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TMK MORNING news
, , js;*; Inrnri>ortl 1W
f‘ J H K.STILL Pr*ld,tt
IS WORKING INDIANA
BVtV , Al DlE*™ AT XOBLBS
\II |,i \V IAHfiE.
ELWOOD'S rousing welcome.
* ireH WA ACAIAST
|*|f|VATp£
~ W i>iorw Ha* * H, * h * ,0 Vo '*‘
111. I.nplnr*-—Trt •"•* the
rarlorlee— f lilldren I onUemaed In
rpMual lrrkiklp < "der Mmp-
Building up
trial lIMPOIIP* lo
, r> . | irrr Private Monopoly lr
atrn* *d.
..anapolii. Ind.. Oct. S.—W J Bryan
, h:- <toy u campaign ut NoWmvlllp.
He arrived t o’clo. k and spoke
(prJn a stand near th* depot for fifteen
HIP audience wan Urf a'M
.r 4 i with Its applausec Mr. Bryan
rniull tra •<! th* Drmornttc position
,c of lh* campaign. H*
,and ih.it th* duty of lh* na!oi I* detrr
,.j i, y ih* prop!*. and that If earn
r „r II do hi* full duty conscientiously
M . November. th* country’* duly |n th.
emergency will be property |n
t*.l
ii wood th* audience covered an Ini
! ... pl.it of ground near th* depot, and
y Hr in save practically all of th*
, n.imri - ,-peech to th* trust ques
Il declared that no employer has
, „• t 10 v.*e hi* employe. Mr Bryan
rr .1 to the virlt of President M Kin
, I wood when the tin plate work.
i>n opened. saying:
TV*.lay the Republican party must
r it* reionl on the trust ques
i, on the army question. and
rn it* cononlal policy. Whenever
in Inditutlon I* opened the Kepub
i mike a great day of It and Invite
gnlshed people from nbrovd to he
r- .. .i .ii th* opening, but when a trust
n factory they do not .Invite a
••r. c 'nt or anybody el*e to preside at the
i 'losing.
I ' I th.it the lln-plnte trust has clos
• tin plate mill* all over th- country. 1
t the... tru.t*. organised lo mono|e
' - tr.ole and control th. market and
• \ '-i** prt c on raw materuil nnd the tin
i iiroduct. and the price of labor are
■ i lestroylng Industrial Independent e
-i.runlng our children lo periietual
c kr ;p under monopoly.
Th* Ftepubllcan party is building up an
iv.te.tt tl .lesfiottam that rompel. million*
~f.. .. io get or their knee* In the morn
i . it I pray to tiie trust, ’till* u* this
c, .r dally bread.’ I want to a*k >ou
urefher vou believe tt Is a g**d system
\lr I’ryar, again referred to the ’’clos-
Irr own Of a part of the work- of th*
h 1 wire and w lr> nail IrWI." n* he
P until after ejection, and asked
W at dor* It mean? It means Intlml
•1 of the workingmen It means that
i onofacturer. when he haw monop*
i t* II att.mpi to .-oerc.- hi. employee
In dosing, Mr. Bryan said he samel
t . , . every private monopc.lv of the
t •• l Htates destroye.l. root and branch.
• i* our young men can aspire lo somc
'l. t - in the world.
MET WITH ENTHUSIASM.
M ht rurr Ilf flopped lit Indiana %lr.
Ilr % am U .1* llrtpfird With MnrUrd
I avnr-Toured tle <*• It•*I• -
Inti. Oct. s.—The meeting
rioted hrre nt 1b o'clock to-night
*1 t;w last of ■ series of m remarkably
g political demonFtration made In
1 • > tion with the appearance in In
i of \V J. Bryan, the Democrat!
h •j Nio. Mr Bryan left Indianapolis
•* r this morning, with the Intention of
• :ng during the day as many
In what is known as the gas
i- P of t ie state, and In pursuance of that
l*i {-•-• he almost circled the city of ln
••• visiting no fewer than nine
• and making an even dosen
it imiiortani manufacturing en
’• All the * (immunities traversed are
•Ind Republican In politics. There
* • Immense outpourings at .ill tne
* '>w v i- it* .ft and no Interrupt tons Indl
l>r,aioun. vd opposition occurred.
' ' contrary. there was nt most
I*** • tji i< h enthusiasm manifested by
r Hryan - * supporters. Trusts formed
h# mii . . 0 f nioet of the speeches of the
it at Richmond Mi Bryan devoted
" f ne to Imfw rlaltsrr..
r ■ p• -iding officer -it the Richmond
f . Hjh Hon. Henry l*. John-on.
prominent tn**ml*er of Con*
tnd until recently, a pronounced
• • When he introduced Mr.
v ' ' latter was received with great
*• i* .> one of the largest audience*
' 11 ' •*> The speech ut thin |iaee was
It l *d by a reference to Mr. Johnson.
1 ? '• to Mr. Johnson, be said:
J*'hi -on and I *or\ed in the House
■*'* r I knew of his aMltv then. nl
v o? h s industry. I knew ho was
‘ ntious man. even when he and I
1 reach th* same conclusion** on
*’ '• 'luestlon*. I am glad that in
' mum be te on our side, end If
. ' v '“nt* to criticise* Mr Johnson
1 * me Republican party. I want
1 •hm that they did not crtti
• —' *• t• who left the party In 1S&?
go’.| standard. an*l if a m m
ih* Democratic party In order
• i *'• I at .ire lard, why c m not i
‘ , h iv., hie party in order to
j * lh * <ration of Independence'**
i , Ui *hen said lm|tf*rlal!rtm Is
t . ‘‘ ,f 1 t'h*vy, hut history, and said
, 1 u r * taking J'nrto Rican* with-
L g them i ...
r •'* President/' said Mr. Hryan.
• 1 "'** °*r plain duty to give fre
' * * rf. Rieo and your own mem
„, * o, *gteF* (Mr Watson) was op*
Ub Porto Ri an bill tint.l the
*n I him to the White Mouse
to vot for tht md
! ° ‘lo i. not for fht sake of
I ,rtr i,l sake of party harmony.
