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THE MORNING NEWS. Established ISSO. - Incorporated ISSS J. H. ESTJEr President. WILD MOB AT AKRON |Ft AGED OVER ITS FAILI'RE TO FIND A NEGRO RAVISHER. KILLED TWO, WOUNDED MANY. rOLSGEMEN AND THE MOB EX CHANGE DEADLY SHOTS. I.ouis Feel*. n N'ear I'nder Arrest. <onf eased Haring Attempted to Assault a Six-Year-Old Girl—Story of the Confession Spread Like Wildfire—Jails Were Stormed and Searched, hut the Prisoner Had Been Spirited Array. Akron, 0., Aug. 22.—Between 1 and 2 o cloc this morning, Officer John Duffy arrested a colored man who, during the day, confessed to Prison Keeper Washer of having attempted to assault Christina, the 6-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. fheo Maas, Industiious atid respectable people who live on Perkins' Hill. The prisoner has given his name as Louis I’( k. He Is ab;ut 40 years old, married end recently moved here. The atory of his confession spread like wildfire through the city, and officers learned that an attempt would be made to night to lynch him. In police court to day Peck pleaded guilty and was bound over to the Common Pleas Court. His lull was placed at Ja.OCiO. Searched llic .Inil. Several thousand people are ready to* rtisrht to lynch Peck. A large crowd gath ered about the city prison at 7:30 o’clock, a:.d forced in the doors. The prison was ®oon packed with the mob, and the offi i ere offered no resistance, as Peck earlier in the evening had been quietly taken away to Cleveland. To satisfy the mob, the officers suggest ed that a committee of six be appointed to search all the cells, and go through very part of the building. This was done, end as the negro was not found, a yell was made: “Now for the county jail. Give us the nigger and tve will deal with fcim.’* A mad rush followed for the jail, and froon it was in the hands of the mob. Af ter going through the private apartments of the jail, the crowd started to batter down the big iron doors. Deputy Sheriff Stone s’ood In front of the prison doors and made a speech. lb* informed the crowd that Peck could not be found in there, and he told the people in the mob to select a committee and he w r ould allow' the committee to starch the jail from top to bottom. Another Search Made. A committee was quickly selected, and the jail was searched, every cell being examined. Satisfied that the negro was not there, the mob then rushed across the street and forced open the doors of the county Court House. The old Court House was soon packed, and all rooms searched, except the rooms in the treas ury department. The cky prison was again surrounded, find hundreds of people forced their way Into the prison for the second time, in sisting that the negro was there. Mayor W. E. Young at this time appeared at cne of the window’s in the upper part of the building. He addressed the mob as l*es4 he could, saying that the prisoner liad been taken out of the prison at 4:00 o'clock by Sheriff Kelly and driven out of the city in a closed carriage. Then Cnine tlic lighting. The people in the mob would not be lieve the mayor and continued to yell find demand that Peck be surrendered. At 10 o’clock the mob began for the third time to attack the city prison. Someone in the crowd began shooting at the build ing. This was followed by several more shots. The officers In the building ap peared at the windows and began to shoot over the heads of the people. A man W'ith a shotgun then fired at the officers. It is said several officers w’ere wounded. The crowd then began to smash in the windows of the city building, and the fir ing became general. Hundreds of shots were exchanged and one boy, name un known, was carried dead from the street. It is certain that dozens of men were wounded. • Mayor Young is yet in the building, and Is directing a call for the militia. /All the ambulances of the city have been called nut and the excitement has become in tense. The front of the city building is a total wreck, and the fire bells are ring ing. At 10:45 p. m. Prison Keeper John E. tVosher came from the city building and wa knocked down by a brick. He. was ba-lly injured about the head and had to receive medical attention. H was known that two persons were in *t mtiy killed and another person Is dy ing at the City Hospital. The dead are*: Glen Wade, aged 10, shot through the heart. John M Davidson’* 4-year-old child, •hot dead in a baby carriage. Fred V. Orwick, n*e 25, is badly wound- j *d with buck*hot. He lives at No. 45 j North street, and is now dying at the j bOipital. ■*" ' A man named Mull was shot in the head and also in one of the legs. Another man whose named could not be learned, but who is a driver for the Amer ican Express Company, was shot in the leg. At II o'clock the crowd is beginning to leave for home, and the indications are that no more trouble will take place. Burglor, and Incendiaries. Shortly after midnight the mob broke into a hardware store and stole all the firearms and ammunition they could find, including guns, rllies and revolvers, pro ceeded to the ciiy building, opened fire on the defenders and finally set fire to the Columbia Hall, which adjoins the city building. They will no doubt set fire to the city building before morning, as the flames are spreading rapidly. UNVEILED VANCE'S STATUE. Attended With I ntercst iii K Ceremo nies in llnleigji—>lnny Visitors Were in tlie City. Raleigh, X. C., Aug. 22.