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AFTER CRIMINALS
CTHTIS SHOT DOW N 111 NEGROES AT
LIBERTY CITY.
SOME FIRED FROM AMBUSH.
feeling AG AINST THE negroes is
MOST INTENSE.
Curtis Hud Gone to Assist J. T. Gill
in Arresting Turner Jolimon—The
Negro Elrod Upon Them and Hi*
Friend*. Fired From the Bn*he*
Gill Shot in tlie Hand—Trouble I*
Feared NVhen the Neigroe* Are
(ii ptnred.
Liberty City, Ga., Aug. 15.—Robert C.
Curtis was shot anil killed here to-day by
a negro named Turner Johnson, alias Dot
son. and by Frank Hines, Ed Shuman,
Henry Harris and William Burney, from
ambush. J. T. Gill was also shot in the
hand.
On yesterday Johnson used some very
profane and obscene language in the pres
ence of a lady, a member of the family of
C. J. McDonald, a leading merchant nnd
citizen here, and a warrant was sworn out
for his arrest and placed in the hands of
J. T. Gill for execution.
Gill and Curtis went to Johnson's house
near here and arrested him, and were re
turning along the public road when John
son demanded that the warrant be read.
Gill started to comply and Johnson
quickly drew a pistol, fired twice at Gill,
and turning, fired two shots at Curtis. At
the same time the negroes concealed in
the bushes beside the road fired at Giil
end Curtis, but only struck Curtis, ha
ting him In a number of places, and one
shot from a Winchester struck him in the
spinal column.
Curtis fell to te ground, but was up
in a moment, and returned the fire as did
Gill, and the latter is positive that he
struck Johnson at least twice.
Only One of Them Caught.
The negroes then came out of the bush
es in whic'h they had been concealed and
opened a fusilade on Gill, who retreated
to the station after placing Curtis under
a tree by the roadside. Arriving here, he
sent Dr. Roach to Curtis, but the doctor
found him dead.
Gill summoned a crowd of citizens, hut
on arriving at the scene of the outrage
the negroes had disappeared.
Later on Hines was captured and is now
in charge of the sheriff.
A large number of citizens from differ
ent sections of the country are here
and many are scouring the country for
the murderers. Considerable excitement
the feeling against the ne
groes Is so intense that Sheriff Brewer
may not be able to protect the murderers
in case they' are captured.
The country will be scoured
to-morrow more closely and if Is pretty
safe to say that the negroes will be cap
tured.
Curtis was from Raleigh, N. C., and
clerked for L. F. Conner at this place.
He was an excellent young man of good
character and habits. His brother was
sent for and arrived here late to-night.
Sheriff Brewer has also under arrest a
negro named Allen Coley.
Serious trouble is feared, though the
best citizens are doing all they can to
have the law take its course.
BiG NEWS MUST COME SOON.
Continued from First Paffe.
Goodnow at Shanghai. The State Depart
ment declined to make known the con
tents of the Goodnow dispatch. This
opened a wide field for conjecture, the
most generally accepted view being that
Mr. Goodnow hod advised against the plan
of delivering the -legationers outside the
city of Pekin.
Getting; nt Cipher MosNnges.
The cipher experts were busy with a
dispatch from Consul Fowler at Che Foo,
which wns so unintelligible that it had to
b* returned 10 the telegraph company to
be repeated. So far as it could be
deciphered, it appears to repeat a message
sent by Minister Conger to Fowler, tell
ing the latter that the situation was be
coming more critical at Pekin and that
the Chinese authorities were seeking to
compel the legationers to leave the city
under Chinese escort. It is possible that
the message, which is quite long, will con
vey additional information when its com
plications are unraveled.
With the army at Matow, it is felt that
any one of several conditions might be
presented ir. the near future. The Chi
nese officials concurred in the belief ex
pressed by the Chinese minister at Lon
don that there would be a speedy and
sudden change, and peace within the
next few weeks. On the other hand, Ba
ron Speck von Sternberg regards Tung
Chow, midway between Matow and Pekin,
as the real battleground and Secretary
Hoot Is inclined to accept this view.
Some of the Japanese officials believed
that when the allies reach Tung Chow
they would find Pekin a deserted c*ity
ahead of them, os it was recoiled that
these tactics of withdrawal had occurred
in 1860 when the British-French expedi
tion reached Tung Chow. In the ab
sence of all positive information as to
what the allied armies will do, these con
jectures from the best posted sources
serve to show the various serious possi
bilities forming u part of the present
crisis.
