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hill CONFERS WITH JONES.
.national affairs discussed at
SO HE LENGTH.
Hill Sold There Wn Nothin* of Sisr
uillcance in the Consultation—Sen
ator Joori Say* There I* No Rea
son Why Bryan Could Not Order
Hack Troop* From Philippines, it
He 1* Elected—Would Like .More
Harmony In Jew York.
New York. July 28.—One of the earliest
callers on National Chairman Jones at
headquarters to-day was ex-Senator Dav
id B. Hill. Mr. Hill said that local,
state and national political affairs were
discussed at some length, but there was
nothing of particular significance In the
consultation.
After a conference lasting over three
hours, at Which Senator Jones, Norman
E Mack, Frank Campbell, chairman of
the Democratic State Committee, ex-Gov.
Stone of Missouri, National Committee
man James Guffey of Pennsylvania, Sen
ator Hill of New York, National Commit
teeman Urey Woodson of Kentucky and
others, were present, Senator Jones left
for Long Branch.
After the long conference was concluded
It was stated by Senator Jones that the
matters discussed related to affairs polit
ical in particular In New York state and
In general throughout the New England
and Middle Atlantic States.
The national chairman was asked as to
conditions in this state and asked If he
considered that there was the closest har
mony possible between the party leaders.
To this he replied:
"I think there might be more harmony
than at present exists, though the feeling
is not so serious as to affect the state
ticket materially.”
He said he would not make any sugges
tions in reference to state politics.
The Senator declined to confirm or deny
the rumors that the National Committee
had, or was about to make, overtures to
V. . Bourke Coekran. Carl Schurz and
other prominent anti-imperialists to ‘enter
the campaign.
Chairman Jones said to-day:
"Mr. Bryan believes, and the Democrat
ic platform says that imperiall-m is para
mount. because the people are most in
terested in seeing the military and expan
sionist. policy of the present administra
tion crushed.”
''Them what will Mr. Bryan do?” It was
a-ked. “Can he withdraw the troops from
the Philippines immediately if he is elect
ed?”
"Why net?” said Senator Jones. "They
were ordered to the Philippines. Why can’t
they be ordered back? They were taken
In boats. Why can't they be brought back
In boats?"
CO I/. LANILR WAS SHORT.
Hi* Doath Due to Oylnm Poisoning
mid \ot to Apoplexy.
New Orleans, July 28.—A 6-peclal to the
Picayune from Baton Rouge, says:
Col. John S. Lanier, formerly chairman
of the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, the registrar of the land office, who
died suddenly on the morning of July
16. did not die of apoplexy, as announced
at the time, but of opium poisoning, and
he left the affairs of his office in such
shape that an arrearage has developed,
aggregating more then SIO,OOO. Col.
Lanier was also agent of the
Atchafalaya levee board, and It is
understood that there have been unac
countable transactions in connection with
that truet. There is also a rumor abou:
one deal for $75,000 with a Kansas City
concern.
Gov. Heard, speaking of Lanier’s al
leged shortage in the land office, said:
“We have no disposition to conceal any
thing in connection with this matter.”
Tt is now believed the losses will fall
upon about forty citizens of the state
who had remitted to the registrar in pay
ment for lands for which no patents were
ever issued.
MKN GIVEN COMMISSIONS.
Knlistcd Men Serving In Philippines
Promoted.
Washington. July 28.-The following en
listed men now serving with their regi
ments in the Philippines have been given
commissions in the volunteer army:
Sergt. Maj. George R. Grau, Thirteenth
Infantry, to be lieutenant in Forty-ninth
Volunteer Infantry; First Sergeant T. B.
Ellis, Company H, Fortieth Volunteer In
fantry, to be second lieutenant in that
regiment; First Sergeant John Ryan,
Company I, Thirty-second Volunteer In
fantry, to be second lieutenant in that
regiment; Sergt. Maj. Frank T. Albright,
Forty-second Infantry, to be second lieu
tenant in that regiment; Sergt. Maj. W.
J. Lindsay and First Sergeant W. B.
Chandler. Company E. Firty-third Volun
teer Infantry, to be second lieutenant in
that regiment.
GOMPERS TO LEAVE CHICAGO.
Will Give l T p Effort to Settle I/Hhor
Trouble There.
Chicago, July 28.—President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation ">f
Labor, will give up his exertions to settle
the Chicago labor trouble and depart for
Washington to-morrow, satisfied that the
contractors do not desire to make peace
with labor. He delegated his authority as
a member of the committee to Vice Pres
ident John Lennon, who will come to
Chicago in two weeks to act with Thomas
3. Kidd, the general secretary of the
Amalgamated Wood Workers’ associa
tion.
Mr. Gompers has recovered from the at
tack of gastritis which he suffered yes*
terday. a'liM
INDIANAPOLIS OONVBVTION.
Circular falling: It Have Ileen Sent
All fber Country.
