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ROBINSON PAYS THE PENALTY. *M#HO EIHCITKD FOR MORJtIBUC CRIMINAL ASK A A LT. Victim ol the (rime and Her Haa- I. aml Wllnraard Ike Eirrailna. I'art at tka Fane# Gave War and lb* trnail Hat In—story of thr I rim* for Which Rablnann'a Llf- Via* Taken—t rlmlaal Had Con leaaed Hla Guilt. Marietta, Os . Hapt. 1 —Sam Robinson. a r,a*ru. nlio assault, and lira, George Inter, inr* week* ago, waa hanged her* to day. Robinson had be<n In the Atlanta Jail for safekeeping atnea hla trial and was brought hare thla morning on a freight train to avoid crowds at the depot. Sheriff Bishop with ten deputies and flf y guards, escorted Ih* negro from the train to the scaffold The enclosure on the utaklrt* of th* town woe surrounded by n crowd of aeveral thousand people, but hare was no Interference. Mr. and Mrs. Inaer witnessed the *x ecutlon. Just before the drop fell, a portion of the high fence eurroundtnc the enclosure gave way, by prearranged plan, allowing nose outside to witness the hanging. Sam It oh tit son's Crime, The crime for which Robinson paid the penalty waa an assault committed by him on Mrs. Georg* Inaer, near her home In th* vicinity of Mclver's atatlon In Cobb ( July, Georgia, on Aug 6. last Mrs Inaer, was young and pretty, the wife of George Inxer, a well-to-do far mer neat the almost deserted little vil lage of Mclver's Station William Gunth riee, a neighboring farmer, was George inxer a friend, and the famllha of the two men were Intimate. On thn day of the crime Mrs Inter had been visiting s', the Gunthrlea’ home, and woe return ing by tha nearest route, through the old Mclver's Station. This lx a lonely, deso late place, fon-akcti by marly all of Its former Inhabitants, who lived there when the old mill, now shut down, was run ning. Without a thought of danger—lt was S o'clock In the afternoon, and she was near her home—she passed on through the deserted settlement. A little way beyond Mclver's ehe met a negro man, going along the aame road, but In an opposite direction. lie wa* barefoot, carrying hi* ehoea In hts hands, and slouched along the road. Th* negro did not soswn to notice her, and aha did not give him a thought. He went on up the road over which she had Just come, turned into the wood* and disappeared. In the woods he ran stealth ily hack till he was again opposite to Mr*. Inaer, aa ehe walked briskly along the road to her home, unconaeloua of danger. The negro stepped out fiom the tangled undergrowth and the shadow* of tha tree*. Into the rad. Mr*. Inaer saw him coming, acr amtd and atari. 4 to run Hamperfd by her skirt* she waa caught by th# negro In about a hundred yards He heat her terrib'y ab'Ut the bead with great rock*, to stop her screaming, and 'nally aliened her by thr atening her 1 '* with a knife After the negro had A* iien her terribly he dragged her to the pets: te and assaulted bar. search for the ('rlmlaal. Kbit she recovered sufficient strength to do so. she dragged herself to her I, me. Searching parties were organised *1 the news spread rapidly, and deter mined m- n followed up every traca of the negro that was at hand. Illood bounds were secured and put U|>on his • rack A party of mounted men followed the dogs that night on the roundabout track to the Chattahoochee river, which they took guided by the negro* trail. The scent waa good and the hounds were In fuHcrjr, with Ihe mounted men fol lowing close behind. The negro, barc han led, foifftht the dogs off at the river’s bank. where they had come up with him, and escaped. The parly returned early In Ihe morning from th* fruitless search. Next day, however, a farmer. J. IV Sanders, who live* about nine miles up the river from Mclver’s, arrested a negro who gava his name a* Pam Blxby. He was taken to the Inser home and Identi fied by Mrs Inxer as her assailant, and by clever work on the part of the sheriff he w.a slipped to Atlanta on a freight train that night The arrest was made on Tuesday. Aug. 7. Hobl nsnti's Hoick Trial. On Friday of the same week Ihe negro, who had In Ihe meantime said that his n,ime was Bern RoMnaon. was taken to Marietta on a special train under a guard of militia for trial. Thla was tha earliest day that Mrs. Inxar Wa* able lo go to Marietta. The special train left Atlanta at 8 a. m. and made quick time lo Marietta. Hedged In by the militia who k.