—The monu ment to Zebu lon B. Vance stands uncov ered in the Capitol Square, the admira tion and inspiration of generations yet I unborn. ,•.*!' I The procession formed shortly after noon in front of Metropolitan Hall, nnd march ed two squares to the Capitol grounds. The procession would have reached three limes this distance. The order of march was os follows: A platoon of the Raleigh police; L. O’B. Branch Camp of Confederate Veterans; Wright’s Band, followed by eleven com fanies of militia. Various camps of Con federate Veterans followed. The Webb Camp of Durham made a fine appearance, with over a hundred. The number of men in line can scarcely be estimated, as the line of march was not even. Some of the companies march ed to the scene and returned for others left behind. The number of visitors to the city was estimated l at 5,000. The ceremony was opened by Rev. Dr. Eugene Daniel of the Presbyterian Church here, in an impressive invocation. Col. Thomas Kenan of Raleigh, chief marshal, then introduced Hon. Richard Battle of Raleigh, the orator of the day. Mr. Bat tle spoke clearly and forcibly, and his address was a masterful summary of Vance’s life. l*pon conclusion of Mr. Battle’s oration, Miss Espy Vance, granddaughter of the lamented senator, puiled the cord, and the statue of the patriot was beheld by the vast crowd. A cheer rent the air. This was at 2:30 o’clock. The movement to erect a monument to the late senator took shape after his d*ath. and was begun as a popular one. In this way about $2,500 was raised. The Legislature of 1899. came to the aid of the movement by appropriating $5,000. The statue is BV2 feet high, and stands upon a base of granite from Mount Airy, this state, the base being of equal bight- The statue was cast by the Gor ham Company at Providence, R. I. On the base is the word “Vance” in bold letters. COLORED WOMEN’S SOLUTION. Host They Want the Negro Problem Adjusted—They Ask $41),(KIO for linker’s Wife. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 22 —The State Fed eration of Colored Women this afternoon adoptel a memorial to President McKin ley, petitioning him io ask Congress to pay to the widow of the late Postmaster Faker of Lake City, S. C., $40,003 in lieu of the life of her husband, which was lost during a race riot in that county. The memorial also states: "We would like to ask for a law’ to be enacted to this effect, that should any state be found guilty of mob ’aws and lynching, it be expelled from the Union. The blacks then could evacuate, and a!l the negro haiers could have a state of their own, wherein they need nor see a black face. Thus we solve the negro problem.” B t UNTIL THE NEXT TEH>I. Cases in the Gnehel Mnrdcr Cnm pliclty Have Been Continued. Georgetown, Ky„ Aug. 22. Judge Can trill to-day, being satisfied that Henry Youtsey is not in proper physical condi tion to stand trial for alleged complicity in the Goebel murder, continued the case un til next term of court. Owing to illness in the family of one of the attorneys for Combs. Whittaker and Davis, those cases also were postponed to the October term. The accused will be ad mitted to bail in the sum of $3,000 each. CASE AGAINST WEAVER. Ntimber of Affidavit* Against Pow ers* Jurors Were El led. Georgetown. Ky., Aug. 22.—The case of George F. Weaver, accused of perjury, was called to-day before County Judge Yates. Several witnesses testified that they saw Weaver at Grayson’s Springs the day on which Senator Goebel was shot. The commonwealth concluded Its side of the case to-day. Quite a number of affidavits were filed, charging that Jurors Munson, Mulberry, Murphy. Craig. Croeswnlt and Musselman had .formed 'and expressed opinions that Powers was guilty and ought to hang. The affidavit against Chaig, who is a prominent shoe merchant, charges that he said, after being summoned and se lected, that he would not be controlled by evidence, but only by instruction* from the court. OCT or THE SNARE. Ilonrd Notified of the Escape of the Mi**ionn ricM. Boston, Aug. 22.