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the morning news. Eetibllsheci ISSO. . Incorporated 18SS J. H. ESTII.r President. IS WITH DIPLOMATS CHINESE QUESTION SEEMS TO HAVE REVERTED TO THEM. MINISTERS CALLED ON ADEE. REASONS FOR THEIR VISITS WERE NOT GIVEN OIT, Mevsa|?ea From Chaffee—Government Is Determined to See if Dispatches Cannot Be Sent Bearing Date*. Russia, England and the United Staten Seem Willing: to Negotiate With Earl El—No Friction Expect ed Regniding China. Washington, Aug. 28.—Several communi cations came to Washington from the United States officials in China to-day, but being without dates in most cases, the government was by no means satisfied with the state of communications, and the cabinet meeting held this afternoon gave the largest part of its attention to the problem of rectifying this state of af fairs. Evidence of interference with the mes sages have accumulated to a point where the government has determined to take . tops to establish channels of its own and to employ the rather expensive device of man-of-war plying between Shanghai and Che Foo for this purpose. Either the New Orleans or the Princeton will be or dered on this duty. Meanwhile word comes that rapid progress is making with ic short cable which is to connect these points, and it is believed that within a week this means of communication will b# open. Siege Battery Not Needed. Three messages from Gen. Chaffee were received to-day, and while they cast no direct light on the military situation, they were inferentially important. One was as follows: “Taku, Aug. Adjutant General, Washington.—Siego battery not needed. Chaffee.” This dispatch is in reply to an inquiry sent some time ago to Gen. Chaffee rela tive to the siege battery which was taken from Manila to Nagasaki to be sent to China, if needed. Announcement was received of the ar rival of the Garonne, with eight companies of the First Cavalry aboard, at Kobe, Ja pan, and a companion ship with animals for the troopers. An order was sent from here to the government’s agents at Kobe to divert the cavalry and their animals from that port to Manila, instead of al lowing them to proceed to Taku, accord ing to their original orders. Gen. Chaf fee’s statement that he need* no siege batter; taken in connection with the di version of the First Cavalry, which was b * for Taku to Manila, seems to make that there is no intention to enter into i prolonged campaign in China, such ns would involve the use of heavy artil b v or of reinforcements in the shape of nun and horses. Battle of Diplomacy. At the time it cannot be said that the government has shown any sign of a purfose to alandon ary just claim it may have s cured upon China through the bril'iant operations cf the little Amer i an force in the Flowery Kingdom. But i begins to appear that the battle of to il y is one cf diplomacy, rather than one of arms, and, notwithstanding, the va rious rumors that heve filtered out from Chine-e sour es of heavy engagements betwe n the international forces and the Boxers, the officials here are satisfied that no formidable organized resistance will be oft red by the Chinese if the de mands of the Powers are limiteu to he principles laid down by the United States in its several notes. Therefore, more interest attaches to a series of diplomatic calls upon Acting Secretary Adee this afternoon than any report of purely military operations in China. First came the Japanese minister, next the Russian charge, and finally Mr. Thiebaut, the French charge. These train ed diplomats naturally ore averse to let ting the public know the developments of lncomj lete negotiations. Nevertheless, ic was gathered that one of the principal topics of discussion was the propriety of accepting Id Hung Chang as a proper per son with whom the Powers might nego tiate for a settl- ment in China. It is quite evident, from the conferences held this afternoon, that this matter is Htill an open issue. Otherwise it would not have been necessary for the officials to enter into a laborious comparison of the texts of the credentials supplied by Li Hung Chang to the various Powers of Europe, as well as Japan and the United States. Past ex perience with some of the Chinese de crees has shown very radical differences in the translation, and as so much turns on the form of Earl El’s credentials, it is remarded as highly important that these shall be shown to agree in each c'ase. Willing to Deal With Id. The statement is made that the Russian government, for one, is willing to deal with Li, of course upon properly framed conditions, and this appears to be borne out by the earnestness with which Mr. Wollant, the Russian charge, Is trying to impress upon the state department the entire agreement between Russia and the United States as to China. At least he In sists that Russia wishes to jrevent the dismemberment of China, ond, also, that her animating purpose is the restoration of order and the safeguarding of the fu ture. Under thes* limitations, it is urged here that Russia’s objects can be achiev ed as well as those of the United States by dealing with LI Hung Chang, who oc cupies the advantageous position of being the only Chinese personage so far offi cially accredited as a peace plenipoten