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THE MORNING NEWS. Established 185*. - - Incorporated ISSS J H. ESTII.L. President. THE PLOT THICKENS belated message from conger ADDS TO THE DOL'IJT. WAS IN GRAVE DANGER JULY 4. TAK’9 message may be a PART OF A CHINESE SCHEME. It Said Minister* Were Alive on July 22 All These Di*in#ehe* Attribn ted by Some to Common Chinese Origin— l' nited States Will Push on to Pekin With More Energy Than Ever— All the Povrers Asked to Mediate. Washington, July 25.—The receipt at Tien Tsin of an undoubtedly genuine ancL autographic message from Minister Con ge - has done nothing 10 dissipate the doubt as to the situation at Pekin. The message, which was forwarded by the na val officers at Tien Tsin, Taku and Che Too. has indeed served only to deepen the darkest mystery of the century. The official conclusion r mains unchang ed, of course, but it is admitted that a careful scrutiny of the autograph mess ore in comparUcn with the famous cipher message from Minister Conger admits of the btlief that the two messages were indited by Mr. Conger at about the same time. The situation at the British legation is represented to be the same in each case, and as Mr. Conger declares that relief must come quickly, if at all, there is ground for the supposition that conditions could not long have remained unchanged in such a crisis. The a c sumption that this reasoning is correct involves the further conclusion that Mr. Conger’s cipher mess age, if genuine, was redated as of the 18th of July, two weeks later than the date of actual writing, and of course, if reda>ed at ad, that was done by Chinese officials. Those Suspicion* Mmharpr. On the other hand, and in support of the state department position, came to day a message frtm another of the great Ch nese viceroys, Tak, at Canton, he who took charge afier Li Hung Chang’s de parture. This also affirmed solemnly the safety of the legationere, and coming from so many different sources and from such important Chinese officials, these dis patches must claim t attention. A pessimistic view’ of them, however, a>- tr.butes to all a common origin, namely. |jtne ne high Chine-e personage at Pekin. It is noted that Tak’s assurance brings the ministers one day further towards ultimate rescue than has any preceding message. The fact that it allows only three days to cover the transmission over the great distance between Pekin and <’anton has attracted attention here, and appears io demand explanation, if the message is to be accepted of Pekin origin. All Asked to Mediate. It was not known to the state depart ment until the pulication of the fact in the news dispatches that the French gov ernment also has been addressed by the Chinese government in the effort to se cure mediation. Now it appears that still other powers were Addressed in a similar strain. It is known that Great BritcdrL and Germany and probably Russia hare received such messages. The language is not the same, but the animating idea is. The state department officials feel, that generally speaking this idea is not so much to secure mediation pure and simple, as to induce the Powers to resort to the settlement of the difficulties between them and China by the substitution of negotia tions for armed force. This appears more clearly from a com parison of the various notes than it did in the single note addressed to the Presi dent. Being so, the chances of a success ful outcome of this attempt of the Chi nese government to secure amelioration of the consequences of the Boxer uprising are much diminished by the intimation that the Powers are expected to refrain from pressing the movement towards Pe kin. Moving With Greater Knertiy. On the contrary, the United States war department is moving at present with greater energy than nt any time since the original ordersi tor troops to get its con tingent in position for the task before it. Gen. Chaffee reported to the department formally to-day from Nagasaki and there received the orders which have been sent by cable since his departure from San Francisco. An idea of their general character can gathered from the general’s report that he was about to push forward at once with his big transport for Taku. (ie wdi not even stop at Che Foo, and it is * cn doubtful whether he will detain the Grant at Nagasaki long enough to take on coal. He is aloO energetically taking s'eps in advance to meet the evil of which e ll ihe foreign naval commanders have complained, but noqte have remedied, a lu k of landing facilities at Taku. To this end he has instructed Lieut. Col. Coolidge of the Ninth Infantry at Tien Tsin to secure at once all of the tugs and lighters necessary to a speedy landing of ~le 1 inforcements and stores that are be -1,l(t carried out by the United States '■ansport Grant. Preparations Unabated. ' n spite of the alurm with which the ofilcials, including Li Hung ' hang, professes the advance of ’ allied forces on Pekin, so far as it < the safety of the foreign mlnls • it may be said