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good witness for powers.
miller said the shot did >ot
COME FROM HIS OFFICE. #
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U. Wns Powers* C hief Clerk, and He
Believed the Shot Wns Fired Out
aide the Executive Bui hi Ins—Who t
He Heard Ciov. Taylor Say—Collier
on CroM-Kinmlnntlon Showed
Troops Were Not Called Out on
Former Troublous Occasions.
Georgetown, Ky., Aug. 4.—Reuben Mil
ler. chief elcirk of Caleb Powers, while he
as Secretary of Slate, was the chief
witness in the Powers trial to-day.
Miller had been brought back from In
diana by the defense, and he proved a
oocd witness. He expressed the belief
that the shot which resulted in the death
of Gov. Goebel was fired, as were those
which ‘followed it, outside the executive
building. He was ihe person closes* to
the private office of Powers, and he said
the shot did not come from that room.
MUler located the spot where Goebel fell
about fifteen feet away from the point
fixed by the prosecution, and stated that
the militia did not appear on the scene
tor thirty minutes.
He declared that Powers w*as not in his
office during the afternoon of Jan. 25. the
day on w’hich the mountain petitioners
arrived at the state capital, and at which
time Witness Noakes charged the defend
ant with making several statements of a
threatening nature, and of conferring
with Youtsey, Culton and others.
Ben Rowe, colored porter of the execu
tive office, also brought back from Indi
ana by the defense,corroborated the state
ments of Miller about movements of per
sons in the public office of the Secretary
of State at the time of the shooting.
Miller quoted Gov. Taylor as saying as he
ran from his private office into the room
on hearing the shpts:
“What is the matter?” and on being told
a man was shot, said:
“This is horrible.”
Collier Again on the Stand.
Gen. Collier, on cross-examination, told
of keeping soldiers at the state arsenal at
Frankfort prior to the shooting, but could
net remember whether he had brought
any arms into the stare capital grounds.
He admitted having refused to allow civil
officers to go Into the executive building to
execute the writ of habeas corpus, say
ing that he had orders from Gov. Taylor
to do so.
Over the objection of the defense. Judge
Cantrill allowed the prosecution to show
by the witness that on two occasions prior
to Jan. 30—that is. on the day of the Col
son-Scott duel, and on the arrival of 1,200
armed mountain petitioners, the feeling at
Frankfort was intense, but that no sol
diers were called to preserve peace.
Witness said he never, before the shoot
ing. heard anyone say the best way to set
tle the contest was to kill Goebel. Witness
told of preventing, by "military force, the
assembling of the Legislature in the city
of Frankfort on the day following the
shooting. After an objection by the
fenae which had been overruled, witness
said that he went to the Capital Hotel and
warned the proprietor that he would close
his hotel if he permitted the assembly to
meet there.
Gen. Collier left the stand after two
hours, and Rev. C. T. Cody of George
town. was called. He testified to meeting
Wharton Golden about March 21, at the
house of witness, John Stamper, and of
Golden saying that he had made a con
fession only for his own protection.
On cross-examination the prosecution
sought to show that the witness had dis
played much interest in the case on the
side of the defense.
RECIPROCITY WITH GERMANY.
Text of the Commercial Agreement
Made Public.
Washington, Aug. 4—The text of the
commercial agreement with Germany,
upon which the President’s proclamation
v as issued on July 13, was made public
to-day. It mak“B certain tariff reductions
on importations from Germany of argols
of crude tartar or wine he#, brand es. still
wines, paintings, drawings ands atuary.
Reciprocally the German government
guarantees to the products of the United
States on their entry into Germany, the
tafiiff rates which have befn conceded by
the recent commercial treaties with Eu
ropean countries.
The German government also agree® to
annul the regulations providing that the
dried or evaporated or dried fruits im
ported from the United States into Ger
many be inspect el on account of the San
Jose scale.
SOiTHERY TO GO TO CHINA.
Center W’lll Be Put In Condition for
That Station.
Waarhington, Aug. 4.—The collier South
ery, now at the Norfolk Navy Yard, prob
ably will soon be placed in commission.
Inquiries are being made as to her con
dition. She has not been in service since
she was on the naval register during the
Spanish war. The Southery has a ca
pacity of 3,000 tons, and carries two
8-poundera. She is destined for service on
the China station.
ENGINEERS* PAY RESTORED.
Those on the Southern Given Same
Wages a# In ISR3.
Washington, Aug. 4.—General Manager
F. S. Gannon of the Southern Railway
Company has issued an order restoring
the pay of locomotive engineers employed
by the company to the rate which pre
vailed before their wages were cut 10 per
cent, about sever years ago. The order
was the result of an appeal made to Mr.
Gannon by the Brotherhqpd of Locomotive
Engineers for restoration of pay to what
it was in 1303.
RESULTED IN TWO DEATHS.
