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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. . Incorporated ISSS
J. H. ESTII T President.
ifflij PEI
Three Dispa!ches Report the
Allies Are There.
REPORTED THERE MONDAY.
Chinese Official News Confirms
the Report.
EMBARRASSED BY RUSSIA.
Powers Do Not Lire Attitude of
That Government.
Jnpnß Will Demand the Snrrender
of the Native Christians ns Weil ns
the Foreigners—lt Is Sni.l Cliinn
May Itefuse to l.et Then. Go—Fi*lit
Was Expected at Taatr Chatv—Chi
nese Minister in London Says it
Defeated the l.nperinl Troops May
turn on the Legations.
London, Aug. 16, 3:50 a. m.—" The allies
are reported to have reached Pekin Mon
day,” soys the Shanghai correspondent of
the Daily Express, wiring yesterday. He
adds:
“Chinese official news confirms this
statement, but without details.”
A Paris message repeats this, but the
statement, especially as it emanated from
Shanghai, must be accepted with consid
• erable reserve.
Other London morning papers, basing
their remarks upon "Washington dispatch
es, which, with the exception of the fore
going from Shanghai, form the latest news
regarding the advance, are divided in
opinion, some believing that the allies
must already have reached Pekin, arid
others preferring to believe that the re
lief will not be accomplished until the end
of the week.
To Chase Them Into Pekin,
Tel graphing from Yang Tsun, Aug. 6. a
Daily News' correspondent says:
' Sir Gen. Case ee hopes to keep the
enemy running and to following him right
in:o Pekin.”
Narg Plrg was occupied without firing
a shot, according to a dispatch to the
Daily Express from that place, dated Aug.
1!.
“It is believed,” the message adds, “thai
Gens. Tung Fuh Siang, Ma and Chung
are entrenched 40,000 strong at Tung Chan.
The allies may avoid Tung Chau, pursu
ing the route northwest from Chang Kia
Wan.”
Tung Chau appea s to be about twelve
miles from Pekin.
A dispatch to the same paper from
fhanghai dated yesterday says that the
officials profess to be willing to hand
over tlie foreign ministers, their families
and servants, but will rot p rmit the
departure of native Christians.
Itnnsln'N Action En.bnrrussins.
"The Russian government,” continues
this telegram, "has notified Li Hung
Chang of its willingness to receive M. de
fliers outside the walls of Pekin, thus
avoiding the entrance of the Russian
force. This independent action Is calcu
lated to embarrass the allies seriously.
"Japan demands that Gen. Y’ung Lu
shall meet the allies outside the city gates
end deliver the ministers and all the native
Christians.”
The Chinese minister In London Is quot
ed as saying:
"The Powers must not press too hard on
Pekin. If you defeat the Chinese" soldiers
1* will not be possible to control the sol
diery. They may turn and rend" the lega
tions. I do not believe the legation food
eupply will be stopped as long as the Pow
ers refrain from attacking Pekin and ne
gotiate for the surrender of the minis
ters.”
Germans start for pekix.
Two Naval Captains Are Leading n
Force of 2.10 Men.
Berlin, Aug. 15.—An official dispatch
from Taku, dated Aug. 12, announces thai
Capt. Pohl, commanding the German war
ship Ilansa, and Capt. Hecht of the Ger
man warship Hertha, have started for Pe
hin with 250 men. It Is added that 160
Austrians have also gone In the same di
rection.
PROGRESS of the allies.
Chinese Fled When Foreigners Ap
peared nt Ho-Sl-Wu.
London, Aug. 15.—Rear Admiral Bruce,
feiegraphing frem Taku to the British
admiralty, says;
"Have received the following from the
General at Ho SI Wu Aug. 10:
"The treops are distant about twenty
*‘,vpn mil s from Fekln. They experienced
lltt e oppo ition. A position had b en pre
pared by the enemy but as the allies ad
vanced they fled. The Tartar Cavalry wa
jiatoannalj JHofnina ficto£
charged by two squadrons of Bengal Lan
cers. Many of the former were killed.
The standards of Gen. Ma and Sung
were captured. The troops are much ex
hausted by the heat, but their heal.h and
spir ts are otherwise excellent.’
Asecond dispatch dated Ho Si Wu,
11. says:
‘The advance may be somewhat delay
ed as rain is falling.”
NO NEWS FROM OUTSIDE.
French Minister Wires That the Le
gatioaers Have lleen Redneed
to siege Rations.
Paris, Aug. 15.—The French foreign
office has received the following dispatch
from the Minister of France at Pekin, M.
