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THE BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS. I'RESIUEXrs ADDRESS SHOWED CHAXOES I \ STATITE LAW. MertiuK I" Hh* Twenty-tbirl \ 111111:1). Ex-Senator Maurternon Hefcrrt and to the Death of Prominent Member* of tle AsMOCiatlon—A Great In. erratic in the Kuniber of State Ilor .%SKOclntioiiM Reported Figure* Given by the Treasurer. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 20.—The opening session of the twenty-third annual meet ing of the American Bar Association was held here to-day. The president’s address was delivered by ex-Senator Charles F. Manderson of Omaha, Neb., communicat ing the moft noteworthy changes in stat ute law on points of general interest made in several states and by Congress during the preceding year. Mr. Manderson’s ad dress was, in part, as follows: “The high purpose and lofty aim of the founders is well-expressed in its consti tution. It declared the object to be ‘to ad vance the science of jurisprudence, pro mote the administration of justice and uniformity of legislation throughout the Union, uphold the honor of the profession of law, and encourage social intercourse among the members of the American bar.’ “It has justified its existence by its ac complishments. The persistent industry and acknowledged ability of its members, whether exerted in private capacity, on its committees, or at its annual meetings, has accomplished many of the ends in view and been productive of good to the general public. “The Association has not rested content with mere theorizing. It has profited by the teachings of the leaders of thought and brought about many of the reforms so ably advocated. “The section of legal education has dis played an activity and persistence that has brought about a more thorough sys tem of instruction, a higher standard in cur law schools, a mote careful scrutiny < r the capacity of applicants for admis sion, the creation of state boards of ex am’tiers and a near Approach to uniform ity of ’be statutes governirg those who would enroll thferrselves as lawyers. Mr. Choate says that the result has* chal lenged thf admiration of Jurists every where and dec’ares ‘that this develop ment of professional education and train ing Is thm best fruit yet borne from the careful studies and labors of the asso ciation.’ ‘ Much has be-fn said of the advisabil ity and (he many benefits derivable from uniformity of statutes among the states. AVe cannot overestimate the importance of uniform laws upon matters incident to commercial law. such as acts relat ing to nego iable instruments and bills of exchange, concern ng days of grace and the collecti* n of and b'. If the laws relating to deeds, wills and descent, were alike the country over, the best legis lation surviving, how much of needless, expensive and trouble ome litigation would be saved.” After referring to the death of promi nent members—Edwaid John Phelps, Wil liam Crowninshield Endicott. Sherman Skinner Rogers and also Lord Russell, he noted a cons ant increase in the num ber of state bar associations, nearly three hundred having reported to the secretary. He expressed the hope that every mem ber of the association wou’d actively aid in a fitting ce’fbation of John Marshall Day, Feb. 4. 1901. The evil of over-legislation, of the pas sion for law-making, he said, continues with unabated force in the states, bring ing In its train the ills of paternalism, dead-letter statutes, with disregard and even contempt for law. Luckily there nr* some constitutional limitations upon bgi-l.itive power, and those who have framed organic acts have sought in some degree to check the avaricious appetite of th<- annual and biennial legislators. That In the minds of the people there is a growing distrust of legislative bodies, and fear of the course of their leaders. Is shown by the actions of the later con stitutional conventions in curtailing the 1' n.gth of sessions, ihe substitutions of biennial meutings the prohibition of spe cial laws, the forbidding of the grant of exclusive privileges to any corporation or association, the requirement that the sub ject of every act shall be clearly ex pressed in Its title, that there shall be a separate act for each subject and that the several readings of hills shall be upon different days. Few realize that there were enacted in 1899 4.834 general and 9.325 local, special or private laws, making a total (hardly entitled to be called a grand total) of 14.159 laws in the states alone. The proportion is as large in 1900. the only re lief being that fewer states held legisla tive .sessions. “Gentlemen of the American Bar Association, you can do much to bring about a better condition by vigorous ef forts inculcating in the public mind the well-recognized doctrine that ‘that gov ernment is best which governs the least.’’’ In commenting upon the trouble in Ken tucky, the president said, “quiet reigns in Warsaw.” Kentucky apparently is qui escent, but the seeds of trouble remain in her legislation, ready to sprout and bring as the harvest, more trouble and gi eater tragedies, unless the correct!ce is applied. A striking instance that the power to tax is the power to destroy, is shown by the action of the Governor of New' Jersey, by virtue of statutes of the state passed in 1896, providing that when corporations neglected to pay state taxes for two years, their charters should be declared void and all powers thereunder inoperative. The Governor took such action by procla mation dated. May 2. 1899. as to 656 corpo rations. and on (he second day of May, 19<X>, ns to 657 more, thus at tw’o “fell swoops" wiping out the life of over 1.300 corporate combinations covering every conceivable branch of manufacture and commercial industry. The report of the treasurer, Francis Rawle of Philadelphia, gave the receipts as $11,691, and the disbursements at SB,- 234, leaving a balance of $3,456. Xflilrim in tlie Connell. A general council was elected of one members from each state. Among those chosen are: Alamaba, Joseph J. VVlilb't*. Anniston; Florida, R. W. Williams, Tal lahassee; George, P. W. Meldrim, Savan nah; Louisiana, William Wirt Howe. New Orleans; North Carolina. J. C. Biggs. Dur ham; South Carolina. Charles A. Woods, Marlon; Tennessee, H. H. Ingersoll, Knox vlll; Texas. F. C. Dillard, Sherman; Vir ginia, W. A. Glasgow', Jr., Dounoke. WHITNEY ENJOYED HIMSELF. Hut the Statement Wn All That Could He Got From Him. New York. Aug. 29.—William C. Whit ney was a passenger on the While Star Lii-.tr Oceanic, which arrival this morn li.g. He went abroad Just before fhe Democratic National Convention. When qjebtloned about national j>olitlcM this morning, lie refused to expresa an opin ion. “| have been away for pleasure and have had a good time,’' he said Mii|reilte i ourf Judge. Richmond, Vo . Aug 29. -A Christians burg special say* Hot) Archer A Fhle gar of that pa< • ha* a epted the Ku* pt erne Court Judgeship, triad* vacant uy 1! * dr* ■lh of Jod** Kelley. Frolislib Meet Ylr*lls. LmcoMl, Neb , Aug ft —II i* probable tt a* after making hi* l#tfe r Jay aprr h to < M*ogo W J Pr an will uak a t'Gtff uur of Wit* Viigln a. THK RACE in charleston. Result* Shown by the Heated Rattle of Ballot*. Charleston, S. C., Aug. 29.-The race for sheriff in Charleston county is yet in some doubt, though the chances are greatly in ia\or of Capt. Martin having won by a majority of about 175. One box in which he leads is contested and on the face of •he other returns he has a majority of 92 votes. 5\ . H. Dunkin has been elected clerk of court by nearly 800 majority over F. C. Pishburn, the incumbent. The legislative ticket will be made up of E. H. Moffett, R. S. Whaley, R. T. Lo gan. E. M. Seabrook, T. W. Bacot, F. H. Me Master, J. Cosgrove, R. M. Lofton and ; Huger Sinkler. I*. H. Gadsden, who had bt-tn a member of the House for years, was beaten. He is one of the leaders of me regular party. Vaughan and Perrine will have to make a second race for. coroner. Thomas carries home cgunty by over 1,000 majority for solicitor, but Hildebrand of Orangeburg will carry the district and win by a safe majority. The vote for Governor is as follows: Hoyt, 579; McSweeney, 2.917; Patterson, 403; Gary, 167, and Whitman, 9. THE ELECTION AT BEAUFORT. Successful ( andidntcM in the County Primary. Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 29.—At the Dem ocratic primary election here yesterday, an unusually heavy vote was polled. Dr. T. G. White was elected magistrate for Beaufort township, over Mr. James M. Rhett, the present incumbent. Returns from Port Royal indicate that Mr. S. H. Rodgers was elected magistrate there, over Risher, his opponent. Returns from five pie incts. Port Royal, Coosaw, Shel don, Hardeeville and Grahamville. give Mr. R. E. Jenkins a good plurality over Mr. Daniel Mann for county sheriff. The re-elec lion of County Auditor H. C. Po leitzer appears from the returns In to be assured. He was opposed by two can didates. Block and Burton, and has a plu rality over them in six precincts of ninety votes. Mr. N. E. H. Dopson of Beaufort, appears to have been defeated for county superintendent of education by Mr. Frank T. Hardee of Hardeeville, the present incumbent. Two more precincts are to be heard from, Bluff ton and Barrel Land ing. ABOUT RAILROAD RATES. Comm inni on era of tlie Sonthcru State* Hold h Conference. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 29.—The rail road commissioners of the Southern States met to-day at Lookout Inn for a conference as to railroad rates and classi fications. A number of representatives of Eastern and Western trade and trans portation bodies were present. Several railroad officials were also present, but not participating. Chairman Mclnnis said: “Between any two Southern states rail road rates are almost prohibitory, for the simple reason that the rates of con tiguous states have never been properly considered.” He called attention to the four princi pal matters to come before the meetings, as follows: 1. Shall the organization indorse the "Cullom amendment” to the Interstate Commerce law? 2. Uniform classification for all the Southern states. 3. Rates that do not discriminate against nearby states. 