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THE MORNING NEWS. Established 1850. .- - Incorporated ISSB J. H. ESTILI. President. DEMAND UPON CHINA PRESIDENT HAS PRACTICALLY IS SUED AN ULTIMATUM. SITUATION IS MORE SERIOUS. AMERICANS NOT ENGAGED IN THE FIGHT AT PEI TSANG. Prni<lfnt' Demand Not Made Pub lic, lint It Calls for an Immediate Compliance With Conditions For merly Made—China Must Stop Her Double Dealing; and Say What She Intends to Do—MacArthur Prepared to Send More Troops. Washington, Aug. B.—The Chinese sit uation is considered very grave by the authorities in Washington. The receipt of the message from Minis ter Conger last night, which indicated a continuation of the tiring upon the lega gationers, and the Chinese government's insistence that the ministers should leave Pekin, which Mr. Conger considered would tnegin certain death, brought matters to cn acute stage. AH day the cabinet officers who are in toivn have been consulting with each other and the President has been com municated with by telegraph and over the long distance telephone. Secretary Root held two conferences with Attorney General Griggs, and sev eral with Acting Secretary of State Adee, and their views were communicated to the President. Asa result of these consul lations, it was announced officially at the close of the day that a message to the Imperial government at Pekin had been de livered to Minister Wu for transmission to his government. The text of the mes sage was prepared by Acting Secretary of State Adee and Secretary Root and in its final form was made known to the I ‘resi lient, in a talk conducted by Ur. Root over the White House long distance tele phone. It was then stated definitely that the authorities of the government would not make public the text of this last commu nication to China until Minister Wu had had opportunity to forward it to his gov ernment. The chief officials of the gov ernment were not willing to outline in any definite manner the contents of the message, although generally it was ac cepted that the communication was em phatic and to the point. Not an Entire Compliance. The message sent to the Chinese gov ernment through Mr. Wu, according to lhe best information obtainable, informs that government removal of the restrictions upon communication with our minister, evidenced both by the receipt of Mr. Conger's message and the transmis sion of the edict of the sth, is very grat ifying, but is not an entire compliance with the original demands of the Presi dent in his reply to the appeal for medi et ion. The President, in his original communi eution to the Emperor of China, laid down three conditions, precedent to any action looking to negotiations for the set tlement of the difficulties between China arid the Powers. The conditions, in the President's own words, were as follows: "I most solemnly urge upon Your Maj esty's government to give public assur ance whether the foreign ministers are alive and if so, in what condition. “Second. To put the diplomatic repre sentatives of the powers in immediate and free communication with their respective governments, and to remove ail dangers to their lives and liberty. "Third. To place the imperial authorities of China in communication with the relief expedition so that co-operation may be se cured between them for the liberation of the legations and the protection of foreign ers, and the restoration of order.” These three demands practically were re iterated in the dispatch which Secretary Hay sent to Consul Gen, Goodnow, at Shanghai. Aug. 1, for submission to Earl X.l Hung Chang. The authorities consider that the opening of communication with Minister Conger, therefore, only partially complies with the President's demands. Hope That China Will Yield. With the legationers still under fire, the Chinese government cannot be said to have removed "all dangers to their lives nnd liberty,” and moreover, so far as known here, the imperial authorities of China have made no efforts to communi cate and co-operate with the relief expe dition. The new demand upon the Chinese gov ernment is for square-topd compliance with those conditions. There Is hope, growing out of the fact that the Chinese government has yielded partially, that when confronted with the firm position taken by the United Slates it will he suf ficiently impressed to make complete ac quiescence. This government's determina tion, it is hoped, will show the Chinese government that the United States Is not to be trifled ’with, and will bring the shifting evasive authorities in Pekin to B full realization of the situation and the consequences of refusal. Minister Wu early in the day brought •o the state department the imperial edict teaming the r. strictiors from free com tb'uication with the ministers. Ho was plainly perturbed over Minister Conger's fepiort that the legationers were under fire, but still contended that his govern n> nt was acting in good faith, and pro fited against a