Plchon, dated Aug. 9:
“We have been advised that LI Hung
Chang is charged to negotiate telegraphi
cally with the Powers. We are ignorant
of the events occurring outside of the le
gation. It is surrounded by hostile de
fenses. How could we negotiate without
the diplomatic corps regaining its rights
and the legation grounds being evacuated?
If the negotiations prevent the march of
the allied troops, which is our only salva
tion, we risk falling into Chinese hands.
The section wherein lies the French lega
tion is occupied by the imperial troops
who have not entirely ceased to fire. We
are reduced to siege rations. We have
provisions, horses, rice and bread for fif
teen days.”
The following dispatch has been re
ceived from the French consul at Can
ton:
“All is quiet here. In the district of
Swatow the agitation against the Chris
tians and missionaries is alarming. Many
missions in that region have been pil
laged and burned. The viceroy and my
self have decided each to send a delegate
to make an investigation and re-estab
lish order. With the view of giving
weight to the mission and to show that
accord exists between the mandarin and
the consulate, the commission sails on the
French war vessel Comet.”
ATTACK OX THE LEGATIONS.
It Has Been Renewed nnd Fond Sup
plies Hnve Stopped.
Lond'n, Aug 15.—A news agency dis
patch from Shanghai say*:
“An authentic message from Fekin dat
ed Aug. 7. says the attacks on the lega
tions have been renewed and that the
supplies of food have been stopped. The
advance of the allies, it Is feared, has
excited the fanatics and the rebels are
again uncontrollable.”
SEYMOUR ASKS INSTRUCTIONS.
Protests Entered Against Landing of
Troops at Sliungbni.
London. Aug. 15.—Transports with Brit
ish troops arrived in Shanghai roads
Tuesday. The viceroy protested to Ad
miral Seymour against the landing the
troops, and according to a Shanghai ca
blegram sent at midnight, Admiral Sey
mour wired to his government for in
structions as to how he should act.
The British residents of Shanghai are
indignant and attribute the viceroy's ac
tion to intrigues on the part of the French
and Russian consuls.
Official confirmation of the objections to
landing troops at Shanghai has been, re
ceived at the foreign office here, but ow
ing to Lord Sallsburg and his staff being
in the Vosges mountains, nothing definite
can be done from London until instruc
tion are received from Lord Salisbury to
whom the matter has been telegraphed.
TO PROTECT HER INTERESTS.
nrodrick on the Landing of British
Troops nt Slinnghni.
London, Aug. 15.—William St. John
Brodrick, Under Secretary of State for
foreign affairs, speaking this evening at
a Primrose League fete, said the govern
ment was without hope that the legations
in Pekin would shortly be relieved. He
added that the government considered
the situation more satisfactory than it
was a few days ago.
Referring to the landing of British
troops at Shanghai, Mr. Brodrick said
the government was prepared to land
forces if necessary for the protection of
British lives, and in regard to this, added
significantly:
“We all know that we are determined to
risk everything and to put forward all
our strength and resolution before allow
ing British Interests to go down in any
part of the world.”
The appointment of Field Marshal Count
von Waldersee. Mr. Brodrick said, was
welcome; and he expressed the hope that
it would strengchen the ties between Eng
land and Germany.
Discus ing the general situation In Chi
na, he declared that ihcre was cveiy rea
son to hope that the viccrovs in the Yang
Tse vallty would sincerely throw their
Influence against insurrection.
CZARS PLANS ARB THE SAME.
Not Changed by Acceptance of Wal
ilenter Appointment.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 15—The Official
Messenger declare® that while recogniz
ing German's motive, In view of the mur
der of Baron von Ketteler, the Czar ac
cepted Emperor William's proposal to ap
point Field Marshal von Waldersee to
the command of the allied forces, hut
that the Czar has not the slightest in
tention of receding from his political pro
gramme, the fundamental principle of
which Is n complete understanding with
France and the other powers, the pur
suance of no selfish aims and striving
only for the restoration of order and the
best relations with China.
Were nt An Ping Aug. 9.
Berlin, Aug. 15.—A dispatch received here
from Che Foo says the British and Rus
sian consuls agree in slating that the re
lief force arrived at An Ping Aug. 9 with
out further opposition, the place being
about thirty-two miles from Pekin.
Ministers Safe on An*. 13.
London. Aug. 15.—The Chinese minister
in London has informed the British for
eign office that the foreign legations at
Pekin were safe on Monday; Aug. 13.