I, ,i the gam* of R< publican
, tarry harmony la a higher • ard
>., u ' ' f! 'hity. I want to ask you If
!<• pared to surrender everything
1,1 ty harmony?"
I lie Negro t| nest Inu.
• r . # r was speaking at Ma
r***., :r '** one lf t the aulirnce asked In
h , th * North rare! nt Itw. Mi
M
T #rn Kind you asked me
f ,/* m Prepared for you Now I am
•'•ume that the Repuhllran who
’ ‘ 'juestlon la an honest man I
t-'>c < r . Ml h,m ••wut the constitu
te Republican state of Oregon. 1
JlaMnitEl) |lofnina
will read a provtsi. n of that constitution.
It sa>s
** S** 35 No fre- n gro or mulatto not
residing in this state m the tim** of the
adoption of this constitution shall come,
reside or be w ithin th s *tate. hold any
real os* ite. or makt- any contract, or
mnintMln any such therein, and the legN
latlve assembly shall provtd** by penal
laws for the removal by public officer* of
nil such negro** and mulattos, and for
their effectual exclusion from the state,
and for the of persona who
shall bring them into the Mat* or employ
or harbor them
'That umendmnt was alopt#| before
the Civil War. I* make* It unlawful for
* free negro to go Into the state, and it
authorises tn* ofti er- t> put him out
Put you anv n is o*d. me remind
\ou that l*a June a*i effort m >
to re|.al that portion of the constitution,
and th effort to repeal w*i* <lefeared, al
though the wo.te went 10.000 Republican.
But my friend may not have time to go
to Oregon. If not. I wit to toll him to
g to the city of Washington. That is
m Ter t#o t Washington and find out
wha provision the Repunllcatt ndminru
tvnnon has made for the voters of Porto
Rko.
Why don't you correct that*!* But If you
have not the time to go tn W.ishlngton
let me remind you that your admlntstra
tten has mad** th* Kulu tr**ty. and the
Hulu treat> provides that our flag shall
float over the Hu’un' - pi lace, and tht
we shall pay the Hulisn so much to keep
it floating there. That fl g float* to-day
ovei Hulu rlaves. and the irraty re og
nlr.e* slaver\ as an existing Institution
and Ins'eid of providing that the slave
shall he fre . the Suht treaty provides In
Article 10 that he shall have the right to
purchase hi- freedom whenever he
can male enough working for
nothing a dav to buy himself at the mar
ket price. There wi- n**v. r a mvre
sh.tmefu) place >f hypocrisy thon Is that
under which the Kepuhdtan:- hide when
the*, talk about Bouthem amen*imens It
was. a Republican Congress that tx>k the
tight to vote uw.iv from thoso in the l>.s
ftict of Columbia and for thirty yen*
the negro has been d*vting K*|fubllm
President* at*l getting janltorshlps In re.
turn, and you never heur a modern Re
publican say anything for him except dur
ing a campaign, when his vote l* needed *'
.41.%1%*T ihi:k mlveh.
ddre*a loaned to the National
nvrnvy l> Tracy.
Indianapolis, Oct. s.—The BjfWoutive
i ommitiee of the National democratic
Committee. Charles Tracy, chairman, is
sued an address to-night to the National
Democracy and the Geld IVnw crats of the
Pnlted States, urg ng them to "avert dis
aster fr*'n th* country.” b\ defeating
Bryan The address says tlwtt Mr. Ilryan
"is fledged by his own and * laratlon* to
destroy th*- gold *tandar.l. to effect the
free coinage of sl.v* r at the artificial ra
tio of 1 to 1, to the expulsion of both
gold and sliver from the countrv I y a
lesumnUon of an is ie ol greenbacks to
destruction of judicial Independent e and
revolution in the judl ial tenure, to a ays
trni of direct legislation which transfers
lawmaking to the ballot box an 1 destroys
our representative institutions, and to a
change of the veto pow er from the execu
tive to the hall t box, r moving one of the
checks provided by the constitution and
unbalancing the system created by that
instrument. *• *
"This assault upon -the three co-ordinate
hrnnche- of our government, if it *ue
ceetD. will r volutlonlie and de-troy the
wind* system What will follow is al
ready visible In his appeals to class hatred,
envy and |rejudice Since IK% the No
tional Iw-moiratic party hat promoted the
puf|>oses which then Justified exist
ence We hav* urge.| and a c.nnplDhed
legislation to strengthen the gold stand
ard The gold standard has transformed
us from . debtor to a creditor nation and
has made the I nit* and State the ckartng
hoti.- of the . im*merdal world it ha>
Im teased the consuming po * r
of the iwople by industrial re*tortitlon.
nd h- added t* the form fops of the
country aid to the land which produces
them The further effect of the gold
standard l* r* *P * mplo\meni of Amer
ican l l*>r. and pa> men* of its w ages
in the bc-Kl money rnork- t of the work!
•*The destruction of that stand.uO the
degradation of the public credit, the pi
ralysis of industry, the restriction nf com
mer . fncrens* I oot of prodejetion. and
descent to a piper I***4* ore the disinters
threatened by the e|e. tlon of Mr Brvan.
and he is p|o*)c<vl tn inflict them on us
a soon as he get* she power
HOOK\ KI.T l TINKD.
Tfcr llnnuh 111.1-r Ha. Iln.l Ton Mnrh
In lln- ••iM-Rklnit l.lna*.
Ro. li Island 111 . O. t. Roos
-v. 11. who In this <lti n1 Davrn
port. la., to-nmht. thus r'.oain* .moiho'
i•y of liar.l i .mii.i snlnii. Is b.’*lnnlnK <■>
fssl th.- off. Is of ih< sriluoti. ork un
drriakrn by him ii eh. rsquest of iho Rs
publlcan ranjial*ii manassr
liov Knowwll. slm-s ho lv,in his ll
loarary ihmush ths Nofthasstsss *tttK.
has ts-sn spraklnu tiorn ton to twr-tly
tlnwa ~.. h day. ihr day's laoors
usually wllh a mhi in.otlni! Many ot
ih. so mssilnas hive In • lw op-n air
rcrnilrtnK <xlra aiornon on his part H
has is.w trt*eu on this Journey for mors
than ihlrtv days, and ihouah strum: h.-
yond III# powers of mosi men to endiir#.
