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the morning news. - Incorporated ISSS p J. H. ESTILL, President. mkinley willing JMLL mediate with powers is DEHALF OF CHINA. CONDITIONS WILL BE NAMED. HOT 50 STRINGENT AS THOSE MADE BY FRANCE. Action will He Taken on Hypotlieni* rimt Lejsatloners in Pekin Are filill Alive—AH the Foreign Pon- However, Still Disbelieve the Conger Message—Consul General Good now Think* It I* a Fake. China’s Edict. Washington, July 23.—The President has listened to the appeal of the Chinese gov ernment. as transmitted through Minister Wn. and has signified his willingness to mediate between the imperial government nnd the Powers, but only upon conditions which must first be met by the Chinese government. The exact nature of the terms proposed hy the Str.te Department cannot be stat ed until to-morrow, when publication will be made of the text of the Chinese ap peal ana ihe President's answer. It is known, however, that the answer is en tirely conci-'tent with the statement of principles laid down by Secretary Hay in his idertleal note to the Powers, and, moreover, it accepts as truthful the Chi nese statements relative to the safety of the foreigners ait Pekin. I:' would riot, of course, be possible to take even the initial steps toward media tion were either party to the negotiations to entertain openly distrust of the ac curacy of the statements of the other. There must be confidence between them. Milder Thau French Answer. The United States’ answer does not go to the length of the French answer to a similar appeal in laying down conditions which the Chinese government could not meet, even if so disposed, if it actually Is struggling for its own existence. It does, however, look to the immediate re lief of the foreign ministers in Pekin, and, moreover, to the protection of all for eigners, missionaries and traders in China, end to the restoration of order. With that much accomplished the State Depart ment feels that it can properly approach the Powers on the Chinese propositions for a settlement for what has occurred. The Chinese appeal came to Secretary Hay yesterday through Mr. Wu. The Secretary promptly telegraphed it to the President at Canton, and after taking a full day for its consideration, the Presi dent's answer came this afternoon to the State Department. It was put in the proper diplomatic form and a. copy deliv ered to Minister Wu, who is to forward It to his own government. The imperial edict made public to-day at the state department shows that the im perial government already has token the first steps toward doing what the United States government requires as the princi pal condition on the exercise of its good offices, enjoining the viceroys, magistrates and leading men to stop the disorders and protect foreigners. Our government will await the result of this before proceeding further. It is expected that adverse criticism upon ♦he action of the state department in this matter will be heard from Europe where the governments are acting upon the be lief that all of the foreign ministers in Pekin have perished, but our government, nevertheless, regards its dourse as the correct one. All of the European govern ments have taken the stand above indica ted. Forfign Powers Still Doubt. The last of the answers to Secretary Way’s note reciting the Conger message tiave come and all of them, in terms polite and diplomatic, express utter in credulity in -the authenticity of the Con ger message. Consul General Good now himself, a man of good judgment, also cabled a warning to Secretary Hay Bgninst the acceptance of the message without confirmation. But the state <le perrment has fully considered the mes sage in all of its aspects, has carefully weighed the numerous objections and suspicions put forth in Europe and here, end wirhopt guaranteeing the authentici ty' of the meseage, feels it to be a mat ter of prime duty to act upon the theory <hot it is genuine. Admiral Remey’s? notification, to the ttavy department thqt he had gone ill per son up the Pci Ho from Taku to Tien Tsin is attributed to the receipt by him of Secretary Long's urgent message to hasten the efforts to get to Pekin, and important news from him is expected toon. The war department, it appears, under estimated the time that would be required for the Grant to arrive at Nagasaki. She f *1 on the Ist instant, so that she is 1 ' quite due at that point with Gen. Chaffee. V i'iip Goodnow cablegram reciting the ***' <ge from Prince Tuan as vouching ’ the safety of the foreign ministers on J’fiy 18, caused a ripple of excitement for k ’line at the state department, but the nls soon concluded from the context n ’ i other circumstances surrbunding the ige that Yuan was meant instead of iiJln - so that the message lost the value ,f " dd hove hod if it had come from the r ‘ 'Ubtable Boxer leader. hay silent on mediation. Mini. tor Wu I. Said to Have Sent Another Cipher Dispntoli to MinUter