—The Board of Com missioners for Foreign Missions has re ceived to-day a cablegram from Che Foo, as follows: "Psalm 1:24: Pekin and Tung Chow missionaries, also Chapins, Smiths, Wick off saved.” The passage of scripture alluded to is: "Our soul is escaped as n bird of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken and we ore escaped.” Kdinistoii to Preside. t pe'- a Kan . Aug 21—Chairman But ler of the I opu Is; Nat oral Committee will ro attend the Hr} an notification m eting hete 10-rrorrow. \l:r ' hatrman Kdmiston. it is announced, will u reside An hi* st^ad SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1000. FLAG WAVES THERE IMPERIAL PALACE COI’RTS CAP TIRED BY AMERICANS. CHARGED BY 1,500 TROOPS. IMPERIAL BANK DESPOILED OF ITS TRH4SI HE. I.nadnn Got the News of the Ameri ©•n*’ Attack—Stnrn and Stripe* Float l pou the Imperial Granary. Event* Previous to the Relief of Pekin Denerllieri— China Devoted to the Kin prena—37s,ooo Riiaslana |)es tined for Cliluu Service. London. Aug. 23. 4 a. m.—“ To-day 1,500 Americans attacked the imperial palace," says a dispatch to the Morning Post from Pekin, dated Aug. 15, “and captured four of the courts. The American flag is flying over the imperial granary, and the impe rial bank has been looted.” Describing events prior to the relief, the Morning Post correspondent cables: “On Aug. 12 the Tsimg-li-Yamen request ed a conference with a view to peace. No armistice was granted, however, and that night we endured the longest fusilade of the whole siege. It lasted twelve hours. “On Aug. 13. the Tsung-li-Yamen beg ged to be excused from any conference, saying that the members were too busy. Later they wrote that they had forbid den firing on us, and would court-mar tial any who disooeyed. During the even ing many shells fell in the legation com pound.’’ The Daily Chronicle publishes an inter view with the Japanese Minister in Lon don, which represents him as having said; “The Empress is the heart and soul f China. So long as she lives, so long at ehe remains in China, whether the su preme power is taken from her or not, she w'ill always be the greatest force, the one above all others to be reckoned with. The difficulty will be to get any one who can speak for her. I fear that the influ ence of Li Hung Chang is now of ex tremely little -weight. “The Powers must come to a final un derstanding quickly. Riots, anarchy, bioodehed and mieery throughout China will be the inevitable result of a policy that does not immediately disclose itself. The government must be re-eetablished.’’ The Japanese envoy expressed his ap proval cf the reported American sugges tion regarding a conf- rence of the Pow ers and said he believed tha- sa isfactory pecuniary- compensation could be secured if the resources of China were properly developed, and spite the fact that her pres ent revenues are pledged. Field Marshal Count von Waldersee, according to the Daily Mail’s correspond ent. expresses the opinion that his labors in China will be of long duration, “as pacification will be a difficult undertak ing.” ;.j< f,|' Three hundred and seventy-five thou sand Russian troops are already in the Far Eist, on the way there by land and sea, or under orders to embatk. This statement is mane by the Moscow corres pendent of the Doily Graphic, who says that mobilisation is in progress all over Russia and that there are now fourteen steamers at Odessa, chartered to take trooops*. According to a St. Petersburg special, a telegram has been received at the Rus sian capital from Shanghai, announcing the departure of Li Hung Chang for Pe kin. THEY WERE INOI'POSBD. Allied Force* Reconnoltered Wlth ont Meeting Resistance. Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press. In Camp Outside Pekin, Aug. 14, (pre sumably), via Che Foo, Aug. 21.—Morning of the 14th. regiments of Japanese, Amer leans, British and Russians reconnoitering along the four roads toward Pekin yes terday were unopposed. They establish ed lines five miles from Pekin, before the east wail, whoeo towers are visible. The remainder of the army is arriving. There are no signs of the Chinese in front of Pekin 1 , but there was heavy firing there all night. Probably the Chinese are attacking the legations in a desperate effort to crush them before the city walls. The heat is intense, and marching sol diers suffer greatly. The foregoing dispatch from the corre spondent of the Associated Press at Pe kin, was evidently written and sent off several hours earlier than his dispatch, dated Aug. 14. and received in New York Tuesday night, giving the story of the rescue and the joyful reception of the relief column. BRI CE WIRED THE NEWS. Bridget of Information Sent Front Chinn to London. London. Aug. 22.