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GREENE AND GAYNORHEARING.
moke TESTIMONY ABOUT CARTER'S
BOND DEALINGS.
Lnrse Check* Given in Payment for
Securities— Bnnk Transactions of
Urecue and the Gaynors Brought
in— Hearing Adjourned Until Aug.
7 When Mr. Erwin W ill Conclude
for the Government—Another Ad
journment Will Then lie Taken.
New York. July 24.—Tho hearing in the
conspiracy charges against John F. Gay
r,or. W. T. Gaynor. E. H. Gaynor and
Benjamin D. Greene were resumed to-day
hetoie United States Commissioner
Shields.
At the conclusion of to-day's session an
intermission will be had for about two
n. rks to enable the defense to verify sev
eral hundred vouchers and checks, placed
in evidence by the prosecution.
At the resumption of the hearing, ac
cording to United States District Attorney
Erwin of Georgia, the prosecution will
occupy about three days to present a re
sume of its case. It is probable that when
Mr. Erwin concludes, the hearing will go
over until the latter part of September.
Mr. William H. Flagg, a broker of this
city, testified to-day that from 1893 to 1896
he was a member of the firm of Reed &
Flagg. He 6taled that his firm had deal
ings with Capt. O. M. Carter in the mat
ter of certain railroad and other (securi
ties which the firm purchased from Capt.
Carter. Speciflically 100 shares of Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railway
•took in the name of Capt. Carter, were
purchased by the firm Oct. 8. 1895.
Checks representing thousands of dollars
were recognized by witness as having
been given to Capt. Carter in payment for
securities.
Witness said that Capt. Carter told him
that the bonds and securities and all other
business was that of Robert F. Westcott,
Carter's father-in-law. Witness -added
that Mr. Westcott had in his presence giv
en Capt. Carter power of attorney to trans
act the business.
Alfonso K. Deguiseard, supervisor of ac
counts of the American Exchange Nation
al Bank, identified a number of checks
which had passed through the bank and
also a number of deposit slips, and also
transcripts from the bank’s books in con
nection with transactions with B. D.
Greene, John F. Gaynor, William T. Gay
nor and O. M. Carter.
Checks were also produced by Mr. Erwin
and placed in evidence, made out by O. M.
Carter, to B. D. Greene and identified by
the witness. *
Adjournment was taken until Aug. 7.
BUFFALO ELEVATOR BURNED.
Property and Its Content* Were
Valued at .^TbO.tMKt.
Buffalo, July 25.—Fire last night de
stroyed the Eastern elevator, which is
situated on tile island opposite the foot
oi Washington street.
The elevator and Its contents were val
ued at 8750,000, and are a total loss. The
cause of the fire was not learned. The
watchman reports that half an hour be
fore the flames were discovered every
thing was in good order, and there was
no sign of fire.
The elevator was owned by the Amer
ican Linseed Oil Company, who came
into possession of the building only a
few weeks ago. Their oil works are
situated within one hundred feet of the
burned elevator.
When it was seen that there was no
crance to save the elevator, the firemen
turned their attention to saving adjoin
ing property. Streams of water were
played continually on the oil tanks, and
the buildings of the refinery. Fortunately
vhe wind was blowing in an opposite di
rection, and this fact probably prevented
a far more serious conflagration.
The intense heat made it impossible fer
the firemen to enter the building, and the
streams thrown up from the creek below
had little effect In checking the flames.
At 1:30 this morning it was believed the
fire was under control, and would be con
fined to the eastern elevator.
WANT LOWER RATES ON IRON.
Manufacturer* Make a Request ef
the Railroads.
Birmingham, Ala , July 24.—The South
ern Iron Committee, composed of the gen
eral freight agents of the railroads touch-
Ing the iron dis-ricts of <he South, have
concluded a conference here with the iron
magna.es of this district. The present
tariff became • ffective last w nt°r when
number one foundry iron was selling 1 at
?1S and sl9, and the iron manufacturers
made no complaint at that tirre. Recent
ly the price of iron has fallen until No.
1 i? new quoted at about $15.50 and in some
cas(s lower.
In view of the present low price of iron
th furnace men asked the railroads to
a lower rate to distributing points
north and we-t. The g ne: al m ight age. .€3
uh'i utte ded the mec;i;g to k the re
quest und- r advisement.
acreejibxt was signed.
Nicaraguan and Cota Rican Boun
dary Adjusted.
Managua, Nicaragua, via Galveston.
Texas. July 24. Amid great military, civil
end religious pomp, the Nicaraguan and
( Rican government engineers an 1
Gen. E. P. Alexander of Georgia, arbi
trator of the boundary dispute between
Ni arugua and Cosia Rica, appointed by j
President Cleveland, signed to-day in Con- \
gress Hall, in the presence of a large and i
distinguished company, the maps delimit- 1
ing the boundary recently agreed upon.
ceremony terminated a dispute which
hae often threatened war between the two
governments during the last forty years.