Conger. W ashington, July 23 -Secretary Hay de c ■ L to discuss the subject of mediation f,,r 'her than to say that nothing has yet r ' urred to cause the United States gov ernment to change its attitude as set f ' Jr,h in the note which Secretary Hay '’•Messed to the foreign powers on July ' r reiterated the substance of that note to-day when questioned with regard 10 th ® various rumors, about concerning jsatoannal) iTOofning ffrtojg. mediation, and also the report that ne gotiations are now pending with the Chi nese government, by which Minister Con ger and all the Americans in Pekin are to be delivered in safety aboard the United States vessel in command of Rear-Admiral Remey. Secretary Hay denied the latter report emphatically and Minister Wu, who, it is alleged, is conducting the negotiations on behalf of the Chinese government also denied the story which he characterized as an invention of a vivid imagination. To-day's developments have brought bill little comfort to those who credit the au thenticity of the Conger dispatch of last Friday. Secretary Hay’s belief in the dis patch is unshaken by anything that has occurred since its reception, although he does not put himself in the attitude of Making his diplomatic reputation on its reliability. He frankly says that notwith standing the fact that all Europe discredits the dispatch and there are at least a dozen or more points from w r hich the dispatch might be attacked, until it can be success fully demonstrated that the dispatch is the result of treachery and duplicity, it wMll continue to receive his official accep tance. Gooilnow Doubts. The incredulity concerning the dispatch is not confined to the European Powers, but it is shared by some of our represen tatives abroad. Consul Goodnow at Shang hai has communicated his disbelief in the authenticity of the Conger dispatch. He suggests that it may be an old dispatch written by Conger some time ago, and he doubts if it should be properly dated the 18th instant. Other officials express various theories why the dispatch should be discredited, but Secretary Hay questions the founda tion for the theories advanced. He says China could hardly supply a reasonable motive for the perpetration of such a mon strous deception, and could never justify her course in the eyes of the civilized world. It is understood Minister Wu has sent Another cipher cable dispatch to Minister Conger, with the hope of getting an an swer which will be so conclusive as to re move all shaejow of doubt as to the safety of Minister Conger and the other foreign ers supposed to be in captivity at Pekin. TEXT OF CHINESE EDICT. It Orders Officials to Protect All For eigners—Cli inn May Oppose the Tien Tsin Claims. Washington, July 23.—The state de partment has made public the following text of an edict delivered to-day by Minis ter Wu to Secretary Hay. This is the edict referred to by United States Consul Fowler, at Che Foo, in his message re ceived here yesterday: “An imperial edict: Issued on the first day of the sixth moon (July 17), transmit ted by the Viceroy Liu Kuti Yih op the 20th of July and received by Minister Wu on the 21st of July at 7 o’clock. “The present conflict between China and the foreign Powers had its origin in the long-standing antagonism between the people and Christian missions. The sub sequent fall of the Taku forts precipi tated the meeting of force with force. The imperial government, having due re* gard to the importance of international intercourse, still refused to go so far as to interrupt the existing relations. We have already repeatedly issued decrees providing for the protection of the for eign legations and also commanded the provincial authorities to protect mission aries. Inasmuch as there is still no ces sation in the employment of force, for eign merchants and subjects residing in China, who form a numerous body in the country, should be protected with out distinction. We hereby command all the Tartar generals, governors general and governors of provinces to look after the foreign merchants and missionaries living in the open ports, prefectures, de partments and districts under their re spective jurisdiction, and to afford tnem due protection in accordance with treaty stipulations, without fail. Last month we heard, with profound astonishment and regret, of the killing of the chancellor of the Japanese legation, Mr. Akira, and the same fate befell the German minister shortly afterward. The violent removal of the German minister, whose residence at the capital was necessary to the trans action of business between the two coun tries, affected us very deeply. It is the duty of the authorities concerned to cause stringent orders for the speedy arrest and punishment of the murderers to be car ried out. “Since the commencement of the attack in Tien Tsin, there are foreign subjects and missionaries who have, on account of local disturbances, suffered death or loss of property