tiary. Acting Secretary Adee found suffleiont matter of interest in these three calls to (•pair to the White House later in the afternoon to confer with the President. It is quite certain that our government i* willing and anxious to do all It can to bring out a speedy peetbment of the Chinese difficulty and a retirement of the forces. Hut it is determined that no prop er advantage Is to be lost through this w|-h, and the government wll not be coerced by foreign combinations or threats of comblnatl n Against our inter, este. One of the officials of the govern ment to-day slated that "The United Htuba Is not going to turn tall and run because some of the Powets show a dis fwsltt* n to break a compact, under whUh became allies in Chine. The Powers Satiannul) fHarnimj ffrto#. accepted the note of Secretary Hay of July 3, as a basis for Joint action, and they will be held to that agreement. The question of actual f3rce in Ch na is sec ondary—one regiment of United States troops is as good as 10X000 men to estab lish a principle and indignity offered to them would be resented as quickly as if we had 100 0 0 men on CMnese soil, and the United Statea government is willing to try the case as to whether one thing could be said cn July 3. and accepted by all the Powers and changed two months later to advance a selfish interest.” No Friction Expected. Notwithstanding this firm attitude on the part of the government, there is not the least doubt that friction between the Powers will be averted and that the re sources of diplomacy will be fully equal to the needs of the present case, though the Powers are slow to announce their views as to the future policy to be pur sued in China. The administration con siders it of the greatest importance that, in the negotiations for a settlement of the Chinese difficulty, all the Powers should act in unison and harmony, and its efforts are being directed to that end. Several replies have been received to the instructions sent to our ambassadors and ministers a few days ago asking them to sound the governments to which they are accredited on Ljvo propositions; first, the willingness of these governments to accept the sufficiency of Li Hung Chang’s credentials to treat with the Powers for a settlement, and, second, to ascertain, if possible, what the future policy of each Power is to be. Regarding the inquiry, the replies, thus far, have developed nothing. The Powers appear to be watching one another with out definite or fixed purpose as yet of their own. With regard to the first inquiry, ICnginnd and Russia are agreed that Earl Li’s credentials are sufficient. Germany, however, takes a firm stand against the sufficiency of his credentials, and is the only power os yet which has returned a flat-footed dissension. The attitude of the United States is that his credentials oppear authentic. They were promulgat ed by what appeared to be a genuine im perial edict, duly transmitted through tne Chinese minister, Mr. Wu, end the Uni ted States is willing to accept them ut their face value, at least for the present. The administration, from the advices it has received, does not credit the rumors that Russia, Jaj>an and Germany intend to declare war against China, and it is willing to accept all disclaimers of ulte rior purposes on the part of the Powers. Just what would 'be done, in case some of the Powers inaugurated war for the pur- I>ose of territorial aggrandizement, is not known, and the administration is not dis posed to cross that bridge until it reaches it. But a member of the cabinet stated to<hy that, if any of the European Pow ers entered upon such a programme, It probably would be reminded by the United States that it had ogreed to the “open door” policy which all the Powers are placed upon an equal footing, and that if territory were acquired under the agree ment, we would be entitled to the same privileges in the matter of trade, etc., as the conqueror. Movements of American*. Public! y was given to the following ca blegram. received by the war department yesterday: “Taku, China.—Adjutant General, Washington —Have offered assistance to Baroness von Kett ler; will furnish trans portation and escort Tien Tsin few days; have offered transportation do Nagasaki also. Chaffee.” Baroness von Ketteler, the widow of the murdered Geiman minister to China, is an American, being a daughter of President Ledyard of the Michigan Cen tral Railroad, whose home is at Detroit, Mich. This telegram which was called forth by an inquiry from Washington on the 17th. taken in connection with the press report of the arrival of Miss Condil- Smiih ot Tien Tsin In safety on the 25th. leads to the that ihe Baroness is with the little party of rescued Ameri cans at Tien Tsin. Inquiry at the state department as to the personality of the persons named in • he. press dispatch among the refugees shows that, besides Miss Smith, there is a Miss Paine, a resident of M Iwaukee, Wis., and Mrs. and Miss Woodward of Chicago, mother and daughter. Adjutant Genera Corbin received a dis patch from Gen. Chaffee saying that he had received no dispatches from Gen. Corbin since Aug. 14. This was the date on which the allied army attacked and entered Pfkin. Many dispatches have been sent by Gen. Corbin since that date, and