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thi morning news. Established 1850. .- - Incorporated 18S3 J. H. ESTII.r president. READY FOR DEFENSE .4 i.ltlES PREPARED TO REPEL AN ATTACK OX PEKIX. BOXERS REPORTED COMING. AMERICANS AXD BRITISH MANNED THE OI'TER WALL. Imperial City In Still Invested by the Allies, Who Await Instructions From Tlieir Government*—Pros peet of a Famine In Tien Tsin~Vll lagrers Flocking Into the Place. Reports Ipon tlie Movements ot the EmproM Dowager, London, Aug. 27, 4 a. m.—The latest news from Pekin indicates that the situ- Qiion there is unchanged. The Imperial C ity is still invested, but has not yet been occupied. The allies, when the last mes sage left, were still refraining from ag gressive action, pending instructions from their governments. An attack from 30,000 Boxers was antici pated; and, to meet this, the whole Amer ican force and the British artillery, ac cording to a dispatch to the Morning Post from Pekin, dated Aug. 18, were moved to the outer city wall. The Boxers were a jorted coming from the south. • *n. Dorward, in his report of the en g - err.ent outside Tien Tsin, Aug. 19. v n the Atre: leans, British and Japa i signally defeated a large force of 1 vers, killing over 300, says, in a dis- P f h, dated Aug. 25: The lines of communication mar Tien T n ere now free from danger. The en (: y had been treating the villagers bad ] Several decapitated bodies were f nd near their camp. The villagers are n w flecking to Tien Tsin at the rate of aU ut a thousand a day. As there is not ,i month’s food supply, there is every p-rarect of a famine shortly.” Th s declaration that a famine Is im m ti nt in consequence of the lnadequa- i 1 of previsions for the hordes of refu g’ at Tien Ts n adds a new' element ot teril to the situation. ianghai advices say that the report of the capture of Emperor Kwnng Su by th-' Japanese was erroneous. It was a case of mrietaken identity. The Pekin cor r- i-ondent of the Daily Telegraph, wiring Aug*. 19, reasserts that the Empress Do tvager fled westward, and adds: “She hod a body guard of 1,500; and as the mountainous character of the country would prevent artillery following, it is be lieved that she will not be pursued.” This correspondent reports everything on the rt.iy of his dispatch, but a tele graph to the same paper from Tien Tsin, dote,] Aug. 24, asserts that a thousand I* s, Germans and Japanese ha-1 pw -.1 forward from Pekin with the in i'•’ n. is wae assumed, of pursuing the fl- ing Empress Dowager. At i conference of ministers and gen- ; I;-, held ot Takn Friday, it was de i idrd. according to the Daily Telegraph, i • refer the fate of the Forbidden City to Eu rope. Tsin dispatches to Berlin, dated A ;g. 23. saj'i “The Japanese troops are i . possession of the wall around the in lermcst part of the Forbidden City, but h ne no* yet made their way to the Im- I- ill ja ace, owing to the lack of gov ernment instructions. Eeut. Gen. Linevitch. commander of ti* Fiist H' edan Army Corps, cabling io St. Petersburg, under date of Aug. K, says: “There are no longer any Box •rs in Pekin. They were driven out to d-y by the French and Russians, whoee tlags aro hoisted over the Imperial city. The Empress Dowager .the Emperor, the heir apparent and th* whole court have tied to the province of Shen Si.” U Hung Chang, according to a Shanghai • lispatch. dated yesterday, has once more losiponed his departure for the north. The Japanese have landed more bluejack • ts at Amoy, where order is maintained in spite of the great excitement. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, writing Aug. 24, says: “Li Hung Chang has received a message from Pekin that the Japanese alone will occupy the mperial palace. The Japanese government has renewed its assurance that it will protect the persons of the Empress Dow ager and the Emperor. "Mr. Morgan of tlie China inland mis sion, who has arrived here from Si Ngan Fu, reports % that thirty-seven foreign mis sionaries and thirty converts have been massacred at Tai Yuen Fu. “The Japanese government has notified Karl Li that negotiations will be Impos sible until plenipotentiaries acceptable to tiie Powers are appointed. • Japan sug gests the Viceroys of Nan Kin and Wu Chang and Earl Li. If these are ap pointed and China expresses a willing ness to make full indemnity, Japan is ready to assist to the utmost.