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j H ESTH.U PrMm'nl.
CHINESE SITUATION
f[ . F ,.no u:p.ms more hi ovast
tmas f<r home miE.
POWERS GETTING TOGETHER.
tUlVf* WTFATIOX TO PCSIBH
leader* oRATIFino.
Germmnr Accept* the Recent Edict
limrodinc Prince Tnnn anl Other*
l„ t.ood Faith—However. *hc
Want* the Punl*hnent to He Mndr
public— l Ont look I* More
|t , rj Than at Any Time llerrlo
fory Thun It Han Meen nt Any
I ,me Heretofore.
V, mgton. Oct. 3—A feeling of tooy
. .;##,m:stn prevail* among the official*
f#r * ro-duy, tefatlve to the ('hinese
.. os (hal warrant the belief tai the ox
.* e o 4 a sound foundation ha*#*i on
>#o recent de\eopmem in pending ne
s'• <*‘SoP
,h evidently the conviction officially
in agreement among the Power* Is
r „, i* hand. However, it is not *le# tn**l
make any public announ - tnent of
* * progress of the negotiations at tht*
**•
VPnough tt la known that there hava
p,.i ,e\.rai important exchange* recent
.fh verbally between the diplomatic
repre>efitntJvey of the Power* here and the
* #• deportment, and though the United
*ii r* pr# rntatlvot <ibr<*a*i, and flic
gov imrnti to which they are accredit**!,
i be Inferred only that their gen
t 41 bn* teen highly tavor able fr>m
, it u-faction expr*r**d by the officials.
encouraging outlook bus been
> ight about very largely by the har
n us sentiments whieh have devclop
m) *ewe* n this government and Germany
nnuvnilDK the course of future event* In
* na Hinee the return of Secretary Hay
: ♦* n.ih had aeN-er.il conference* with Baron
%<4 hornberg the Gcramn charge d'af
j. t r* ■ which have been of such a chart **-
• is * * show that the purpose of the
r* g ernmenlti were very much alike,
*• whatever nnght have been on
•*!. they were *ow proceeding to
* .1 i oxmnon end for the solution of the
! f r. difficulty.
b* r.in government received several
the Sheng dispar h giving the
* edict, for the severe puu.snnvm*
*t i i •** Tuan nn<l hi* 'M>ociaie. * Thl*
** * epical in the highest Herman
a* a sincere evidence that Chin i
. fo.ed now to deal with the re
j if--* !‘! part tea a* their offetu.es <le*erv
o. I* ano developed the sentiment that
* • ia ration of war against China would
1 to* r • *s!!e*c, aiKl rff*!-a solution of tlie
r m could be secured through pacific
I chirnej.
Moat tofnrfnr? Oiillnnli.
V* •vther the outlook is more et'isfar
t \ i *n at any time heretofore, not onlv
f w current action by the powers, but
a * f-*r a comprehensive settlement of
t nre r*hlne*e question
expected, however, that the atten
nl this government will he turned.
* Ur the next few toys, to some entire*
1 i• w phages brought U| by the French
ro *' > to the Powers. This tio<e undoubt*
* • win |* in the hands of this govern*
"* i by the time the President returns.
i I there Is considerable anxiety in for
i larter* as to the answer the United
o * will m<ke A quesflort has arim
* whether the note will be accept*d
l*i sxne of the foremosi comlnental
Po. r* of Ktirope. 8o far a* this govern-
Is concerned, however, there is no
t n believe the French prop>eitlot.s
* l n>et with disfavor.
M'-entime plan* are under consideration
t which the Power* will nee that Chinn
out her purpose* of punishing the
f• ’ ' parties. The sincerity of Uhlna l>e
-1•* * **ie.i. it is felt to be proper that
punishment she Inflict* shall be car
-1 out in *uch public manner, either
the knowledge of the foreign mlnl>
t*rs r,r m their preneiuv, that there rati
b* i question as to the completeness of
!r * - reparation. The German govern*
•n*- - desires that this course lc pursued,
* and there <ipp tr to he a genera! *li*|o
*‘ion io adopt some *u<*h supervision of
Uie pu; i hrm nt*.
tmiKlt. %\*t TO T\Hi: XO PART.
'lannrs Will %ot Join Expedition t*
Minii Hal Knnn.
Tien Tstn. Htinday, B**pl. 30, via Tuku,
' A ui S:anghui Oct. 3.—The Amer
-1 a*, for.e will not l|*itc in the Hhan
Jl • Kv\.r * x|)editln). The order se-ndlng
* * ' i hment of United Htatew marine*
* allied fon w has been revoked.
* n ’ r > not ex|ect any op|toeitln.
have lieen mlvlsed th.it the au
’ Huan Hal Kwan have been In
* • 1 to capitulate.
* haffe.e and the t'ommander of the
“d*i have formally notifli t
dar*ha fount von Waklcrsee of t.ie
•• Amt and i< • ••
t ' y r. speetlvaly. The Untied State*
will proceed to Uavlte.
movement of Indian trm>pp will be*
The British an*l Germin
T '"‘ filling troofw* to Pekin.
Mi*V* H * preparation* for an
in force agnlnwt Pao Ting Ku.
< will la-obaNv leave in a fort-
nd column, fran Pekin will co.
ith the expedition. Heslstaiic'e
k*i, ‘V as #h *‘ are there in
" rr numbers.
' ,m 'Ke t mniiwioNKßt.
**••*• 11 leu **i| f Minpalgn of ft r
'cnii,. | Prarod.
*' ■ *M. fh# Assnriaied Pre*p.)