through no fault of their own. We hereby command the Governor of Pe kin and the Viceroy of Chili to cause in vestigations to be made by their respec tive subordinates of all such claims ex cept those arising directly from the said attack with a view to their ultimate set tlement. Moreover, local outlaw's and re bellious subjects have of late given them selves up to burning, killing and plunder ing to the great disquiet of our loyal sub jects. This is an utter defiance of law. Wc hereby command the said governors general, governors and commanders of our forces to investigate the situation and t take such measures for the punishment of the offenders and restoration of order as the necessities of the case demand. We hereby command this, our general edict, to be made known for the informa tion of nil it may concern. Respect this.” A significant statement in the above edict is noted in. that passage which di rects rm investigation of all claims, “ex cept those arising directly from the said attack (attack on Tien Tsin). with a view to their ultimate settlemerft.” This appears to make plain, not only that the Chinese government will settle claims for actual losses, but that it has now formally decreed an exception of those claims arising directly from the at tack on Tien Tsin. It lo indicate that the Chinese government holds that the attack on Tien Tsin was unwar ranted. WERB ILL RIGHT IX JULY IS. Reported no Attack Was Theu firing Made on Ministers. Washington. July 23.—The state depart ment to-day gave out the following: "The state department has received a dispatch from Mr. Goodnow, the consul general at Shanghai, dated to-day. say ing that Prince Tuan wires that an officer of the Tsung-H-ya-men saw all the minis ters on the 18th; that none was Injured and that no attack was at that time being (Continued on Fifth Page.). SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. JULY 24. 1000. MYSTERY OF PEKIN CONTRADICTORY STORIES FROM CHINESE CAPITAL. ARE MINISTERS DEAD OR NOT? O\E REPORT STATES THEY WERE ALIVE ON JULY 18. Chinese Minister to England Said an Effort Would He Made to Have Them Sent to Tien Twin—Another Communication Says Every For eigner in Pekin Wan Killed—Czar Quoted ns Against Conquest of China. London. July 24, 4 a. m.—The Chinese minister, Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh, has communicated to the press the following dispatch from Sheng, director general of Chinese railways and telegraphs, dated Shanghai, July- 23: “Information from Pekin, dated July 38, says that the Tsung-li-Yamen deputed Won Jui, an under secretary of the de partment, to see the foreign ministers, and he found everyone well, without any miss ing, the German minister excepted. “Gen. Yung Lu is going to memorialize the throne to send them all under escort to Tien Tsin, in the hope that the military operations will then be stopped." The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail, telegraphing July 23, says: “A letter from a Chinese official in Shan Tung has been received by a native functionary here, containing the following passage: • “ ‘At the beginning of the month the foreign missionaries (?) made several at tempts to send messages out of Pekin, but, thanks to the strict watch kept on the city, the bearers were all caught and executed. On the 4th Instant only 400 for eigners, much exhausted, were left alive in Pekin, and one night, when the. big guns were incessantly fired, it was known that all the legations and the foreigners were finished, although pretended tele grams contradict this fact.’ " Where Knssin Stands. The St. Petersburg corresponded* of the Daily Mail asserts that there are dif ferences of opinion in the Russian coun cil of war. The minister of war. Gen. Kouropatkin, wishes to send 100,000 men to clear the rebels out of Manchuria. On the other hand, Recording to this corre spondent, Emperor Nicholas wishes the operations limited to the defense and pac ification of the frontier districts. Let two strong armies, one of the allies in the south and the other of the Russians in the north, confront the.Chineee, and the rising—so the Czar is said to argue—would be bound to collapse. “We want no conquests,” he is report ed to have declared at the conclusion of a sitting of the council. “What we de sire is to protect our frontiers and to steer into smooth waters the Chinese ship of state, now buffeted by the waves of civil war." Wires to Pekin Are Wanted. There is nothing further (his morning that throws any light upon the mysterious situation. Two urgent dispatches were ad dressed yesterday by the Chinese minister to the Pekin government and to the direc tor of telegraph adiminstration strongly adovocating the necessity of restoring tele graphic communication with a view of enabling the Powers to obtain proof of the safety of the foreign ministers. Until such proofs are secured no one here is in clined to alter the opinion that the Chi nese are merely juggling