-pt the angry crowd back. Robinson was rarrlsd lo the Court House. The trial was In private and the court wa# guard ed by troops, Inside and out of the build ing Mr*. I.naer positively Identlflcd RoMneon and he. In his statement, mad# a confession. The Jury was out only long enough to prepare a verdict of guilty. The verdict received. Judge Gobar sen tenced the man to hang Aug. SI. the ear liest legal date. In ninety minute* he wa# tried and convicted. Guarded from the crowd by troop* he wa* placed on Ihe spe cial train and hurried to Atlanta to await execution. The special train arrived In Atlanta about noon. It developed at Marietta that Robinson had made • fuU confession to Ills attor neys the day f lore the trial. He has i.ken of his crime many times since and has never denied It. Friday, Ihe last day he had on earth, he said that he was ready to dl*. t'KOmBITION'ISTR' CAMPAIGN Opened In t'tah ky Candidate John G. Woolley of t blcugo. Chicago. Sept. 1.-A special to the Tri bune from Salt Isske City. Utah, says: John O. Wolley of Chicago, Prohibition • wi.dklute for Preatdent, opened the cam paign In Utah last evening. He spoke to : '<) person* In the "Gospel Tent," used y Evangelist Oliver. His address con sisted largely of an attack on the Re l* rbitcan party In general, and on Prea id'iit McKinley In |>anloul#r, for hla at titude on the ormy canteen, and nt* course regarding the liquor traffic In Cu ba and the Philippine*. (Inarlrr of a Million lo Flames. Cun-.bsrland. Md.. Sent. I.—The jlant and > arils of the Otter Creak Lamb r Com pany at llamhlet- n. W. Va.. eight mllas southwest of thla p'ac# were burnwl to day with 12,0110 000 feet of lumber. Mas *-'*.ooo, partly covered by Insurance. SUMMER COLDS Require Prompt Treatment. Mrs. Henrietta C. Olberg. Albert Rea. Minn Mrs. Henrietta C. Oil., rg, superintend ent Flux and Hemp exhibit at the Omaha Exhibition, writes from Albert Ux Minn., her recent experience with Pcruna. She says: ••This sprliia I eonlraeted an ng ttrutsllns cold, having been exposed • o the 'lamp weather. Catarrh of niy throat and head followed, which persisted to Item* Ining. Notwith standing I applied thr uaual reme dies. "Reading of Ihe merits of Reruns In •he papers, I decided to try It and soon found that all that haa been salJ of your medicine In such cases: is true. "I am very pleased with the satisfacto ry results obtained from using Peruna, am enrlrely well, and consider tt a most valuable family medicine.” Catching cold In the summer Is more APPEAL FOR MRS. MAI BRICK. New Petition Hosed on a better Writ ten by linron llnssell. Isind in Sept. I.—A tangible result of Ihe recent visit to Mrs. Florence Maybrlck at Aylesbury Prison of Ur. Clark Hell of New York, flic prisoner's counsel, and a represent.nlve of the Associated Press, was the discovery of s hitherto unknown letter from the late Baron Russell of Ktl lowen, lord chief Justice ot England, to Mrs. Maybrlck reaffirming his belief In hla cliant’a Innocence and vigorously declar ing hla conviction that she had been un fairly condemned. The letter has since been mad<v the basis for s new memorial praying for Mr*. Maybrlck'* release, and so strong to Mr Bell a belief In the force of this document that a copy of It ha* been eent personally to Blr Matthew White Ridley, the Secretary of State lor the Home Doimrimcni. at hts summer home hi Northumberland, accompanied by the request that he give tt hts earliest con ahferatiun. Ur. Bell started lor th* conti nent to-day more than satisfied with the effects of hts Visit to England, He has not only euece'-ded In seeing his client for the first time since her incarceration. but has since secured for Mr*. Maybrlck an interview with her mother. Baroness de c. The discovery of the Kuseelt letter Is re garded as import ant. not because many IMopio doubted his sincerity, but b* * suet it I* couched in such terms ss to preclude any question of his belief that she wav unfairly tried. Mr*. Maybrlck'# friends eaV Ur Clark Hell feel* the mysterious Influence of opposition somewhere which hinders a successful result. Th* late Mr Ha yard, evidently felt this when he declared the ease had reached the end of diplomacy, and subsequent ambassador# also met N But many ro-ent evidences of leniency toward the* prisoner Incline her friends to believe that her Incarcera tion will not be prolonged. LORD 111 VXKM.'V LETTISH. What Re ald In Reply to Mrs. Ray brlek'a Appeal. lewidon. B.pt I.