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WORD FROM CONGER
JIBST WEMAOB RECEIVED FROM
HIM 1* A ttKlfli.
SITUATION IS UNCHANGED.
tHINO'S irPEABUCB IN PEKIS
WOULD HE VARI ABLE.
I dor# l llcln* Mods* to lift Smili
l<> Hack Ilonii From Her Position,
|>a<trn Do Sol Nrrw lo Want to
Withdraw I'roiti I’cklo—The Effort
Hr HorrrMlol-llr. Hill Hf
.iliura I liorsr of Affair* lit the
Hair llrfiarloirnl.
Washington. Sept, J.—A dispatch from
Minister Conger was received by the State
iviiirimrnt to-dny. It m chleflv Inter
* iliik from being the dm word from him
h,ii c hi# dispatch of ohout the 2?th. ulll
tn>> referring to Ihr proposed panda of
iroipa through the Impel I*l palace In Pe
],(„ i.ikr that dispatch, this l dalelos*
iia lo Pekin.
The contents were not mods public, hut
li was staled that It contained nothin*
in iirttally rhnnitin* the situation. The
1,, |< of date led to a determination lo lake
-gettc steps by which all dmpatebes
I, if ter romln* to the State Department
from China will have the date clearly
(tUtlcd,
rite other dispatches received to-day
(rent China referred lo the state of health
o the troop* which generally la satisfac
tory.
it cannot he learned that there ha* been
any marked advancement of the negotla
lion* between the Power* touching the
withdrawal of the International force*
I. m Pekin. The plain Indication I* that
. Power* are acting upon the hit* con-
V Vfd In the last note of the state depart
nent, and a tr bringing all their Influence
tc bear upon Rus*la to induce her to
i ttange her mind as to withdrawing h*r
troops. For some reason the authorities
h. re appear to feel a growing confidence
that this effort will he successful.
Hope for Sieaollattoa*.
It is noted as n fact of great signifi
cance, that the proposition Is being ad
vanced to have Prince Chlng return to
p.kln the acting bend of the Chinese
g'lvornmcnt. The suggestion Is made that
the progress of this wave of re-organlsa
t!on while the International troops are
still In Pekin, promising as It does, speed
li to provide an actual de facto Chinese
l cnmieiii, with which the nations may
tree without further doubt as to Me
- rti t'. may solve the present problem
and put the Chinese question In a fair
way to final and satisfactory scltlement
Sin may depend ui*>n the attitude of
Ru. I in Ibis matter, nd the manner In
shi. h rile treats this appeal from she
< ■ notables may prove to he a test
of th sincerity of her expressed desire lo
deal w.th the Chinese government as soon
s possible.
Hr llill. the first assistant secretary of
i ite, returned to Washington, and as
um<d the duties of acting head of the
<■ ce department, relieving Mr. Adee, who
lit performed shewe duties during the
pit ding diplomatic exchanges of recent
date Boon after arriving, he went to
the White House anti spent a half hour
with the President, going over the pres
to! M.vtus of she Chinese negotiations.
A dispatch to-day from Perley. the chi*f
surgeon at Taku. makes It apparent that
whatever the conditions may be on Ihe
land between Taku and Pekin, the Pel
Ho river route, at least. Is open and safe
for the transportation of passengers.
hhitaivm views delayed.
Trouble- In rnminnalrnllng With the
Hlnlnlrrn In Pektn.
I. majors, Sept, 1— I The dlfflcuKy of com
municating with the British minister at
1' kln, Blr Claude MacDonald, delays Ihe
promulgation of the views of the British
government In regard to Its future slops
In Chin*.
Mv.inwtlile a heated anil-evacuation
1 impalgrn continues In the press, but the
trend of official opinion apparently con
tinues favorable to the principle of the
withdrawal from Pekin to Tien Tsln. but
not the evacuation of China, as many
Ruaso-phobea, who desire to confuse the
l-t;-, claim to be the proposal under con-
H( allots.
The statement that den. Oaselee, the
1 runmander of the British troops In China,
his snapped British reinforcements arrtv
*"i: at Hong Kong proceeding further
i >rth. Is taken as an Indication that the
British government anticipates that the
diplomatist* will very shortly take the
’• now occupied by the military.
I It HOE HAI HOT HBPUKD.
hot let entirely Mure of the Hnsao-
Imrrlrnn Prupnaal.
Carts, 8> pt. i.—France has not yet re-
Pud to Russia's note regarding the with
drawal of troop* from Pektn
M, Delcassi, minister of foreign affairs,
atid the Russian ambassador. Prince
Orourosatow went to Uamboullet to-day
1° nfer upon President Loubet the dec
o at on of the Russian order of Bt. An
d 'w. recently accordol him by the
1 'tar. and to present M. Loubet the suto
*r‘ph letter accompanying the decoration.
Ii is believe! that thit will give oppor
tunlty fer an exchange of views which
wlil have an effect upon the ministerial
•betting which will be held to-morrow.
l ru.ee regards peace as the first requl
el e of toe -pu itlon but Is not entirely
*■ ' n that thb withdrawal of the troops
1 n > Pekin Is the surest and milckeat
bieihotl to attain this end.
NO NEW* vet fnoh fekin.