It.- la h**|.'.ning to rhow sni of dlsirsss
an l a falllnu voi.. He ha- h#n work
ed unmercifully hy the -i.-.te mmllloe of
the different statea through which la: has
If some relief Is not afforded lie mnv
1- tmsible to last to the end of the < am
palun It has been suyseated that all his
Ki-iern enguements be postponed for
on. week Tbl. matter will be determined
by the National Committee on the .rrlval
of d..v, Roosevelt In Chicago or, Saturday
The trip throukh the state of lowa with
senator Dolllver. Oov. Shaw and <i#n
Curtis (Siilld. Jr, to-day hi- l>#'n a very
satisfactory on.. large meeting, being held
at all points where stops were made
At the I ovrniott meeting Oov Ronee
valt repeated what he said were some
of the prophesies made by Mr Bryan In
(he campaign four years ago These pro
phesies th. speaker said, had not been
fulfilled, but had In fact, been exploded
Th* Governor then referred to what
said was the pi .n of the KemocaU. < am
fialgn to ignore Ih .1 ver issue In the
Ka*t. and aald:
•DiHruM any par y. distrust any
of men who dare not tell you how they
stand on the great questions before the
l> iipl<- Distrust tiiem * '>ei.niy if they
stand one so In one part . f th" I'm 'ii.
and another way In an>th,-r part of ihr
Colon Now we are for th# gold standard
Wo are for the gold s-.indard on the Pa
cific roast, and In the valley of Missis
flppl or anywhere ele We are alrataht
for the gold standard "
IlirmltiKhani exposition
Birmingham. Ala. f>et. * —Preliminary
steps 'O the holding of a meat Industrial
exposition in this city In t* were taken
this afternoon when a < mmtttee in ap
pointed by the Commercial Club to take
, up tba quwUuii.
SAVANNAH, G.V, SATI RDAY, OCTOBER <>, 1900.
CALLED HIM A LIAR
WEATCOTT rn\TIM n TO M
\\ unt ON THE STAND.
WAS INCENSED BY KELLOGG.
(IHA*EI, II f> IHC( I.IRED IMOT.
( <TT Tl HVKI) STATE'S 1-' IUKM E.
WfilraM'i Mrtnnry llml Ant llt-rn
Trunnion, nf I'ntnt. nf Evlirnr,
l
That VVrrr lrlrr<l .rvrril
Thins* in 111, Mrlnllon, \\ lih nr
frr 'I lint Hr ( nulfl Ant Hrntrwhrr.
Itrrlnrnl Tlml It Wn. tur ( nrlrr
That Hr llml I’nrt In I main
Trnanrtlnnn.
New York Cvt. B -Th, cno*-ox*nunn
tl 'n of Rohrrl F. Wmcott In thr pror.xl
Inga for thr r moval of J. F , E M *•"!
\\ . K. liiynir anil Ft P Orrrnr to thr
Jurisdiction of the t'nltr.l S'atr* Court In
Hrotiria ws, rraumrU tu-da> before Com
nn,loner BhlriUa.
Coun.nl rxnmlnrd thr nitnras on th,
i,alimony slv,n l,forr thr i'nlnai Btt,,
Cmirl of (rniuliy prior to th, court-mar
t|l*l of Cn.it O M Csn,r Th, rvlilrnce
nlvrn b\ ~vrrsl persona rhrrr .* In
direct I‘ontradiction to the tisiimony alt en
hy Mr W ral. ott in the pn .eni proceed
ituta, and counsel oi.r,tlone.l him on thr
tilai-rrp.incy Mr. W'ratcott lnaialr.l thst
tlmar- wttr.r.sra ■rr ml.taken and th.it
their Mstementa ai-if untrue. One of the
S'lineerrn S'ar- Mr. Wctcotfa aon. Rob
ert F. Westcott.
To further nucstiona Mr Weitcott mU
ho did not dla-US, the yendln* trouble
of ('apt. Carter alim he went to Wash
ington He could not h-ntrmlar whst they
talked shout. Carter was out of epirlta
and hr wanted sympathy Mr West*
cott could not rem.-mher whrrn he talk
ed with Carter, who wji present, or when
he first learned that Carter was In trou
ble
Mr. Wertnott could not tell when he
cancelled thr powpr of attorney held by-
Carter. hut It waa after hta Interview
with Carter In Washington, lie remem
bered t hat Abram Rose. Carter’s 'oun
ael. and B. D. Greene asked him to trmify
at the court of Inquiry. If he hud tesrt-
IWd. hl teatlmony would have com! ted
Carter
Witness Slid he had no nrranaements
then or now w-tth the aovernmer.t He
said R D. Greene told him tlml if he was
a partner In the firm he ought to testify
fo that fket. anil Greene look back fhe
atalemer; In the presence of three wit
nesses uwmt whom waa Mr Rose Coun
sel n*k,d West cott directly If he had not
advanced money to the Greene-Gaynor
firm. If he !md not bid for lontracts for
them, ami If he had not received moneys
from the firm. To all of the questions
Mr. Westcott returned an affirmative re
ply. qualifying each with the statement
"I did for Carter "
Mr. Westcott said he rave hl papers
and ,a!. ment •olhecovcmmcnton the id
vice of hi** counsel, who told him that
otherwise he mutht hi- implicated In thr
charge against Greene and the Gaynors.
as it was said he was a partner In the
contracting company.
