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the morning news. £<tabllshed 1850. .- . Incorporated ISSS J. H. ESTII.r President. PEKIN HAS FALLEN 9IKMBRR9 OF THE FOREIGN LEGA TIONS ARE SAFE. CAPITAL TAKEN BY ALLIES. CITV WAS ENTERED BY TUB FORCES FROM THE EAST. New of the Capture of the Capital Reached Washiiißton Admiral Remey and Consul Fouler m Che Foo Wired It—Wan on Wednesday the Victorious Troops Marched In. Resistance Was Obstinate. Washington, Aug. 17.—The allied armies have captured and entered Pekin in the face of obstinate resistance, and the mem bers of the foreign legations are safe. Oftici.il confirmation of the fall of the Chinese capital came to the United States government to-night in the shape of two cablegrams, one from Admiral Remey and th other from Consul Fowler at Che Foo. The cablegram from Admiral Remey t >me to hand first, early in the evening, followed very soon after by that from Consul Fowler, and the officials, realizing the great public interest in the events which it was believed had happened, in Pekin, at once made, them public. Ad mit >1 Remey’s dispatch is as follows: Taku, Aug. 17, la. m.—Bureau Naviga te i . Washington. Just received telegram from Tien Tsin, dated 16, 10 p. m. ‘Pekin iv is captured on Aug. 15. Foreign lega tions are safe. Details follow shortly. “Remey.” Consul Fowler's Dispatch. That from Consul Fowler, giving impor tant details of the occurrence at the time of the capture of the city, was given out in the subjoined official statement: “Che Foo, Aug. 17, 1900. (Received 7:55 p. m.) Seer tary of State, Washington.—Sev enteenth. Japanese admiral r- ports allies attacked Pekin, oast, loth. Obstinate re sistance. Evening Japanese entered capi tal with other forces. Immediately sur rounded legations Inmates safe. Japanese lost over 100; Chinese 300. Fowler. ' Brief Sta > at Tung Cliow. Previous information received here showed that the allied armies took pos session of Tung Chow on the 12ih instant. Fi m that city to Pekin the distance is no* very great, not more than a dozen miles. It se ms evident, therefore, that the armies halted for a time at Tung <’ >w, probably for the purpose of giving the men a rest and to prepare for the at tack on the c ’.pita! city in fo;ce after waiting until the rear of the advancing host should arrive a* the front. Possibly. also, the delay was the the 1 e alt of negotiations inaugurated by the Chinese officials looking to the deliv ery of he ministers with a Chinese or oth* r escort. If negotiations were at tempted, they must have failed, ns the army continued on its march and attack •<l the capital three days after reaching Tung Chow. The officials here were aware of the fa*.* that the stronghold of the Boxers was In the Chinese city and that for the allies to attempt to force their way through H into the Tartar city, in which the lega tion compounds are located, might mean a great loss of life and possibly a defeat. It was also known that the imperial troops, which have sided with the Box ers, were many of them in or near the Chinees city, and that much of the ar ti.lery and rifle fire which has been pour ed into the legations had been from the walls separating the two cities. These facts evidently were communi cated to Gen. Chaffee and the other com manding officers of the allies. Realizing these obstacles, it appears the allies de cided to attack the city by the east gate. There are four entrances fo the city on •he east, two loading to the Chinese city >nd two ro the Tartar city. Just which of these was selected as the attacking point Consul Fowler’s dispatch does not disclose. Contrary to the press reports of to-day. Consul Fowler’s dispatch shows that the attack on the city met with strong resist ance. The Japaneses advance engaged with the Chinese, according to the un derstanding of the officials here, number ed 10,000 men, so that the loss suffered by them was over I per cent. No mention is made of the losses of the other armies, but it is presumed that it was in propor tion to that suffered by the Japanese. Cnuseil Great Relief. The President was overjoyed on hearing the news of the safety of Minister Con ger and his associates. He has been hopeful all along that there rescue from the perilous position in w’hirh they hAve been for so long would be successfully ac- To-night’s news confirms that hope and brings a feeling of great relief to him. The President entertained a number of friends informally' at dinner to-night, among whom w’one several acquaintances from Canton. Later in the evening, ns as he heard of the news. Secretary Root came in and remained for some time with the President, discussing the latest information which had come to hand. Nothing has come to the War Depart ment directly from Gen. Chaffee, but the Adjutant General’s office is momentarily expecting advices. The officials were on hand during the evening and waked until a late hour before leaving for home with out receiving any dispatches. THE NEWS WAS WELCOMED. Otllciiii Confirmation of the Relief of the Legations (Badly Recelv * d—lXneasMion of Future Policy. Washington, D. C., Aug. 17.