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PLAN TO KILL GOEBEL
yOt'TSEV TOLO RICKETTS HOW IT
WAS TO BE DONE,
gathering of armed men.
defense took exception to re
makks by the court.
Shi, rp Passage Between Judge Cnn
trill and Ex-Gov. Brown-< ourt
Had Ruled AgaliiHt the Defense.
’!ust Win” Wrote Rowers to
Adjutant General Collier Plans
\\ re Also on Foot to Kill Demo
crH(|c Members of the Legislature.
Georgetown. Ky., July 23.—Several new
an i essential features were developed to
day in the trial of Caleb Powers, charged
with complicity in the assassination of
Gov. William Goebel. In addition to the
testimony, which was uniformly interest
ing. the session was enlivened by a sharp
pa rage between tho court and ex-Gov.
-young Brown, 6enior counsel for the de
fense.
Spectators were scarce when the trial
was resumed. The prosecution gave no
tice that they would excuse a half-dozen
persons summoned as witnesses for that
j?ide. Among those excused was Chief
Ike Golden, brother of Scrgt. Golden.
Lieut. John Ricketts, an officer in the
Barboursville militia company' of which
John Powers was captain, was the first
witness. lie went to Frankfort J in. 25
with a trainload of mountaineers. Before
the train reached Frankfort witness said
the men were told to report to W. H. Cul
ton for rations. The men were armed
with guns and pistols. Arriving at Frank
fort tin y took possession of the agricultu
ral building and stacked their guns there.
Youtsey Told Him All About It.
W itness said each morning a crowd of
from 300 to 600 mounted men occupied the
yard in front of the executive building.
He saw Youtsey frequently and talked
with him the day before the assassina
tion. Youtsey said Goebel had to be put
out of the way, and he (Youtsey) had SIOO
which he would give for that purpose, nnd
knew ten or twelve others who would
also contribute to such a fund. Youtsey
also said Goebel could be killed from the
executive building; that the assassin could
escape through the basement and never
be detected. He said his job depended on
Goebel bing killed. Fifteen minutes be
fore the assassination, the witness saw
Youtsey and the latter told him he wanted
twenty-five or thirty men to accompany
him to the executive building.
Continuing, tbe witness said:
“Youtsey put us inside the executive
building near the stairs. He told us some
thing was going to happen and we must
remain there. When he started through
the hall I left and went into a private
residence across the street from the execu
tive building. It was but a few minutes
when I heard the shots. I did not know’
any of the men whom I had left at the
foot of the stairs in the executive build
ing.”
The men whom Youtsey placed were
just outside the office of tbe secretary of
state. Witness said he lef-t because he did
not want to be present in case of “a kill
ing ”
Cross-examined, the witness said that
when Youtsey placed the men in the hall,
he told them that as soon as “something
happened ’ a man would come down the
steps and go away l with them.
Witness said that when Y'outsey left
the men he went in the direction of the
Governor’s office.
Excepted to Court** Remark*.
R. E. Coombes, private secretary to
Appellate Justice Hobson, next witness,
told of a conversation between two moun
taineers in the house lobby a dey or
two before the assassination in which
they spoke of “picking them out,” mean*
ing the Democrats.
During the cross-examination of
Coombes ex-Gov. Brown objected to the
testimony that mountaineers went to
Frankfort armed, as the right to carry
arms was a constitutional privilege. The
court took issue on this point end said
that the iaw does not permit crowds of
armed men not in the military service
end not called out in the regular way, to
gather for any purpose.
Brown filed an exception to remarks
of court and repeated a previous state
ment as to what the defense expected to
prove as to the purpose of the organiza
tions of the mountaineer excursion.
' Yes,'’ interrupted Judge Cantrill, “and
the court objects and ex-Jepts to the con
tinued reiteration by counsel of things
which the court thinks are meant for spec
tators in the courtroom and not for the
court."
“We object to that statement of the
court,” came from several attorneys for
the defense. Both the court and counsel
showed irritation.
"We >lust Win,” Sold Power*.