Counsel then examined the witness ns
to thr IX 1 Witty he rerelved from R !>
Greene about the time of Carter's arrest
Witness said hr repelvrd them a’ Carter's
requeat and Immediately put them, with
out exnniinatlon. In his safe deposit Is**
He Raw no list of the securities, and u
far as hr knew, no such list was made
until, under legal advlre, he took them to
his counsel * offl.-c and received a r,. ■ dpt
for them from Carter Counsel had noth
ing further to ask and Mr. Ween net's re
direct examination followed
Mr Westcott denied that he had pocket
ed to th extent of one cent from thr
, M h securities hr had received nt differ,
ent times* from the Gavnors. Greene or
Carter He n tr.l In ail the transaction*
solelv as Carter's (litem, prompted stale
ly hy friendship nnd love of his eon-in
law
Westcott said Carter had written fo
him asking t.lm to lei Greene have what
money he wanted Counsel Kellogg 010
tected to this tesilmony. saving that evm
If Wtwtiott had ttirne.l -mie'* evidence
it was no reason he Should he allowed to
give i!leg *| lestlmony.
Mr Westcott r>-Mi>te| this statement,
and perc.anallties foilowe.l a* which West
cott called Kellogg a liar.
Commissioner Snlelde restored order,
atut tht* redirect examtnaitlon was flnl.-h
--ed. The hearing will be resumtsl Mon
day.
Tin: OOTTtIA aiT>A-no\.
speelal Arllrlr I iton It Apprnra In
(lie l.ondt.n times.
fxindon. Oct. —The Time: In a special
article dealing with the Galveston tornado
and the cotton situation, ways:
"There tuems to he no hope that tile
Injury to the growing ami ripening rotts
In Texaa will be any less than waa antici
pated In the earlier telegraphic reports
It la gratifying to find that tin great rot
ion Interest* In New York have taken
strong grounds against any further cor
nering of fhe American supply Thus the
anlfl. tal element will be eliminated so fur
as possible, and every market will 1m able
to adjust liself m the conditions of the
ye.ir without flanged- of partiality or fa
voritism.
•'tin fhe whole, fhe attitude of the lain
■■ cashtre spinner* seem, to have had a very
wholesome effect, tn spite of ihe fact that
It happened le> he liken at a time which
might easily have i !no|>pe>rluiw .'*
M.tATKII AXHITRATIO*.
Peace f ongress Deplore* F.nglnnd's
llcf else* l te> Agree to It.
I’arla. o*-t 6.—The Inter national Peace
l ongreui* er.ltomlxed It* work In tin ap
!al to Ihe nailon*. adopted to-day. In
which the Congress condemn* the refusal
1 ..f the British government to agree to
arbitration or mediation in South Africa
1 and expres* * kefty regret that the ma-
Je*rlfv f the governments who might have
i ottered mediation abstained from doing so
; m spit, of their paclhc <!-• laratlona at
! Th- Hague
Regaidlrg China, th, eongr,ss. after
1 lecogrdilnx and rotnttng out th, prlm
,.y causes cf dl'conttnt upon th, part
of the chlnse uras that the solution
of th, eonfllct he Just and equitable, and
In conformity with the Inalienable right
nf the population* to freely dispose* of
yDieinaelveSe
NOW WITH THE MINISTERS.
Nnt *tr|* Townril Mdl
I umf I'rnm Them.
Waahtngton Oct 5 Thr* British irov*
•innNU followsl In th' f>e> , stcpi* i>f
ths I’rltsl States in h* Chinese nc.>-
ilatkxix !l ban ati?horixrri Hir Claihls
MactK>n.tkl. ih#* Brlibh tnlnlstsr I’c
kin, tA enter rclstloiu* with t'*• Chi
ne*** ofTi lnic ju.-t tt our itovcrnmt*n! Im
In the txise o t Mr <'onset It has left *
its minister ;■*- r* ilonsry po\#r •> im
u|h>ii ihf of the cr*'-k*nii ls f
IJ Hnx 4’han*. Prince I'hlnu and th**
other <*hinc>‘e envoys.
Allhough the form>l re.iponsc to th
lasi Ormon proiioMilon has nr been re
turned by I*ord ft* Its our y. the l’nttel
Htntev government ha* i*een lnf*rnv*|
ihf. though mi h answer mav not be
mulo at all. being unnc-*ev**ry in the
its.lit of the reavnt OevebtlMlH-nt? Str
'laul* M i *f>onald will h- tn
make the same inquiries retailve to the
punishment of the Cnlnrs* rinflead**rs
that nave been I'ommiilnl to Mr Don*
t
The first pravil.gii out.om. of SpvU!
Commissioner Rcvkhlll's Invest Ik at km hae
been an Instruction to him b> the state
department i-o-i'piau* slth Minister
Con*;* r in the inquires utih which lh.4t
official Is now (hinted, relative to the
charm* ier of the t'hin* -c envoys inl pun
l^hment.
The next step tow ird the final settle
rn* n of ih* t'hinese trouhlex must come
from Mr. Conger and hB brother ministers
at Pekin, They are charm'd nw with In
quiries tnto the mailer of pun: hntent
which cousinly mul occupy scone tim- .
and It Is not expect**! that much head
way will !• made tn other directions un
iil this ph.‘f of the ca.-* has l**en jms> 1
!i l < believed hete thnt the t'hin-e* gov
cri ii.ent will make an earnest effort •
meet the demand of th** Boarei* respecting
ihe punlshminls Touching ihe French
propoMU, however, the official* here have
already received lntlm.t'sis that the
Chinese government Is prepurluir io offer
strenuous objections to some f th m.
notably, to the |*ro|Msltion* ks>kinx io the
raxing of th** Taku forts and the Interdic
tion of the Importation of Arear mo.
THE PROPOSAL FROM FRANCE.
Text of the Republic's Opinion nm to
I'nlnls I In* t Slinuld iborrn the
I'nnrr* In Nruoliaflous With
l lilna.