*Ot Like Conger's Message.
The message of the French minister at
Pekin, M. Pichon, to the French foreign
office, was a; first regard and here as iden
tical with the last Conger message which
the state d* partment has not made pub
ic. But without disclosing the nature of
the Conger message, the officials made a
sufficient comparison between the Pichon
and Conger messages to show that they
W( re n. t identical in language or general
B'Gtermnt. On the contrary it was clear ,
that each minis or was foi ward'ng to his !
Ro\ernir.cnt his cwn advices on he sit
uation. and that there had been no con
sultation between the ministers before
these two dispatches were f rwarded.
While the messages are not alike, it is
understood that they agree on considera
ble of the information obtained.
The arrival of President McKinley In
'own is look'd forward to with great
interest in \l w of tie gravity of the.
crll. The presidential pirty will be here
**rly to-monow morning, and an ex ende 1
conference between the PreJident, Secre
tary Root, Acting Secretary Adee and
others is likely to occur early in the day.
This probably w.ll assume the aspect of
a cabinet conference if indeed it is not
felt desirable to hold a special cabinet
meeting:. The regular meeting day of the
cabinet is on Fr day, at which time there
will be further opportunity of going over
the Chinese developm nt^.
CHAFFEE REACHES MATOW.
I lint Pnt Him Within About Twenty
Miles of Pekin.
Washington, Aug. 15—The Bureau of
Navigation has made public the follow
ing and snatch:
Taku, Aug. 12.—Just received undated
from Chaffee: Matow yesterday; opposi
tion of no consequence, yet terrible heat;
many men prostrated. Please inform Sec
retary of War.’ Remey.”
Matow is about e’even or twelve miles
beyond Ho Si Wu. The road between Ho
Si Wu and Matow is indicated on the
war department map as He worst section
of the road between Tien Tsin and Pe
kin.
MAY NOT WINTER IN CHINA.
No Preparations Made to Supply
Troops to That End.
Washington. Aug. 15.—1 tis considered
significant that no preparations are be
ing push and for the wintering of the
American forces in China. Both the com
missary and quar;e master’s departments
are ready to purchase and ship supplies
for the Chinese expeditionary force such
as would be needful in a winter cam
pa;gn. There are certain supplies which
would have to he taken, and that quite
speedily, unles there is a strong hope
that the American army will be out of
China before the Gulf of Pechili freezes
over, which usually happens about the
first of November.
Prepara:ions made up to a recent date
looktd to the quartering of the American
force on Chinese soil through the winter
season. It cannot te ru and that this expec
tation has been entirely abandoned, but
it is certain that some of the final pur
chases and preparations are suspended for
the present, as though there were con
siderable probability that they would not
have to be made at all.
GREAT BRITAIN HESITATING.
Seems In Doubt About Landing
Forces at Shanghai.
London, Aug. 16.—The Times has the fol
lowing dispatch from Shanghai, dated
Thursday:
•The viceroy has withdrawn his oppo
sition to the landing of British troops on
condition that this does not entail the
presence of other forces, but instructions
have been received from the British gov
ernment that disembarkation is to await
further orders. The fact is generally
known that Great Britain is hesitating.
The public, official and unofficial, is unan
imously ol the opinion that withdrawal at
this stage would be deplorable and would
produce the worst results.”
MESSAGE SENT MacDONALD.
It Informed Hint of the Progress of
the Relief Force.
IXHidon. Aug. 15.—The British foreign
office, replying to the latest cipher dis
patch from the British minister at Pekin,
Sir Claude MacDonald, the wording of
which was almost identical with the mes
sage from Sir Claude received by the Can
ton correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph and published Aug. 14. and which
was transmitted to the foreign office by
the Chinese minister here, bids the Brit
ish minister to be of good cheer and gives
the progress made by the relief column.
CHINESE MOUNTING BIG GINS.
Troops Seen Going Up West Hirer
ProliHbly for Pekin.
Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 14—Contin
ued investigations at Canton show the
Chinese are mounting larger guns, old
gunboats are being overhauled and mines
have been made ready to lay in the West
river. A sieamtr from Wu Chow reports
passirg co sderable numbers of Chiness
troops going up the West river, probably
hound for Ptkin.
France Accept* W alder see.
Berlin, Aug. 15.—The newspapers of Ber
lin announce that France has accepted
Field Marshal Count von Waldersee as
commander-ln-chief of the allied forces
in China.
SPEECHIdS 1% POWERS TRIAL.