This evening President Zelaya gave a
banquet at the Hotel Italia to the arbi
trator and the engineers.
NEELY HEARING AT ATM PAD.
Defense Showed There Wno General
Lnvlt.v I? I’oitnltti'*’.
New York, Ju 7 24.—" h# Neely egtrad
*on hearing ciinc* to a close cu-uay be
fore Judge Eaccmbe. I loth sides were
‘fiven until Aug. 2 to file briefs, und the
said he hrped to finish theexamina
, ' % vf the documents submitted by
the oo M . ge 0 f ( j. e day's testimony it
pi S the safe wh’ch contained
funds had its outer door al
* open and ,hat the:e was general lax*
i.VvJu h “ n(,l:nLr the fund*. All the cm-
T S > a! office had access to the safe,
fr m* n n ‘" e put ** evidence the report
SeybolU*. treasury special
. who t ra sed Neely* administration.
A COXSCIEXCB CONTh7I^;tiO!M.
Former Fontolltce Employe Itetur.,
Sunday Wages.
Washington. July 24.—United State*
Treasurer Roberts has received a eon
* Hence contribution of J 12.68 from a for
'* ! employe of the Huntsville, Ala.,
'"-•office. The sender soys of the money:
t 11 r *We*ants the amount of my wages
tin h . al>ha,h * Intervening between the
‘ " * WB * guided to tee that my Sunday
r k Wats not honoring to Him, and the
C itrk '* nC * my re*'naUon a* chief
JAPANESE TAKE CREDIT.
Continued From First Page.
lish. ar.d from the west to the north by
the French; while the Russians are in
possession of the towns and villages on
th - left tanks of the Pel Ho and the
canal.
A conference was held by the generals
and the commanding officers of the allied
forces with a view to organizing military
government in the city, and it was de
cided, after a long discussion, to appoint
three administrators with equal powers
among officers of the three Powers,
Ja;an. England and Russia. And finally
the following officers were chosen: Lieu
tenant Colonel Aokl (Japan); Lieutenant
Colonel Bower (England,) and Col. Wo
gack (Russia).
“Upon the departure cf Admiral Sey
mour for Taku, Admiral Amseett has the
seniority among the commanding officers
here.
“It is admitted by all foreigners here,
military and civilian, that the fall of the
city was mainly due to the gallantry of
the Japanese forces."
UOCKHILL PREPARING TO GO.
NVill Study Conditions in China and
Report to President.
Washington. July 24.—W. W. Rockhill,
who has been selected as special cemmis
s.ornr by the President to go to China,
returned to Washington this morning and
immediately began preparations for his
long journey. He has decided to take
Mrs. Rockhill with him and sail on the
American Maru from San Fran isco on
the Japanese line. He will leave Mrs.
Rockhill a. Yokohama or Nagasaki while
he goes on to Shanghai. At that point
he will determine in which direction to
proceed.
My. Rockhill is to make careful inquiry
into the existing conditions, to learn the
exact causes of the present uprising and
r port the facts directly to the President
for his guidance in the ultimate settle
ment and in framing his policy for the
future. This task will involve a large
amount ot travel in China.
MORE TROOPS REACH TAKU.
First Infnntry to Leave Cuba to Spite
of Yellovr Fever.
Washington, July 24.—Secretary Root
said to-day that he supposed the Four
teenth Infantry had arrived at Taku. By
the end of this month the United States
would have 5,000 troops in China.
He said the reports cf yellow fever
among the soldirrs of the Firs; Infantry
would not prevent the departure of that
tegiment from Cuba.
TRANSPORT GRANT SIGHTED.
She Is Expected to Arrive at Naga
saki Tp-day.
Washington, July 24.—A dispatch has
been received at the war department from
Quartermaster Hyde at Nagasaki, stat
ing that the tram port Grant has been re
ported in the Inland sea and is expected
to arrive at Naga.aki to-morrow. She
has on board Gen. Chaffee, commanding
the army In China, and the Sixth Cavalry
destined for service In that country.
AMERICANS NOT SATISFIED.
They Find Some of Their Clnlnis in
Canadian Territory.
Skagway, Alaska, July 16, via Seattle,
Wash., July 24.—The work of delimiting
the provisional boundary in the disputed
Alaska-Canadian territory having been
completed in that part crossing the Dal
ton trail and touching the Porcupine dis
trict, the Americans in the district find
that they have lost a large part of what
they believed was rightfully American
territory.
The survey has been run and theimonu
ments set within the last few weeks by
O. H. Tittman of Washington. D. C.. and
W. F. King of Ottawa, and assistants,
who have simply followed inslruotions in
the modus vivendi agreed to after the
adjournment of the joint commission.
The survey and demarkaticn of the line
leaves nearly one-haif of the Porcupine
go and mines in the British territory and it
ha" been the general opin on for a long
time that the mines, and in fact the en
tire Porcupine district. were on the
American side. Much of the Dalton toll
road leading to Porcupine City now lies
within Canadian t‘rritory also, that is,
on the Canadian side of the iron monu
ments s t on the prov s onal lines.
