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Estaollshed 1850. .- - Incorporated ISSB
J. 11. ESTILT President.
PRESS ON TO PEKIN
THAT is THE ONLY' COURSE NOW
BEFORE THE ALLIES.
UNITED STATES DETERMINED.
MINISTERS WILL NOT ACCEPT A
CHINESE ESCORT.
Minister Conger and Those of the
Other Powers Have Demanded a
Foreign Escort and It Hill Be
(liven Them—A Well Hoarded Re
ply Has Been Sent to Mr. Conger.
China Swing for Peace Through Li
liung Chang.
Washington, Aug. 10.—In the light of
the latest dispatch from Minister Conger,
received by the State Department through
Minister Wu, to-day, the attitude of the
administration is that there is but one
thing to l>e done in the present circum
stances—to press on to the relief of the
besieged garrison at Pekin.
This was made known after extended
communications between Washington and
the President, a* Canton. The Conger dis
patch was accepted as showing conclu
sive justification for the imperative de
mand of the United States sent to the
Chinese government on Wednesday night,
insisting that the imperial troops co-op
erate with the international forces in the
re.-cue of the ministers, and until this
condition, as well as that for the cessa
tion of bombardment, is fully conceded by
China, there is no other course open but
to press steadily onward in the mission,
of relief.
The Cong r dispatch was received be
fore daylight at the Chinese legation, and
as soon as the official day opened Minis
ter Wu presented it to Acting Secretary
Adee at the state department. It was in
the Am r can cipher and was found to he
an ident cal note with that of the other
ministers at Pekin (that of the French
minister, M. Pichon, already having ap
pear and). with the additional fact that sev
en memb rs of the guard had been killed
and sixteen wounded.
Reply Sent to Conger.
The discussion with the other officials
led to the and. termination to reply to the
Conger message at once and accordingly
Secretary Root and Acting Secretary
Adee conferred on the terms of this- re
ply. The text was ready by 3 o'clock, and
it was forwarded late in the day. It was
announced officially and positively that
this message wou and not te made public,
either in whole or in substance. It was
made plain, however, that the message
was sufficiently guarded so as not to fur
ther increase the jeopardy of our min s er
in case the Chinese have access to our
cipher.
As to the terms of the message they are
believed to make plain that this govern
ment will not advise much less direct
that Mr. Conger leave Pekin under Chi
nese escort, especially when the minister
has advised Washington that this would
mean certain death.
Moreover the reply doubtless lets the
minister know that there is an unaccount
able error in the statement of the Chinese
government, as conveyed to him through
the Tsungdi-Yamen, that the foreign gov
ernments had urged repeatedly that the
ministers be sent out of Pekin under suit
able escort. This clause, contained in
Mr. Conger’s latest dispatch, clearly
shows that the Chinese government is
leading him to believe that it is the wish
of Washington that he leave under a Chi
nese escort, whereas the United States
government never has entertained for a
moment the idea of having the minister
6et out on the dangerous pilgrimage from
Pekin to the coast, under Chinese protec
tion.
There is no probability that the atten
tion of the Chinese government will be
directed to the apparent double meaning
indicated in the Conger dispatch.
Other Power* Notified.
The government has transmitted to the
other Powers interested the note to the
Chinese government entrusted to Minister
Wu on the night of the Bth. It has as
surances from the other Powers that they
have not advised their representatives to
accept Chinese escort from Pekin.
It is officially stated at the close of the
day that no further representations have
been made to the Chinese government
einde the Adee note of the Btli, and that
none will be made until the Chinese gov
ernment has given some indication of the
attitude it will assume in complying with
or denying the demands of the United
States.
While the State Department is continu
ing to send messages to Minister Conger
upon the assurances of the Chinese gov
ernment that communication is uninter
rupted, it is doing so with comparatively
small hopes of their delivery. This asser
tion was borne out to-night when Secre
tary Root said that there was no con
vincing evidence in possession of this
government that any of our dispatches
really had reached Minister Conger. This
indicates that the minister has not given
satisfactory answer to any of the queries
that have been addressed him by the De
partment of State.
CHINA SUING FOR PEACE.
Lomk-h of Americans at Vann Tuna
Arc \orv Itepor t etl to lie .511—1,1
Ilona; ('limits la 111.
London, Aug. 11, 4:10 a. m.—The morn
ing paper, express satisfaction at the lat
est developments in China. The average
comment is that China is now genuinely
suing for peace through Li Hung Chang.
Dispatches printed this morning give
further details of the taking of Yang
Tsun. According to the Dally Mail's cor
respondent, the attack waa led by the
Americans and British. The Chinese posi
tion consisted of seven lines of entrench
ments. The enemy fell back from one to
another, until driven from the last line.
Ibey fled toward Pekin completely demor
alised. The Chinese say they retreated
Jfotemtral) Mofninn ffetod.
| because the British “poured poison" into
their troops. This refers to the lyddite
shells, which the Chinese then experienced
for the first time.