that none of the Powers has evinced any tendency to a. ate their preparailons or to accept an fi :ort of Imperial troops for the minis tc,rs from Pekin to Tien Tsin. r his government has acted all the while he theory that the ministers were al ‘ v *- and has accepted tn good faith the ’’’""ranees of the Chinese government to this effect; but it ha* not recognized in °hy way the suggestion contained in Bheng’s cablegram of yesterday that the Satnmmtli Jftnfttinij Bettis. Chinese government should furnish the foreigners an escor* out of Pekin. It was said at the Slate Department to-day that the American minister is not to be delivered up by a force of Chinese troops to the allied forces or to any one else. This government deems It much more ap propriate. if he needs an escort out of Pekin, that It should be composed of American soldiers. BESIEGED FOR TWO WEEKS. Dispatch From Minister Conner Sent From Pekin Jnly 4. Washington, July 25.—The following ca blegram has been received at the Navy- Department: "Che Foo, July 24.—Navigation Bureau, Washington: Written message, signed Conger, dated July 4, received Tien Tsin, 21st. says: " ‘Been besieged two weeks. British le gation. Grave danger general massacre by Chinese soldiers, who are shelling le gation daily. Relief soon, if at all. City without government, except by Chinese army. Determined massacre all foreign ers Pekin. Entry relief forces into city probably be hotly contested.' “Taku. Thomas.” ALL WERE ALIVE ON JULY 22. Tlint Is Assurance Given by Viceroy Tak at Canton. Washington. July 25.—The state depart ment has received a cablegram from Con sul McWade at Canton saying that Vice- 1 roy Tak gives assurances that all the foreign envoys at Pekin were alive and well on July 22. TO BOMBARD COAST TOWNS. Russian Admiral So Instructed If Massacre Is Confirmed. London, July 25.—The Daily Express has the following from St. Petersburg: "Admiral Skrydeloff, commanding the Russian squadron in Chinese waters, has received 'precise instructions to bombard the Chinese coast towns immediately on receipt of confirmation of the report of the massacre at Pekin." GEN. DOR WARD’S COMMENDATION. Hinnies Himself for Ponltion Occu pied by the Ninth. (Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press.) Tien Tsin, July 16, via Che Foo, July 24. —Gen. Dorward, the British commancfer, has eent to the American commander a let ter in which he eays: "I desire to express the appreciation of (he British troops of the honor done them in serving alongside of their comrade* of the American army, and of the high hon or accorded me in having them under my command. "I blame myself for the mistake made in taking their position by the Ninth regi ment, not remembering that troops fresh to the 6cene of action and hurried for ward in the excitement of attack were likely to lose their way. Still, the posi tion they took and gallantly stuck to all day undoubtedly prevented a large body of the enemy from turning the right of the attacking line and inflicting serious loss on the French and Japanese." Gen. Dorward also expressed sympathy with the Americans in the loss of Col. Lie cum, commander of the regiment, and Capt. Davis of the marine corps. He com mended Lieutenant Smedley D. Butler and Lieutenant Henry Leonard, of the ma rine corps, and Lieutenant Louis Lawton, of the regiment, and praised Lieutenant Cos. Coolidge for his skilful withdrawal of the regiment. CHINA MAKES CONDITIONS. Will Send Minister* to Tien T*ln If Advance I* Stopped. London, July 35.—The Shanghai corre spondent of the Daily Express telegraph ing yesterday: "A general rising throughout China is now regarded as fo absolutely certain that all the missionaries throughout the empire have been ordered to take refuge without delay either at Shanghai or Hong Kong. Refugees are beginning to arrive from all points in the most pitiable con dition. “As the result of a constant correspond ence with the governor of Shan Tung, Li Hung Chang this afternoon announced that the imperial government was prepar ed at any moment to give a safe convoy to the members of the foreign legations from Pekin to Tien Tsin provided a guar antee were given that no advance would be made upon the capital and that all matters in dispute between China and the powers would be made the subject of friendly negotiations. “In the same communication to the con suls Earl Li stated that the imperial gov ernment had submitted to the Powers a statement of its position, declaring that it had suffered greatly by recent events, but desired not only to suppress rebellion, but also to remove the cauges of the hostility of foreign Powers. Therefore, he hoped that the ofTer to escort the foreigners to Tien Tsin would be regarded as an earn est of the desire of the Chinese govern ment for the renewal of frelndly rela tions. ( “The consuls replied that no basis for friendly negotiations was possible until proof was at hand that the ministers were still living." CHINESE KILLING IIOXEII9. Reported That Imperial Troops ire Attacking Them. Copyright. 