New York. July 28,-Copies of the call
for a mass convention issued at Indianap
olis last week were received from the
l>rint<r to-day at tho headquarters of the
third ticket movement and the work of
sending them out began at once. cir
cular will be mailed to men all over the
c untry who are known to be s\mpa
thizers of the movement and to many of
those who have written letters to the
committee and offered to co-operate and
"ork for the third ticket.
RANQI'ET WAS A FAILtRF*
M Liin<lerstanllnif Between Filipinos
and American*.
Manila, July 28.—The proposed popular
banquet In commemoration of the amnesty
I roved a failure, owing to a mlsunder
ending between the Filipinos tendering
b and the American civil and military au
thorities regarding speeches. After two
hours' delay the banquet was finally tin
kihed. Commissioners Taft and Wright
and Gen. MacArthur being in attendance,
political speeches were made.
Warrant for a Deputy.
Pc dlerton, Ore, July 28 —A warrant was
b*uM to-day for th* arrest of G. C.
M ore. a deputy sheriff who come here
1 " m Whitley county, Kentucky, to take
k J. w. Bowlin, who is wanted there
fJU a charge of forgery. The complaint is
by Mrs. Bowlin and charges the
Kentucky officer with intent to kill her
c 1 Bowlin had disappeared from
hers.
SAYS MINISTERS ARE WELL
Continued From First Page.
admirals, I wired to the Governor, (sup.
Posed to be Governor of Shan Tung), their
wish to get news from ministers them
selves. The Governor now replies:
“ ‘Have received to-day edict from Km
peror saying that the ministers are well.
They fire sending provisions to the lega
tions. Am confident ministers out of dis
tress, and request you (Fowler), transmit
this preliminary announce met it to ad
mirals. " ‘Yuan, Governor.’ ”
A later dispatch from Mr. Fowler, doted
1 a. m . 27th, to the state deportment,
is as follows:
..*^ nol^er from Governor:
Have Just received imperial edict
24th, saying various ministers, excepting
German, are well, and some days ago
hod supplied provisions to legations. Am
satisfied ministers out of distress.
“ 'Yuan, Governor.’ M
Secretary Hay also received a cable
gram from United States Consul McWade,
at Canton, stating that the Viceroy Tak
assures him that the miniatera are well,
and alive on the 24th of July.
CALLED AT THE DEPARTMENT.
Kockhill’B Final Conference Before
Going to China.
Washington, July 28.-Special Commis
sioner Rockhil! called at the State De
triment this morning and had a final
conference with Secretary Hay respecting
his mission to China.
ll was not deemed proper to make pub
lic the exac-t instructions given to Mr.
Rockhill, but it is stated generally that
he is being sent out to ascertain the con
ditions in China for the guidance of the
State Department and to servo as its
direct representative In that country in
case it should be necessary hereafter to
conduct negotiations there instead of in
Washington.
There also Is the possibility that a com
missioner will be required on the spot in
case anything in the nature of an inter
national commission is created to deal
with the Chinese question.
Mr. Rockhill left Washington this after
noon for the Pacific coast.
ALL KILLED AT PAO TING FD.
Telegram Received Which Corrobo
rates the Report.
New York, July 28.—Cable messages
were received to-day by both the Presby
terian Board of Foreign Missdons and the
American Bible Society, corroborative of
the report that the missionaries at Pao
Ting Fu had been massacred.
The message received by the Presbyte
rian Board came from Shanghai, and was
supposed to have been sent by the Rev.
George F. Fitch. It reads as follows:
“Slmeoxs, Hodges, Taylor, Mackey,
other mission massacred Pao Ting
Fu July 8. Nankin, Hu Nan missioned ret*
all Shanghai, Japan.”
The American Bible Society to-day re
ceived a cablegram from Shanghai as fol
lows:
‘‘All massacred Pao Ting Fu. Foreign
ers interior ordered Shanghai. Wire, 53,-
1)00.”
KILLING OF MISSIONARIES.
RruHHpls Hears of Massacre of All
at Pao Ting Fn.
Brussels, July 28.—The minister of for
eign affairs has received a telegram from
Shanghai, dated July 28, which states that
a Chinese tao tai is authority for the as
sertion that all of the missionaries who
have taken refuge at Pao Ting ,Fu have
been massacred.
If the allies march on Pekin, it is pos
sible that the Pekin government will take
refuge at Tsinan Fu.
The Governor of Shan Tung has Inform
ed the British consul that according to
an imperial decree the foreign ministers
were safe on July 24, and that they had
been furnished with a fresh supply of food
by the authorities.
A message received by the procurator
of the Belgian missions states that all the
missionaries are safe In Eastern Mongolia,
and will be eble to resist the rebels a long
time at Tohn. The message was signed
by DeCartier, secretary of the Belgian le
gation at Pekin.
( iißinfiltiefi Reported.
Washington, July 28 —The War Depart
ment has received the following cable
gram :
"Nagasaki, July 27, 1900. Adjutant. Gen
eral, Washington: Relief arrived at Na
gasaki, July 26. Claude R. \Leslie, Com
pany I, Fourteenth Infantry, died of dls
ase contracted in line of duty—dysentery.
His remains will be shipped to San Fran
cisco. Civilian employe, Arthur Hennes
sy, drowned June 21; buried at Nagasaki.