Paris. Oft 1 The following official
note was issued this af emoon
Tin* foreign minister has instructed
the representative* of Krunce to sound
iho powers, w hoe** troofe are co-opera*-
ing wi:h our in th extreme ICast, r*-
canting the adoption of nommon pro-
Kramine for the necotkxtions with China
Our tei*reentalive* a*'quitie| them seizes
oi this mlssKM.. and <*ft with the various
foreign inluisierj m i>py of the follow
ing note
In sondinir their forces to Chins he
Bowers proposed, tire! of all. to deliver
iheir legations. Thanks to thetr \mios
und th** valor of their troops, this aim
has been attained I* Is now a question
ot securing from the Chinese government,
which has given Prince Ching and *
Hung Chant full power * to negotiate and
treat in i• ■* name, suitable restoration fn*
’l* past on*l serious gii.irinis<e for the
future Penetrated with the spirit %vhich
lrsplr*-*l the previous |ecla rat lons
of th* different governments. the
government of the republic* tei|eveM
t sums up their real sentiments in the
following points, which it submits h* h
basis for negotiations *o he entered upon
Immediately after the usual verification
of the powers:
•First The punishment of *he princi
pal culprits, who will be designated hy the
representatives of the Powers af Pekin
•• *fPcond. The maintenance of the pro
hibition of the tnifmrt of arms
■ Third. Equitable Indemnities to
states, sc >e**s und individuals.
“ 'Fourth. The formation of a perma
nent guard for Pekin legations
" 'Fifth Ti e dismantlermnt of the for
tlffi atic^a.
• Sixth Mllltar> o. upAtior. of two or
three pointy* on the road from Tien Twin
to P*kln. which would thus t*e alwoys
*l>en t> the legations wishing to go to the
ea or to forces proceeding to Pekin from
tlu* sen
• 'Presented colie lively by the repre
sentative: of the Powers, suiqmrfed by
iih pre-enoe of the international troogis.
it appear Imtwjesi'de to toe government
of the republic that the*e conditions,
whh h ar* o legitimate, would not be ac
cepted h\ th** Chinese government at an
•*aily dU * '*
TRIED TO ENGAGE IN BATTLE.
Itcp<irl<'<l (li, ( hln,, F1,,. Hail, an
Fffnrl In fta,l. a Hiiulxn ( ml.rr.
XIII, ii !><iuailra> May For,, . a
|i 11 ii In I ion.
l.oii'lon. (c( ('. ( IS n m -It lx r,port,l
tn 8:. Ivt,rburK 11 cording (o lh, cor
rrxpnndrnt of ih, Tim, t (h, Htix.ian
rnpllal, that th, rhtii'-x, (l„l in Formonu
Pir.ilt a(tm|Hnt (o ,nxair, h, Rn-aian
armored orulutr Iturik, but th, laitrr'x
fru-lralod the plan Th, rorr,-
m>ond,nt my* It la |robuhl, that th, al
ll,d -qundrona will for,, th. Chin,,, fl,"t
lo raptlulat, or will <l,*lroy H.
Hhinehal l,l,gram- announ,, iha( th.
Imperial <all,l. dat,il B<-pt. 30. ordering th,
< ourt to la* removed to 81 Ohan Fn. wax
lr.nod nwinK tn th, fnmln, a* Tal Yuan
Fu. capital of lh, province of Shan 81.
Thy aixo exprexx th, opinion iha* th,
object of th, recent edict* r,*artlin the
lirnnulalWn of Chine*, per*onnir, of hl*h
rank I* m- icly to k tin llm, arid to ,nahl.
Chill i lo l> tn a icier position lo defy
th, I*ower*. a* Ihe n.w capital will b,
virtually lnacce*lbl, from lh, coaxt.
Tb, Shanghai corr,*pond,nt of tb,
Murrina I'oxt. ill*. urlii Ihla airt of
th, raw. remark,
• Th* German troop* hav, no mean* of
transport, and any ittempt to fotinw th.
Chin,-, *'airt would h, therefor, quit,
futile."
M, my* tha* (h, Chlnre, (irmly b,ilev,
,n i . < !■*'• n of iH j- ’ 'i.-rmao aarr*
m* nt uruler which Hu*,la will tak, ill
th, :,rrltory north of th, Ert w ill. nad
Germany the provnice* of Chi U and
Brian Tun*
Th, Tlmea repr sentativ, at Bh<n(hai
mv:
"It la believed hr, that hlehty in
flammntorv -lini* are he.nix la-ii,d „•
< reily. and that thn rwnt puialc *>dtnt
ar, only Inirndwi to hoodtvlnk the Pow
er* '*
XX OVT Jim LI HfTO.
The Order* tn Vans La Have H,en
t onntermanded.
Tlen Tln, Ort 1 Th, order* (riven to
Vans Lai. the oommander-ln-ehlef of th*
p ontinned oo Filth Page >,
GEN. KELL IS DEAD
ONE OP THE Mill nr* MOST NOTH)
MEN IIP* 4.ONF*
DIED AT HIS COUNTRY HOME.
THE wTOtM OF % LIFE Til IT N% D
Item l h UII II %4 TION.
(ten. Kell \\ n \• t| •t if briirrsl of
fergln—Haiti Hern in 111 Health a
l.onit While—\Vn 77 Imr* of %ge
Horn In %l**lnll I onnty—Werxeit
In the I tilted Slate* and the 4 n
-frderate >im-W n Executive Of
tleer of the \lntnnia
Sunnysld* . Ga . Oct. 5 —Gen John Mcln
tosh Kell. Adjutant General of Georgia,
and one of the most noted men In the
South, died at his home near this place
this evening at ti.3D o'clock lie had t** en
In had health for x long time He was 77
years of age.
John Mclntosh Kell nm born near Da
rien. 4Ja , Jan .*. IEM Ills father John
Kell, a lawyer of Liberty county. Gear
gia, was of Irish descent, tits grandfa
ther. John, setting before ihe llevolu
tl nary war at f>dl Hiinhury Ilia mother.