•■'•tie Inellnatlou Manifested To
ward Leaving That City.
London. Stpt. . 4:10 a. m.—'Tha iattst re
dabla Pekin data it now naarly a fort
fight old.
An undated dispatch has been received
*' Vienna reporting that the allied troops
b srehed through the Imperial palace Aug.
* but it waa known that this day had
beta fixed by the allied commanders for
a formal promenade. There Is no other
news of any kind.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Dally Mail says that the Canton official*
have been ord. red to trunsmll all pos
sible revenue lo the north for war ex
penses. ami that all pay of officials, from
the viceroy downwards has been stopped
dur|pg humilities.
The Vienna correspondent of the Stan
dard telegraphs that he learn* from a good
source that Ihe Germans. Austrian* and
Italians will remain In Pekin after the
Russians withdraw.
Shanghai and Hong Kong dispatches ex
press the utmost astonishment at the Idea
of evacuating P.kln.
M De niowllg. the Paris correalmndent
of the Times, asserts that the origin of
Russia's decision to evacuate Pekin was
her desire to frustrate schemes of
Emperor William and to correct the Im
pt* avion produced by the Kaiser's speech
attr.butlng to Emperor Nlcho as the Ini
tiative In the opi>otntnirnt of Field Mar
shal Count von Walrter-ce to Ihe com
mand of the International troops.
WHERE t.Ell MINI *T lUW.
Not Vet Ready lo Assent to With
drawal From Pekin.
Berlin. Bepr. 3.—Negotiations continue
between the Powers respecting the propo
sitions of Russia.
It appears that the portion of the pro
posal which contemplate* the removal of
the legations to Tien Tsln does run meet
with opposition, but the proposal that Ihe
troops should vacate Pekin will not be
aeted ti|)on until after thorough examina
tion of the care by other Powers with a
special view to the question of military
advisability.
Germans programme !s to await the
action of the other Powers. Von Huelow.
the German foreign minister, has made a
communication to this effect to the Rus
sian embassador. Count von Der Ostetv-
Sacken.
A high official of the German office said
to-day In defining Germany'* position:
■'Germany ha* not answered Russia for
mally. although she has Inform**! her con
fidentially as lo Ihe view* of ihe German
government. Certainly we don't object to
Ihe removal of the iegatlons. temporarily
to Tien Tsln. as this would enable Ihe
members lo recuperate from ih.tr recent
hardship*. So far as the answer of the
United States to Russia Is concerned, we
now see it to be a substantial agreement
with Germany's position.''
WANT* A MEW Util Ftlll Ml ROB*.
Chinese official Glories In Haying
Killed Foreigner*.
Pekin. Tuesday. Aug. H Prince Chlng
is endeavoring to open negotiations with
the allies.
Yu-Halen. governor of Shanghai (?) haa
sent a memorial to the throne asking for
a reward for having Invites! ftfly-two for
eigner* under hi* protection and for hav
ing afterwards killed them.
In the provisional government estab
lished here each nationality administers a
section of the city according to Its own
Ideas.
There is a possibility of the Pekin dis
patch being somewhat In error as lo Pie
Identity of the Chinese official who Is a *k-
Ing for a reward for murdering hfty-two
foreigners. A dlejiatch to the Associated
Press from She Foo. dated Aug. 29. said
Vu. the governor of the province of Shan
81. was reported to have invited the 'or
elgnera In that province to come under
his protection. It was added that, about
Aug. 21. fifty foreigners accepted the Invi
tation and all were massacred. Probably
Yu. the governor of Shan SI. Is identical
with the Yu Helen who I* referred to in
the Pekin dispatch a* "governor of Shang
hai.”
\V4tT TO 01*11 X MitillTl tTIONS.
Members of T*un*--11-Ynrrn Trying
to Get a Hearing.
Tien Tsln. Tuesday, Aug. !*.—Three
members of Ihe Trung-11-Yumen. Na
Tung..Chlng-4fsln and Chung LI, !t le an
nounced here, ore seeking to negotiate
with the allies through Sir Robert Hart,
the director of the Chinese Imperial Mari
time customs.
There ore four trains dally from Tong
Ku to Yang Tsun.
The sinking of a small Japanese steamer
Interrupts river communication between
Tien Tsln amt Taku.
A* announced In a dispatch from Pektn,
dated Aug. 22. Chung Id has been ar
rested. oml it Is Just possible he may b<>
the "Prince Chlng" referred to tn the
Pektn dispatch of Aug. 21. as endeavor
ing to open tiegotlatlons with the allies,
though there Is Prince Chlng. fatter
of the heir apparent and recently com
mander of the Pekin field force.
CHINESE OFFICIAL Ait It RATED.
Held on teeoont of knacks on Lega
tion* by the Chinese.
Pekin. Aug 2i—Chung LI. a member of
the Tsung-11-Yamen and prefect of police,
visited the Austrian repreeen stive yester
day who arrested him because of the Chi
nese official* complicity In the attack*
on the It gallons.
Sir Hobert Hart, the dlrrctor of the
Chinese Imp rial Maritime Customs, has
resumed charge of the customs and has
reopened the Imperial posts.