the delay in their delivery is astonish ing. even with the strange conditions which l ave existed in Crina. Like the Conger cUjatches. the one* from Gen. Chaffee is undated. PREPARING FOR 15.000 MEN. Gen. Clmfifee Expect* to Winter With That Force—'“.lnch” Iyer I* I’rohnlily 111 With Typhoid Fever. Copyright, 1900, the Associated Press. Tien Tsin, Aus. 24, via Taku, Aug. 27. Officers who have arrived here from Pe kin report that Gen. ChalTee,commanding the American f rc;s in Chit a. is making all the necessary preparations for 15,000 men through the winter. Fifte n of the American wounded, In cluding the marines wounded during the siege of the legations, have arrived here by boat from Pekin. Myers (possibly Capt. Myers of the United States Mailne Corps) is suffering from typhoid fever and cannot be mov ed. A large batch of refugees are due here to-morrow. The American Slgnnl Service corps, co operating with that of the Critlsh, has completed the telegraph lines from Taku to Pekin. Cap*. John T. Myers, or "Jack” My ere. as he Ik familiarly known, who. accord ing to a dispatch received at the navy department In Washington from ,Admiral Kempff. July 5, was assigned to command tho legation defenders at Pekin, was born in Germany and was appointed from the state of Georgia, entering the Marine Corps in September, ISB7. He is the reputed author of the famous satirical poem "Hoch der Knlaer,” which involved Cap*. Coghlan in so mueh diffi culty. tie was attached to tire (lagship Baltimore and was afterwords assigned to duty with the marines on board the bat tleship Oregon. ARRIVED AT TIF.V TAIN. American Refugee* From I’rkln Journeyed by llont. Copyright, 1900, The Associated Press. Tien Tsin, Aug. 25, via Taku, Aug. 27. Fifty Americans, Including the Misses Condlt-Smlth, Woodward and Paine, hava arrived iv re from Pekin, which city ihey left five days o by boat. The commissary department Is preparing on Fifth Face). SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY/AUGUST 20, 1900. QUEEN BF THE NAVY THE BATTLESHIP ALABAMA HAS WON THE TITLE. MADE A GREAT TRIAL TRIP. HEII AVERAGE SPEED FOR FOUR HOURS WAS 17 KNOTS. The love a Made Greater Speed ou Her Trial Trip, hut the Condition* Were More Favorable—Cramp* Said the Trial of the Alabama Was the Mont Remarkable the Country Ha* Ever Seen—\\ ill Be Ready in Six Weeks. Boston, Aug. 28.—There is anew queen of the American navy, the United Sta:e battleship Alabama, which to-day won the title in one of the most magnificent sj>eed trials yet held in the history of the navy. Her average speed for four hours contin uous steaming was 17 knots, a figure not quite as high os that made by the lowa, but notable from the fact that it gave an idea of the yet undeveloped power in this latest product of American shipbuild ers. The Alabama was built by the Cramps at Philadelphia, and while of the first class, she is unlike any of the earlier creations, both architecturaiiy and as a fighting machine. Built under o con tract 'required at least an average speed of j{ y knots per hour, she has been turned out to do 17 knots or better und i\ conditions that will not be termed extra. The lowa, when she left her builders' hands in 1897, was officially recorded at 17.04. Her speed trial tvas made under the very best possible conditions. After a lapse of more than two years, the Ken tucky, on Sept. 24, and the Kearsarge, two months later, came >to the New England coast and under favorable, but not ex traordinary conditions, made high figures of 16.81 and 16.80 knots, respectively. Those figures have now been beaten, by a narrow margin, to be sure, but the Ala batnu, apparently, was not made to do but a little beyond her mean speed. The <Hay for the trial was an excellent one. The starting line was five miles southeast of Thatcher Island light, near the extremity of Cape Ann. The course then ran about northeast for thirty-three nautical milee, divided as near as trian gulation could make them, into five *egs. Over this course the battleship was to do her four hours of steaming, and, in addition, was to be tested for control and steering power. An interesting fea ture. ond, as it proved, a somewhat pic turesque one, was the use of sister bat rleehipe as stake boats, five of them being lined up. There was the Texas. Massa chusetts, Indiana, Kentucky and Keer sarge. The flhip** Rnick Ron. The Alabama came down to the start ing line about 30:30 under fair headway and went by as if on a cruise. Tho first stake boat was the Texas, and in the clear light the people on the Cape Ann shore could have seen the marine specta cle with case and also watched the new comer until she had passed the United States steamship Osceola, the second mark. The third leg was marked by the Kearsarge, and as the Alabama went by, now at great speed. Car*. Folger had his Jackies lined up to chter, This is not cus tomary. but the great yell which went up as the Alabama went by seomed to gather force as it swept over the waves, and a cheer went back. The fourth mark was the Kentucky, the fifth the Indiana, and y* the out-mark, which was not far out to sea from Boone Island, was the Massachu setts. This last ship was passed shortly before 12:30 and then the Alabama was given a few* evolutions to test