Margery liallb*. of M. Intosli county
Georgl t. was f Scotch blood, the gre.it
granddaughter of John Mohr Mclntosh
chief of the < lan Mclntosh- who emlgrat
ed fn tn Scotland to t|e rgl * with Gen
Oglethorre. and settled at Darien, then
called New Inverness
Young K* I wa* olucalnl at the naval
acadetviv at Annap* Us Md . and entered
:he navy In IMI as . mblshi|*man lie
serv* 1 In l Iti the Mexican war. and
was present at the hoisting of th I'nlted
Htales flag at Monterey. 4’al . when for
mal possession was t k*n *f that terri
tory. lie was an officer In Commodore
Perry's expedition to Japan in 1*53 In !K.d
io master of the I’nlted Hiatcs frirate
Mis*issipf I, he clrcumnavigat and the globe
He was tn tin* iiraxillaii squadron when
an ex|s*dltlon was fitted out against Par
aguay to redress Indignities to Ihe I'nlt*
*i Htt**s otisul by Dictator E<pes. and
volunteering his service*, he joined the
war sloop Preble He was ordered to duty
at the Pensacola navy yard ami In 1H
was commissioned lieutenant.
I pan tlie se* esaiion of his *ta;e he rc
signer!, and tendering his eervi fo the
*\>nfelenify. was given *otnmar*l of t
steamer f*r const defense by Gov lir**w
In M>v, iwi. Aomiral Henwnea f r
him for the steamer Hum ter. as is **x
s. uttve officer The Humter was the first
\pel that e.illed under the Confederate
flag She raptured seventeen ship*, ami
after six months’ aervlea. uiimw
worthy and her officers took command
of *ne Auiboma
Th*' career of the Alabama was one of
the most dramatic and avesitful in the
hiwtorv of the Confederacy. In her fwen
ty-two months' service she raptured six
ty vr-aels. pretty nearly clearing tbe
ocean of mer. haul whip Hying tb* I*nlon
fl g Her 111-fated .title with the K* it
targe is n mailer of history Lieut. Kelt
was H that tlm* exe utlve offh er f the
Alabama lie conitmif*ded afterwiir*ta ti*
Iron* .ad Richmond In the James river,
nit the time of the suriesule: he was
iii at home.
Since the war he has lived quietly at
his horn** nt Hunnywlde In 1*77 ho waa
made aijutfird general of (R-orgia by <b>v
Gordon, which ofllee be he id up f< the
time* f <lrath He married in IkfiH Miss
Hlaru'h Munroe f Maco4i He was an able
and attentive adjutant general and con
ducted the military affairs of ihe state
in an admirable manner up to lh* time
of his pi teal retirement.
MOTHER'S DREADFUL DEEDS.
Airs. Lillian SmllH. tirown lnnnr.
Killed Tan nf Her 4 blldrru.
Wounded Another and Killed Her*
•elf.
N**w York. Oct. 5 —Mrs. Idlfiati (Mußh
of In wood, borough of Manhatrati while
Ipsune to-day. sh#>t her two children.
i:thoi. aged 12. and Theodore, aged R
>• irs. atitl then com mined sub Hh* by
-lutoflng here* .f Another child lira In
Fordiiam IkwpHal at the point of death,
ns the result nf carbolic a id burns
"Before shooting th* children Mrs Smith,
with the cunning of a manta -. tre| to
for. e them to drink carbolic a-id Long
brooding over th** |>r>.**|** I of bath is
•il to have la**n the • jus* of the wo
man's insanity.
Bhc drove her husband to th* station
thlH morning and appetrsd happy and
care free Bhe proml>ed to meet him on
his return from the !ty at night It Is
believed that she went ou* In h* morn
ing after her return from the drive to the
train with her husband and Irought the
pistol Where and when she !ought the
carbolic add Is a mystery With the pis
tol she bought ii ls*x of eat ridges. Ten
of these wre mining from the box when
It wis found. In h* pistol were found
three discharged cartridges, and two load
ed
Mahal, three yeirs qld. wa a killed first.
’ln the front room on the second floor >f
th* house Tlie mother hal induced the
baby to drink rarbole u M Th**n the
mother got th* revolver and flred thre,
ahots. ••-* Ibe chest of the lit tie girl w is
ilteraily torn to ip -es. It was about
this time that Ethel, tlie eldest (laugher.
i*'turned from school. Hlie. ioo, mb I
th* rarimllc ackl. lait wjtclnl ii Again
the pistol rime Into play. Tne mother
r hot twice at Ethel, hut only one h<*t
took effect.
A few minutes later the lltt.e hoy r*-
htraal from school, entering the
kitchfn through the ha k door.
The mother met hlni at the
•loor ami siiot him. killing him
IrtstaniL After satisfying h#r*elf tha’
•he boy ws dend. Mi* Hmlth return'd
upstairs Walking Into the hi’l she shot
h**rwe|f In the right breast The bullet
lore through her body, killing hi-r In
stantly.
An examination dl*.dosed *he f. t that
Mrs Hrnith. the little boy and Mabe; were
dead. Ethel, aged 13. will probably re
cover.
Mif Smith left two letters One was
addressed to her huMand, and rend
"D*ar Walter: 1 am responsible for
whar has happened. I am very sorry,
hut can And no other way. Lillian
The other dst ter was addressed to her
father. Mr Smith declined to make h*
contents pub.i
ropulists \A •re Busy.
Oisrlbtte. N C.. Ort. K The Popul s
of the Seventh North Carolina TM.•*rlet
at R.lisburg to-dy nominated ex-Con
grvssman A C. ffhuford for Congress, and
Indorsed Barker and Donnelly for Trial
kd*ni and Vice PresiilenA,
NOME BEACH WORKED OUT.
Report I 1(011 4nl*l Minin* in flssks
Rich Deposits Fiiiiiml In Some I.• -
calif Inn— V'.sflmale of Prnducf Inns.