misinterpretation of the situation. He pointed out the fact that the ebsence of artillery fire might Indicate thru there were no regular troops en fcased in the assault, and that the rifle fire spoken of by Mr. Conger might be Bln-.piy the sniping of disgruntled Irregu lars who were engaged in guerilla tactics. Tbe Fighting at Pel Tsang. Two dispatches were received during the day, one from Admiral Rcmey. and •he other from Gen. Chaffee. Both related fo he fighting at Pei Tsang. Admiral B*mey'a dispatch stated specifically that *he Americans were not engaged, and Jsatemnal) IHnfiting fsfeto#. Csen. Chaffee’s dispatch explains how it was that they practically were out of it. 1 hey occupied the rear of the turning column. Owing to the limited ground of operations which he mentions, it is prob able that the Americans cou’d not be brought into the thick of the fighting, and they thus escaped without casualties. The fact that the American troops did not have an opportunity to distinguish themselves was something of a disappoint ment to the officials of the war depart ment, but, knowing Gen. Chaffee as they do, they are confident if his men were not engaged, it was because it was physically impossible to bring them into action. The continued brilliant work of the Ja panese, wlfo seem to have borne the brunt of the fighting at Pei Tsang as well as at Tien Tsin, attracts unstinted praise for the doughty warriors of the Mikado s realm. Secretary Root said to-night that the events of the day had caused no change in the military situation, so far as the advance on Pekin was concerned, and no additional orders had been sent to Gen. Chaffee. SAID TO HAVETEFT PEKIN. Report That Italy's Minister Has De parted—Wonld He Mistake to Land Troops ut Shanghai. London, Aug. 9, 4a. m Beyond the offi cial news given out yesterday the morn ing papers contain no direct information of importance from China. Thanks to the dispatches of Sir Claude MacDonald and Rear Admiral Bruce, there is a general disposition to take a more hopeful view of the situation. The report of the appointment of Field Marshal Count von Waldersee as com mander-in-chief of the international forces meets with general approval. The Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail announces the reception there of offi cial dispatches from the Italian minister in Pekin, asserting that he left Pekin on July 31, presumably for Tien Tsin. This, however, is so utterly at variance with the action and intentions of the other ministers heard fro n that it seems almost incredi ble. If true, it opens up an interesting field of speculation concerning the fate of the Italian repersentative. The Chinese legation believes that the members of the foreign legation® have not left Pekin, but that they will do so. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily News, wiring pesterday, says: “United States Consul Goodnow strong ly opposes Admiral Seymour’s intention to land 3,000 troops, on the ground that such an act would not be warranted by the circumstances, and would be likely to cre ate trouble. M. Bezaure, the French con sul, agrees to the arrangement, but says that if the British land forces the French will do likewise. The Austrians also will land men. My personal opinion is that the landing of troops here at the present moment would be a grave mistake.” ANSWER DEMANDED AT ONCE. Peremptory Message Has Been Sent to Chinese Government. Washington, Aug. B.—While there is talk of the probable action of the United States government in the Chinese matter and some discussion of the possibilities of an extra session of Congress to deal with the whole situation, it is very likely that nothing will be done until additional in formation is received from China. The tenor of the message sent to Consul General Goodnow this morning, and which he is expected to communicate to the Chi nese authorities, was such as to necessi tate an answer at once. The authorities here are now awaiting that reply. It is stated that President McKinley will not return to Washington until next week, when he will be accompanied by rMs. Mc- Kinley. As to the possibility of an extra session of Congress it was said by a prominent official that such a sessionfwas improba ble. The situation, he said, is one of rep cue, and were Congress in session now it could not get additional troops to China in time to participate in the entrance to Pekin. THE BATTLE AT PEI TSANG. Americans Snppnrteil the Japanese hat Hail no Lasses. Washington. Aug. B—The war depart ment hos received the following cable gram from Gen. Chaffee: * “Che Foo. Adjutant General, Washing ton, Aug. 5.—P0l Tsang handsomely taken early this morning by Japanese troops, supported by English and Americans. Ja panese loss considerable; English slight; Americans none. Ground very limited. In morning American troops occupied rear position which was to form turning move ments, but were urab e to form In line. We wll cress Pei Ho to left bank to morrow morning and move on Yang Tsun. Consul at Che Foo furnished copy dis patch from Tsung LI Yamen, which he has cabled. “Chaffee,” REPLY TO MINISTER CONGER. No Expense Will Be Spared to Get the Message to Him, Washington ,Aug. B.