SAVANNAH, GA., THUIISD AY, AUGUST IC>, 1900.
MAY GIVE THEM UP
REPORT THAT CHINA WOULD DE
LIVER MINISTERS
OUTSIDE OF PEKIN’S GATES.
ANXIOUS IN) KEEP FOREIGNERS OIT
OF SACRED CITY.
Minlatera lu Pekin Are in Absolute
Ignorance of AVhnt Is Going on fn
the Ontslde AVorld—Suspicion 'i'llnt
Dispatches Have lleen Tampered
NVith—Talk of a New Go vernment
for < hlna—( rinin Believed to Be
Near at Hand.
Washington, Aug. 15.—-Minister Conger
and his associates in Pekin have been
kept in absolute ignorance of what is
going on in the world outside. This de
veloped to-day.
It will be recalled that on Aug. 8 Sec
retan' Hny, in order to test the communi
cation facilities through the Chinese lega
tion. .sent Mr. Conger a message which
should have called for a direct reply.
There has been no reply to that, nor
have there been replies to any of the
other messages sent by this government.
At the same time, there is no reason to
doubt that ihe messages which have been
received from Minister Conger are genu-*
ine. There have been more of those than
}ave been made public. They have come,
not only through the Chinese minister
here and through American consular rep
resentatives and Gen. Chaffee, but they
have come from Minister Conger direct.
Secretary Root gave assurances to that
effect to-day.
It will be recalled that within the last
day or tw r o one of the erther ministers in
telegraphing his government stated that
they had received no news whatever
from The outside. This was considered
rather peculiar at the time and a careful
review of the Conger messages was made.
This led to the conclusion that none of
these messages hove been direct answers
to messages sent by the officials of our
government. It was the first message
from Conger which- Secretary Hay at the
time regarded as a reply to his message
sent through Minister Wu.
May Hnve Been Tampered With.
A number of the messages received from
Minister Conger have been to a greater
or lesser extent undecipherable. The au
thorities are uncertain just what is the
reason for this, whether they have been
bulled in transmission or whether there
has been an effort on the part of some
body to tamper with them. The message
received yesterday was, however, perfect
ly clear. That is about the only thing
the officials will say about it.
There is ample evidence, however, that
it was even more serious in its import
than w'as at first supposed and there is
every reason to believe that President Mc-
Kinley’s determination to come to Wash
ington sooner than he had expected was
inspired to some degree by that message.
According to the understanding of it
which prevails in official circles, the. Con
ger message told of renewed and vigorous
efforts on the part of the Chinese govern
ment to Induce the ministers to accept a
Chinese escort. The term “force” was
used, so it Is understood, which would in
dicate that the Chinese authorities had
resorted to drastic measures of some
character in order to get the legation peo
ple away from Pekin at any cost.
Parleying nt Pekin’s Gates.
A cablegram from Pritchard Morgan, the
English member of Parliament, who. as
the head of the Anglo-American syndi
cate operating in China, seems to have
had excepi ionally good sources of infor
mation througout this whole affair, at
tracted much attention here to-day. It
was published in the New York World and
states that negotiations are already pro
ceeding in China between the imperial
government and the commanders of the
European forces to arrange conditions for
handing over the foreigners to the allied
army. The point in dispute, according to
Mr. Morgan, is as to where the transfer
shall be made, whether inside or outside
the wall of Pekin. Naturally the Chinese
are anxious to have it occur on the out
side, as their chief aim is to keep the al
lied forces from getting inside the city.
According to the plan outlined, as soon
as the safety of the foreigners is assured,
Li Ilung Chang will offer terms of settle
ment of the whole difficulty, giving "Till
reparation to the Powers, especially Ger
many, including indemnity and the prompt
punishment of all officials who have been
responsible for the outrages.
While this is very interesting informa
tion and is a course likely to be pursued,
it is impossible to confirm it through any
of the government officials in a position
to know just what is going on. Secretary
Root said to-day that he did not care to
etiher affirm or deny the report.
New Government for < lilnn.
Mr. Morgan’s dispatch goes further and
indicates that in a general way a plan
for the future government of China is
being considered. He Fpeaks of it as a
probability of the future rather that an
actuality under consideration at present.
But it is interesting even if it has not
reached the stage of official considera
tion. It is for the government of China
by ten native viceroys anointed for life.
They are to act under a supreme head,
a Euroi>ean, nominated by the Powers.
On a vacancy arising among the ten
chosen rulers, the viceroys will have the
right to nominate a man to fill the place,
subject to the veto of the supreme head.