—Before leaving F.ng lantl Dr. Clark Bell of New Y'ork gave a representative of the Associated Press a copy of tha following letter, written by I lie late Chief Justice of England to Mrs. Maybrlck: "Royal Courts. June 27. IWB—To Mr*. Mayhrl-fc. Madame I have been absent henee the delay In answering your letter I beg to assure you that I have never re lax.d m> efforts to urge that your release ought to tie gianted. I feel atrongly. as I have felt from the first, that you ought never to have been convicted, ami this opinion I very clearly expressed lo Mr. Asquith, hut I am very sorry to say. hitherto, without effect. Real assured that I shall renew my efforts to encour age the Home Secretary In your behalf. "(Signed) Koesell of Klllowen." REEKED TO ALLOW A FOIL. Hen.a t lona I tnetdent Following the Rig Harr. New York Bep4. I.—The World to-mor row will say: William C. Whitney'* BaMy Hoo Bey, who won the Ftathush stakes at Sheeps head Bay yesterday, was cut down and may not run again this season. If ever. M> Joynt, who caused the Injury to Hally Ho" Bey, was suspended for the remaind er of the meeting. Pox hail Keene charged Sloan with foul ing Tommy Atkins, declared he would not start another horse at the meeting, and tried to ecrateh Voter In the Ocean handicap, but was too late. Tod Sloan, cnjtged tout the accident waa a Jockey's root pitocy to beat him, and that McJoynt and Tommy Burns, riders of the two out siders. tried to pocket him and hurt the m.iu they wanted to help. Uvrdiv hod the race end'd when Fox hui Keene rushed angrily to the stewards' stand. He was a# white us death from tirger and excitement He claimed a foul against Bally Hoo Bey. The stewards retu*(d to allow a foul and suspended McJoynt. TO IIF.MOVF. DEAD RKHOEB, Plan to Move Hnille. from Wn.hlnu ">u to Hollywood Cemetery. New Orleans. Sept. I.—ln response to urgent appeal* from members of the Con federated Southern Memorial Association. Mrs William J Behan, president of the association, has Issued an appeal lo all members of Confederated Southern He rn,, rut! Associations. United Confederate Veterans and United Daughter* of the Confederacy to co-operate In removing the remains of Confederal* soldier* hurled at Washington to Hollywood Cemetery. Klctimond. V*.. where they will rest be side 30.000 of their hero comrades. All answers to this appeal (nay be ad dressed to Mrs. William J. Behan. Uod cbeaux Building, New Orleans. Lleat- Fern"til Drowned. Manila. Sept. L—A dispatch from Iloilo announces that Lieut R. L. Femald, of the Twen'y-slxth United States Volun teers. belonging lo Wlnterport. M-., waa drown'd In the Dun.ugols river. One Negro killed Xnnlhor. Ttftoo, O*.. Sept. L—Jim Williams was hit on ihe head with a scsntllrtg by Bher man Hard* here to-day and died within two hours. THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1900, frequent occurrence than I* most general ly supposed. Winter Is generally supposed I to be Ihe lime for colds. But cool nights alternating with hot days, sudden show ers. following sultry beat, profuse per spiration and cooling draughts, are all peculiar to summer, which causes a mul titude of people lo catch cold. Mrs. Mary Lawler, of Appleton. Wl#.. was cured of an annuyiu* summer cold I by Peruna. In a recent letter to - | Dr Hartman, she £hjm "Last August 1 Jm caught a summer Np U' < old Which settled jd . & ’ 1 in the kidneys and . , i ausrd m< serious ' In „ tiveiil-nce. Bit Nothing I did seemed to help me j M iry Lawler and the ihieior ad- __________ : vised a change of tilmtile. As that was out of tho question for me, I tried! Peruna a* a last resort and I found Itj was a Uod-tend to me." Summer cold* reqalre prompt; treatment. They are always grave, ua-'l sometimes dnngernu*. The promptness and surety with which I'rruun nets In these cures has saved many lives. A Urge dose of Peruna should be taken at the lira* appearance of a cold In sum mer, followed by small and oft-repeated doses There Is no other remedy that med ical science can furnish, so reliable and quick in Its action as Peruna. Address The Peruna Medicine Compa nv. Columbus, Ohio, for * free hook en tllled "Bummer Catarrh.” which treat* Of the catarrhal diseases peculiar to sum mer. YEAR’S SHORT COTTON CROP. WCRETtRY RENTER VI VKUS AN IN TKRKMTINO REPORT. While the Crop Wa* I(MMM nle* Less Than In I*oo, It Produced In Money *iil.t)l2.titt More—lncrease In (he Amount nf ( niton t srd by Southern .Mills—Trxns Crop Alone Was Nearly n .Million llnle* Short. New Orleans. Sept. I.