—A1l well last. The rescue has been effected find tbe representatives of the Christian na tions, who for almost two months have brn besieged by the fanatical hordes in ’he Chinese capital, are safe. The wol °m '- news came through official chan- C' lp to-night. The rescue was effected on Wednesday, the allied forces entering Pe k,n apparently without opposition. The first report of the rescue came about 10 o’clock this morning In a Shang bii report. That it would finally turn out this way everybody has felt, and the • ie\vs was received, therefore, with very b'llo demonstration at the nation* oap i Through long experience, however. Washington has learned to be very doubt f'd of the Shanghai date line, and as the hours went by without confirmation of this report, either through the channels of CUI own government or of the Europes n jiatoannal) jHofning Jfetogl governments, the fear that it might be after all a mistake began to gain gnind. When, however, a little before F> o’clock to-night, tne Navy Department had a message from Remey, 6tating that advices fr)n' Tien Tsin told of the capture of Pekin and the safety of the legations, there was a feeling of Intense relief in official circles and great rejoicing on all sides. The details are told in the press reports. The first chapter of the most interesting , story in the history of ihe Chinese em phe has been written. Is it a prelude to the downfall of the Manc.hu dynasty? Does it mean the overthrow of the entire empire and the partition of Chinese ter ritory, or is Chi-na to remain intact? Time alone can tell. This government is un questionably committed to the mainten ance of the integrity of the Chinese em pire. What is the next step to be taken? Everybody is asking this question and no body will answer it officially. It is known, of course, that the President and his ad visors have gone over the si uation very thoioughly They discussed it a: to-day's cabinet meeting at some length, but they discussed it more carefully yesterday. The uniform official answer to all in quiries as to future policy has been that this government was considering nothing beyond the rescue of its people. The im pression has been given out by officials generally that this government would act in a sense independently, and that, hav ing effected the rescue of the Americans, our troops would be withdrawal from Pe kin. This, however, is by rio means cer tain. Or, rather, it is by no means cer tain that this withdrawal will take place in the very near future. It is known that in the notes which have passed be tween this government and the govern ments of Europe there have been under consideration tw r o plans, one of them to withdraw the troops at once to Tien Tsin and the oher to remain at Pekin until the full mission of the civilized nations, as it is understood by their governments, is completed. Naturally, the choice between these tivo plans depended largely, if not entirely, upon the conditions at Pekin after the result. Had the transfer been made un der the provisions of the negotiations, as contemplated by Li Hung Chang, that is, had the imperial forces remained in Pe kin, and the transfer been effected on ♦he outside or at the outer wall, it would d'ubtl ss have been the judgment of the allied commanders that the forces should retire to Tien Tsin, there to awalf re inforcements and to watch the progress of negodations looking to the complete satisfaction of th claims of all the Pow ers. Now’, however, thar the allied forces are inside rekin, there is every reason to believe that they are to r main there, not only until reparation is made, but until a proper status in China itself is restored. FOR NATIVE CHRISTIANS, TOO. Cnited States Will Arrange to Af ford Them Protection. Washington, Aug. 17.—A cabinet offi cial said -to-day that the native Chris tians in China, said to number several thousend, will be included in any ar rangement made between this government and China incident to the cessation of hostilities. At the present stage of the Chinees situation this subject has not yet been seriously discussed by the cabinet, but there is no doubt, according to this member, that the United States is in honor bound (o protect them, and will sacredly look out for their security. It was stated that while the matter has not been formally considered, the Indem nity to be collected by the United States, will be not only for the families of the victims, but also probably to compensate the government for the expense it has been put to in prosecuting the campaign. “It has not been a heavy expense, com pared to the Spanish war,” he said, “but it will be sufficient, together with the in demnity to the families of missionaries and other victims and for all loss to property of the United States government or of American citizens, to make it a very serious matter, financially, to China.” ENGLAND GQT THE NEWS. Genernl Rejoiciilß' Over .lie Relief of I’ekin—Comment, of the I.ontlon Pre,*. London, Aug. 18, 4 a. m.