I 'la Taku. Sept ). via
! Prln*e t hing has been
1 f ‘* the Issuance of an Imperial
** r,mln * I-iu Kun Yl. Viceroy of
p, rl( f lr 1 rhr >g Uh! Tung. Viceroy at
t* B r,.e** stnt commissioners to
** r ®i petce
?*. * , commissioners are
’ n * l rogresHve faction
<J*4W, * l,n ntannes are being wtth
’ e*n 1* expreised regarding the
Moftting
plans cf the Germans who are brirgtng a
large force, which I- expected to embark
on a can)|wtgn cf revenge which it Is pre
dieted will seriously dlay the estab
lishment of peace.
J%PA\F*F tmit BOXPJtf,
Russian Force That Was
i blnnr t npltnl.
Pekin. Bept 27 After the return of the
German expedition to the eouthw ird yes
tar day, a rmall Japan* r*e ft>rce left Huang
Tsun for Tsing Yang. wh*re tlc Boxers
to be <'ongreg.itlng.
The Russians remaining In lVktn are
two battalioim of Infantry ami a tuittery
of artillery, t'ol Trotlakoff commanding.
Thev will hold the summer paiace and the
Mm hi.i|N Railway terminu.-.
rim HE OF *ll %\ 11%l KWAN.
W* flrciilrd on by a t auncll of the
Adttilrnl* ou kept. 21t.
Vienna. O'’, g—The admiralty ha* re
ceived the foik’Wlrtg dlapatch from Taku:
“In accordance with the request of Count
von W.ilderree. the ixure of S.uan Hii
Kwan was #leelded U|Km by a oounedl of
♦he ulmlrals. Bept. and all woe pr*-
;*ar -l I*h* .•i'Hoii rUicild'. ship j %n er** s*-nt
io h*rmind its stirren*!* r, arid the
evacu *t*d the piss . The British then
hoiated their flag and the other fligshfp
t/)eru|*>n went thither and put their rc
eievtive flag* on the fort - "
HIHtIAA* HAH nom: I.otana.
They Engaged the Chinese on Vast
Plain Covered With tiraaa.
St Petersburg. o't. 3.- 'l'he Russian gen
eral staff ha* received a dispatch dealing
ivlth tae operation* north of tl*l Nlu
Chwang. which ty* urnt Gen. Flelwher s
division of *.hU men, with nr?Ill# ry. rn
gagd the Chinese* on a voet |4am vver-
with htgn grass. Th* Russ an* lost
two offieia ki.b*d and eighte**n men
wDn*led
A or>ling to the same advi.-e*. Col,
Art tinanofr. while r*conn*it**rinn wuth two
squadron* <>f ca\uIrly. <ame in toieh tvith
ltoo disciplined Uhineese. Thes Gen.
Fle.s her Is *xp*-ctel to engage.
tien. Orod* koff. commcin !er of the Amur
government. r-i**r that on Hept. Ilf. he
r- e 1 a telegram from Pr nrs Uhlng.
through the Russian for-ign office, show
‘ng that Prince Uhicg wa* authorised to
D’-gottAt* on b-fialf of *’hlna with the
Powers, hi co-op* rati n with Chan-dlor
( him Hu
Prince cubing with a view of facilitating
negotiation* had ordered the governor of
T*itlk*r to t eas#- hodllltle* Subs*quent
l> I,'<B Chinese *urref,d* e I
No further lighting In Manchuria I* ex
pect -d.
British Cruisers Go to Taka.
Wei HaL Wei. Province of Bhan Tung
Oct. I.—The British first- .ss cruiser
Terrible and the British semnd • las* crui
ser A.ethu**. with the* transports having
on the third brigade >f British In
dian tro>js. started f.r Taku t>-day at
short notice.
THE MUiltoEN TOOK tlllßGFl
They Srr In i nnirol of konth 4 nro
llnn lle|Mi hllrntt
Uolumhi l. H. U., Oct. 3 -—To-night for the
fir,-t t.rne .-fflre they w*>re given the right
*. \ote, the negroes t-*'k entire control
of the Rcpubll in organisation In the
state,
E. II Peas, a negro, displaced H H
Tolbert, white, as chaitman of the Htate
K.xe-utlve Committe . and Gen. R**b**rt
Smul's. ncKro, wh re-elected vice chair
man over J. 11. Wheeler, a white man.
A state convention was calbd to nomi
nate presidential elector*. Hut that be
ame a mere Incident In the fight for *u
premaev. and the negroes threw **fT the
leadership of th* white Im**cs .1. H.
Uordham wus elected chal man < f the . on
\ entlon, a |v siticn u-uahy ac orded a
white man There were several hours of
wrangling before the organisation was
* ffee*ed. There w ere about twelve white
delegate* aid IS) negroes*.
Th- following were nominated presiden
tial el‘‘ tors f*r th- state at mrc*-:
Ir. \V. i. Umtn. t oior-d. Charleston,
aid L. W. C. Blalock, white, Taiurens.
For the several districts: George
Holmes, w hit. . T A Od -m. n* gro; J \V
| Tolbert, white 11 II Felton, whitei R.
U Roberts. ngio; M K Holloway, ne
gro; George W Murray, ntgt**.
The at*empt to nominate fate ticket
failed ns there r** only l**<no registered
R* ptihlioan %oiets.
A feature of the bol-teroiis session wa*
n Here, den it ri >la t lon of S niter Tillman
by a frenxied negro
SI’PPLIK* FOB 4. XLX ESTOY.
McPherson’* 4 r* I* Being Distrib
uted There.
Washington. Oct .*! Acting Secretary of
War Melk # John O in receipt of the fol
lowing telegram from Walter C. Jone*.