4. A system of joint freight tariffs be tween the different states. The convention adopted resolutions, ask ing Congress to pass laws to enable rail road commissions to better regulate rail road rates. COTTON MEN ARRIVED. They Met WitJi Philadelphian* to Di*co** Condition*. Philadelphia, Pa.. Aug. 29.—A commit tee of cotion mill owners, representing the Southern Cotton Spinners’ Associa tion, arrived here to-day, their purpose being to consult local members of the Yarn Manufacturers’ Association relative to the condition of the market. A meeting was held this afternoon, at which ihe decrease in the price of cotton was discussed. It is conceded that the reduction is due to over-production, and methods looking to the removal of this condition were discussed. The committee will remain here for sev eral days and will be in constant consul tation with local commission men. MADE A II AI L OF $5,000. Prnfe**innal Cracksmen Touched the St. Joseph Poatoffice. St. Joseph, Mich.. Aug. 29.—Over $5,000 in cash, stamps and postal cards was stolen from the postoffice last night by profes sional cracksmen. The robbers entered the federal build ing through a skylight, lowered them selves down the elevator shaft to the sec ond story and cut through the fl**or below. A hole was bored into the vault and the combination lock was forced. They clean ed the vault out completely, and for sev eral hours to-day there was a stamp fam ine in the city. There Is no clue. WILL HE A BRIGADIER. Chaffee Will Get Promotion When Wheeler Retire*. Washington, Aug. 29.—There is no doubt that Gen. Chaffe€> will be appointed brig adier general in the regular army upon the retirement of Gen. Joseph Wheeler. It is stated by the war department that the distinguishes services which Gen. Chaffee has rendered in China entitle him to this consideration. Gen. Wheeler will retire on Sept. 3. Gen. Chaffee will continue to hold the rank of major general of volunteers while in command of the troops in China. Germany Miort of Coal. Berlin. Aug. 29.—The coal famine in Germany has becAyne very serious, the Prussian cabinet having resolved to grant a modified railroad tariff for foreign coal In order to facilitate the Importation of coal from England and the United States. ptlte fri^l ■ fc . ft.nmic. r-fr*hin B ■ liniment whu li it" l><-applied ex- H ■ n* rnal! y. It prevent, all of the n Ip; danger* and dic nmfort* of pre*. BV H nancy Ketnrmher. II i* to be *p- H ■ plied externally Common *rn*e H B will tell you that anything taken H nternaliv >1 itilurmu'. It will not SB* , n| v we.ikrn the mother, hut will n B rndnn*r the Other lltt.e life who h H B 1* t(> come M you will think the H ■ matter out feirly. you will *e.- thet H B anvth.iiß which X've* the tnu.clea H H ela.tlcuy end ••renifth i* hound to ■ H rlo away With pain arid to make ■ Ut, rihort ar 1 p.inle.* Tl i I* ■ whet rvhmd * /• E H if irdred.ol women neve tr. Hired H IH to it 1 an at value B M .1 el an. drn|flaU'. X B tor a. aneixu, xxuid atom rwj o. Bj M *> rwe in wn— to— Mm lee. la W ■■ awe.' aU to —el a*. ••*—•* THE MORNING NEWS; THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1000. An Expensive “ Tip” is the one which you cut off and throw away every time that you smoke a Five Cent cigar. There is nearly as much labor in making this end as all the rest of the cigar, and yet every man who buys a cigar cuts it off and throws it away. You get all you pay for when you smoke Old V lrginia Cheroots Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. 7 NO CHANGE IN MEMORIAL DAY. SHAW’S SUGGESTION TO THE G. \. It. W AS NOT APPROVED. Yesterday Wn* Taken Up With Grand Army HuMine**—Report of the Pension Committee Contained no Wui'in Statement*, as Expected. Claimed That Veterans Are Not Given Preference in Politieal Posi tion*—A3l Always Given by Presi dent McKinley. Chicago, Aug. 29.—This was. for the G. A. R. as an organization, strictly a day of business. From morning until night the convention labored at its work, listening to numerous reports from officers and committees, while the vast majority' of the old soldiers went to the parks and took boat rides. The oj>enlhg session of the convention was entirely of a social character, con sisting of addresses of welcome and re sponses, and was open to the public. The afternoon was of an executive character. In the afternoon the first thing taken up was the report of the Pension Committee. This would contain, it was generally thought, some warm statements, but there were none. There was not in the report a specific declaration or recommendation upon the subject. The committee, at the outset, went at length into the history of the work done by G. A. R. commutes in obtaining frorr\ the last Congress increases in certain classes of pensions. It th*n discussed the differences of opinion existing between the. pension office and those members of the G. A. R. who hold the opinion that old soldiers have not received sufficient consider tion. The report argued at length against the statements that have been made by the pension office in reply to the origiral criticisms made by members of the Grand Army, but offered no sug gestions as to a direct line of policy to be pursued. It will come up to-morrow. The Commie tee on Legislation for vet erans In public service made a long re port, declaring that veterans* were not given a preference in the public service, and that political pull counted for more than honorable military rervice. Com plaints, especially, were made of “petty bosses,” who Ignored veterans. It con tained (his paragraph: “During the year the chairman ot your committee has had many times occasion to go to our comrade, William McKinley, President of the United States, in the in terest of other comrades who needed help or protection, and never in vain.’’ The committee which had taken the an nual message of Commander-in-Chief Shaw under consideration reported ap proval of all his suggestions, with the ex ception of that relating to the change of the date of Memorial Day from May 30 to the last Sunday in May. On this the committee reports adversely, and their re port was adopted by the convention. It is expected now that the work of the encampment will be over by to-morrow noon, unless there should be a protracted debate over the report of the Pension Committee, and this Is not considered probable. No opposition has developed to Judge Bassieur of iSt. Louis for comman der-in-chief. Denver and Salt Lake are candidates f'-'r the next encampmeht. ELECTION BILLS INTRODUCED. noth Vfouae* of the Kentucky Legis lature Received Them. Frankfort, Ky.. Aug. 29.—1n both houses of the Legislature *o-day bills were intro duced to repeal and to amend the Goebel election law. There are dozens of other similar bills to be introduced, but is is not likely that any measure will receive favorable consideration until after some election system has been agreed upon at the Democratic Joint caucus. Ex-Governor James B. McCreary, who is chairman of the Democratic State Committee, Congressman Wheeler and others arc here conferring with the Dem ocratic members. The Republican mem bers, who are in the minority, are await ing the action of the Democratic confer ence, when they will hold a caucus. BEMOCTI %TS SPLIT. Two Convention* and Two Candi date* in nn Alabama Dintrlet. Montgomery, Ala , Aug. 29.—Democrats of the Fifth Alabama District met at Goodwater to-day. The contest has been bitter and personal. The result to-day was two conventions and two candidates, Congressman Brewer and C W. Thomp son w'ere nominated by the respective factions. TIN PLATE WAGE SCALE. Seem* a Settlement Will He Reached To-morrow. Plstsburr. Pa, Aug. 29.-The final con ference on the tin plate wage scale will be he and In this city on Friday, and there *i m* to be no doubt now that a settle ment will reached and all the tin plate plants in the country smarted at an arly date. Rerun*** of It* Date. Washington. Aug 29-A routine raid*, gram was received at the state depart ment to-day from United States Consul Fowler at Che Koo, which waa important because of llfc date, Aug. 29 This date evtablifthtd the fact that any delay In the sending and the r < eipt of communica tion* lM*tw ti Washington and Pekin was beyond Che Koo aisl on the overland Unc, crossing *he ne. k of land between Che Foo and Shanghai, the ruble term! IIUS. j hi* point* to h* probability mat the de,* w re rsporlenc*d •** the military j line between Taku and I # kin Till* delay ib attributed t* email marauding partlea - of Borr* ©pefttlti# on lha l'f>* of com- i liiutd* ation vf ife* P km campaign fvres. LtM'HIXG FOLLOWED MI'RDBR. Mol Wreaked Itr Yeuureance for a Bloody Assassination. New Orleans, Aug. 29 A special to the Picayune from Cheneyville, 1.a., says: A most dastardly assassination was per petrate 1 at BennetviUe on Bayou Bouof, five miles be’.cw this place, last night, at Rennet’s store. Alanson <J. Jackson, who had charge of the store, attended a rUnee at Che neyvil'e. Later ho returned to the store, and just before getting to the steps which lfd to a gallery in the rear part of the bui tfir.g he w.is fired upon with a dou hle-bai relied gun at a distance of 30 feet, both loaded with buckshot and both taking effect. One charge went through from the &!de of the head, the ether striking him in the forehead and arms. The assassin then threw our the shells and put in fresh ones, loaded with bird shot, after which he approached his vic tim. who was lying dead, and putting the gun in close proximity to the body of Jackson, fired both barrels into the lower limbs. The assassin was Thomas J. Amos, colored. After killing Jackson the murderer went to the home of his father, who lived a mile from the store and remained there until arrested. The prisoner was taken beck to the store and questioned by those present. When he made a full confession After the confession he was taken to a convenient tree, and, while preparations were being made for a hanging bee, Amos said: “Tie your rope over a limb and I’ll slip my head in the noose, climb the tree, jump off, and show you how a man cun die.” He also invited J he crowd to shoot into his body. In less than an hour the incident was