The correspondent adds that the British
casualties were 200 and the American 2.10;
but this latter estimate, it will be noticed,
is four times greater than that of Gen.
Chaffee's report.
Carl U Dangeronsly 111.
A St. Petersburg special says the Chi
nese minister there has received a tele
gram announcing that U Hung Chang Is
dangerously ill and confined to his bed
and that he has been granted a month's
leave.
Another St. Petersburg dispatch as
serts that the Russian general staff has
been notified that the Chinese, 12,000
strong, are moving from Hu Nan and Hu
Pei toward Pekin and Tien Tsln.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily News, wiring Thursday, announces
that the Chinese merchants are petition
ing the authorities not to land troops.
50 CHINESE ESCOnT WASTED.
Minister Conger Wires I.egntloners
Must Have Foreign Guard.
Washington, Aug. 10.—The Department
of State made public to-day the following
telegram from Minister Conger, which was
received by Minister Wu late last night,
being contained in a telegram sent to him
by the Tao Tai of Shanghai. It was
handed by Minister Wu to the Acting Sec
retary of Slate at 9 o'clock this morn
ing:
“Secretary of State, Washington—The
Tsung-li-Yamen states to the diplomatic
body that the various foreign governments
have repeatedly asked through the re
spective Chinese ministers that we imme
diately depart from Pekin under suitable
escort. The Yamen asks us to fix a date
for our depailure and 1 to make the neces
sary arrangements to do so.
“Our reply is that we will seek instruc
tions from our governments, and that in
the absence of such instructions we can
not quit our posts. I must inform you
that in order to insure our safe departure,
foreign troops only can safely escort us,
and they must be sufficient to safeguard
800 foreigners, including 200 women and
children, as tvell as 3,000 native Christians,
who cannot be abandoned to certain mas
sacre. We cannot accept a Chinese escort
under any circumstances. All my col
leagues are dispatching the foregoing to
their respective governments.
“Of the American marines, seven have
been killed and sixteen wounded, among
the latter, Capt. Myers and Dr. Lippett,
w'ho are getting along nicely.
(Signed.) “Conger.”
The message is undated, but it is sup
posed to have been sent on or after the sth
of August, when the imperial edict re
moving the inhibition against the minis
ters sending cipher telegrams, was re
ceived by the Tsung-li-Yamen. It sub
stantially accords with the dispatch of
(he French Minister, M. Pichon, to his
government, which waa made public in
Paris yesterday and printed in this morn
ing's papers.
SAME DISPATCH TO ENGLAND.
MacDonald Wires of Effort to Get
Ministers Out of .Pekin.
London, Aug. 10.—The British foreign
office has received Horn the minister of
Great Britain at Pekin, Sir Claude Mae-
Donlad, a dispatch dated Pekin, Aug. 4,
much to the same effect as the dispatch
to the French foreign office from M.
Pichon, which described the efforts of the
Chinese to induce the foreign ministers
to accept a Chinese escort to Tien Tsin.
WILL ACCEPT VOX W ALDER SEE.
United .Stntes Willing He Should Be
t'ontninnder-ln-Cliief.
Washington, Aug. 10.—It is authorita
tively slated that the United States gov
ernment will accept Count von Waldersee
as commander ol the international forces
in China if the necessity) exists at the
time of his arrival in that country for in
international army to begin a campaign.
EARL LI TO BE PEACE M AKER.
An Imperial Decree Designates Him
to Negotiate.
Brussels, Aug. 10.—The foreign office has
received the following message, signed
“De Cartier" (E. De Curlier de Marchiene,
first secretary of the Belgian legation of
Pekin):
“Shanghai, Aug. 10.—An Imperial decree
names Li Hung Chang as minister pleni
potentiary to negotiate peace."
The foreign office has also received from
the Belgian minister at Pekin a dispatch
identical with that received yesterday by
the French foreign office from the French
minister at Pekin, M. Pichon, telling of
the attempts made by the Chinese to se
cure the foreign ministers' acceptance of
a Chinese escort to Tien Tsin.
TROOPS MASSING IY CHINA.
Within Six Weeks There Will lie
“.TO.OOO With 500 Gnus.
Berlin, Aug. 10.—The semi-official Mlll
tair Wochenblatt this evening, says:
"According to present orders from the
Powers the middle of August will see, al
together 40,100 available troops with 162
guns in the province of Pe Chi LI. By
the end of September there will be 78,000
with 280 guns, not including the troops at
Shanghai. Canton and Nan King. Russia
has 07,000 with 104 guns concentrated in
Manchuria, and 101,0X1 more with 138 guns
notv forming for invasion,
"Altogether, 230,000 men with 500 guns
will be in China witnln six weeks, and al
together, 117 war vessels, exclusive of 21
torpedo boats, are now watching the
coast, of which seventy are in the gulf of
Pc Chi Li.”