Impnatilble to Dl.fcntr Which \Vh>
the .fury ream,.
Georgetown, Ky„ Aug. 15—Three good
speeches have teen made in the Powers
trial and the fourth is under way. The
lurymen have bien so Impassive that the
closest observer has not been a’ le to dis
cover the drif, of their sympathies..
Vi tor Bradley wll conc'ud his speech
to-monow, followed hy \V, ,Owens,
for the defense and R. B. Golden for the
prosecution, and J. H. Tinsley for the de
fense. Col. T. C. Camphell will speak Fri
day followed hy ex-Gov Brown and Com
monwealth's Attorney Franklin will close
Friday or Saturday. The large majority
of people In O'o~getown still believe it
will be a hung jury.
STABBED FRIEND TO DEATH.
Alderman Killed hy Cnrla in n
Drunken Dispute.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 15.—A special to
the Enquirer-Sun from Moultrie, Ga.,
says:
W. J. Alderman was stabbed to death
to-day by his friend J. C. Curts, while
both men were riding in a buggy. No
cause except drunkenness is given. Both
were prominent citizens. Curls has been
arrested.
POPULIST HEADQUARTERS.
Marion llntler Has Gone to Wa.hlng
ton to EKtnbllNh Them.
Washington. Aug. 15.—Senator Marion
Butler arrived here to-day to establish the
national headquarters of the Feople's
party In Washington. He said that he
would attend the meeting of the Nation
al Committee In Chicago. Aug. 27, but
declined to say whom he favored as vice
presidential candidate.
Criticism Caused Ills Salcido.
Fort Scott. Kan.. Aug. 15.—F. Romans, a
farmer living ten miles west of this city,
committed suicide at Eldorado Springs.
Mo., yesterday, by cutting his throat. He
was nominated for County Commissioner
by the Republicans last week and political
opponents had attacked him sharply. He
was an over-sensitive mail and it Is said
this criticism drove him to suicide.
Eight Honrs a Day's Work.
Toledo, 0., Aug. 15.—Under Instructions
from Mayor Jones and the City Council,
City Engineer W. F. Brown yesterday is
sued a mandate that on Aug. IS. eight
hours should in every department const!-
tute a day's work. Penalty will be In
flicted for violation. Contractors propose
to test the constitutionality of Up- law
in the courts
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1900.
BRYAN TALKS TO IRISHMEN.
— >
ANNI \L MEETING OF THE UNITED
IRISH SOCIETIES.
look County Gathering at Sunny
slde Park—An Address Adopted
Denouncing Imperialism—Mr. Bry
an Discussed the Evils of the Gov
ernments of the Old World—The
l nhert States Can See the Faults in
Others and \*ohl Them.
Chicago. Aug. 15.—Mr. Bryan, Mr. Stev
enson and others made speeches to-day at
Sunny side Park on the occasion of tho
annual meeting of the United Irish Socie
ties of Cook county. The meeting W 33
presided over by Rev. F. L Reynolds and
the attendance was large, notwithstanding
the stormy weather.
Mr. Bryan's speech was the first of the
series, but before he was heard, the as
sembly, a t the suggestion of Judge 11. V.
Cannon, adopted an address from which
the following is an extract:
“We are unalterably opposed to any al
liance, tacit or open, with any European
monarchy and shall resist in every prac
tical and legal way the imposition of im
perialism and militarism upon a people
consecrated to freedom, and in this spirit,
and with an abiding trust in the good
sense and patriotism of the vast body of
American people, we commit, as for as
we may, the fortunes of the republic of
America to the strength and determination
of citizens born on American soil, aided
by those sons from other lands, who
sought here a refuge from open tyranny,
judicial misconstruction and military ex
action.”
Mr. !tr>nii'a Speech.
Mr. Bryan spoke as follows:
"I do not want you to think that my
happiness depends upon any public office
within the g ft of the peDpk* of this coun
try. I lave a higher ambition than to
be President (great applause). The man
whese bap imss dfpen s up n what oth
er.* do for him may be doomed to idsap
poi: tment, )ui if < ne’s happiness dep nds
upon what he does for o hers, he will not
be disappointed. (Renewed applause.) I
hope you will credit me with the ambi
tion that is within the nach of every cit
izen of this land, an ambition which al!
('an t-ntertain and which, to my mind, is
a higher ambi ion than ihat for any office
and that is an ambition to do what 1 can
to make this na ion so great and so good
that to be a simple will (be greater
than to be a king in any o her land.
(Great applause.)