An Austrian oltlrisl dispatch says
Chung 1.1. who ws* arrested by the Aus
trian representative at Pekin, was mlll
lary governor of Pekin and adds that the
A tint •<-Hungarian contingent is quartered
In Chung Lis palace After Ids arrest
he was turned over to the Japanese.
CHAFFEE HAS IT Ik HAND.
He Materially Aided Prompt Belief
of Legallons.
Washington. Fepi. 3-The war depart
ment yesterday res'* and a cablegram Irjm
Gen. Barry, of which Ihe following por
tion has be*n made public:
• T iku (no date.)—Adji ml General.
Washington Gen. Chaffee has every
thing well In hand. It s driving power
materially assisted prompt relief legation.
Considering arduous service, condition
troop* excellent. Barry.
A considerable port In of the dispatch
which the department did not make pub
lic related to ml Itary details.
EICORTF.D BA THE fHHEIt
Governor of Dsn Tong to Oppose
German Aggression.
Copyright. I*oo, the Associated Press.
Shanghai. Bept. 3-Two Franoh priests
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, VMM).
KENTUCKY POLITICS
OrBXRD in BOTH THK XOMIXEEft
roM GOVERNOR.
GOV. BECKHAM AT HENDERSON.
CAMPAIGN OPENED 111 MOTH NOMI
NEES FOR GOV EH NOR.
Maid Repnblleana Hod Raised the
Issue by Indorsing Those I niter
Indictment for Ihe Murder nf Use
bel—Hr pub! lean l.rnders Have an
Opportunity In Gel s Fair Election
Isn-Verkes Promised lo Investi
gate Goebel's Alleged Murderers.
Frankfort ky.. Sept. 3.—The campaign
In Kentucky nos opened by both isirtles
in marly every county of the slate to
day.
The principal meeting* were at Bowling
Green and Henderson. At the former place
Hon. John IV. Yerkes, the Republican
candidate for governor, waa (he leading
speaker. At the latter place. Gov. J W
C. Beckham, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, and ex-Uov Jm-s B. Mc-
Creary. sinks. At Bowling Green, the
Democrat* also held a meeting, address
ed by R. F. Peake ot Bludhyville.
Henderson waa the banner Democratic
district for Gov. Goebel laal November,
and a rousing reception sit) given Gov.
Keckham. Ex-Congressman McCreary,
chairman of Ihe Democratic .State Com
mittee. and a candidate for United State*
8-nate, also was well received
Gov. Beckham In his speech said that
It was Important that liryan ahould bp
elected President In order that the re
public may he brought back to Its old
moorings, and It waa "absolutely essen
tial to the honor and welfare of Kentucky
that its state government snould not he
turned back Into the hands of that party
which haa done more to blacken the fair
name of our proud state, and to bring
Into disrepute It* noble oltUenshlp. than
anything else that has ever happened to
It In a century's honorable existence as
a siiv, reign rcmmonwi alth In the feJk*r.il
union. • • • •
t nurse of the Itepnblleans.
“It was bad enough for the Republican
leader# to commit the crimes they did
last winter In this state, but it Is far
worse that the representatives of that
party after all that had happened, should
meet tn state convention and deliberately
and with premeditation Indorse all that
has been done It was awful to kill In
OOH blood a man who haa been elected
governor of this great state; It la infinite
ly worse that they should Indorse the
conduct of those who stand In
dicted In our courts for complicity
In hi* murder. 1 refer you to their plat
form* adoplrd In the stale conventions,
one last May and the other tn July, tha!
you may e. what they said on that sub
ject. They cannot escape the Issue they
have raised by this declaration. We ac
cept It and we propose to carry the tight
before the people of Kentucky to see If
they will Indorse what the Republican
platform Indorses. It I* a sad commen
tary upon our civilisation.
ut upon this Issue which that party
has raised we shall meet them. They
cannot shift li now. They tdudl not be
cloud the real ls*ue by hypo-'rlilcai talk
about Ihe election law Their leader*
know that if the election this fall I* un
fair It will be their fault. If they do not
like the present law they now have a
chance to get another one. Let them
prove tbetr sincerity. But 1 betteve that
there are some Republican leaders who
do noi want to *ee the present law
chang-d They do not fear Its operation,
but they believe that out of the prejudice
igainst It ihey will get Vnany thousand
votes. The Democrats of Kentucky want
nothing but a fair law and a fair elec
tion. The kind of law the Rcimhllcan*
want Is one that will give them the ad
vantage ami allow them to steal the vote
of the date again a* ihey did tn 1*96,"
kerbs* Would Investigate.
One of ihe lantern crowds ev.r in Bowl
ing Green to attend a political meeting was
present when Mr Yerkes spoke in Foun
tain Bark. In the course of hi# speech he
said:
"No man who would announce In ad
vance that he would pardon any one who
Is under indictment or stntence for the
commission of a crime ought to receive
your votes. Kach appdcatlon for execu
ilva clemency must rtand or fall, or be
granted or refustd on ll* merit*. If I
should be elected governor and tbe eases
of Gov. Taylor. Bowers and other# come
before me. I will investigate them, ami
will lm|>**rtlMlly decide them, and all oth
er* under the oath and obligation of my
office. _
AGAINST IHE t H ERICA*.
lint the Referee Had to Give the
Fight to Everhart.
tendon. Bept 2—The bout at Wonder
land White Chapel. London, this evening
belween Ireland and "Jack" Kverhart of
New Orleans, resulted In disgraceful
scene*.