her helm. The return of the Alabama over the course had little more of moment than the run out. She crossed the finish line about 3:30 with a blast from her own whistle and a like* answer from the Texas and a fleet of tugs gathered there with excursionists. Afterward the ship was again circled at full speed, with the Texas as the center, until she was cleaving a wake, which, in diameter, was not over twice her length. Fifteen minutes later the Alabama was headed for Boston light. The red flag of the trial had been replaced by the Cramps’ house flag and a broom had been sent aloft. Thv> trial throughout, to use Mr. E. S. Cramps’ own words, was a success in every particular. To quote a member of the engineering force, the trial was a per fect one. For nearly three legs of the outward run the boilers made steam so fast that the surplus was allowed to blow off. At the same time the men In both engine and stoke rooms suffered no in convenience from lack of fresh air, an l the temperatures were not high. The maximum revolutions of the engine were 118. This figure was only for a half hour, the mean being much below this. Tho highest steam pressure was- 180 pounds, or nine under the limit. The horse pow r er developed was supposed to be 11,- 50. although this figure, like those for the speed, will be officially given at Washington. Mr. Cramp said further that the run, in his opinion, in which many naval men aboard agreed, war not a forced trial, but a fair day's work, which he claimed can be eualied at any time under ordinary condition*. Moreover, he sold that the trial was the remarkable the coun try had ever seen. The Alabama will be ready for delivery to the government in six weeks, when she will go into commission under Capt. W. H. Brownson. The trial to-day was under direction of the board of inspection and survey, headed by Rear Admiral Freder ick Rodgers. Among the guests on board were Capts. Behr and Fernson and Lieut. Sverbieff and Vasliieff of the Imperial Russian navy . DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY. National Meeting 1* In Prngre** In Charlotte. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 28.—The Society of the Daughters of Liberty met her* to day in the hull of -the Junior Order of United American Mechanic*, of which or ganization it is an auxiliary, os well as of the order of United American Mechan ic*. About 115 delegate* were in attend ance. Mayor M’Call of Charlotte, deliv ered the addrers of welcome, while the response va* by National Counsellor Thorn.* U Ivey <X Poteruburg, Va. Tin* *oclny now lia* a m*mb*i?hlp of 19,332 1n nil part* of tho Uni tad Btalp*. arvj .•li-vcii now routx'll* w.re org.ni.Ml 'luring thn I*l*l ynr I* I* hallnvad John P, T.irnganit. naiionoi ife* chan allor, win h< nlected to *uec*J National CouiiMifor Jv.y, WILL CONFER ABOUT YARN. vSoutliem Cotton Mill Men Are Going to Philadelphia. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 2S —Dr. J. H. Me- Aden, president of the Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association, left to-night for Philadelphia in company with a committee consisting of George B. Hiss, Charlotte, and Messrs. A. P. Rhyne. Mt. Holly; A. C. Miller, Shelby; J. P. Leak. Rocking ham; W. C. Heath, Aononce, and R. S. Reinhardt, Lincolnton. They go to Philadelphia in response to a request of the commission men of that city to confer us to the present condition of the yarn market. Three of the commit tee, Messrs. W. C. Heath, J. P. Leak and R. S. Reinhardt, formed the special com mittee that was appointed to consult with the Southern Yarn Spinners relative to their co-operation under the new famous selling agency plan, by which the South ern spinners are expected to sell their yarn through their own commission houses. When several members of the commit tee were questioned es to the object of their visit, the/ stated that they were not quite sure as to v/hat was expected to be accomplished by the commission men. “It is certain.” said one of the com mittee, “that the commission men will attempt to give us a logical reason for the decline in the prices of yarn—ft rea son thot we are already familiar with. Tho market is overstocked With yarn, that is all. ‘The commission men bought too much yarn; they sold too much to the weavers, who, in turn, sold too much to the consumers. The demand for yarn is licking, and the weavers and consumers cannot dispose of the goods they have on hand.” In spite of the expressed wish of the Southern manufacturers to establish their own commission houses, they are on friendly terms with the middle men; and their conference with the commission peo ple, whether they effect a compromise or not, should result in a better understand ing and industrial benefit to both. GOV. BECKHAM’S MESSAGE. Asked tlie Legislature to Formulate n .lust Elect lon Low. Frankfort, Key., Aug. 28.