The Am rican miners in the Porcupine
were so aroused over the result that they
addressed a protest to President McKin
ley. _
BRYAN TO GO TO CHICAGO.
NVill Be There During the Grand
Army Encampment.
Chicago, July 24 —William J. Bryan has
accepted an invitation to attend the na
tional encampment of the Grand Army in
this city in August. Gen. John C. Black,
chairman of the committee on invitation,
received this formal acceptance to-day,
settling a question over which there has
been ccn-ilerable controversy. Col. Bryan
in his letter to Gen. Black says:
"When I wrote you on June 28, the con
vention had not been he and and I did not
think it wise to make any promises until
the convention was over and I had a
chance to consult the committee in regard
to the date of notification I am now in
a position to accept the invitati n and
take pleasure in doing so, al hough it Is
st 11] impossible for me to fix the exact
date, on account of the uncertainty of my
whereabouts Just before and just after
the encam:ment. If it necessary to
know the day at once, t would suggest
Aug. 30. That would come nearer harmon
izing with a subsequent date which I
have in contemplation.”
SENTENCED TO THREE MONTHS.
Cnrollnr Keyes Not Connected With
Christian Endenvorer*.
London, July 24.—Miss Caroline Keyes,
Who-pleaded guilty a week ago in the Po
lice Court of London, to the charge of
stealing a gold watch, a bracelet, hair
brushes and articles of clothing to the
value of £22 from roomers in the Norfolk
Mansion Hotel, where she had been stay
ing, and who in the course of the hear
ing! said she was an American and had
come to London to the World's Christian
Endeavor Convention, as a delegate from
a church In Minnesota, has been sentenced
to three months’ imprisonment. The evi
dence showed, however, that she had no
connection whatever with the Chrustiati
Endeavorers.
OREGON BEING REPAIRED.
Nothing Heard From Cap!. Wilde
glare He Reached Karr.
Washington, July 24—The gunboat
Nashville, in command of Capt. Rodgers.
'■■*>ich convoyed the battleship Oregon to
the oack at Kure, Japan, has arrived at
Nagasaki.
The Oregon re. c f,ed Kure about a week
ago. but nothing >| been heard from
Capt. W.lde, 1 er comrTi. n tj rr , since he was
authorized to pitch up r>4 great battle
ship with temporary repairs - n older that
he might return to the Chin se .past. The
Nashville wi 1 go into dry deck at Asgaaa
kt After she has been charted she ©yj
geturn to Chinese waters.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1900.
CORROBORATIVE TESTIMONY.
NO NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED
AT POWERS* TRIAL.
Woman Testified John Powers Sold
He Would Be Willing to Kill Goe
bel to Prevent Ills Being Seated.
Other Tilings That John Power*
Said—Writs Issued Ordering Tele
grams and Books to Be Brought
Into Court.
Georgetown, Ky., July 24.—This was the
most uneventful day of the trial of Caleo
Powers, charged with complicity in the
murder of William Goebel, since the hear
ing of testimony began nearly two weeks
ago. The testimony was nearly all cor
roborative.
Among the possibilities for the witness
stand to-morrow is Robert Noaks, whose
cross-examination was suspended last
Saturday.
It was definitely stated to-night that
Henry Youtsey will not be placed on the
stand.
Editor McDonald of Frankfort testified
that on Jan. 30, a few minutes prior to
the shooting, he saw W. H. Culton and
another whom he thought was State In
spector Lester, standing at the point
where Goebel fell shortly afterwards. On
Saturday, prior to the assassination, wit
ness saw a man run down the steps from
the legislative hall and call to a crowd of
mountain men:
“Go and get your guns; it Is time for
the shooting to begin."
Representative Berry (Republican) had
just been unseated. Witness did not know
the man.
At the afternoon session Miss Ella Smith
of Barboursville, told of a conversation
between John Powers and herself on Jan.
16. They were regretting the Colson-Scott
tragedy which happened at Frankfort that
day, and Powers said there would be more
bloodshed at Frankfort if Goebel was
seated. Witness was surprised at this
statement, and said:
"Oh, Mr. Powers, you would not be will
ing to kill him, would you?"
Then Powers replied that he would.
James Fletcher, of Knox county, testi
fied that he heard John Powers say in De
cember:
"Taylor has been elected governor, and
if any effort is made to count him out
Goebel will never be seated.”
John F. Dazier of Knox county testified
that he heard Charles Finley, thens cre
tary of s ate, tell Caleb Powers early in
December that lie would leave a shotgun
loaded with buckshot in the office of the
Secretary of State, and advised Powers
to use it if any attempt was made to un
seat him.
The court excluded this testimony on the
ground that it was not competent.