“The object of my speech is a practical
one. I want to use this occasion to point
to a great lesson. I believe the fact that
this nation has here the representatives
of all of the races of Europe gives it a
peculiar advantage among the nations. The
fact that the best blood of all the civilized
races mingles here in the development of
ihe American character enables this nation
to turn upon every question the light of
universal history and avoid the dangers
from which other nations have suffered
(applause). When a problem arises in this
country, we can look back and find wnat
has been the experience of others.
A Word for the Irishman.
‘‘lf we knew the history of our own
people only we would not be so well
prepared to detect danger before we suf
fer from it, but if any one does not know
the growth of landlordism and its dan
gers he has only to ask an Irishman
what landlordism means and he need not
read history to find out. (Grear Applause.)
If any one wants to know whether an
alien government is good, all he has
'o do is to ask an Irishman
what his opinion is of an alien govern
ment, although the govfrning p>wer be
separated from the governed only by a
narrow channel. (Arplause.) If you wan’
to know' what militarism ?s and what its
burdens are, all you have to do is to ask
a German who came to this country to
avoid the militarism of the old world
(Applause.) And so, I might go through
the various ecp rienors of other notions.
The fact that we have here the represen
ta:ivcs of th<se people 'nablfs us to s er.t
the danger afar and to guard against
their experiences here. And T m 8-* my
guess if the American people, thus made
up, will not develop a civilization higher,
greater and m:re enduring than any clv
ilizaton which has pie ed and ours. (Great
applause.)
Tl* GrenteM Citizen.
‘‘When any one tells me that we want
to imitate an Anglo-Saxon civilization l
tell him that an American civilization is
higher than anw other—no matter what it
is (great applause). Ido not mean to
say one word against any Anglo-Saxon.
I have not a word to say against the Celt,
the Latin, the Gre*k or tha Teuton. But
I do believe that the American in whom
are combined the virtuosefthem all is the
greats citizens the world has ever known
e(great applause), and that the civilization
to be developed here will lift humanity to
a higher plane than it has occupied in the
days gone by.” (Renewed applause.)
!♦*
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN FUND.
Important Conference Held at Re
publican llcadqnn rtern.
York. Aug. 15.—An important con
ference on the financial condition of the
notional campaign fund was held at Re
publican headquarters to-day. Members
of this conference were Senator Hanna.
Postmaster General Charles Emery Smith,
Senator O. H. Platt of Connecticut. Treas
urer Cornelius N. Bliss and Senator Scott
and J. H. Manley, the two latter being
called in occasionally for short consulta
tions. Senator Hanna absolutely refused
to discuss what occurred at the confer
ence.
Among those who called on Senator
Hanna in the afternoon were a couple of
gentlemen, one of them a clergyman
from Boston, who came In behalf of Mis*
Lillian C. Jewett, the “Joan of Arc” who
wanted to have the National Committee
Indorse the Anti-Lynching League and
help out in running a newspaper. The
interview was brief.
POP! LISTS OF MISSISSIPPI.
Sm al I Convention at \\ !il*li Elec
toral Ticket \Va C hosen.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 15.—The Populist
State Convention, called for the purpose
of nominating a presidential electoral
ticket, assembled at noon to-day and wa.*
called to order by Dr. It. K. Prewitt,
Chairman of the State Executive Commit
tee. On account of the small number of
delegates, no business was transacted,
and after perfecting temporary organi
sation the convention adjourned to await
the arrival of delegates on the afternoon
trains.
The convention met ugain this after
noon with a very small number of dele
gates present, nominated a presidential
electoral ticket, elected anew state ex
ecutive committee and pa.-sed a resolu
tion # declaring allegiance to <he Cincin
nati platform. The r*>pull*ts polled about
17.0U0 votes in Mississippi four years ago.
AMKLIE RIVES IS Ql ITE ILL.
Disappeared and NVn Fonnd at a
*pot She W rote %hout.
Richmond. Va., Aug. 15.—A Charlottes
ville special says that the Princes Trou- j
betsky—Amelie Rives, the authoress—wn>
has been suffering from a severe attack of
nervous prostration, disappeared from her
home at Castle Hill yesterday after noon, and
after search, was found near an old pond I
at the foot of Peters mountain, which fig
ures in one of her stories. Her husband is .
at Castle Hill 1
LIKE MANY OTHERS
Clara Kopp Wrote for Mrs. Pin* ham's Ad
vice aud Tells what it did for Her.