—" The allies are fight ing the Chinese outside Tien Tsin, Aug. 19," so Admiral Bruce, wires to the Brit ish admiralty from Taku, under date of Aug. 20, adding the engagement was reportei to have occurred six miles south of Tien T*ln. Admiral Bruce also sent a dispatch, dated Pekin, Aug. 17, from the general officer commanding there, in which noth ing is said os to the situation at Pekin. It give* a partial list of (he British cas ualties during the siege of the legations, the death of Capt. Bernard St routs, and regrets that "owing to the heavy road and forced march the naval brigade was* unable to participate in the entry," add ing that the "way they brought their gun* by boat and road from Tien Tsin L* an achievement of which they may be proud." An official dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated Aug. 20, and received at Toklo. re peat* that the Japanese occupied the Im perial palace at Pekin Aug. 18 and *ay* that about Aug. 12 the Dowager Empress and the Emperor and ministers left Pe kin with 3.000 troop?, their destination, it is supposed, being Sian Fu. Pekin being in great confusion, was divided into sev eral districts, Half the Tartar city was placed under control of the Japanese, American, Brit ish. Russian and French officers were ap pointed to maintain order. A detachment Japanese troops rescued the foreign ; missionaries and Chinese Christian con verts, who had been imprisoned in the i palace. Two hundred Japanese were killed or wounded. DEFENDS THEIR POLICY. ( ntted State* Win the Support of the Berliner Pont. Berlin. Aug. 22.—The semi-official Ber liner Tost, in a long leading article, de fends the policy of the United States in China against suspicions cast upon it by certain German papers that go upon the theory that Washington is pursuing sep arate aims After reciting the history of Secretary Hay’s success in getting decla rations from the Powers in favor of the “open door,” the Post says that this is calculated to remove all false interpreta tions of American policy. It then goes on to say: “Those Americans are to blame for this mistrust of the policy of ihe United States, who demand that President Mc- Kinley shall come forward as the pro tector of the Chinese Empire ami declare, urbi et orbi, that the United States will regard os an unfriendly act any further seizures of Chinese territory, thus estab lishing an American protectorate over Chi na.” The papers demand more earnestly than ever the immediate calling of the Reichs tag in special session. BREAKFASTED WITH THE KING. Von Wnldersee nnd Hi* Stnflf Hon ored by Royalty. Rome, Aug. 22.—Field Marshal Count von Waldersee, the German officer who is going to the Far East in order to take command of the allied forces In China, with the three officers accompanying him, breakfasted with King Victor Emmanuel this morning, after which the Field Mar shal went to the Pantheon and deposited a wreath on the tomb of King Humbert. The Field Marshal left Rome at 2:30 p. m. for Naples, where he will embark for China. ADVICES FROM MISSIONARIES. They Report Tlielr Safety to Friend* In the United State*. New York, Aug. 22.—The first cable grams which have come to the Mission Boards in this city from Pekin since com munication was- cut off over two months ago arrived today. One of them was re ceived by the Presbyterian Board of For eign Missions. It came from Rev. Dr. Wherry of Pekin and was dated from Che Foo, where it is supposed to have been sent via Tien Tsin. It was as fol lows : “Mackey some converts marvelously saved. Property mission private, totally destroyed. Wire friends.” Robert E. Speer, one of the secretaries of the Board, commented on this as fol lows: “There is much doubt, as to the meaning of the message. The most hopeful inter pretation is that it refers to Paoting Fu. and that ‘some converts’ may be a mis take for ‘Simcoxes.’ ” Dr. A. B. Leonard of the Methodist Mis sionary Society also received a cable gram from Pekin. It was ns follows: “Pekin relieved. AH members mission safe, well.” There were eighteen members of the Methodist Mission in Pekin during the siege. WANTED TO TAKE HI >1 HACK. Neely** Conn*el Made Qneer Charge in Hi* Affidavit. New York, Aug. 22.—Now that the at torneys for Charles F. W. Neely, former ly Cuban agent for the postofflelp depart ment, have filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, and as their client cannot be taken to Cuba pending the ap ical, It is learned from Neely’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus that his coun sel has sworn that he believed the United States government made arrangements for the placing of the petitioner on an army transport for immediate transportation to Cuba as soon as the necessary order for extradition had been signed and the ac cused man secured and placed aboard the ship. This plan, counsel asserted, was to pre vent the petitioners from applying for a writ of habeas corpus. SITUATION CRITICAIJ Estimated That 15,000 Troop* Are Needed for Shanghai. New York. Aug. 22.