Assistant Adjutant General Murray
a letter which he found on file In
his office at Frankfort, having been left
Jherc at the time of the evacuation of
Taylor’s troops.
It was from Powers to Adjt. Gen. Col
lar. dated Jan. 22, in which Powers says:
"We have undertaken a serious matter.
We must win. We must have these men
and guns."
Another signed by John and Caleb Pow
€rs to Gen. Collier on the same date said:
"You are acquainted with the fact that
fapt. Hows is a Democrat. He has the
keys to the armory and refused to give
them to us. The lieutenants are all
right. Please notify Capt. Hows to de
liver the keys to Lieut. Gibson."
A teipg ra phic code and key, found in
the Adjutant General’s office was also
read.
Wade H. Watts, colored, one of the Jan
itors in the adjutant's office, said that on
Saturday before the shooting, the day of
the Von Meter-Berry contest. Represent-
a tive Lilly came into the office and one
°f the mien told him that a signal shot
to lie fired In the House; that the
Republican members should not rise from
their neats; that the Democrats would rise
up in the excitement and the men in the
lobbies would shoot them down.
Ex-Gov. Brown of the defense asked
that this part of the testimony be expung
ed on the ground that the identity of the
said to have mmle the statement
not established.
Tii' court ruled that the evidence wax
competent.
Immediately after the shooting, witness
* nd Henry Youtsey ran Into the basement
on#l out. coming from the steps leading up
to the Secretary of State’s office.
Steamer Manga Afloat.
b w York, July 23.—Merritt and Ohap-
JV Wrecking steamer Rescue arrived
!, hls morning with the wrecked steamer
r° n * w . in :ow from Tampico via Charies
i°n 8. C. The Songo, a Norwegian tramp
went ashore at Tampico, Marcn
last,
Boliior* Return From Ctihn.
NVw Vork, July 23,-The United States
my transport Cook, having on board a
hment of the Eighth Untied States
■ iniry from Havana arrived here this
morning.
Tennis 'l'o urnh in out.
hrookllne, Moss., July 23.—1n the tennis
J, ‘jnm*nt for the Longwood cup to-day,
1 Psret heat P. P. Cherples, 6-1, 6-4,
6 and H. I. Poster beat Psret, 7-6, 7-6,
WOMAN HAD BERN POISONED.
She Recovered but Brown Killed
Himself With Morphine.
Norfolk, Va., July 23.-A tragic death,
surrounded by strange circumstances, oc
curred at the Monticelio Hotel last night.
The dead man is George Allison Brown
of Baltimore, about 45 year* of age and
well connected in that city.
Brown registered at the Monticelio Fri
day evening and was assigned a room on
the sixth floor of the hotel. Saturday
morning a woman giving her name as
Mrs. Gray’’ arrived in the city from
Baltimore and with a nurse, who accom
panied her. registered at the Monticelio.
as from “Virginia.” She w’as assigned a
room on the third floor of the hotel.
Saturday afternoon Dr.. Stanley H.
Graves was called to the hotel to attend
Airs. Gray, whom he found to be in a
critical condition, suffering from some vi
olent poison, which subsequently prove!
to be morphine and cocaine. Brown, who
was found in her room, said that the wo
man had poisoned herself.
After heroic measures the patient be
gan to revive. Upon Dr. Graves leaving
the woman ro go to a telephone. Brown
was allowed in the room with her alone,
and upon the doctor’s return the patient’s
condition was found to be worse, but she
was again brought out of danger.
Yesterday the woman left the city for
Baltimore. Last night at 8 o’clock Brown
was iound dead in his bed at the hotel
as the result of morphine and, cocaine
poisoning.
Coroner Newton and a Jury to-dav
reached a verdict to-dey that Brown came
to his death from morphine and cocaine
poison administered by his own hands.
Brown is said to hove been a brother of
ti'O jate Dr. R. R. Brown of Baltimore.
The r*ody was forwarded to Baltimore this
evening.
It is said the woman i® a sister of a
Presbyterian missionary now in China.