The prosecution was granted a writ
against managers of both telegraph of
fii es at Frankfort requiring them to bring
into court all cipher telegrams sent
through their offices between Dec. 22, 1899,
and Feb. 6, 1900.
Writs were also granted against both
the Secretary of State and the adjutant
general, requ'ring them to bring the ex
ecutive Journal and other records.
THEY' MAY NOT GET TOGETHER.
Anti-Imperialist* and Gold Demo
crat* to Confer To-day.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 21.—A commit
tee of anti-imperialists and the National
Democratic (gold standard) Committee
will meet in conference here to-morrow
afternoon. The indications to-night were
not favorable to fusion.
This afternoon the committee appointed
by the recent New York conference held
an informal session and met later in the
evening. An inv.tation from Secretary
John P. Frenzel of the National Demo
crats to attend the session of their com
mittee to-morrow was accepted. Argu
ments will then be presented in favor of
fuslcn.
To-night but seven states were repre
sented by National Democratic Commit
teemen. Ohio. New York, Michigan, New
Hampshire, Colorado, Indiana and Mis
souri.
George Foster Peabody,' of New York,
ihalrmrn of the con mltte\ has been de
tailed in the East and the meeting of the
ccmml tee will be called to order by Sec
retary Frenzel, who said thirty states
would be r- pri s *nt. and either by commu
te; men In person, cr by proxies.
One of the states which will not be rep
r stnted by its regularly appointed com
mitteeman will be Kentucky, for this
e\ezing Mr. Frenzel received from Zach
Phelps of Louisville, the Kentucky repre
sentative, his resignation as a member of
the committee. Mr. Phelps Intimated he
will vote the regular Democratic ticket on
account of the situa ion brought about in
Kentucky by the killing of Mr. Goebel.
ST. LOUIS STREET CAR STRIKE.
American Federation of Labor tins
Taken It in Hand.
St. Louis. July 24 —Samuel Gompers,
president, and James O'Connell, vice pres
ident of the American Federation of La
bor, held a conference with local labor
leaders to-day in an effort to fix the re
sponsibility for the breaking of the agree
ment of July 2, which led to the second
street railway strike declaration.
Mr. Gompers said to-day that having
learned who is at fault, he will exhaust
every resource to bring about the settle
ment of the strike. If he finds adjustment
is not possible, he declares he will take
steps to make the fight on the company
more effective.
MAY RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
Chinese nnslness Deinnndln* Presi
dent's Attention.
Canton, 0., July 24.—Chairman Dick, of
the Ohio Republican Committee, who Is
here to arrange for a visit of Ohio offi
cials, candidates and Committees to the
President on Saturday, intimated to-day
that the President might find it necessary
to return to Washington before that time.
Chinese business is taking much of the
President’s time and th© flow of visitors
is increasing.
FIRST DALE OF COTTON SOLD.
It Brought #0.20 Which Will Be
Given to Charity.
New York, July 24.—The first bale of
cotton of the new crop of 190(1 was sold at
the Cotton Exchange to-day to Fernle,
Wilson & Cos. The price paid was 16Va
dents a pound, and the bale weighed 541
pounds. The proceeds of the sale, $89.26.
the firm will give to some non-sectarian
charitable institution in this city. The
cotton was from a plantation in Texas.
-i
GEN. DRAPER HAN RESIGNED.
Minister to Itnly Says Business Needs
His Attention.
Milford, Mass., July 24 —Gen. William E.
Draper of Hopedale last night sent to
Washington a letter tendering his resig
nation as United States ambassador to
Italy.
Gen. Draper made no stilement as to
the reasons he has for taking this step j
other than that his business at Hopedale |
demands his entire attention.
THE GALLANT NINTH.
Continued from First Pa g*.
or women and children killed by shrapnel,
i are lying among the ruins.
It is reported that some correspondents
have, in their dispatches, asserted that
Gen. Dorward thinks Col. Liscum blunder
j ed in taking the Ninth Regiment to the
right instead of to the left, and that the
j feeling is strained between the Americans
and British. The fact is that the greatest
harmony' and co-operation exist. Gen.
: Dorward has asked the names of Ameri
cans to report them for gallantry.
The doctors decided not to amputate
Lieut. Leonard's arm. All the wounded
| are doing well.
CHINESE ARSENAL CAPTURED.
Sever© Fight at Tien Tsin Before It
Could He Taken.
(Copyright, 1900, by' the Associated Press.)
Tien Tsin, Friday, July 30, via Che Foo.
July 17, and Shanghai, July' 24—After
lighting all day a force of 2,000 Japanese,
supported by' British and Russians, cap
tured the Chinese fortified arsenal two
miles east of <the city, making a night at
tack.
The foreigners charged under a very'
heavy' fire from the arsenal, following the
Chinamen and killing 400 of them. The
foreign loss was heavy', but it is not re
ported.
The Chinese bombarded the foreign city
of Tien Tsin heavily for three days and
killed some British sailors on a tug, to
day, besides several Frenchmen.