The American lei many chances pass,
but he had Ireland groggy In the fifth
round when one of Ireland's seconds en
tered the ring and caused a din that
lasted eight minute* Ireland ought to
have been dlwjuallfled. but Ihe referee
allowed the fight to proceed I tef reared
by rest. Ireland held out until the tenth
round by which time both men had fre
quently transgressed the rules.
Ireland's second* entered the ring, caus
ing another row. The referee disqualified
Ireland, whereupon the hitler's support
ers made a rush for the referee who was
obliged to retreat hastily.
OVTBRKAK Ok BOHOL ISLAND.
Americans Lost One Killed and the
Insurgents ISO.
Washington. Bept J.-The war depart
ment to-day received the following dis
patch from Gen. MacArthur:
Manila, Bept. 3—Adjutant General,
Washington Gen Hughes reports out
break on Bohol. First Lieutenant Low
eclt Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry, re
port* engagement near Cgrmen, Bohol,
our lot erg tn kllied, me. wounded six
Enemy * lew In kllkd. 1 Have not re
ceived further de-ells.
■'Mao Arthur.”
Bohol I* an Island In lb{ southern p*rt
of the archipelago. * miles from M*
r.lle It lies north of the large island of
yilndaneo. and te not far from Cebu.
NEW YORK HEIM III.It AN SI,ATE.
Odell Will Dead Ihe Tlrket lo Re
Nominated To-day.
Bandogs. N. Y.. Bept 3.—The Repub
lican State Committee met to-night, and
as a result of conference* of the leader*,
during the day. the programme of the
Republican Convention 10-morrow and
Wednesday la already settled. The slckei
will be:
For Governor—RenJ B. Odell. Jr., of
Orange. ** <
For Lieutenant Governor—Timothy L.
Woodruff of Kings
For Controller—William J. Morgan of
Erie.
For Secretary of Stale—John T. Mc-
Donough of Albany.
For State Engineer— Kdw. A. Bond of
Jefferson,
For Attorney General—John C, Davies
of Oneski
For Bale Treaaurer-John P. Haeckel uf
Cayuga.
It was given out this afternoon lhal
Ex-Gov. Frank Black will make the
speech nominating (Mell. Thl# I* note
worthy because Mr. Black and hi* friend#.
Including Louis F. Payne of Chatham,
former commissioner of Insurance, and
Abraham Gruber of New Y'ork city have
been acting Independently of Senator
Platt In politlra since Gov. Roosevelt's
nomination two years ago
The convention will tie governed by the
man the convention later will nominate
for governor. The lieutenant-governor
ship was practically forced again on Mr.
Woodruff, who wanted to tv- governor,
and tn default of that honor desired to
suceeeed Mr Odell as Mate chairman
Mr. Odell will continue In that position,
however, until the campaign closes, there
by ftiinilllng a pledge he made to Mr.
Hamm. Mr Woodruff will be temporary
chairman of the convention.
0
BRYAN STOPPED A PANIC.
Told a Joke and Presented a Rtialt
From the Grand Stand,
Chicago. Sept. 3.—By a trite little Joke
sprung with ccol but effective declama
tion, William J Bryan to-day arrested a
stamp de of frantic men and women In the
speaker's stand at Electric Park, prevent
ing a panic.
The Nebraskan had Just fought his way
through the crowd and hod taken hi*
place In frcnl of the orator's platform,
when the overcrowded floor of the small
stand croaked and began to waver. A sec
tion of Ihe worn floor gave way, women
shrieked in terror and men tried to Jump
over the railing upon the head* of the
packed throng at the rear of the stand.
"Hello," laughed Mr. Bryan, turning a
smiling face upon Ihe soared people
"This can't be n Democratic platform.
There are no had planks In that. Come
now, stand still won't you? If you stand
together where you are, you will be all
right. If you stampede the thing will
fall on you." and he laughed as If It were
uti every day occurrence. His self-assur
ance bad a quieting effect upon the crowd
When the dust cleared away It was found
that a few people hsfi been precipitated
icto the chamber under the stand, but
non* was seriously Injured
AHTHI R IKWALL MAY' DIE.
Detstieralle rsmlldate of IsffHl Has
Apnpleetle Stroke.
Bath, Me.. Bept. I—Arthur Bewail. Dem
ocratic candidate for vice president In 1*96.
is In a critical condllkm at his summer
home at Small Point, sixteen mile* from
this city.
Mr. Bewail waa selxed with an attack
of appoplexy at 10 o'clock last night and
has been unconscious for most of the llmt
since then.
News was received from Small Point
at noon to-day to the effect that the
chances for hi* recovery are slight.
NO Hort: Foil MEW ALL.
Physicians May Ills Death la Expect
ed at Any Moment.
Bath, Me., Sept. 4. 12:15 n. m —The con
dition of Hon. Arthur H Bewail was un
changed at midnight. He had not regnlti
id consciousness, and it was staled by the
physician* that there, was absolutely no
hope for his recovery. His death la ex
pected at any moment.