"Harry O. Perley,
"Major Medical Department.”
Srymonr linl.R to Mianafanl.
Shanghai, July 28.—1 t is reported that
Admiral Seymour is coming here, but
Lhe date of his arrival is uncertain. It
has been decided as a matter of precaution
to put the French settlement In a state
of defense, and at the request of the
French authorities, the commander of the
Dutch cruiser Holland will take charge
of the work.
Wilson. Starts for China.
New York, July 28.—Gen. James 11. Wil
son, who arrived this morning per Ward
liner Yucatan, lias been ordered to pro
ceed immediately to San Francesco, en
route to China. In view of the urgency
of the situation, Health Officer Doty al
lowed Gen. Wilson to leave quarantine to
night in order to take the train for San
Francisco.
Russians llnrneil a Village.
St. Petersburg. July 28.—An official dis
patch from Prjetensk dated Friday, July
28, says Schwerin's detachment, en route
to reinforce Blagovestehensk, captured
and burned the village of Moche, opposite
the Russian port of Ignashina, on the
Amur river. The inhabitants Aid.
stopping Arms to China.
Rome, July 28.—The Official Journal has
published a decree prohibiting the expor
tation of arms to China.
BRYAN Hit) A IJI IKT DAY.
l’opnllsts May Notify Him and
Stevenson ut Topeka.
Lincoln, Neb., July 28 —This was a quiet
day for William J. Bryan. He had no vis
itors of prominence and devoted most of
the day to the preparation of speeches.
Vice Chairman Kdmiston of the Populist
National Committee believe* Topeka, Kan.,
stands the best chanc* of securing the
meeting at Which Mr. Bryan will be noti
fied of his nomination by the Populists
at Sioux Falls and at Kansas City by the
Silver Republicans.
The matter has been referred to T. M.
Patterson of Denver, chairman of the
Populist notification meeting.
CLARK'S BIG CONTRIBUTION.
Said He Might Have Given the Dem
ocrats flvw.AOO or More.
New York. July 28.—William A. Clark
of Montana left to-day on the Lucania
for a vacation In Europe. Before sail
ing Mr. Clark said to an Evening World
reporter:
"Yes, I may have given a check for
SIOO,OOO to the Democratic campaign fund,
perhaps it was for more than that
Amount. X sent a contribution."
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JULY 20. 1900.
FROM INTERNAL REVENUE.
LARGE INCREASE IS SHOWN I\ THIS
YEAR’S RECEIPTS.
The Total Increane I $21,731..%3t
Over the Receipts for —Cost
for Collection Was Considerably
Less Than in the Year Previous.
Increase in Articles AVlilch Are
Snbject to Tm Shown by the \Ylth
ilra wnls.
Washington, July 28 —The preliminary
report of the C rnmissioner of Internal
Revenue on the operations of the bureau
for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1900,
shows that the receipts from all sources
of internal revenue fer the year aggregat
d $295,316,107, which amount included
$002,302 tax on money orders turned over
by the Fostofflce Department to the col
lector for the district of Maryland, and
for which no expense for collection was
incurred, making an increase of $21,731,534
over the r ceipts for the fiscal year ended
June 3(i, 1899.
The expense for the bureau for the fis
cal year will approximate $4,551,788, and
the percentage and cost of collection, pre
dicated in these figures, ltss tax on money
orders, as above stated, will be 1.54, a
reduction of .14 in the percentage of cost
of collection as compared with the preced
ing fiscal year, when the percentage of
cost was 1.68.
The quantities of distilled spirits, fer
mented liquors, manufactured tobacco,
snuff, cigars, cigarettes, oleomargarine
and filled cheese withdrawn for consump
tion and the tax paid during the year is
given as follows:
Spirits distilled from fruits 1,386,361. as
follows: Increase as compared with 1599,
80,143 gallons.
Spirits distilled from grain, 93.500,840 gal
lons; increase, 9,681,526 gallons.
Fermented liquors, 39,330,849 barrels; in
crease, 2,749,735 barrels.
Cigars weighing more than three
A Smart Simple Shirt Waist in Fine Black and White Percale, Worn with a
White Muslin Stock and Cotton Necktie to Match the Skirt.
pounds per thousand, 5,316,273,561; increase,
786,401,257.
Cigars weighing not more than three
pounds to the thousand, 646,896,820; in
crease, 99.481,300.
Cigarettes weighing not more than three
pounds to the thousand, 2,635,451,393; de
crease, 167,051,180.
Cigarettes weighing more than three
pounds to the thousand, 4,448,392; increase,
1,820,228.
Snuff, 14,917,418 pounds; Increase, 290,312
pounds.
Tobacco, chewing and smoking, 278,987,-
035 pounds; Increase, 41,844,325.
Oleomargarine, 101.263,651 pounds; In
crease, 23.768,023.
Filled cheese, 1,575,047 pounds; decrease,
113,594 pounds.
TROUBLE IN THE BERMUDAS.
Inhabitants Hostile Toward tl*
Black Soldiers.