—The totals of Secretary Hester's annual report of the cotton crop of Ihe United States, were promulgated toainy. They show receipt# of cotton at alj United States port# for (he year, of 6.T31.384 bales, against 8.575,t-'ti last year; overland to isnrthern mills, 1.- 181,188. against 1,3.25; Southern con sumption taken dire, t from the interior of the cotton belt. 1.540.563. against 1.853,- 791. making (h crop of the United Stale* for 1899-19U0, amount to 9.06.416 bale*, against 11.274.84 u last year, and 11,188,994 the year before. Mr. Heater has made hki usual Investi gation Into the consumption of every cot ton mill |n Ihe South. Including woolen mills that have used cotton, and the re sult* show a total of 1,597.112 boles, but of this, ss.zh* twice wee* taken from ports, Hml included in port receipts. Tills tot.il snows that the mills of the Rmsii have used up 197 793 bales more thin dartt.g 1 against a consumption by the North of 2..9".00. lie makes the actual cotton crop of Texas, Including Indian Territory. 2.680.- ■612, or. say, 881,579 bales lest than lust year. Hl# report on the cotton crop for the different elates shows than In thousands of bales: North Carolina raised 681: South Caro lina, 921; Georgia, 1.309; Alabama. l.Ott. Florida. SO: Mississippi, 1,230; laiulslana. 826; Arkansas, 760; Tennessee, 258, and Texas. 2.5*1. South Carolina, In tht. monin e inebbi** Kentucky and Virginia; Tennessee, In cludes Oklahoma. Missouri. K Innas and Utah; Texas Includ-a Indian Territory. Mr. Hester's full report, which will he Issued to-morrow, will contain Interest ing facts In relation to the enormous In n-rasa In the spindles of Southern mills, and (o new mills now building. ll* will also show that while (he past crop was 1,838.424 hides less than that of last year, It produced In money 881.nil.two more. STRIKE Ik A HOLT OVER. Neve York (Ngarinnkers Will goon Return (o Work. New York. Sept. I.—The big rlgarm.vk err' strike. Ihe most Important both In number* Involved and in duration In thr history of organised labor In this city, Is drawing to a close. It Is not ended yet. but after a tight of (wenty-sls week*, two members of tho Ctgarmakcr#' Com mission have broken away from their as sociation and surrendered to Ihe strikers. The 60U employes of Ihe Illllson Cigar Company returned to work thla week, and Monday ncxl the 250 employe# of Mc- Coy A Cos. will tuke up their (ools again and begin work. The strike has Involved 12.000 person* In this city, and at Philadelphia, lamscattnr. York and McSherryVown. I’t*.. where about 4.000 more workers have been called out In branch factorltw. operated by mem bers of Ihe manufacturers' commission It has coat the clgamiaker# In the In ternational Union nearly ISflh.noo. "n't the cost to (he manufacturer*, they them selves, cannot attempt to estimate. Their fa-’lorle* have been rinsed for six months, and much of the trade I oat In that lime lias been driven to other Arms, and to olher cities, and ran never be regained. LETTER CARRIERS TO MEET. Clans for Hie I naventton to be Held In Detroit. Detroit. Mich., Sept. I.—When the an nual ftenvcntlon of the National Associa tion of Letter Carrier* It called lo order In Harmonla Hall next Tuesday It Is ex pected that over Ton delegate*, represent ing 751 branches of the assoctallop. will be In their seats. A parade of the visiting carriers and the Detroit force will he held Monday forenoon. *' or .Vlt men are ex pected to march. There will he seven hands of music, composed exclusively of letter carriers. In the parade. A number of prominent postofflc* officials will also attend the convention. NO INJI NCTION FOR DADY. Judge Lueninhe Refused tu lulrrfere tVllh llavuua's Charter. New Y'ork. Sept. I.—United S atea Cir cuit Judge Lacomb*' yesterday denied the application of Mk hael F. Dady for a pre liminary Injunction restraining Gov -Gen. Wood from promulgating anew municipal charter for Havana Dady alleged that Ihe new charter would Injure "property rights," which he said he had acquired In Havana by the City Council'# ceptanca of plans sub mit led by him In 1895 for a system of sew ers and street paving. Tonne Spoke tn Idaho. Pocatello, Idaho. Sept. I.—Charles A. Towns opened the Democratic campaign In Idaho to-night. He poke for two hours Mr Town- confined himself chief ly to a dU-Vsston of the financial situa tion and not until Ih* close of Ms speech, did h* take up (he Issue of Imperialism URGE SUPPORT OF BRYAN. (Continued from First Page ) pie and (or th* preservation of the repub lic." HOOKRAEI.T ANO IIHYAN Will Npeak In That Order ia Chi cago on labor Day. Chicago, Sept. I.