1900, by the Associated Press. Tien Tsin. Friday, July 20.—Chinese coming In from the country report that the Chinese soldiers are killing the Boxers wherever the latter are seen, giving as a reason that the Boxers deceived them lr.lo embarking on a hopeless struggle. An Intelligent Chinaman said that he regarded this as a sign of widespread dis sension. It was only a matter of a abort time, he declared, before the same state would exist In Pekin, when. In ail prob ability. Jung Lu. commander-in-chief Sof on Fifth Page.). SAYANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1000. NO GOLD CANDIDATES GOLD DEMOCRATS DECIDE NOT TO FIT OIT A TICKET HALDEMAN IS FOR BRYAM. THEY WILL NOT FUSE WITH THE A ll l i-I mperiu li* tm. Hnldemnu of the Conrier-Jonrnnl Famished the Sensatiou of the Day When He Announced He Would Support Hryau uud Steven son—Only One Committeeman ho Wanted a Third Ticket—The Vote Wa* Finally Made Lnaiilmou*. Indianapolis, July 25.—8 y unanimous vote of the National Commitiee of ftie National (gold standard) Democracy this afternoon, the scheme of fusion with the anti-imperialistic movement originating with the recent mass meeting at the Plaza Hotel in New York city was defeated, as was also the plan to place a gold stan dard Democratic ticket in the field this year. Of the twenty-nine members of the Na tional Committee, there were present nine teen members. Two of the committee men held several proxis. A of the anti-imperialists presented an address, setting out the proposition for fusion and a third party ticket. In accordance with a suggestion by Charles Tracey of New York, each mem ber of the National Committee expressed his views on the matter. Eastern and Western men severally opposed the prop osition, taking the ground that he placing of the third ticket in the field this year with the new issues now* before the coun try would in no way tend to accomplish the end and aim of the organization of the National Democratic party in 1896. When W. B. Haldeman, proprietor of the Louisville Courier-Journal and mem ber of the National Executive Committee, arose, a sensation was sprung. The speak er declared his intention of supporting Bryan and Stevenson. Mr. Haldeman in 1896 contributed much aid in actively raising funds for the campaign and maintenance of the work of the gold democracy and was a mem ber of the Auditing Committee of that party. While he. was talking a hush fell upon the gathering, and when he had con cluded he took his leave and left the room. Mr. Haldeman said: Why He Will Support Hryan. "In 1*96 I took upon myself abundant abuse from Kentucky Democrats, and I did it because I believe wdth my friend, Henry Watterson, in the righteousness of a refusal to compromise with dishonor on the question of a sound and stable cur rency. I believed then that the national honor in the stability of its money was invoh’ed. and if I believed that in this respect there is any danger, now, I would stand this day against the regular Democratic organization. No sane man believes dan ger exists. The free and unlimited coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 with out the consent of any other nation, has been relegated to another generation by this nation. It is a past issue. "My heart goes out to those w’ho strug gle for liberty In every nation, and I ap plaud and approve the expression in the Democratic platform, sympathizing with the Boers—a people who may be robbed of free citizenship in order to enable Eng lish greed to gather to its coffers the dia monds and gold of South Africa. Only in the interest of her own selfish purpose does England desire the amity of the United States of America. This Repub lican administration seems to love England more than it loves Us own country—the great republic, which to-day is first in power, honor and place amongst the na tions of the world. We cannot, we must not, encourage a weak and corrupt admin istration to barter free institutions and civil liberty in a combination with the most automatic, arrogant and selfish pow er in all Europe. I am compelled, with a sense of what is due to the free America that I love, to earnestly, actively support an American, who, I believe, loves his country and whom I believe to be the highest type of an American citizen, and thus believing I shall voe for and sup port William Jennings Bryan.” Mr. Haldeman had said that there was a balance in the treasury of the committee which he suggested should be placed at the disposal of David B. Hill. He briefly referred to the conditions in Kentucky, saying no self-respecting man could sup port a government by assassination. The Vote .Made Lnaiilmou*. The withdrawal of Mr. Haldorman from the meeting was understood as a with drawal from the committee and all fur ther connection with the National Demo cratic organization. When the vote on the question of fusion and the nomination of a third ticket was taken, Gordon Woodbury of New Hamp shire proved to be the only committee man