Fatal qnarrel at an Election In
Hancock Connty, Tenn.
Bneedville, Tenn., Aug. 4.—Election to
day In Hancock, a r mote county of East
Tennessee, resulted in two men being
killed and two fatally wounded. The dead
are: John Lamb, deputy sheriff, and T li
man Collir.s. The wourdfd are Wiley
Brewer and Whitten Gibson.
Brewer was a candidate for Justice of
th* The difficulty arose over his
election.
A GARRISON DISCONTINUED.
Second Artillery fiosi From St.
Francis to Fort Dnle.
Washington, Aug. 4.—By direction of the
Secretary of War, St. FrancU Barracks,
Fla., has b*en discontinued as a garri
soned poet, and the detachment of Bat
tery B. Second Artillery, now there, has
been tranferred to ita former station,
Fort Dade. Fla.
PoNtmater at Titusville* Fin.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 4.—The coal
miners of Alabama have accepted a re
duction of cents a ton from Aug. 1.
I'ndor the contract that went into effect
July l, the maximum price to be paid for
digging coal is to be 5I cent# a ton, with
No l foundry Iron selling at 111 P* r
ton. With each reduction of 60 cen*s a
ton In the price of iron, the miners are
to accept a reduction of cents a ton.
The coal miners’ committee to-d*y rec
ommended the reduction of cent*.
UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.
Rev. Henry !H. Wharton Charged
With a Serious Offmiie.
New York, Aug. 4.—Rev. Henry M
W harton, D. D., of Baltimore, was placed
under arrest at Ocean City, N. J., to
day.
Rev. Wharton is charged by Miss Som
ers of Ocean City, with obtaining money
under false pretenses. Dr. Wharton
came to Ocean Grove at the close of the !
Spanish-American war. and agitated a
home for destitute and orphan children.
Ml>e Somers, it is said, offered a home for
the purpose. The house was to be put
in trust, but it is alleged that Dr. Whar
ton secretly had the property made
to himself.
Miss Somers claims she signed the agree
ment without taking the precaution of
reading the papers. It is further alleged
that in \ irginia. Dr. Wharton borrowed
5-yOOO on the property, but at his request,
the mortgage was never recorded. Later.
** Ik> e * he borrowed a further sum
or SB,OOO from A. W. Cooper of Baltimore,
using the property to effect it.
Or. Whnrton'x Career.
Baltimore, Aug. 4.—Dr. Wharton led a
strenuous life in Baltimore. Com.ng here
from Virginia in 1881 he assumed the i as.
torate of a small Baptist Church on Do
street, this city, which lie presently gave
up to embark in the publication business.
Meanwhile Dr. Wharton was engaged ac
tively in street evangelical Work among
fallen women and degraded men of the
city, and formed many projects for their
reform and for the amelioration of the
condition of the children of the streets
and slums. Of these the most fapious is
the Whosoever Mission, for children, in
Dr. Wharton’s native state, Virginia. A
few years ago he organised th Brantley
Mission Baptist Church. Of this Dr.
Wharton remained pastor until about a
year ago, when he suddenly resigned and
left, the city. It was freely intimated at
the time that his departure was largely
clue to financial troubles, but no sugges
tions of dishonesty were made against
him here.
STEVENSON AT BLOOMINGTON.
Made a Brief Speech nt a \on-Fnrtl
xnn Gathering.
Bloomington, 111., Aug. 4.—A hearty
we conr.e was given Hen. A. E. St venton
on his arrival here at 2:80 o'clock this af
ternoon. A big crowd gathered at the
union station.
Carriages carried the party of the Dem
ocratic vice presidential candidate, who
was returning from Minnesota to prepare
for the campaign to Franklla Square
where, just across the street from the
Stevenson home was the speaker's s tiJKi
Judge Lawrence Weltion welcomed Mr.
Stevenson and eulogised his life and ca
reer In a speech of twenty minutes.
Mr. Stevenson replied in part as fol
lows :
“The future danger of the republic is
not from foreign foe, as during the first
two decades, nor along sectional lines, as
at a later period of our history. But
with the multiplication and increase of
individual fortunes—thus emphasising the
distance that separates their possessions
from the tolling millions, with the rapid
augmentation of aggregated wealth and
the murmurings and unrest that follow
'as night and day,' with the influx and
growth of an element whose principle in
action Is the destruction of the safeguards
of law and of constitutions; with the
rapid increase in every field of endeavor
of appliances which mercilessly dispense
with the labor of human hands and with
population pressing upon means of sub
sistence—who can doubt that from all
these may. spring dangers to society, to
the state, unknown to the first century
of our history.
“The safety of the republic during the
century upon which we are soon to enter
will rest, not upon its material wealth, Its
physical powers, nor its splendor, but upon
the conservatism, the Intelligence, the
virtue, the lofty patriotism of all the peo
ple.