—The Executive Committee of the American Asiatic As sociation have received the following ca blegram from the American Association of China at Shanghai, and have forwarded it to the secretary of state: "Situation Yang Tse valley increasingly critical, military estimate 15,000 troop? needed effectively to protect Shanghai; urge government immediately to send quota.” TWBNTY-FOI HTH INFANTRY. The Itt'Kiinent I* Under Order* to Sail for the Orient. Helena, Mont., Aug 22—The command ant at Fort Harris >n to-day received no tice from the war department that the Twenty-fourth Infantry would sail for the Orient. Oct. 1. Part of the regiment i* still in Luzon. It i* under-tood that the regiment may be sent to China. A company of the Eighth Infantry.now at Fort Sneding, will relieve Company Dof the 24*h at Fort Harrison. ALL WERE ACQI ITTED. Fotir of Those Accused May Appear In Court Again. Havana, Aug. 22.—A1l the persons ac cused of complicity in the Havana Cus toms House frauds were acquitted to-day. The president of the court, consisting of three judges, has inserted In (he decl*|on a clause to the effect that he thinks four of the accused are guilty, and these may be taken before the Supreme Court. PHILADELPHIA*!! POP! LATION. CciiHnn Iliirrnti Given the City 1,293,- 697, a tin In of 2:i.r7 Per Cent. Washington. Aug. 22.—The population of the city cf Philadelphia, according to the c fficia 1 ocur.t of the returns of the I twelf h < ensua announced to-day, is l 293,- 6 7 in 190>, against 1,016,161 in 1890. The** flgur * show, for the city a* a whole, an incieate in potulaiion of 216,733 or 23.57 ler cei.t from 1890 to Ifoo William In an %iitoniohile. Berlin. Aug 22.—Emperor Williarn to day began riding in uu automobile i ANSWER FOR CHINA UNITED STATES < WNOT NEGOTI ATE AT PRESENT. NONE WITH WHOM TO TREAT. CHINESE GOVERNMENT SEEMS PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTANT. Another Message Received From Minister Conger nt IVkln-idmlrnl Reuiey Also Sent tlie New*— (apt. Reilly Killed nt tlie Head of Hi* llnttery—Me**nge From General Chntfee Showed Condition* to lie Chnotle. Washington, Aug. 22.—After a long con ference at th© White House to-day, the reply of the United States to the applica tion of Li Hung Chang for the appoint ment of peace commissioners was com pleted and a copy of the reply sent to the Chinese minister, Mr. Wu, to be for warded to Earl Li. The state department made definite announcement that the re ply had been conveyed to Mr. Wu, but added to Its official utterance that the correspondence would not be made public until to-morrow morning. A copy of the reply was sent to other governments rep resented in China. The American reply ?s chiefly character ized by its firm tone and its brevity. Its keynote is the President’s attitude as 10l l down in the American not of July 3, and there is the strictest adherence to the points enunciated at the time. While the document is open to the construction of being a rejection of Li Hung Chang’s proposition for immediate negotiation, yet it is stated by those who have read the answer w ith care, and have hud a part in Its preparation, that rejection is probably too strong a term to apply to it. The United States places itself in the position of being ready at the proper time to take up peace negotiations, but in the present unsettled condition oUnffaiis in the empire, the lack of knowledge as to who are the responsible rulers, and what constitutes the actual Chinese govern ment, it Is made clear that the time has not arrived for/pursuing the negotiations proposed. The formal courtesy of diplo matic procedure is preserved, but at the fame time the entire tenor of the docu ment is one of force and firmness. The government of the United States takes the position that negotiations are impossible with u government which can not prevent host lities agdn-t the forces of the. Powers, which were sent to the Chinese capital to eave their envoys. As long as attacks are rr a e on th * troops of this and oth*r governments, guch as have followed the cccupadon of Pekin and the attacks in the vicinity of Tien Tsin, it is deemed that the Chinese gov ernment is either unwilling or unable to prevent thtse hosti itles, and for this reason negotiations must be deferred. It it( 'i. how vr, that the r j>i v l < step in the direction of opening negotia tions. I.*’* Authority Not Questioned. No question is raised as to the author ity of Li llung Chang to represent his government, but it is said that his cre dential. like thos-e of all other* who come together for the pu'pire of nego* tiating tfrms of react, will be examined by the respective reprs ntatives. The United States, however, in communicat ing with Mr. Wu, recognizes him as the official representative of th< Chinese gov ernment. Minister Wu received the reply early this afternoon, ami work was Immediate ly begun on its translation, first from the Amerhan text to the Chinese, and then from C h nere into the cipher. Thi* took some time, and it was not until late in tne day that the reply wag actually dis patched. I (inner Wire* Again. The most important development of the day as to the actual conditions in Pekin, came late in the afternoon, when the state department made public a dispatch from Minister Conger, dated Pekin, oniy three days ago. It was given out as follow.