closed, the coroner was notified and the body of Thomas Ames was left swinging in the early morning breeze as a warning to law-breakers, and tnose who are evilly disposed. AGAINST THE HISTORIES. Grand Army Dlftn Up an Old Com plaint Ago 1 lint the South. Chicago, Aug. 29—School histories used in the public schools of the Southern states were denounced to-day by the Grand Army of the Republic. The official dfc’araticn was made that the histories have been written with the purpose of perpetuating in the. minds ot Southern children the sectional prejudice of the days rf 61. Resolutions were adopted calling on the public, in ihe name of the Grand Army, to banish the books from the schools of the country, and a committee was ap p in.tfd to carry out the protest. The aid of publishers and historical writers will be FO.icited. MOSQUITOES AT MT. VERNON. Million* of the Insect* Attacked Man and liennt Alike. From the New York Journal. McsquitOiS, large, aggressive and poign ant, alighted on Westchester county, most thickly in the vicinity of Mount Vernon, yesterday ar.d suing it. They appeared in myriads in the wake of the afternoon’s thunderstorm. They drove yachts to sea, broke up golf games exhausted the county’s stock of ammonia and are stinging yet. Westchester is neither a part of Jersey or Staten Island. Its many real estate dealers have never forgotten to advertise “no mosquitoes.” This may have been one of the reasons why the mosquitoes of yesterday were in such a vengeful mood. Apparently they swarmed with the object of making their pres nee felt, and they succeeded. The victims ins’st that they were stung by no ordinary mosquitoes. They were not of the lazy, comfortable sort who feed on the malaria germs of the Roman Campagr.e. The kind that came to West chester were small and looked hungry. They did not rest long on the necks and noses of their choice, they alighted blithe ly and flung hastily and deep, until all Westchester smarted and scratched. The Intense heat of the morning drove an unusually large number of small yachts and sweltering yachtsmen Into the Sound. With the squall which accompan ied the shower they took refuge in the harbors of the Hound. Looking seaward the. mosquitoes caught glimpses of white duck trousers and brass buttons, for which they seemed to have an especial liking. Without the aid of yawl boats they went aboard by thousands. They stung everything in sight, from top-mast pennant to the owner’s face. At meetings held las’ night the boards of governors of four yacht * dubs adopted resolutions stropgly urging members n future to carry large supplies of ammonia and camphor on all cruises to Larch' mont and New Rochelle. Uahln doors had to be battened down to keep mosquitoes from entering. Golf players on the Westchester riub links who had aimost acquired the Var don swing found It impossible lo bring their lofters through the air with re quisite velocity, so and nse was the swarm of mosquitoes that hover'd their heads. Ho gr at a hazard were th° mcsqulto* s tha' golfers w*re driven from the links and ran slapping to the emb house. The mosquitoes who hovered over the boulevard through Pelham Bay Bark made it a point to * ing every horse which his own* r had l#*ft for a moment wthout,t>ing The result wn a number cf runaways and broken buggies The rain disarranged ihe trolley sys tem of the Hucklaberry road and stalled lot g lines of c ars n *ur Mount Vernon The cars were crowd'd with Hunda> ex nirslor 1 ts From every and reel lon Hie mootjtt’ftoes flew Into the cars and bit tha passengers, who e temper had sliegdy been sorely tried by the daJoy. !'•**•<?< rs *nod no close to each otb* r that thr* was lift Is i vom for the eger eis of killing moaquiU/a*, and they baJ to covar up thtir It* ads. CABINET IN LONG SESSION. Continued from First Page. this country. Officials famtiiir with it c erllne to indicate its nature. ENGLAND HOLDS HER STAND. No Ronnon to Depart From Original t ll a a Policy—The (liinene \ew Received in London. London, Aug. 30, 3:15 a. m.—Amid the growing difficulties of the Chinese im broglio, Mr. B rod rick’s emphatic decla ration at Thorn com be nst evening, proves that the British government docs not ye: see any cause to depart from the line of policy originally decided upon, namely to take no responsibility for the administra tion of China. Mr. Brodrick said he hoped it would not be supposed that the government wa<* pusillanimous in this respect. Its ob ject was to maintain British interests. It was quite ready to take its share of the white man’s burden, but could not admit that the nature of that burden should be dictated to it by the yellow man. “Here,” the Morning Post observes, “is where the difficulty of selecting a |>oliey e< m*s in. We cannot decamp and leave ih*-. Powers to settle the matter among them.” The Chinese minister in London asserts tha the is in constant communication with Li Hung Chang, who is still in Shanhai. Dispatches received this tuurning bring no later Pekin news. A Shanghai tele gram says that Li Hung Chang has sent a memorial, begging the Empress Dowa ger to appoint