—“Pekin was relieved on the night of the 15th." This message was received last evening at the imperial customs office in London from the commissioner of customs in Che Foo. It is the only official message that has reached England in confirmation of the earlier reports, Admiral Remey’s dispatch not having arrived in time for publica tion in. the London morning papers. The Morning Post, which is the only paper printing the Che Foo message, says: "To-day is not only a day of national re joicing: it is also a day of congratulation for all the Powers of the world.” Proceeding to discuss the probabilities of a cessation of hostilities, the Morning Post assumes that the United States are willing to abandon any idea of further aggressive action, but it questions the disposition of Germany and the other Powers to agree to such a course. The Berlin correspondent of the Morn ing Post says he learns that no forma! request for an armistice has yet reached the Powers, and that it is improbable that any such request would be granted. The other papers comnunt guardedly upon the general situation, owing to the lack of definite news when iho editorials were written. Most of them advocate a stern inquisition regarding outrages and the pun shm'nt of the leaders, even if they have to be pursued ail over China. The Tally Graphic, in a paragraph ap parently inspired, says there is no rea son to b lieve that any of the Powers will repudiate the previous understanding to tespect the integrity of the empire and the dynasty, adding that the prjposal to land a British force at Shanghai origi nated not with the British government, but with the Chinese, who at the samp time urged that this should not be done if likely to lead to international compli cations. "Tils." says 'he Dally Graphic, "dls rcs s o' the story that the Viceroy of Nank n eta'g and ids mind tinder the In flu rce of the consuls. Her MaJ sty's gov * inm nt. we believe, hns no intention of r n rrtlrg the right of France r.r the Unltrrt States to land troops, (hruld citli r think It tvevusury.” Shanghai dispatches say that Emperor Kwang 8u accompanied the Empress Dew fPenUmnA on FUtb Pagei SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY. AUGUST 18, 1000. THEY FOUGHT WELL LEADERS OF AMERICANS SEAT I* THEIR REPORTS. THE ADVANCE ON TIEN TSIN. COL. MEADE AND M AJ. WALLER DESCRIBE THE FIGHTING. Force of Amerieaun Was Poorly Sup plied With Ammunition and llud to Full Back—How Tien Tsin Was* Gained Later— Mnj. Waller Protest ed Against the First Advance, the Allies Ilcing Few in Number—Next Movement Successful. Washington. Aug. 17. — I TJie Navy De partment to-day made public the reports of Col. Robert L. Meade and Maj. L. W. T. Waller of the United States Ma rine Corps on the batjle of Tien Tsin. They give not only a graphic account of this initial engagement in the Chinese campaign, but furnish the information with official Exactness. Col. Meade’s report is dated Tien Tsin, July 16. Afrer telling of the situation around Tien Tsin and of the decision on July 12, at a conference held at the Eg lish general’s headquarters, to attaek the city about daybreak the next day. Col. Meade’s report, in describing the early fighting in which the Marines and Ninth Infantry took such a gallant part, says: “We reached the advanced position about 8 a. m. I took 180 rounds per man with me, 100 rounds in the belts and eighty in the haversacks. This is not sufficient for an all-day light, and as it grew’ toward night, I began to be appre hensive of being left in an advanced posi tion in a fight where no prisoners were taken on either side, with only the bay onet to fight wdth. Aetlon YA’ns Hot. “On the firing line the action w’as es pecially hot, and the enemy ® fire especi ally rapid and accurate, and at about 8:30 a. m. tho enemy appeared in large num ber upon our left and among the grave mounds of the field in which we were, with the evident intention of Hanking us. I made a turning movement to the left and rear, and we drove them away. Later in the day, about 2 p. m., they again made a flanking effort, but at this time the in fantry support of the artillery company was on the mud wall of the city and aid ed us by a cross fire. This company was commanded by C. G. Long. The effort of the enemy proved a failure, and we drove them in. “We remained in the trenches until about 8 p. m., when we received an or der from the brigadier general com manding to withdraw, which was probably the most difficult action of the day, since the enemy had so well covered our posi tion that their shots struck the crests of the trenches and threw dirt in our faces, many' being hit. “Gen. Dorward ordered that the troops should sleep upon their arms that night, and on the following morning enter the city, the south gate to be blown in by gun cotton. “On the 14th inst., the south gate hav ing been blown in, we moved into the walled city at about 6 o’clock a. m. V\ e found the city filled with