to gain lime. Rumor circulates briskly around the personality of Li Hung Chang. He is credited with a mission to offer to cede to the allied Powers two provinces as in demnity for the Pekin outrages and also to offer to restore order and lo give fa cilities for trade with the outside world on condition of the surrender of Kiao Chou, Wei Hal Wei and Manchuria by the Powers and the withdrawal of all missionaries. Little attention, however, need be paid to any of these rumors. In a private message from Shanghai it is asserted that Li Hung Chang avows that the object of his journey is to place the regular Chinese army in line with the allied troops for the suppression of the Boxers. , _ I.i llnng Chang's Game. The Times editorially suggests that LI Hung Chang is playing the old game of the Sublime Porte by putting forward proposals which will appear in different degrees and ways to different Powers. It says: "President McKinley has bebn asked to mediate, and the request Is facilitated by the care which has been taken in Wash ington not to commit the United States to any very thoroughgoing policy." Indian troops are daily arriving at Hong Kong. .Three transports reached there yesterday, and two others hove left Hong Kong for Taku. Reporls from Canton say the city Is outwardly quiet, but that there is a strong undercurrent of unrest among the Chi nese. Only a few European ladles have left, many still remaining. St. Petersburg dispatches represent the situation in Manchuria as far more seri ous than had been supposed. I is as serted that the Chinese have occupied Hollar, where the Russian railway staff is surrounded and In desperate str'tflts. According to the St. Petersburg corre spondent of the Times. Gen. Kouropatkin. the Russian Minister of War, will prob ably become commander-in-chief of the Russian forces tn China, and will pre sumably take command of all the allied troops. EXGLAXD A.VXIftUS FOR NEWS. Governor of Shan Tang Say* There I, no Wire to Pekin. London. July 23.-In tha House of Com mons to-day the parliamentary secretary of the foreign offlee, Mr. Brodrick, com municated certain statement* of the Chi nese authorities with regard to the safety of the legations at Pekin, and said the Chinese minister declared them to be un harmed. Mr. Brodrick read the text of the im perial edict of July 18. Commenting on Minister Conger’s dispatch to the De partment of State of the United States. Mr. Brodrick said that though the dis patch was of the same date as the edict’s assurance of safety, the latter was not borne out by Mr. Conger. Consul Warren had telegraphed to the Governor of Shan Tung to know how a message from Pekin reached him in two days, and why there was no message from the British minister, Sir Claude MacDonald. The governor had replied that the United States minister’s message was sent by the tsun-li-yamen, by a mes senger traveling 600 leagues (roughly, 200 miles) a day. “1 assure you," the Governor of Shan Tung had added, "there is no telegraphic communication. I cannot explain why MacDonald has not telegraphed, but I have begun to be anxious about the min isters, for they and the others are all living and unharmed. Of this I’ve al ready had several reliable news." Mr. Brodrick continued: “Seeing that a month has elapsed since my information reached the government from the British legation and that the tsun-11-yamen is communicating by mes senger with various Chinese authorities. Her Majesty’s government feel they can not give credence to any statement or decree attributed to the Emperor or Chi nese government unless they are fortified by letters signed and dated by Sir Claude MacDonald or other Britisfi official or by some telegram In our own cipher." It is probable that, in the message from the Governor of Shan Tung to Consul Warren the word "leagues" should read "lis." Ali is a Chinese mile, equal to about one-third of an English mile. BERLIN STILL SKEPTICAL. Does Not Like Amertenn Attltnde With Regard to Chinn. Berlin. July 23.—The German govern ment and press continue to- disbelieve the assurances of the Chinese authorities that the Pekin legations are safe. The foreign office surmises that the Con ger dispatch was either sent about simul taneously with the dispatches of Dr. von Bergen, secretary of the German legation, and Sir Robert Hart, but suppressed or was captured from the messenger to whom it was entrusted and is now produced to create the desired effect in Washington; or, on the other hand, that the whole dis patch was concocted for purposes of de ception, with the aid of a cipher key some how obtained. Considerable disappointment Is expressed in official circles at the tenor of the re ports from Washington regarding Ameri ca’s policy. On this point the Berliner Tageblatt, with evident inspiration, says: "The Chinese have then already suc ceeded in creating differences of opinion among the Powers. The government of the United States seems determined thus early to occupy a separate standpoint within the concert of Powers. As, at Taku, the American Admiral would not join, so now President McKinley appar ently means to oppose the Joint action of the Powers aimed at ihe re-establishment of order in China, all of which proves that the Chinese are indeed the most cun ning diplomatists in the World." MINISTERS ARB STILL SAFE. According: lo a Telegram Sent ly French Consul al Che Foo. Paris, July 23.