—A reply has been sent to Minister Conger by the State De partment to the message received from him late yesterday. It advises him of the a|>proach of the relief column and exhorts him to be of good cheer. The dispatch was sent direct to Minister Conger at Pekin and a duplicate of it to Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai. Goodnow was directed to spare no pains or expense to get the mesasge to Mr. Con ger. The message is In cipher and intended to test the assertion of the Chinese edicts that free cipher communication would be allowed. SAFE CONDUCT OF MINISTERS. Imperial Edict as to Their Escort to Tien Tala. Washington, Aug. 8 —The Chinese min ister has received a copy of the Imperial (Continued on Fifth Page.) SAVANNAH, GA„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 0, 1<)00. GAYNOR CASE AGAIN TWIGGS' DIFFICILTIBS IN SECUR ING CONTRACTS. AN EFFORT TO BUY HIM OFF. REFUSED GAYNOR’S OFFER TO PREVENT HIS BIDDING. Secured a Contract and Lost $2,000 on Account of Exactions Which Were Placed Upon if ni—Said Gay nor Failed lo Pnrehnse Stone From Him as Agreed—Restrictions Plac ed on Kim Were Not Put on the Gaynors. New York, Aug. S.—The hearing in the proceedings for the removal of John F., William T. t and E. H. Gaynor and Ben jamin D. Greene, accused of conspiring to defraud the government, to the juris diction of the Georgia federal courts, was resumed to-day before Commissioner Shields. Albert J. Twiggs, a Georgia contractor, the first witness called, said some con tracts were awarded to him by Capt. Carter on the Savannah river, but that he was so hampered that he was unable to carry them out. The work was given to the Gaynor company and the restric tions that had hampered him were with drawn. After that, the witness said, he had a talk with John Gaynor and they agreed to divide the work and let the Gaynors get the contracts. Mr. Gaynor paid him SiCO fer the concession. That was in 1892. In 1893, Mr. Twiggs testified, John Gay nor offered him SI,OOO not to bid for a cer tain contract. He refused the offer and underbid the contracting company S4OO. The contract was awarded to him. The witness sad that Capt. .Carter de clined to accept work from him, although he had personally accepted exactly simi lar work from the Gaynors, built under like specifications and by the same work men. Mr. Twiggs testified that under the methods pursued by Capt. Carter it was impossible to carry out the contract at a profit and he lost $2,(00. Mr. Erwin said that was part of the conspiracy between Capt. Carter and the Gaynors to keep all oth*:r contractors out cf the field. Failed in the Contract. Under cross-examination the witness said when Gaynor gave him the SSOO. about which he had testified, Gaynor also agreed to purchase from him all the stone needed to carry out the contract. He had no writ ten agreement to that effect and never re ceived any written order for stone. Since the contract, which he refused to forego for SI,OOO and upon which he sub sequently lost $2,000, the witness said he had made no bids on government work. When he made that contract, he said, he knew it could not be completed in the time set, but he did not expect to be held to the time limit. Other contractors had been liberally treated in that respect. He applied for an extension of time twice. It was granted both time® on the recommen dation of Capt. Carter. At the expiration of the time set by the second extension the work was still unfinished and a sup plementary agreement was made under which the government completed the work. That agreement, suggested by Capt. Car ter, saved the witness the forfeiture of all he had expended on the work. The origi nal contract provided for such forfeiture in case the work was not done within the time limit set. The district attorney promised to have the government’s side of the case all in within two clays. The hearing will be resumed to-morrow. TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION. Thirtieth Annanl Convention In Session in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Aug. B.—The thirtieth an nual convention of the Catholic Abstein ance Union of America began here to-day, and will continue until Friday. About 300 delegates are In attendance from nearly every state In the Union. Previous to the business session solemn pontificial mass was celebrated at the cathedral by Archbishop Ryan. The ser mon was preached by Mgr, T J. Conaty, rector of the Catholic University at Wash ington. A communication was received from Archbishop Martinelli. papal delegate, placing the stamp of his approval on the work of the union. The convention decided to send a cable gram to the Poire giving a summary of the work of the union during the thirty years of its existence and asking the papal b nedictlon. At the afternoon ses.