“ Dear Mrs. Pikkham I have seen
so many letters from ladies who were
cured by Lydia E. PinUham's remedies
that 1 thought 1 would ask your advice
Bard to my condition.
e been doctoring for
our years and have
taken different pat
ent medicines, but
received very little
benefit. I am
troubled with back
ache, in fact my
whole body aches,
stomach feels sore,
by spells get short
of breath and am
;ry nervous. Men
ruation is very ir
•gular with severe
;aring down pains,
ramps and back
iche. I hope to hear
n j’ou at once.”—
llaka Kopp, Rockport,
Ind., Sept. 27, 1898.
“I think it is my duty to write a
letter to you in regard to what Lydia
E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound did
for me. I wrote you some time ago,
describing my symptoms and asking
your advice, which you very kindly
gave. lam now healthy and cannot
begin to praise your remedy enough.
I would say to all suffering women,
‘Take Mrs. Pinkham's advice, fora wo
man best understands a woman's suf
ferings, and Mrs. Pinkham, from her
vast experience in treating female ills,
can give you advice that you can gel
from no other source.’ ” —Clara Kopp.
Rockport, Ind., April 13, 1899.
NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP.
The President'* Movement*—Chaffer
l’lonp War Department.
Washington, Aug. 15.—C01. nnd Mrs.
Myron Herrick will accompany the pres
ident and Mrs. McKinley upon their re
turn to the city on Friday and will re
main here for some days, probably until
the president returns to Canton. It is
the present plan of the president and
Mrs. McKinley to go hock to their Ohio
home in about a week or ten days, unless
there should arise some great emergency
to make the president's presence here
necessary. During their absence from the
White House there has been a. thorough
renovation of the residence part of the
building, which the president has to use
both as office and home. The private din
ing room has been done over in red and
presents a vastly improved appearance.
< huflFee** Clear Despatched.
The officials of the war department are
thanking their lucky stars that the com
mander in charge of the American forces
in China is not a certain portly gentle
man now resident at San Francisco. Not
that these officials hesitate to give Gen.
Shafter full credit for the success of the
military operations about Santiago, but
because the dispatches they are receiv
ing from Gen. Chaffee recall the trying
times when they were - seeking io get
information out of the dispatches sent
by “Shafter, Major General, Command
ing," and could get nothing. Gen. Chaf
fee’s dispa* ches have, on t'he contrary,
been most satisfactory. He seems to
realize the desire on the part of the de
partment for everything possible in the
way of information, and he has given
it. A number of his dispatches have nor
been given to the public In their en
tirety, for they relate to military
conditions; bu.t war department offi
cials who have seen those are unstinted
in their praise of Chaffee tor the com
mon sense he has displayed In his mess
ages and the completeness of these docu
ments.
A Doubtful Rumor.
Democratic leaders here are inclined to
be skeptical over the report sent from
Cleveland that former Mayor McKlsson
has decided to support Bryan. While they
realize McKlsson s antipathy for Sena
tor Hanna, they doubt very much that
he will allow that antipathy to take him
into Democratic ranks. They are inclined
to believe that if the r port is true, lie
will prove a valuable addition to the anti-
McKinley forces, and will give additional
f ouhle to the Republicans in the Pres
ident's own state. But they have not be
gun thouilng yet, for they very much
doubt the truth of the rport.
FUNERAL WILL BE PRIVATE.
Burial of Coilis P. Hnntlngton to
Take Place Friday.
New York, Aug. 15.—The body of Collls
P. Huntington, who died on Monday at
his lodge in the Adirondack*, was brought
to this city to-day on a special train over
the Now York Central road, reaching the
Grand Centra! station at 4:35 o’clock. The
body now rests in Us casket in the library
of the Huntington town house at No. 2
East Fifty-eeventh street, where it was
taken directly from the station.
The funeral services, It has been an
nounced. will be strictly private, and will
be held at 11 o’clock Friday morning.
Other details concerning the funeral have
not yet been decided upon and will be
made public later.
When the train drew into the station and
the party left their special car, Mrs.
Huntington, wearing deep mourning and
heavily veiled, was escorted to the family
carriage at the entrance. She was driven
at once to the family residence.
In speaking of thedtath of Mr. Hunting
ton, Private Secretory Miles, who was
present at the time, said to-rlay:
“His death was very sudden. It was
due to heart disease, or to be more is h
nical, Dr. Coley slates that death was
due to cerebral apoplexy. Mr. Hunting
ton was attacked with a severe coughing
just after retiring. His wife and he oc
cupied the same apartment, and when the
coughing attack dime on Mrs. Hunting
ion gave him a glass of stimulants, a* she
had always done before. This seemed to
relieve him for a moment. Then lie said
to Mrs. Huntington. ‘I am very, very ill.’