—M. Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs, has received a telegram from the French consul at Che Foo, dated July 21, saying: “The governor informs me that, ac cording to reliable news from Pekin, all the foreign ministers are safe and the government is taking all necessary steps to deliver and protect them.” BELGIUM TELECHVI'HS PEKIN. Making an Effort to Communicate With lielK'inn Minister. Brussels, July 23.—1n reply to the de mand of the Belgian government the Chi nese charge d’affaires says he has tele graphed indirectly lo the Tsung-li-Yamen with a view of placing the Belgian minis ter at Pekin, Baton de Vinck, in commu nication with Belgium. GREAT STEAMSHIP FIRE. Investigation Full* to Show How It First Started. New York, July 23. Gustave Schwab, manager for Herman Oelrichs & Cos., agents of the North German Lloyd Steam ship Company, to-day issued a long report of an official investigation into the fire of June 30, at the piers in Hoboken, made by ex-Fire Chief Hugh Bonner, formerly of the New York fire department, and James Mitchell, formerly fire marshal in New York. The fire, it was learned, started a few minutes before 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Several longshoremen in charge of a fore man were beginning to carry cotton from a lighter, when one of them discovered that one of the bales was on fire. This bale was immediately thrown into the river. Instantaneously other ixiles were seen to he on fire, and an alarm was given. The fire spread with lightning rapidity. Messrs. Bonner and Mitchell conclude that the cause of the fire is not likely to be, ever satisfactorily ascer tained or established. In the report no blame is laid on any one connected with the management. YELLOW FEVER BREAKS OIT. Gen. Lee Orders Strict qnnrnntine at I'lunr del llin f-avtip. Havana, July 23.—Yellow fever ha® broken out in the barracks of the Seventh United States Cavalry and the First United States Infantry in Pinar del Rio. There have been nine deaths during the present month and eleven cases are now under treatment in the hospitals. To-day Gen. Lee ordered the camp mov ed three miles into the country, and quar antine will be strictly enforced. The chief surgeon has received orders to institute a thorough investigation into the cause of the outbreak, and special preparation !h being made tor a thorough disinfection before the First Infantry em barks for the United States. LARGEST IN OUR HISTORY. Government’s Holdings of Gold Yes terday Were 9427,404,482. Washington, July 23.-The government's holdings of gold to-day reached the high est point in Its history and amounted to J427.49H.4ff2, including the lawful reserve cf J 150.000.000. The next highest amount was $427,23®. 600, which waa in the government vaults on May 2, 1900. DE WET’S BOLD RAID IMS CUT OFF ROBERTS BOTH BY RAIL AND TELEGRAPH. CAPTURED 100 HIGHLANDERS. ALL COMMUNICATION WITH PRK TORIA IS NOW Cl'T OFF. Supply Train Foil Into tho Mamin of tho Iloers llohr Willi the lltgli- Inndo rs— Or i t lull I.ost Five Killed nnd Seventy-six Wounded in the Rattle of .Inly lft—Lord Methuen nnd linden- Po w ell Have Joined Hands. London, July 23.—Gen. DeWet has a pain succeeded in cutting: Lord Roberts’ com munications, both by railway and tele graph, and captured 100 of the High landers. The story of the federal commander's bold raid comes in the form of a tele gram from Gen. Forestier-Walker, dated at Cape Town, Sunday, July 22, forward ing a dispatch from Gen. Knox, as fol lows: “Kroonstad, July 22.—Following from Rroadwood sent by dispatch rider to Honingsprult, wired thence to Kroon stad: “ ‘Have followed ccmmnndo since July IK. Hard, sharp lighting at Palmlotfon tein, July 19. Prevented from pursuing laager by darkness. Eight dead Boers found. Our casualties five killed nnd sev enty-six wounded. Reach Vaalkratuz to day. Enemy doubled back through Paardekraal in darkness. Shall march to-morrow to Roodevaal station. Send supplies for 3,000 men and horses; nlso any news of the enemy’s movements. I believe the commando consists of 2,000 men and four guns, ani is accompanied by President Steyn, both the DeWets.