* shortly
before 5 o'clock this evening. One death
was from an attempt at suicide, made
while the subject was crazed with the
heat. Many little children were badly
hurt by falls from fire escapes, on to
which they had crawled for relief front
the oppressive weather.
THE PRESIDENT DINED.
Extra Session of Conitresa Not Like*
ly to He Held.
Washington, July 18.—Secretary Root
and Adjt. Gen. Corbin entertained tha
President at dinner at the Country Club
near Washington to-night. The other
guests were the members of the cabinet
'now In the city, Col. Webb Hayes, WU-
Item Barber, the Preeldent’s nephew, and
Comptroller Dawes.
It was stated by one of the members of
the cabinet later In the evening that there
was no change In the attitude of the ad
mlnletratlon regarding an extra session
of Congress from that determined upon
at the cabinet meeting yesterday. There
Qyas no fresh news from Chin*