Those were his last words, and he sink
into unconsciousness a moment later.’’
Princess Hatzfeld, the late Mr. Hunt
ington's adopted daughter, who is now In
London, and who was to have sailed for
home yesterday on the. steamer Majestic, !
did not sail. She was notified by coble of
the dath of Mr. Huntington, and being
nonh'e 10 be present at the funeral, will
delay her coming for u short time.
While no decision has been reached a:,
to the choice of officiating clergymen. Mr.
Miles stated this evening that he would
probably be of Presbyterian falih, or pos
sibly a Congregatlonullst. Mr. Miles said
200 telegrams of condolence, coming from
all part* of the United States and Europe,
and Asia nod India, hod been received.
The pall bearers will be D. O. Mill*,
Edward Kina, of tie Union Trust C m
pany; F. 11. Albert, of the Central Trust
Company; Kdw.n Hawley, traffl ■ manager
of He Bculhirn Paeitic: Charles H.Tweed,
se ond via* p'esidftit of the Southern Pa
cific; Msrtln E. Redman, E P. Scherwin,
of the Pacific Mull S S. Company, and
C. Adolph Low, an old friend of the de- i
ea*4 j 1
THIS SMACKS OF TREASON.
I.ETTEII THAT ADVISED FILIPINOS
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO.
If tv„ Suggested Thnl They Seine ■
Hlxh %i,ieel*Mn , Ofllcial nn.l Try
llliu for Pfraey— Formula for nn
Appeal to People of llie Unite,!
State*—Affont'lllo'* Many Scheme*.
Filipino ComutiNßlon Wtt* for the
Purpose of Coining Time.
Washington. An*. 15.—The war depart
ment has made public the Filipino cor
respondence captured some months ago
by Gen. Funston's command at Luzon. It
was translated from the Spanish under the
direction of Capt. John R. M. Taylor, of
the Fourteenth Infantry, who is in charge
of insurgent records.
There was a letter from Montague R.
Lcverson, dated at Fort Hamilton, New
York, July 17, 1899, and adddrettsed to
Senor G. Apacible. It says in part:
"Dear Sir and Brother: Our friend Al
bert S. Parson of Lexington gave me
your name as, one to whom I should write
as a representative Filipino. I am a mem
ber of the Anti-Imperial let League of
Boston, of whioh George S. Boutwell Is
president and Irving Winslow is secre
tary. I have published many articles
and letters denouncing the piratical war
carried on by President McKinley against
our people. He and Gen. OUs and all his
troops are pirates upon the territory of
the natives. Our presidents are not in the
position of kings. Our presidents are not
In the least authorized to make war with
out the consent of Congress, as McKinley
Is doing, and all persons compromised In
Ihe war are pirates.
Told to Seise nn Official.
"I should like to suggest a plan to you.
It is this, you should sleze some official
of rank In the service of the United
States and then Inform the foreign con
suls that he was to be brought before a
council of wnr for piracy and writs to
said consuls to have representatives pres
ent at such council of war to see that
It Is legal.
"Piracy would be shown by conducting
a war In violation of the usages of civi
lized war and the proof would consist in
the fact of the consent to killing defense,
loss prisoners and con-combatants, men
and women and children, in cold blood,
and In robbery by officers and soldiers
from non-combatants.
"I also suggest that the Filipino Con
gress address an appeal to the people of
the United States.
"I shall not give you the heads of this
appeal. I merely point out some thing*
which will especially Influence the people
For example, a reference to the Delara
tlon of Independence must be inserted, hut
I believe that it is also necessary for you
to mention in your appeal the points I
have made above to show that this war is
piracy, using them to bring out the want
of Christian feeling of the soldiers.
"You must also show that McKinley
keeps the people of the United States In
ignorance of the true facta, that he and
the members of the cabinet have d*lbr
ately lied to secure the ratification of the
truth of peace with Spain without the
Clause which would have assured the lib
erty of the Filipinos. That they deliber
ately lied when they said that Agoncillo
advised Agulnaldo to tight and that a tel
egram stating the opposite was intercept
ed: the war was advised from Washington
to secure the passage of the treaty.”
Re fere nee to Admiral Dewey.