Mayor of Gglvewton ind Uhalrman of the
Pent ml Relief Committee
“Tho Mippllcs *) U. S. H. McPherson
have bet n received. Galveston an*l the
Central Relief Committee are very grate
ful to President M Kln>y and yourself
for the gr# at service In pa ing the trans
lort McPh r*on at the dlsponal of our
N<*w York friend* for relief of (ialveston
sufferer*
“The supplies are being u*v| In feed-
Ing and clothing our hungry and destitute
|M*ople who lost so much hy the storm
More Money for Galveston.
Wad mgton. Ort. 3 —The state deport
ment ha* received a draft for L>*‘ from
B H Warner. Jr. consul at lx*lp*l
which wa* contributed hy the American
i ninny at Io!pto, German firms and eon
t.n.nV officers In Germany for the heneflt
of the sufferers from the recent hurricane
In Texas.
POPILXTION OF AltK %NfIAA.
It la I,3ILY>I People, ao Ineresae of
lti/J.% Per ent.
Washington. Oct. The u. nus Bureau
to-day published the returns for th. sate
of Arkanaa*
The population of the ‘date in !*• |
1.311 544. as against 1JJ8.17? in 1330. repro
renting an Increase since 1 m of 1< 3XS or
ld.3i per cent
The rate of Increase D only shout wo
fifths of that for the deend*- Pon to
w hen It was per rent . snd less
than one-fourth of thot the decide
from 1370 to ISIO. when I tw*s.o r ent
From to 1?n there was an Incr a e of
only 11.23 per cent, but prior to I**'* tae
population more than doubled Itself during
each decade, snd lor the decane from IKD
to 1840 showed au inert*a ol l r
cecb
SAVANNAH, GA„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1000.
STILL UNDER FIRE
tt KJT( OTT Qt F.ITIO#iED ABOIT
HAW TH A\#Al TIOA.
HIS POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
TOBD OF A MORTfdGC FIDd TED
BY T. M. ClAMXdmi,
Many Tranisetlnn* In ktnek* and
Bond*, the Detail* of U hleh Mr.
Writt'olt 4 oul*l Aot Bentlirmher.
I.**flrr Written hy %tr. Westcntt to
4 apt. 4 arter Wtaltaa Ml* lteau*
for Declining to Appear Before the
Hoard of Inquiry.
New York. Oit. 3 -The cross-ex.imtna
tlon of Robert F. Westcott was continued
to-*lay before Commissioner Shields In the
pro- er-dtng* for the r**movul of J F . K-
H. and W. T. tlaynor and B D. ilrccne
to the Jurisdiction of the Georgia f**leral
courts.
A mortgage for SIO.O*Y). executed by one
T. M Cunningham of Savannah to Mr
Wfitcotl, was examined in detail
Capt Carter acting under Mr. Weslcott *
low'er of nttortw-y In advan ■#! the
fjrt.om. Government' (*.>un*ei , s object was
to show* that Carter collected the interest
on the mortgage and he turned the note*
given by Cunningham in to Mr W* t
cotr* n • ount with the Union Trust Com
pany The note*, with Mr \V*-t-*ott‘* in
dorsement*. w* re pul in evlden. e. The
witness al*l the entire amount h*> been
paid and ttw- mortgage re| a.-F*|
A dosen or m*r* can-elled checks,
drawn by Mr. \N *-t ott In IKK and 1K97.
were Identlfle#! hy the witnchu anl .lmit
fed in evhlem’W.
Nearly a.ll the lime of the session wis
taken up In like examination into tram -
actions completed under the p*wera of at
torney Capt. Carter h*ld while Mr. \V *t
cott wa* In Furo|e In and 1W Mr
WestcoM rem# ni>ered signing eom** legal
document* sen* to him In Italy fqj hi*
signature, but could not r*oall what*do< -
iimfnt* they w*re.
To dir* t (|U* tlons Mr. Weatcott *Akl ha
could not testify that certain bond* he
handed to Carter *n Bept. 2T*. IW. were
not purchased at his personal direction ly
R* id arni Flagg and C. H. Vandeventer.
Counsel r*a*l tle number* of the bonds
an*l Mr. Westcott said he touid not l
(tositive. He ooukt not rerncmer. On his
direct examination Mr Westcott said
those bond* hod been given to him by
Benjamin D. Greene and he handed t urn
to Carter on the advice of his counsel.
The theory of the prosecution Is that the
bonds were originally b*>ught In Mr. We*i
cott’s name by Carter
Better to 4 apt. I arter.
The following letter written to c**pt.
Carter, on Oqt. IS, IS7. wan Identified oy
Mr. Westcott:
My dear Oberlln: I have your tele
gram, also telegram from Col. Gillespie,
a-king me, *h you have (tone seven!
times, to ootne liefore *he U*ait to t* -ufy
You know my disposition toward you. but
do you eee any reason—l *to not—why 1
should submit my private affairs to this
j*o*rd. either by furnishing the ac vnints
to which you refer, or by being ex.imin**!
jtersonally? 1 must decline t#> do so. Th
a- <Hint referred to relate* to many mat
ters of a |*n\aie chara- ter with whl* h you
have nothing to do. As to matters with
which you have had to do. I have given
you power* of attorney, a* to my moneys
and property under which you have a led
for years because of our close prn*#nal
relation* For the eanv* reason 1 have
given you money tor your own personal
use I underst it that those matter* may
have been proven to the Usird, but I *to
not se# that they are properly within thl*
inquiry, or that I should ttatlfy abo#lt
them. As to coming before the board per
sonally you know tha: my health I* such
is to make this hazardou.-. a cona.lerx.
tlon which I should |*u: aside, if 1 thought
tt necessary to he examined. The tele
grnm from Col Gillespie is * veey
courteous one. Fleas** explain to him with
• Ike courtesy my position.