—Gov. Roosevelt Is scheduled to arrlv* In Chicago to-morrow afternoon about 6 o'clock. Apartments have been reserved for him at th* Audi 'orum annex. All arrangements have bwn perfected for the delivery of hi* speech at the t-abor Day demonstration on Mmid.iy afternoon. The Governor will speak flrst and Mr Bryan will follow him. It 1* expected that each speaker will occupy about an hour m Ihe delivery of his address. ONLY TWO tPEhi IIKB A DAY. 401. Hrynn Will Nut Leave Ilia 7 nlu to Kpeak on I'litlurwi. Chicago, Sept. I.—Senator Jones, chair man of tins Democratic National Commit tee, gave out a statement to-day that Mr. Bryan, under no circumstances, would make R-ore than two speeches s day. While the presidential candidate la passing from one point to another where he Is scheduled lo speak, he will nut ieava the train at Intermediate points to de liver speeche* from platforms erecsed In the neighborhood, as was the custom dur ing the campulgn of 1898 There will be no deviation from this rule. DIFFIt I LTIK* VIET WITH la Ihe Fnrninlinn of a New Passenger Vasnela t Inn. Glcnwood Springs, Col , Sept 1 —At a meeting of railroad off!-isls her* to-day the question of transportation of govern ment troops came up and has temiorarlly, at bast, obstructed the progress of th* formation of * transonlim nisi paasenger association. Tin- committee to formulate a plan of oigaiilxation reported this morning and all went well until someone asked what arrangement had been provid'd for th# handling of troops hy the prospective association. The point was raised that by a recent or der of th- quartermaster general of the United Bt*i.s all troops must go hy way of (hex Southern Pacific, fr-m (la den lo San Franclaco. all things being equal. It was *iigg<-s(cl that the* reason for this order was that the ttouth ern Puciflc was Indebted to the United Bi t tee, and this tv* the only way the debt could be cancelled It wa# suggest ed that the working of this order would be displeasing to the Bant* Fe In partic ular and might draw awwy the support of th# Northern roads and those reaching tidewater through Texas, from the a#*-,- elation. The discussion will be resumed to-morrow. COL. H4DEA-PO WELL'S TRICK. Tapped a Roer Wl re nnd May Get Grolvelaar to Aerresder. ITelorla. Aug. 80—Gen. Baden-Powell, three or four dnys ago. attacked Gen. Orobelaar near Warm Bnihs and then prepared to bivouac for the night. As soon ss It was dark, Baden-Powell's whole force tnude a detour, and at dawn waa sixteen miles In Grolveliiar's rear Ha-len-Powell lapped the Boer telegraph line lo Pleserahurg and sent an urgent request for reinforcements. The Bo<w commander wired that a tra'n would have Immediately. Thereupon Bs den-Powell prepared to waylay the train, hut the Boers Itartied of hi# presence. Baden-Powell then summoned Grobelssi’s f ,rce lo surnnder. The conference wa# proceeding when the British commander was last heard from. TIN FLATS WORKERS. Agreeaest Reached nnd They Will Return to Work. Pittsburg, IYI, Bept. I.—About *6.980 Hie tin workers of the American Tin Plate Company throughout Ihe country will re sume work next Tuesday. This Is Ihe result of the scale conference between the Atmilganutted Assocts I lon representa tives and the manufacturers, which end 'd here to-night. The scale as slgneil todilghl. la the some as last year’s rat# of 84.25 a box I. C. coke plate, but con rwo'tons were iflade on Ih* base weight, which gives tha workers an advance of 8 per cent. The tin house acal* will be adjusted next Fr>day. VALLAHLE STOCK 111 It NED. A 8300,000 Fire at Gaayasae. Insura, Mexico. Nogales'. Aril , Wept. 1 —Fire at Guay mns, Sonora. M'xlco, Thursday last, con sumed the general nieichandlse establish ment of F Agullare. The building cover 'd an *nilrc Mock, and was tha largest of its kind on the wee: coast of Mexico. The slock was valued at nearly a mlllkm dollars, on which n loss of ptoo.iin was sustained. Insurance only about s2u.(Hu. Kullan'a Anniversary., Constanllnople. Sept. I.—The twenty fourth snnlvervary of the ascension to ths throne of the Ottoman empire of Ab dul llamld II as Sultan was celebrated to-day. His Malesty received Ihe dig nitaries of Slate, and foreign representa tive# handed him autograph letter# from parlous sovereigns. A banquet will be ijrtven at the YIMls Kiosk to-night In honor of the foreign representatives and special missions. I’nltrd Mates Won at Golf, Quebec. Sept I.