Hamilton, Bermuda Islands, July 23.
Much uneasiness Is prevailing throughout
the Bermuda Islands owing to the hostility
toward the inhabitants displayed by tho
black soldiers of the First tVest India
Regiment.
During the past three days unprovoked
assaults on 1-eaceful citizens have been
made On Wednesday evening Lawyer
Jackson and his wife were quietly travel
ing along the road from Prospect camp
to town when they were attacked by two
soldiers, who struck and stunned Jack
son’s wife.
Half an hour later, at almost the same
snot another couple were attacked in a
similar fashion, and In each ease their
victim's cries frightened them away. The
men have entered different shops and or
dered anJ obiained goods ami have re
fused to pay for them; have walked Into
private residences and Intruded on social
gatherings, using abusive language when
remonstrated with.
Lightning Kill* a Horn*,
Waycross, Ga., July 28.—Mr. . 1.. Ben
nett, a farmer of Ware county, living
near the town of Ruskln, tells of a re
markable freak of lightning at his place
a day or two ago. The absence of tils
wife and children from home probably
prevented an awful catastrophe, as It
would have been almost Impossible for
anyone to have been In the house at the
time and escaped with his life. The
lightning struck between the house and
the chimney, bursting tho chim
ney wide open. It run inside
the building bursting up the clock,
scattering furniture pell mell over the
room and firing tin- mantle Mr. Bennett
was doctoring a sick horse In his lot a
few yards from the house, anl when the
shock occurred, the animal began trem
bling and jerking and In a few minutes
It died The supposlt on Is It was killed
by the shock of lightning.
Different Convention*.
Boston, July 28.—Seer tary Irving Wins
low of the antt-lmperiallst league to-day
ls.-u and a statement to the effect that the
convent on which has been called to tnett
at Indianapolis. Aug. 11. has no connection
with the emigre's of members of the im
perialistic I ague which Is to be held at
JLu (liana polls, Aug. la.
YU KENG MOST HOPEFUL.
Continued from First Page.
international expedition will start about
the middle of next week, following as
closely as possible the railroad. Idttle
doubt is felt that the Chinese govtrnm nt
will hold the surviving European minis
ters as a lever to secure better terms in
the final settlement, but in this they will
bed sappoinUd, for the Powers will ex
act for this violation of international law
even heavier indemnity than they
would have demanded if the minisiers had
be.Mi allowed to lea\e Pekin of their own
volition.
Meanwhile negotiations are actively
proceeding betwetn the Powers and the
situat on which will succeed the entry
of the international troops into Pekin is
a matter affording subject for the great
est anxiety.
Already things do not appear to be go
ing uhoge-ther .smoothly at Tien Tain, and
jealousies are beginning to peep out that
may develop into a very serious disagree
ment before long.
The relations between Japan and Chinn
which may eventuate from the present
trouble are being discussed in the *' lo
nia tic world. Although the JapaneM fln
ister here scouts the idea of any alibi.ice
between Japan and China, The possibil
ity of such a development is taken into
consideration by the foreign representa
tives.
THAT MYSTERIOUS TUNNEL.
Mystery of Attempted .Inti Delivery
Mny Not Re Solved.
Pittsburg. July 28.—The mystery of the
tunnel from the cellar of 28 Sterling street
into the yard of the Western penitentiary
may never be solved, although a search
ing investigation is being made by the
penitentiary officials, and the police de
partments of Alleghany and Pittsburg.
To-day the entire length of the tunnel
was explored. It was found to extend
from the Sterling street house under the
street to the prison wall, and a distance
of 261 feet along the wall line. Here an
opening was made through the heavy
piles and the tunnel carried five feet In
side the yard. The direction taken from
that point was upward, and to within
five inches of the surface, close to a
large stone pile. The work was moat
complete In every detail, and measure
ments were evidently taken with the
gratest accuracy.
All ts conjecture as to who was to bene
fit. by the tunnel, but Warden Wright ia
decidedly of the opinion that it was a
joint conspiracy of the friends of Anarch
ist Berckman and of J. C. Boyd, the real
estate swindler, to effect their release
from prison. Mr. Wright thinks the out
side work was completed and the work
ers left, depending on these inside to es
cape at the most opportune moment. Hav
ing an inkling of something unusual In
connection with these two prisoners, the
warden look precautions that made es
cape in any way absolutely impossible.
WAS NOT WITHOUT CAUSE.
Gen. Otis Dlactisse* the Killing of
l.i k 111y-nille Filipinos,
Rochester, N. Y., July 28,- Gen. Elwell
S. Otis, until recently In command of
the American forces In the Philippines,
to-day discussed the cable dispatch re
ceived from Manila Thursday, which stat
ed a soldier was murdered while pur
chasing some food, and that a number
of the Fourth Infantry stationed at Ca
gayan immediately went to Oroquleta and
killed eighty-nine natives as an act of
revenge. Gen. Otis said:
"Maj. Goodwin is in command at Cag
ayan, where the eighty-nine Filipinos are
said lo have been killed and it is certain
that no such action was taken on his part
without cause. Alvarez Is a marauder
who ha* been making it uncomfortable for
us e.ver since we landed in the Island and
has also teen robbing the natives until
they have asked the aid of our troops ail
along the northern coast of the Island. Ills
band of marauders are located In the
neighborhood of Cagayan and have been
making raids continually. They succeed
ed In entering the town at one time and
were driven out by our troops. It was
probably tils men who were Implicated In
the murder." ,
Varrinn Plays Good Golf.