-lon the report of the president, Bbhop Tierney of Hart ford, was read by the secretary. It recom mended action on the proposed federation of Catholic societi s. the alleged desecra tion of churches in the Philippines, the Cuban marriage question and the Indian school problem. In the report of Third Vice President Mrs. L. M. Lake, cf St. Louis, attention was called to what was said to be the alarming Increase of drunkenness among women Several aulhoritie were quoted on the subject and the tendency was declar ed to be one fraught with woe to future gem rations and the subject one deserving of the most carpful consideration. The secretary's report showed that the total membership Is now 81,121. To-night there was a mass meeting in (he Academy of Musie, at which Arch bishop Ryan presided. Addresses were made by clergymen and laymen promi nent in the temperance cause. IN HONOR OF KING HUMBERT. Italian Society of Norfolk to Hold Memorial Service. Norfolk, Va., Aug. B.—The Italian So ciety and the Italian Democratlo Club have decided to hold a Joint service In memory of the late King Humbert. The serviec will be held on Thursday. Aug. 18 at 9 a. m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church. There will be a requiem mass and it will be a solemn and Impressive occasion. Mayor Johnson and other citi zens will be invited to attend. The entire Italian colony will be there. There will be a street parade with brass bond and service* at the church. The Italian consul will be received and escorted to the churcik TERRIBLE TALES FROM CHINA. Arrival of a Party of Missionaries Who Escaped. Victoria. B. C., Aug. B.—Among the passengers on the Empress of Jnpanj which arrived from the Orient to-day were twenty-nine missionaries who w’ere fugities from North China. Many of them had narrow' escapes. One of the number, a Miss Hawes, was in the compound at Wein Shan when It was attacked by the Boxers. In company with several others she escaped over a rear wall by means of a ladder. Rev. Jonathan Lee and Mrs. Lee, and Corpl. J. Kennedy and Private Scott, who are among the Empress’ passengers were present at the siege of Tien Tsin. Mr. Lee (sustained a wound during the fight ing. Stories of atrocities of shocking horror are related by Kennedy and Scott. Among them is a tale of the slaughter of 200 help less coolies who were going up the Pel Ho on a lighter under an engagement to do transporting for British parties. Another harrowing story was related In connection with the fate of a party of British, under command of Capt. Bates, which was cut off from Admiral Sey mour’s column. According to the account, the captain and his men were killed by Lin Chee. It is said that the victims were hacked to pieces and the reeking tlesh of the first slain forced into the mouths of those not yet put to the sword. The passengers bring a report of the suicide of Dr. A. Donald Westwater of Liao Yan, Manchuria, who took her own life at Arima while suffering from mental depression caused by exciting experiences through w'hich she passed while at New Chwang. SALVAGE OF THE McI'HERSON. Conflict of Authority in Getting the Transport Off. (Copyright, 1900, the Assoclattd Press.) On board Norwegian steamship Jamaica, Aug. 5. via Cape Henry, Va.. Aug. B.—The United States army transport McPherson, w'hich struck on Windsor Point reef, For tune Island, Thursday morning, Aug. 2, at 4 o’clock, succeeded just b.fore high tide to-day with the assistance of the Nor wegian tramp steamer Jamaica in putting water under her keel after fifteen min utes hard pulling. The Jamaica, it is as sumed, captures big salvage money. The transport is uninjured. The McPherson was three miles east of her course when she grounded. The sec ond officer was on the bridge, and the night was dark and squally. Both troops and crew showed excellent discipline. The foimer were landed with considerable dif ficulty on the island, which is about a mile from the reef. The cargo was dis charge and as rapidly as pcss.ble.and at each h gh t de the transport made an effort to pull off witn tackle on the anchors as tern. The Atlas liner Alone made two unsuccessful attempts to relieve her. A conflict of auhority occurred between Capt. Burns, navigating master of the Mc- Pherson, and Maj. Hutchins, quartermas ter. The latter objection to throwing the pig-iron ballast overboard, he being ac countable for the same, but ultimately Maj. Borden assumed responsibility in the matter, in order to lighten the ship, and ordered the ballast thrown overboard. Another dispute arose over contracts with passing ships. Cap. Burns wished to use every effort regardless of expense and Maj. Hutchins insisted on doing every thing to economize. PARLIAMENT HAS ADJOURNED. Queen's Speech Referred to South Africa, and China. London, Aug. B.