She came to Norfolk, it is said, with the
intention of marrying Brown. When she
learned that Brown was a victim of the
morphine habit, she refused to marry him
and left for Baltimore.
FUSION SOMEWHAT IN DOUBT.
Situation in Kansas Not Altogether
a Promising, One.
Fort Scott, Kan., July 23.—A vague un
certainty characterizes the probable ac
tion of the Democratic, Populist and Sil
ver Republican consent ions, scheduled
to meet here to-morrow.
While there is a strong influence work
ing for the fulfilment of the agreement
of the state committees, made months
ago as to a distribution of the offices in
otder to effect fusion, there Is also an
opposition of considerable proportions to
that arrangement This latter is caueed
by the candidacy of a number of men
whose nomination must necessarily be a
violation of the agreement.
An open conference of Democrats and
Populists was held to-day, at which a
general feeling in favor of standing by
the agreement was displayed. But
Chairman Riddle of the Populist commit
tee suggests that the Democrats nominate
Hon. John Martin as their candidate for
associate justice. Martin Is not a Demo
crat and this office goes to the Demo
crats under the agreement. If the Demo
crats nominate him an enthusiastic fus
ion will be effected without doubt. If
they refuse the agreement may be broken,
and in that case an entirely new plan
will have to be arranged.
NULLIFIES THE QUARANTINE.
Mobile Admits Fruit Vessels Sliut
Out by New Orleaus.
New Orleans, July 23.—A peculiar con
dition arises as a result of resent sickness
in Port Limon, Costa Rica. Dr. Will H.
Woods, who represents the Louisiana
board at Port Limon, cabled that there
was one and several suspected cases
of fever there. The health board noti
fied the fruit ships that they would be
compelled to lighter their cargo nine miles
below the city, involving a cost of an ad
ditional thousand dollars on each ship.
The United Fruit Company therefore
ordered its vessels to Mobile. The Louis
iana board explained the case to the Ala
bama authorities, but the latter are rep
resented at Port Limon by the marine
hospital surgeon, who denies emphatically
that there is any fever there, the Mobile
bay board accordingly refused to quaran
tine.
As Mobile is only a few hours from here
by rail this practically nullifies the Louis
iana precautionary measures and creates
a unique situation.
CAPT. BVA3S TALKS ON CHINA.
Say* Partition Can Only He Pre
vented by United States.
St. Louis, July 33.—Capt. Robley D.
Evans, U. S. N., who has been taking
baths at Hot Springs, Ark., for two
months, passed through this city to-day
en route to Washington. While at Union
station he talked freely about the Chi
nese situation, and among other things
said:
"In my estimate the great Powers of
the earth are facing the most critical sit
uation that has arisen in modern history.
"I do not believe the talk that China
may become a world power of its own
force. It stands in Immediate danger of
dismemberment, and the partition of the
empire can only be prevented by the
United Slates. I approve of the policy
of the administration as now outlined.
This country cannot afford to stand by
and see China divided up among the Eu
ropan governments without making a pro
test that will startle the world.”
ARE BRANDED AS FRAUDS.
Parties Pretending to Represent the
Navy Department.
Norfolk, Va., July 23.—The commandant
of the Norfolk navy yard this afternoon
sent out a statement that a number of per
sons in Noith Carol.na, Virginia and Alary,
land have been of late representing them
selves as government agents for the em
ployment of laborers and mechanics In
the Norfolk navy yard. These parties are
branded as frauds, as the government has
no agents outside of the navy yard. .
TO THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES.
Transfer of the Government of the
Island of Rnstlan.
Washington, July 23.—The Island of Ba
eillan, Department of Mindanao and Jolo,
has been transferred from the control of
the military to the control of the naval
commander on the Asiatic atation, and all
the United States Iroops stationed on that
Island have been transferred to other gar
rlslons. The establishment of civil gov
ernment on the island will be conducted
by the navay authorities.
Storage Warehouse Darned.
St. Paul, July 23.—Fire destroyed the St.
Paul cold storage warehouse company s
large warehouse on Eagle street to-day.