Cleveland, July 28.—G. A, Vardon, the
ex-champion golf player of England, de
feated lhe best trail of Joe Mitchell ant
Sterling Beckwith of this city, four tip,
on the Glenvllle links to-day. He broke
the record of the links, making the nine
hole* In thirty-three strokes, the best
previous playing having been thirty-live
stroke*. a tit
Wol cut I tla y Go to Italy.
Washington, July 28.—Tho name of cx-
Gov. Wolcott of Massachusetts Is under
serious consideration as successor to Gen.
Draper a* United State* ambassador to
Italy. Mr. Wolcott has been lieutenant
governor and member of the Massachu
setts Legislature, Is highly regarded offi
cially and has considerable means.
Well-known Inventor Dend.
Cleveland, 0., July 28.—H. R, St. John,
Inventor of the typobar typesetting ma
chine, died of heart disease lad night,
aged 66 years.
TRIP OF A GREAT AIR SHIP.
IT MADE A FAST VOYAGE OF
Alio! T TEN MILES.
Stopped Suddenly on Account of n
Slight Mifthnp to the- Steering
Gear-Settled on the Water and No
One Wan Hurt—lt mult la Regarded
• a Remarkable One—lt Weighs*
32,000 Pounds and Coat 1*200.000.
Washington, July 28.—'United States
Consul General Dubois at St. Gail, has
sent to the state department an interest
ing account of the trial of the great air
ship, witnessed by him, which took p ace
on the after neon of July 2 at Mansell, on
Lake Constance, Switzerland.
The great ship 407 feet long and 39 feet
in diameter, and containing seventeen
separate balloon compartments filled with
hydrogen gas, was floated out upon the
waters of the lake on a raft. Count Zeppe
lin and Mr. Eugene Wolf, the famous ex
plorer, together with Baron Hassus, who
accompanied the party as meteorologist,
were in charge of the trial. When all was
made ready, the balances adjusted
so as to give the ship an ascending direc
tion.. the propellers were set In motion,
and with the wind blowing strongly at 26
feet per second, the cigar-shaped vessel
made u slow, graceful ascent, and started
on her cYuise thiough the air.
For a total distance of ten miles the
ship soared high above the lake, reaching
at one time an e.evation of 1,300 feet
above its waters, when it suddenly stop
led short, settled gradually and 11 a ted
safely on the water. The cause of the
sudden stoppage In its flight was a slight
mishap to the steering apparatus, but this
created no danger as the vessel sank upon
the surface of the lake without taking
any wat< r.
The trip consumed about fifty minutes.
'Phe fastest time made was five miles In
J7L minutes. The ship weighs ‘.'2,009 pounds
a 2 cost considerably over $200,000.
SEVERAL \EGHO SCRAPES.
Woman Cut a Man'* Throat Almost
From Ear to Ihr.
Tallahassee, Fla., July 28. Hattie Jen
kins. a negro woman, had a row with
George Butler. It appears that George
owed Hattie a quarter, which she under
took to collect in a boisterous manner.
George gave her 15 cents, remarking,
“That's ell I got.”
Hattie reported to her husband, who
returned with her to where Gvorge was,
and Hattie assailed him with violent lan
gunge. he replying in the same manner.
Hattie finally became enraged, drew a
razor and made a vicious attack upon
George and succeeded in cutting his
throat almost from ear to ear. Dr. H. E.
Palmer was summoned to attend the
wounded man, who is in a critical condi
tion. Sheriff Pearce arrested the woman
and locked her up.
Eliza, wife of Matthew Merritt, while
passing the home of Ella Gibson Friday
afternoon saw her husband la the
yard chopping wood. Eliza walked Into the
yard and proceeded to escort him out of
the yard. Ella stole up from behind ami
struck Eliza on the head with a hoe, in
flicting a severe wound. Dr. E. >M. Bre
vard sewed up Eliza’s scalp, but Merritt
secured a warrant for the arrest of the
Gibson woman.
A negro named Wm. Smallwood was at
tracting unusual attention by his antics
on the street Friday afternoon, and Chief
Braswell had to take him in charge. Dr.
E. E. Phibrick w as called to examine him
and concluded that his brain was unbal
anced from some cause. He was locked
up to await further developments.
Dave Richardson, the who mur
dered Harmon Gray three w eeks ago, has
been brought here by Sheriff Patterson
of Balnbridge. The negro will remain in
the I.eon county Jail until the December
term of the Circuit Court.
FOUR NEW FRENCH DECREES.
They Relate to the* French Army
and Connell of Wnr.