"At the fireside. In the schoolroom, in
public assemblages, everywhere through
out this broad land, let there be incul
cated a sublime love of country, a ven
eration for government, for law, for jus
doe—for all that it has cost our race, the
toll and sacrifice of Centuries to achieve.
In this highest and grandest sense let
there be taught veneration for the memory
of our fathers, the builders of the re
public."
The entire proceedings were non-parti
san. Both the orator and the president
of the day are Republicans.
ANARCHIST* SHE STUDIED.
Those In Paterson Are Quiet Since
Investigation Wns Begun.
New York, Aug. 4.—The tone of the an
archists at Paterson, N. J., has greatly
changed during the last coufde of days.
They are keeping very quiet, and are
even inclined to call back what they said
early In the week. They are getting hazy
in their recollections of Malatesta and the
others.
They know now that besides all that
has been published about them, the secret
service agents are at work, and must
know more. Among some of those who
were talkative early in the week there
is something resembling a panic, and men
who on Monday and Tuesday and Wed
nesday could talk English quite fluently,
now do not understand English, or say
they do not.
Ernestine Gravello is still in Paterson,
and she says she does not Intend to go
away. Her brother has done everything
in his power to get her out of the city,
but she refuses to go. She has declined
the offers made her as an attraction for
continuous performances. She says the
cause of anarchy is too sacred to allow
her to go upon the stage, even though it
promised a means of her being able to
contribute large sums to it.
The Paterson Italians who ore not in
sympathy with the anarchists, and who
are sorry for the death of King Humbert,
will go to Passaic to-morrow and partic
ipate in a service there in honor of the
dead ruler. There will be no demonstra
tion in Paterson by advice of the au
thorities, because of the fear that one
might lead to some unlawful act on the
part of the anarchists.
NEGRO COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Wss Arrested In Connection With
New Orleans Blots.
New Orleans, Aug. 4.— John Willis, one
of the negroes arrested in connection with
the killing of Sergt. Porteous and Corpl.
larlly. and citizens at the corner of Clio
ond Saratoga, on July 27, by Robert
Charles, committed suicide In his cell
in the parish prison this evening.
He tied two handkerchiefs about his
„eck and. making them fast to a hook
on the wail, raised his feet from toe
ground and strangled slowly to death. He
was alive when he was discovered by dep
uties, hut died before the arrival of the
ambulance. _
ELEVEN MEM BROKE JAIL.
his Marianna, Eln.. Crtmlnnla Are
still nt Large.
Marianna, Fla.. Aug. 4-Eleven men
broke jail here to-day. Four of them
have been tttpiured. Two white men, Mil
ler and Sheffield, and five negroes, are
at large, with a sheriff’s posse In pursuit.
Bread's Alleged Accomplice.
Monza. Aug. 4 —lt is now believed that
the shoemaker. Niccoilni of 81110, was
Breed’s accomplice Nlcoilnl disappear
ed but he telegraphed to Bread on July
jo,' announcing his departure, "everything
being ready.? N
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. AUGUST 5, 1900.
PARIS’ WEEK OF PASSIONS.
Continued from First Page.
able disposition and easy of approach.
The manly calm with which he passed
through the attack upon him by Salson
endeared him to Parisians and he has
since been the recipient of ovations wher
ever he goes.
The Killing of Hhlkili.
The more grave happenings of the week
have diverted public attention from the
celebration in a fitting manner of the suc
cess of the French arms in Africa. The
killing of Rabah and the dispersing of li!s
army is a feat which mean# the final su
premacy of France in the Lake Tchad
region, where she is deeply interested.
This Sultan has been a stumbling block
to the success of France in that territory
for some years. It was he who defeated
the Rretonnet mission and who killed an
other French explorer. He had a most
remarkable career. The son of a slave
and himself a slave of Zol>elr Pacha, he
learned from the latter the art of war
fare and finally succeeded him in that po
sition of ruler of that section. He was
a natural born fighter and was feared by
all the tribes in that locality. His death
probably means peace.
Dankrniitcy nt ExiioMition.
So loud has become the outcry of those
holding concessions at ihe exposition on
account of the loss of money that finally
a committee has appealed to the commis
sioner general. The matter is really se
rious to many, as bankruptcy is staring
them in the face. An effort will be made
to assist them. So far the management
has agree,! to the inauguration of a se
ries of fetes and spectacles in an attempt
- ■, , imKEiHW
This is one of the nw autumn frocks, n ow in course of makirvir for school wear
in October. It is of light weight,%ro ugh surfaced wool In a dull ruch red
tone, charmingly trimmed with a course yellow lace.
to attract the crowd, which has been de
cidedly wanting recently.
ANARCHIST SAI,SON'S RECORD.
Shah's Escape Due to Hi* Filing Hl*
Pistol Hammer.
Paris, Aug. 4.—To-day's inquiries have
cleared the entire history of Francois Sol
son. the would-be assassin of the Shah
of Persia.