—The annual Interna tional golf match between the United States and Canada was derided here to day on Ih* Quebec links, and It reatilted In a victory for the players from over the border, by five holes. Administration t naarsilrl. Denver. Sept. I.—The Colorado confer, encea of the Methodist Church, tn session nt Solids to-day. almost unanimously psssed s resolution commending the Chi nese policy of the administration. The Arcs of Statesmen. From the Lotwloo Telegraph. Not on* of the leader# of the French revolution attained the age of fifty. It Is true that with the exception of Mira l,iu and Marut and a few minor figure* their live* were cut short by the guillo tine. Oensone, Ihe elded, was 41 when he wenf to the scaffold. I,#ban was 26. It has been said that had they lived they might have revised their work and made l! morn lasting Perhaps It Is very evi dent, however, that most of otlr iwoml nent ststevimen are pas* thw meridian of ; life. The average of the present rabtnet ; is etgty-one. and many of Its member* were born either In July or August. Mr j Chamberlain celebrated his Wth birthday j this month, the Duke of Devonshire his #7th and Mr. Arthur Balfour hi* 63d. The otdeat of our ministers. Lord Hsls hury. It 7S; the youngest, Mr. Walter Jd>ng. I# 48 With the exception of C*nm betta. Picard Rochefort and Ferry, 'be so-called founder* of the third republic were, some nearer sixty than flfty. and two were past seventy. We do not Include M Thiers This would only prove that experience and wladom do not always come with age. for there was a great deal of blundering and muddling On thing IS. however, certain. Wisdom does not come before a certain age OurNewStore Not being; ready for us for' a few days yet* creates a fresh opportunity to further reduce stock. Our clothing w indow shows a line of SUITS at $5.99 These are taken from lots sold down to a few of a kind. None sold for less than $lO, some sold at sl2 and sl3. This is a chance not often offered to obtain first-class mer chandise at a tremendous sacrifice,and only our ardent desire to clean up stock before moving prompts such reductions. Men s Straw Hats, 75c and SI.OO kind, now 35c Men’s Straw Hats, $1.50, $2.50 and $3.50 kind, now s|,oo Men s Crash Hats, 50c, 75c and SI.OO kind, now 25c Boys’ Crash Hats. 50c and 75c kind, now 20c Boys’ Straw Hats, 50c and 75c kind, now 25c Boys’ Straw Hats, 25c and 35c kind, now |§c In a few days we move to No. 11l Broughton street, west. If you have a purchase to make call and save money. NOW 127 CONGRESS STREET, WEST. FRANCE’S HOPEFUL VIEW. CHINESE SITUATION AKM'MKR A IIHIGHTEH ASPECT. Glad la See America Taking Stand Along With linaaln—lncrease r Typhoid Fever la I'arls Canning Great Alarm—French Trrntmrnl at German IMherra Contrasted Willi Treatment of French by Gernanne. Ilia Flnnnclnl Trooh'es. Cbpyrlght. 1900, the Associated Press. Paris, Hepl. I—The Chines* situation, as viewed In Paris, has assumed a brighter aspect. The practical unanimity of tho Untied Slates. Russia, Francs and Japan In the desire to maintain the Integrity of tha empire I* regarded a* settling any question of partition negatively. England’s position I* undoubtedly a* strongly favorable to the foregoing policy aa la that of any other power mentlonml, hut II I* more pleasing to France that bonds of accord sliould bo shown between the United States. France and Buasta, and that these nations should appear to be controlling Influences lowanls peso*. America's proposition to accept LA Hung Chang a* go-between In the negotiations Is well received here, although It I* still desired that Is- produce tangible evidence that he I* acting for the central power. In fact. Franc* Is rtmdy to Ueat with any plenipotentiary able lo furnish prof>er cre dentials. Kussla’a proposal lo Withdraw the trauj* from Pekin coincide* with the feeling entertained In Parla In favor of a con- Ula lory policy. Th# acceptance of these two proposi tions hy the Powers Is considered an Im portant step toward a satisfactory solu tion and one which will avoid causing a convulsion within China untl will mini mise the danger of conflict among the Power*. Germany and Italy are th* doubtful factor*, hut It Is thought the weight of the imrlflc Influence of the other nations will overcome any bellicose Intention* on