WALDERSEE GETTING READY.
He Has Decided Not to Go by Way of
San Francisco.
Berlin, Aug. 10.—Thla evening the cor
respondent of the Associated Presa had
another Interview with Count von Walder
fContlnued on Fifth Pag*.} ,
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1900.
ROBINSON TO HANG
SOLDIERS PREVENTED LYNCHING
OF NEGRO ASSAILANT.
HE CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
HIS VICTIM TOLD HER STORY IX
THE COURT ROOM.
The Negro Was Protected by Sol
dier* on the Trip From Atlanta
to Marietta and Return—Trial Warn
Over in Ninety Mi mil •—Mob Had
Gathered to Lynch Him—He First
Denied His Crime ami Then Lon -
fessed It.
Atlanta, Aug. 10.—Justice moved with
lightning speed in Cobb county to-day.
The law was too swift for the would-be
lynchers who sought the If3 of Sam Rob
inson, the neg.o win assaulted Mrs. Ida
Inzer, near Vining Station, Monday.
Within the brief period of ninety min
utes the brute had b on tried, convicted
and Sentenced. H? will le hanged Sept.
1, in p ivaie wi h n enp mile of the Cobb
county Court House.
Mrs. Inzer positively dentified Sam Rob
ins-on as her assailant and he admitted
his guilt. He says he does not know why
he ccmmitted the diabolical died, but
that he is ready to die.
One hundred soldiers picked from all
the Atlanta mi itary compan es protected
Robinson from mob violence. Maj. W. W.
Barker of the Fifth Regiment was in
command and Co 1 . Obear went along as
he personal representative of Gov. Cand
ler. The soldiers slept in their armories
last night and were ready to move
promptly this morning. They left Atlanta
with the prisoner on a special train, at
7:t5 a., m. Marietta was reached at 8:33.
Pickets were s a icned to keep back the
cr wd. A square was form and and w ith the
negro safe inside, the march to the Court
House was made.
Large Mob Assembled.
More than a thousand men from the
country had assembled, and but for the
presence of -the soldiers a lynching would
undoubtedly have occurred. Threats had
been made that Robinson would never
leave Cobb county alive, but the crowd
realized it was useless, and made no at
tempt to seize the negro.
After 4he trial Robinson was escorted
to the special train and was brought back
to Atlanta. He reached this city at 11:45
a. m., and was placed in a cell in mur
derers’ row in the Tower.
Robinson was probably the coolest man
in the Court House when the trial was
begun. He sat with stolid indifference
and heard 'the testimony tighten the rope
about his neck. Never once did he show
the slightest concern or emotion. When
the case was called at 9:30 by Clerk J. Z.
Foster, E. W. Fry, counsel appointed by
the court to defend the prisoner, an
nounced a plea of not guilty would be en
tered.
The jury was secured in ten minutes.
Nine of the first twelve were accepted.
The defense put 1n no testimony, only
the prisoner’s statement being used. 14
was weak and rambling, and such a tis
sue of easily discernible fabrications as
1o be amusdng. It was contradictory
from start to finish.
While the trial was proceeding soldiers
guarded every entrance to the Court
House, and no one was allowed admission
without a written pass, signed by Judge
Gober. Thousands crowded about the
outer lines of soldiers and craned their
necks to get a glimpse of the prisoner
and prosecutor.
Victim Told Her Story.
Mrs. Inzer's face and head were shroud
x
ed in bandages. She toid her story in a
subdued voice, giving all the horrible de
tails, but not until she was told that it
was absolutely necessary. Her identifi
cation of Robinson was complete and em
phatic. She did not hesitate a moment
when she saw him.
“That is the man,” she said, positively,
“I would know him anywhere I should
see him.”
After Mrs. Inzer had told her story Rob
inson was carried into an ante-room by
his counsel and was asked if she had
told the truth. He said that every word
she had sworn was true and that he was
the guilty man. His counsel then told
him that it would do no good to tell the
jury a lie. He was almost pleaded with
to tell the truth, but he obstinately re
fused, and when he was put on the stand
to make his statement he was almost
grinning nt the twelve men who held in
tiieir power his life.
\egro Asked for Mercy.
“Gentlemen of the Jury,” he said, “I am
asking for mercy. Mercy is what I want.”
He then told a contradictory story, deny
ing his guilt and closed by confessing it.
“I am guMty of this crime. It is the
first, and I hope it will he the last,” he
concluded.
It then developed that Robinson had
confessed to his attorney in Atlanta yes
terday.
“It Is true, every word of it is true,” he
said.
J. D. Sanders, the farmer who appre
hended Robinson Tuesday, told the story
of the anest. He found the negro at sun
up. The negro was unable to give an in
telligent account of himself, and waa
taken to Marietta.