Prince Chlng, Gen. Yung Lu and the Yang Tse viceroys as jont peacemakers with himself. There are conflicting rumors of a great battle in which 1,509 Boxers' and Prime Tuan were killed. The reform party, under Kang Yu Wei. Is said to be actively preparing for re bellion. It Is reported from Hankow that twen ty-five reformers have been executed, their heads being exposed. The Taku correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, wiring Aug. 26, says that the country around Taku and Pekin is de vastated. with the result that the Boxers who were moving north from Shan Tung. ar* 1 now returning hastily to their homes. Belated dispatches and the stories of ref ugees arriving at ('he Foo continue to de scribe the terrible conditions in Pekin. One of the worst incidents is the shocking des ecration of the foreign cemetery outside the west wall. The details are too revok ing to be described. Hundreds of bodies or Chinese are found in tho streets of Pekin, supposed to be those of traitors to the cause of the Boxers. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times says that a native official telegram from Pao Ting Fu announces the arrival of the court last Sunday at. Tai Yuen Fu. A corerspondent nt New Chwang says that the Russians at Hal Cheng are await ing reinforcements, whose advance is de layed by the impassable condition of the roads. Meanwhile the native population of the district is being treated with the utmost severity. DISCUSSION OF POLICIES. A German Ollleial Give* III* View*. Japan'* Yetloii at Amoy Fol lowed With Interent. Berlin, Aug. 29.—With reference to the future administration of China, a. high official of the German foreign office said to the correspondent of the Associated Press to-day: “It is premature to talk of the form of government that will be set up in Chinn; but the probabilities point toward a pro tectorate of some kind. Inasmuch as the Powers will not trust the Chinese govern ment to carry out the reforms that may be agreed upon by them, it will be nec essary to keep watch upon the Chinese authorities in some way. “All this, however, Is not yet the sub ject of negotiations between the Powers. The only subject under consideration now refers to the, situation in Pekin and not to the future status of the Chinese gov ernment.” Japan's action at Amoy is followed with intense Interest by (he German govern ment; but there is no reason to suspect that thus far the Mikado intends a per manent occupation of Amoy. Neverthe less. It Is deemed advisable that Germany should be strongly represented at Amoy, In case the situation should thicken. The German gunboat Tiger, which, with the first German Ironclad division, recently arrived at Hong Kong, has been ordered to Amoy. The rest of the division will be held In readiness nt Hong Kong. Herr von Brandt, former minister of Germany to China, who was Interviewed to-day regarding the situation, made the following statement: “It is an error to assume that the Chi nese trouble is at an end with the relief of the foreign legations Asa matter of fart, it has but Just begun, because now the divergent interests of the Powers are asserting themselves. No doubt the United States would conclude peace Immediately and act as a mediator If, unfortunately, Chinese duplicity were not so apparent. “Russia wants th* Empress Dowager re tained. Great Britain wants Emperor Kwang Su at the head of affairs. Germany runs the risk of being isolated or of being compelled to confront a coalition of sev eral Pow'ers. if, after the arrival of Count von Waldersee, she should wish to coninue military action, perhaps even single-hand ed. or If, In her demands for redress, she should go further than *he Powers princi pally interested in China.” Regarding the cause shat led to the Chinese troubles. Herr von Brandt quoted verbatim the text of a remarkable report made to the chief of the Russo-Asiatlc bank of Pekin, June 15 last, but not here tofore published. The message is of the greater* interest and is as follow’s: “A majority of the Pekin legations have decided to demand the creation of for eign settlements in Pekin, like those at the treaty harbors, immediately after the arrival In Pekin of strong detachments M. De Giers (Russian minister) will en deavor to reduce this demand to the ap pointment of foreign police commission ers tinder command of the legations, “Several of the legations desire a spe cial regency over the Emperor and the removal of the Empress Dowager from power; but M. De Giers insi*ts upon re taining the Powers of the Empress Dow ager, since the above arrangement would Induce several Powers to demand the ap pointment of their cand da e f as mem bers of the regency.” This report did not rtach fit. Peters burg until July 30 Commenting upon It. Herr von Brandt remark'd; “This shows how far the Pekin ministers wished to go ven before serious difficulties began.” lIHODIIIt K’N HTITEMENT. Important Announcement n* to Pol io to He Pur*uei| Hflli ( lilun. London. Aug. 29—Mr. William Hi. John ISrodtrUk. under neefetary of at at# for Horsford s Acid Phosphate NERVOUS EXHAUSIION. A