•*A f fee t lons t ely,
"R. E. Westcott."
“To cpt Carter."
The lett#*r was admitted In evidence and
(.’* an in •* loner Hhlekls orderel an adjourn
ment until tomorrow.
YOITkEV.% TIME EXTENDED.
Ha* X*f Net keewred ill fhe X\ ll
ne*** •!** Dealres.
Georgetown. Ky.. t)ct. 3.—Judge Cantrlll
to-day until Friday the tlm#- of
the defense to state whether or not It i
ifrtdy to proceed In th* case of Henry
Youtpe>. ihrg(l %vlth being a pnrnii-.il
In the shooting of Gov. Goebel. It was
iat#d by th*- defence tnat a number of
summunc* f.r wlintes* . s*nt out on tb pt,
17. liav- not yet been return**!.
Jis lg<* antrlil de*-lded to *l iw sixteen
more names fr#*m ih*- Jury where in H.#•
f sixteen excused to-V>, ai l then If It)
Juror Is h* urt'l to iesue a *ie lai venire.
tomb** %florne> *lil.
Lexington. Ky., Oct. 3.—lt C. o Benja
min. editor of ih# Lexington H:an*lrd
and attorney for “Tallow Dick" Oombs,
w iio Is accused of b**ing *• osory to the
ktl.ing of William Goeltel, was shot In the
liack by Mike Moynahsn. white, wnito
fleeing after a registration quarrel here
lost night.
lln Flat*- i finfi rciii r.
New* York. Oct. 3 The conference be
tween the officers of the American Tin
plate Company and th delegates repre
senting the Tin Workers* Ala tlon of
America wa* continued yesterday Tha
W ise question Wa*- settled, though on
what bn.Hs was not officially announced,
but It w-ss reported that the employes had
been granted m rt per cent advance.
Prlre of s*r Ned weed.
New York. Oct. The American Sugar
Refining company to-day reduced its
price* for refined sugar forty points. Ar
tniekl* Brother* cut the price of refined
sugar to .Y7V and withdrew all guaran
tees The Independent refiners also cut
the price to S.7&C. This leaves the price
of the American company five point* ba
.gyw that of other companies
MINERS STANDING FIRM.
They XXIII lini Accept 141 Per Cent,
tdinncr I nlc** The 4 unvrßiinn
to Be Held Order* It.
Philadelphia, Oct. 3 —There were no de
velopment* of s|*e<*i*l importance to-day
in tlie miner** strike.
An interesting feature was the Reading
Company’s notice to Its employes that in
addition to i?s offer of a 10 per cent. In
cresoo It wa- will ngtoenterlntoarbitration
with them relative to any grievances they
may have. None of th* strikers, how
ever. have Indica'ed their intention to re
turn to work
A rumor gained wide circulation to-day
that President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers had. In conferen e with the
pre-idem* of the coal t arryln/r railroads,
agreed upon a settlement of the strike
When Informal of the rumor Mr. MMckv
ell promptlv denied it and said he had not
been In conference with cither railroad
officials or coal operator*.
A seer* t conference of the leading offi
cials of ihe miners* organisation was held
at Hazleton At Its conclusion President
Mitchell said the question of calling s
Joint convention luid not b* en conMdered
He added that out of 142,0n mine workers
only about 5.010 are nt work, at and these, he
said, would le out In a short time.
The time limit of the Laickawanna com
pany’* offer of Increased wagea will ex
plre to-morrow, but strikers generally ex -
pres* their determination to pay no heed
to the offer.
BUtlkliHs HOLD Ol T XX ELI^
\\ ill Be \ Settlement I nfll a Con
vention la Held.
Hasleton. Pa.. Oct. 3.—Another day has
• •Miie and gone without developing any
thing new in the Mrik of th*’ anthracite
•ail miners of iVnnsylvanla. Although
most of the big companies have offer#*t
mine worker* to p*'*’ cent net increase in
wage*, not < move has yet hern made by
any of the strikers toward* a rc.-umptloo
of work
Thq way the men have thus far stood
their ground without showing any w*ak
ness in any part of the ranks I* consid
•*r**d remarkable b> many jer*<His in this
region. That a brvik wlii com** sootier
or later, however, l.** believed by many to
le certain.
To-day President Mitch* II was Informed
of the wide * imitation #f a stor> to the
effect that he had reached an agreement
with the pre>dtent* of the c>ai mining
nnd coal carrying inllroans ari after ver
• •olly denying the-report. he issued the fol
low Ing:
' To the miners and mine workers of the
anthracite region
“We have Just been informed that the
report h is been circulated a* Ashland ;o
the effect that In a conference at New
York this morning between the . oal presi
dents and melf art agreement was
reached which will *nd the strike.
“I dslre to notify all mine workers
that the report is Irwarre* t md that I
have not been in conference with the
presidents of ihe coal * ompaniew arsl have
made no agreement with them. 1 wish to
reiterate what I said several daw ago.
that there would to* no settlement of the
strtk* tinrll n convention of the anthra
cite miner - is h**kl. You are further r**-
quested to pay no attention to th#- state
ment* of thi* kind itul to continue the
•.trike until such con#•••salon* nrv mad# by
the operator* *h will Justify us In calling
a general convention, when you will be
regular.v notified of the dau* and place
it which iho convention will to* held.**
STRIKE LENDERS XX %Tf 11 Ft L.
Miner* XXnrued to Await Action of
the 4 ouvrnllon.
Bh*oondoah. Pu . Oct. 3 The Philadel
phia and Renting Coal and Iron Oompatiy
to-day poslrtl notices at all of Its ('Ollier
je* r*l |n consp4clou* place* In the towns,
atid mining “patches,” announcing a net
increase of to ier cent in wage.*>.an#l a wll
ligness to hear the grievance* of Its em
ployes.