present who favored a third party ticket. The vote stood 26 to 1 against the proposition. Mr. Woodbury at once moved that the vote be made unanimous and this was done. A committee of three was then appoint ed to draft a manifesto, setting out the position of the National Democracy re garding the issues now before the* public, and the committee took a recess until 8 p. m. to receive the sub-committee’s re port. The committee appointed at the confer ence held at the Plaza Hotel, New York, to-night gave out a call for a convention to be held in this city Aug. 14. to nomi nate or co-operate in the nomination of candidates for president and vice presi dent upon the platform set forth In ihe New York meeting. Cuban Constitutional Decree. Havana, July 25—The decree calling a constitutional convention and providing for the election of delegates, arrived from Gov. Gen. Wood to-day and will be pro mulgated to-morrow The elections will be held on the third Saturday in Septem ber and the convention will meet in Ha va ng on the first Monday in November, BRITISH DOUBT INCREASES. Farther Evidence That Foreiuner* in Pektn Have Fallen Victim* to Bloodtllr*ty Chinese. London, July 26, 4 a. m.—Mr. Conger’s letter, the substance of which has been transmitted to the United States Secre tary of the Navy through Capt. Thomas, has increased the belief in London that there is no hope for the foreign legations in Pekin, and that the elaborate fabric of dispatches which the Chinese are build ing to persuade the civilized world that the ministers are, still olive is only intend ed to enable them to gain time to complete preparations for warfare. The Shanghai correspondent of the Dally Mail asserts that a Chinaman who was employed at the British legation as a writer and interpreter has escaped from Pekin to Niu Chwan, and that he de clares that at the time he left Pekin most of the members of the legations were dead and the condition of the others was hope less. He ways that Sfr Robert Hart, di rector of the Chinese imperial maritime customs, died on July 2. The correspondent goes on to say: "No other dates are given in the mes sage from Niu Chwang. The leading Chi nese newspaper here published yesterday a dispatch declaring that it was all over with the members of the legations. The president of a minor board at Pekin wrote to a relative in Shanghai, under date of July 9, saying: “ 'The foreign legations are still uncap tured, but, owing to the daily fighting, it is reported that only about 300 persons are left alive in the legations, and if there is any delay in the arrival of the relief force I fear that none will be left to re ceive it.’ "This letter is regarded in Shanghai as authentic. Strange enough, it says noth ing of any assistance to the legations by Prince Ching or Gen. Lung Lu." While these brief side l ghts as io the fate of the Europeans leave li'tle ground for hope, Shanghai sends a hatch of re ports indicative of preparations for hos tiUllia on the part cf the Chinese. It i alleged that the Yang-tse viceroys have sent deputies to Shanghai to inquire as to the prospect of raising a foreign loan, ostensibly to pursue military operations tgalnst the Boxers, whose movement is extending rapidly southward with con stantly growing strength and has reach ed a point w’here the provinces of Shan Tung, Ho Nan and Shan Si meet, Laving behind it a trail of burned missions and murdered Christians. ( liiua Preparing for War. Simultaneously there is a movement northward of Southern Chinese troops to Join the main army gathered to oppose the foreign advance on Pekin. The strength of this* principal force is now es timated at 300.000 men. It is believed that another tw r o or three weeks must elapse before the Chinese pre parations are completed. The signs of unrest in the Southern pro vinces are coincident with Li Hung Chang’s presence in Shanghai. They are supposed io be the beginning of a general declaration against foreigners. In this connection the Canton correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, wiring Tuesday, sends the following important news: "Viceroy Taksu to-day published the following mandate: " An important imperial decree was is sued on the 23d of the sixth moon. It says: " 'We have lost Tien Tsin and great precautions are taken in Pekin. No peace can be obtained without going through a war. In the time of Chung an agreement was made that no murder can be inflict ed upon ministers from abioad. It is a month since the minister of Germany was assassinated by Boxers and strict orders have been given for the arrest of the mur derers. We are trying our utmost to -preserve the lives of the other ministers, ond they are still in Pekin. We fear that the viceroys and governors may misunder stand the intention of the decree, relying upon the safety of the ministers as a ground for making peace, and taking no heed whatever to prepare for attack and defense. The neglect to fortify the dis tricts under their jurisdiction will bring endless calamity. Viceroys and governors are to pay all attention to and urge on preparations for coast attack and defense, and they are to take the consequences in case of any territory being lost entirely through their delay or mismanagement.’ "Europeans here understand thorough ly the last part of the edict, which means that the viceroys and governors are com manded by the Empress Dowager to pre pare for a Chinese war against the allied Powers. Viceroy Tak Su is bitterly anti foreign. and he is increasing his army and armaments, military and marine. He has lodged an objection through the pre fect of Kwang Chou to four small gun beats, two French, one American and one British, 'hat are here io sa'esuard the lives of for igners, and he asks that they be moved beyond the bogue forts. "His plan will be unmasked shortly after the allied powers ascertain definitely the facts concerning the massacre at Pekin. Chinese gunboats infest the channel at the back of the Shamen, and eighteen Chinese gunboats lie waiting orders be low the imperial government wharf. The Cantonese are dally becoming more hos tile and the situation la critical. Busi ness is almost at a standstill and leprosy and plague claim fresh victims dally." With this accumulation of evidence <f an impending big struggle comes also the news of disagreements between the Pow ers and the foreign commanders which threaten to hamper united action and to encourage Chinese resistance. A confer ence of the admirals at Taku, called to settle the question regarding the manage ment of the restored railway, decided m favor of Russian control, only the Brit ish and American admirals dissenting. LI DETAINED AT SHANGHAI. Powers May Vn*l*t on Negotiation* Taking Place There. Washington, July 25.—The State Depart ment to-day received a dispatch from Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai, which was not made public. The dispatch said that LI Hung Chang would not leave Shanghai at present, but would conduct his negotiations from that place. While no statement to that effect was made, there was an Intimation That the Power* represented in Shanghai had probably detained Earl Li as a matter of precaution, and in order to have the nego tiations conducted where they could be scrutinized by the representatives of the different government*. It wai stated at the department that there was nothing in the dispatch to change the conditions in the least, or to clear up The mystery which surround* •A* 14 situation In China. WIFE AIDED MURDER MRS. DIXON’S LOVER KILLED HER SLEEPING HISBAND, MAN AND WOMAN CONFESS. TELL IN JAIL HOW THE AWFI'L CRIME WAS COMMITTED. Mr*. Dixon Say* Jerry W alden Struck ller llimltnnd With an Ax an He Bay In Bed Wultlen Say* the Woman Took the Ax and Hastened the Death of Her Iluahnnd —Public Indignation at High Pitch—Prison ers Seut to Macon for Safe Keep ing. Wrifhtavllle, Ga., July 25.—Tha complete, story of the murder of W. G. Dixon last Sunday night, a brief notice of which wag published in. the Morning News, unfold* a most horrible tale of crime. Tour correspondent has the confession of both the murderer, <Mrs. Sarah Dixon and Jerry Walden, from their own lips, which wns obtained this morning before they were taken to Macon for safe keep> ing. The people of Wrightsvilla were highly wrought up over the developments of the cage. Some parts of the confesflion hav ing leaked out. Clerk of Superior Court \V. W. Anthony and Sheriff J. W. Rowland, decided it would be advisable to take them to some otiter place for safe keeping. Mr. Anthony .telephoned Solicitor Rawlings at Sandersville the rtattf of af fairs. and he Instructed their removal to Savannah or Macon. Macon being nearer, was selected. The confession, verbatim, would be too horrible and vulgar to publish'. The con versation of the murderers, while commit ting the crime, wns so extremely vulgar and extraordinary that no one could possi bly believe it, if they did not hefer it from the parties themselves. Mr*. Dixon'a Story. Mrs. Dixon's story Is: "Mr. Wnlden anil I went over to Mr. Blizzard’s, about three fourths of a mile, to sit up with a sick child, leaving: Mr. Dixon at home with the three children. We left Mr. Blizzard's about 15 minutes to 12 and went home. Mr. Dixon was lying: on a bed next to the chimney. I went to a bed in the back corner, and Mr. Walden to another bed in the opposite corner. After I had been in bed about thirty minutes I heard Mr. Walden strike Mr. Dixon, and got up. I saw Mr. Dixon on the floor and begging for his life, while Walden was hitting him on the head with an ax. I said, 'Stop hitting that man and help him back on the betC Walden said, 'Dry up, or I will give you a lick.' Mr. Dixon struggled and begged for his life, and managed to pull himself up by the bed nnd get on it. "Then. Walden struck him again several times, and went after my brother, Mr. Raines. Mr, Dixon was stlii breathing when we arrived. I then went after Mr. Blizzard. After a crowd had gathered at the house, Walden came to ms and said: 'lf you say