their part. Mack Typhoid in Paris. Th* official Medical Bulletin this week reveal* a disquieting sanitary situation In Paris. Statistic* allow that typold fever prevail* In an almost epidemic form. Theru were recorded from the be ginning of the year to Aug U, 8,148 case*, of which 689 resulted fatally. This Is a considerable Increase over the records of previous year*. Pari* I* nver free from this disease, but until IMS (be number ot cases for th# corresponding period did not exceed 70! Moreover, lb* figure# for the last few weeks of tha present year show a perceptible Increase over those of tha earlier period, Th* prevaleml# *nd spread of typhoid Is due entirely o had water. One of tho sources from which I'arls la furnished I* known to be, Infected with the typhoid bacillus, (hough the water from all the others I* perfectly pure. The authorl tlee. however, declare that they are com pelled to utilise the contaminated source because th* othars are Inudequnle The publication of these alarming statistic*, however, mar spur the responsible au thorities Into seeking fresh source*. Mean while Parisians are recommended (o hoi! tho water they use. or to drink only min er*! water*. Treatment of Offlrer*. Over *OO German officer* have vUlted the Part* exposition elmts April last with out the slightest hindrance on the part of th* French authorltl**. This has evoked some bitter crltl dam* regarding th* difference# between the treatment of German M. DRYFUS officers visiting France and French offi cer# desiring to visit Alsace-Lorraine. Tho only formality required of the Ger man officer* )s that they register the •>- selves at Ihe Bureau of the Military Gov ernor of I'arls. line officer of very high rank and live 'iperl<tß officers were among the visitors. Tho remainder of the six hundred were majors, captains and lieutenant*. They ta-gMn to arrive soon after Ernperor Williams* note, recom mending (hem to vlsu the exposition. Axaltist tha roror'lnls.ince of the French authorltl.#, the Parisian press rails at tention lo ihe exasperating Irrolment of French officers In the annexed (.rovin' e.- A case |s cltc.l where a French officer was refused (e-rtnlsslnn to enter Alsa.-e --la.rratn.j In bkl farewell to hts dying mother. A majority of such requests meet with refusal*, and even where they ara eventually granted the formalltlea ara tniermlnaole, often rendering the per mission unacceptable. A former major in the French army writes to thn papers, stating that he recently applied for nu t hot is,' tion to enter Alsucc-Jawrain*, pointing out that he was 63 years of age, and h (and retired from Ih* army and wlsn '■d. Is-fore he died, to see his aged sister again, and to make a pilgrimage to the graves of hla father and mother In the cemetery at Colmar The reply he re ceived was an abrupt refusal It Is admitted, however, that every fa cility 1* afforded Frenchmen for visiting other parts of Germany. In fact, the amiable attentions of German function aries are described as embarrassing. Financial Troables. Two great French center# of thn man ufacture of woolen goods, itouhels and Tourcolng. are in the throes of financial disaster, due to reckless specululkui. Th* wool gambling fever look hokl of the business house* lasi summer, when wool rose steadily without apparent reason un til In AuguH, when the price reached the high-water mark. Speculator# for a rise lost their heads and there were daily purchase# of a million or a million and a half kilograms The manufacturing business was dislocated, owing to th extraordinary fluctuations In th* price of material. Abundant warnings were given that th# fictitious values would Inevitably lead to a stump, but they were unheeded until the collapse occurr-d. and wool now stands at two fiance per kilo below the August price. The amount of wool bought blindly by itoubulx and Tourrolng linns reached the fabulous total of forty million kilos, which means s deficit of 90.000,000 franca Thirteen lltfh* are already In the I (and* of receivers, one house alone los ing 8.000.000 francs: and several others are tottering but efforts are being made In Barts to help them over the stile. THE JOIA-ITICK FAD. **w Jersey Hammer Heesrt Girls Originated 11. From the I'hllsd.