The losa Is estimated at $750,000, with Ire.
surance of $550,000
Power House Destroyed.
Chattanooga, Tcnn., July 23.—Fire to
day burned the power house of the Chatta
nooga and Chlckamauga Park Rapid
Transit Line. Loss. $36,000.
Gone tn Attend Funeral.
Washington, July 23.—Secretary Hay left
here to-night for Cleveland. 0.. to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Hay’e mother. He
ja expected to return to the city Thursday.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1900.
A
Bu®y ,
Woman
Is Mrs. Pinkham. Her
great correspondence is
under her own super
vision.
Every woman on this
continent should under
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about her physical con
ditten because Mrs. Pink
ham is
A woman
and because Mrs • Pink
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fidence and because she
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Lydia E. Pinkham*s
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STANDS ON THE PLATFORM.
TAMMiNY ENUNCIATES THE DEMO
CRATIC POLICY'.
Strong R(‘solutions Adopted on the
Motion of Richard Croker-The>
Denounce Trusts, Imperialism ami
Militarism in the .Most Forceful
Terms—Republienns Charged With
Insincerity nud Tlieir Attitude
Strongly Denounced.
New York. July 23.—At a meeting to
night of the Tammany Hall General Com
miitee a series bf resolutions, on jhe mo
tion of Richard Croker, was adopted. They
saa':
“Tammany Hall believes in the suprem
acy of the American, flag, wherever It
floats, but that it should float nowhere as
the symbol of liberty and civil servitude
combined; for that is a combination which
can work only dishonor to the flag and
danger to American Institutions.
“It believes in that character of terri
torial expansion which was favored by
the fathers of Democracy; not expansion
by the shedding of American blood on soil
where the constitution can never follow
the flag, but in that which has added to
the glory and proseprity of our Union,
not in that which Is to the Union a source
of disgrace and disaster.
“The Republican party, while profess
ing a desire to carry freedom to distant
strangers of strange habits and of uncet
taln civilization, is eatisfled to leave
American citizens on American soil in
bondage to the trusts and monopolies be
gotten of Republican legislation; for th:n
is nothing less than a condition of slavery
which fetters industrial energy, and gives
to the favored few the fruits resulting
from the labor of the many.
“It is conceded that the nation has Its
‘mission’ to carry out; but its mission at
home remains incomplete while it is pos
sible under national legislation for 10
per cent, of the population to hold the
other 90 per cent, of the people In abso
lute subjection through the operation of
trusts and monopolies.
“Let us not wait too long in the vain
expectation that this evil will cure itself.
The time has come for the nation to act.
Tammany Hall, repeating the promise
contained in the national platform of its
party, pledges itself to on ‘unceasing war
fare in nation, state nnd city against
private monopolies in every form.’
Against War of Conquest.
“Tammany Hall condemns the w’aging
of a war for conquest as un-American in
principle and false to the pledge of the
nation os given by the President of the
United States. It condemns the uncon
stitutional action of the President in car
rying on a war for conquest without the
authorization of Congress.
"Inspired by Its forbidden alliances with
the British empire, the Republican admin
istration has reached out for colonial de
pendencies, the control of which means
the last step In the direction of imperial
ism and military government by the
United States. That accomplished, there
will he nothing but name and location to
distinguish the American government
from the monarchies of Europe. The
country of Washington, the republic of
Jefferson, the union of Lincoln, will have
given way to the glory of Ihe American
empire: and the standing army, the curse
of European civilization—the scourge of
European homes, will have come to blight
the homes of America and to dominate
her civilization,
"From every country In Europe, to es
cape the tyranny of the standing army,
millions of our countrymen have sought
citizenship and homes In America. Amer
ican fathers and mothers have a right to
the companionship of their sons in the
peacefulness of home. Their sons, though
ready to yield up their lives, If need be,
for home, have s right to the pursuit of
their own happiness unmolested by war
fare which is neither for the honor of the
flag nor the security of home.
"tint ihe future of America’s young man.
hood is limited by the Republican princi
ple to either military service on distant
fields of doubtful glory, or to n lifetime
of useless struggle against the killing com
petition of trusts and monopoly.
