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thf. morning news r,uWn>hl *• I * l">rport*d IMS 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 {Continued cn Hixtb Pg• |