The responsibility for government of the
country under European surveillance will
be thrown upon the shoulders of the pn
trlotio viceroys with their assistants
and the administration Will be reformed
broadly on lines suggested by the reform
ed imperial customs under Sir Robert
Hart.
This plan is based upon conviction that
China can be governed cnly by the Chi
nese. Disarmament is suggested as part
of the new scheme and an important fe©l-
er thrown out is that the capital he mov
ed to Shanghai. This latter suggestion
seeems to indicate that the scheme is en
tirely a creation of an English brain,
and is aimed particularly at getting the
capital away from Pekin, where it is in
comperathely close touch w ith Russia’s
great possessions on the north. These pro
posals are said to be. th? s-übject of in
terchanges of notes be.ween the Euro
pean governments and Washington, but
the suggestion is met with general refus
al to affirm or deny. It is po-sible, of
course, and indeed probahle that this kind
of scheme is running through the heads
of the diplomats, blit it is certain that
so far as this government is concerned,
no time has b.en given to serious consid
eration of anything beyond the rescue
of Minister Conger and his people.
Crisis Close ut Hand.
It is ev dent that the crisis has al
ready been reached or will be reached
within a few hours. To-day’s dispatch
from Admiral Rcmey tells of Chaffee be
ing at Matow' on Saturday. This set ms to
confirm the Paris dispatch of this morn
ing, which told of ihe a lies being within
sixteen miles of Pekin.
Great anxiety is felt by war depart
ment officials over the question, whether
the Chinese made a stand at Tung Chow
or did not. If they did, it would require
very prompt work on the part of the al
lies to dislodge them so as to get on to
Pekin in time to eave the ministers; for
it will he recalled that on the sixth Sir
Claude McDonald wired his government
that there w r cre provisions only for ten
days. That ten days is now up and unless
relief has reached the ministers by this
time the chances are they will he beyond
the need of relief. It Is* a rtaliza lon that
a crisis is at hand that makes everybody
in Washington fear for the outcome.
BIG NEWS MUST COME SOON.
It la Relieved That Gen ChnfTee la
Clone to Pekin—Conger'* Mess
age Not Net Given Ont.
Washington, Aug. s.—The tension of the
Chinese situation has been Intense*
throughout the day, for it is appreciated
by officials that the crisis has reached
the acute stage, which cannot be con
tinued many hours without bringing word
of momentous import determining either
for good or evil, the entire course of
events.
It has been a day of extreme anxiety,
of watching and waiting, with only mea
ger and fragmentary information as to
the military end diplomatic phases.
One of the new developments to-day
was the statement that messages are be
ing received from Minister Conger which
are not transmitted through any of our
officials in China or through the Chinese
minister here, but directly to the state
department. These messages come by the
way of Tsi Nan. Some of them cannot be
fully deciphered and for this reason the
statement cannot be definitely made that
the dispatches sent by the government
to Minister Conger are received by him.
So far as the messages have been de
ciphered. there is no indication that Min
ister Conger received any information er
dispatches from our state department.
Nothing could be learned of the contents
of the dispatches received, although it was
stated that there were quite a number
from Minister Conger, some coming from
the consular officers and Gen. Chaffee,
besides those which come direct. The
message transmitted through Minister Wu
wns entirely deciphered in the State De
partment.
Hard "Work Aliend of Allien.
During the course of a conversation to
day between Secretary Root and Baron
von Sternberg, the German charge
d'affaires. Mr. Boot gained con
siderable information concerning the
route which has yet to be tra
versed by the allied armies. Boron Stern
berg told him that Tung Chow was a very
strong place, and If the Chinese army
should make a stand at this point the
international forces would find it quite
difficult to overcome the forts and walls.
While it is not known what resistance
may have been, or will be, made to ad
vance to Tung Chow, Secretary Root ajnd
other officials would not be surprised to
learn of a very serious battle at this
place.
It is expect and that the German force
now on its way to China will land In the
vicinity of Lin Yu, which is directly east
of Pekin. The advantages of this point
are found in the fact that ice will not
interfere with the going and coming ot
ships with supplies. .It also Is said that
the road from Lin Yu to Pekin is much
1 otter than that between Tien Tsin and
Pekin as the ground Is higher and the j
country more suitable for military opera- j
tiers.
C'lmffe. Nearing Pekin.