Dr. J. M. Moore, who attended Mrs.
Inzer, told of her frightful condition when
he reached her. The physician’s testi
mony disclosed that the woman’s torture
was revolting In the extreme.
In eight minutes the Jury made up Its
verdict. Robinson was* nt once sentenced
by Judge Gober jo be hanged at the ear
liest possible date.
The negro is 21 years old, and is from
South Carolina.
COM EXT ION POSTPONED.
Drmocrntic Clnbs Will Not Meet Un
til Oct. 3.
New York, Aug. 10.—The Quadrennial
Convention of Democratic Clubs originally
set for Sept. 8, at Indianapolis, has been
postponed till Oct. 3. Mr. Bryan urged
that the date be changed, and the sugges
tion was approved by Mr. Adiai Stevenson.
Delegates to the number of forty tbo Ufa ml
are expected to attend.
CONSTERNATION ON ’CHANGE.
Government Crop Report on Cotton.
Almost Created n runic Among
the Bolls mid Hears.
New York, Aug. 10.—The August report
from Washington respecting the condition
of the cotton crop produced almost a pin
to among the spe-rts on the Cotton Ex
change to-day.
For a long p?riod they had been oper
ating on the theory that the crop was a
high average, ignoring contradictory ad
vices.
At noon the cffic al report was announc
ed. It showed the average condition of
the crop to be 76 p r cent, against 81 per
cent, in August last year.
This was worse than the most daring
bull had presumed to hint at. There was
a wi and dash to cover short contracts.
There was enormous buying also by a
class of traders which had been waiting
for some such report to throw conster
nation Into the ranks of the bears and
Justify a bull congregation.
Everything offered was taken, and the
market advanced by rapid leaps so that
within a few minutes after the an
nouncement of the report prices were 2<Xs
21 points above the closing of yesterday.
Still later business increased the advance
to 24(fj29 points.
it is estimated that the transaction® in
cotton futures to-day did not fall far
from a million bales, or about up to the
maximum record.
POOR CONDITION OF COTTON.
Average Is Far Below Whnt It Wen
in 1890 and 1808.
Washington, Aug. 10.—The monthly re
port of the statistician of the Department
of Agriculture shows the average condi
tion of cotton on Aug. 1 to have been 76,
as compared with 75.8 on July 1, 1900 ; 84.0
on Aug. 1, 1899; 91.2 on Aug. 1, 1898, and
85.3 the mean of the August averages of
the last ten years.
There was an improvement of condition
(luring July amounting to 5 points in
Texas and Arkansas, 3 points in Geor
gia, 10 in Missouri and 1 in Tennessee.
On 4he other hand, there was a decline
of 9 points in Carolina, 5 in South Caro
lina and Indian territory, 4 in Missis
sippi. Louisiana and Florida, 3 in Ala
bama, 2 in Oklahoma and 13 in Virginia.
The impairment of condition is due in
the main to drought and the continued
lack of proper cultivation, hut there are
extensive sections where heavy nnd con
tinuous rains have wrought serious in
jury to the growing crop.
While the condition in Ttxas is now two
points above the state's ten-year average,
every other state still reports a condition
below such average, Arkansas being 2,
North Carolina 7, Louisiana 8, Tennessee
10, Georgia 11, South Carolina and Vir
ginia 12, Florida 15, Alabama 21, and Mis
sissippi 26 ixiints below their respective
ten-year averages.
The averages of the different states on
Aug. 1, were follows;
Virginia. 77; North Carolina, 80; South
Ca-olina, 74; Georgia, 77; Florida, 74; Ala
bama, 07; Mississippi, 60; Louisiana, 77;
Texas, 83; Arkansas, 83; Tennessee, 77;
Missouri 84; Oklahoma, 80; Indian Terri
tory, ft.
There has been seme abandonment of
land planted to cotton hut the area aban
doned is somewhat less than was generally
expteted on the exchange, and the depart
rmnt will not at present change its acre
age figures. '
TRAIN R011813R3 KILLED.
They Had Robbed n Pullman nnd
Killed a Passenger.
Good land, Kan., Aug. 10.—Two men,
who on Sunday last, robbed a Union Pa
cific train in Colorado and killed a pas
senger, were surrounded in a ranch house
near here to-day. During the fight which
followed the robbers were killed.
Two possemen, J. Briggs, owner of the
Commercial Hotel of Good land, atul
George Cullens were severely wounded.
Another of the pursuing parly, name un
known, was wounded slightly.
The Union Pacific, Kansas City-Denver
train was robbed between Llmon Junction
and Hugo, Col., ninety miles east of Den
ver last Sunday morning, many relieved
of their money and valuables, and W. J.
Fay. on aged man, was killed by one of
the robbers. The robbers got off the train
al Hugo and escaped.
Wednesday, it i learned, they went 1 1
the ranch of C. E. Bartholomew, three
miles out from this place, and 100 miles
overland, and asked for food and lodgings
for a few days.