GEN. HOHEHTM' PROCLAMATION.
Cables Announcement of Annexation
of the Transvaal.
London. Bept, 2—L'nder date of Bel
fast. Fept I, 1.0 and Roberta report*;
“I have to-day Issued, under Her Ma
jesty'* warrant of July 4. proclamations
announcing that the Tranevaal will hence
forth Term a part of Her Majesty’s do
minion*."
HOW IT WAS RECEIVED.
Roberts' Proclamation Greeted by
Cheers nod Alienee.
Cape Town. Bpt, 2—TJe communica
tion to-day to Ihe assembly of Lord Rob
erts' proclamation announcing the annex
ation of the Bouth African Republic, which
will hereafter be known as the Transvaal,
was greeted by the opposition with silence
and by the minPirrial.sis with prolonged
cheering.
BRITISH MAT *1 IIRKNDEH.
Barra Harr the Garrison at Lady
brand tn a Tight Place.
Maseru. Basutoland. Bept. 2.—Comman
does under Foretl, Oroheaar. Remmer
and Ha sec brock, together with 200 of The
reon* scouts, are Investing the British
garrison at Ladybrand
it ta said that the troops have already
burnt*) their stores and It Is feared that
they will he compelled to surrender.
Gen. Hunter le hastening to their relief.
THE PLAGCE IN SPREADING.
Another Death nnd Three Additional
( axes nt Glasgow.
Glasgow. Seotand. Btpt. 2—Tbe area In
fected with bubonic p ague haa spread to
Govan on the left bank of the Clyde. A
boy died here Saturday, and to-day the
m< dical auih trllles certified that he was
a victim of ihe dlnaac.
Three additional suspect'd cane* of the
plague have been reported tn this city.
Ilnhonlr Plague at tlnraoa Agree.
Bueno* Ayres Sep:. I.—A c*ee of the
bubonic plague he* been officially report
ed her*.
Ex-Gov. Llewellyn Dead.
Topeka. Ken.. Bept. I —Ex-Goar. Llew
ellyn died suddenly to-night of heart fail
ure.
ON SAME PLATFORM
OR YAH AND ROOhEVKI.T MET 11-
DEII FI.AG Or TRICE,
BOTH SPOKE TO LABORERS.
TRADE* UNION MEN BARRED I*ol.l.
TICB FROM THE DAY.
I at. Bryan Spake nf Ike llighls nf the
I.a liar lug Man—The I'rndnrer I ms -
pared to and ('nnlrasled IN lib the
tollsumer—Government by Injunc
tion—Roosevelt Told of NVlinl Has
llecn Hone In trw Y'ork In lleliall
of Ihe NA orklng Man.
Chicago. Bept. 3.—Organised labor of
Chicago to-day passed In review before
Col. William J. Bryan and Col Theodore
Boose velt.
Hour after hour the' labor union < m Ircti
ed down Michigan avenue past the Audi
torium Hotel, on the loggia nf which
stood Ihe Democratic nominee for Presi
dent, the tteputdb all vice presidential
candidate, together with Charles A.
Towne. tb ti.itnr W. E Mason and a doxen
other political leaders.
Both Mr. I'ryen and Roosevelt were
heartily greeted by the men as they
marched by the hotel.
When Ihe htsl man of Ihe lone line of
marcher# had swung round Michigan avn
nur Into Jackson boulevard. Col. Itrvnn
and Col. Roosevelt ..went Inside the hotel
where soon after they sat down lo a
luncheon given by talior representatives.
It was n "flag of Iruce” lunch-on. (or
ihe trades union men hod declared that In
Ihe celebration of Labor Day there was
lo be no poiMlc*.
While Ihe parade waa moving a host of
pnople. mostly Ihe families of workingmen,
gathered In Electric Park, where tha
speeches of Ihe day were delivered. The
programme of speeches was ae follows .
Two p. m lo 3 p. m —Gov. Roosevelt,
Charles A Towne. Samuel Alschuler.
Democratic candidate for governor of Il
linois; Richard Y'ates. Ihe Republican
gubernatorial nominee: William E. Mason.
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee, Mayor Harri
son of Chicago, It. M Patterson and P.
J. O' 1 ion net. who #|sikc In the order
given Four p. m—Col Bryan.
Oot. Roosevelt left here late this after
noon and Col. Bryan at 3 o'clock to-night.
The latter weut lo Cumberland. Md..
where he will open the campaign In lhat
state to-morrow.
Npcrch of Col. Brian.