—The Kentucky Legislature convened in extra session to day. Both houses adjourned after hear ing read Gov. Beckhem'o brief message, which stated that the only purpose for which the session was called was • amend the state election law. The message stated that the. law wns a good one, but that party and factional prejudice had been engendered against it to such an extent that it was thought best to make changes before another elec tion was held. The message concludes: “Imaginary ills, whether physical or po litical, should be treated as well as real ones. Your task in this matter is a diffi cult one. You cannot satisfy everybody. I do not desire to suggest in detail any law for your consideration. I have confl uence in your judgment and wisdom, and I believe that you will earnestly and pa triotically set to work to frame a law, in appearance as W'ell as in fact, so fair and so just <o all parties that no honest citi zen can find fault with It.” The Republican minority will wait for the Democratic majority to take the ini tiative. The Democrat* held a caucus to-night to fill vacancies and consider changes in the election law. Thtre ore scores of election bills for caucus consid eration. It is the. opinion here to-night that a fair election law in the form of an amendment to the Goebel law will be passed. A vote on the repeal of the Goe bel law r would be close, and it is believed it would be lost. LETTER TO THE “THOUGHTFUL.” Question* Relative to Trout* Are Asked by J. A. Van lloone. Birmingham, Ale., Aug. 28.—President J. A. Van I loose of the Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association has addressed an open letter to the “thoughtful” men of the country regarding general trade con ditions, with a view to harmonizing es pecially inviting expressions of opinion on the question of trusts and the legislative powers vested in the general government and the several states regulating them. He asks, among other questions, whether production, manufacture, transportation and distribution are departmental, and should, especially in America, be regarded as separat spheres of action? The query is put: “Is there any sound difference between ‘trust’ and a ’corporation?’ and how can either be prevented from becoming a mo nopoly?” Another question is: “Do you think that it is advisable and practical for the different states to sev erally attempt to prevent by state legis lation a ‘trust’ or a corporation’ from be coming a monopoly?” CENSUS OF TWO CITIES. Population ot Rowton and San Fran cisco Made Public. Washington, Aug. 28.—The censufe of San Francisco, as just announced in a bulle tin of the census bureau, Is 342,782, an in crease of 43,785, or 14.64 per cent. Boston's population Is 560,892, a gain of 116,415, or 25.07 per cent. CHOYNSKI WAS ILL. The Fight Between Him and Maher Warn Called OIF. New York, Aug. 28.—The heavyweight fight between Peter Maher and Joe Choynski, which was to have taken place at the Broadway Athletic Club to-night, had to be dec arod off on account of Choynski’* eickn*-S3. ANARCHIST ARRESTED. Sonpected of < (inspiring to A**n**l nate the New King. Paris, Aug. 28 —A dispatch to the Petit Bleu from Rome says an anarchist has been arrested at Carrara, on suspicion of having conspired to assassinate King Vic tor Emmanuel 111. Discredit tle Story. Washington,. Aug. 28.—N0 confirmation comes from any quarter of the report from Russian sources that the Chinese have raptured Pekin, and ther war depart ment officials here completely discredit the t*ory. i rol**r for Murphi f New York, Aug. 28—A s'ory N circulat ing In Dem >rratlc circle* to-night that cx*Benator Murphy I* Richard Oroker’a candidate for the gov rnorsblp nomina tion The story ar se frem s remsrk made by the Timm.my lesd#r. Nominated Spear*. Birmingham. Ala . Aug. 28 —N. B. Hpfur*, populist of Hi. Clair county, wa nominated for Congress in the He tenth District at Cullman to-day by Lit Popu klist Republican Convention, COTTON THEIR KING COMMISSIONERS OF AGItICVLTt RE MEET IN RALEIGH. THE STAPLE WAS DISCUSSED. COTTON’S PRODUCTION AND MANI- F ACT IRE CONS! DER KD. Gov. Russell Welcomed the Southern Commissioner*—Dr. (I. ( . W hite Responded—President O. R. Steven* Reported. Giving Interesting: Com parisons—Secretary James A. Wil son Gave an Address Upon the South'* Advantage*. Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 28.—The Commis sioners of Agriculture of the cotton states held their opening session here to-day In the new auditorium of the agricultural department. Gov. Russell welcomed the visitors on behalf of the state. He said it was always a pleasure to him to welcome anyone to the state, and he especially welcomed any people or association which had for its object the betterment of the. farmers, who are the basis of prosperity. The welfare of the farmers is the welfare of all. Years ago. he said, the farmers believed that cotton was king and endeavored to subject the world to -the idea by the raw material, but they had learned that for cotton to be king they must manufacture it in tho section in which It is grown, as they are now doing. Instead of selling it at six cents, as then, they are now send ing it out as manufactured product worth twenty cents a pound. Prof. H. C. White of the. University of Georgia responded in a happy manner to the address of welcorpe. He stated that the association was confined to the Com missioners of Agriculture of the cotton states, not on account of sectionalism, but on account of tho common interests with which the commissioners had to deal. The agricultural department in many of the states had joined with the scientists to further The interests of the