—Parliament adjourned to-day after the appropriation bill had been passed oy both houses. The Queen’s speech, after stating that the relations with the Powers of Europe and America continue friendly and a ref erence to the establishment of the oom monwealth of Australia, refer® to the war in South Africa, saying: “Believing the continued independence of the republics to be a constant danger to the peace of South Africa, I authorized the annexation of the Free State as a first step to the union of the races under an institution which may in time be developed so as to secure equal rights and privileges in South Africa.” Referring to China, the speech from the throne says: “The British and other legations at Pekin have been unexpectedly attacked by an insurgent mob, and it is feared many of their inmates have been mur dered. How far the -Chinese authorities are accomplices in this atrocious crime and whether the British minister s and his family are among the victims, are mat ters stiil in uncertainty. The utmost ef forts will be made by myself and my al lies to visit with worfhy punishment the authors of this unexampled crime.” An innovation in the Queen’s speech which caused some comment was the mentioning of America specifically. The speeches from the throne usually allude to the Powers generally or to the Euro pean Powers. APPOINTED AH 111 TIIA TOR. Uaeation of Sinking of the Kow filling to He Decided. London, Aug. B.—United States Ambas sador Choate has been appointed arbitra tor between the Britlsji and Chinese gov ernments In the case of the sinking of tha British dispatch boat Kow Shing during the Chlno-Jnpanese war. The Kow Shing, Capt. Galsworthy, while conveying Chinese troops, was attacked by Japanese warships and sunk off Aean. July 25, 1894. Capt. Galsworthy escaped to the Japanese but many were killed. Notification I’oatnoned. Indlanapollj. Ind., Aug. B.—The notifica tion exercises of the National Monetary League will not take place during the pres ent meeting as Intended. This was an nounced to-night by W. S. Jennings, can didate for Governor of Florida, and a mtm. ber of the Notification Committee. No More Fever at llocas del Toro. Washington, Aug. B.—Acting Assistant Surgeon H. B. Mohr, of the Marine Hos pital Service, In a cablegram here to day. says there have been no yellow fever developments at Bocas del Toro, Colom bia. since July 28, when three cases had been reported. Three Deaths on the Sherman. Ban Francisco, Aug. The transport Sherman has been released from quaran tine. Three deaths occurred on the voy age, as follows: Maj. Thomas Evans, Forty-ninth Infantry; Henry Grosman, private, Thirtieth Infantry; Herman Ban land of tha quartermaster's department. CRIMINALQR VICTIM? IS YOUNG TINDALL MURDERER OF FATHER AND SISTER f OR VICTIM OF SUSPICION? EVIDENCE OF lilts CRIMINALITY SAID TO BE STRONG But He Writes n Wonderfully Tender mid Pathetic Letter to His Sweet heart Asserting Ills Innocence. Seemed Indifferent to tle Death of Roth of His Near Relatives—Begs His Sweetheart Not to Desert Him Now. Irwinton, Ga., Aug. B.—The evidence against James Tindall, the 16-year-old boy who Is in jail here for killing his father with poison last week, makes a very strong caee against the lad. At first he had the sympathy of every one. and no one was willing to believe that a youth of hig tender years could be guilty of such a horrible crime as ho is accused of. But to-day there Is a mass of evidence against him, and even his uncle and near rela tives have doubts of his innocence. About ten days ago this boy shot and killed his 10-year-old sister. At first It was believed that it was an accident, hut it now seems that it was willful murder. The mother and father were absent from home, and the boy broke open his father ® trunk and helped himself to peach brandy. The little girl told him that she would tell his father, and he, with an oath, Is supposed to have shot and instantly killed her. He claimed that It was an accident, and it was accepted as true. Since the death of the father a different version of the affair has leaked out. Death of tlie Father. A few days after the death of the little girl, the father, W'ho was in ill health, took a dose of medicine which he had been taking for some time, and in a few min utes went into convulsions and died in a very short while. An inquest was held,and the evidence before the coroners Jury showed that this boy had bought a dose of poison that morning, saying that he wished to poison rats. The father's stomach was sent to Atlanta and analyzed and showed that the same kind of poison the hoy had bought caused the death. It was also shown that the lad had told Ms sweetheart the night before that his father had whipped him for going to see her so often, and that if she would keep quiet that she would hear some serious trouble at his home before many days. When his father was a corpse, he show ed the utmost indifference, and because someone did something lo displease him, he said that If anyone fooled with him :hat there would be another dead man stretched out in a few