*’ The Politische Correspondenz of Vienna, often employed as the mouthpiece of the Hus lan foreign office, assorts etnphaii oaily that Russia ha>< not declared war against China and does not contemplate taking such a step alone. Tii© Cologne Gazette, in an article which is said to forecast Germany’s at tl ud© regarding compensation, claims that the nects-ary indemnity can be secured by increasing the maritime cus toms, the Powers assuming complete con trol of China's finances, including the fi nancial administration of the provinces. WANTED A BISPENBION. TlviHNlan 'General Answered Tlint Hostilities Mast Go tin. flt. Petersburg, Aug. 26. —Gen. Grode koff. commander of the Amur government, reports, under date of Aug. 24. that Kam Ni and Tcha Tchan have been occupied by the Russians. The Chines# sent an ernesary to Gen. Hennenkampf, proposing n ’-‘iftpenalon of operations, hut the Rus rian replied that he wm unable to cease hostilities. Alt >1 ED CHINESE ABOIT. Lillee Learn of Bauds In the Neigh borhood of Pekin. Opyrlght, 1100. Ths Associated Preas Pekin, Aug. it, vis Taku, Aug. 24 Armed r*htevee re reported to the south ward and westward A well-#fkreehd *<*ts lias been located by ths Bengal jlatoannal) JHofnina fieto& Dancers in a village four miles to the southwest. It is believed that the best Chinese leaders are in command. Detachments of the allied forces were out to-day reconnoitering and looting. The imperial and the Forbidden €l!y are under close guard by the international au thorities. This morning a thanksgiving service was attended by the members of the Brit ish and American legations, the mission aries end the marines. SUBSTITUTE STEVENSON. Seem. Popnllat Committee Will Draw Down Tome-A Poll Indicated This Desalt. Chicago, Aug. 26.—Unless the unexpected happens, Adlai E. Stevenson to-morrow’ will be substituted for Charles A. Towne as the vice presidential nominee on the Populist ticket. A poll of the National Committee of that party was taken to night, and the Illinois man was seeming ly assured a comfortable majority. The Populists who are advocating unity with the Democrats predict that the se lection of Mr. Stevenson to be Mr. Bry an’s running mate on both tickets will be unanimous, though Senator Marion But ler, chairman of the committee, and sev eral others have declared themselves as unalterably opposed to’ such action. Eu gene Smith, secretary of the Conference Committee, and the official in charge of the Chicago headquarters, said: “Friction is out of the question. Every thing will run so smoothly that you would not believe an important political question was being passed upon. I have no author ity to make a forecast of the committee's action, but from what I have heard, I am pretty certain that Populists will he working with all their energies for Bryan and Stevenson.” MANY were shocked. SerioriN Results of an Electrical Storm nt New York. New York, Aug. 26.—A very severe elec trical storm passed over New York and vicinity this afternoon, a number of houses being struck by lightning. At Union Hill, N. J., the annual fest of the Plattdeutscher Verein was being held when the storm came up. Everybody who sought shelter In a pavilion was affected by a shock, and two young men, Joseph Schoening of Union, Hill and another who was not known, were killed. A woman who had also sought shelter in the place, was so badly affected by shock that it was a long time before she could be brought back to consciousness. The lightning took off the uppper part of one man’s ear and burned off one side of another roan’s moustache. A policeman on duty at the park had a shoe torn from his left foot. At Middleton, N. J., Walter Stevens was badiy injured by a lightning stroke, and a horse, tied in front of the Stevens residence, was instantly killed. SUNDAY QUIET IN AKRON. Fnneral Services Over Little Rhoda DavidNou Held. Akron, 0., Aug. 26.—Sunday passed peacefully In Akron, and unless something unforseen turns up, the original plan of dispensing with the services of the mili tary on Monday morning will be followed. Funeral services were held this after noon over the remains of little Rhoda Davidson, who died Friday from a wound received in Wednesday night’s riot. She was held in her mother's arms, the car riage in which the parents were driving having been wedged in by the mob in front of the city building. Mrs. David son insists that she saw an officer fire the fatal shot. The funeral services were held from the Davidson home, and were attended by a large ctowd. which filled the house and lawn and overflowed Into the street. There was a.great deal of feeing expressed, but there was no excitement or inflamed ut terances of any kind. WARSHIP AT TANGIER. United States Vessel There to Snp port n Murder Claim. Tangier, Morocco, Aug. 2G.—A United States warship has arrived here to sup port the claim arising out of the murder last June of Marcos Essagin, a natural ized American citizen, who was the man ager of the Fez branch of the French firm of Braunschweig & Cos. Essagin, while riding on horseback through a narrow street in Tangier, Jolt ed against the mule of a Moroccan re ligious fanatic, and a dispute ensued, the crowd siding with the priest. In self defense Essagin drew his revolver and fired, wounding a private. This was a signal for n general attack upon the American, who received dozens of knife wounds and whose body was burned, ac cording to some accounts, before life was extinct. MOTHER AND THREE SON§ Were Drowned In Full view of n Crowd of Pleulckera. Kaukana, Wis., Aug. 26.—1n full view of a large party of picnickers, Mrs. Henry Quaddy and three 111 tie sons were drown ed in the river to-day, while Mr. Quad dy, with his daughter, narrowly escaped the same fate. Mr. Quaddy, who is a carpenter, and bis family were in a small skiff about half-way across the river when the boat was overturned. Mr. Quaddy, by clinging to the boar, man aged to save his 12-year-old daughter, while his wife and three sons, aged from 6 to 9 years, were drowned. HTAIIBED I\ THE HEART. Men Had Quarrelled Over Cow* In tle Corn. Columbus. 