It seems that Salmon’s army record was
most exemplar;' and that he was promot
ed for soldierly qualities. After the death
of his father he resigned from the army
and began anew the roving life he had
previously followed.
During the inquiry Salson related that
he once made an effort to assassinate
the former President of the French re
public. M. Casimir-Perier. He hid in the
shrubbery beside the road M. Casimir-
Perier was accustomed to take in his
dolly walks, and when the latter passed
Salson says he attempted to shoot him
with a pistol. The weapon, however,
missed Jjre, and no one perceived his pres
ence.
Salson's hatred of M. Casimir-Perier. he
asserted, was due to the latter's laws
against anarchists.
He admitted that he pulled the trigger
of his pistol at the time of his attack
upon the Shah, but in this case again
the weapon missed fire. Salson explain
ed. that, hoping to insure the explosion
of the cartridge, he had filed the point
of the hammer. This saved the Shah's
life, as the hammer had been filed too
much.and the pulling of the trigger only
resulted In making a small dent in the
cartridge.
Salson's last employer states that he was
a model workman, thdk he never discuss
ed polWics, but that one day he astonished
his companions by saying:
"Why should we work? Thus we enrich
others and gain only livelihood. Would
It not be better to return to the state
of nature when men lived happy and
Idle, on fruits and game?"
A special dispatch received here from
Madrid, says the Spanish premier, Senior
Sllvela, Intends to take the initiative
looking towards nil International confer
ence for the suppression of anarchists,
and that the Spanish government has de
cided to apply rigorously the laws against
anarchy.
MILLER DEFEATED PIERCE.
Earl Kl*er Won Five Mile Hare Over
lAnltliour of Atlanta.
New York, Aug. 4.—Charles Miller of
Chicago and Burns Pierce of Boston, the
long-distance riders, met this afternoon
In a 25-mlle motor-paced race on the Man
hattan Beach track and the Western man
defeated the New Englander handily by
a third of a lop- Time 43:51.
Earl Kl-cr won the five-mile profession
al handicap from scratch, a length In
front of Bob Walthour of Atlanta. Oa.,
fifty yards, who beat A1 New house of Buf
falo by a wheel for second place. Fred
Titus, who had 250 yards, led Into the
stretch, but could get no better than
fourth. Time 11:23 2-5.
HIS 44 IFB Tl> ACCOMPANY HIM.
Pnrty to Go 44 Ith Rr;nn on Hi* Trip
to Indlnnnpoll*.
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug 4.—lt was announc
d to-day that W. J. Bryan will be ac
companted on hi* tilp to Indiirmpolls by
Mts. Bntii and their ynting son, William
j jr They will be Jolrod here Monday
by Gov and Mrs. Thomas of Colorado,
who will accompany them to Indianapolis.
The party will leave Lincoln at t p. m.,
Monday,
IN THE -GOOD OLD TIMER.”
Queer Ha ppeu i ug# in Nontli Caroli
na Many \earn \o.
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 4.—The “random
recollections”’of Edwin J. §cott. dating
back ninety years, embrace many facts
now of peculiar interest. Mr. Scot* came
to Columbia es a child in 1812. Within
the last month there have been seventeen
men tried for murder in Greenville, Spar
tanburg and Richland counties, and not
one conviction. Seventeen men have been
kifled, and in almost every case the kill
ing was admitted by the defendant. The
severity of the law in earlier days is re
cited by Mr. Scott. wno in 1816. saw the
deputy sheriff brand a white man on both
cheeks tvith a hot iron, ami then cut off
his ears with a dull knife for theft: years
later, he saw a white man convicted of
horse stealing, publicly whipped on his
bar# back, on four successive sales day#.
Henry Schultz of Hamburg-on<he-Elbo,
established the town of Hamburg on the
Carolina side of the Savannah river, op
posite Augusta, and became .Mayo’ hen
the town was incorporated in 1832. He
narrowly escaped hanging, although quite
wealthy, because he caused a young man,
suspected of stealing A trunk, to be so
severely whipped *hat he died.
At his death Schultz left his large in
terest in the Augusta bri Ige, crossing Sa
vannah river, to two f.lends named Jon s
and Kennedy. They invoked and obtain
ed from the Legislature of this state the
right of em'nent domain in the Carolina
half of the bridge with the privilege of
erecting a t 11 g; te. This out off trade
fom Augusta. The pr sklent of the
bridge company in Augusta, trained a
cannon on the toll gate io demolish It,
whereupon two old cannon on the hlghts
of Hamburg, commanding the city of Au
gusta, were leaded aid aimed at the bus
iness section of the town. This caused
an application from Augusta for an arm
isti e; mediation followed, and peace was
restored by the Augusta people paying the
Schultz heirs |IO,OOO for tlielr Interest in
the bridge.