Republican InsJnoerffy.
"The Insincerity of Republican declara
tions favoring the propagation of free
dom and the uplifting of humanity in
other lands is revealed by ihe contradic
tory attitudes of he present administra
tion toward the Filipinos on the one hand
and the Boers of South Africa on the
other—a war of criminal aggression
against the former In the name of free
dom; silent and cowering In the shadow
of England’s throne, while the freedom
of a sister republic ebbs away in its own
blood.
"The Issue* of the present campaign
are beyond the consideration of dollars
and cents. They go to the honor of the
nation—lts proud place In ihe estimation
of the whole world—lts fidelity to that
conservative American, which, rooted
deep In the past, alone can guide the na
tion's future.
"The democracy of the nation stands
for national honor, national conservatism,
national Justice. Tammany Hall, faithful
to tile principles of democracy and su
bordinating all things to Democratic suc
cess closes Rs ranks, and rails for pa
triotic unity In the name of Democratic
triumph."'
WERE ALL RIGHT ON JULY 18.
Continued from First Page.
made. He does not say to whom the dis
patch of Prince Tuan was addressed; and
it is to a certain extent at variance with
the dispatch of Mr. Conger of that date,
describing the legation as being under Are
at that time.”
The officials of the state department,
after considering Conaul General Good
now’s dispatch, express the belief that a
mistake has been made in the transmis
sion of the message and that the nanw
Tuan should have been Yuan, governor of
Shan Tung.
SENT ANOTHER MESSAGE.
Government Trying to Remove All
Doubt us to Conger.
Washington, July 23.—There is reason
to believe that the government is again
using every effort to secure communica
tion with Minister Conger, and this time
to get an anstver from our minister which
will be so conclusive as to remove every
shadow of doubt.
In this connection, it was reported to
day that Minister Wu yesterday sent an
other cipher cable dispatch to Minister
Conger, but there Is strong disinclina
tion in official quarters to discuss the
various seps being taken while they are
still in an inconclusive form.
GRANT AND BARRY WILL GO.
Two More Brigadiers to Serve In
Chinn ! nder Chaffee.
Washington, July 23.—Although the or
ders have not yet been issued, it is pretty
generally understood in military circles
that Brig. Gen. Frederick P. Grant, U. 3.
V., and Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry have
been selected for assignment to duty with
the military division in China.
Their assignment, together with that of
Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson, V. S. V., al
r aay annour.c. and. will give MaJ. Gen. i. nar,
fee, commander-in-chief, three general
officers of recognized ability to assist him
in the management of military operations
in China.
The transport Grant is expected to ar
rive at Nagasaki early this week, possibly
to-morrow or next day. She left San Fran
cisco on the first instant with Maj. Gen.
Chaffee, two troops of the Sixth cavalry
and a battalion of marines.
Orders have gone forward for the Grant
to proceed direct from Nagasaki to Taku
with the utmost speed, stopping only long
enough to take on coal. The officials
of the war department calculate that Gen.
Chaffee and his reinforcements will join
Lieut. Col. Cooiidge and the Ninth Infan
try at Tien Tsin before the end of the
month. Ii also is expected that the troops
from Manila, consisting of two battalions
of the Fourteenth Infantry and a battery
of the Fourteenth Infantry and a battery
of artillery, will arrive at Taku to-morrow
or Wednesday at the latest. The arrival
of these troops will give Gen. Chaffee an
effective fighting force, including marines
already there, of about 4,000 men.
One of the first duties of Gen. Chaffee
on arriving at the seat of the trouble in
China will be to report to the war depart
ment the prevailing conditions and his
views as to the best course of military
procedure for the rescue of the beleaguer
ed ministers in Pekin.
LEADER OF RELIEF COLUMN.
if Not a Russian General It May lie
Japanese Field Marshal.
Washington, July 23.—1 tis unknown at
the state department who is to command
the International relief column on its
march to Pekin, which begins the end of
the month.