To-day a posse went over to the Bar
tholomew place. The robbers returned
the tire, of the posse with vigor. Finally
one of the robbers Jumped through a win
dow and made off in the smoke. _Before
he htid gone half a dozen steps he fell.
The second robber made his way into a
kitchen back of the house. He was armed
with a rifle and every attempt to ai>-
proach the house drew his fire. At about
4 o'clock some men crawled through a
cornfield unobserved to a ehed near the
house. With great accuracy they throw
two railroad fuses upon the roof of ihe
house. In a few minutes It was in flames,
but ihe robber made no sign and he was
not struck by one of the hundreds of bul
lets fired at his retreat. He met death In
Ihe flames.
Both bodies were brought here to-night.
Their Identity as the men who did tha
Job near Hugo was thoroughly established.
CRANK AFTER THE PRESIDENT.
Italian Took Infernal Mneklne to
tlie \\ hlte Heonse.
Washington, Aug. ]o.—An Italian, who
gave his name "Prof.” Flgucela, of Fe
lucco, Italy, caused some exeliement at
the White House to-day by exhibiting a
brass prtijeetile which he wished to pre
sent to the President.
When stopped at the front door, he pre
sented a slip of paper bearing this in
scription, "rrofeseor Figurcla present*
this projectile to the President of the
United Slates." He took out of the satchel
a very heavy brass projectile and a long
wire, and explained that the pushing of
the wire through a hole, which had been
bored In the end of the projectile'* nore,
would cauee a big explosion.
' It was concluded the Italian was an in
ventor seeking official recognition of hi*
device, and he was directed to the Italian
embasttj*. Later the Secret Service was
notified.
WAS HIS OWN MONEY
CARTER GAVE *450,000 IN IIO.N IIS
TO ROBERT F. WEfITCOTT
WHO PUT IT IN DEPOSIT BOX.
MONEY LOANED IN SAVANNAH RE.
LONGED TO CARTER.
Mr. Weitcott Sold He Refnr.cd tn
Swear to n Lie In Behalf of ll!s
Son-in-law Bonds Were Given
Him by B. I>. Greene—He Demurred
nt First, Hut Finally Placed Them
in Carter's Box nnd Gave Carter
Powers of Attorney.
New' York, Aug. 10.—The hearing in the
proceeding to .secure the removal of John
F. Gaynor, W. T. Gaynor, E. H. Gay nor
and Benjamin I>. Greene, accused of con
spiracy to defraud the government, to tho
Jurisdiction of the Georgia courts, was
continued before United States Commis
sioner Shields to-day.
Mr. Kellogg, of counsel for the defend
ants, announced that he had produced,
as called upon, a book of the minutes of
the meetings of the Atlantic Contracting
Company for 1891 and 1892.
J. W. O. Sterley, chief clerk of the en
gineer’s office at Savannah, the first wit
ness questioned by United States District
Attorney Erwin of Georgia, said he had
seen Ex-Capt. O. M. Carter on Aug. 15,
1898, at the University Club in this city,
and there conferred with him ns to speci
fications for certain work to be done at
Savannah. He was cross-examined and
excused.
The prosecution then sprang an entire
surprise on counsel for the defendants by
calling to the witness stand Robert F.
Westcott, former Capt. Carter’s father
in-law. During Carter’s court-martial
and prior thereto, he claimed that many of
the bonds and securities in his possession
and which he hypothecated for various
sums of money had been placed in his
hands by Mr. Westcott, and also claimed
to have a power of attorney from his
father-in-law. During the proceeding® of
the Board of Inquiry Mr. Westcott went
to Europe.
Defense Was Surprised.
Mr. Kellogg of counsel for the defense,
sVd when Westcott was called:
“We are not prepared for this and find
ourselves much embarrassed. We were
prepared to cross-examine Capt. Gillette,
i.oi Mr. Westcott.”
Mr. W e?tcott, after being questioned on
preliminary points said Capt. Benjamin
D. Green* met him at the Hoffman House
and handed I im a package of bond®, ask
ing that he take cure of them.
“Carter tdd me about the hoard of in
quiry and that he expected to he arrest
'd. said Mr. Westcott, and asked me if
I would receive the bonds from Greene. I
demurred. He insisted, and 1 finally as
sen ted. Then Greene nut me at the Hoff
man House, Oct. 11, if 97, and gave me
the bonds. I deposited them in the New
York Safety Deposit Company.”
The Witness said Carter asked him to
go before the board of inquiry and testify
that the large amounts of money Carter
was spending were received from him.
“Bui I told him,” said Westcott, “that
I could not do that—that I could not swear
to a lie.”
Mr. Kellogg’s objection to answers made
by Westcott precipitated personalities be
tween counsel, from which Westcott ask
ed for protection. Commissioner Shields
assured Westcott he would be protected
as a witness, and the examination was
resumed.