Washtt gti tl Oct. * shell Whitehead,
as >er *f the mint, and at : resent act
ing os expert spe'ial agent cf the mint
bureiu at Nome city, Alaski in a re
po 11 dst and. Hep* J. t Oeifge I'.
director • f the mint, rays that the Nome
b. aeh Ins b en work'd <*ut practb ill\.
and that s me .f the sluices have not
paid exie'is s The entire bea h prrsluct
fi r the \e*r i a lima tod at from
io £m,OUV
Mm h < f the gold dust In clr'ulatlon in
Nome, Mr Whitehead says conies from
Dawson Anvil Creek, which has been the
g,e(t'.*t pnduccr up to this time, md
wtilcli glv*H promise of y lei ling g4**s| re
turn- for s*nie time t> iomr, has ito
tin e| this year about |7f*b.dA
"Of the it**w di- ovetlns since last •••n
--soti, ' ii)* Mr Whitehead. ' Topkuk. lo
cated lip the beach. sl\t> miles east of
hate, eisi \ takes the lead For *4 apace
not over feet In length, along the
be o h to the Ttindta there was taken out
this -i tiPK I* twin #.o4i and |iot.4Joo. all
with rockers
"The latest str ke. und on** which I* n*
present attroctl! g most attention. Is r*ti
the Bluest on*- river. In the Port Clarence
mining district. -oni< ihing l*o than a
hundred miles from Nome The go'd run le
w ild to exceed in rb hto - ■ anything known
heretofore, m being no uncommon thing
to get from IK* to !!!** In n single pan. The
creek I** entirely taken up
A source <*f gold which Is attracting
much attention t ih* pr***nt time Is the.
Ancient river, along fhe head of Dexter
and Anvil creek Home of these drpmlb
ar** fabulously rich, nothing richer hav
leg lv**n f .md In lh* Klondike, 1 am fold,
one of the claims along the Nk'kkala
gulch. The extent of Ihes** deposits, how
ever, has n*f been proven ami another
season will le necessary to demonstrate
Iheir value
"My estimate of the production up to
this time is $! 501,000, with the chance of
tnras ng this production before the end
of the season to 12,<90.000 "
HOW THE FORCES STAND.
In tlie l-'ngllsli Plrrtln the %|la-
Isterialiafa 4*alnet ikT Heats nnd the
tlppoatllma I A—4*n% rrnmrnt Will
Re Even atr*nger,
IsOtidotk. t t 5 Thirty-two eontestw
took place ye-rterdni In the parliamentary
gen*-rtil election Moat of them were in
rural Hs*ricts and th* result* have no*
yet been announced H< far as is known,
however. 441 ti*enibers have km • ftl lll\
•le.dated elected, and th- relative strength
of the parties is the fo.iowtng Mlnis
t* flu.lwt*. .101. Liberals. 77. Nationalist*.
tiA Lahotites. 3
In th#* Stratford and Wldntf divisions of
La nr aahire. Sir John William McClure
and John Saundere GUliat, who reapocl-
Ively represented those constituencies In
the late Parliament, have been returned
by the Conservative* with enornwoisly In
creased maj4ritie*
Hlr Robert Dannatyne Finlay, attorney
gem*ia\ was re-e|e*-ted as the Liberal I’n
lonlst ratxlidate in Inverness burghs
At Maidston** the Liberals captured a
seal, tneir and dale. J. Barker, receiv
ing ?.2*4 vote- against ills Conservative
opponent. Flet*net- H \V Cornwallis, who
rej re*4i*ffited Maidstone In th lata Par-
Ilament from lftH.
Thus far tlie Mir Isle la lls b* have gained
twenty-three seats and the opposition fif
teen. which wi uld give the government
.i> additional sixteen votes on a division
In the House of commons.
lai.<t evening Mr Chamberlain. Recre
•ary of Mtao f*r the <olonie sent the
following lelegram to a candidate
"Let all pair! tl*- Englishmen remember
the word.- of the Mayor of Mafeklng. A
s*at lost to the I nlotiUt government l*
seat gained by the Boers
Timothy M Mealy realiiM his seat for
North lc uth aft*r u bitter tight
The Lib*! ale suffered an unexpected
lofH in the defeat of Hlr Wllfrbl l*awon
in the Cockermoufh division of Cumber
land Hlr \\ i frbl Is the in* idem of lh**
Cfilled Kingdom alliance f v r the aup
pres lon of the liquor traffle
H4H ax 4.1% IT I I*.
Me Hn Uilhilrann Hl Offer of *L-
ObO.IMMI for Ilia Sight.
NVw York. On. r. -Charles Broadway
Roues has wtfhdr.iwn his offer of tl.tjnu.buf)
for th- restoration of his eyesight.
"No further teats shall t* made/* sold
Mr iibUM t*-4|ay. "I withdraw my offer
of ll.rtii.rto for a cur* I shall dispense
with the services of mv suhstHute.
"It Is d*<T4Nv| | shall forever tie blind
All tests have proved futile ind not one
ha given me the slightest r llef The ex
periments on the eves of iiy •olisMtiJte,
James J Martin, have proven equally tise
b - I will fass *hc remainder of my
days In patience.”
iir.rt t.Fi> at it r. Min in.
\\ 111 €••*I Hark lo Hie Transvaal at
fh* It ate af l.tMHt Weekly.
Indon. Oct. 5 The foreign office h*n
received the following dispatch from th*
ItrltDh high rommlsslotier In H4)uih Afri
a. ffir Alfred Milner:
"The refua** will begin to return to
the Transvaal Oct !* m the r-ife of alo it
I.*- • wet kly D will iak t least three
month* t* repatriate those who are wait
ing In ttouth Afrli a.”
NA AN A 44 t t:I:It NTH IRIX
AHnera Went 4lnf fnr Inner Wage*
Than They Received.
Owenstoro. Kv., o<*t. 5.—A strike of
miners at Hnfkett for recognition of the
unirni. h* l**ef won. The settlement
rarri*) with It .# reduction of w.iges The
owner of the mines never re< ognised the
u.iioii. but paid wages averaging 5 cents
mors than the union schedule. This pn>-
haMy Is the first -irlkc for lower wages
ever mod*.
NllE DFNIIiN THE STORY.
Report of the 1130,000 flank In the
flatfnrm Shown to he False.