wholeaom. tonic and nerve food, im puting vigor and .trength to tit. antirc ayatrin Induce* rafraehing xleej,. Oeauure Wert name Hoetroat,’* ua wtapaga. A Pastor \Js announcing 1 , from tr.c* pulpit, z committee to look /k, after the cleaning of the building-, called it “The W\h\\Yi\ ear^nc Committee.” That is the kind of ja \V\ \ I l/t\ advertising that has swelled the sales of a Y Pearline. It’s from people who know r•\ P car bne, and are using it, and who think ) I anc l speak of it as the one thing nec essary in any matter of cleanliness. have doubts about Pearline. cm Cleanliness is next akin to Godliness. WILL OPEN THE NEW STORE Saturday Morning. Will close the OLD PLACE Friday at 1 o’clock tc enable us to move to the NEW STORE. You only have A DAY AND A HALF IViore of the Great Sale. We will be pleased to see you Saturday at the NEW STORE. You will find a few carpenters and painters working, and you will not find us looking as well as we would like to, or will look in a few weeks, but we will be able to supply your wants, and you will get some little idea of what sort of a store you are going to have. Would call particular attention to the Furniture and Carpet Department. P. T. FOYE Successor to Foye & Morrison. forelprn nlTalrs, speaking: this evening nt Thorncomljp, said the situation In Chinn was considerably involved, because there was no Chinese government with which to negotiate. “Great Britain,” continued the under secretary, “while prepared to support the loyal viceroys of South China, who have stood aloof from while prepared, nlso. to preserve Brltisn trade with China, will claim some penalty or indemnity for the damage wrought. Nevertheless we cannot undertake to gov ern China ourselves, nor with the assist ance of o-ther Powers.” TASK OP THK POItCEI kreomiillslied. Itussln Is Snl,l to ll*-- Hovc, Willi tlie Itellef of IVI. In. London, Aug. 2R.—A special dispatch from St. Petersburg contains the assertion that Russia, almost Immediately, will no tify the Powers that she considers the re lief of the Pekin legations as the final ac complishment of the military task of the allied forces. There is nothing, however, In the afternoon papers here to conlirm this. PI.OT TO 111 It \ ftHAMiH tl. t Iktspnteli to tlerll,, Snyx It Wiim Discovered. Berlin, Aug. 21).—The Frankfurter Ze>- (ung har, received a dispatch from Shang hai. saying a plot has been discovered there to burn the whole city. It is added that the Europeans consider the streets unsafe after nightfall, and the general situation Is described a critical. Foreigners Were Massacred. Che Foo, Aug. 29.—Yu, governor of the province of Shen 81, Is reported to have Invited the foreigners In he province to come to his protection. About Aug 21 fifty accepted the invitation, and all were massacred. Hussions for Pekin. Tien Tsln, Aug. 23, via Che Foo, Aug 29 One thousand Russians left Tien Tsln for Pekin to-day. The country here is quiet. fading I’|> the Yang Tse. Parle, Aug. 29.—Admiral Courrejolles ra bies that he Is sending a gunboat from Shanghai to ascend the Yang-tse-Kiang. THE HOONIKII DIAI.KCT. Peculiarities of l.nugunge In Indiana Hurnl Coin muni tics. From the Indianapolis Newa. Particularly marked Is the dissimilarity between the folk-speech of the northern part of the state and that of the southern part. The settlers In the north came mainly from New England, Pennsylvania, New York, and Northern Ohio, and in consequence there exists In the north a strong Yankee twang Those In the southern part came mainly from Virginia. Maryland, Souchern Ohio, and Carolina*, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and the dialect shows the Soul hern Influence, containing come points of similarity to the negro and the “poor white” or “cracker” dialect. The expression “right smart." as In the sentence, “He has a right smart chance of corn," Is an Illustration of the dissimi larity. The expression Is used generally In Central and Southern Indiana, but is rarely met with further north. It Is worth noticing that while “right,” In the sense of “very.” Is so much used In the South as to l>e considered by some writers a Southern provincialism, It Is as well de scended as mon English words. The Pslams have "I myself will wake right early." Not only has folk-speech never been uni form throughout Indiana, hut exact geo graphical bound* cannot be given to the Hoc flier dialect. It doe not end with state lines, but extends beyond them Into Ken tucky, Ohio, Michigan, and iiildot*. grad ually becoming modified and shading off Into other dialects. Much of the same may be xabl In regard to Ihe other dia lects extended Into In-llana. Doubtless, ulso, lu many state* further West there are colonic* of transplanted Hoonier* where the dialect I* sjiokeu In almost It* oilglrial purhy; while all over the Pulled Slate* exprexelon* of Rooster blrih have become domiciled. The fact I*. Ii ha* always been true, and never more no than In the** day* of rapid communication and *hifiln* popu lation, that lu nothing I* ihe *lu<teru of folk-spc-e' h *o liable to error a* In aaslgn- Ing geographical Until* ro a word or phrase Our loral dialect*, a* w, II nu lb local English dialect* (row which we ge. many of our folk-wotd* and phrase*, are pr<tiy thoroughly niiaed Admiral Alex,sit bea t of Hi* Rusian naval fvrcea in < him a. water*, la a man of k year* of age H ha* a Kraal deal •I daiiai blwvd in lua vein* FHOVHEII PHAIHIE FIRE CM BN. Orgu nUu tioiin Once Formed In the Went, lint !