0., Augj 26.—Charles Horner, an inspector on the Norfolk and Western Railway, was stabbed in the heart by James Gelfcter. a farmer, at the station at Valley Crossing, eight miles south of this city. Horner died instantly. Gelster was arreM<|. The men live on adjoining places, and they had trouble over cows from Horner’s farm getting into a corn field on Deister’s place. RED CROSS WILL WORK. Announces It Will Aid the Famine Nnfferer* of Intlln. New York, Aug. 26—The American Na tional Red Crcas an goo net a that under tl# powtr conferred upon it by the laat Congress It will at once begin actlvs w ork for th* reib f of those suffer ng from famine in India Hesdffuartara for this branch of relief work wdi be opened tomorrow in this city# SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900. WAR NOT DECLARED ALL, POWERS TECHNICALLY AT PEACE WITH CHINA. NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT. HOT EVEN’ Rl SSI A HAS ASSUMED THAT ATTITUDE. Departments at Washington Without From Their Representatives iu China—From Japanese Sources the Latest Yens Was Obtained. Russia's Objects in Her Chinese Operations—Declared a State of Siege in Three Provinces. Washington, Aug. 26.—Russia, Germany and Japan have not declared war upon China, either separately or in concert. This statement is made upon authorily of the highesc character. What those ria tions may do within the next forty-eight hours, or within the next fortnight, is a question which no one in Washington is prepared to answer. A brief dispatch from Che Foo, con veying a rumor current there that Rus sia, Germany and Japan had joined in a declaration of war upon China, aroused some interested comment among Wash ington officials and among diplomatic representatives of foreign governments resident 'here. In neither official nor diplomatic circles, however, was the ru mor taken seriously. No information of such action has reached the De partment of State or the legations of the governments primarily interested. That alone is accepted in official circles as a sufficient refutation of the rumor. Yo Word From Representatives. Officials of the State, War and Navy Departments were at their desks early to-day, but up to the hour of closing for the day not a word had been heard from Minister Conger, Gen. Chaffee or Admiral Remey. Since the dispatch from Consul Fowler was received late last Thursday night, the Department of State has re ceived no advices from any source in China, except a brief cablegram from Minister Conger Inquiring how he should route his messages. The text of the dis patch, which, it is explained, was very brief and purely administrative in charac ter, was not made public. The War Department has received no dispatch from Gen. Chaffee, known to have come directly from him. for about a week. Cablegrams signed “Chaffee” have been received, but as they contained only lists ot casualties, it is assumed they were sent by some subordinate officer In Gen. Chaffee's name. From no official source has the department learned of the depart ure of forty Americans from Pekin for Tien Tsin, as reported in a special dis patch to a London newspaper under date of Aug. 19. Advices from Gen. Chaffee are expected hourly, as the military telegraph line be tween Tien Ti-in and Pekin, which has been interrupted, presumably, is being or has been repaired. Imperative instructions were sent yesterday to the commander of the United States forces at Tien 'Tsin to have the line restored at once under the protection of a cavalry detachment. A suspicion exists here that the delay in messages, both from and to Wash ington, is rather between Che Foo and Shanghai than between Tien Tsin and Pe kin. From Che Foo to Shanghai the line is in control of the Chinese authorities, and it is suspected they are not so prompt in the transmission of messages as they might be. The Japanese Dispatch. Late in the day a dispatch was received at the Japanese legation from the for eign office of Japan, conveying the latest and most authentic information of the sit uation in and around Pekin. In a meas ure, the advices were of a disquieting na ture. as they Indicated that the Chinese had rallied their forces and were preparing for an attack upon the allies in Pekin. If it should prove true that the all ed forces were besieged in Pekin, it would account for the lack of advices from Gen. Chaf fee. As made public, by Minister Taka hira, the dispatch from the Japanese for eign office at Tokio is as follows: “An official telegram, dated Pekin, Aug. 18. was received at Tokio from Gen. Yam aguchi, commander of the Japanese forces, to the following effect: “‘The capital is now entirely cleare 1 of the enemy. A cavalry regiment, which had luon sent to Wan Shan Shan (wher the Empress Dowager's palace is locat ed), reports that the Impel ial fimily, who had left Pfk.n Aug. 14, s.arted after a short rest at Wan Shau Shan, for the w'est, and were under the escort of Gen. Ma and his troops, cons sting of only about EOO horserren and 20 carts. The Jaj - ane-e force* occupied the treasury de partment, in which over two million taels in silver and a large quantity of rice were found. • * Another telegraphic dispatch, date! Taku, Aug. 25, states that as the Chinese troops and Boxers, who had gathered at Nan Yuen, weie about to attack the for eign forces at Pekin, Japanese .and Kus s an cavalry were expected to encounter them cn the 2 th. The dispatch further states that Chinese infan ry, s me 9.000 strong, wl.h lllteen guns are advancing northward from Ehn Tu g to make a rear attack on the allies.