Speaking of the clave trade, Mr. Scott
'describes the arrival of several cargoes
of negrees, slender In form, chan limbed
and very active. Their love of liquor was
such that for a single drink one of the
Africans would stand with his head
against a post or wad and let a strong
man strike him In the forehead with his
fist.
Mr. Scott remembered when Col. Wade
HampKn, who hastened from his fa
ther's planta.tl n in Mlsslsdrpi to Join the
Americans at New Orleans, and beam,
a member of Gen. Jackson's staff,
brought the rows of the victory of New
Orleans to Columbia. He rode all the way
on a single horse.
A SENSATIONAL CASE.
Thomas 4\ nter* Coliiinltted In Rnl
locli for Wife Murder.
Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 4—The Court
House hos been full of people since
Thursday morning, occasioned by a court
of inquiry, of unusual Interest. On Jan.
10, 1900, Mr. Thomas Waters and Miss
Sable Hagln of this county, were mar
ried. The couple did not live nmlcahly
together. About six weeks ago the wo
man was taken violently ill with convul
sions, and died In a few minutes. Biie
was burled, but on the third day after
wards, her brother made affidavit before
the ordinary, thol he suspected foul play,
and had the coroner disinter the body
and hold an inquest. The verdict of the
coroner's jury was, that the deceased
came to her death from poison, and recom
mended that the stomach be analyzed.
Dr. H. R. Slack of LaGrange, an ex
pert chemist, made the analysis, and
reported that strychnine was found, which
was the cause of her death. Warrants
were sworn out before J. F. Brannen,
Judge of the County Court, against Wa
ters, the husband of the dead woman,
and his mother, Mrs. Hester Waters,
charging them with the crime of murder.
After hearing the evidence, which was
voluminous, the woman was acquitted,
hut the man was iximmitted to jail, on
the charge of murder. No commitment
trail in this county has ever attracted
the Interest this one has. The pnrtlea
connected with this unfortunate affair
have always hod the respect and confi
dence of the, people who knew them.
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SMASHED A I’OSTOFFICE.
Mob Entered That nt Mnlat, Fla.,
anil Did Mnch Damage.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 4.—An official
telegram to the postoffice Inspector's of
fice here states that a mob entered Ihe
postoffice at Mulat, Fla., last night,
smashixl the windows and doors, destroy
ed some of the content* of the building
and threatened the life of the postmaster
The postmaster has become terror-strick
en and fled, and that no one is in charge
of the office.
McKinley Hooches CuiMon.
Canton. 0., Aug. 4.—President McKin
ley returned to Canton at lo:45 a. m.,
#o-day on <he regu.ar Pennsylvania train
from Washington. *He was accompanied
by Secretary Cortelyou and Controller of
the Currency Dawes. The President’* car
riage was In waiting at the station, and
Jie was driven direct to his home afier
hew n* greetings to a large crowd ai the
C depot.
TROOPS JOINED THE BOXERS.
Continued from First Page.
viceroy that the werk wou’d be atopped,
five guns hive been mounted.
The dispatch accuses the British of a
secret undcistandU g wi'h the v.oeroy In
accounting for the indifference of the
British fleer to the strengthening of the
Chinese fortifications at Wu Sung.
FIR!. 1.1 REPORTED A SUICIDE.
Mcftnenger \\ rut to lunqnlre flat
% mover Wns Refused.
Shanghai, Aug. 5,. 5:25 a. m.— A report
having been circulated here, to the effect
that Li Hung Chang had comltted sui
cide, r foreign official sent a messenger
to his residence, but an answer was re
fused.
THAT CONGER MESSAGE.
Tlie State Department Ha# Finally
Straightened It Out and I# Satis
fied of It# Genuineneaci.
Washington. Aug. 4.-The department
of state authorizes the following state
ment in regard to ihe probable date of
the telegram from Minister Cotiger, to
which, in transmitting it through Sheng ;it
Shanghai, and Minister Wu, the Tsung-ll-
Yamen, assigned the date of July 18.
The department of state is in posses
sion of the original cipher text of the en
tire message s received by Minister Wu
on July 20. and communicated by him to
Secretary Hay on the morning of that
day’. It is partly in the Chinese cipher
code and partly in that of the United
States. The two texts were separated by
several groups, not intelligible in either
cipher. As deciphered on July 20, the
Conger message appeared to begin with
the words: “In British legation under
continued shot and *hell, etc.”
With the aid of the full text as tele
grnphed from Che Foo by Consul Fowler,
and already given to the press, the doubt
ful groups, which were distorted in tele
graphic transmission. have now been cor
rected and found to read:
“For one month we have been besieged."
which intelligibly completes the sentence,
making the telegram read: a**
“For one month we have been besieged
in British legation under continued shot
and shell from Chinese troops. Quick re
lief only can prevent general massacre.
Conger.”