Word came early in the day to the navy I
department that Gen. Chaffee had reach
ed Matow, about twenty miles from Pe
kin. This occurred on Friday or Satur
day though the and spstch from Gen. Chaf
fee, sent through Admiral Remey, was
r.ot sufficiently definite to locate the ex
act time of reaching Maiow. But, in any
event, three or four days have elapsed
since then, and there has been time fo
a still further advance toward the im
perial city.
The feeling ameng officials was shown
in the extreme circumspection thrown
about nil m Mages relating to China, and
It was announced both at the state and
war departments that any communlca
tbne from Minister Conger or the United
fitaies consuls concerning affairs in Chi
na would not be made public. It was ex
plained that this was in no way due to
any desire to keep from the public In
formation of an Important character, but
was based solely on the fact that the
crisis nvoivrd so many posa bilhiea of ex
trime l:az*:d to Iho tOt kgationers In
Pekin that the greatest caution must be
obreiv and against disclosures which would
further Imperil those in danger,
The actual developments of the day con
sisted of the Remey dispatch heretofore
alluded to, and one from Consul General
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THEY ARE FOR BRYAN
ANTI-IMI’EHI ALiSTS ARE SOLIDLY
against McKinley.
BOUTWELL TALKS FOR BRYAN.
SAYS NEGROES SHOULD VOTE THE
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Delegates Tendered Rout well nn
Ovation When He Said Ho Would
Support Bryan—Bradford Attended
for the Purpose of Opposing a
Third Ticket—Bourke Cockran’s
Letter—Bryan’s Election tlie Only
Way to Kill Imperialism.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 15.—The first
day’s session of the Liberty Congress of
the National Anti-Imperialist League w is
somewhat disappointing so far as the at
tendance was concerned.
About 300 accredited delegates were
present, end more are promised for to
morrow. In spite of the small attend
ance the speeches of Edwin Burritt
Smith, the temporary chairman, ond
George 9. Boutwe.l, the permanent pres
ident. brought forth much enthusiasm.
The public, meeting in the evening was
much better attended nnd the reading
of Rourke Cockran’s letter was the slg
nnl for tremendous applause.
But the most notable demonstration of
the convention so far came in the after
noon, when the venerable George 8.
Boutwell of Massachusetts and Secretary
of the Treasury in the cabinet of Presi
dent Grant, concluded his address as
permanent chairman with the declaration
that he had turned his back on the Re
publican party and should support Bryan
for President. The delegates rose on their
seats and tendered the ex-Governor an
ovation that lasted several minutes.
Tomlinson Hall was elaborately deco
rated with American flogs ond with por
traits of Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson,
Thomas A. Hendricks and Oliver P. Mor
ton. There were two huge banners con
taining excerpts from the speeches of
Abraham Lincoln and three containing
parts of the- “Behold a Republic” perora
tion to Mr. Bryan’s Indianapolis speech
of acceptance. Sw’ung directly over the
speaker's platform was an immense ban
ner w r ith the following inscriptions:
“I speak not of forcible annexations, for
that cannot be thought of. That, by our
code of morals, would be criminal ag
gression—William McKinley.”
“Behold a republic standing erect with
the empires all around her bowed be
neath the weight of their own armaments
—a republic whose flag is loved, while
other flags are only feared—William Jen
nings Bryan.”
I*ut Away Imperial Crown.
George G. Moncer of Philadelphia called
the convention to- order r.t 11 o'clock, pre
senting Edwin Burritt Smith of Chicago
as temporary chairman. Prof. A. H. Tol
man of the University of Chicago read
the Declaration of Independence. Rev.
Herbert S. Bigelow of Cincinnati invoked
the divine blessing on the denberatlons of
the body, after which Mr. Smith delivered
his address. He said in part:
“The American people must once for .'ill
put away the imperial crown which Mr.
McKinley proffers them A self-govern
ing people cannot acquire and hold power
to rule others. There is place for none
but citizens beneath the American flag.
“The last six presidential election* have
been determined by Independent voters.
These voters arc to-day united in their
op!>osi!ion to the approval 6f Mr. McKin
ley’s course. If they co-operate at the
coming election they will compass his de
feat and bring the republic back to Its
true course.
“Our correspondence which extends to
'he entire country, indicates that inde
pendent voters in large and increasing
numbers will vot •• directly for Mr. Bry
an. Others deem it desirable to have a
third ticket as a means of withholding
votes fr* m Mr. McKinley. Some believe
this to be © go. and time to found anew
and ci ns rvative iar:y tta' rr.ay in time
and spute the control of the government
with ibe s-urvivor of the existing parties.