agricultur ists. He referred to the achievements made by North Carolina and the progres sive spirit which to-<lay is alive in the Industrial sphere. Among those attending are O. B. Stev ens, commissioner of agriculture of Geor gia; Hon. J. A. Redhead, commissioner of agriculture of Mississippi; Prof. H. C. White, of the University of Georgia; Secretary Royal Daniel of Atlanta; Chan cellor Hill of the University of Georgia; John M. MeCandless of Georgia; Col. R. J. Redding of the Georgia Experiment Station; Col. Robinson, of Louisiana; Com missioner J. W. Lee, of Alabama, and As sistant Commissioner Frank Hill of Loui slana. Mill* of Three State*. At the afternoon meeting the report of the president, O. B. Stevens, ar.d of the secretary. Royal Daniels, were read. The president’s report said: “If the Textile of the World is correct in its figures, then South Carolina stands first among Southern states in the number of spindles; North Carolina, which we know is first in the number of mills, stands second in the numb r of spindles; while Georgia is the third cotton manufac turing state of the South, unless the pro duct of her mills exceeds in value that of either of her Carolina sisters, which was the case in 1890. “But what should especially please cvery nwnihor of this convention is the fact that the whole South is marching on to the goal of industrial independence. For the season of 1899 and 1900 the South, for the first time in its history, fixed the price of cotton. If the growth of the cotton mill industry in the South continues at Its present rapid rate, with the consequent increased consumption by the mills of the world, we confidently exj>eet the South will henceforth be able to fix the price of her own great staple.” Secretary Wilson'* Addren*. Secretary James A. Wilson of the De partment of Agriculture to-night deliver ed an address before the body. Tho speech was ns follows: Secretary W Ison said there was no ag r.cultural product that tho Department of Agriculure makes greater effort to report upon accurately than the cotton crop. De tailing the organized n of th s service he pointed out that theiY were in all 17,090 r gu’.or cot respond* in the cotton growing states. Largely as th* result of the sp ciai measures put In the departnent was able last December to I übl.sh on estimate of the crop that has proven to he with n cnc-tonth of 1 per < ent. of the figure* shown by its subse quent movement. From the department's lut<st sources cf information l.e said there wer * now in Nor.h Carolina 168 mills. 21,178 looms, and J,O 3,16. spindles, which consumed LBO 231 bales of cotton in 1:99. The total consumption In the Southern states for the year w r a.s 1 409,026 bales. The Secretary est mated that one-llf.h of the crop of the Southern s ales is being man t factured with n the South’s borders. Pointing to the figures of exj or:s of raw cotton manufacturer', fit* re:ary Wilson s i id: “When we find the United States ’oan ing money to reveral foreign ctArntries, and certain lines of manufactured cotton goods being bought In the United S at s by dealers in Scotland, it Indi an -very em phatically the position now o’cupb'd by our country among the nations of the earth.” Drought in the South. He referred to the fact that the South ern states have a much heavier rainfall than the Northern states, and that the Southern states suffer much more from the drought thnn do the state* of the j Mississippi valley. The cause, he said, is I to be found in the condition of the sol. i In the new fiortion of the country where i there is a sufficient rainfall to grow crops, and where there is n deep s- il full of hu mnf*. much less rainfall will mature crops. The Southern states have been un der cultivation for a long time. Humus, decayed vegetation, is becoming *car< e In the soil. When the soil is well stocked with humus It Is able to retain moisture. He suggested the practicability of South ern cultivator* replacing the humim in their soil by growing grasses and legume*, i because there la a great demand *t the prerent time, atid piubably always will be, for flrat-cla** hors*a, cattle, aheep and other grazing animal*. The Southern cul tivator, he said, Is fnmed for hla excel lence as a flock maatf r. “The cotton < rop of the Bouth,” he *ald. “h** been aufb rlnti on account of drought and on account of heavy tains. There are, of course, method* by wrd *h the bad effect* of heavy rain# OU bottom land* can be avoided that, no doubt, are well j known to intelligent cultivators of the j South. A greater problem is the loss of . crops from drought anil the necessity of adopting systems of management that will prepare the soil to resist to as great ex tent s possible the effect of the long continuoti droughts. It would be entirely practicable on your hilly lands to double the amount of cotton grown by putting the lands Into grazing pasture* or even into meadow' condition, where the crop is taken off by the mower or by green manuring.” Demand for .Southern Stoek. The secretary pointed *o the great de mand abroad for horse®, end especially, such horses as are more com mon to the South than anywhere el.