Paris. July 29.—President Loubet, on
proposition from the minister of war,
has Just signed a series of important de
crees, reforming and reorganizing the su
perior Council of War and oertain depart
ments of the war office.
The first decree appoint!* four new com
manders to the army corps, namely Gens,
do Laussier, Tanshot, Lag ton and Tls
seyre, modifying a former decree of Gen.
Gallifet, according to which, all members
of the Council of War, instead of resid
ing In Paris, are bound to be commanders
of the army corps, and consequently, are
obliged to reskle at the headquarters of
their corps. This rule is open to this ob
jection, that on the outbreak of hostil
ities it would be necessary to appoint oth
ers in their place, who frtTgiit not be
sufficiently prepared on such short no
tice for fresh posts.
The second decree makes several
changes in the wnr office, including the
appointment of Gen. Le Join ere director
of the infantry, in place of Gen. Millet,
who replaces Gen. Tanshot as commander
of the division of infantry.
The tiiird decree appointed Gen. Floren
ton as military governor of Paris, suc
ceeding Gen. Brugere, who, when appoint
ed, on July 4, by the president of the
Council of War, desired to devote his en
tire attention to his new duties.
The fourth decree replaces Gen. Negrier,
who, a month ago, was relieved of his
duties as a member of the council by Gen.
De Galllfet, In consequence of an Impru
dent order of the day.
UNDER A HYPNOTIC SPELL.
Harris Charged With Mistreating
His Young Ward.
Lexington, Ky., July 28.—Joseph Harris
of Knoxville, Tenn., who claims to have
served two terms In lhe Tennessee Legis
lature, was arrested here to-night charg
ed with mistreating his 15-year-old ward,
Fannie Campbell.
She claims he threatened her life and
mistreated her while he was under the
Influence of drugs. She was burled un
der an alleged hypnotic spell at Rich
mond. Ky., for four days by a traveling
hypnotist. Harris says the girl is still
under the hypnotic Influence, and that
the charges are false. The girl says she
was not under the hypnotic spell con
stantly while In the grave and was taken
up every night. The girl was sent to tho
Children's Home and Harris to Jail.
DEWEY EXPECT* THE STORK.
Ifnrrledly Returns With Ills Wife
to His Home.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Washington, July 26.—Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey have returned to Beauvoir, their
country home near the capital, *nd gossip
Is busy with the reasons for the abandon
ment of Nui raganselt, where it was sup
posed they were to tqiend the season.
Before the Deweys went to Narragan*' , tt
Mrs. Dewey was reported to tie In bad
health. It was reported that she had Im
proved In Narrangansett, and the home
coming was a surprise.
To-day Washington society is busy with
a story of an expected visit of the stork
to the Dewey home. The story came out
In the usual way. a visit lo Mr*. Dewey
and the finding of her busily engaged ex
amining fine bits of lace, little garments
and doll clothes. The friend smiled and
asked If Mr*. Dewey wss fond of dolls,
whereupon the story goes the secret was
out
NERVOUS PROSTRATION
Causes Headache, Dizziness and
Sleeplessness.
Mrs M Kliner, Cleveland, O.
Mrs. M. Kllner 138 Croton street. Cleve
land. 0., writes: “I had suffered for
the last lifteru years with my head,
and I iniint mu y tliut your medicine
lias done me all tlie aod you lime
walil It would. My health was never
better than alnee taking > oivr I'e
ruiin. I do not know nhnt a head
ache or nenralitia is. I can most as
suredly say that anybody afflicted with
catarrh in any form can b© cured by
A VICTIM OF THE CHINESE.
An Experience of Sir Robert Hart
in l*ekln \ cur* Ago.
From the New York Evening Post.
A relative of Sir Robert Hart, Dr. Eld
ridge by name, who is in this country' on
his way to Alaska, Is quoted as saying
lhat he does not believe Sir Robert has
been killed. The doctor Ims lived in
China six months at one time and two
years at another, and thinks it quite
likely that many foreigner* have escaped
and are hidden in the homes of friendly
Chinese.
Speaking of Sir Robert Hart. Dr. Eld
ridge recalls some Interesting history. In
1857 the French one! English, ns alllee.
had got info trohble wfh one of the vice
roys on account of Christiana being taken
from a British ship end tortured. An ex
pedition had been sent to Canton find
taken the town. A treaty was agreed
upon, and the English insisted that it bo
ratified at Pekin. To this the Chinese
openly assented, but it was known that
they would secretly resist. The Chinese
feared the precedent of a British envoy
at Pekin.
To reach Pelcln It was necessary #o go
up to the Pei-Ho. The Chinese obstruct
ed the entrance. To force a clearance
the Taku forts were bombarded. At first
the allied forces were repulsed with ter
rible loss. It was there that the Ameri
can naval commander, Tattn&ll, rushed
to the assistance of the English, after
ward explaining to hla government that
“blood was thicker than water.”
Later Tien Tain was Itiken. just as In
this instance, and a victorious march be
gan toward Pekin. The power of resist
ance of the Chinese was broken, but they
resorted to every diplomatic expedient lo
delay the triumphant Invasion of their
capital. These were finally successful,
Lord Elgin, for the British, agreeing to
mee* the Chinese envoys at Tung Chow.