Each of these vie ws Is ably represented
in this Congress.”
Throughout the delivery of Mr. Smith’s
address the ap; lause was generous but
it reached its gnatest volume when the
t- mporary cl airman s' ggedrd that many
of the sympa hirers with the movement
were disposed to give th ir support to
Wm. J. Bryan. The chfers and shouts
which greeted this utterance lasted two
c r thrr e minutes.
Aft r a *hart reces< for lunch the con
vention met again at half past two.
Chairman Smith calkd for sli rt address
es from re egutes. Those who responded
were Dr. W. A. Croffut, of Washington;
Gen. John Brat y, of Columbus O.; Judge
Mover Hallett, of Denver; Edgar A. Ban
croft. of Chicago and Gamaliel Bradford,
of Poston. Dr. Croffut rad he had long
ben a Ke.rub 1 an bu: shot* and this year
give his support to Bryan. He presented
to the convention the ngrets of Gen.
Wi lim Birney and ex-Hrnator John B.
Henderson, of Washington, and Senator
George L. Welling on of Maryland.
To Stop a Third Picket.
Gamnl el Bradford sai l he had taken
the long journey from Heston principally
to avert whal he thought would be a
great mistake—the nomination of a third
ticket.
“This elect ion.” he said, “Is not going to
be settled by the newspapers nor by the
politicians, nor by the capitalists, hut by
the people. Now, if we are going to de
feat McKinley, we must throw our solid
support in behalf of William J. Bryan.
(Great applause.) Then when he sits in
the presidential chair, which he will, we
will have some influence with the admin
istration. we will be able to say that we
were with him from the beginning. I
think the first consideration is to defeat
McKinley, but I think it is Just ns im
portant to elect Mr. Bryan. I did not vot*-
for him four years ago; I am a strong ad
vocate of the gold standard, and I think
he is mistaken About the money question,
but I also think he Is thoroughly earnest
and honest and sincere. I have as much
faith as I have in any doctrine of religion
thnt when the people come to vote next
November they will cast an overwhelming
testimony in favor of William J. Bryan.”
By a standing vote tbe convention
adop ed a resolution expns Ing h mpathy
with Carl Schurx in the death of his son.
D. C. TillcLon, of Kanras City, chair
man cf the committee oi perman nt or
rarlzailor, report and in favor of G. 8
Boutwell for perir.an r nt chairman. Tem
porary Fe re aries Win 1 low nnd Mlio
were named as permanent officers.
Demonstration for Rtmtwell.
Gov. Boutwell was accorded a great de
(Continued on Second Page.),
BARKER MW HE INELIGIBLE.
Populist Candidate I* Said to He n
Itiikmiitii Lord.
Chicago, Aug. 15.—A special to the Rec
ord from Lincoln, Neb., says:
A sensation has been caused by the
discovery that Wharton Barker of the
middle-of-the-road, candidate for presi
dent on the Populist ticket, is ineligible
for the office to which he aspires. It i*
said that while superintending some im
provements In Russia some years ago Mr.
Barker was made "Lord of St. Wenche
las” by the Czar. Before accepting the,
title he did not ask Congress to grant
the privilege, and he is, 'therefore, said
to be ineligible because he forfeited his
citizenship by accepting the honor with
out permission of the United States au
thorities. If this proves true. Mr. Bar
ker must step down and out. Ignatius
Donnelly would succeed him as candidate
for president, someone else being chosen
as candidate for vice president.
GOLD MOVEMENT NOT FEARED.
Secretary Gage Sn> We Have More
Than Me Need u Hand.
Washington, Aug. 15.—Secretary Gage
was to-day asked by a representative of
the Associated Pre.s If the outward gold
movement was adversely affecting treas
ury Interests or was likely to trouble or
impair the gold reserve. The secretary re
plied that he was suffering no anxiety* at
all on that score.
“The movement.” he said, “is entirely
natuial. and nature always tends to es
tablish Just equilibriums. The negotiation
on this side of so large a part of the Eng
lish loan fully explains the movement. We
have gold to spare, and U will go nr.d
| oiifht to go, where it can be most profit
ably einDicyed. At the present moment
that place of most need appears lobe Great
Britain and the continent. We have a large
J’upply of the yellow metal—an lncn a*dng
supply when our domestic product is con
sidered. Besides this, we are buying at
our assay offit es on the Pacific coast i.l
most the entire output of the Britis.i prod
uct from Klondike region. WRh our
great resources, w’e can, as long as we
mitntain the gold standard and keep the
public credit good, retain for our owi use
all the {.old we need.”