* Gen. Knox says: “The wire and main line of the rail way of Honingspruit have been out, and also the telegraph to Pretoria via Pot chefstroom. According to my information De Wet has crossed the railway and i* going north.” ( nplnrr of Highlander*. Gen. Kelly-Kenny telegraphs from Bloemfontein under date, of Sunday, July 22: “The railway has been cut north of Honingspruit and a supply train and hundred Highlanders captured by the enemy. A report was received this morn ing that a large force of the enemy Is moving on Honingspruit. All communi cation* with Pretoria is cut off. The Sec ond and Third Cavalry brigade* are fol lowing the enemy.” The war office has received a telegram from Lord Roberts, dated Pretoria, Sun day, July 22, which repeats the news, con tained in the telegram from Gen. Fores tier-Walker, given above, and continues: “Methuen continued his march after the occupation of Heckport, and engaged the enemy’s rear guard at Zindsfontein, July 20. Casualties, one killed and one wounded. Early Saturday he attacked the enemy again at Oliphant’s Nek and completely dispersed them. inflicting heavy loss. Our casualties were slight. By these successes ftustenberg has been relieved and Methuen and Baden-Powell have joined hands. “Hunter reports that Bruce Hamilton occupied a strong position on the Spitz ray yesterday with a battery and the Cameron Highlanders and 500 mounted meh. Our casualties were three of the Camerons killed and Capt. Keith Hamil ton of the Oxfords, Capt. Brown and Lieut. Stewart and thirteen men of the Camerons wounded.” TREATMENT OF THE REBELS. London Paper* Compelled to Admit De Wet’* Strategy. London, July 24.—A blue book has been issued containing the official correspond ence with reference to the treatment of rebels in South Africa. It contains an interesting note by Sir Alfred Milner, British high commissioner, estimating the number of colonists who joined the IJoers at 10.000. Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, lays down the rule that ther should be no vindictiveness in the treatment of rebels, but that justice to the loyalists Is the obligation of duty and honor. The London morning papers feel com pelled to recognize Gen. DeWet’s clever strategy in baffling all efforts to catch him, while constantly harassing the Brit ish lines of communication. Only the scantiest details have been allowed to come through. Apparently when night fall stopped the engagement with Col. Hroadwood, Gen. DeWet’s forces divided into small parties, one of which cut the railway and captured the Highlanders, the Boer* afterward reuniting at Rhe noster river. The latest advices from Pretoria an nounce that Gen. Stevenson’s brigade has occupied Elands river and that Gen. Hamilton has occupied Doornkraal. INFLICTED HEAVY LOSSES. Iloer* find Be*t of It fn Fighting Near Machadodorp. London, July 24.—The Daily Express has the following from Machadodorp, dated Monday, July 23: “There has been severe fighting during the last three days, and the Boer* have in flicted heavy losses on the British at Derdepoort. “Six hundred women and children from Pretoria, including Mesdames Kruger, Botha and Meyer have arrived at Barber ton." BRITISH IN BAD CONDITION. Little Wonder That They Coaid Not Capture De Wet. London, July 24, 4 a m.~Letters reach ing London from the British troops In Or ange River Colony assert that both men and horees are short on supplies and out of condition for hard work. If this be true, there Is little cause for wonder at the failure t? capture DeWet and at the apparent paralysis of the ope rations. DENIED BY ADMIRAL DEWEY. Pronounce* False Alejandrino’* Story That He Promised the Filipino* Independenoe. Washington, July 23. — I The letter received by Senator Pettigrew from one of Agul naldo’s generals, J. Alejandrino, contain ing an alleged account of an interview be tween himself and Admiral Dewey on board the Olympia in the bay of Hong Kong in April. IS9S, in which it is stated Admiral Dewey promised independence to the Filipinos, was shown to the Admir&l to-day by an Associated Press reporter. The Admiral characterized it a "tissue of falsehood®." He declared it absurd on Us face. “1 not only had no power to promise In dependence to the Filipinos," said he, "but the whole tenor of the words put in ray mouth stamps them as false. 1 am made to say things which 1 never thought of and which I could never have uttered. You will notice that I am addressed in the alleged interview as ‘Admiral’ when at the time 1 was a commodore." The Admiral said he had never heard of Alejandrino. Several Filipinos, after much importuning, did come aboard the Olympia at Hour Kong. They were anx ious to be taken to Manila. "I considered their representations of little importance." said the Admiral, "and 1 diil not take them to Manila. Later I gave permission to Aguinaldo and about a dozen others to come to Manila. All ihat they were anxious about at that time was an end of the tyranny of Spain against which they had been fighting. After the destruction of M elite jo’s fleet the city virtually surrendered and 1 am satis fied if we had had 5,000 troops there at that, time we could have gone ashore and been received by the FlMninos as deliver ers. They had absolutely no thought then of independence. That was an after thought of their leaders