The following are extracts from Mr
Bryan's spe-eh
"No civilisation can be considered tier
tact which does not plant a hope tn the
bieaat cf every child born Into the world,
the nearer we approach to this Ideal, the
heller Is our civilization Thome who com
plain of existing condition*, cannot be put
aside as disturbers of the peace. To sick
a remedy for every abuse of government
Is more petrloilc than to proB! by bad
systems and then frown down all criti
cisms. There should be no antagonism be
tween those cngagid In the various o cu
patlona, and there will be non*- when all
recognise ihe mutual obligations which
aro due between citizen* Our desire
should be. not to separata Ihe pissple Into
warring factions, but to bring them Into
bet ter acquit dance and greater sympa
thy with each othtr. The enmity which
the poor scmcl.me* feel toward the rich
and the contempt which Ihe rich some
tlm-s manifest toward the |o r would tie
avoided If each knew the other better nnd
both were content to lie guided by the
strict rules of Justice. • • • •
"It Is of advantage to the rich a a well
ns to the poor that the children of all
have an otportunlty to secure an edu
cation, for education widen* the lodl.ld
ua!s hortx n. Increases hi* capacity for
usefulness; multiplies hi* enjoyments and
make him In every way more serviceable
to stclety. Victor Hugo has described the
mob as the human ran*- In misery. Those
who are wel!-to do have a selfish Inter
est. nnd should feel a moral concern In
removing despair from every human
breast. As misery I* lessened the secur
ity of property Is Increased; human life
ta pmteeled In proportion as happiness Is
promoted.
Monsnoier and Producer.
"Why should the man wt o sls at a
well suipl and table fo get the man who-e
toll furnishes the food? Why should the
man who warms himself by the fire forget
the man whose labor In the forest or In
the mine brings forth the fuel? Why
should the man c’ad In <h* boat products
of the loom, forget tbe nun whose cal
loused hands make tine clothing possible?
Both the consumer nnd the prolucer are
necessary, but of the two the producer
comes first tn print of time and In point
of Importance. Fhatl the rosebud, blooming
In beauty and shedding Its fragrance on
the air desji se the roots of the bush be
caue- they r me Into actual contact with
the soil? Destroy the bud and leave the
root* and n second bud will appear as
beautiful nnd as fragrant as the Drat; hut
destroy the roots and the bud and bush
will perish • • • •
"The labor orgrtnlxntlon hat been fore
most In advocating the reforms which
have already been accured. Aevcral year*
ago the secret lutllot was demanded by
the wage earners for their own protection
That ballot has been obtained nnd
through It* operations those who toll for
Individuals or corporations are able to
protect thslr political rights and to use
the nalloi according to their own Judg
ment*. This I* a long step In advance.
•• • •
"The labor organization haa also con
tributed toward th shortening of the
hours of toll, and It should not cease ll*
effort* until the eight-hour day t* se
cured. Approximately, one-thtrd of the
twenty-four hour* must be given to sleep;
If another third of the day la devoted to
manual lalior. only eight hours are left
for eating, for going to and from Ihe place
of work, for the reading of current news,
for mental Improvement, recreation, so
cial Intercourse and domestic life. Blnce
the hours occupied In eating and travel
cannot he encroached upon, every hour
added to the day'* labor must be taken
from the time devoted to Intellectual de
velopment. recreation and tne family.
•• • •
Doctrine of Arbitration.
"The labor organisation has been a con
sistent and persistent advocate of the doc
trine of arbitration, although It la diffi
cult to tee why tbe burden of this reform
should be thrown upen the laboring man.
Surely the emotes tr, if he would take •
comprehensive view of hi* own Interest*,
would be *• much benefited by arbitra
tion • the employe, and because every
prolonged contest between labor end cap
ital brings Interruption to business end
pecuniary loss to those who are in no way
responsible tor the disagreement Society
Mt general I* even more interested fen
employer* or employes The desire for Jus
tice Is so universal Ihnt the public can be
depriuled UI-HI to supoprt the flndlng of
an Impartial board of arbitration a* cer
tainly *II can support the successful
contestant in a lawsuit. The court of ar
bitration Is one of Ihe cerlulnlles of the
future and when It Is secured and perfec
ted we shall wonder why It* coming was
delayed so long • • • •
"The laboring man I* also interested In
legislation prohibiting Oriental Immlgra
gratlon It Is unfair to the Amm an work
man, who I* the foundation of Ihe na
tion's wealth In lime of peace and It* de
fense tn lime of war. lo subject him to
Ihe danger of having hi* occupation given
lo an Oriental laborer, often brought In
by contract, who ha* no permanent Inter
est In our government. If the Astatic*
come here, work for a few years, live on
a lower *-ale. and then carry home the
net proceeds of their toll, the drain upon
our money supply will Is- similar to thru
caused by landlordism in other countries.
The (sdlttcal objections to Oriental labor
are scarcely less weighty than the eco
nomic one- Race prejudice cannot be dis
regarded, and we have seen how In every
Industrial depression, run# animosities re
sult In riot and bloodshed. We eannot af
ford to bring Into this eountry those who
euniHil amalgamate with our people
Govern as eat by Injnnrtloa.
“The attempt to use the Injunction of a
court lo deprive die laboring man of trial
by Jury should alarm all our people, for
while the wage-earner Is the Unit to feel
Its effects, the principle which underlie*
government by Injunction I* so far-reach
ing lhat no one can hope to escape ulti
mately. • • •
"Those who oppose government by In
junction am not tn favor of lawlessness,
they are. on Ihe contrary, the best friends
of law and order They deny the rtgh*
of spy man to violate Ihe law tn an ef
fort to advance Itl* own Interests, but
they Insist that It I* Inconsistent with our
Idea* of government and dangerous to all
classes to Invest any Judge with Ihe three
fold power first, to make the Inws, sec
ond, to bring accusation against those
charged with the violation of the laws,
and. third, to sit In Judgment upon the
case. Government by Injunction Is so
Indefensible that the anll-lnjunrtlon bill.