minutes. He ia small far h s age, but a very in telligent boy. He does not appear to care for his confinement and acts as if he has never had ar.y troub e in his life. He sp aks of the death of his fath< r and sis ter with the indifference of an utter strarger. He det ies his g.illt and says that hi will come clear as sxn as court con venes. He has no one to assist him In his trouble, as all his relatives repudiate him. A TouHiliiu Letter. There Is but one thing that touches his heart and that is the little girl he claims ns his sweetheart. Your correspondent read a letter he wrote io her, and it spems strange that one so void of love for his own kin, could p n sfieh a note so full of love and feeling. In a cramped boyish hand and poor grammar he penned her the following mte: “My Dear Sweetheart: A few days ago I was a free lad. at heme with my loved tnes, enjoying the sweet pleas ure of your confidence and love, hut to-day I am a prisoner, the in mate of a murderer's cell, charged with the death of my poor little sister and my kind-hearted father. There are no loving hands to tend me in my sorrow; no eyes look upon me, save those of the curious and unsympathetic, who stand and gaze upon me as upon some wicked demon. There are no words of comfort or consola tion spoken, and I only hear the rk-uel words of condemnation ns I am denounced as a vile and guilty wretch. And In this dark and dreary dungeon, where the sun light never comes, no music greets me save the grating of the Iron bars when the Jailer comes to admit someone to look upon my wretchedness. Says He la Inifoeent. "A short while ago, when I was with thee, when I had a-little sister and a lov ing father, little did I think that it would soon he thus! Sister dead, father buried, and I locked behind the prison bars! O, God, have mercy on an innocent child! Thou knowest that I am guiltless of this horrible crime. How could I have killed my little sister and poisoned my father, who raised me? "Oh. my sweetheart, come and give me one word of comfort. Do not desert me now when all other's have turned their backs' upon me. but come, oh come, anil bring a ray of sunshine and one spark of hope to this dark and lonesome cell! They tell me that ycu, too, hav forsaken rre! But I cannot—will not believe that you will ever for.-.nke the boy who loves you so, and who is being persecuted as I. “I may be trl-d and convieted. I may hear the awful rertenc* of death' pro nounced upon me. and ril • uron the gat lows. But God will know, atiel I want you to km w, that an Innocent lad paid an un just debt.” Then, In that chlld-llke s mpliclty, he closed with that little prayer, “Now I lay me down to sleep.” CANADIANS GET TEN YEARS. Collected Arms nnd Resold Them to the ll urgtiers. Ottawa, Ont., Aug. B.—The military de partment stated to-day that Pearce and Hopkins of "A” squad of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Toronto, who were under Col. Leasard In the second contin gent In South Africa, were tried and sen tenced to ten years penal serltude for col lecting arms from the burghers and re selling them to the Doers. Death Is the maximum penalty for this offense. D. A. TOMPKINS APPOINTED. President Puts Him on the Indus trial Commission. Washington, Aug. I.—The President has appointed Daniel A. Tompkins of North Carolina a member of the Industrial Com mission to succeed Ellison A. Hmythe, re signed. Mr. Tompkins Is lnrgely identified with the cotton interests of the South, and Is one e>f the principal owners of tbe Charlotte Observer, ARRESTED AS AN ANARCHIST. llrime In Said to Have Threatened to Throw a Romh. Richmond. Va.. Aug. B.—Alex Brasce. an Italian, about 30 years of age, a marble cutter by trade, is a prisoner nt the sec ond police station on the charge of being n suspicious character. Detectives arrested the man this morn ing on the complaint of a committee of prominent Italians, who declared that Brasce was an anarchist, and that he had made a threat to throw a l>omb Into the cathedral to-morrow while the memorial services in respect to the King Humbert were being celebrated. Brasce can hardly make himself un derstood, but to a reporter he tried to make it plain to-day that he was not an anarchist. The gentlemen who have the celebra tion in honor of King Humbert in charge were informed yesterday that an anarchist was- in the city and that he had been making threats. It was said that he de clared that he did not care if the King had been killed; in fact that he knew' the monarch was to die, anil that he knew the date and time in advance. It was also charged that Brasce had asserted that a bomb would be thrown into the cathedral to-morrow and that another would be til row n into the parade. Thief Howard heard the complaint of the Italian citizens and the Chief of De tectives was sent for and after hearing the report assigned detectives to the case with instructions to arrest the man and bring him to headquarters. letter It was said that Brasce had been at the anarchist meeting in Paterson, N. J.. at the lime of the drawing of lots to kill the King. It is also charged now that Brasce has been trying to'organize an anarchist band here. The man bears a striking resemblance to the pictures; printed of Breed, the assas sin of King Humbert, and the similarity of the names has led many of the local Italians to think that the two men are .brothers. CAPTURED BY THE BO ERA. Lord Roberta Fenra for the Eland’s River Gnrrlmon. London, Aug. B.