* ” A copy of the dis atch was transmit ted to Act ng Fe-'retary Adee, at the de partment cf state, uni by him furnished to the presilcn f . While the news cf a possible rear attack upon the compara tively small force of the aili-s was not received with surprise. It generally was not regarded as serious, as the foreign forces are b lieved to be abundantly able to take care of themselves aga 1. s* any force of Chine-e likely to be sent against them. The Attitude of niisNla. In the absence of official Information from China or from United States officers, the Interest to-day centered in the diplo matic phases of the existing trouble. The rumor of a declaration of war by Russia, it is explained, may have grown out of the operations of the troops of the Czar In the protection of the southeastern frontier of hie empire; or it may have arisen from the reported statement of the commander of the Russian forces at Pekin that his government waa at war with China, and, therefore, he must prohibit communication with the Chinese. Neither the operations of Rusals on her frontier nor the prohi bition by a Russian general <// communi cation with the Chinese would constitute, it la said, a declaration of war by Russia. No general, by a mere dictum, could de clare war. Even his statement that his government had declared war would nor make It so. A declaration of war, U is pointed out by the best authorities, is a perfectly distinct and obvious proceeding. In this country a declaration of war may be made only by Congress. Only once in the present cen tury has such a declaration been made, namely, in 1812. against Great Britain. War may exist actually between th© United States and another country, as was the case between this country and Mexico, without action by Congress. The Mexican War had progressed fourteen months before action was taken by Con gress. Congress did not declare war against Spain. It declared simply that a slate of war existed from a specified pe riod. Among European nations the method of procedure is simpler, but quite as obvious. War is declared by them by edict or proc lamation. it may be a declaration of war or it may be the official recognition that a state of war exists. In either eveni the news of such action would be publish ed to the world immediately. Wiihin throe hours after the official declaration of Con gress that the United States was at war with Spain, the Spanish government had on ihe wires a note to all governments to which it had accredited representatives notifying them of the existence of a state of war between Spain and the United States. The understanding among Washington officials of Russia's act on is that the empire has declared the three provinces on is southeastein frontier in a s aie of si ge. This is altogether different from a declaration of war. It corresponds to declaration of martial law by Great Brit ain and a suspension of th* right of ha beas corpus by the United 3 ates. It is a supercession of civil by military authori ty. It is pointed out further that Russia has two objects in her present operations in China—the rescue and pro’ection of the foreign legal ons and the protection of her menaced frontier. The avowed object of tfie other Powers is simply the rescue and tne pro ec ion of the legationers and oth er foreign subjects. In carrying out her second object, Rus sia has seized New Chwang. This was dene to obtain a base of operations from which the Irontier could easily he reached precisely as Taku was seized as a base of operations hy the allies in their ope rators against Pekin. Whether, in the event of a declaration of war by one or more of the Powers against China, an Invitation would be ex tended to the United States to retire from China, as intimated in the dispatch from Che Foo, is open to doubt, and It is de cidedly problematical, it is e-aid, whether the invitation would be accepted, even if i't were tendered. The United 6tates forces are in China protecting the personal and property rights of citizens of this country, and, in addition, the treaty rights of the United States. Under the most favored nation clause, this country has certain specific rights in China and it is said on authority to be the purpose of the United States to protect and preserve these rights. The* attitude of this government in the event of ft declaration of war by another power would depend, it can be stated, upon the immediate circumstances surrounding the declaration and the situation % in China at the time the declaration was made. In any event, it can be said to he no part of the purpose of the United Slates to sacrifice any of its guaranteed rights or privileges in the Chinese empire. CORBETT NOW AFTER FITZ. Willing to Met Him on An*. 