As it is known that the various legations
and foreigners took shelter in the British
legation about June 17 the date of Mr, Con
ger’s telegram is fixed with approximate
certainty as July 17. This agrees with
Consul Fowler’s statement that the orig
inal message as written on a regular tele
graph form and signed “Conger.” Is aup
plemented by the rode “E. H. Conger.
July 17, address United States legation,' 1
written on the same form, but evidently
not transmitted.
The fact that the authentic text of the
original nieaaefe as received In Washing
ton on July 20. agrees literally with Con
sul Fowler's report of the wording of the
orignal form, written by Miniater Conger
ond bearing the file date of July 17, ap
pears to establish the genuineness of the
message and its date beyond doubt.
ON THE HI SSIAN FRONTIER.
Several Pnrtte* of Troop* AVrre At-
Inckrtl by Chlnene.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 4 —Gen. Grodekoff
has sent the following dispatch to the
war office:
"Khahamvisk, Aug. 3—Two column*
from Blagove'schensk w< re ferried over
the Amur river at 3 a. m. under Cols.
Schwerin and S?rkianoff, attacked the
Chinese troops and took the town of Hak
h illn, one gun and n quantity of Mauser
cartridges. The sttamer Silenga suffered
severely from rifle fire.
“The Transselsk detachment under Col.
Pfotenhauer bombarded Aigtin with
twelve mortars, and the Chinese replied.
One officer and five men were kited, and
fifte n men were wounded. Four armored
steamer* are jatrollng the Amur.”
A telegram received here to-day from
Engineer Offenberg dated Kawgkumschl.
Gasimur. In the Tianshaikal province
Wednesday, Aug. 1, says:
"In the retreat to the frontier the
agents, workrmn and guards were sur
prised and bombarded by Chinese In the
Shingan trasses. Three guards and one
workman were killed and twenty work
men fled to the mountains, none of whom
have re'urned.”
ATTACK ON THE CHINESE.
Hniaiuni Started It Wlthont Any
Apparent Cause.
Che Foo, Aug. 3. Dispatches from New
Chwang state that 200 Russians suddenly
appeared on July 26 at the railway sta
tion, and attack**! the Chinese camp out
side the south gate. The Chinese had
behaved wlfh propriety, and the attack
did not appear to be Juatlflid. AflPr two
hours of fighting with little damage on
either side, the Russians retired. The
consuls at New Chwang. Including the
Russian consul, protested, and received a
verbal reply Io the effect that the attack
would not be repeated.
FORTIFYING THE YANG-TSE.
Chinese Claim That It I* a Precau
tion Ignlnst Boxer*.
Shanghai, Friday. Aug. S.—According to
trustworthy reports received here to-day
the Chinese are fortifying he Yang-tse
river. At a fort near Manlcin, two 6-Inch
qulck-flro guns were disabled a* the flrst
trial.
Chinese official* affirm that the guns
were mounted a* a precaution against
Boxers advancing southward.
ACTIVITY AT BOGIE FORTS.
Cantonese Said to Fear an Attack
by the French.
Hong Kong, Aug 4.—A1l Is quiet a* Can
ton. but there In great activity at\the
Bogun forts, which are fully manned and
on the walla of which flags are hoisted
Constant practice is had with th* big
guns at channel targets.
The Chinese state that the Cantonene
are in fear of an attack by the French.
FLAGS OK THE CHINESE.
Ilmae keen on Seymour'* Mreh In
<l leu ted l.enuoe \4 Ith Hover*.
Ran Francisco, Ang. 4.—The Kobe Her
ald of July 17, print* Ihe full report of
Commander Mori to the Japanese govern
ment on the attempt of Admiral Seymour
to reaeb Pekin. On June 13. tha relief
expedition first became convinced that
tha Boxer* and the Chinese Imperial
troops were acting In concert. In review
ing the skirmish on that date, Command
er Mori reported:
“The troop# facing ihe British were Gen.
Tung's main body. They carried flag*
with the Idograph 'Tung' blazoned In gold
on a red field, and in Ihe Intervals of
these flag*, were banner* with green bor
der* *urrOundlng a red Held. The*e
standard* showed thal we were confront
ed by a mixed army of regular* and Box
er*. The troop* on th# enemy'* left were
Gen. Tupg'* rear guard, and the whole
numbered about 2.H00. Our force at the
time mustered about 1,160."
Au th* skirmish that (allowed, li of the
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enemy were killed. The allies losses were
-■( veil F.nglUh and Germans killed and two
German officers, one Kusslan officer and
over fort\ Krxllsh. German and Russian
soldiers wounded. The Japanese had no
casualties. The flays captured had the
tdographs "Imperial Command' Inscribed
on the right corner, whereas all the. Box
er flairs previously taken hore merely ine
name “Iho“ and a place name. They had
also seven tdograph* signifying 'The Iho
save the empire and destroy foreigners
Such a legend was now seen for the nist
time. It showed that the Boxers and Im
perial troops were acting In oomMtiatlon.
ihhdgkmktd for bhvan.