Westcott Took the Ronds.
It was then brought out that previous
to the sessions of the board of inquiry
both Capt. Carter nnd Benjamin D. Greene
had gone to Mr. Westcott and asked him
to take the bonds and securities. This
was done, according to counsel for the
prosecution, because it was known that
Carter had money on deposit that ho could
not well have made from his salary.
Consequently Westcott was asked to be
come a member of the Atlantic Contract
ing Company to acebunt for his having
the bonds and securities. This he refused,
but placed the bonds in a safety deposit
vault (Carter's). Then jiowers of attor
ney were shown from Westcott. which
gave Carter entire control of all WcsU
cott's business affairs. Tlie bonds and se
curities that were handed Westcott, to
the amount of $450,000, never appeared In
the board of inquiry proceedings.
Westcott Identified the powers of attor
ney given by him to Carter and told in
detail of receiving the $150,000 worth of
bonds and securities from Carier and
Greene. He also Identified a number of
checks drawn by him in favor of Benja
min D. Greene, aggregating in amount
$49,000. The sums he paid nt the request
of Capt. Carter, who paid them hack In
various sums at different times.
Loans Made by Carter.
Witness met Capt. Carier In New York
in September, 1894, by request, and Car
eer gave him SIOO,OOO to take care of un
til Carter returned from Georgia. It was
also brought out that different men In
Savannah have had loans of large
amounts, the money for which purported
to come from Mr. Westcott. Mr. West
cott knew nothing about these. Checks
for the amounts of three of these loans
were put In evidence to-day, as follows:
Belrne Gordon. $10,000; lo John Lyons,
$15,000, and to Mayhew Cunningham. $lO,-
000.
The contention of the prosecution In this
matter is that money advanced on the
loans was not Westcott's, hut belonged to
Capt. Carter.
Testimony was lso given relative to a
partnership existing between Westcott
and Cspt. Career four years ago, from
which both had built realdence houses in
Orange, N. J., and the prosecution con
tends that half the money for these con- ■
tracts belonged to Capt. Carter,
After the recess Capt. C. E. Gillette,
who succeeded Capt. Carter In the United
states Engineer'* office |n Savannah, was j
called to the stand, end subjected to a
cross-examination by Mr. Kellogg for the
defense.
An attempt was made to shake Capt.
Gillette’s testimony ns an expert since he
had previously testified that the work in
many cases under the Gnynor-Greene con
tracts was not w’hat it should have been.
Arthur S. Cooper, a former government
engineer, who hod been employed hv Copt.
Carter as an Inspector on the work done
at Savannah harbor, waa called for cross
examination. His ability find competen
cy were questioned by Mr. Kellogg. In
reply to questions, he stated thnt during
the time he was employed as inspector,
he was sent to the work very seldom, not
to exceed half n dozen times, he said,
when pressed for a detailed answer.
When Mr. Cooper's testimony had beeiv
concluded an adjournment was taken un- %
til next Monday.
ARMOR TRUST’S* COMPETITOR.
Now Concern lliiln Lower on trinur
Plate Titan tin* Carneffle niwl
lie title hem Com |ih nlr *.
■Washington, Aug. 10.—Bills for the
armor for the eight battleships, six arm
ored cruisers ami three cruisers, author
ize! by the last two sessions of Congress,
were opened at the navy department to
day.
There were but three bidders. The arm
or advertised for aggregates 35,950 tone
and constitutes the largest item of its
character ever opened to competition by
the navy department.
The Carnegie and Bethlehem Steel Com
panies, which have heretofore monopolized
the production of armor plate for the use
of the government, had a rival to-day, in
the Mklvale Steel Company of Midvale,
Pa.
The Bethlehem and Carnegie companies
eaeh bid for only half the armor, to be
furnished, and their bids were identical In
amount, terms of delivery and other fea
ture*. The Midvale Company bid for the
entire amount of armor nt a price con
sldernbly below that of the other com
panies, and also Included in their bids, a
eliding upward scale for lesser amounts
then the total aggregate, with the condi
tion, however, that the hid should not be
considered unless 2e,(Kio tons or more
should be awarded to them.
Rids nt the trm.ir Trust*.
The bids by the Carnegie and Hethle
h.m compinies a e each for 15,000 tons of
face hardened armor of class A, that is
armor for bat 1 rsl I, sand arn o id cruis
ers of five inches or mote in thickness,
ai sllO per ton exclusive of a royalty of
$,4 per ton, making an aggregate of cost
to the governm nt of $7,350,(01 for 15,000
tons of a mor of this class.