*: “Pekin, Aug. 19.—T0 the Secretary of State, Washington: The entire city, with the exception of the Imperial Palace, is occupied by Japanese, Russian, British, American and French troops. It is being apportioned into districts for police su pervision. The Chinese army fled. The imperial family and the court have gone westward, probably ito Sian Fu, in the province of Shen Si. No representatives of the Chinese government are in sight in Pekin and the conditions are chaotic. "The palace is expected to be taken im mediately. Many missionari* s have start ed for home, while remain in charge of the Christian refugees, number ing about 1,000. (Signed) “Conger.” Mr. Conger make* no mention of his desire to come home, and it is stated offi cially that tills government has made no suggestion that he return to this country. Report From Admiral Hemp). The military situation was of quite as much interest in to-day’s developments as was the diplomatic. Admiral Homey reported early in the morning, bringing the story of the Pekin operations up to the 16th in Pekin, and reporting the death of the gallant Capt. Reilly in the final assault on the outer wails of Pekin. Ad miral Kemey's dispatch Is ns follows: ”Che Foo, Aug. 21, Taku, Aug. 20. Dickinson command Ist landing to-day. Pekin 16th. all except Imperial City char ed of Chinese troops., American troop* first to enter Imperial City, have pene trated toJhe gat< of the palace Cnpt. Reilly, with artillery, killed on 15th. Morning 19th. Sixth Cavalry and about 400 English and Japanese dispersed 1,000 Boxers eight miles outside of Tien Tsin. About 100 Chinese killed, five American* wounded. Chaffee's losses, six killed, thirty wounded, two days’ fighting. (Signed.) "Remey.” The navy department understands from the reference to the pi lace that the Amer ican troops after penetrating the Imperial City, when the dispatch was sent, attack ed the Forbidden City. This is the inner enclosure of the Imperial City. The signal office contributed its quota i to the news in the following dispatch from Maj. Screven, chief signal officer of the expedition, dated Pekin, Aug. 17: "City occupied. Ail well.” *'Bcreven.** The Signal C orps* Work. The signal office says, that while thit* dispatch was several days In coming through to Wnshlng:on, there is reason t* believe that the military telegraph line* Is now working Into the Chine** capital. Some delays are expected at first, as t •* 1 line Is simply an Insulated wire laid on the ground, there being not enough tim- Jft r In that region to erect It on poles, ! until lumber or iron poles are shipped in. Notice also was received at ihe depart ment to-day, that the Taku-Ohe Foo ca ble is in working order. It Is thought there will soon be n direct and reliable line of wire communication from the war department direct 10 Gen. Chaffee’s head quarters at Pekin. rendition* Chnotle. The most important dispatch was not made public* by the war department, but was the subject of an extended conference nt the White House this morning, between the President, Secretary Root and Act ing Secretary of Slate Adee. It was from Gen. Choffee, and arrived about the same time as the casualty list of the Pekin tight. It was dated the 18th nnd, there fore. was not a reply to the message of inquiry sent to Gen Chaffee by the war dejMirt inent on Monday night. Still, it an swered a number of the inquiries con tained in that message. It dealt entirely with military operacions and conditions. While it cannot l>e said to have contain ed and bad news, and recorded the brill ion success of the American troops, who have borne themselves so gallantly in the assault on Pekin, it contained enough as to the unsettled conditions in China and the prospect of long and arduous work in restoring feasts to form the subject for a consultation of some hours between the President and his advisers. It was hoped in official circles that when Gen. Chaffee should be heard from h- would report tbit the work of the American exptdltlonary force had been accomplished by the re-cue of the min isters and the blow struck at the Boxer insurgents by the foreign column had dissipated tin sc revolutionists and left China w ith hands fr< e to make her pence w th the civil.zed world. Instead of this, however, Gen Chaffee had to report ail utterly chaotic condition of affairs, and the cap*uie of a capital, whence all the heads of government had fled. There was nothing for the victors to do but to pre vent anarchy by administering on h’s < oielh t <f ttnpiie. which had fallen into tin ir hands. Therefoic, the prosnect opened up by Gkn. Chaff o’s diipat h Is that the Amer ican contingent, cf nee sst>, will be de tained in China for some time to come, probably for the whole winter. This will necessitate the hurried completion of pre parations that nlteady have been begun to comfortably subsist our army through the severe winter weather which will 8-x.n close In cn northern China. ORDERED THEM KILLED. Empress I)nwn**r Relieved China men ol' Tlielr Head*. Washington, Aug. 22.