The torn! and district organizer* were
on the alert, and In ha s than five minutes
after the company's proposal bad been
placarded a warning to the mine worker*
was circulated
In this town and vicinity organizer C.
R Pot tier disirlbuteil circulars printed tn
the English. Polish and LMhuanlan I in*
guages. calling mi the strike! * to |wy no
attention to the company's #ff#r. but to
wait for the #l# isbn of the Mine Workers
<'onvemlon The |m|>reselon here to-night
I* thnt none of the strikers will attempt
to return tv work until so ordered by
President MHcheJl.
The Eighth regiment Is to-night making
preparation* to i*reak camp. <len. Gobi*
lato today ordered th#* regiment to start
for horn# to-morrow. Uompany I of the
Twelfth left to-day. MaJ. Farqtihar, pro
vost marshal, has ortk*red the guard to
diligent |y |iafrol the eastern section of the
lior*ugh, near Indian Ridge colliery. He
-sy*r th* strikers there are stovwlng *n
ugly disposition.
MaeFANLANE IN %X KNfOIATKR.
ICepnbllcnn fund Ida tr for Governor
•f Florida Had n l ight.
O-ala, Kla., Oct. 3—ln this city last
night, during a sp*ech by Col. M. B
I!a Farians, R<fublMan nomlto e for
Governor. Richard Hendricks, a city fire
man and Demo rat, snout*#l Bryan’s
name. The speaker, Indignant at fhe iti
terruptlon. challenged the lnterrupt#*r to
show hlmaelf.
Rumter Mays, another fireman. atepi>ed
in front of MacFaflane and a wordy war
ensue*!. MacForkine retired into the ho
trl. but Imnvdiately stepi*# and lock into
the crow and assaulted Mays, giving him
several blow** In the face. Maya struck
hack nnd the frkon#!* of !>oih parties rush
ed to the belligerent*.
Ma *Far me was taken ln*l#to the Ocala
House, hts hotel, by his friends, and the
doors closed.
The Incident • Vested tremendous excite
ment and further trouble is feared.
Col. Mae Parian* t* tt prominent lawyer
and politician of Tampa
Hlx Failure In Phlladepbla.
Philadelphia. Oct 3. to-day the
failure was announced of Nace and Bwart
ley. a well known commiaaion
no ise, and formal notice of their assign
ment was filed in the office of the recorder
of deeds. John Bparhawk Ja . an attor
ney. who Is named as the of the
; firm. when quesiloned concerning the
(allure, said he wa* not prepared at thto
time to give any figure* concanUng lbs
(Mrm s ItuMliUes or aiw#s
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
1
TIIOI OF DEMtM R Xt VS fOto
LOXX ERH 4 %THE It ED.
FESTIVITY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
SENATOR JOXRM PRESIDED IX
Hi: Alt XT’S AlldAlK,
Pre*ldeat of the Great OranI••Ion
\% a* Detained by Illness—-4.real
O# h thm 4tlven Mr. Stevea*on.
There %re Now 7.:tT;t llemoerattr
I lull* X\ Ith an Average Member
*lil|> ot Over 3tHi—l.rrsl I'Mrmle of
Democrats la the Street* of In
dianapolis.
Indianapolis. Oct. 3 The city of Tn
dlana|H>ll* to nigia presented a scene of
Demo# rat to festivity. From the various
building* In the bttsftneas portion Ameri
can flags and streamers of hunting were
flung to Ihe evening brttis. while promi
nent among the decorations portrait*,
framed in electric bulbs, of distinguished
lealters of the l mocra *y. were displayed.
At fc o’clock a parade of all the Demo
cratic lube and delegates marched
through the streets while thousands of
people lined the sidewalks.
Th#* programme for the opening session
of the convention as >fM; lnil> *inounc#d
waa changed Just prior to the hour of
meeting President W R ll#.nst was ex
p# ted to bo present t# preside, but tele
graphed that he wus 111 mid unable to
attend. Tho convention wraa. therefore,
called to order by Htnsior James K Jones,
chairman of ihe Demo#*ratlc National
Uomntlttee Mayor Taggart was tntni*
ducfvt and m'h an a hires* of welcome,
which was briefly responded to by J R
Rice of Canton, O.
Senator Jones in opening the convention
said.
“In the absence of President Hesrst.
wim has ben unavoidably detained from
this meeting. 1 have been requested to c.ill
this convention to order snd 1 do so now.
“During the last two or three w* ■k*
clulx* have been organised and have been
report*d to headquarter* nt the rate #
over 500 a day. until there are now hy *<•
tual count 7,353 fiemocralic club* with an
av -ras** membership of more than rt) l
ready organix#*#! In all the states of ih s
Union. With an organisation of this
kind, consisting of more than 2.000.0 0 of
members, thoroughly organize#! and tlio
oughly awake to the necessities o'
the situation, at work in thetr 10-ahti s
everywhere, there •an to* no raaaonar>U
doubt of the result on the sixth of N*J
vem.#er next.*’
oiganizatlon was then affected b> elect
ing Th->mas Taggort temimary chair
man; F. li. Ihmren, New York. *e. re
tary; W. Jefferson Pollard. Ht Louis,
reading i.Mk. and Myron D. King. In*
dianap >hs. sergeant-ai-arina.
%u U\ulln for tilsvpsifls.
At th s Jun< iur#‘ A#ilal K Htevenson wa*
escorqthl into the hsll by u band und tils
appearance s*nt tlie convention Duo u
pandemonium of appiaus#- Me aid
“Sly Fellow Itetnocrafs: I thank you
for this cordial greeting. I w(*ull not un
dartake now to address you, hut at a lat**r
time. In accordan#e wkh the programme.