dead Chinamen and animals. No resistance was made to our occupation in the walled city itself, but an infantry fire was kept up by the Japanese infantry upon the enemy, who responded from the suburbs. Since then we have had undisturbed possession of all Tien Tsin.” Com mended Americans. Col. Meade enclosed a letter from Gen. Dorward, the commander of the English forces, in which he highly commended the American commanders and troops, and took upon himself the blame for ordering the Ninth Regiment into n dangerous position. Gen. Dorward especially men tioned for bravery Lieut. Smedley D. Butler, Lieut.. Henry Leonard and Capt. Lawton. Col. Meade gives a list of the casual ties ami details the circumstances of the death of Col. Liscum and Capt. Davis. The proclamation to the inhabitant* of Tien Tsin. telling them that the bom bardment was only in reply to the at tacks of the rebels, Is included in the re port. MaJ. Waller’s report is of especial in terest. as he had command of the Marines in the fight before Tien Tsin was reached. The report is dated Tien Tsin, June 28, and says in part: Compelled (o Retreat. “At 2 in the morning, June 20, the Rus sian colonel informed me that he would push on with 400 men and attempt to gel into Tien Tsin. and aid in the defense or the city. I objected, but was overruled in council. My reason • told me that there was a slim chance for passing the Chinese force with only 530 men, and no guns, the three-inch rifle proving <k*fectlve. I dis abled it and rolled It into the river and followed the Russians in the twelve-mile march on Tien Tsin. "The Russian column was in advance, 40*) strong, with my Celt nix-M gun in thei.- front, urder the command of Lieut. Powell. The advance continued until 7 a. m. without opposi lor, when we reach ed a point opposite the Imperial arsenal There we met a small flank fire, which was quickly sil need by our sharpshoot ers. About 10 minutes later w'o met a very heavy front and fl *nk fire from 1.500 or 2XO) men Intrenched. We deployed, and my lire fe-ling the flank fire, turned to the hft and r ar cot.fronting the flank movement, our line a? that time having It? fiont advanced and right flank re served. “The Fiipp'-rt of the <’olt gun having dwindl' and to two men and the gun having Jammed several limes, all the crew being sho* down but one, Mr. Powell very projerly decided to abandon it, which he bid. after disabling the gun. Receiving notice that th Rms n would retr. at to a joint four mil s beyond our bivouac, I hevan my retreat, moving by the rlgh> flank and keeping up a fight for four hours with the emrr.y. who we e in force, imperial tro ps end B xers. "We succeeded *n falling bark, bringing In our wounded by hand. At 2p. m. we had reached our base, having ma-rched jkhiixy mile* and fought four four hour*. 1 was obliged to leave the dead, but brought off the wounded. Our casualties i were four killed and nine wounded. Drove the Enemy. “It was agreed that we should advance in two columns on the next day at 4 a. m.. my force occupying the advance of the British column and the right of the firing line. We struck the enemy at about 7 a. m., and drove them steadily until about 12:30 p. m., when we entered Tien Tsin, relieving the besieged Euro peans, our losses being for the day one killed and three wounded. “At 10 a. m. on the 7th, the Russians, having attacked the arsenals, the scene of my repulse on the 22nd, and which had not been captured, asked for reinforce ments. I sent out Second Lieutenant Jolly, with forty men, Mr. Harding, my adjutant, joining as a volunteer, and placed the whole under the command of Commander Craddock. R. N. This force was about 1,8(0 strong, and succeeded in driving the enemy from the parapets, out of their fortifications and in full flight. It was developed that the enemy had about 7,000 men at this point. "Our men charged over the parapet with a British company, being; the first in, in this part of the fight. Our loss here was one wounded, and Lieut. Jolly over come by heat, but not until after he had brought his men back to their quarters. Lieut. Harding acted as a volunteer and captured an imperial flag, which he has presented to me.” ITALIANS TO HE DEPORTED. Snfl One of Tliem Came Over to Kill the President. Washington, Aug. 17.—Chief Wilkie of the United States Secret Service stated to-day that two Italians, Natale Maresca and Michil Guida, had been detained at quarantine. New York harbor, by his or ders. Their di>ortation to Naples, Italy, will be recommended to the Secretary of the Treasury. On Aug. 1 this government w’as advised from Naples that Maresca, an anarchist, was about to leave for the United States and that he might attempt to attack the President. Whereupon an investigation was made, and while it could not be de termined that Maresca was an anarchist, it was developed that he was a convict. His description was wired to Operative Hazen in New York and on the arrival of the Kaiser Wilhelm II last evening Maresca and his companion, Guida, were turned over to the immigration authori ties with a request that they he deported. Guida’s antecedent® are now being inves tigated. Maresca is 29 years old and was born in Italy. WILL MAKE SPEEC HES. Mr. Drynn Will Be Kept Very Busy Next Week. Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 17.—Mr. Bryan will devote ihe greater part of next week to speech making in Nebraska and Kansas. He will make the first of a series of ad dresses at Wahoo, twenty miles north of Lincoln. Tuesday afternoon and will fol low this effort with four speeches on Wednesday at Auburn. Tecumeeh and Pawnee respectively. Thursday forenoon will be spent in Kansas City. The afternoon of Thursday will be giv en ov-r to the Populist notification cere monies at Top ka, when he will respond to a speech by lion. T. M. Patterson, notifying of his nomination for the pres idency by the Populist party. On Friday Mr. Bryan will speak at Manhattan, Kan., and Beatrice, Neb. Saturday he will go 10 South Omaha to attend a Jackson Club picnic, wh( re he will speak. Among- Mr. Bryan’s callers to-day were Hon. J. R. Sovereign. Vic© Chairman FdmtPton of the People’s party, and Land Commissioner Moore of Montana. In the afternoon he aettd as pall bearer at the funeral of a former townafcllow. NOTIFIED VAN WICK. Ni v<* York's Mayor UliiMt Answer Ice Trust Charges. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 37.—Attorney Gen eral Davis this afternoon sent a special messenger to Saratoga Springs to see Mayor Van Wyck of New York City. The attorney general’s representative was en trusted with the copy of amended charges preferred against the Mayor, growing out of the latter’s alleged connection with the ice trusts which the attorney general re ceived) on Wednesday of this week from the New York attorneys interested in the prosecution. The attorney general formally notified the Mayor that he is expected to make answer to the charge? to Roosevelt within the fifteen days allotted to him under the iaW * A. WILL FIGHT AUG. 25 Dale of the FlfxidniiiiaiiM-Sliarkey Go Shoved Forward. New York. Aug. 17.—The big battle be tween Fitzsimmons and Sharkey at Con ey Island will be decided on Saturday night. Aug 26, instead of Friday, Aug. 24, as wa* originally intended. Saturday be ing the date of the gr- at Futurity event at the Sheepfrhead Bay race track, which usually attracts thousands of visitors from out of town, as well as an Influx of bookmakers and turfmen fr< m th* Sara toga race meeting. Alexander Brown and Tom O'Rourke, ihe club managers, aft r consultation with Sharkey and Fitzsim mons, dfeided to pull off the fight on Fu turity night. UUIET IN NEW YORK. No Further l)cmon*t rnt lons of the Hnclnl Feeling. New York. Aug. 17.—Though several of the West Side thoroughfares were lined to-night with men and women, who evi dently expected a continuance of the col lisions between the whites and negroes, residents of that section of the city, there were no race disturbances of any conse quence during the evening. Police were on the alert In the streets und avenu* s and no loitering was permlltted where crowds had congregated for three nights past. Chief of Police Devery was within easy call of his precinct commanders to-night, but he expressed the conviction that there would not be any demand for active ser vice or for any of the reserve force. Itn Itlmore t timing Home. London. Aug. 17.—The United States cruiser Baltimore, with Rear Admiral John C. Watson on board, homeward bound, from Manila, soiled from Graves end to-day for Belfast. * I Much Gnlil From Alaska. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 17.—The steamer Roanoke has arrived from Skagway with $4,5u0,000 in gold. TELLS OF THE CRIME CAPT. WADE DESC RIBES THE KILL ING IN SCREVEN COUNTY'. SAYS HIS STORY IS CORRECT. HE IS IN A HOSPITAL IN AUGUSTA FOR TREATMENT. The Trouble Began When the White Men Met the Negro in the Homl. Three Went to Make the Arrest on a Peaee Warrant Fired Upon From a Plum Thiekot—Herrington Anl Men I'm Were Killed and Capt. Wnde Wan Wounded. Augusta. Aug. 17.—Capt. Jesse T. Wade, who was shot a week ago in Screven county and brought to the hospital in this city, gave out to-day what he says is the only correct story of the shooting. He says at the outset there was no race war, and nothing like it. He says two w’hite men, R. F. Herrington and George Daniels, in a buggy, met a negro, named Stephen Sanders, in another bug gy on a narrow road and the negro inso lently demanded them to turn out of his way. Herrington hit Sanders with his whip, and (he negro Jumped out of his buggy end ran. The mule the negro was driving was about to run off, but one of the white men caught the bridle and called to the negro to come back and get Ills team. As the negro drove off. after get ting back into his buggy, he cursed Her rington for striking him with bis whip, and said: “I'll kill you to-night.” When the white men got to town they reported the incident to Capt. Wade, and he advised legal proceedings and had a peace warrant taken