News dispatches of late date have as
signed the command to one of two Rus
sian generals—Dragomiroff and Llnevieh.
The state department knows nothing of
this, but has been assuming that in the
possible event of the failure of the inter
nationals to agree among themselves on
any other basis, the Japanese field mar
shal, Nodzu, would command by virtue
of seniority of rank.
Itemey Going; to Tien Tsin.
Washington, July 23.—The Bureau of
Navigation this morning received the fol
lowing cablegram from Admiral Remey:
‘Taku, July 22.—Going Tien Tsin to-day
to look into matters, leaving senior offi
cer here. Newark gone to Nagasaki for
docking.”
ASSAILANT LYNCHED.
Continued from First Page,
rope around Clark’s neck was thrown
over the limb of an immerse tree by Miss
Priest’s brother. The negro wai thrown
across the back of a horse and the animal
was led out from under him. The body
fell probably three feet and as It dangled
in the air, the report of a hundred tire
arms rang out and the quivering flesh of
the negro was pierced by many bullets.
Just as the work was finished the De
catur militia arrived at Huntsville. They
were telephoned that they were too late.
Work at the mills in Dallas was sus
pended for the day.
.Will Prosecute Lynchers.
Birmingham, Ala., July 23 —Gov. John
ston , who is at his home in this city,
stated to-night that he would exert every
effort to bring to Justice the men who
composed the mob that lynched Elijah
Clark, the rapist, at Huntsville to-day.
Gov. Johnston instructed Judge Speake
of ihet circuit to convene court at 3 o'-
clock and impanel a Jury for the trial of
Clark. M
MAY BE AN INSURANCE WAR.
Law Against Com fii tin 11 on Now In
Effect In Louisiana.
New Orleans, July 23.—The insurance
companies and agents operating in Louis
iana to-day withdrew from the South
eastern: Tariff Association on account of
the passage by the Legislature of the anti
compact law.
This does away with the board of under
writers, their system of Inspection, rules
and regulations, end even with the ral
vage corps, which was supported by the
Insurance companies. The law prohibits
all agreement as to rates among the In
surance companies. It Is expected to lead
to a rate war. On the other hand the
abolition of the board of underwriters
and the rules and relugattons Insisted on
by it will greatly reduce the lines of In
surance.
Several companies will take no cotton
risks. They are not longer protected, and
nearly all of the companies will reduce the
amount of their cotton risks.
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THERE WILL BE MORE DELAY.
GHEEK E-GAY *OR HK4HING TO AD
JOlll\ FOR TWO WEEKS.
Then There Will Be Another Ad
journment on Ace on nt of Shield**
Mummer Vacation —Fir*t Adjourn
ment Asked by the Defense—Car
ter’* Bond Transaction* in Evi
dence—Greene llonf&lit Heavily of
Government Bond*.
New York, July 23.—The hearing in the
case of the Gay nor* and Benjamin D.
Greene, looking toward their removal to
Georgia for trial for alleged conspiracy
with ex-Capt. Carter in connection with
the Savannah harbor frauds, was contin
ued betfore United States Commissioner
Shields* this morning.
George M. Gibson, of the firm of Watson
& Gibson, the first witness, stated his firm
had had transactions with Capt. Oberlii;
M. Carter in purchasing securities for
him. Mr. Gibson, identified a check drawn
by Capt. Carter to the order of Watson &
Gibson for the sum of $r,493.7T> in- payment
for certain securities purchased for him.
A copy of the transactions of Carter with
the firm, as shown by the books of the
latter, was allowed in evidence. It showed
that in 1892 and 1893 Carter had purchased
over $19,000 worth of bonds.
Orrln S. Judd, accountant of the Knick
erbocker Trust Company, identified sev
en checks drawn by Capt. Greene. A copy
from the books of the Knickerbocker
Truat Company of the. account of B. I>.
Greene was put in evidence. Mr. Judd
said there must have been other checks
drawn by Capt. Greene, but they had un
doubtedly been returned to him.
It came out from the testimony of the
witnesses that in July, 1897. Capt. Greene
had purchased $150,000 United States 6 per
cent, bonds, paying for all in one check.