The foreigners are mounting heavy* guns
from the fleet, among them being four 12-
pounders and four 4-inch gun 6 and will at
tempt to locate and silence the Chinese
guns.
An explosion of dynamite killed twenty
Russians.
Two battalions of the Ninth United
States Infantry and 300 marines from the
cruiser Brooklyn disembarked and started
for Tien Tsin to-day on lighters. As they
went up the river the foreign ships cheer
ed them heartily.
Refugees of all nationalities will be tak
en to Japan by the transport Logan.
RUSSIA** WANT RAILROAD.
Assert They Will Hold Line to Pekin
I’ntil War Ik Over.
Tien Tsir, July 21.—The Russians an
nounce their intention to keep control
ot the entire railway line, between Taku
and Pekin, until the conclusion of hostll
irles, when they purpose, they say, to re
store it to the Chinese.
Admiral Seymour strongly disapprove®
of allowing them {o repair the line be
yond. Tien Tsin. He considers that the
British should insure the undertaking and
conduct the repairs.
Meanwhile the French are endeavoring
to obtain control of all the river tugs.
It is believed that they intend to share
the control w’ith Russia.
PESTILENCE WAS PREDICTED.
Delayed Dispatch Tells of Censor
ship at Tien Tsin.
(Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press.)
Shanghai, Monday, July 23.—The follow
ing dispatch from the Associated Press
correspondents at Tien Tsin reached here
(o-day, having been delayed twenty days
in transmission:
“Tien Tsin, Tuesday, July 3.—Famine
and pestilence are sure to strike the re
gion of Tien Tsin soon. Hundreds of
thousands of Chinamen are leaving their
homes in the districts where fighting is
going on, without means of support.
“Lieut. Col. John. S. Mallory of the
Forty-first United States Infantry, has
arrived here to act as military observer.
“The American ’and British command
ers here have established a censorship cf
correspondents of those nationalities, to
prevent the transmission of reports that
might tend to kindle international animosi
ties*. The anti-Riussian prejudies of cer
tain of the English correspondents caused
this action.”
URGED CHIXEBE TO AID.
Rut the Viceroys Hesitated to Fight
the Itoxeri.
Yokohama, July 24.—1 tis reported that
the Japanese foreign minister has been
in constant communication with the
southern viceroys of China urging them to
mobilize troops and to march northward
to restore peace and order.
After the capture of 'Tien Tsin he again
enjoined upon them the expediency of
placing themselves alongside the foreign
troops, thereby showing China s determi
nation to crush the rebels and to fulfill
treaty obligations to China. The viceroys
hesitated, it is said, to accept the respon
sibility, but it is believed that they used
their influence in Pekin, with the results
that the Emperor’s party resumed con
trol.
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ANOTHER WORLD’* RECORD.
Coned Made the Fastest Mile Ever
Tuceil In Hopples.
Cleveland, 0., July 24 Another world’s
record was made to-day at the Glenvllle
track, when the black gelding Coney by
McKinney, paced the second heat of a
race In 2:02%. This is the fastest mile
ever paced by a horse in hopples. Frank
Bogash has held the record for three years
at 2:04%.
2:14 Class trotting. Purse $1,500, three
in five. Slater Alice won second, third
and fourth heats and the race; Edwin 8.,
second. Alice Barnes third. Edwin li.
won first heat. Time 2:12%, 2:10%, 2:12%, i
2:13.
2:06 Class, pacing, purse $1,500, two in
three. Coney, won second and third heats
and the race; Prince Alert second, Ace
third. Prince Alert won first heat. Time
2:04%, 2:02%, 2:04%.
2:15 Class, pacing, purse $2,500, three in |
five; postponed. Sidney Pointer won first
heat. Time 2:10.
2:26 Class, trotting, purse, $1,200, two
in three; postponed. Lord Derby won first
heat. Time 2:13%.
BRICK CRISHUD HIM SKULL.
.Miscreant Tlire%v It Into a Party of
Hay Riders.
Columbus, Ga., July 24.—About midnight
last night a patty of young people was
enjoying a hay ride when some miscre
ant threw several bricks Into the wagon,
one Of which struck Mr. Ed. Henderson
on top of head, crushing his skull. An
operation was performed, but the young I
man had lost so much blood that chloro
form could not be administered. He Buf
fered terribly and his chances of recov
ery are slight. It Is believed some jealous
young man threw the brick. If he Is
caught It will go hard with him, as young
Henderson Is very popular.
Episcopal Mission!!r|© Knfe.
New York. July 24.—The Protestant
Episcopal Mlf-elonary Society to-day re
ceived a cablegram from Bishop F. R.
Graves at Shanghai, as follows;
“Aden at ports. All safe.”
JERRY SIMPSON WAS HISSED.
K ANSAS POPULISTS HEFt SED TO
INDORSE HIM.
soc!il©* Statesman Wanted That
Party to Itnoin Him for Senator.