WAS A NOT AIII,K MARRI AGE.
Wedding: of Bishop Kelley’s Neloe
and Mr. A. M. Sullivan.
Now' York, Aug. 15.—The wedding of
Miss Helen Mary Fia Kelley, doughter of
Mnj. and Mrs. John D. Kelley, and Alex
ander M. Sullivan, the son of the late
Alexander M. Sullivan, M. P., and th©
nephew of Timothy D. Sullivan. for
mer Ird Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, was
solemnized to-day at the homo of the
bride’s parents in Brooklyn.
The wedding was notable, not only be
cause* of the fact that the Pope granted
a special dispensation for the ceremony
to be performed in a private residence,
but because of the number of dignitaries
of the church present.
The marriage ceremony wns performed
by Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Kelley. Bishop
of Savannah, and an uncle of the bride.
The. nuptial mass was celebrated by Car
dinal Gibbons. Vicar General McNamara,
che Bishop of Detroit and the Bishop of
Richmond, Va., were also present.
SEVEN KILLED IN COLLISION.
Engines and llmkkmkc far* of Roth
Trot nK Do mo lln hel.
Grand Rni ids, Mich., Aug. r.—The most
terrible wreck in the history of the Grand
Rapids ard Indiana Railroad occurred
about 6 o’clock this morning at Pi rson,
twenty-nine miles north of Qtand Rapids
The northbound Northaldo express col
lided head-on with passenger train No. 2,
Sev n livec wer • lost and many passen
gers were injured, one fatally. Poth en
gines and the baggage cars were com
pletely demolished When the trains met
day was Just dawning and ihe fog was s i
thick that the engineers could r.ot see
more than 100 yards ahead.
The accident was due to the error of an
operator who wrongly reported that one
f t the trains had not pissed his etation,
thus misleading the train dispatcher into
giving the orders which brought about
Ihe collision.
BRITISH ARE HOLDING OUT.
Col. Ilonrc linn Sustained Stitj-Scv
cn C itsiin 1 1 lew.
Cope Town, Aug. 15.—A messenger from
Col. Hoar©. commanding tie B.itl h gar
rison at Elirds river, who reached Mnf
eklng Tuesday, reported that the gar
rison was still holding out when he left,
nl hough Col. Ifoare had sustained six
ty-seven casualties.
Gen. lan Hamil on, with a for e of cav
alry, has been sent to relieve the garri
son.
Roberts Wire* of Honrp.
London, Aug. If*.—The war office has re
cel\ed a dispatch frem Lord Roberts
announcing that Col. Honre was holding
(ut at Elands river Inst Friday. Lord |
Roberts considers that (bn. Hamilton’ i
cavalry must now be within forty miles
of Elands river.
TO MODIFI TIIE GOEBEL LAW,
Prod nma t loon t rilling the Kentucky
LcKlslnf are.
Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 15.—Gov. Beck
ham this afternoon issued a proclamation
convening the General Assembly in extra
session on Tuesday, Aug. 28. The only
subject to be considered is the modifica
tion or amendment of the Goebel elec
tion law.
Murder nnd Muletde,
Harrisburg, Pa.. Aug. 15.—Cera Biles, col
ored. was murdered by Jerry Washington,
a colored hod-carrier, last night. Wash
ington then com minted suicide by swal
lowing two ounces of laudanum and by
Jumping into the Pennsylvania canal rath
er than be taken by the police.
President Leaves Canton.
Canton, 0., Aug. 15.—President and Mrs.
McKinley. Secretary to the President Cor
telyou and Dr. Rixey, with the members
of the executive office force, who have
been in Canton, left for Washington at
1:35 this afternoon.
Nlenrngnu Will Take Part.
Managua, Nicaragua. Aug. 15.—Presi
dent Zt-iaya has formally proclaimed the
Intention of the Nicernguan government
to take part in the Pan-American Expo
sition at Bu&alO|
DAILY. 38 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR
ATTACKED NEGROES
NEW YORK ASOn AFTER REVENGE
FOR POLK EMAN’S DEATH.
CLUBS AND PISTOLS USED.
NEGROES WERE VET 1 PON WHERE—
EVER THEY WERE FOUND.
Scenes In Ne*v York’s Streets I,lke
Those New Orleans Witnessed a
Few Days Igo—Tlie Negroes At
tacked Had NofJiiiiK to Do With
tlie K llllng—Mnn> W ere Brutally
Beaten—Police Had Hard Work
to Disperse the Muh.