-lphla Times Th* Joss-sltek, the *lend*r wand of rat tan bearing upon Ha business end an ac cumulation of aaltpeter, gum shoo* and punk, and which, when Ignited, spreads ■ bout it an odor that la a crass between Ih* stmoepher* of a Chinese laundry and the frank, unassuming eloquence of a glue factory with Its root off, flrst obtained vogue a* a hair ornament at a certain New Jersey summer resort It was the Girl with Mauve Shirtwaist that Aral conceived ihe idea of using the J.ois-stlck as a weapon of defense against the mosquito Hhe bought the entire stock of th* nearest street vernier and when twilight ushered In the vanguard of the enemy she dew-ended to the hotel plassa, leaving In her wake a filmy .wreath of blue smoke and a wide swath of uninhab ited territory. From her hair protruded two glowing J use-slicks, and beholders marveled and fled. Tha Girl with Ih* Mauv* Shirt waist In a Few Days Hi Broughton Street, West. mm**, other girl* m, an<l Die Joaa-stlcN conquered. Thu next night the street hawkero were telegraphing to Nstr York for mur*- of the malodorous wiimJj anil •very girl at the beach u aglow wilt) aiwike At Oral It wax feared that Mia Hoard of Health would lntereferp but aft* • r n while every one got used to the nell. iiwl to ohjtot to It waa to stamp uneaelf with the mark of the bourgeois. Anal a mosquito. unteaa he la attempting •uletde. la a rara avia nowadaya at that rexort. Hut Ju-t when the Joystick hud attain* el the setilth of Ita ixreit the blow fell. There Is hut alight affinity between Joss* stirka and rellulnld combe. When In prox* Imlly they quarrtl—la fact, tha comb In variably flares up. It la very trying on the hair Of rountn. If the comb wouldn't wet hot about It -but that la Idle tcpmula tlon, for the comb Invariably doe* get hot, very hot, and the |t|Md<sir hair lake* a hand and gets worsted, and then Share are call* for witch haxel, aweet oil and similar soothing llquldn. And when tha young lady who wore the Jnes-sttcka and the comb and the hair leaves the doctor'* care she hums the rest of the Joaw-etlck* In her possession In the kitchen stove and goes out and whistles for mosquitoes. There Is little clmibt hut that the day of the ymollrk hair ornament Is oaer and that the exile of the mosquito la drawing to a cloae. Old frlcndx are best, after all. t '!■ In s *<• Cnrlnl PuklM I'rrak. From I.eslle's Weekly. Thr ar# two distinct alylee of bind ln the fi*l In rngun among the t'hlnese, but the proceea Is the umc In both oaee% thn different results talng ikuiul by) the way In which thn binding la dona. Tito instrument twl l a small roll at firm cotton webbing about two and one half Inches wide. Thin webbing muat Itavo no strwich or give to It. an Ila wov en especially for such use Th process la Usually begun worn the gtrla hava reached thn age of alx or aevan year*, though In *nm eaaea where a particular ly dainty i-ilr of "guidon Ulles," aa tha Chines# call tines i-air deformities, and aired, the hireling la liegun aa aarly aa thn third or fourth year. The foot la taken and all Iha toea ex cept tb great toe bant under tha In sup, which la thtM forced up. When thlg baa continued for aotne time and the foot haa become quite point'd In shape and the Instep lorudtprahly arched, the bind ing la extended and the heel and toea drawn together, thus preventing the growth of the foot In length In the etyla of binding In North China greet* r palna are taken to preserve the polntod effect, while In southern China the ahortnesa of the foot l ao much dealred that tha pointed effect I* almoat toil and the feet limtne mere etumpe. The excrucletlng (at in endured by Chinese girls In the process of foot-bind ing. I* Impossible to deecrlbe. Taken young, while the feet are growing, they are bound amt wrapped ao tightly with the webbing that circulation la almost entPolv cut olf, nrd the bandage la laft on Just aa long ax possible, often for we,lie, for li l a -aylng that every dreae lug of the f.et loses a mite of dilntlneaa. Itut the wont of It la that-the to turn is drawn out through a lifetime, for tha binding can never cewao. The Beam* and hißurse caueed In the feet by their dis tortion become eore, and often g tngrrna rets In and rarrl’S olf the sufferer. In order to prevent this It I* cuetomary to powder the feet with saltpetre while h tiding them, thus literally putting tiwm In pickle to poeewve them. The result of this binding Is that all the weight uf tha body In standing la thrown on the heel and the foot Ia the power to Iwlance the bodr A a mall-footed woman cannot stand at 111. but, like one on stilts, she mud lonstantly be stepping backward or forward to keep her balance. 9