I*union With Democrat* and Silver
Republican* Not Vet Brought
About—( ommlttee* From the Three
Conventions Were In Conference
Until n I.ate Hour Last Sight.
Fort Scott, Kan., July 24.—The feature
I of the day's proceedings in the Populist,
Democratic and Silver Republican s ate
convention, which met here 10-day in eep
-1 crate halls, to nominate state tickets, or
1 effect a fusion in the interests of a single
i ticket, was the turning down of the sena
torial aspirations of Jerry Simpson by the
I Populists*’ convention.
The ex-congressman desired to go be
| fore the next legislature in the event of
a Populist or fusion success at the polls,
with the definite indorsement of the state
I convention for the. office of United States
senator. His first fight came before the
committee on rules' There he was euc
i cessful, for the committee reported a rule
! bringing the question of a senatorial in
dorsement before the convention.
Mr. Simpson took the floor and urged his
own candidacy. He was bitter in his de
nunciation of some of his opj>onents, and
the convention was soon in an uproar. Me
retired anvid groans and hisses. When a
vote was taken indorsement was refused
by a majority of nearly two-thirds.
Neither of the conventions achieved
much at to-Jay'e sessions, and at a laie
hour to-night there had been no definite
agreement os to fuaion. The agreement
reached at Topeka several months ago
by the State Committees of the three
parties, providing for a division of the
offices may be broken, as the Populists
are trying to force the nomination of ex-
Justice Martin, formerly a Republican,
for the office of associate Justice, a posi
tion which the Topeka agreement gave to
the Democrats.
At a late hour to-night the Conference
Committees of the three conventions were
still in cession.
Reached an Agreenirnt.
At a late hour to-night the three con
ference committees reported an agree
ment tvh*reby the Top ka agre ment will
he modified to the extent of permitting
the Populists to name David Man in for
associate justice, for which they will sur
render to the Demociats the office of at
torney genet al.
The agreement thus modified will he re
ported to the con vein ions to-morrow. It
gives to the Populists the offices of asso
ciate justice, governor, licit- nant gover
nor, auditor, superintendent of public in
struction and congressman at lar,;e, while
he Democrats will name the candidates
for secretary of sta e and attorney gener
al. The Silver Republicans will be given
the nomination for sup rintendent of in
surance.
TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS.
C hairman Jones Han Gone to Wush-
InjgtoM and Now York.
Chicago, July 24.—Prcparations for mov
ing the offices of the Democratic National
Committee from the temporary quarters
in the Unity building to the new headquar
ters at the Auditorium, began to-day.
National Chairman Jones left for Wash
ington this afternoon. He will stoo in
Washington for a day or two and then
proceed to New York, where he will re
main a short time. The chairman will re
turn to Chicago about Aug. 1, when he will
announce ihe* sub-committee and put the
political machinery of the Democratic
party in full working order.
Populists of Texts Act.
Waco, Tex ay, July 24—The Populist
state convention to-day nominated a full
state ticket, headed by Jerome C. Kearby
of Dallas county for governor. The plat
form reaffirms the Cincinnati platform of
1900 and declares in favor of the construc
tion and operation of the Nicaragua e*anal
by the United States government. No
reference Is made to Bryan, imperialism
or expansion.
Edgcrton Visited Bryan.
Lincoln, Neb., July 24. J. A. Edgerton of
Denver, secretary of the Populist National
Committee, was the only political visitor
of William Jennings Bryan to-day. The
two wore in conference some time. Mr.
Edgerton will remain in Lincoln indefinite
ly, the Populist national campaign being
conducted from this place.
LITTLE GIRL’S SAD DEATH.
Rl*e Hall Accidentally Fired Ended
Her Life.
Talbotton, Ga., July 24.—Little Lucy Pou
Persons, the 8-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Persons, one of our prom
inent citizens and merchants, died at 9
o’clock to-night from the efTect of a rifle
ball received accidentally yesterday at 6
o'clock p. m., while playing near her home.
The shot was fired by her cousin, Persons
Heath, 11-year-old eon of Capt. John M.
Heath, of this place. The shooting was
done with a 22-calibre parlor rifle. The
ball entered the abdomen and penetrated
several intestines. Dr. Walker of Macon
and Dr. Darby of Columbus, and Dr*.
Wells and Douglass of Talbotton were at
her bedside, but all medical treatment was
of no avail.
PRES* CROWD ENTERTAINED.
Weekly Editors Were Given a Royal
Time In Augusta.
Augusta. July 24.— I The Georgia Weekly
Press Association was royally entertain
ed here to-day, the Elks Club acting the
lar t of hosts. An old fashioned Georgia
barbecue was served at View Park
at which tloquent addres.-cs were made
by Hon. C. Henry Cohen, president of the
Chronicle. Judge K. B Baxter, Charles J.
Bayne. MaJ. W. T. Gary, President W.