anything to anybody afcout this X will put a round of 32's in you quicker than h— can scorch a feather.' The reason why I havn't told It before was because I was afraid Walden would kill me. Walden had told me he was going to kill Air. Dixon, If it hung him in twenty-four hours. I begged him not to do It, but was afraid he would k 11 me If I warned Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon had accused Walden of stealing a dollar from him. That was why he killed him.” it lint Walden Say*. Walden’s tale was more horrible and some different In the particulars. Wal den said: "When we returned from Bliz zard’s I got the ax and struck him on the head while he was sle*ping. Mrs Dixon then took the ax out of my hands and struck him. Then he struggled and relied eff the bed, and she handed the ax back to me and said, "kill the He struggled on the floor and caught hold of the bed and pulled himself on it, when we both took a hand in finishing him." Mrs. Dixon said that one reason why she feared Wald.n was because she had been criminally intimate with him, and she knew that he would kill her if she warned Dlxcn of his danger or told of Walden's guilt before he was securely jailed. Walden has a youthful appearance, but his father, wiio came down from Gibson, says he is 21 years old. He has been em ployed by Dixon since May 10, as a farm hand. Dixon was about 45 years old. Mrs Dlxcn Is probably 35, and has the appearance of an ord.nary overworked and much troubled country woman. Mrs. Dixon was a Miss Raines before her mar riage, and has two brothers in this coun ty. both of whom have the confidence of, and are highly respected by the people of the county. Another Account of the. Affair. Wrlghtsville, Ga., July 25.—The most heinous crime ever committed In this sec tion of the state was the murder of W. G. Dixon, a farmer, four miles west of hts place, on lost Sunday night, between 12 and 1 o'clock, by his wife and a young white man, Sam Weldon, of Glasscock county, who has been living with Mr. Dixon this year. The coroner's Jury on Monday rendered n verdict of murder against Walden and accessory against the wife. The verdict was not mode public at the time, a* excitement over the affair was very high, and It was withheld as a pre cautionary measure to prevent any at tempted violence on the prisoners. The accused stoutly denied having com mitted the deed, and strongly protested Ihelr Innocence, till yesterday, when It was learned on good authority that they had confessed to the killing. The confession was known to very few till this morning The authorities antici pated an assault on the jail last night, and made provision for a guard In case of emergency. The night passed, however, very quietly, to the great surprise of all. A part of the confession Is that Walden flrat struck Dixon with an ax, stunning him, though he sprang from the bed and endeavored to defend himself, and though a powerful man. weighing about ISO pounds and tys assailant about 135 pounds, the former was beaten to the floor. Then he was picked up by hla wife and Walden and placed upon the bed. when hla wife, so {{Continued on Fifth Page) TROUBLE IN NEW ORLEANS. Moli Hunting for Murderer of the Policemen Attacked Negroes Wherever They W ere Found. New Orleans. July 25.—The assassina tion of Police Captain Day and Officer Mora by the negro Robert Charles, has brought about a condition of unrest here, which to-night called for the placing on duty of many extra police officers and the calling out of a company of militia to aid them in preserving order. Several *uspected negroes arrested in the suburbs to-day proved not to be Charles and the police have been unable to find any trace of the negro. A quiet tip was gotten out thl-s evening for a mn*# meeting at Lee Circle, and while Iher* were no leaders or prominent citizens in the crowd, it swelled to sev eral thousand people who began a march to the scene of the crime, attacking all the negroes who could be found. A num ber were shot at and several are reported wounded. Chief Gaster and every avail able policeman, ns well ns the militia, hastened to the vicinity and succeeded in preventing a general riot, though they could not suppress the lawlessness. At 10 o'clock the mob changed its course and began a march on the parish prison, with Iho avowed intention of lynching the negro Pierce, who was with Charles on Monday night and shot Officer Mora. The prison Is well Intrenched. The mob reached the prison and found the police ready. It satisfied itself by shooting into street cars, wounding a' number of people, w hite as well as black, although the wounding of whites was ac cidental. •Several shops were broken into. It is expected there will be no more trouble to-night, although thousands of men were gathered around the prison at 11 o’clock. The police board to-night loitered a re tvard of SIOO for th* body of Charles, dead or alive. It also determined to investigate the pollifl who were with Capt. Day, pub lic comment accusing them of