31, Though Corbett and McCoy Fight on An*. 30. New Toik, Aug. 26 James J. Corbett, who Is to do battle with “Kid” McCoy before the Twentieth Century Club on Aug. 30. announced to-day that he Is wl'- ling to meet Bob Fitzsimmons, Friday, Aug. 31, win or lose in his match with McCoy. The only stipulation Corbett makes Is that the fight shall take place before the Twentieth Century Athl© 1c Club, Cor bett adds that in case Fitzsimmons does not care to fight him, the proposition is open to Jeffries. Corbett stated that he would deposit 52.100 to-day to bind a match with either of his conquerors. W. A. Brady, manager cf Jeffries, said to-doy in legwrd to F trsimmons’ chal lenge to Jeffries: "I have covered Fitz simmons' deposit of $2,500 to make a matih with Jeffries for the champion ship and will meet Fitzsimmons to-day to decide on the rime and place of meet ing.” M AHP, fine AT TIME. Mottle. hip Alabama Will Have Her Trial To-morrow. Boston, Aug. 26.-The battleship Ala bama arrived in President roads at 2 o'clock this afternoon from New York. During the run over, after leaving New York, the battleship made great time un der forced draught, averaging between sixteen and seventeen knots for six and a half consecutive hours. The Alabama will remain at anchor all day to-morrow and will go on her trial trip over the Cape Ann course on Tues day morning. A large number of invited guests will he on board, including Mayor Diehl of Buffalo and Mayor Hart of Bos ton. The entire trial board, with the President, Rear Admiral Rodgers, were on board the battleship on her run over. MESSAGE FROM MINBION ARIES. \atlve Christians Survived Attacks, hut Are Destitute. Cleveland, 0., Aug. 26.—Rev, Dr. A, B. Leonard, corresponding secretary of the Missionary Board of the Methodist Episco pal Church, who is vislilng his son-in-law In this city, has received a cable message from Minister Conger and three mission aries In Pekin, saying that the native Christians in Northern China had sur vived the attacks upon them, but were homeless and destitute. The cablegram said that all the Methodist missionaries were safe, though all the mission prop erty is destroyed, save that at Tten Tain. PITTSBI RG WARM AGAIN. Two Deaths and Fifteen rrnstratlnnn Yesterday. Pittsburg. Pa.. Aug. 26,-Two deaths and fifteen proslratlons from heat were recorded to-day. The dead are: Ella Moaeby, aged 26 years; Michael Lewis, aged 25. Lewis had been to Wheeling to attend the day. When he arrived at Union Sta tion to-night it was found that he was un conscious. He died shortly afterward. The maximum temperature to-day was 93. Bankruptcy Report. London, Aug 27 —The bankruptcy report for the United Kingdom (or 1192 show* e decreaee of 491 felluree and a million and a quarter sterling In liabilities, as font pared with th# previous year. Th# Im portant feature le the number of bank rupt solicitor*, the liabilities of four of about amounted to (note than 1642,000. BANQUET FOR WOOD CUBANS DID HONOR TO THE GOV ERNOR GENERAL. GAVE ADVICE TO HIS HOSTS. CUBA'S IMMEDIATE FI TUBE IS IN DEPENDENCE. Aichhfishop of Cnln Said nt tlie San tiago Gathering; That tlie Politleal Parties Should lie Consol idu ted. Secretary of State Begged That the Best Men May He Sent to tlie Con stitutional Convention—Gen. W ood Male the Same Request. Santiago d© Cuba, Aug. 26.—Gov. Gen. Wood was officially banquetted last night by the Republican and Democratic par ties. The civil governor, the Archbishop of Cuba, the principal Judicial and civil dignitaries and a hundred representative merchants were present. The Archbishop, in his remarks, said the time had arrived for peace, and that he believed n consolidation of political parties would be of greater benefit to Cuba in the future than a house divided against itself. Senor Tamayo, Secretary of State, In a forcible speech, said: “Thi is one of the most important epochs in the political history of Cuba. A constitutional con vention, where the fundamental law of the land is to be framed, is about to be held. In that convention the people of Cuba are to prove themselves capable of constructing a government, of guarantee ing life and property and of preserving order. They are also to prove that Cuba is a land open to all men, not only to those who are Cubans by accident of birth, or who participated in the revolu tion, but also those who can claim the privilege under the treaty of Paris. “This is a moment when political con tentions should be set aside. If we fail in this convention we shall he unworthy of Ihe blood that was shed i*t El i’aney and On Ban Juan Hill. Gen. Wood Is the true friend of Cuba, and I can certify to it. The United Spates government is sin cere in the promises it has made. I ap peal to you all to send to the convention the best and most capable men among us, and thus show to the world that Cu bans are worthy of the confidence placed in their capacity