>ol Needed low. From the Chicago Inter Ocean. “I reckon there are few p ople living In this | art of the country who ever heard of prairie fire clubs,” said a West ern men, tho subject having been eug gesterl by the bu:ning of a lot of rubbish on a scow. “1 doubt if such things w*>re ever known in the Fast. In fact, tnoy went out of existence in the West forty years ago. “In very many sections of what you call Middle West timbered land of to-day was prairie fifty y*ars ago. 1 have traveled a half-day over one of these prairies without seeing a farm, a house, an Indi vidual, or a domestic animal. The towns were few and far apart, and a census taker could have stood in one place !n some < f them and rra le up his 'figures. One I have In mind stood on one of the prarlca which rolled out to the horizon 'n every direction, with never a tree or a shrub to break the vision. Some years ia'cr an oak shrub was- found in ths grass, and that constituted town talk for several days. I remember a party go ing cut to see it on Sunday. You may get an Ida from this as to how nearly iso lated from the world we were. ‘‘Not far from it while the tree was s*l l a sip it g w re a f< w farms. They w re not fenerd. The tillers of the soil plowed deep ridges about the ground ih*y cultivated. The.-e were to protect their crops and h us* s from the encroachment of prairie fire-. But thfr wre prairie lire* which no furrows could urn. "The fir* were always started In the fall, after the grasses had dtel out. The object was to clear away the dead grass es, so they would not itard the growth of spring. You have heard all your lives of certain events or things running or “spreading like a prairi* fire.” Any man who evtr caw one knows what it means, but a man who has never turned out to fight one has no conception of the work. And the man who has never seen a prai rie fir/* when it was swept onward at night by h gh wind has missed a thrilling sight. I have lead descriptions of *nese fires, but not one did the subject Justice. To my mind the storm an sea is tame compared to the storm of flame on a waste of prairie. 'The few farmers near the village, of which I spoke weie almost sacred 'O th© ptojle of tie village. They were the only farmers within seventy-five miles of the l-lac . We relied upon th*m for our grain and many rf the necessaries of life. One night a prairi * fire escaped from control aid b_/re down upon this little cluster of farms. The attack was seen, of court©, by the vi lege. It seemed to light th© earth and paint the heavens. Its roar was as distant as the breaking of a stormy pra rn a rockbound coast.or thunder when it strikes the h*art of a fo'-tst. “The village was watching the sweep of this fire, discussing what was best to do. when the eound of hoofs of a hard rid n hoise came nearer and more dis tinct. In another moment—it seems like a moment as 1 recall it—the horse cam© to a stand in the square. The rider was a woman. “As soon as the young woman could do jo she told what wc already knew, ex cept the information that she had been s nt to the village for help, and, of cours© we had surmis and that w:ien we heard th# hoofs of her horse btating a charge on the road. In a few minutes ns many as coukl leave went out; some on horseback, some in wagons. Later another |>o#*e went out. I was in the Civil War. but I never saw a battle like the one we had that rrlght with that prairie fire. It didn't Inst ss long ns the fire of lead, but it was hotter and more stubborn. Of cours.?. you understand that there was no such thing water with which to fight such a fire. It had to bo threshed and beaten back with—well, with anything that would thresh or smother. I have known men, having exhausted whatever they had in hand, pull off their clothes and flgnt prairie fires with them until th# heat burned their flesh. “It was nearly noon before ve had it under control. It was the most sullen thing I ever saw. At times It seemed human. We saved the crops in the fields and the house, but what s burned, scoren i*d armv we were. Men's hair, whiskers mi*, i eyebrows were miming, and not a person tec aped some accident by the fiery eon tact. “Within a f*-w days the village organised the Prairi© Fire Club, and every man and wermtn end hoy end girl became a mem ber. A 4#t#ll was made in pralrie-dr# ••/iron whoec duty it was to watch th# horizon and b© prepared to rid# to tit# i* fof the farmers. The sluh ivent out a number of times, but th# fires were al ways r*.tally subdued The one I have de scribed was the terror. Whenever I see a bins** my mlud goes he k to that night. Th# organisation of out prairi# fir# dab led m otnat* in outer village#, bat a# tit# country filled up they airs a# longer oggtHfi<#" 5