cowardice in seeking a hiding place during the as sassination. Midnight—The mob has left the vicinity of the Parish prison and gone up town, where it will probably disperse. It was composed largely of boys from 15 to 18 years of nge. Two negroes are known to have been killed during the mob’s march. One was murdered in the Tenderloin sec tion after pulling a pistol to defend him self. So far four negroes badly beaten up have arrived at the hospital. Acting Mayor Mehle has iseued a proc lamation calling upon all good citizens to aid the authorities in preserving the peace and let Justice take its course. The whites wounded are as follows: Charles Moyle, a laborer.; John Deeds,aged 23 years; Isaac McMahon, 15 years old. They were wounded by shots from the mob which fired at a negro at the market. The negroes shot during the night were Alex Ruffin, George Morris, T. B. San ders and Daniel White. They were pulled out or street care or pursued cn the streets. The negro who was killed has not been identified. He was the only person killed to-night. At 2 o’clock this morning the streets were peaceful. SimtUMIUIIKI) TO 1*0PI) LIST!*. Democrats of Knn*as Gave Them What They Asked for. Fort Scott, Kan., July 25.—At their con vention to-day, Kansas democracy sur rendered to the demands of the Populists, and thereby made possible the tightest and most harmonious fusion that has ever existed in this state. The Populists had demanded from the Democrats the office of associate justice In exchange for that of attorney general. A fight was expected before the Demo crats would give up this pulm, but, coun seled by J. G. Johnson, national commit teeman for Kansas, they finally acceded to the demands of the Populists, who, when the action of the Democrats was made known, gave vent to their delight til a demonstration that lasted for twen ty minutes. The state ticket, completed by the different conventions, was finally indorsed by all three—Democratic, Popu list and Silver Republicans, It Is headed by John W. Breidenthal, Populist, who was nominated for Governor. The platform adopted by Ihe Democrats demands, among other things, the crea tion by law of “ a public tribunal clothed wiih all power necessary for the com plete and efficient regulation and control of railways.” Legislation for the regulation of pas senger and freight rates is demanded. The platform refers to Mr. Bryan as "that unconquered hero, the Hon of the West.” The platform adopted by the Populists declares for the establishment of a state oil refinery and the distribution of native oil to the people of Kansas at cost. FIGHTING AROTND PANAMA. Government Troops Holding Ont Against Insurgent*. Colon, Colombia, July 25.—A terrific en gagement mill continues between the gov ernment troops and the Insurgents around Panama, but the former are still holding ihelr ground. Many have been killed and wounded, and a four hours' armistice was agreed upon to attend Ihe wounded and bury the dead. The steamer Boardhall arrived at Colon from Savanllla at 3 o'clock this afternoon with reinforcements for the government numbering 1,000. They were brought by Gen. Campos Serrano, governor of th® de partment. I NITKD STATES PROTESTED, Bombardment of City of Panama Was Threatened. Washington, July 26 —The state depart ment has received a dispatch from Con sul Gudger at Panama saying the. revolu-' lion there had a serious turn. The attacking forces—he did not make It plain which parly to the trouble, but probably the Insurgents—were conairfertng the proposition of bombarding the city of Panama. Asa party to the treaty of 1846 which guarantees the neutrality of the Isthmus, the UnMed States filed sn Immediate pro test against the bombardment which would destroy the terminus of ths Isth mian Rollway. Tha navy depar ment will end a warahtp to the Isthmus. Paret Heat Chase. Brookline, Mass., July 25.—1n the tennis play to-day J. P. Paret beat W. P. Chase, A S, S t DAILY. 55 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.SI A YEAR HOLDSRATHBONETOO UniSTOW SAYS IIE MISI’SED CUBAN POSTAL. FUNDS. HE MADE ILLEGAL CHARGES. EY-1) I RECTOR GENERAL GOT ALL SORTS OF MONEY. Report In the Neely Cane Charge* Neely With Enihe**ling $131,713. If Nathhone Wan Not in Collualon With Neely. Rristoxv Say* He Wan Criminally Caret****—Should Al*o He V*roneontel for Mina pprop riat iiiK Inland Pontnl Fundn. Washington. July 25.