Finns for the JSnflßentlon Meeting
Have Been Made.
Tndlnnapolte. Ind.. Aug. 4.—The ar
rangements for 4he Bryan notification
meeting are about complete. Mr. Bryan
and his party will arrive here Tuesday
evening at 6:30 o’clock. Wednesday after
noon the notification meeting will take
piaca.
The committee saya that from reports,
it has appeared, the city will be lilterally
decorated. The committee has ordered
handsome banners to be placed across the
principal streets. Barrels of l-ewater
will be placed at differed plnces in Mil
itary Park, where the notification exer
cises are arranged to take place, and no
hucksters or refreshment stands will ho
oliowed there. Night meetings will no
held When Messrs. Bryan, Stevenson and
others will speak.
It Is now thought that It will take near
ly four hours for th notification exercise*
Wednesday, as It Is understood that Mr.
Bryan’s speech will contain nearly 40.0 IX)
words. James D. Richardson of Tennes
see. who will notify Mr. Bryan, probably
will speak for nearly an hour. The
speeches of Mr. Stevenson and Gov.
Thomas of Colorado, who will notify Mr.
Stevenson, are nol expected to be lengthy.
If It ratlin. Tomlinson Hall, which ac
commodates 5.000, will be used for the
notification. It has been handsomely dec.
orated for Ihe night meeting. Bryan and
Stevenson parties will leave here Thurs
day morning.
FOR KLECTHIO LIGHTS.
An Election to He Held nt Wrlghts
vllle to Decide the Matter.
Wrlghtsvll'.e, ()., Aug. 4.—There will be
an election held here Monday to get the
wishes of the citizens whether they want
electric light or not. If there is a auffi
elent vote the Mayor and eouncllmen will
Issue J 15.000 worth of bonds, and by Jan.
1, 1900, will have an electric light plant
and a better ssystem of water works.
There are aeveral new buildings going
up here, together with a large ginnery,
which Ib being built by Messrs. T. J. Ar
line * Cos. They will put In two presses,
one square and one round-bele press,
which will give the farmers their pref
erence.
~a~ \
KPEF.D TRIAL OF ALABAMA.
Beard of Naval Officers Appointed to
Conduct It.
Wnahlngfon, Aug. 4—Acting Secretary
Hackett has appointed a hoard consisting
of Admiral Rodgers, Capt. Kvans, Com
manders Hemphill and Boelker, Construc
tor Knapps and Lieutenant Commanders
Vreeland and Henderson to conduct the
speed trial of Ihe battleship Alabama. The
board is to meet at the New Fork navy
yard on Thursday morning, the 16th In
stant, and again In Boston on the l#th
Instant. The trial Is to take place over
the meixurcd course from Cape Ann to
Cape porpoise, two runs being made.
MF. 143 4 GB} TO Me KIN LEV.
New Kina of Italy kentla Thanks to
American People.
Washlrgton, Aug. 4 —The King of Italy
baa sent the following message to Pres
ident McKinley:
“Monza. Aug. 3, I*oo.—His Excellency,
William McKinley, President of the I'nlt
cd Staten of America. 1 hearllly thank
vour exctllertcy and the great American
people, who, sharing my grief and that
of my country, have strengthened the old
bonds of frltnshlp existing between the
two nations. "Victor Emmanuel.”
Col. L, D. Richardson Dend.
Ho* Springs, Ark.. Aug 4.—C01. L. D.
Richard sen died to-day of a compile-.'on
of Ills, aged 74. He was one of the most
piorrlncut citizens In this stale. He was
for twelve years superintendent of the
Hot springs Railroad, between this city
and Malvern Junction, which position he
held up to the time of hi* death. In his
earlier life he was associated with Joe
Reynolds of c Chicego, better known ss
"Diamond Joe," In the operation of a Una
of steamers between Ht Louis and St.
Paul, He was a thirty-third degree Mason.
Ronr<l of Anrvey Named.
Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 4.—A board of
survey ha* been appointed to meet at Sc
uttle. Aug. 25 to examine Info and report
upon the circumstances pertaining to a
shortage of government property and the
failure of certain officers In Alaska and
, Manila to receipt for government stores
Invoiced to them by the quartermaster.
Korean Prince Here.
San Francisco, Aug. 4.—Prince Kni
Wha. second son of the Kmperor of Ko
| rea. arrived to-day on the steamer City
iOf Pekin, en route to Roanoke, Va., to
. enter college. He was accompanied by
i Bln Feh Moo. a member of ths Korean
, legation at Washington.
ATWOOD FOR LEGISLATURE.
NOMINATION 41411F IN A M.A9R
MELTING AT DARIEN.