<>. We car* produce, he said, such cattle and such meats ns are wanted in foreign coun tries, nnd> bring the best prices there, cheaper than they can bo produced else where. Two influences, he said, in conclusion, are at work to help the Southern farmers. One Is a better homo market and the other is less competition from tho great West. The former, he said, will come largely from the large percentage of Southern workers, who in the future, will devote their lives to manufacturing, and the lat ter from the production of the great Mis sissippi valley turning westward more and more to find markets in the mountain state*, the Pacific coast and the Far Orient. THE WORK FILL TO BULLER. Robert* Reported the Capture of Bergondal—Operation* in South A f rlea. London, Aug. 28 Lord Roberts reports, under date of B< Ifast, Aug. L 7, ns fol lows: “Our movements are slow on account of the extent and raturo cf tho country. To-day we made a satisfactory advance and met with decided jsuccess. The work fell entirely to Bulbr’s troops and re sulted in the. rapture of Bergendal. i very siroi.g position two miles northwest of Dalmanutha. “I met Buffer at Bergendal shortly af ter It was reached by our troops. I am glad to find the occupation cost less than was fear<d, on account of the approach being aerosei the oprn for two or three, thousand yards and the dtt rmlnerl stand cf the enemy. The Tnniskllllnß and Sec ond Rifle Hr gade fotmod the attacking party. The latter suffered most. I hope the casualties do not exceed fifty or six ty Ore off!-er wns killed and two were wounded. A good many Boers wore killed, and h pompom (quick firing gun) was captured. “Gen. French will advance on the left to Swart* kopjts on the Leydenburg road ond prepare the way for the movement cf Pole-Uarcw’s division to-morrow. “Baden-Powell rfports that he occupied Nylstroom without opposition. As the country where he and Puget are operat ing is dmse bush and veldt, it Is not de sirable at the present to proceed further north, and their troops are returning to Pretoria.” HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED. Boer* Siitd to Have Been Defeated With Great Lomn. Lorenzo Marques, Aug. 27.—Heavy fight ing is reported to have occurred at Mach ad< dorp. The Boer* are said to have been defeated with great loss, leaving their guns and ammunition In the lends of the British. FOR ARBITRATION. Pre*llent A*k* Kx-Pre*ldent* to Serve on a Hoard. Washington. Aug. 28.—The United States is one of the first of the great. Power* to demonstrate its good faith In carrying out the provisions of the treaty of The Hague looking to the universal arbitration of in ternational differences. Under this treaty each of the notions a party to it was authorized to np|>olnt four members of an international board of ar bitration. this authority, President McKinley has request*d former President Harrison and Cleveland to accept appoint, ments on this board. Responses are ex pected very soon, when the two remaining members may be selected. QUID A TO BE DEPORTED. The C*:*e of Mn resen Ha* Not Yet Been Settled. N' w York, Aug. 28.—The Italian Gulda, w’ho arrived in this country two weeks ago cn the Kaiser \Vilh< Im 11, In rom | pany with the alleged anarch!** Maresca, another Italian, was ord< red excluded to- He will be departed to Europe. Ma resca’s case has not been decided. Gulda and Maresca w*ere suspected of filing ar-archM* wh*n they arrived in tM< country, aid thure were reports that Maresca h..d ccrne t kill Pre ident Mc- Kinley In accordance with a plot hatch' and in lta y. The men have been detained on Ellis I land. Y K LLO W FKV ER AT HAV AN A. Report Upon It Made to the Sargeon Genera 1. Washington, Aug. 28.—The surgeon gen eral of the Marine Hospital Service to-day received a telegram from the chief quar antine officer at Havana, slating that dur ing the month of August, up to the 29th, there have been 201 cases of yellow fever reported at Havana, and 34 deaths. Many of the case* were mild. There were 31 new cases on the 27th. On oocount of the mildness of the cases and their duration, the eurgeon general has wired tho various quarantine stations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to use particular cure to detect such cases. LYNCHED A NEGRO. The Mob Also Tried to Find a Woman Implicated. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 28.—A negro was lynched at Forest City, N. C., this morn ing for the murder of a white man named Flack. Threats were also mu!e to lynch i negro woman, who had taken the gun to the murderer, and a mob went in search of her. The trouble arose over the theft of some peaches by the negro. For Municipal Improvements. Milwaukee, Wls., Aug. 28.—'The Ameri can Uodety of Municipal Improvements h<ld the first session of a three-days’ con vention In this city thl* afternoon. Alkhr ffih itiemler* ar present. The convention will take a strong stand for strict gov ernment supervision of streams to prevent the pollution by sewage. DAILY. 