On the class p, armor for the battle
ships and armored cruisers, which is face
harden-d armor of less than live Inches
In thickness, and of which S.S'iO lons are
lo be lurnlehcd, <arh bid at the talc of
SCO p*r (on exclusive of a royalty amount
ing to f11.20 per ton; malting an aggre
gate bid of $ 1,,"02,500 for tbit dats of ar
rnrr For class C armor which includes
•he diagonal armor bulk head plates, etc.,
not face hardened, of which ,1,150 tons are
to he furnished, the bid was S4OO in each
Instance or an aggregate of SIOO,OOO for
the armor of tbs class. Each company
explained that its hid must be considered
as a whole, and if awarded the contract
under it, Krupp armor would he fur
nished.
Offer From o Competitor.
The bid of the Midvale Bicel Company
was a flat bid to furnish Ulc-total 31,000
tons of class A, armor at 1485 a ton, an
aggregate of $13,578,000, with no royalty
charge to the government.
• In the letters of transmittal that accom
panied the bids of lK)th the Bethlehem and
Carnegie companies, it was slated that
the navy department's conditions ns loid
down In the advertisement were "not ap
plicable to the production of Krupp
armor," and that the bidders should ex
pect, “such reasonable modifications of
the department's conditions as would be
necessary."
Tills means that the companies will not
allow the naval officers detailed on in
spection duty to watch the manufacture
of the Krupp plates through the entire
process. Tile companies claim that this
woe among the conditions on which Ihe
secret of the process was purchased
abroad.
No action will tie taken upon to-day’s
bids until tlie return of Hecretary Ixmg,
when he will decide whether he will ac
cept them or pursue the alternative course
of erecting a government armor plant.
AGAINST AOHi VISTH ATI ON.
Lenders f Parties Held a Confer-
In f lil<*nito.
Chicago, Aug. 10.—A number of the lead
ers of the different parties opposing Ihe
present administration held a conference
at Democratic headquarters to-day. The
principal subject of disruption was the
entanglement of Idaho, and upon tills a
tentative agreement wis reached. Ac
cording (o this understanding the Popu
lists will withdraw their electoral candi
dates and return lo the original basis of
settlement agreed upon for that state be
fore ihe various parties held their con
vention*.
Mr. Bryan was frequently called Into the
conference.
Siin IS A HOPELESS WRECK.
Nothing Can Up Done AVltli nrltlsh
Steamer Pnlestra.
Norfolk. Va., Aug. 10.—The British
nteamer Palestro, which went on the
outer Diamond Shoals, off Cape Hatteras,
yesterday morning, Ilea to-day a hopeless
wreck, with her decks under water and
the vessel about to break in two. The
Palestro was hound from Pensacola to
Liverpool, with lumber, and, with her
cargo, was valued at about $300,009, The
crew of thirty, together with Capt. Arm
strong, are being cared for nt the life
saving station, and will shortly come to
Norfolk, when the British vice consul will
forward the men to their homes.
COLOS3IIIA'S NEW CABINET*
list Hern Appointed hy Anting Pres
ident Marroqnln.
Panama, Aug, 10, via Galveston —A dis
patch from Bogota, capital of Colombia,
to the Star and Herald, says that Acting
President J. H, Marroquln has appoint
ed * cabinet whch ,s cctut tu ed as fol
lows:
Minister of government, Quintero Cal
deron; minister of the Interior. Benor Mo
lina: minister of finance, Senor Gutlrrex;
minister of foreign affairs, Martinez
hllva; rnli Inter of war, Plnzon; minister
of education, Ab idla.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMF,S-A-\VEEK,SI A YEAR
SOLAR PLEXUS DID IT
AKRON GIANT KNOCKED OUT I3T
THE. SIXTH HOI NO.
FITZSIMMONS STILL GAME.
RI IILIN .H WEIGHT AND YOUTH OP
NO AVAIL TO HIM,
When a Few Solar Plexus Punches
llud Slnile Rnlilln Groggy, a ntow
tin the .law Finished Him—Fitz
simmons Wns the Favorite nt First
Hut Rnlilln tlnney Turned the
Tide—Fits, However, Had No Easy
Task.
New York, Aug. 10.—Bob Fitzsimmons
met Qua Hiihllii, the Akron giant, to
night, before the Twentieth Century Club
at Madison Bquure Garden, and won by
knocking the Ohioan down ami out In the
sixth round. ,
Before the light and for some weeks
past, there have been many reports to the
effect that Fitzsimmons was too old to
cope successfully with his younger oppo
nent. It xvs argued that Fitzsimmons
well known knowledge of the game, and
his capability of hard hitting, would not
lie able to counter balance the youth and
strength ns well as the recently acquired
ring tactics of the Ohio man.
To-night, however, all this has been
changed. Fitzsimmons did the trick
cleanly nnd cleverly. It was a fierce and
bloody l>atile while It lasted, and at times
it looked as if Kuhlln would get the bet
ter of the older man, but Fitzsimmons at
the proper time would cut loose with his
fearful body blow, which finally snuffed
out Ihe Ohio .boxer's fight.