New' York, Aug. 15.—A mob of several
hundred persons formed nt 11 o’clock to
night in fiont of the home of Policeman
Robert J. Thorpe. Thirty-sventh s rect
and Ninth avenue, to wnak vengeance
upon the negroes cf that neighborhood
tiecause one of their race had caused the
policeman’s death.
Thori e was scabbed and bruised last
Sunday night by several negroes when
he was attempting to arrest a colored wo
rn-. n.
The man who Inflicted most of the in-
Jiny Is said to h * Arthur Harris, a negro
who came here s veral weeks ago from
Washington.
In a few* moments the mob to-night
i swelled to 1,500 people or more, and as
they became \lolmt the n groes fitd in
terror into any hiding place they could
find.
The police reserves from four stations,
numbering 400 in uil, were called.
The mob of white men, which grew
with great rapidity, raged through the dis
trict, and negroes, regardless of age or
sex, were indiscriminately attacked.
Scores were Injured. It took the combine.!
efforts of the reserves, with as many more
IKuloemen on regular patrol duty in the
four precincts, ‘„o restore order. Clubs
were used until the policemen were almost
exhausted. Revo’.vers were emptied into
the air, and in one or two instances,
fired at the upper stories of the negro
tenements from which the negroes defen
sively fired bricks, paving stones and other
missiles.
How flic Itlot Regan.
The policeman’s body was brought to his
borne to-night In Ninth avenue, between
Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh streets.
At once the house became a sort of ehrlno
and from all over the vicinity men and
women called to pay their respects. Many
carried handsome floral offerings. As
the night grew on the feeling against th©
negroes seemed to grow. The fact that
many saloons round about were crowded
had its influence, doubtless, on the rising
tide of anger.
A few minutes before 11 o’clock nn Irish
woman, under the influence of drink, cam©
out of the place. She set up a howl and
began to recite the virtues of the dead po
liceman. She said the negroes ought to
he killed.
Just then a young negro walked by.
The whit© men made a rush for him and
he was quickly surrounded. He was beat
en and kicked and was rescued with great
difficulty.
If there had been n carefully arranged
plot, and this had been the agreed sig
nal, the outbreak could not have been
more spontaneous. Men and women pour
ed by the hundreds from the neighboring
tenements. Negroes were set upon wher
ever they could be found and brutally
beaten.
Tlie blacks at first offered resistance,
but they were so soon outnumbered that
they fled without delay. For the next
hour the streets were filled with a riot
ing, surging mob. It was a scene on
very much the same order as took place
a few days ago In New Orleans. New
York has seldom had its equal. Th©
shouting of the men, the shrieking of tho
women, the lamentations of the children,
the shooting of revolvers, crashing of
windows and all, made a perfect pande
monium.
Chief Devory wns at his home right in
the heart of the battleground, but did not
take charge of the police at once. He fin
ally took personal command.
l*oll<*e Aided tlie Mol.
The police said tho negroes wer© rap
idly arming with revolvers and knives.
They say that nearly all of the prisoners
had weapons of some sort. Th© police
did a great deal of clubbing of negroes,
some of whom were roughly handled.
Many negroes were hustled Into the West
Thirty-seventh Street station for protec
tion. None had escaped without some
kind of an injury, and some of them were
bleeding from half a dozen cuts.
The crowd that surged into Broadway
seemed uglier than that further west.
There were at one time more than 5,000
persons in Broadway. Up and down, iu'
and out of the hotels and saloons, through
Herald Square and the side streets th©
mob surged and rushed looking for ne
groes. Any unfortunate black was set
upon and beaten.
Up to 1 o'clock this morning not a single
white man had been reported under ar
rest. Chief Devery raid he would tak©
every precaution for preventing a repeti
tion of the outbreak.
John B. Mallcry, a young negro, and a
student In a civil engineer class, was go
ing home from the colored engineers' club,
w.th Gordon Jones, another student about
his ag© The gang Jumped on them at
Thirty-aevenih street and Ninth avenue.
Mallory was knocked down. A policeman
heard him yelling and managed to get him
on an uptown car. He to and him to go to
a hospital. Just then another policeman
ran up, pulled Mallcry from the car and
legan to club him. The pass ngcra on th©
car cried “shame/' ard the policeman
stopped h s asssulr.
In charging through Thirty-seventh
street ard drlv}ng the mob before it, th©
i.cgroe* in the tenements began to fire
thlrg.4 at the mob and police. Th© police
men at once fired into the Ui.per window©
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