Halle; Xomlaated to Sneered filming
ns Mierin of Mclntosh fonntyt
Itlou til's It emit Condnct W nut
Aaalnst film—Senatorial ll.li-ot.s
44' 111 Probably Vote for Smiley,
New County Executive fonimltteal
Was Chosen.
Darien, Ua., Aug. 4.—Docsl politic*
reached the boiling point in Mclntosh
county to-day.
A mass meeting was held at the Count
House to-day in response to a call Issued
by the County Executive Committee, r*
was largely attended and those present
appeared to be greatly IntercHtetl In tho
purposes of the meeting. Shortly after 12
o'clock Col. H. H. Knox, chairman pro
tern, of the Executive Committee, nailed
the meeting to order and announced thaO
the election of a chairman was In order.
Mr. James K. Clarke was made chair
man and Mr. T. J. Brooks secretary of
tha meeting. The following delegated
were elected to represent Mclntosh oourv.
ly at the Senatorial Convention! J. Tt,
Juasely, 'J\ K. Dunham, F. E. Duran*. E
R. Poppell, W. H. Strain, D. M. Dmv
wody, B. T. Sinclair and J. M, Hopkinat,
These delegates go to the convention!
without Instruction. They are all said
to he Smiley men, but the mass meetinß
was not disposed to tie their hands.
The following gentlemen were unart**
monsly elected member* of the County
Executive Committee for the ensuing*
two years: R. H. Knox, Dlvlngston Ke
nan, James K. Clarke, Jr., Ft. D. Wylly,
W. H. Strain, T. K. Dunham, Wililana
Smith, J. A fNelson and J. R. Juasely.
The committee will meet next Buturday
at the Court House for the purpoee of or
ganizing.
Editor Grubb made a motion that th
mass meeting go Into Ihe nomination of a
candidate for representative. Mr. F. H.
MucFarland offered a substitute that tha
rose ting do not go into a nomination. Judgo
C. l„ Livingston propoood that the meet
ing nominate all .county officers. Tha
chairman ruled the last motion out of
order and put the motion of Mr. MaeFar
land, which was defeated. The motion to
nominate prevailed and the name of Mr.
W. H. Atwood was placed In nomination.
He was unanimously nominated and will
carry the banner of Democracy to success
against the colored candidate, Crawford.
The surprise of the day came when Mr,
Clarke vacated the chair to place In nom
ination the name of Tnomas A. Bailey
for sheriff. In doing so he took occasion
to say that Mclntosh now had a sheriff
In name only and while the present In
cumbent was a good citizen, he was un
fitted for the position whUAi he holds. Bai
ley was unanimously chosen as the nomi
nee.
Mr. T. B. Blount, who ha* been sheriff
for many yearn, and who Is a candidate
to succeed himself. Is generally popular,
but his conduct during the riots last year
has been criticised by some, and the ac
tion of the party to-day was the outcome
of these criticisms.
Mr. T A. Bailey, the nominee, held the
office of sheriff some years ago and made
a most acceptable officer. He was fearleea
and prompt. In the dls.barge of his du
ties. His nomination to-day was entirely
unsought.
q r *
AN ODD ACCIDENT.
Holler of a steamboat Dropped OvejN
board and Lost.
Besufort, S. C., Aug. 4.—The boiler ad
the steamer I.lHian, which is undergolnß
repairs here, was lost overboard yester
day ufternoon. It was found nereesary to
remove the toller In order to expedite re
pairs. and II was while this work was It*
progresa that It toppled overboard *t
three fathoms of water.
The Lillian was recently purchased by
Mr. T. E. Danner for the route between
Beaufort and Land's End and the naval
station. The work of recovering the lost
Isjller was begun Immediately, and It H
hoped the etearner will soon be In condi
tion to resume her schedule. Meanwhile
the aldewhecl steamer I-oulse of Charles
ton is on the line.
WILL CAUSE A WARM FIGHT.
Proposition to Neparate Solldtor
■ hlps In Macon.
Macon, Aug. 4.—T. B. Felder, one of
Bibb's nominees for representative, hap
caused a political sensation here by an
nouncing that he Intends to Introduce a
bill In the next assembly similar to tho
one. that stirred Chatham at the lan ses
sion. He proposes to take Ma'on City
Court out of the solicitor general’* Ju
risdiction and make It anew office. Pol
htll'i friends are up In arms. Two of tho
representatives say they will tight tha
bill.
A FIIk Steamship Line.
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 4.-President
James J. Hill’s scheme for a big steam
ship line to the Grlent seems to have tak
en sha|ie In articles of Incorporation filed
with ihe Secretary of Slate to-day by. of
ficers of the Ore.it Northern Steamship
Company, with a capital stock of W.flOO.ufiO.
The Incorporators x>lected the mem
bers of the first beard of director*: J. J.
Hill, D. Miller. W. P. Clough, M D.
Grover and W. A. Clark, all officiate of tha
Great Northern Railroad Company. Tho
new company will extend It* business ui
Asia.