Fitzsimmons conceded about 32 pounds
to Huhl n and Ilfs in itself was a serious
handicap. But ns die r suit showed F tz
slmmons was equal to the task he had
set hlms“lf, and won out with that ter
itble solar plixus blow which whenevtr
i lindtd sin ok Kuhlin from l ead to foot.
Fitzsimmons left the ring five minutes
after he had deliver and Ihe winning punch,
but ft took Rulilln twelve minutes to
come around suffiol nt'y to be able to
walk lo his dressing rocm.
Billy Madrti n, Ruhlln's manager, declar
ed that Gus’ def-at was due to overtrain
ing.
Hnlilln llecnnie the Favorite.
The betting at Madison Square Garden
opened with Fitzsimmons Ihe favorite at
100 to 80. Very soon the odds were cut
and even money wns the rule. Thera
seem>‘d to be plenty of money on tha
other side, but ihe Ruhlln people kept
putting up, and soon had the Akron glaivt
a favorite at 100 to 90.
The weights announced were Kuhlin,
191; Fitzsimons, 102 pounds.
Fizslmmons was cheered wildly as lie
entered the ring. Fltz was enveloped tn
a fight colored hath rolls. i’nderneatb
this hi- wore pink knitted lights, supported
by n belt made of small American flags
fastened at the side with a red, white
and blue rosette.
Kuhlin followed nlmoet Instantly. Ho
bad only n towel over his shoulders and
wore a canvas Jock and hreech clout.
Both men walked toward each other
and shook hands cordially. Fltzsimmona
took the southeast corner which was oc
cupied a few weeks ago by Frank Erne.
Ruhiin look the nortinvest eorner, which
wns occupied on the opening night by
Terry McGovern. Both wore bandages on
their hands and proceeded without delay
to adjust the gloves.
A Foul Was t'lnlnied.
Round One. They met in the centre of
(ho ring, both feinting, Fitzsimmons
landed a right on the ear and Ruhiin
countered with a light right on the chest.
Kuhlin bore In, putting his left acrosa the
chest, sending Bob hack to the rope*.
Fitzsimmons broke ground and caught tho
center quickly. He fell short with tile
left and right to body. Fitz then hooked
left to Ihe chin and (Jus came back with
left and right to the chin. Fltz missed
left and right swings to the head. Fitz
simmons bore In but in a mix up Gut
beat him off to the ropes with left anil
right to the face. Ruhiin went at Bob
with both han<ls to the head, cutting Bob’s
left eye, and Roll slipped to Ihe floor. At*
he got up Ruhlln who did not hear the
bell swung on Fltz's face. Bob's seconds
claimed foul, but It was not allowed.
Itiililln the -%Kftr<*nM<r.
Hound Two. Otis was the aggressor.
Bob ducked a left swing and they ex
changed right and left on the face ana a
rattling exchange followed. Fitz hooked
his left to the none bringing blood and
another rapid mlx-up followed. Bob bored
In but Gut! met hltn with left and right
to the face. Both were fighting wildly.
Fitzsimmons Bent n haril left to the body
and followed with right and left to the body
which made Gun wobble and he clinched.
Ruhlin eent a left to the face and re
peated the blow. Fitzsimmons shot bin
left on to the car and brought hl right
up to the txxly, A left Jolt put Gum off
hIH feet. Bob jabbed left to face and
drove hlfl left hard Into the body over
the heart and sent him to the floor. Ha
took the count. Neither of them heard
the bell and each was so rattled that ha
did not know hi* corner.
Ilnlilln Hegan to Fall.
Round Thr e—Gus came out very s'owly
but sailed In and exchanged lefts on ihe
body. Fitzsimmons missed a left swing to
Ihe head but lo'lowed with a tight on the
jaw Fitzsimmons hooked a left to the
mad Th y exchanged lefts to ihe face.
Gus kept Jobbing until Fltzdrnmuns sud
denly tkleett pp and and swung hie right to
the head. Both men were wild, missing
several swings. Fitzsimmons was the
s'cadl r and drove a hard right to ihe.
body, but Gus counter and with a left to
the f.icr. 13. th stood still, gar ng at ea h
oilier Fitzsimmons tent a hard left lo iM
wind. Gus clinched nnd held on but hrofeg
at the reftr.e'a h'ddtng. At the close of
the round Fitzsimmons sent left and rltht
to the lace. Both were tired when they
took corners but Fitzsimmons seemed th*
freshest.
Got In the Bolnr Plexus.
Round Four—Fltz was first up but Ruh
lln met him with a right on the chest and
Fltz swung right and left to the head,
and they came to a clinch on the rope#.
Qua tried a 1 ft to the hrgd but Ml abort.
Gus cllnchid. Whrn thiy brtke away Gus
put left and right to the head and jabbed
a left to the head. Fl'aslnmons rr.l<*ed a
left swing and Qua got his right to the
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