—The Japanese 1 gation lias leeeivtd a telegram, dated Aug. 21. from the foreign office, at Toklo, giving the following dispatch received yesbrday from the Japanese acting con aul general at Shanghai: '"A dispatch r.oei\ed here from a Chinese official at Paoting Fu says that the Empress Dowager’s order*, Haul Yung Yl, Li Shan, and Lien Yuen, were xccutcd on the. 11th. and Yung Lu. who was to have shar■. and the same fate, is now in a jail of the Judi.lal D partment, and | that the Kmp ror and Empress Dowager left Pekin on the 13th, escorted by Tung Fu Shlang’s troops for Wu, Talshan. via Chu ('how and Tre Ching Kwan. Kwan Yi. it is further stated, has been appoint ed commander-ln-chl f of the Wu Wei army, while Princ's Tuan and Chwang and Tsorig Chi, Yang Yi and Hsuit Yung have been ordered to remain at Pekin. "Another telegram, dated the 16th, has been received here from Paoting Fu, to the eftect that though the Empress Dow ag* r left Pekin, the Him per or has decid ed to remain behind.” CONOR ATI LATER CHAFFEE, Secretary of War Hoot Sent the Gen eral a Telegram. Washington, Aug. 22.—The War Dopart mnt has made public the following. "War Department, Aug. 22.—Maj. Gen. Chaffee, Pekin, via Taku: The president joins me in congratulations to you and the officers and men of your command on the brilliant achievement, in which the courage, fortitude and skill of the Ameri can forces in China have played fo hon orable a part. With mourning for yojr fallen comrades, the whole country is proud and grateful for your great success. "Elihu Root. Secretary of War.” AMERICAN TROOPS* CONDITION. Report Received From China by the War Department. Washington, Aug. 22.—The War Depart ment has received the following cable gram : "Tien Tsin, Aug. 19.—Adjutant General, Washington: With reference to your tel egram of the 16th, horses, materials and troops promptly lightered at Taku and forwarded to front. Sixth Cavalry mount ed. Grant (transport) duo in Manila now. Hospitals excellent, ample for present army, well supplied nnd In fine condition. Everything satisfactory. Go to Pekin to morrow. Sick and wounded doing well. (Signed.) "Barry.” CHAFFEE SENT CASUALTIES. Cnpt. Reilly** Name Head* the Lint of the Killed. Washington. Aug. War Depart ment to-day received from Gen. Chaffee the list of American casualties In the fighting at Pekin. The fol owing officers and men were killed: Battery F, Fifth Artillery—Cnpt. Henry J. Reilly, morning of the 17th; Company O, Ninth Infantry, Robert K. Walsh; Company fcX Ninth Infantry, James O. Hail; Company K, Ninth infantry, Daniel W. Simpkins; Company K, Fourteenth In fantry, Russell T. .Elliott; Company M, Fourteenth Infantry, Jamrs C. Wlber; Edward B. Mbchell, Company L, Four teenth Infantry, died 16th of wounds re ceived in action. Cnpt. Smediey N. Butler of the marine corps is among the slightly wounded. ACQUAINTED THE DAUGHTER. Gen. Wheeler Notified Her of the Death of C apt. Reilly. Chicago, Aug. 22.—The sad task of offi cially confirming Capt. Reilly'* death to the deceased officer’s daughter, Hester, who is at Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, devolved upon Gen. Wheeler to day. Gen. Wheeler received the news In a message from Gen. Corbin, and re peated it over the telephone to Capt. Reilly’* daughter, adding words of sym pathy for the family and a tribute to the dead soldier. Arrived nt Woo sung. Washing on, Aug. 22 The cru ser New Orient* wa* reported at the navy depart ment as h iving arrived at Woo Bung, the port of Shanghai, to-day. DAILY. $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-VVEEK.iI A YEAR WOODWARD’SWRATH AROUSED 111 BELIEF THAT WATER WORKS WOULD BE SOLD. VIOLENT BEFORE COUNCIL ATLANTA’S MAYOR DIDN’T WANT TUB WORKS SOLD. No One, Save the Mayor, Dreamed There Want nn Attempt Afoot to Dispose of tlie Plant—Hl* Interrup tion of < oiineil Proceedings Re-* eelved With Surprise—Woodward Wn* Finally lluled Out of Order by tlie (liniriiin 11. Atlanta. Aug. 22.