Adjournment was then taken to 11
o’clock to-morrow and it was announced
when the hearing closes to-morrow after
noon it will not be resumed again for two
weeks. This time is taken to give the de
fense a chance to compare and look over
the papers and books that have been put
in evidence. When the hearings are re
sumed two weeks hence it will "be only a
few days when another adjournment will
be necessary on account of Commissioner
Shields taking his summer vacation.
OUTBREAK OF UOXER TROUBLE.
How Capt. McCalla Responded to the
Appeal for Aid.
Boston. July 23.—The American Board
has received a letter from Rev. George D.
Wilder, dated Tien Tsin, June 12, which
gives details concerning the outbreak of
the Boxer movement and makes known
the readiness and determination with
which Capt. McCalla of the United States
navy responded to the call for aid. Rev.
Mr. Wilder says:
"The Boxer movement has reached a
climax. Murder and arson are filling the
province from Kalgan lo Lin China,
apparently with Tleii Tsin, pg
kln and Pao Ting Fu as
a great central triangle, where the fired*
hottest. In the triangle many minor out
rages vr.v commit lead on Catholics and
Protestants durlnj May and greet num
bers of Posers assembled. At the ’.art
of the month the word came (low t front
the threne for them to "create disorder"
as rapldl/ as possible. They gainred in
great forco north of Cho Chou on Monday
morning. May 28, began burning the rail
road stations of Lin L! Ho, Chang Hsin
Tien and Lu Kou Chlao that day. Two
men, a wean an and a child, were brutally
murdered.
"We reported to the consul and he sent
for troops. The Japanese landed a few
on Tuesday afternoon and the Newark
sent us 115 marines and blue Jacked* and
two machine guns and a 3-lnch cannon
under the energetic lead of grand old
Capt. McCalla. The railway refusing to
bring them, they came on a tug and
lighter, reaching us Tuesday night. All
nationalities gave them a rousing recep
tion. Their prompt arrival doubtless pre
vented an attack on the settlement by
thousands of Boxers. In two or three
days other nationalities arrived and Tien
Tsin was protected. But, alas, for those
in the interior, after the train stopped,
frantic appeals came for protection to the
ministers at Pekin. Last Sunday night
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the various consuls here had a stormy
meeting. The French and Russian rep
resentatives bitterly opposed sending
troops to relieve Pekin. Consul Cares
(British) held steadily for that action,
bricked by the American and Japanese
consuls. Finally Capt. McCalla said:
" ‘We have talked a good deal. Now I
will tell you what I will do. Our minister
telegraphs that he is in danger. It mat
ters not what other* do or do not do.
My entire force of blue jackets will take
a train and start for Pekin to-morrotv
morning.’
"The British. Japnnese and German* fol
lowed this lead, the French and Russians
refulwng. But the next morning, when
the train was mode up, they sent In large
forces which reported to Capt. McCalla.
Twenty-four hundred set out that day
and the next day three hundred German*.
To-day another train with oljlccr* has
gone. The first train pushed ahead two
flat cars with seven car.non end machine
guns and material for track construction.
We do not know how far they have gone.
The Chinese tracklayer* dee er ted
end American sailors took up the
work. The Boxer*, who had boldly faced
Chines* troops, armed with blank cart
ridges or under order* to fire high, gave
these trains a wide berth, though they
were massed at various points along the
line. The gate* are opened. If not, it
will he war against 77>,000 Chinese troops
armed with foreign rifle* and artillery,
but, thank Heaven, with Chinese ammuni
tion. Two thousand Cossacks and 500
British are marching overland from Pel
Tal Ho, we are told.
"The viceroy was In consultation with
four Boxer representatives Saturday, and
is said to have secured their promise not
to massacre foreigners at Pao Ting Fu."
GEHO.MMO HAS GONE MAD.
Ferocious Indian Could Not Stand
Imprisonment.