for self-government.” Gen. Wood's Speech. Gov. Gen. Wood, on rifling, was greeted with shouts of approbation and “vivas," which were taken up by some 3,000 peo ple assembled outside the club house. He spoke in part as follows: “I am here as your friend and in no other capacity. Only thos? w’ho remem ber the Ten Years’ War can have as full knowledge of the conditions of this province as I have myself. When I first saw El Caney matters were in n most de plorable condition. The road to Santiago was marked with dead and dying. In the improvement one hppr everywhere we have a proof of the friendly interest shown by the American propip. “Evcrytody ii the Intel States waa astonished at the aft l i-factory way In wn.cn the municipal © ect ons pass and off. hre sident McKinley personally asseried that he thought the time lor the n*xt b ep had come. Whatever the ultimate destiny of Cuba may be. its Immediate Gnu e is independence. This I*iiio # i opt ical move on the pa t of the United States, but a since!e desire to do what is right. Therefore. 1 1 eg of you as a per sonal favor to me an i to the United States government to sink your political differences ar.d pnspions and to send men to the convent'on who ere renowned for honor and cavity, so that the conven tion may mein more than the Cuban* even now anticipate. Send tlie Rest Men. "Again I say, Bind the best men. The work before your tepres ntatlvrs Is large ly legal work. I cate not what your par ty politics are, but whatever they are, for the prefect iary ronslderations must be suspended for the sake of the great end In view, the end that will make his tory and affect the wel a:e of all Cuban peoft'e." ‘Your delegates must be competent to draft a constitution, and It Is a duty you owe jourreve- and your fe’low pa triots to see tint your representation is without party p.-eju Ice. Bear in mind that no constllu ton wht h does not pro vide for a stable government will be ac cepted by the Uni ei Staffs. 1 wish to avoid making Ou'a into a second Hayti, a 1 hough I don't think that possible. 'You want liberty for all and for r.o particular party. The United 8 a'es in sis s that you shall have It. This is pos sible, and easl y possible. We have ad it to the world. It lies with you to help us make our woid good. Y'cur enemhs predict failure. The people of the United States and their i erresentat.ves hope to feu you defeat this* predictions. If we we e not your friends we would not seek the best men you have, but would seek the disturber and the malcontent to rep resent you In the convention. We se k and demand the best you lave Again I say, send people to (he convention who will hereafter moke your political sys t m workable end permanent.” Gen. Woods speech is considered by Cubans hire to be the most Important declaration made since the American oc cupation began. FINISHMENT OF ANARCHISTS. France Relieves Powers Mi on Id Agree to Make It More Severe. Vienna, Aug. 26.—The Politische Corre spondenz asserts that the French govern ment has expressed list readiness to Inter change opinions with the Powers regard ing more stringent measures against an archists. believing that the present means of repression are inadequate. The Hungarian government has ordered a search for a number of unarchists. whose descriptions are given. This ac tion 1* believed to be due to the Italian government’s statement thut twenty an archists have recently left the United Blates to astaselnale European sovereigns. HEBEI.ft ABE FIGHTING. They Hope to Get a Vole* In the Co lo ni hi s n Government. Kingston, Jamaica. Aug. S6 —Advices re ceived from Colot# Colombia, to-day, re. port fighting near Carthagena, wheie the rebels have been holding out ki the hope of gaining some voice In Ihe government from the new Conservative party. SENSATION AMONG SOLDIERS. Rank Insubordination of an Officer of the Alabama National Guard at tlie Encampment. Birmingham, Ala.. Aug. 26. —A sensa tion was created this afternoon at Camp Lawton, where the Second Regiment, Alabama National Guard, is encamped, when Capt. J. P. Manehnnt of Company L, Phoenix City Rifles, marched his com pany off the field in disobedience of his superior officers and left camp with haif of his command. The incident occurred during regimen *nl drill, following dress parade. Capt. Mar chant was in command of the Third Bat talion. who failed to put in ftn appearance on time, when the next ranking officer v ae assigned to the command by Lieut. Col. Wllev, commanding the regiment. Shortly after his company appeared on the held and was b*ing put through a se res of manoeuvres, Capt. Merchant ap peared in shirt rl eves and ordered his company to have the d.ill ground and re turn to their quarters. Capt. Anderson, in command of the battalion, ordered them not to leave the drill ground, but In obedience to Capt. Merchant's orders, Lieut. Coulter, who was in charge of the company, marched Ids men off die Held. The insubordinate captain was immedi ately ordered under arrest, with the free dom of his quarters. Later in the even ing. Capt. Marchant, disregarding the Colonel s orders, left camp with thirty of his men and came to Birmingham. A detail of ninety men was sent to the city to arrest the deserters, and ; number of men were arrested and taken back to camp, but Capt. Murchnnt was not among them, as he could not be found. CapU Marchant says his action was based on the alleged fact that his men wore being drilled to death in •the hot sun after having traveled all night, hut the regimental officers say it was due to the fact that Capt. Anderson was put In com mand of the battalion. FELL DOWN AN AIR SHAFT. 