—Mayor James G. Woodward created a sensation in an ad journed meeting of the City Council to day by vehemently declaring to the mem bers in session that the city waterworks were about to be sold and that ho would not allow the sale. A resolution from the Board of Water Commissioners was before Council. A committee of three from the board had been given the privilege of the floor to speak on the resolution, which requested authority for tlie board to advertise for bids on anew 15,000,000 gallon pumping engine. Judge George Hlllyer had the floor, when Mayor Woodward, who sat outside the Council railing in the space reserved for the public. Interrupted hltn to ask if he (Judge Hillyer) did not advocate the sale of the waterworks plant in 1887. Judge Hillyer did not reply to the interruption, and the Mayor took his seat. When Judge Hillyer had finished his ar gument on the resolution, Mayor Wood ward entered the Council railing and stood for a moment facing Judge Hillyer. “Didn’t you advocate the sale of the wa terworks in 1887, Judge Hillyer? l ” then asked the Mayor. “I decline to answer, ns the question is not germain to the subject,” replied Judge Hillyer. “They tried to sell the waterworks then and they are trying to sell them again,” shouted the Mayor, with uplifted bonds, as he strode forward toward the Council members. “And they shall not do It; they shall not do it.” Every member of Council and a dozen spectators in the chamber were dumb founded at the Mayor’s utterances. No one dreamed that an attempt was on foot to dispose of the city’s waterworks’ plant. The, Mayor walked to the desk of several members, and asked them polntblnnk If they were in favor of sell ing the waterworks. Alderman Johnson took the floor at thia Juncture, and made the point that the Mayor’s remarks were out of order. a they were not germain to the subject. The chair sustained the point and the Mayor resumed his seat. Council then proceeded with the regular order of busi ness. Mayor Woodward was induced by Secretary Walter Taylor to leave tho Council chamber. THE FAVEIt WE A Til Elt WILL. The Case Ha* lleeii Reopened by an Order of .Indue Laeomhe. New York, Aug. 22.—After eight years of litigation, when the Fayorweather will case was thought to be practically closed. Judge Laoombo to-day rendered an opin ion and signed orders which, in effect, opens the case again and allow the ques tion of vallty of the re-lesae* executed by the widow and next of kin to be gone into. By a previous dcision of Judge 14 out of 17 of the defendants, chiefly al lege* and hospitals, were sustained, and Amherst and Williams College* and the Union Theological Seminary were overrul ed, Litter a plea was allowed, which was made by counsel for the widow and next of kin. This resulted in the action to-day. Daniel B. Fayerwtather was a leather merchant who died in 1890, leaving a fortune of $6,000,000. The estate wa* di vided into about $3,000,000 in specific be quests, including a house worth $100,000; SIO,OOO in cash nnd an annuity of $15,000 to the widow, who died in 1892; about SIOO,OOO in small bequest*, and about $2,300,000 to twenty colleges and five hospitals. ASSEMBLED AT MACTIADODORP. liner Lender* nnd S,(MM> Troop* Are Reported a* Being There. Twyfelsar, Monday, Aug. 20.—Through a secret intelligence agency, the British au thorities learn that Gen. Botha, the commander-in-chief of the Boer force*, Gen. Lucas Meyer, the commander-in chief of the Orange Free Skate forces, and Gen. Skdia Ik burger, vice president of the Transvaal Republic, with 8.000 burgh ers, have assembled at Machadodorp, (generally understood to be the headquar ters of President Kruger, on the Preto ria-Delagoa Bav Railroad) with the whole Boer artillery, including the heavy pieces formerly nt Pretoria. REPORT FROM ROBERTO. Many Mission: After an Engagement With the Doers. Ixmdon, Aug. 22.—The war office ha* re ceived the following dispatch from Jjord Roberts, dated Aug. 21: "Lieut. Co’.. Hit well, reconnoitering near Ventersburg, engaged the Boer*. Two British were w’ounded. Lieut*. Speddlng, Davenport, Surtese and Watson and a medical officer and twenty-four men are missing. “HamlPon has crossed the Crocodile river. “Paget and Baden-Powell engaged com mandos protecting De Wet Aug. 20. Lieut. Flowers and one man killed. Lieut. Klrbv and six men were wounded.” COUNTER TO ROBERTO. President Kruger Ha* Issued a Proc lamation to Boer*. London, Aug. 23.—President Kruger, ac cording to a dispatch fiom Lourenzo Mutqiiez to the Daily Exp-e*, has issued a proclamation counter to the latest pro clomaikn issued by Lord Robert*. The Transvaal President say*: *Mt w’.ll hep you nothlrg to lay down your am* or to leave commando*. Every fteo homeward means a *tep nearer Bt, He b n*. Attacked Song thing. Yokohama. Aug. 22.—An official dis pat. 'h from Corea say* a thousand rebels , have attacked Hong Ching, burning th 1 4FOvernmeul building* locntod tb*rv