out by Herrington against the negro. About 8:30 o’clock Herrington and Daniels, with Capt. Wade nnd Milton Mears, in two buggies, drove out to the home of JeM® Sanders, the father of Stephen, to serve the peace warrant. When they arrived at the house, the moonlight was bright as day. and Wade Herrington and Mears advanced to the house, while Daniels remained to hold tho mules. Shot From n Thicket. While the white men on the outside were talking with the old negro on the inside of the house and telling him to give up his son nnd he would not he hurt, a volley was fired from a plum thicket, p short dis tance to one side of the house. Capt. Wade was shot in the groin, the arm and the head, and when he rallied from tho shock so as to look about him. Mears was nowhere to be seen and Herrington was running wildly a hundred yards distant. The mule attached to the buggy in which Daniels was sitting became frightened at the shooting and dashed off with him. but as he gained control of the animal he drove back and helped Wade into the buggy. The other two men were not in sight, and as there was no more shoot, ing, it is supposed tlie negroes ran after firing the volley. The next morning a posse returned to the place and found the dead holies of Herrington and Mears, the former having run several hundred yards be;fore he fell. That is the whole story, says Capt. Wade, except that several of the negroes were apprehended in South Carolina, and. when arrested, they implicated several more who have also been arrested. "In my opinion,.*’ says Capt. Wade, “there will be no lynching, but the law will take its course. There is no race war in Screven.” GAVE AID FOR AID. Story of the Strnnilliig of the t'nited States Itfittlcsliip Oregon. San Francisco, Aug. 17.—Mail advices from Yokohama, JnjKin, contain the fol lowing s-fory regarding the stranding of the battleship Oregon on the Chinese coast recently: The Chinese cruiser, Hal Chi, command ed by Capt. Sah, a thoroughly Western ized officer, on h*r way from Taku to Che Foo, descried the Oregon in her per ilous plight and offered her his assistance, which was most gratefully received by Cap*. Wilde. The Hai Chi anchored close, to be of use If needed. The next day the Rus sian cruiser came along. Her command er, going aboard the Oregon, eyed the Chinese vessel with suspicion and asked what she was doing there. On being told, he shook his head, and said it would, nevertheless, be his duty to take posses sion of her. Capt. Wilde nodded, and answered, “Well, I’m a bit embarrassed just now. but there is ammunition aboard and my guns are in excellent condition.” The next day, after the departure of the Russian, Capt. Wilde visited the Hoi i Chi, and suggested to Capt. Sah that, as he was protecting some refugees on board, it might b© well for him to run up the American flag to the fore. This was done, and no questions were asked by passing cruisers afterward. HE WILL ( OMK SOUTH. Towne Will Mnkp Cn in pn Ign Speeches In Thin Section. Chicago. Aug. 17.—Charles A. Towne, It is staled, will open his campaign at Du luth within ten days. He will, it Is said, make an elaborate address, devoted most ly to answering Roosevelt. Later Towne will tour Idaho, Oregon. Washington. Cal ifornia and other Western states, keeping close to the path of the Roosevelt itiner ary. Mr. Towne will also tour the South, speaking at Atlanta, luisvlllc, Mem phis, Nashville, and other Imjtortuni cit ies. Throughout, It is stated, it will be Mr. Towne’* mission to j*iy special atten tion to the Republican vice presidential nominee, and to answer arguments made by the latter during the campaign. C’ZAII WILL HE THERE. He lino Decided to V Islt the Paris Exposition. Paris, Aug. 17.—1 t is officially announc ed, according to the Petit Bleu, that the Czar will visit Paris, arriving at Cher bourg Sept. 14, reaching Paris the next day and remaining there five or six day*. It Is added that Hi* Majesty, who will come alone, will reside u< the Russian embassy while In this city, llannn \|poliit* Negroes. Chicago, Aug. 17.—Cyrus Field Adams, a colored editor, linguist and orator, and Bishop Arnett of Ohio, a.so colored, have been appointed by Chairman Hanna. members of the Advisory Committee of tbo Republican National Commit tee. FUNERAL OF HUNTINGTON. Service* at Fifth Avenue Residence AA’ere Simple—Body Placed in the Malinoleum* at Woodlavin. New York, Aug. 17.—Services at the funeral of the late Collls I*. Huntington at the Fifth avenue residence to-day were marked wiih simplicity. They were conducted by Rev. A. Woodruff Halsey of the Presbyterian Board of Missions in the drawing room. The pallbearers were D. O. Mills, Edward King, Frederick P. Olcott, Edwin Hawley, Charles H. Tweed, Martin Erdman, R. I*. Schwerin and C. A. Lowe. After the exercises the casket was car ried to the hearse and interment later was mad* in the Huntington mausoleum in Wood lawn Cemetery. Piers 5. 