Indorsed hy the Chicago platform, passed
Ihe Bennte without a ye* and nay vote
being demanded, and slnee that jltm- no
party platform has ape'lflealty linlorwed
government by Injunction, and no promi
nent member of any party has entered
upon a defense of the system: and yet
corporate Influence Is so strong lhat It
has thus far been Impossible to secure any
remedial legislation. • • •
"The laboring man favor* a direct lew-
Islatlon wherever practicable for the same
reason that he favor* the election of sen
ators hy popular vote Direct legislation
bring* the government nearer to Ihe vot
er. There Is more virtue In Ihe people
'ban ever finds expression through their
representative*. To hold that a repre
sentative can act for Ihe people belter
than they can act for Ihemaelve*. la to
assert that hr I* as much Interested In
Ihe people a* they are In themselves, and
(hot his wisdom I* greater than the com
bined wisdom of the majority of the peo
ple, Neither proposition la sound Most.
If not all. of the evil* complained of In
government, are IraeeaMe to the fact
that the re|<rssentntlve of the people has
personal Interests at variance with the in
terest* of his constituency. Corruption
In municipal, slate and federal govern
ments Is due lo the misrepresentation of
the people hy public servants, who use
their positions for prlvato advantage.
• • •
Reason to Fear the Trneta.
"The laboring man has abundant m*oti
to f.ar the trut*. Mr. t’ha*. R Flint, In
a sp*orb dellv. red In Boston, more than
a year ago. In defense of the trusts,
frankly asserts that one of the advantage*
of Untie combination* I* that. "In case of
local strlki* rr tires the work goes on
elsewhere, thus preventing serious lo* '
1* It possible that any wage earner can
fall to see how completely the trusts
Place the employed at the mercy of the
employer?
"The resolution adopted by various la
bor organisations for condemnation of
militarism and Imperialism Justify tne In
making a brltf reference to those qttes
tl ns No class contributes m ;r* than the
tailoring cine*. In proportion to Its num
ber* to the rank and tile nf the army,
no ciaa contribute* more In proportion
to Its number* to the expense of the
army, and no clas* Is more menaced by
the existence of a targe army. Most of
the count lies in Kurop* which maintain
large military en'abllihments collect an
Income tax which adjuets the burden of
the government to the Income of the cltl
**n. Here our federal taxes are Ixrgclv
eslleelert upon romuimptlon, and while
they are Income taxea. tn the sense that
thry must be pnld out of the Income* of
the people. yt the exactions are propir
!lnnate to the Income The taxes upon
eonsump lon bear heaviest upon the posr
and lightest upon the rich nnd are. In fact,
grad and Income taxes. The per tint, col
lected decreasing as the Income incr. a-ss
• • • •
"Without a large percentage of the la
boring vote, no party can win an elec
tion In the Pnlted States. The men who
work for wages can, by throwing their
voles on the one side or Ihe other, de
termine- the policy of this country. They
need not march In parades; they need
not ndorn themselves with the Insignia
of any party, but on election day their
silent boiled# ran shape the deetlny of
this nation, nnd either tiring the govern
ment back to Its ancient landmark or
turn It Into the pith way followed by em
pires of the Old World."
Gov. Roosevelt's Npeecb.
Gov. Roosevelt said In part:
"It must lie alwnys a peculiar privilege
for nny thoughtful public man to address
a body of men predominantly composed
of ware workers, for the foundation of
our whole social structure rests upon the
material and moral well Itelng, the intel
ligence, the foresight, the sanity, the
sense of duty and Ihe wholesome patri
otism of the wage-workers. This Is
doubly the case now. for In addition to
each man's Individual action, you have
learned the great lesson of acting In com
bination. in addressing you, tha one
thing* that 1 wtsh to avoid Is any mere
glittering generality, and mere high
sounding phraseology, and above all. any
appeal whatsoever made In a demagogic,
spirit, or In a spirit nf emotionalism
"We must beware of any attempt to
make hatred In any form the basis of
action. Most emphatically each of us
needs to stand up for kts own right*, but
to feed a fat grudge against other*,
while It may or may not harm them. Is
sure In the long run to do Infinite harm
to the man himself
'The more a healthy American sees of
one's fellow Amerlesne, Ihe greater grows
hts conviction that our chief troubles root*
from mutual misunderstandings, from
failure to appreciate one another's point
of view. In other words, the great need
Is fellow-feeling sympathy, brotherhood)
and *ll this naturally come* by associa
tion. • • * • Our prime need as a na
tion la that every American should under
stand and work with hi* fellow-clttsens.
getting Into touch with them so that by
actual contact he may learn that funda
mentally he and they have the same In
terests. needs sod aspirations.
"In our cities, or whera men congregate
(Continued on Sixth Page).
DAILY. B A YEAR.
S CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMKH A-WKKK.iI A YEAR
A GREAT LABOR DAY
BETTER < EI.EIIH A TEH IN SOI Til
THAN KYKH BEFORE.
PARADES IN MANY CITIES.