11. C. nrinker, a Theatrical Manager of Newark, Met His Death. New York, Aug. 26.—-H. Coulter Brink er, a theatrical manager of Newark, was found dead early this morning at the bot tom of an airshaft in the Grand Hotel. After his death it became know that more than a year ago he married Miss Abell, his leading lady. Mr. Brinker fell from the sixth floor of the hotel. His head struck the bottom of the shift. He was clad only in hie underclothing, and it is believed he went to a widow of the shaft to get a breath of fresh air and lost his balance. Th* theory of suicide is not entertained by hie friends. Accompanied by Thomas Noyle, a friend from Newark. Mr. Brinker went to the hotel about midnight Saturday. The two registered, giving New Orleans as their add reeii, and were assigned adjoining rcoms. They retired at once, and noth ing was Feen of Mr. Brinker until a hotel porter found his body. Mr. Brinker Was 33 years old and was the son of Capt. H. J. Brinker of New Orleans-, owner of a line of steamers on the Mississippi nnd Red rivers. Before coming to Newark, he wan boding man of the Imperial i'heater. St. Louis. Miss Abe l announced to-night that fhe and Mr. Brinker were married July 1, 1899, by a Methodist clergyman in the Cats kills. “We kept our marHage secret for business reasons,” she sail. “My hus band was happy In hi<s home life and In anticipation of a successful season. My belief is that he sat at the open window to get air, as he frequently did at home, fell asleep, and pitched headlong into the shaft.” The body was taken to Newark to-night. It will probably be hurled at Appiegrove Farm. 0.. the summer home of Mr. Brinker’s father. WILL RE \H RESTED. Warrants On# for Men Charged With the McCann Lynching. Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 26.—A special from Canton, Pa., says: Warrants hove been applied for for live men, all prominent farmers in this section, who are alleged to have been members of the mob that hanged Wm. McCann, alias Leonard, to a tree near his employer’s home, south east of this? village. Wednesday night. During n struggle with the masked men at the home of Miles Tory, where McCann was employed, Mrs. Tory pulled the mask off one mart’s face and took the cap off another mon’s head. Mrs. Tory knows the two men whom she unmasked, and ar rests are expected to be made to-day. GREAT ORDER FOR IIKKF. Russia Wants 41.000,000 Hon nils From Armour. Chicago, Aug. 26.—Armour A Cos. have received an order from the Russian gov ernment for 6,000,000 pounds of “beef on the hoof,’” to feed the soldiers of the Czar in China. This is the largest order of the kind in the history of the Chi cago meat trade. Options are said to have been -taken upon every available ship in carrying trade on the Pacific. Ir will take 5,000 fattened cattle to fill the order. The cattle will he sent from San Francis co via Hawaii and Japan. HAD A NARROW ESCAPE. teronnnli Mini Their llnllonn De stroyed Near Paris. Paris, Aug. 27. 5:20 a. m.—Two aero nauts had a narraw escape last evening at Vincennes. The aseenaion was made In the presence of thousands of epectatons, the occasion being a communal fete. The balloon was driven by the wind against some telegraph wires and took fire from the communicated current. The aeronauts slid down the ropss. A number of women and children were slightly hurt in the panic which followed. THE WALLK IN COLLISIOJL Hark That Called lor Brunswick IMel With an Accident. London, Aug. 26.—The Norwegian bark Walle. Capt. Olsen, which sailed from Newry, Aug. 22, for Brunswick. Oa., has been towed to Holyhead with loss of head gear and stem badly damaged. Hhe re port* having been in colleslon on Aug 24. when sixteen miles off Southarklow light chip, with an unknown ••earner. Haying American Coal. London, Aug. 27.— The British Admiralty, according ic the Dally Mntl, !■ buying large quantltien of American coil for the use of the Meet in horns watet# amt th* DAILY. IS A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR COLISEUM CROWDED THOUSANDS WERE I N ABLE TO GAIN ADMISSION. HAD SACRED SONG SERVICE. G. A. I. HELD RELIGIOUS MEETINGS IN CHICAGO. nisliop Samuel Fallons of Chicago Preaided Over the Meeting—Ad dress Delivered on ••True Patriot ism” by t oniiuander-ln - Chief Slian— Indication* Arc That Mnj. Ilnisseur Will He Com nin nder-tn < hlef of the Grand Army. Chicago, Aug. 26.—Despite a rain, which fell at time-s with the energy of a utream from a garden hcee and degenerated per iodically into a cold, eoaking drizzle, the grand patriotic and sacred song service at th© Coliseum to-night was attended by a throng which taxed the capacity of the Immense building to the utmost. It is estimated that fully 13.000 people were picked into the hell and thousands more were unable to gain admission. Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago, who gained renown ne a fighting men on the battlefield before he won distinction In the pulpit, and who is th© chairman of the Encampment Committee on Religious Ex ercises, presided, on the platform wUU him was Mayor Harrison, Commander- In-Chief Shaw of the G. A. R., Rev. Thomas C. Iliff of Salt Luke City, Utah, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, Rev. E. G. Hlrsch of Chicago arui a host of depart ment commanders of the G. A. R., wall as the local officials in charge of Chl cago'w end of the encampment. After a musical selection had been ren dered hy the band, the vast audience Join ed In the Lord’s Prayer, being led by Rev. I'rank Gunsnulus of Chicago, and then Bishop Fallows extended a worm and elo quent welcome to the vlsiilng veterans. A responsive reading was led by Rev. Beverlnghaus of Chicago, and Bishop Fal lows then Introduced Commander-in-Chlef Shaw, who spoke at some length upon Ini© patriotism.” He dwelt upon the services which hnd been rendered to this nation in particular and to the world at large by the members of the Grand Army, and pointed out the need of Training the coming generation;*, in the duties which patriotism demands of the nation’s cfll zens. Rev. E. G. Hlrsch delivered a patriotic address, and Rev. T. D. Wallace pro nounced the benediction. During the afternoon a service for chil dren was given at the Coliseum, which was attended by fully lf>,r,oo people. Ad dresses were made by Commander-in- Chief Shaw, Bishop Fallows and Rev. B. W. Arnot of Wilferforce, O. Veterans and visitors to the encamp ment came in by the thousands to-day, every in-coming passenger train being packed to ihe doors. Unless the unexpected happens, it Is probable that MaJ. Lqo Ril.sseur will be elected commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the coming year at the business session Wednesday. Gen. John ('. Black of Illinois, who has been, prominently mentioned for the office, and who, although he had made no canvass, had developed considerable strength among the veterans of the Western and Northwestern states, has declined to be a candidate. This apparently leaves a clear field for Ralsseur. as no other name has been mentioned so far by the veterans al ready In the city, and Indications point to his unanimous selection at Wednesday'* business meeting. TOOK REGATTA HONOR*. A Philadelphia lloni f’lnb Won the Race at Parla. Paris. Aug. 26.—The Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia to-day won the seniors' eight championship, the only event in the Inter national regalia held under the auspices of the Paris Exposition In which Ameri can* competed. The result was regarded as a foregone eonciuslon and the bookmakers flatly re fused all bets on the Americans. Tha Ghent crew were the scond choice at S to 1. Four crews competed, the others being the Minerva eight from Amsterdam and the Germania of Hamburg. The Americans were clearly physically superior to their opponents, their big frames and aihletic build evoking flatter ing comment when they carried their oars from the boat house to the water and took their places in the shell. Imme diately on the tiring of Ihe pistol the Vespers went ahead. That their . self confidence was well founded was shown in the first few hundred yards, when they had secured such a lead as dispelled ail doubt of their victory. From that moment Interest centered in the distance by which they would win. Amid cheeiV they finished an easy flrat by several lengths. Time, 6 minutes. 7 4-3 seconds. The Ghent eight had second place; time, 6 minutes 13 4-5 seconds. The Mlttervas were third In 6 minutes 25 sec onds; the Germanias being fourth tn 6 minutes 33 1-5 senceds. The prizes were a pieec of bronze statuary, worth about 190, to each member of the crew. STRAGGLING REPLIES Received From I ntteil States Repre sentatives Abroad. Washington, Aug. 26 —lt w<-s stated to. night that several ''ftraggllng replies had been received by the United State* to the notes addrersed to our ambassadors and minis era abroad on the Chinese question for their guidance In obtaining the view* of the governments to which they arc acciedl ed on the settlement of the Chi nese ptoblem. Officials de I ne absolutely to indicate the neture of the repr. sent*- tions nude by our te, rest ntatlves to the fo elgn governments, or (o suy whether the replies thereto ate satisfactory or ■ ot. Acting fee e ary of gtite Ade- was at the White House for a short time to-night in conference with the President. He an nounc'd later that there were no dla paie'es fioni our reptesen'utlves In Chi ni to make lu’llc an 1 r.o prcapect of any to-night. ■ ! HEADY FOR THE ADVANCE. Roberts, Bailer, French and rote. Career Effect a Junction. Care Town, Aug. 2! Gen. Rob rta ar il, ed yester ay at Belfast, a f.w miles west of Mach .do dorp, where he met Gan. Bullet. Gan French and Gen. Pols-Ca r#w. Ev. rvthing Is now in readlnass far tha advst.ca