35 and 37 on the North river, which are used by the Morgan Line and Southern Pacific Company, were draped in memory of Mr. Huntington. Among the friends at the. funeral were John H. Smyth, president of ihe Virginia Manual Training School, at Broad Neck Farm, Va., which was heavily endowed by Mr. Huntington; Horace See, chief en gineer of the Newport News Shipyard; Dr. H. B. Frissell, president of the Hamp ton Institute, Hampton, Va.; Booker T. V/ isldngton of Tusk* gee, Ala. 11l SINES* W AS SUSPENDED. Great Wnrk of Respect for the Mem ory of Huntington. Chicago, Aug. 17.—Every wheel and stroke of commerce throughout the great Southern Pacific system of railroads and steamship lines was stopped for seven minutes to-day during the burial of Col lls P. Hun-tingron In New York. At tho exact moment when the clock struck 11 in New York every hammer In all the shops ceased clanging; engines paused upon the rails and steamships floated lifelessly upon the water. In Chi cago the offices remained closed all tho morning, and no tickets were sold or other business transacted until ufter the re mains of the once great railroad magnate were laid to rest. During the short sus pension of business 50,000 men In nil sec tions of the United States remained idle. Tlve Chicago offices were draped with crepe, that Is to remain for thirty days. Careful attention had been given to the difference of time between San Francisco and New York in order that the observa tions of respect at each place might take place at exactly the same time. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church at San Francisco at the same time the funeral was in progress in New York. W. G. Neimier, general Western freight and passenger agent of the Southern Pa cific, with hadquartrs in Chicago, to-day said that this is theflrsttime In the history of American railroads thai there has l>een a total suspension of business on any system as a mark of respect to the mem ory of any man. WILL OF HUNTINGTON. Tweed Will Sonn File the Document for Probate. New York. Aug. 17.—The will of the late Collie P. Huntington will be offered for probate at an early date, according to an announceemni made to-night by Charles H. Tweed. “There Is little to say concerning Mr. Huntington f, will at this time,” said Mr. Tweed, “that is of public concern. As soon 03 matters can be arranged prepar atory to doing so, the document will be offered for probate. That will be done early next week; probably not M<®day and possibly not before Wednesday, but the application will be made somewhere near that time. Until tlie will is offered for probate, nothing concerning its con tents will be n ade public. There Is no ne cessity for any haste in the matter, and there will be none. "There will be no formal reading of the will. This b in accordance of the wishes of the fjn*y.” DOCKS EVADED THE BRITISH. They Marched nt Night Over Famil iar Ground*. Pretoria, Thursday, Aug. 16.—Gen. De- Wet hns managed to elude Gen. Kitch ener, In spite of the fact that all the British wagons had double teams of pick ed animals. The Boers evaded the Brit ish by marching at night over grounds known o them, while their pursuers were obliged to march in the day time. TRIAL FOR KIDNAPPING. Plotter* IgnlnKt Lord Robert* Be fore a Court nr Pretoria. Pretoria. Aug. 16.—The trial by court martial of Lieut. Corelua of the State Ar tillery and the other leaders Of the con spirators concerned In the plot to kidnap Gen. Lord Roberts began to-day. The prisoners pleaded guilty, but at the sug gestion of the court, withdrew their plea, and the trial Is proceeding. FEARS HE LOST DE WET. Lord Robert* Ha* So Notified the War Office. London, Aug. 17.—The war office has re ceived a dispatch from Lord Roberta, ex pressing a fear that Gen. DeWet has eluded hie* pursuer*. Lord Roberts eays be imagines that DeWet’s escape U* due to his breaking up his force Into small bodies. Honey for ltrltl*li Prisoner*. Cape Town, Aug. 17.~An American con sular official has gone from Lorenzo Mar ques to Nooitgedacht to distribute money WILL HE KING IN FACT. Italy’* New tnvereln Ha* Let 111* Minister!* Know It. Paris, Aug. 17.—A special dispatch to the Temps from Rome says It Is rumored there that ministerial discord resulted from the recent conference between the King and his ministers and that several of them wish to resign, owing to their be lief that they do not have his confidence. It 1* added that modi flea lions tn the cabi net are expected on the reassembling of Parliament. The dispatch also asserts that the King has clearly indicated that he will act and govern and desires to have young minis ters wlih Initiative. Remain* of Ingall*. Atchison. Kan.. Aug. 17.—The remain" of Senator John J. Ingalls arrived In At chison this evening, from East Las Ve gas, N. M , and were taken to the Ingalls’ home, Oak Ridge. The funeral will oc .tur Sunday. DAILY. *8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY S-TIMEB-A-WEEK.fi A YEAR TROOPS CALLED OUT SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS GUARDING LIBERTY CITY, NEGROES’ THREATS TO BURN. LIBERTY CITY NARROWLY' ES CAPED A CONFLAGRATION. Determined Effort Made to Wreck a I*lit it t System PaaaenAter Train. Fire at Liberty City Gordon Threw In a l\eg of Powder and W iim lludl> Burned—Fire at Wnl tliourvllle—Women and children Leave I4herty City. Liberty City, Oa., Aug. 17.