18 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK,SI A YEAH DIED OF HIS WOUND CAPT. FRANK CRENSHAW A VICTIM OF A FILIPINO’S BULLET, TREATMENT ON A TRANSPORT. IIIS WOUND WAS AGGRAVATED BY LACK OF ATTENTION, Officer Was the Son ot Col. Thomas C. Crenshaw, Chairman of tho llullrond Comml**lon Made a Statement to 111* Father About tho Treutment to Which He Wu* Sub jected—Tc leg rn in* Pusned Between Col. Crenshaw and Secretary Root. Atlanta, Aug. 28. Capt. Frank Cren shaw, Twenty-ninth Volunteer Infantry, died here this morning. Capt Crenshaw saw service in Cuba and the Philippines, and a wound received in the battle of Putol eventually caused his death. Capt. Crenshaw, who arrived in Atlanta a week ago. made a statement to his fa ther in which he charged outrageous treatment and negleo* on board the trans port Sherman from Manila to San Fran cisco. The statement was to the effect that after the vessel left Manila and was on the high seas, officers In the state rooms neur Capt. Crenshaw’s complained that ho. kept them awake by his suffer ings from tho wound. He was taken from tho stateroom and, paralyzed in one side, unable to lift his head, and almost un conscious, was placed in a berth down in tho hold of the ship, near the engines, in the midst of the Insane men who wer# confined there. Capt. Crenshaw said he was unable to hold himself In the 1 erth and fell out thr,e times while the ship was riding out stoinn in the China seas. He finally brlb el hospital steward with giv# him some attention. At San Francisco Capt. Crenshaw alleges that treatment w*as refus and him, the surgeon in eharg# informing him that it was Imp:* Ible be cause of limited assistance In the hospi tal. The wounded officer, accompanied by his uncle, then started for Atlanta, and an operation was perform'd here. The body of Cant. Crenshaw w ill lie In state t the capltol until ino&n to-mor iow, when It will be taken to La Grange, Go., for Intel mnt. Washington, Aug. 28.—News of tho death at. Atlanta of Capt. Frank Cren shaw of the Twenty * Uhth Regiment, U. S. V., was received this morning at the war department in a telegram from h!s father. In bulletining the announcement, the adjutant general s office gave a brief revh w of Capt. Crenshaw’s service in thn Third Volunteer Infan'rv In Cuba, and in the regiment in which he served in the Philippines, adding: “He served with great credi*.” The dispatch from Capt. Crenshaw’s fa th r is as follows: “Atlanta. Aug. 28, 1900.—Ofn. H. C. Cor bin. adjutant general, Washington.—My leloved sn. Capt. Frank Crenshaw, roftche 1 Atlanta on th 23d tns'ant, and having been operated on, on the 2>th, died this morning from effects of wound re ceived in battle in Balangas province, Phllir pine Islands, on June 6, last. Ho leaves a young wife and four 1 ttle chil dren. We pray for sake of all who hav# fallen there in defense ,of our country’s honor that the flag under which they sac ilf cel th ir lives may never le pull'd down. We shall forever cherish the testi monial hi* ga lantry of rtco * in your office. Please cable Col. Byrkheimer. Tho*. C. Crenshaw.'* In reply Secretary Root sent the follow ing message: “War Department Tele gram. Aug. 28. 1900.—Hon. Thos. C. Crenshaw. Atlanta: I beg you to believe in my deep symiwthy with you for the death of your gallant son from tvounde received in action. I remember what ft noble young American he seemed when I saw him with his regiment at Camp Meade, just before they sailed for the Philippine Islands. The flag und**r which he sacrificed hie life in defense of his country’# rightful sovereignty, will re main the emblem and guarantee of peace and Justice throughout that land. Your loy’s sacrifice, hard as it is. will not have been in vain. Eilhu Root,” “Secretary of War.’* i BRYAN WAS GRATIFIED. Pleased hy tlie Fopallnts’ Endorse ment of Stevenson. Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 28.—Mr. Bryan to day expressed himself as highly gratified over tho action of the Populist National Committee at Chicago in indorsing the nomination of Mr. Stevenson for the vice presidency. He said: “I am very glad that Mr. Stevenson ha# been Indorsed by the Populists. He 1# thoroughly committed to the principles #e* forth in the Kansas City platform and deserves the support of all who believe in those principles. To have nominated any ore else would have weakened the ticket. Tho Populist organization will profit, raiher than suffer, hy this evidence of its willingness to place the triumph of prin ciples above partisanship.” MAY REDUCE WAGES. Cotton Manufacturer* Looking for Relief of Prenent Condition*. Faff River, Mass., Aug. 28.—1 t was re ported unofficially here to-day that the selling committee of the Cotton Manufac turer*’ Association has come to a decis ion respecting action to be recommended to the manufacturers in hope of removing some of the serious conditions which ex ist# In the industry. As understood, the plan is to reduce wages, returning to the rate in force pre vious io December 11, 1899. At that time a general advance of ten per cent, was made In restoration of a previous cut. If it Is decided to reduce wages, more than 25,000 hands tyre will be affected. AS COMM %NDER-IN-CHIEF, Report That Lord Robert* Ha* #oe cecded Lord Wol*eley. London, Aug. 29.—The Dally Malt this morning claim* to have the highest #u< thorlty for the assert km that Lord Rob erta has already succeeded Lord Wolseley as commander-ln-chief of the Brltlsa army. i Cholera Mill I'rrvotl*. Tendon. Aug. 26.—'Th* Viceroy of India. Ixrd Cusoti, telegraphs that rnJn contin ue* to fail, but that cholera still pr*v#4ia /u many, district* ot that country.