Another letter dated Singapore, June Id
1899, from W. O. St. Clair, editor of the
Singapore Free Press to Howard W. Bray
discusses conversations which the writer
claims to have had with Consul Pratt,
who was succeeded about that time by
Consul Moseley, at Singapore. There also
was some suggestion that Prntt fovored
the Filipino cause and the discussion rel
ative to conversations that Consul Pratt
Is said to have had with the Filipinos.
St. Clair throws doubt upon Pratt's
talk with Filipinos, but says Dewey's In
terview with Agulnaldo Is the important
matter. St. Clair says:
"Dewey's turn for power In colonial af
fairs is coming, 1 believe—l must not tell
you what he said to me—but I believe he
hopes for a complete reconciliation and
on adjustment that will really satisfy the
Filipino#.”
Another letter Is from Apolinario Ma
bini, and adddressed to Aguinaldo. It Is
without date, and relates most wholly to
suggestions regarding an attack upon Ma
nila.
Agonellli,'* Schemes.
A letter dated Paris. June 23 1891 from
Felipe Agoncl lo to G. Apiolble and I.
Pantos at ffeng K:ng say* ihnt al! Euro
p ans fed a superiority t) the yellow
rac.-s and for that ream there esn he no
autonomy between the Untied States and
the F ILinos. He also says that the politi
cal tactics of Filipinos were to prolong
the war, avoid armed Intervention; and
th rd, to "foment the actions of the Dem
ocratic party in th > United Stat s which
advocates our Independence.”
An extract from n newspaper dispatch
dated Masdelena, l.acur.u, Doc. 25, 1899,
says;
"A circular !s being passed from hand
to hand containing a summary of state
menta cf what the papers and tome lead
ing men In the United Stntes said dur
ing the month of September in favor of
our cuus n .”
A la Ur dated Manila, 1898, without the
month be ng gv.n, sign'd by T. Sandleo
ond nddrtss and to Aguinaldo, advises the
rstabllshment cf committees In all the
outskirts and suburbs, and "lo revive
secretly the Katlpunan, armed with
knves. We should ovoid conflict un 11 this
Is all organiz'd.”
A letter dated Hcng Kong, Nov. , 1898,
wri trn by G. Apacible to Aguinaldo, dis
cusses the purchase of arms in Chinese
and Japanese parts.
There is also a paper with notes In the
bn-dwrltlng of Paterro and Buencamlno,
and address'd to Apacible. Agon'dllo, and
Pono'. The date Is San Jcse, Nuevaeclja,
May 27 ,1899. It says:
"In Manila there Is a commission from
us proceeding to arrange whh the Amor
loars a suspension of hostilities. In order
that we may he able to re-organlze our
selves somewhat and re-stock our small
ars nals wt h ammunition.”
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ATTACKED NEGROES.
Continued from First Page.
and drove the black heads into hiding.
Whether anybody was hit by the bullets
or not is unknown.
A dozen negroes employed at the Hotel
Cadillac, got through with their work and
tried to get home. The llrst out of the
door was set upon hy fifty or more news
boys. He fled back Into the hotel and
with a broom knocked down two of the
boys. A policeman then charged the
crowd. Policeman Edward Gibson was
chasing some of the boys through Long
Acre Square when 18-year-old Frank
Mlnogue tried to get between Gibson’s
legs nnd trip him. Gibson swung his club
and broke the hoy’s arm. He was the
first white arrested.
Geo[ge Walker, a colored vocalist, was
beaten but escaped.
Clarence Logan, a negro, was terribly
beaten.
Four white men were arrested.
AUGUSTA STRIKE IS OVER.
Carpentera Give It Up and Will Go
Back to Work.
Augusta, Go.. Aug. 15.—W. J. Williams,
member of the Executive Board of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, also general Southern organ
izer, has brought the carpenter's strike
In Augusta to a close. It was so an
nounced this afternoon and Williams left
for Atlanta.
The union carpenters In Augusta—some
250 In number—struck for n nine hour day
with the same pay they were receiving
for ten hours. The demand was refused,
and after two weeks of contortion, the
strikers give up and will return to woik
to-morrow with the old ten-hour day and
the same pay.
THOSE Sit K IN PHILIPPINES.
llarArthar Gives Number as 5,1211 or
H.4T Per Cent, of His Army.
Washington, Aug. 15.—Gen. McArthur
has cabled the War Department a brief
statement concerning the health of the
troops in the Philippines. The number
of sick In the hospitals Is set down at
3,*68. and In quarters o' 1.281, making n
toial of 5,129 sick soldiers, or 8.47 per
cent of the entire army In the archipe
lago.
Corey Resigns Presidency.