during the in terim between the smashing of the Span ish fleet and I lie arrival of the United Slates troops." Speaking of the report that Cuba was to be evacuated by the American troops af ter the holding of the constitutional con vention Admiral pewoy said he did not see how the United States could turn over the islands to the Cubans until a stable government had been established. "We are responsible to the world for the orderly conduct of affairs in Cuba," said he. "and until such a government is established 1 cannot see how we can with draw. We are confronted with a similar situation in the Philippines. The world looks to us nnd no matter which politi cal party wins in November the United States cannot relinquish the islands un til a responsible and stable government is set up there." BRYAN TO SPEAK IN NEW YORK. Will Make Six Speeches In ns Many Different title*. New York, July 23.—The announcement was made at Democratic slate headquar ters to-night that Mr. Bryan will visit New York state after Oct. 1. making lx speeches In as many different cities. He will talk in New York city, Brook lyn, Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester and Utica. The details of the meetings in this city and Brooklyn will be made before he teaches the east, for which part of the country he will leave Lincoln Oct. 1. Chairman Jones, of the Democratic Na tional Committee, will come East after Mr. Bryan has been notified of hi* nomi nation. It was said to-night that an Eastern branch of the national headquar ters ..will probably be established in this city. DEMOCRATIC TRAVELING MEN. Will Have llcndf|iinrtern In All Im portant Cities. Lincoln, Neb., July 23.—Rain kept Wil liam J. Bryan in doors to-day, but he had a number of visitors, among them Gen. James B. Weaver of Iowa; Louis C. Ehrieh of Colorado, and John K. Pitts of Cincinnati. Mr. Pitts is secretary of the Democratic National Campaign Committee of the Commercial traveler®, and in conversa tion with Mr. Bryan, claimed accessions to the ranks of the organization. He said the Democratic travelfhg men pur posed to establish headquarters in every city of importance in the country. DEMOCH %Tl< IIE4IMU ARTRHS. Ilnve lleen Estii I*l Ishcri nt the Audi torium in Chicago. Chicago, July 23.—Headquarters for the campaign were established by the Demo cratic National Committee to-day at the Auditorium in this city. Senator James K. Jones arrived In Chi cago to-day and completed arrangements whereby the national headquarters will be located in the suite of rooms on the sec ond floor of the Auditorium Hotel, which were occupied by the Paris Exposition Commissioners. There are fourteen rooms In the suite, providing ample space for the business of the campaign. Chairman Jones will leave for Washing? ton and New York In the morning. He said to-night that he had completed the task of making up the sub-committees and would announce them on his return to Chicago in about ten days. While in Minneapolis he received re ports which he says indicate that Minne sota, Michigan and Wisconsin tvlli go Democratic this year. Most of the sena tor’s time to-day was consumed in con sultation with Chairman J. G. Johnnon of the Executive Committee. WONT TRAVEL ON 81 NDAY. President W ill Make an Earlier Trip to Chicago. Chicago, July 23.—Prceident McKinley, who was scheduled to reach Chicago on Monday, Aug. 27 for the purpose of at tending the 24th encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to-day notified Ek ecutive Director William H. Harper that inasmuch oh it would necessitate Sunday railroad travel on that date to reach here, he has decided to change h|s plana. He will arrive in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 2f>, and attend the patriotic religious exercise* scheduled for Sunday. The President, will review the parade of naval and ex-prisoners of war on Mon day, the Grand Army parade on Tuesday, and probably will leave Chicago on Wed nesday. Eleven Negroes Drowned. Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 23.—Eleven ne gro men were drowned In the Warrior river near Akron, Ala . this afternoon by tha capsizing of a skiff. The accident oc curred at Government lock No. b, now un £er construction. DAILY, IS A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK,|I A YEAR ASSAILANT LYNCHED MOB SMOKED SHERIFF OUT AND TOOK ELIJAH CLARK. MILITIA ARRIVED TOO LATE. NEGRO NV %* LED THROUGH HUNTS VILLE’S STREETS. A Crowd of I.SOO People Followed the Negro and the Mob—He Wn* Fnlly Identified hy Hi* Victim, and Hanged nt Dnllnn 1% here flic Crime Wn* Committed—Brother of th Victim Handled the Itope. Huntsville, Ala., July 23.