—The Postmaster General has made public the report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow', who investigated the Cuban pos tal frauds. Mr. Bristow find* that Neely’s embez zlements aggregated at least $131,713, and eays he was Justified in recommending the removal of Director General Rath bone. Whether or not the latter w'as guilty with Neely In the embezzlements. he says, there can be no doubt that in the matter of unauthorized per diem allowances, per sonal expenditures and warrants cashed and unaccounted for, he unlawfully ap propriated to his own use money from th* Cuban revenues, and for this, Mr. Bris tow says, he believes Mr. Rathbone should be required to answer. The report says there was no check whatever on Neely’s transactions. From the accounts examined the report says the minimum of Neely’s embezzlements may be summarized as follows: Shortages ns shown by hfs own rec ords, $30,BOO; excess of credit by (lest rue* :lon of surcharged stamps definitely as certained. $101,113; total, $131,713. Tills will be increased by the discovery of additional Hales of surcharged stamps, but will not exceed $150,000 In the aggre gate. The report says that Rathbone appointed Neely, who had custody of the stampa, W. H. Reeves, the only man who coul4 Lave a check on Neely's transactions, and D. Warfield, chief of the bureau ol registration, a commission to destroy the surcharged stamps of which Neely had received $522,000 and that Neely and Reevsj entered into & conspiracy to report a larger quantity of stamps destroyed than wer* actually destroyed. But, the report ways, Neely’* fraudulent transactions were not confined to these embezzlements, and while the amounts were small compared with the latter "they show the same offl. dal depravity and utter disregard of th 4 Interests of the public service." The Neely Printing: Company. The connection between Neely and tht Neely Printing Company of Muncle, Ind., of which he was proprietor before he went to Cuba, is then explained. The al- snle of the plant of this eotnrany to Oowan, Neely’s business atsjclato, the report sys, was not a bona fide transac tion as It is not believed Cowan ever paid Neely any incn y for hla pretended in terest. Neely ordered from this company sui plies for the department of posts In Cuba. • The hooks of the printing company show it received for printing $7.9i7, while the bills paid and the money order records at Muncle show $2,131 more than the amount indi a ed by the books was r aid. Some of the tills w#re paid twice. Rathbom* when asked why he approvfd these accounts said he did not know until after Neely’s a irst that any printing was done at Mun ri\ If this staumerit L irue, Fays the report, h f' convicts himself of the most utter and Indefensible negligtnce of of ficial, dutl a. The department of posts purchased from the Keyless Ldck Company of In dianapolis $14,879 worth of furniture. This company paid Neely $3,292 In two checks, one for $2,972 and the other for $330. For what purpose* this money was paid him does no appear. The only reasonable conclusion is that it was paid ns a "com mission," "subsidy," or bribe for the priv ilege of supplying pouofflee furniture. In July, 1509. the money available for salaries was delayed and at Neely’s sug gestion Rathbone authorized a warrant on the unexpended balance for the fiscal year ending June 30 for $7,261. This sum was to be reimbursed after the July fund became available, but when Neely obtain ed the warrant on the July fund, Instead of depositing It, he cashed it and mads no accounting for the money. Hotv \cel>*a Nalnry Grew. When Neely was assigned to duty In Havana,, Jan. 7, 1899, his salary was SI,BOO. The report says he was at the time finan cially emhnrraszed. His account with the Union National Bank of Muncie was fre quently overdrawn. "Feb. 6, 1899, he sent a deposit of $329 to the Muncie bank, and in February and March his additional deposits aggregated $1,530. Thus Neely, with a salary of $l6O a month; was able within three months to deposit $1,859. conclusive proof that his embezzlements began in February, 1899. In May he deposited $837. June $775. July $963, August $18,125, October $20,250 and a num ber of deposits of lesser amounts wer* made afterward." The report deals at considerable length with the speculative ventures into which Neely branched out In Cuba. They In cluded the West India Trading Company, in which he invested $12,500, brick plant at Havana. In which he put $20,000, and some mining schemes in South America. The report *ays that C. M. Rich, who was brought to Havana as Neely’* as sistant, told Rathbone in April that Neely was "crooked." Rathbone denied any such conversation with Rich. The report, continuing, says: "Ri-h claims to be innocent, but he at least had knowledge of Neely’s embezzle ments lorg before he claims to have told Ra hbone. Reaves confess'd that Neely pall hini ?4.00 for concealing the fraud in the dfstruction of the stamos. Both Rich and Reeves protest aga’nst any crim inal designs. How much credit should be given to their statement* it is difficult to determine." Rathbone Worked Hla Pull. Dee. 21. 1898. when Rathbone ws* ap pointed director general of po*t hi* sal ary was fixed at $4,000. At his request the postmaster general allowed him a per diem of $5 in addition. He rUinud this was not sufficient and June 19. the Post master General Increased the salary to W.- 600 with notification that with the in crease the per diem would cesae. July 8 Rathbone complained that the Increase amounted to only $675. and asked for an official residence. This also was allowed {Continued on Fifth Page.}