Charleston, 8. C., Aug. It was
learned here to-day that Mr. F. K. Carey
of Baltimore has resigned the presidency
of the Consolidated Gas and Electric
Light Cos. of this city and that the place
has been offered to Mr. 8. H. Wilson of
Charleston. Mr. Wilson has taken the
matter under advisement. He is Ihe
president of the Dime Saving Bank nnd
Is Identified with many Charleston busi
ness Interests.
Killed by n Negro Woman.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 15.—Mrs. Sarah
Sigmon, 62 years of nge, was shot ond
Instantly killed on Troost avenue last
night by Minnie Clarldl, a negro womnn
of the town. The nsgress hadquarreled
with a negro and was chasing him down
the street. She fired five shot* at him as
he waa passing the residence of Mrs Slg
man. The latter was sitting near n sec
ond-story window and one of the bullets
struck her in the left temple.
Kuodgrnaa Out of the Rnce.
Nashville. Tenn., Aug. 15 Judge D. L.
Snodgrass, chief Justice of the State Su
preme Court, to-night formally withdrew
from the race for United States Senator
from Tennessee. His action leaves Hon.
E. W. i'armack the only avowed candi
date for the position.
Severe Flood* In Japan.
Yokohama, Aug. 15.—Severe floods have
orcurrred, and It la said that 200 persona
have been drowned. Railway traffle Is
interrupted
SURPRISE in NORTH CAROLINA.
Moody Named for t ongre** From the
Ninth Ulitrlrt.
Asheville, N. C., Aug. 15.-James Mon
travllle Moody was to-day nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Ninth
district. This was a surprise, as It was
supposed Richmond Pearson would he
named to succeed himself. Pearson oust*
ed W. T. Crawford In the present Congress
on a contest.
Nominated liy Roth Parties.
Bowling Green, Ky., Aug. 13.—The
Third District Republican Convention
yesterday nominated J. McKenzie Moss
far Congress. Mr. Moss has already been
nominated by the Brown (anti-Goebel)
Democrats. Mr. Mosa Is a cousin of Hon.
Aerial Stevenson ond a nephew of Hon.
James A. McKenzie, late minister to
Peru.
denomination of Anight.
Jackson. Miss., Aug. 15.—The return* re
ceived this morning from the entire dis
trict confirm the election of Thomas
splght to Congress in the Second Dis
troct over his opponent, Hon. W, A.
McDonald. Splght Is the present incum
bent.
William* to Go to Congre**.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 15.—8 y a primary
election held In the Fifth Congressional
district to-day, Hon. John Sharpe Wil
liams was selected as the Democratto
nominee for Congress. He had no opposi
tion.
Iloivie \nrneil for Congrea*.
Selma, Ala., Aug. 15.—Prof. Sidney J.
Bowie was unanimously nominated by the
Democrats of the Fourth Congressional
Dlsirict here to-day.
Adnroson for Congre**.
Warm Springs, Ga.. Aug 15.—W. C.
Adamson was nominated fo* Congress by
the Democrats of the Fourth District
here to-day.
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MeIVER SENTENCED TO HANG.
Iteivnrd* for Alleged Murderer* Of
fered hy Gov. Illoxham.
Tallahassee, Fla.. Aug. 15.—Adjt. GAn.
Houstoun has issued an order granting
permission to the Jacksonville Light In
fantry to proceed to Pablo Beach on Aug.
18, for the purpose of going Into camp for
instruction.
William Mclvcr, a Wakulla county ne
gro, was last year traveling along a
country road, when he met another ne
gro, eating peanuts. Mclver asked him
for some peanuts, and upon his refusal
to give the nuts, he deliberately shot him
dead. Mclver has been convicted of mur
der in the first degree, and sentenced to
be hanged Friday, Aug. 17, at Crawford
vllle.
It having been officially made known to
the chief executive that Benjamin Staf
ford. on July 10. 19i/). was shot from am
bush In Pasco county and killed, >ha
Governoi has offered 3100 reward for the
apprehension and conviction of the mur
derer.
On Oct. 5, 1891, Fred Woodson murdered
Maggie Logan, In Marlon county, and fled.
Woodson was Indicted for murder by the
Grand Jury, and, being still a fugitive, (50
will b- paid by the Governor for the arr-st
of Hoodson and his delivery to the sherlf
of Marlon county.
Gov. Bloxham has appointed Miss Alice
E.-ielle of l-ako City to a free scholarship
In the Original School of Industrial Art
for Women. In New York.
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