I will hav#* the pi# nsur*- to address aovtie
remarks to my fellow tomo- rate of the
United Htate*. 1. an only say to you now
that 1 tr.ng you word- of good cheer from
ihe great Democratic state of I.llnoi*
The next speaker wax M *yor Hnmuel M
Jones of Toledo. Mr Jones spoke !n part
as follows.
“No matter what may to* said to the
contrary. I think that th#* only real ques
tion that to now before the American poo
pie In this campaign Is tlie question of
right of self-government
“The only difference between a Repub
lic. an*l art emi>ir Is thl In a republic
a sovereign equals all of the people par
Help*ting tn the government on equal
terms; In an empire suhj t and depend
ent colonies ipre ruled by tlie home gov
ernmetit without thrlr consent or partici
pation. XVhlch prlnclp’es shall we adopt’
I l> lieve that w# will he true to the
Dtm#cracy of the gold* n rule rather than
to the autocracy of th* rule of the gold.
ind I believe that the American i**otl*
will reaffirm the do* trine of th** right of
s'df-governm# nt as srt down In the De
claration of ltulependence “
At the r.mduslon of Mayor Junes’ al
-dress, James Hamilton Lewis of the stat<*
of Washington, was Introducid
Accordltig to th programme Gov Ben
ton McMlllin of Tennessee, was to have
torn the concluding speaker, but while
he was present, a heavy cold rendered
him out of voice, and he did not attempt
to speak
The convention nt 5 o'clock took a re
cess until after the parade tu-ntght.
Th.- parade ended at it 3b o’clock and
T#mlins*n Hall wn thnng#d with those
who had partlcupated In tto- Jolllfl# ati*n
The m** ting was called Id order by Sen
ator James K Jon#.-, who Introduce#!
Uapt. Patrick o*Farrell of Washington.
D. U. Uni* O'Farrell <lenouncel ih* war
In the Philippines nod condemned a stand
ing army. II• was followed by Hon Hlg
murid Zeleler of Chicago, who spoke in
oppcwttton to “imperialism.”
It was the int* nti**n that lion James R
Sovereign, former grarul ma-r work
man of the Knights f Labor, should
make the dosltik speech of the evening,
but owitto the laienes* of the hour
his rp * h was deferred until to-morrow
The convention adjourned until to-mur
row morning
BRYAN ON I VII NT TAX ATIOX.
Hl* Retofl It end x XX hen Somehodx
Xlnde nn ln*lnuntln.
Waukesha. NY Is., Oct. 3. Mr Bryan to
day made lees than half a floesti speeches
and traveled by easy stages fr*mi Portage
Uhy to th place, sjeaking only at Por
tage, Columbus, Watertown, ttconomowo**
and Waukesha. H said to-night he wouM
give the Xth and 3th of this month to Illi
nois. the Ksth and 11th 4o Mlch'g*n. snd
the 13th. the 13th, and lath to Ohio. He will
go dire* * from Cleveland to New York
At portage Mr. Bryan t**ok up the ques
tion of taia’inn He said
••Unjust axst4:nn simply transfers
money from one man's pocket to another's
and is larceny perpetrated by law. and. do
you know, my fr.ends. a* I have studied
government and the policies of govern
ment ! have made up my mind that the
stealing done by those in the penitent.ary
is not so greau as the stealing that Is done
by unjust law. You m> think that Is a
strong statement, but Just remember that
the number of men in the penitentiary is
mwll compared With the population."
v £hea Mr. Bryaa branched out into a
general discussion of national taxes, tak
ing up th#* question of the tariff, lie sfstke
of Ihe tax on binding twine While the In
rej* #• amounted, h* said, to half a cent
an . re. the igitrrt:*4e benefit to the man
ufacturers w ij# not than $7*X <¥) He
eitd that while the binding twine men
were on hand to look after the tariff in
tins case there were no farmers In Wash
ing ton to protect themselves
llriNii ltrnd> ttrfort.
• They hod enough to do at home “ some
one interjected, to which Mr Bryan re
sponded.
“Yes the\- were busy making enough to
pay the .x “
At Water I• wn Mr Bryan said that at
the to-ginning of its history the Rcpuhil
• an |*iriy ba#l • onfeased to he follow#*rs
o.‘ Jefferson N#*w Jsflferwon s name *:
never mentioned, but Alexander Hamilton
had become thetr great exemplar ll.unil
tin ha*# night that -. l#*t\ was divu'ed
Into two cla>-* •. Ihe well lairn and ih*
|#>wd> horn an! tha* the well to*r:i r. r*
entitled to gveni the lowly t*orn. h wis
time#* ssary, Mr lit van said. t date
that Mi Hamilton considered himself
wa ll bo n Men who taught that doctrine
alw av* classed :h# in#*#'lv - v\ i h w hat in v
considered .the la#tter cl.is* The #lond
lilting Itiought of the It# |iihll. in p it *)' of
ih#* present ’.v ind therefore J*tf*isons
doc trim of u> equal! t of m#n waa no
longer promukgaid by tlie of
that puny ll#* sppeah#l t* RepubH-aiii
t< make their |Mrtv a iff lat inns accord
with their conx'lcflons
lie >pk*- of tie difficulty of securing
the honest administration of affairs so
far from home a* the Philippines, and
said
If you r tl • what this (administration
In* itotie in Havana you can get some
Id# • of wii.it to expect tf they go to the
Philippine I lands benevdent Iy assimilat
ing the r venues f#*i the natives"
Ml de arid again that the Porto Rican
legislation was tin h# t indlcattot) of
wtiMt could l" • M* t f ‘'l *he Philippines,
and declared
“If v i) approve of the Porto Rican bill
you will approve a th*#*r\ that Is dan
g#mu*- and d.imnabl* •• my #l# spot in
the world e%’ct promulgated "
DENIES X F4MII.Iv| I’MAR(B
•trinn'* Anaxver to ilnr) Almot 111*
I (innrellnti Will* Silver.