S. Coleman, Alf Herrington and others.
The party was given a trolley ride around
the cliy, and was <-ntertain< and at Chateau
to Vert , Col. Dy*rs beaut Pul heme in
Summprville to-night. The press ga g left
H 11:30 for Atlanta, where they will dis
band.
—Two Chinese laundrymen of Denver
have old out their shops and started back
to China to join the “Boxers” in their
war againet foreigners.
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IN A STATE OF ANARCHY.
Continue! from First Page.
were fifthllng Ihe Boxers and lhat th© lat
ter were getting the better of the strug
gle; that the Maxim ammunition of the
legations guards was exhaust©!, and that
they were using (heir rifles s|>arlngly; that
the guards recently rushed the walls and
silenced the Chinese guns, and that a few
Chinese prince* were desirous of protect
ing the foreigners, but were in a minority.
Gen. Li is anxious to avoid fighting the
aides.
governmenTtook a hand.
No Don lit I'll lit Imperial Chinese Not
dlers Has© Si,toil With Boxers
Agnln.t Foreigners.
Berlin, July 24.—The Berliner Post
prints this evening an Important article
on the Chinese situation, understood to
emanate from the German foreign office.
The article discusses the close relations
between Chinese politics ami Chinese
military plans, and points out the signifi
cant fact that the peaceful assurances of
the Chinese statesmen did not begin un
til after the success of the allies at Tien
Tsin, suggesting that this 1* something
more than a mere coincidence, as is
shown by a reference to similar tactics of
the Chinese in the Anglo-French war with
China in 1857-60.
The writer strongly argues that hither
to the course of events in China utterly
contradicts the tactical position of Chinese
officialdom, which is lhat the government
is blameless for Ihe warlike steps of the
Chinese against the allies.
“At Tien Tsin," says the article, ‘Nt was
almost exclusively a forco of regular Chi
nese troops that fought the allies. Th©
leadership of these troops was in the hands
of Imperial generals; and It Is also a fact
that th© troops which compelled Admiral
Seymour's relreat were imperial soldiers,
commanded by an imperial general.
"According to all the Information we
have from Pekin, th© regular soldiery have
made common cause with th© so-called
rebels. Otherwise th© present anarchy
would have been impossible. Considering
the usual Chinese system toward foreign
ers, It Is highly probable that this anarchy
Is gladly tolerated by the actual authori
ties in order to prove to the Powers the
importance of the government. At any
rate, the government massed large bodies
of troops at Pekin and Tien Tsin, osten
sibly to quell the rebellion, but these join
ed ihe rebels against the foreigners.”
Promoted hy Chinese Poltey.
The ar.lcle proceeds to show that war
was Indirectly promoted most effectively
In this mann-r ly Ihe Chinese policy,
which thus did excellent preliminary work
for the military Paders
“The stubbornness of the hatths around
Tien Ts n,” con'inu s the writer, "shows
that the Chines,- pilltlcal and military cal
culations wi re able to achieve favorable
r suits at fltst if the allies had not suc
ceeded at Tien Tsin, where the situation
was for two wteks doubtful, Chinese pol
itics would have sc red a success whose
consequences would have been incalcula
ble.”
The article concludes as follows:
"Whether the Chinese statesmanship is
to succeed in hindering an energetic and
intelligent plan of operation by the allies,
the future will show, t>ut the plans of Ihe
allies would be at a disadvantage just so
soon as a lack of harmony In military
aims appears."
Comment* on Our Attitude.
This evening's papers devote considera
ble attention to President McKinley's con
sent to mediate and the comment is all
unfavorable. Surprise Is generally .ex
pressed that Washington takes Chinese
news officially.
The Berlin Tageb att complains that "the
United States governm nt is to convinced
of the wl and m of its Cninete policy that
it is piep.iritg in advance to lay the
blame for Its non-success upon govern
ments less credulous than President Mc-
Kinley and 8. cretary Hay."
The paper goes on to say "the United
States has be n taken in tow by China.”
The seml-r ffh lal Berlin* r Post says:
"Singularly <n-.,ugh, Washington takes
the dubi qs Chine e news *or the truth.”
The Deutsche Tagcs Zeltung remarks
that it actually appears that "Washing
ton was only waiting for a pretext to dis
connect ih United States trom the Pow
ers.”
The Lokal Anzelger considers it "amaz
ing that the American government main
tains an optimistic attitude toward Ihe
doubtful utterances of Chinese mandarins
and that the American statesmen are ready
to treat with China before the rescue of
the foreigners In Pekin."
Commenting on the reported decision of
the United States government to have
American troops advance upon Pekin, the
Voeslsche Zeltung remarks that If the for
eigner* In Pekin could have been rescued
by so small a force, the allies would long
ago have restated them.
The Berliner Tagebiatt, which sees a
contradiction In President McKinley's
consent to mediate and his efforts to get
the allies to advance to Pekin, says:
"Will the government of the United
Stetet bamboozle Ihe Chineee -with diplo
matic craftiness learned, from Chinese
statesmanship, end only undertake media
tion In appearance?"