Two British commissioners, a French
commissioner, a correspondent of the
London Times, and a guard of twenty
six Englishmen and twelve Frenchmen
were sent to Tung Chow. They com
pleted their arrangements, and were re
turning. when they fell in with a Chi
nese commlwariat offl< er, detached from
the main body on special duly, who took
them prisoner*.
From tbl* moment the Chinese govern
ment acted with characteristic senseless
ness. The prisoners were taken to vari
ous places In China and exhibited as wild
beasts. They were confined In small
cages, which were too short for them to
recline at more han half length, and so
low that they were compelled to sit tn a
cramped posture. When it la conaldered
that they were carried around in this
horrible way for several weeks and never
taken from the cages, the agony they en
dured may be understood. A* each stop
ping-place the captors would distribute
little souvenirs of their visit. For these
they would cut off tip* of their captives'
fingers, Joints of their toes, pieces of
their earn or noses or tongues, and In
other ways mutilate them for the benefit
of the foreign-haters. Sir Robert Hart
was one of these captives, Eldrklg# has
frequently heard the story from his own
lips. Hart left the points of three fin
ger* as the souvenirs of their terrible
Journey.
As may be Imagine.!, lhe English people
were terribly wrought up over this, al
though many of the cruel facts were con
cealed for a time. Lord Elgin refused
to take o step until the captlvea were de
livered to him. Thirteen of the English
men and several of the Frenchmen had
perished.
Trd Elgin did not know of the deaths
of the English captives until the flags of
the allied forces flew from the walls of
the capital. When he heard of It he Is
sued orders that the Hummer Palace be
razed lo the ground. It required two days
to do this, which has been pronounce.!
the greatest act of vandalism In history.
Tn spite of the oftensea for which the de
struction of the palace wtis to atone, the
act aroused a storm in England; for not
only were the buildings looted and de
stroyed. but unspeakable acts were com
mitted in the name of punishment. The
razing of the palace was but a small part
of the whole story. The soldiers were In
toxicated with the license of conquest,
and there was no limit to their vengeance.
The French commander objected to all
this, because he considered that the de
struction of the palace might Interfere
with the negotiations for peace. Jiord
Elgin merely responded lht he had no
other way of recording in memorable char
acters his condemnation of the cruelly
and treachery of th* Chinese. Even war
Itself must be-ten times more horrible
If peaceful emissaries were not to have
protection. He added that. In case ha
had asked for the killing of all the per
petrator* of the crimes against the cap
tives, the Emperor would cheerfully have
produced ns many hundreds or even
thousands as were necessary, and behead
ed them at once; but the victims would
not have been the guilty i-artles. It Is
Interesting to recall that Ban-ko-llnsln,
the Chinese general-ln-chlef, claimed that
the outrages happened without his con
sent, and that Lord Elgin said he believed
tills was true.
In the negotiations which followed, Chi
na agreed Hint the foreign ministers
might reelde at Pekin, that Tien Tsln
should be opened to foreign trade, and
that Indemnities ehould be paid lo the
families of the victims, and to tho govern
ment* involved, for the cost of their
military operations.
—Two types of moving stairways for lhe
Manhattan elevated stations tn New
York city are to be put on trial shortly.
One Is a ramp consisting of an endless
rubber band running over drums. In the
other type regular etep* will take tho
place of the nearly smooth Incline, an that
a passenger always Hands uu a level sur-
Aav*.
taking Peruna and" Was grateful in thd
end as I am. I will always recommend
Peruna
One of the most dangerous and com*
mon forms of acute nervous prostration
is knowui as sunstroke. The prostration
caused by overheating ihe body doe®
not always result in .sunstroke, but mor
commonly in milder forms of depression,
such as nervous headache, <lizzins®*
faintness, sleeplessness,
mental confusion, abundant clear urine,
creeping rigors, flashes of heat, and
shortness of breath at the least exertion-
All of the above names are symptom!
of acute prostration mot prevalent <lur
ing the month of July than at any othef
season of the year. Even people whoH
have the most vigorous health are lia
ble to attacks of prostration during th#
hot waves of early summer.
Tin? oiilf mt fV >oii no to tnlco I® f*
keep the blood pore. digestion gool
ami sleep regular. No remedy eqsn*f4
in all rcM|>ets IVrnnn for this pu®k
pcse. A done of IVrnnn before o||
meal clnriujf- tlie hot neuson in a saftH
nil (ted of prfteelenn value.
Especially those who are in the leaaC
subject to nervous prostration should
not neglect to provide themselves with
Benin a, tlie greateat of uJI nerve and
brain restoratives known to the medical
world. Complete directions for use oil
ench bottle.
For a treatise on nervous pros! rat toll
and disease** of the nervous system pea
euliar to aummer, address The Perun£
Medicine Cos., Columbu . 0., for a fr a®
copy of "Summer Catarrh."
MAY BE THE LAST MEETINa
THE SOUTHERN EPWORTH LRAGIMH
HAN NOT A M'G ESS.