Portage Wis.. Ort 3 W. .1 Bryan's
attention wa- to day oiled to the state
ment alleged to have to *ti made by Mr
Kingman, that he rec#*ivl flfsi.tWl for In
eisting upon the silver plank of (he Kan
*. I'ity platform, and lie said
"It is hardly wrth while to deny the
charge of a man who hid# * twhlnd a
woman whose nwene lie will not give, blit
in order that tin* most unscrupulous Re
(Mibll# .hi ma> t.av# no leasoti for rd*eatlng
the < i aige 1 will -ay ttiat It is absolutely
fa se in every particular No one ever of
fired, pronil-cd or ga\#* me that sum or
any other sum for utging that plank or
any other plonk in the Kansas City plat
f irm or any other platform. I ddn’t know
anything of Mr Kingman, but It la said
that he is a cousin of Hong*or Cullom. and
I do know someth ng of Senator Cullom
The Senator ought to know whether hi*
cousin Is trustworthy or not. and If the
Senator will state over his own slgna
lure that he believes what his cousin
says and Is willing to represent him In
on Investigation of the ch irge. I will make
him ;• prp ;ition which will give him an
opp rtunlty to produce his evidence.”
THEY FfII.I.DXX Ell MOOffEA ELT.
Hogg nnd Wellington Made Speeches
nt Lincoln, Ncl.
Lincoln. Neb., Oct 3 Following the
Roosevelt d*mon*tralUn of yesterday the
fuslonlsts of Nebtn-ku held a counter
rally to-day with Her a tor Wellington, of
M tryland, and ex-Gov. lb gg of Texas. m
P*aker*. The crowd tn th*- city was very
la rj*.
Gov Hogg confined * hi* address to an
arswer to Gov Roosevelt lie accuse|
Die vice piesMcniial < an IHate of flaunt
ing the bloody sbirt of forty years ago.
and denounced what he called the strict
ure s |*sed on the National Guard as
• ompar*d with the Rough Rbb-rs.
Hcnator Weiiington s*ld he was still
Repiihll# *n an*l #iffere| with Mr Bryan
on the tariff nisi money question*, but
was supporting him leause lmierlalism
was the Issue of all others, and on that
111. y were agreed
ID said lie wa opposed to the war
with Fpaln fr#n the Mart, and still be
li*'v#d It w.i* an unnecessary wrar.
Ho far as Utibg was con*erned it was
-imply a hanging of masters, and the
last he said, is w# rse than the flrat.
mi RHBDI i i#ir ihi ihi -i i. \ ii..
Mr. Bryan As > * Belief Can Come
4nl> Through Democrats.
Waukesha. Wl#*.. Oct. 3. Mr Bryan was
accorded n brilliant recejalon here to
night. His train was met hy an Immense
run. *hirse of people. Including a Mg Him
to amx club. At the Casino Theater h*
p|ioke to an Immense audience. Ho took
up the trust qu **tlon. saytnx
“If you are willing to apply a remedy
to th* trust#- now you will get relief, hut
if you do not apply It soon you will need
relief before you gei |L The remedy is
to vote the Democratic ticket.”
Mr. Itryan left late to-night for (Til ago
en route to Indianapolis, where he goe
to attend th# me* ting id tto national club
repi -eii.atlvm to-morrow.
BELMONT DEI LINED TO 111 N.
AX n* Nominated for 4 ongre** hy the
D* mnerat*.
New York. Od. 3.-Perry Belmont, who
for four consecutive ♦* rms represented tto
First New York District in Congress, wa*
again nominated by the Democrats of (hat
district at their convention at Mineola.
L L. yesterday.
Tto nomination was by acclamation and
was made in s|o*e of the fact that Mr.
Belmont's friends In the *#on vent lon had
in their possession a letter In which he de
clined the honor.
To-night a committee called on Mr. Bel
mont nt his New Yrk residence to notify
him of ht* nomination He positively #|e
lined to run and referred the (otnmMtee
to hi* I* tier.
HILL ftPORE TO 1.1H4.E < BOXX 11.
Nee#| of fhe l*et>le to Defend t onf|.
MHIU)*I Nlglita.
Danville Vs.. Oct S— Hon. David B
Hill of New York spoke to an gultenc* of
s,ftp people here to-dey. miny om ng
from a distance of several hundred miles
to hear him
Mr Hill devoted himself principally to
the question of Imperialism.
lie paid hie respect* to tons tor Depew
and the Republican dinner pail, the cover
AUnnttnued on Fifth Pag*.|
DAILY V* A Y FAR.
f. CENTS A COPY
WEEKLY 2-TIMKB-A WKEK.II A TEAR
GEORGIA’S ELECTION
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IS
FROM 4.Y04N1 TO OO.OOU,
POPULISTS GOT 20.000 VOTES.
LIGHT VOTE X% AS CAST IN ALL
PINTS OF THE STATE,
Bad X% eather and the Lack of Oppo
sition XX a* Responsible for n
Small Tarnont of Drinurralt--Ne
urn Beprrarntn tl% e I'rnkshlr
Fleeted In M*lnto*h—l*opull*t*
€ nrrled Only One or Two 4 ountlen.
Laraer X oto I* Expected in No*
x ember.