—Matter*, here are In a serious state and there Is no telling what may happen and where it all will end. Last night a determined effort was made to wreck a Plant System train at Almar’B Mill, where the negro Small was killed yesterday, by breaking the look to the switch and turning it so as to throw any west bound train into the side track at that place, on which were standing r* number of empty and loaded cars await ing shipment. It is also stated that crossties w’ero placed on the traek, hut were arranged so that they would derail westbound trains. Fortunately a freight train going towards Savannah knocked the ties off and broke bark the switch, and train 23 passed over the switch without the de sired result on the part of the would-be wreckers. It is claimed that the obstructions were knocked ofT by train 78. but the Morning News correspondent, who was on that train, is pretty sure that the obstructions were not on the track, as the engine was equipped with an electric headlight, which would have permitted the engineer to see the obstruction at least half a mile on the straight track between this point and Savannah. The wires were rut for three miles, but were repaired to-day. None of the wires running into this office were cut. Negroes Were Whipped. During the night, it is reported, several nog roes were taken out of their houses and severely whipped for incendiary speeches they had made during the past two days. This is said to have incensed the negroes very much, and It is thought by the more conservative that this move on the part of some members of the posse was unfortunate. About 1 o’clock this morning a small shoe shop, kept by a negro In front of the store of C. J. McDonald and within fif teen feet of the store of B* n O’Neal, waa discovered on tire. A large crowd gath ered and a keg of powder was thrown into the building by Ned Morgan, who waa terribly burned about the face, arms and body. Hlh condition is serious. The stores of McDonald an*! O Noil were saved by the almost heroic efforts of the party. Had the tiro not been stop l*d when it was a conflagration reaching into the thousands would have been the i esult. During the early morning It became rumored that the negroes in tended to attack and go into every house in the town. Tills rumor became so strong that on the advice of citizens, the •sheriff wired -the Governor that the mat ter had passed beyond the control of the civil authorities and asked that troops be sent here. The Governor promptly wired Capt. Hughes to consult with Sher iff Brewer, ar.d if they thought it advis able, for Hughes 10 call out his command, the Liberty City Guards. Late this afternoon, Capt. Hughes de cided to call out a detachment of his com mand, in order to assist the citizens in the protection of the town, as it is said that the negroes are determined to bum he town. A large number of the more nervous among the Indies have gone out of tho town for the night. The store of J. T. Gill, at Walthourvills, was burned Hfter 1 o’cloc k this morning. Armed Men on Gimrd. Armed citizens are patrolling the streets to-night, among them being mem bers of bo4h of the military commands in this county, but all In citizen’s dress. At a late hour Capt. Hughes had not re. turned with any of his command, as they live In many portions of the county, some of them as far as twenty-five miles from this point. They are expected all the time now and as soon as they come will be posted in different sections of the town and will to a large degree act under orders from Sheriff Brewer. It is understood to-night that two ne groes have been arrested by Plant Sys tem detectives who think they are tilt men who tampered wiih the siding and placed the crossties on tho track at Aimar’s. The names of the negroes can not be learned, but it is said they were taken to Savannah Jail this afternoon. Last night, J. R. Thomas of Jesup came near being killed by accident, one of the posse mistaking him for another man. The ball grazed his forehead, cutting an ugiy gash. Capt. Hughes and a detachment from his command have Just arrived at 11:$0 o’clock. They will go on duty at once. Everything Is quiet. NOTE TO BULGARIA. A Demand Made l> Koumania for Ssrsfow’s Arrest. London, Aug. 18.—Tho Roumanian gov* eminent, according to a special dispatch from Vienna, has addressed a sharp note, | amounting almost to an ultimatum, to Bulgaria, d* mantling the ariest of Bara f w. president of the Revolutionary Com mittee at Bcfia. and the supprtadon of • hat orgar Ratten. T t Destructive Forest Fires. Altamosa. Col., Aug. 17.—Forest fire® are burning at East and South Fork in an area from five to twenty miles wide, and destroying valuable timber, mine machin ery and buildings. The uxrnuge will fool •ip millions of dollars.