—Lord Roberts fears that the Eland’s river garrison has been captured after ten days’ resistance. The war office has received from him tho fol lowing dispatch: “Pretoria. Aug. 7.—Delarey, hearing of lan Hamilton’s approach toward Rusten berg and seeing that he had no chance of capturing Baden-Powell, hurried off to Eland’® river. Hamilton reported that firing in the Eland’s river direction ceased yesterday and that Lieut. Col. Hoare’s garrison had evidently been captured. “Hamilton left Rustcnberg this morning, bringing Baden-Powell*s force with him. "DeWet commenced crossing tho Vaal river yesterday. Kitchener Is now mov ing in pursuit. Methuen, on the right bank of the Vaal. has evidently come Into contact with DeWet*• advance guard, as guna were heard by Kitchener this morn ing.” NO NEW CASES AT TAMPA. In Fact n Search fins Not Revealed Any Suspicious Illness. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 8 —“Nothing new" was the extent of State Health Officer Porter s official announcemerit of the sit uation to-night. The passing of another day without de velopments has confirmed tho belief of the public that the trouble Is over. The. house-to-house Inspection has up to to-night covered marly one-half of the city. No suspicious illness of any charac ter has been discovered. The surgeons have found revcral loca ities in very had sani ary condition, and have put the city authorities promptly to work cleaning them. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Is unofficially given as the date when the restrictions will be removed. EXTRADITION OF NEELY. Judge Lacomhe Will Probably Issne the Order Aug. 13. New York, Aug. B.—Judge laicombe of the United States Circuit Court to-day rendered an opinion which Indicates that an order for the extradition of Charles W. F. Neely to the Cuban authorities will be signed on Aug. 13. The latter part of the document says; “Tile evidence hows probable cause to believe that the prisoner Is guilty of the offense defined In the act of June 8, 1900, and which is also a violation of the crim inal laws In force In Culm, and upon such evidence he will be held for extradition. "Two obsiacles to his extradition now exist. He has been admitted to boll In this court upon a criminal charge of bringing Into this district funds embez zled In another district. He has also been arrested in a civil action brought In this court to recover 145,000 which. It Is al leged, he has converted. When both of these proceedings shall have (men discon tinued the order In extradition will be signed. This may be done on Aug. 13, at 11 o'clock, a. m.” MAC AHTHI It MUY SEND MEN. He Is Iteaily to Send Troops to Chinn In an Emergency, Washington, Aug. B.—The critical situ ation developed here to-day by the receipt of the Conger message give rise to a num ber of rumors of renewed military activ ity. It can be stated on the authority of the Secretary of War that no actual steps have been taken, but It Is understood that acting on u precautionary message ad dressed to him some time ago, Gen. Mac- Arthur lias so arranged matters In Luzon as to have a considerable body of troops on which he can draw in an emergency should there be a sudden and Imperative need to send them to reinforce the Inter national column In China. Cut In Imborers’ Wages. Muncie, Ind., Aug. B.—To-day the Re public Iron Company posted notice In their nut nnd bolt works here to the effect that skilled laborers must suffer a 15 per cent, cut In their wages, as the selling price of Iron has dropped hack to S7Vk cents per hundred In Plitsburg. These are 1893-91 price*. Three hundred workmen are affcctod. Non of Nobleman Extradited. Ban Francisco, Aug. B.—United States Commissioner Peacock yesterday ordered that Julian T. Biddolph Arnold, second so of Sir Edward Arnold, be extradited to England for trial on a charge of etnheg glement. DAILY, $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 8-TIMEB-A-WEEK.fi A YEAR DEMOCRATS’ BIG DAY BRYAN AND STEVENSON NOTIFIED OF NOMINATION. GATHERED AT INDIANAPOLIS THOUSANDS HEARD THE FAMOUS STAND %KD REARER. Imperialism W> His Theme amt Clearly Did He Handle It— Er ror* of the Republican Policy of Forcible Annexation of Blatant Terri tor > —Hry an Said He Would Call Congress to Undo Evil In Plill* i|> pinen—Mr. Stevenson's Response. Indianapolis, Aug. B.—William J. Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson were to-day, in this city, officially and formally notified of thtir nominations by the Democrats at the recent Kansas City Convention, to the offices, respectively, of President and Vic# President of the UnPed Siatts. The ceremony was made the occasion of a demonstration with which the Dem ocrats may be fairly said to have begun (heir national campaign. The notification occurred In the Military Paik, a beautiful shaded tract of ground in the center of the city. The park con tains probably thirty acres of ground, and U was well covered with people. In the vicinity of the tqxaker’H stand the crowd was very dens *. Probably a majority of thm were residents of Indianapolis, but many were from other portions of In diana, while many also came from dis tant states. , There was also quite a general gather ing of the membeis of the Democratiq National Committee, while, of course, the mevnbt m of the two committees appoint ed to make the official notifications were also present. The occasion was, therefore, regarded as of national political import ance. The ceremony was preceded by a parade through the principal streets of the city, which was participated in by a number of visiting and lotUl Democratic clubs. These acted as an escort to tho notification party and the cavalcade was- an Imposing one. The meeting began a few minutes after 3 o’clock and concluded nt 5:40 p. m. Flva speeches were made. Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis adding a welcoming address to the notification speeches of Represen tative Richardson and Gov. Thomas, and the responses made by Mr. Bryan and Mr* Btevcnaon. Discomfort From the Heat. The weather was hot, but toward tho close of the ceremonies a slight breeze alleviated to some extent the suffering oc casioned by the high temperature. At one time it appoqred h if ac.tual suffocation might be the result of the terrible crowd ing in front of the stand from which th# ceremonies occurred, but beyond a few fainting attacks and much personal dis comfort, no evil resulted. The platform on which the speeches were made was elevated about six feel above the park lawn and upon It sat the candidate# and their families, and tha members of the National Committee and of the two notification committees, as well as a few invited guests. Mr. Bryan sat near the center of the stage, Just to tha left of Chairman Jones, who presided. Mrs. Bryan and William, Jr., occupied adjoining chairs. Mr. and Mrs. Btevenson also sat In the same group, as did Mrs. Benalor Jonen, Congressman Richardson and Got. and Mrs. Thomas. Mayor Taggart's Welcome. The meeting was called to order in a brief speech of welconje by Mayor Taggart of this city, who said: "Mr. Chairman of the National Com mittee and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: It Is a great pleasure to me to have the opporlunity to welcome to th Capital City of the great state of Indiana the gentlemen who are with us to-day; and also this vast concourse of llherty-lovlng people, who have come from various places to witness the ceremonies here to take place. I desire on behalf of the peo ple of Indianapolis, regardless of party, to extend to you a hearty and cordial wel. come. We have a liberal and generous population which does not allow partisan politics to Interfere with the spirit of hos pitality and, therefore, you may be sura that the words of welcome which I utter are not mere words of formality, but that they represent the hearts and feelings of the people of Indianapolis and of Indiana. “It may not be out of place on this oc casion to remind you that you are in th* home of Thomas A, Hendricks, Isaac P. Gray and other wheelhorses of the an cient Democracy—men who were the great leaders of ihr great Democratic party in times past— m* n who are gathered to their last resting place. There is also the name of another great Democrat who was as sociated with the great leaders of the I arty In other years—the Hon. David Tur tle. It is the wish of every citizen o t this stato that this grand old man may yet be spared long to serve h!e country. Democracy of lalluna. “You are in a city and in a state whose Democracy Is true and Is prepared to taka Its full part In the winning of the victory this year which will make William Jen nings Bryan President cf the United States. (Loud cheering.) The Democracy of the state cf Indiana with our faithful allies, the liberty bving people of this country, hate come and are comlhg with us dally to march by our side to win this victory. They are Intensely Interested this year In the Issues that have arisen and (hey believe In reverencing the flag and also believe In reverencing the conatttu t en and the principles of the Declaration of Independence,dear to every true Amer ican heart. They arc for the flag of the Union and all for which It stands, and be ieve that It shou'd be a constant re mh and r of the doctrine that all govern ments derive their Just powers from the consent of the governed. They believe that the pre?nt administration Is In fa. t (Continued on Sixth Page.)