The saihe peper cap* the climax by ex
plaining that Washington’s Chinaphlle
altitude Is due to "the Impossibility oi
leaving Ihe Chinese population of the
American Union out of consideration."
A He. Petersburg dispatch aaya that
the Amur etesmers have suspended the
lrans|vrta(ion of Germans and prlv**
freights.
FRENCH MINISTER IS ALIVE.
*
LI llune: < linn*; Ho* Areetl to Trans
mit Him n Mmingf.
Parts, July 25, 12:30 . m —M. Delcaeee,
minister of foreign affairs, has received a
telegram from the French consul at
Shanghai, dated July 23, which says:
"Li Hung Chang has Just assured me
that M Plehon. French minuter to Chino,
is living and h© has agreed to transmit
to him a message from me requesting a
reply within five days."
RUSSIA UFA ft S FROM
Same Report About Safety of Minis
ter* on July IS.
Bt. Petersburg, July 34.—The Chinese em
bassy in St. Peters bug? haa received a
dispatch from the Tsung-li-Yamen
through Sheng, director genera] of rail
ways and telegraphs, to tho effect lhat
the foreign ministers In Pekin were safe
on July 18, and that It was propotsed to
send them to Tien Tsin under the protec
tion of Imperial troops.
Advice* from Manchuria indicate that
Chinese had concocted careful plane to
cut off and annihilate various small Rus
sian detachments, but according to tha
latest report the Russian operations are
being successfully^carried on.
The Russian general staff considers tha
Information received reassuring, and hopes
for a speedy restoration of order on tha
nearer sections of tha Manchuria railway.
VON RUIil/OW MAKES REPLY.
Names Conditions Precedent to Ger
many’s Medlntlng.
Berlin. July 24—Count von Bnelow, tha
minister cf foreign aftnhs, rogde a reply
to-day to the appeal of Ihe Emperor of
China for German mediation between tha
Powers and the Chinese government.
In substance Count von Buelow said ha
wnnld rot submit th* telegram from tha
Pekin government so long as the fate of
the legations and other foreigners in
China were not aicertaln and ar.d so long
as the Chinese government had not atoned
for the murder of the German minister at
Pekin, Baton von Kelt ler. and given
guarantees that in future its conduct will
he in harmony with international law and
the usages cf civilization.
PARTY W AS IN A BAD PLIGHT.
Couvoy of Christians Threatened by
15,000 Boxers.
84. Petersburg, July 24.—A dispatch
which has been received here from Gen.
Grodekoft at Kahabarovsk, dated July 22,
reports that the steamer Odessa, which
left Charbln July 16, brought tiding* of
the Russian force that left Telln July T
en route to Charbln.
It appears that 200 men started witji a
large convoy ot Chinese Christians, wo
men and children. After constant fight
ing. which was often at close quarters and
with bayonet, they were again attacked
by Boxers July 12. The Russians lost
heavily and ran short of ammunition. At
last accounts they were threatened by
15,000 Boxers.
Engineer Jugovitcto, at Charbln, had
found it impossible to send efficient help,
as he required all of hla available force
to defend Charbln, which place contained
thousands of unarmed employes, with
their families, who have been concentrat
ed from along many sections of the rail
way.
Gen. Grodekoff considers the situation
bad Attacks are dally threatened and
rebels and marauder* are running over
Manchuria. The general says the local
governors have little authority and that
fanatics dominate the situation.
PLOT CHECKED IN FRANCE.
It Was Contemplated to Assassinata
Chinese Minister.
Paris, July 2i.-It has Just leaked out
that a plot exist and for the end of July to
assassinate the ChlnUe minister here, Yu
Keng or a member of the legation at Pa
ris.
Ihe a-cretary of the legation, Maj. Par
ma, an Italian, in an Interview to-day ad
mltt<d that a report In circulation to that
effect was true Maj. Parma ray:
•Six men. whoae nationality haa not
been es’abllshed. conspired to secure en
try to ihe legation and assassinate with
knives a member of the legation. I ad
vised the commissary of police, who took
measures to wrick the project, and noth
ing since has been hiard of It," '
France’s Force In China.
Parts, July 24.—The Matin publishes full
details regarding the expeditionary corps
of France, which will participate in the
operations of the powers In China. Tha
corps will consist of two brigades, one of
marine* under command of Gen. Gray,
and the other supplied by the war depart
ment, commanded by Gen. Ballloud. The
total French force will number 12,000 men.
Aarvey of Island Coasts.
Norfolk. Vn., July 24.—The coast survey
steamer Blake arrived In port to-day after
an extended southern cruise', during which
she surveyed tho Porto Rican and Cuban
i oasts and discovered reefs that were not
on th© Spanish map. Anew chart wiU
be made for the benefit of mariners.
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