Vlnlta, J. TANARUS., July 23.—After a long
period of Imprisonment, which he en
dured more like a ferocious beast than a
human being. Geronlmo, one of the moist
bloodthirsty Indians that ever figured in
history, ha* gone stark mad. He is a
prisoner at Fort Sill, O. T.
It cost the government a million dollars
and hundreds of lives before he was safe
ly landed behind iron bars. Deprived of
his liberty as a punishment for his
crimes, he could not stand the confine
ment. For fourteen years he has been a
prisoner of war—4he last ten at Fort Bill.
In March, 1886 after four years of con
stant chase, Gen. Miles and the late MaJ.
Gen. Lawtoii cornered Geronlmo in Four
Peak*. mr Prescott, Arts.
After months of starvation and after
all hope of cutting their way through the
cordon of iroops surrounding them had
gone, the Indian* raised the white flag
end surrendered. They were sent to the
military post at Mount Vernon. Ala., but
the climate there did not agree with them,
many dying with consumption.
A’bout ten years ogo Geronlmo and his
surviving braves were removed by the
government to Fort SUL
Heat All Women's Records.
New York, July 23.—Mrs. Jane Lindsay,
who began a 1,500 miles bicycle ride last
Monday over the Merrick road, Uni Isl
and. finished her task at 2:35 this morn
ing after having beaten all long distance
records for women. She made the 1,500
miles In 1M hours and 49 minutes.
NEELY HEARING RESUMED.
GOVERNMENT IS PRESENTING RVI
DKNCE IN THE CASE.
i
I 1 n,,, ' r Judge Laeoinbe'e Decision the
Evidence Mast He Had Before
Neely (an Ue Extradlted-Testl
mony Gains: to Show That Neely
Had Charge of All the Receipts
nnd Disbursements of the Caban
I'OMtnl Fund*.
New York, July 23,-The further hear
ingfi in the case of Charles F. W. Neely
of the Cuban postal service, on proceed
ings to extradite him under the law. pass
ed at the close of Congress on June *,
was continued to-day before Judge La
combe, in the United States Circuit Court.
Judge Lacombe in a decision Handed
down last week upheld the constitution
ality of the law and decided that Neely
could be extradited, but further testi
mony mist first be had.
G. W. Marshall, of the bureau of flnanea
in the department of posts, headquarters
of the poetofflee department in Cuba, tes
tified that the money was kept in a safe;
that Neely signed the receipts which wit
ness made out, and that Neely also re
ceived the money and in most cases open
ed the envelopes himself. Neely had en
tire charge of the receiving and disburs
ing of money.
Neely, who was In court with two depu
ty sheriffs, listener! to Marshall's expla
nations with interest and 6aid to Counsel
John D. Lindsay:
"Marshall is right."
Col. George H. Burton, inspector gen
eral of the Department of Cuba, said he
had Inspected all the departments of
Cuba, including the postofflee department,
and that he added up the receipts In the
postofiire department and compared tha
total with that of the amount deposited,
and found the total receipts to be $101,359.
The deposits were $77,566. Beside this
there were receipts of übou* $20,000 from
the Havana postoffice, which Col. Burton
said were not accounted for, making a
total deficit of $44,745.
Judge Lacombe, after a short adjourn
ment, took up the matter of an objec
tion to a question by Counsel Lindsay
concerning Col. Burton’s errors in ac
counts In the past. He sustained the ob
jections and Col Burton was excused.
Adjourned until Tuesday.
In Memory of Judge Trlppe.
Atlanta. July 23—The Supreme Court
adjourned to-day at 1 o’clock on account
of the death of Judge Robert P. Tripps,
who was formerly a Justice of the Su
preme Court. Several of the Justices will
accompany the remains to Forsythe.
Resignation of Ferry S. Heath.
Washington. July 28—-The resignation of
Perry 8. Heath, as first assistant post
master general, reached the postmaster
general this afternoon. It is to take effect
July 31.
Joseph Mullen Electrocuted.
New York, July 21.—Joseph Mullen was
electrocuted In the state prison at Sing
Sing at 6:06 o'clock this morning He mur
dered Me wife tn thle elty on Juns 4, UN.
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