1. ARGK CROW DS ADDED ENTID'tK
1 ASM TO THE OCCASION.
Monster Parade in it. I.oals— Pitts
burg, Cleveland. Cincinnati and
Mills anker Mad Splendid Turnout*.
Poll!lctnna tlndr It n Field Day la
Kansas City—Reports of a Great
of Ten t ammiarlnn Houses— Hearty
t itles—Was a Dig tiny tn Georgia.
Washington. Bept. 3. Dispatches from
all |mH* of the country show that there
was a general observance of Labor Day.
The especially noteworthy feature waa
the general celebration of the day In Ihe
South, where hitherto. It ho* not been
observed lo any considerable extent.
In New Y'ork and Washington, while
ihe day waa observed strictly as a holi
day, and public ami private business was
generally suspended, there were no pa
rades.
In Bt. Isluts more than 25,000 men of all
trade* marched In a monster patade.
In Pittsburg the day was more generally
observed than for years, tn Ihe morning
there was a large parade, and In the
afternoon there was speechmnklng and
athletic sports nnd flu works at B. benley
Park All the mills and factories! we -a
closed, nnd business sus|*rideil through
out the oily, laailsvllle also hod a more
general observance than In recent year*.
In Cleveland rain seriously interfered
with the celebration, though S.OMI men
representing over ninety unions, paraded,
notwithstanding a steady downpour. Pres
ident Compete, of the American Federa
tion of Labor, addressed some thousand*
of Workingmen at Scenic Park.
In Cincinnati and Milwaukee, over
men paraded, the latter city having
two processions, the Federated Trades
Council and the Building Trades Council
holding separate celebrations.
At Berantoig lit., every line of business
closed and Ift.fwi men were in line, most
of them members of the United Mina
Worker# of America.
At Boston, owing to a disagreement be
tween Mayor Hart and the Boston Cen
tral Imbor Union, hardly half of the
trades unions para.led
In Kansas City the politicians made It
a field day. and Joseph Flory and A. M.
Dockery. Republican arc! Democratic
candidates for Governor, addressed large
erowda at a Labor Day picnic in one ot
the parka.
NEGROES GOT INTO THOI RLE.
Labor Day Clash la Columbia Util
Re Investigated,
Columbia. 8. C.. Bept. 2-The Capital
City Guards, the crack cot tired military
organisation of Bomb Carolina, got Into
serious I rouble this evening, whll* enter
taining visitors from Georgia—the Savan
nah Light Infantry.
Gov. Mt-Hweeney came upon Ihe scene
inopportunely for Ihe company, ordered It
to Its armory, and ordered that the of
fending members be brought before him
to-morrow. *
The company, with the Savannah negro
soldiers, paraded Main afreet, which woe
lined with negroes and Labor Day cele
bratory. and then pt needed to the Blais
House grounds, where fancy drill waa
executed.
Sons of Chief of Police Daly, driving
a wild horse, dashed through the crowd
of Spectators, knocking down women and
children. A short lime be'ore Intoxl
company, but were arrested. On thi*
rated men had driven through the negro
company, but were arrested. On this
second occurrence, while Capt. Nowell
picked up the child, two friends dashed
out of rank*, pursuing the reckless driv
er*. They encountered several young
men returning from lot shooting with
empty gun* and let Into them. Several
whites and negroes were badly beaten,
It was here the Governor, whose wife
was waiting for him In her carriage in
front of the slate house, an.l utmost In
the midst of the riot, ran out and hauled
up the eompany. There Is talk of having
ih* eompany <Hub*tided, bu the action
of the whites Is severely condemned.
Cnusual Interest waa manifest*.! here
M Labor Doy exercise*. In the parade
were a thousand men from railroad shop*,
cotton mill* ami other Industrie*. A hun
dred saleaivomen and female mil) opera
tive* marched in the procession, refusing
to ride.
Gov Mcßweeney, himself a union print
er. addressed the gathering.
RICHMOND'S DEMONMTH 4TION.
Thousand* Witnessed Parade and
Mlnres Mere t inned.
Richmond. Va. Bept. 2.—Labor Day wug
more generally observed In Richmond
this year than ever before. There was a
highly creditable parade In the morning,
from 1.50# to 2.000 men taking part. This
demons'ration was witness-tl by thou
sands. The business of the city wse prac
tically susi ended
After the parole there was a meeting
which was addressed by Hon John 8.
Harwood, ex-meml-er of tbe House of
Delegates; Attorney General Montagna
and Jefferson Wallace, chairman of tbs
City Democratic Committee
PRISES GIVEN IN AIGI9TA.
I.ebor Talons There Had a Right
Royal Celebration.
Oa., Bept. I.—Labor Day was
elaborately and enthusiastically celebrat
ed In Augusta. The large manufactur
ing Interests of this city give Augusta
many labor union*, and the parade this
mornlhg was highly creditable. It wae
long enough to occupy nearly half an
hour in passing, and some of the union*
showed that both money and car* had
been expended In preparing for to-day'*
parade. Bom* of the unions, in addi
tion to being neatly uniformed and car
rying showy banner*, had elaborate
float* with artisan* at work, showing
the character of their dally labor. The
prise* were awarded a* follows;
For the Triton Making the Best Ap
pearance in the Parade—First ptlis, *ll
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