Majority of tlie Leaguer® Do Not
Seem to Want llie Southern Leuguti
t out tuned—Ytteudanoe Was Fa®
He low What Was Expected—Dr.
F. Held on < li inn—tie Declares the
Trouble line Largely to the Optiin®
Sin nui; le rs.
Atlanta. July 28. The Southern Kp
worth League closed Us five days’ c on*
vent lon here to-tdght. The selection of
the next meeting place was left to th®
conference board.
The convention just closed was the first
distinctively .flouthern meeting of the Kp
worth Leaguera, and it is believed by
many of tin? delegates tliat it will be the
last. Those In charge of the conference
expected five thousand delegates, while,
as a matter of fact, there W’ere consid
erably less than 1,000 in attendance. Th®
otgunlzaiion, if maintained, will continue
lo affiliate with the international order*
but the light attendance here seems to Jus
tify the delegates in the belief that a
majority of the leaguer® <k> not wish that
•Southern league continued.
Rev. Dr. C\ F. Reid, who for seventeen
years has been a missionary In (Tilna
and Corea, spoke during the day on th®
Eastern question.
Dr. Reid declared that, the present fritu
atlon in China was not due primarily t®
missionaries, but to commerce, which!
scattered opium all over the world,
against the protests of nations.
"England,” he said “advised the F.ms
peror of China to legalise the tariff of
opium os a means of getting rid of the
Intricacies and dangers of the great amug*>
sling trade. The Emperor of China re
plied that he might not be able to atop
the traffic, but lie would die before h®
would legalize The ruin.”
Dr. Reid told of the destruction by fir*
of 21,000 eases of opium which brought
China to International difficulties, to th*
great benefit of England. This brought at
spread of commerce. As tho cat lons be
gan to pour their products into Chines
there came a desire for conquest.
"And so arose the necessity for political
aggression," he continued. "France seized
desirable properties and established a,
domain Meanwhile Russia was anxious*
to build up a great navy, hut this waa Im
possible at home, so after the war be*
tween Japan and China, Russia combined
with China to force Japan lo give up th*
b.auiiful port of For* Arthur.
"The poor worm, hus at last turned. And
people say the missionaries are to b
blamed for the present situation."
The speaker told of the gathering of tM
riff-raff of civilization In China.
"The Chinese could not tell who no*
who," he continued, “and an there were
a thousand of these scoundrels to one mis
sionary, our work was slow. At the end
of thirty years work In China we found
we had not begun. But in the next thirty
year* we were able to tabulate one hun
dred converts while there were 300,000 or
400,000 Indirectly attached to us."
"The Chinese are a united people," l-)r,
Reid concluded. "You cat) never divide
them. You may divide their country, buk
as a people they will be always together."
Waycross News Notes.
Waycross, Ga., July 28.—Mr. M. J. Mur
ray. a popular young plumber, left last
n'ght for Eatontou, where, on to morrow
afternoon, he will be Joined in marriage
to Miss Minnie Wilson, daug'Pir of 13. M.
Wilaon. a farmer resident of tVaycross,
Tho married couple will return to Way
cross the first of next week.
About 2 o’clock this morning a whit*
man by the name of Sessions of NlchollS
is reported to have been held up and rob
bed by two negroes. The robbery occur
red in Iho violnlty of the Waycross Air
Line depot. The negroee took his watch
and pistol, and then holding the weapon
in his face until they were safely beyond
his reach, they ran off Into the darkness.
Dr. J. C. Rlppord, whose resignation
as chief surgeon of the hospital of the
Plant System was announced yesterday,
will Join his wife in Ohio in a few davs,
and they will take an extended trtu
through his native state, Pennsylvania,
and New York, returning here about Oct.
1, when ho will enter upon the practice of
hi* profession.
It 1* understood that after Aug. 1, the
offices of chief*surgeon and that of house
surgeon will be consolidated, and that
Dr. C. R. Oglesby, the present house sur
geon, will be In charge.
The Rifles may decide to spend only
a few day* In camp at Gaskin Bprings,
opening the enrampment Friday, and re
turning Sunday. Requisitions has been
made by Capt. Fair for the necessary
tents, etc.
—The new public library of Burlington,
lowa, cost $55,000, of which Philip M. Cra
po, of that city, contributed $20,000. A Stats
Library Association has been organized
In lowa during the last few months undar
an act of the Legislature, and Its work
alll begin In earnest about October 1. Th*
object of the commission primarily Is to
encourage tho establishment of free libra
ries throughout the state and to enlarg*
and Improve thoße already established.
Miss Alleo 8. Tyler, head cataloguer of
the freo public library of Cleveland, has
been appointed state secretary. She will
act as a sort of library missionary for
the state, a work for which she is well
qualified. A meeting of all the librarian*
of the slate will he held In Sioux City on
October li at which addresses will be mada
by Mis* Tyler, Miss Alice French, better,
known to the world as Octave Thanet,
and Dr, E. Benjamin Andrews, formerly
superintendent of public schools In Chica
go, nnd now president of Nebraska Slat*
university
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