Atlanta. Oct 3 —According to the best
figure* obtainable h# re at midnight tha
Democratic. tl< ket for elate house offi
cers ta caiVh-d In (ieorgia to-day by
atxMit ♦..,••• majority.
The PopullHt tick# • re#*ei\ed about 30 000
votes in which were the ballots of many
Republican*.
1 estnday the Domocrwtlc leaders claim
ed the et.ti#* would give them a majority
of F Oui Vice Chairman K. T Brown of
the Central Committee sail to-night the
return* were gratifying In view of the
light vote a-? Georgia will give Bryan
and Stevenson a majority much larger
than the vote showed to-day, he said
Rf|HrtM r#’*lvd from all jsirts of tha
slot* Hull u* tiiat the luriKM-ratb ma
jority In to-day's grin tal election for
sl it#* home officer*, members of the gen
eral a niblv and lo a I county officers.
Will to* ♦.,*) to fiftjW).
N* op|MH#tt|on developing against tha
Democratic nominees, ex#-ept in a few
counties where the INqxillst*' organisation
is strongest, little Interest was taken in
the ek tlon In counties where the Dem
ocratic strength was undoubted the vote
was light, mw the resu t of the outcome of
the election was ((retain.
In the doubt fill counties tbe result will
not be known until all the precincts are
heard fn*n. which will re#julre some time,
they Iwsfug r# mote from ommunlcatton
There were no ra-usltlrn attending tha
balloting at any pre. I net far re|*orfed.
The IteffUteratlo state hou.a officers
e|* *fed to-da\ are a* follow*.
Governor. Allen D. Candler, secretary
of state, phli (\>*k. attorney general. J.
M Terrell. wntro.ler general. W. A.
Wright, treasurer. R E Park, commis
sioner of education. G R. Glenn, commis
sioner of agricultural, o B Ht evens
THE ELEt TION IN HI LLOCIL
Balnf Day Hud fhe *:tVect of Brtag
>*■ Out l.srsi* Note.
Statesboro. Ga.. Oct. 3. The following
ticket waa elected here to-day:
Senator from the Seventeenth District.
J H Daniel. repio-nbitlvr. A M Deal;
ttrdlnary, S. 1,. Moore, Jr.; Clerk Hu(erlor
t’ourt, H U. Groover; sheriff. J /. Ken
•irlck. receiver of tax returns. A. J Her;
tax collector. I’ R. M Elveen. county
treasurer, W W ItaLoach; • ounty sur
veyor. H J Pro**tor, Jr.; coroner, D. w
Stanford.
The poputlsts returned to the Demo
cratic isiriy In the summer voted In tha
primary and put out no ticket of th**lr
own for county officer* Some of their
members who did not return to the party
have been making a slight effort for tha
|at f-w days In l*h ilf of the state Pop
ulist ticket. lut have nroused no enthus
iasm. and the ticket will not poll fifty
vote* tn the county.
The total vote will he probably less than
dtn in the county, due to a lack of inter
est The slight showers during the day
have sent many voter* to the polls who
otherwise would have remained in their
cotton field* If the day had been a
bright one. one-third less votes would
have been polled.
LIBERTY 4 01 NTY.
Smiley, Democrat, f*rol>atlv Elected
ft# the Nrndtr.
Liberty City, (it , om s.—The indi a
tions to-night are that Hmlley, the Demo
cratic candidate for senator, will to elect
'd hy n considerable majority over Grice/
UNi)llst For representative, Harden,
Populist, will to re-elected over McKoy.
)(>r*d. Republican. For colie* tor of
taxes, Brewer. Populist, tt H thought, will
to re-elected over Htevens, Democratic.
For Hiierlff. Brewer, Populist, will to re
elected over Hmith, Democrat For re
ceiver of taxes, Way. Itemocrat. will to
elect**! over Horn. PopuiUt.
Walthourvllle. Ga., Oct 3—ln tto One
Thousand Four Hundred an*! Fifty-eighth
District the official vote for sheriff is; A.
H Brewer. 42. <. u. Smith. 21; for tax
collector, W P Brewer. 41; W M Rte
vens. 22 Hmiley and Hjrdeti receive large
majorities.
Mclntosh. Ga.. Oct. 3.—Tto* Indications
to-night are that Bmlb*y. the lemo><ra!to
candidate for senator, will hove a majority
of from 200 to 300 over Gfi# f\ Populist, trx
this county. Candler and state house
ticket, at hast the sarin* majority. The
M'S between Htevens, !*m> rat, and
Brewer. P>ful!*t. for tax coll#H*tor. is
cl#we. Way, 1• mrr it. *W* ats Zorn. Pop
ulist. for tax receiver. Brewer ia re-elect
ed sheriff.
<‘LIN( If f Ol NTT,
Popnllata Foiled to t arry a olitary
District.
Ilomervllle. Ga., Oct. 3—A small vote
was polled. Be v era I small country pre
•'ineta to to heard from will not change
the results materially. Clinch county will
give the Democratic ticked SOh majority.
All the county offices were hotly contested
by tbe Populists. They failed to carry
a district heard from. Those eh eted are:
H L. Dt wdy. House of Representatives;
W T. Mowed, ordinary; 8 W. Rigester.
clerk of Bui#erlor Court; 8 A. Hweai.
sheriff; J. C. Jones, receiver of tax re
turns. M M Monk, tsx colle#'(or; O. 31.
Dame, treasurer; J. B. Coon, surveyor, T.
McMillan, coroner.
ELECTION IN AHBCOGEE.
Candidates Had Their Own Tickets
mated.,
Rumbus. Oa . Oct. I—Five hundred
vores were polled m Muscogee to-day. and
on* Populist vote haa been found In tha
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