—Elijah Clark, the negro who yesterday assaulted M'ss Susan Priest, a 13-year-old girl, was taken from the Jail in this city this evening and lynched near the spot where his crime was rommltte<l His body was riddled with bullets. Sheriff Fulgham defended his prisoner to the last, but a dense smoke, from a combination of tar, feathers and oil, fired by the coaxed mob, was too much for him and he was dragged from the Jail and placed under a physician’s care. William Vining. an employe of the Street Railway Company, who attempted to rush through the crowd and up the jail steps, was shot and dangerously wounded. A crowd of lfiO men. principally em ployes of the big cotton mills at Dallas, • suburb of this city, searched the woods all night for Clark, who was Identified at the time he assaulted Miss* Priest, by her little sister. No success attended their efforts, and early this morning Sheriff Fulgham start ed out with a posse, and before 9 o’clock had captured Clark on Beaver Dam creek, ten mile® from Huntsville. Ho was soon landed In Jail, and by 1 o’clock the news of the prisoner's capture was heralded to all parts of the city. A mob, composed of mill operatives and men of all callings, was soon formed and marched to the Jail, where they stood for some time, apparently awaiting a leader. Militia Wn* Ordered Ont. Sheriff Fulgham quickly seeing that ha had a desperate crowd to combat, wired Gov. Johnson the facts In the case. Tb© Governor responded to the effect that h© had ordered the militia at Birmingham, Montgomery and Decatur to proceed with all haste to the scene. The sheriff the® telephoned Judge S. M. Stewart and ask ed for an lmrrtedlate trial of the negro and the Judge replied oon after that h© had arranged for a special session of court at 3 o'clock before Judge H. C. Speake. The mob by thi© time had assumed alarming proportions and the sheriff thinking to quiet the storm, appeared at a window and announced that a special trial had been arranged for the prisoner and that he would be brought before the bar at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. This waa greeted with jeers by the crowd of citizen® and the cry "Revenge," wont up. The outer door to the Jail, a wooden barrier, was soon battered down and the mob gained entrance to the first floor. Here they encountered the sheriff’s wife, who pleaded with them to refrain from violence and let the law take Its course. Sheriff Fulgham, however, on hearing the d<x>r being forced, retreated with hi* pris oner to the third floor, where he locked himself In with Clark. The mob then stopped to devise ways and means of se curing the prisoner without doing harm to the sheriff, who Is a great favorite here. Smoked the Sheriff Out. A dozen times the sheriff ,s he appear ed at the window, waving his hands to the mob to go away, could have been shot, but the lynchers chose strategy as the most effective way out of the diffi culty. A large amount of tar, feathers and oil was secured and piled upon the cement floor of the jail and a match applied. A suffocating smoke arose and spread quick ly throughout the jail. The sheriff again relreated to the corner farthest from the odoriferous pile, taking his prisoner with him. More tar and feathers were brought In and Ignited. The sheriff was then Been to dlsapeear from the window and the mob waited. He did not reappear and Chief of Police David Overton broke through the crowd and up the stairs through the blinding nnd suffocating smoke. Reaching the third flooC he found Sheriff Fulgham in a semi-conscious condition. The sheriff waa dragged to a window where the air par tially revived him. “Come out of here, Fulgham, you will be suffocated,” said the chief. ' "No. Dave," feebly responded Fulgham, "I will stay here. I will die doing my duly.” Without further words, the chief of police dragged the half-conselous man from his perilous position and down the two flights of stairs Into the street. He was quickly taken to the City Hall and doctors summoned. Moh Got In Its Work. The sheriffs departure was the signal for tire mob to proeeed with their work, and they quickly took complete posses sion of the stronghold. Fully an hour was consumed In break ing the lock to the cell In which the cul prit was confined, but as soon as this was aeromplished, two men secured Clark and quickly appeared with him, on ths front steps of the Jail. One of the mob then sprang up the steps and turning to the crowd, begged all persons lo put up their pistols and handle their guns with care In order to prevent any more bloodshed. This suggestion was adopted by the crowd and the negro was started down the steps. A plow line was plaeed around bis neek and. guarded by twenty heavily armed men In fours, be was dragged out of the Jail yard. Down Clinton street, the shouting and cheering mob led their victim, followed by fully 1,500 people. The doomed man was hustled quickly to Dallas and once there was dragged down Stevens avenue to the home of his victim. Here he was taken before the girl and positively Identified. Identification Was Complete. The Identification complete, the wretch collapsed and had to be taken up and borne on ths shoulders of his captors. Moor's drove was soon reached. The (Continued on Fifth I‘ege.j