Chicago. Oct 5 Lula I> Hay of Ja-k
--sonvl.le. IU.. ha.* sent to Senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, a sworn denial of the ry
alleging that she knew W. J Bryan to
have been paid SIW,<VO to cause a silver
plank o be Incorporated In the
djiiy plgiforuk
DAILY D A YEAR.
5 CENT* A COPY
WEEKLY 2-TIMEH-A WEKK.II A YEAR
MIMS IS MAYOF
LED OTHER CANDIDATE* IN Till
H%€ Ii IN ATI* ANT A.
RICE GOT THE SECOND PLACE
MIMA DEFEATED THE LEADING Ol*.
roNICNT HI I.V* NOTRE
A ole for Mayor Stood as Follows
Mims. S.HAOt Hire, 2.1N2| HH til
bnisli, H7ll| illtrhel, ATI Mims
Friends Jnltilno! liver His 1 Irtory
Atlanta's I timing Matr a Forme*
I Itlsea of innniiNh—**>methln a*
the Alan aad the Rare Hr Han.
Atlanta, Oa . Oct 5 Maj Llvlngatot
511 ms we|eci'l Mayor of Atlanta in tht
primary her** to-day by plur.iltty of*lk
over Frank IV Rice, who ran second ll
the four-cornered rice. M CuHough rat
third, while Mtn*hcU brought up the rear
The total vote of each was as follows
Minis. 2.A40. Mine. 2.45.*. McCullough. 97*i
and Mitchell, R7l.
Mims friend are wild over the victory
which was wr<ai in the face of the mo#
desperate *ia>iiton any candi<la*e foi
muni* ip.tl office ever en*'ountered In At
latit i All th* wealth ami power of fh
AtUnia Rapid Transit Comi*anv. th*
G'4rgta Klc*rlc l#!ght C(*mpany ami tht
Atlanta Journal: In short all lh#* Atkin
son tnt* rests were arrayed against \|im.
In oi*n stii|M*ri i*f Rb .
In addition to this trdghiy force It mtis*
Im- understood that Mims nas not ls*en It
a political ra** since the civil War. wrhlb
Hire, his chief opponent, has beer* con.
staiitly In |*oliiis fr thirty years, liter
ally pr* (wiring for the tight of to-day tl
which he went down In defeat
R was a clear triumph of pure politics
nd never wa*- victory more cnmpleta
Mime Is nothing short of hero In th*
eyea f thoae who eupfwxcted him. H*
won the race without asking a man p* r
notially for his vote, holding aiof fr*Mi
the oUI trick- widch have triumphal! re
l> aiedly in fstst campaign* lf* mad*
a rcu-hot fight for the place, but nevn
rvr.ee •|es(**nd* i from th*- high platforu
on %. hlch he rwk into tne ra-*. Thoug!
h lNittlel bird from the platform, I
%vo* as knight, v a ha Hie ns was eve
fought in Lie Hoorn
ills tactics won for him rhf active sup
Put of ail tno Atlanta iodhv many *
*vbom literally tok the etreete for him
This feature of ihe • ampalgn l* couiue*
none of Mimx 1 strong factors In the re
muikabl* race h** put ui* Hie Mayor
*lec has stated repeated.V that he wouk
beiutify the city In matiy respects I
*et t.*l Mtid inoee who know him an
confident he will keep his word
Maj Mims was formerly a reofdent o
Havannah. lie >am* to Atlanta after ht>
rrsblen.e in Attvantmh and entered the in
surance field lie hi- tsrti HoiKhsri) rruafi
ager of a large New York company fo
vears Me la president of the Cairital fit;
Club. During the wat he wn* chief quar
terinaster on tb* staff of Gen Joseph E
Johnhioti lie Is about An years of age
but b as active and vigorous as one hal
that age Maj Mims begins hia term o
office on Jan 1 next.
Following arc a few of the tntereatlm
features of the Mims victory: In Oy
Hlxth ward, where Mims and Rbe Ilv#
Minis neat Mb'** 4no voter. Minis rode f
his wards mwilng throughout the cam
p•ig ft in a rubber-fit ed carriage ||e vis
Red th*’ various |eillng pla* eg t-day
riding In a red wheeled surrey with rub
ter tires Ills horses bad nb ked tails an*
silver-mounted harneaa mi which dangle*
Jingling chains
Atlanta,
sueresgful candidates In t ..day's election
as shown by the r. turtle at I o'clock.
Mayor I.ivlng.ton Mims.
Altb-rtnan North Side -Oeorge V Plerea
Alderman South Bide M T. laihatts.
c. iinellm in Plrai Ward W A Plnrher
Cmineliman Here nd Ward Ilia Ii law‘S
Councilman Third Warn John C. R. and
Controller—John II Onldsmltli.
Treastiret -Thos J l*ee;.!ss.
Tax Collector IC. T. I'avne.
Engineer It M, Clayton.
Mtt VK.ItIH Givn HKtaova.
11l- llttbasastlnr to Italy Telle Wh]
He IMi|t|iorta Itch Inis).
Phlla.l. Iphu. tb l 1.-tn a letter to thl
laMger. whk-h will he pohlhthed In that
liofter to-morrow. Wayne MneVeagh, wht
was ambassador to Italy under Presbleni
(Tevrland’u administration, In glvltig hli
reasons for sup|>onlng McKinley, says:
"While the treaty was before the Ben*
ate an amendment wa> propueed plaelm
the Philippines on tne same footing ai
hula, thus depriving the treaty of Its
mosi ohnoxlon- feature that of a grevt
and serious .leisirlure from the funda
mental principle of those free institutions
which have la.cn at oooe the sirefigth
and the glory of the republic In all |U
splendel History. Menator Vest'a nmen-V
rnent woukl have brought the treaty |nt<
exact harmony with Air. Uncotn'a slabs
metii. on,l (•reventeil the war In the Phil
ippines. which we all so much deplore
That amendment was defeated by Mr.
Rryan and nobody else could have defeat
ed It. When the trea>y was ratified with
out that amendment, ut-.d thus learnt a
pan of "the sut>rem * law of the IsmO,”
the deplorable corsee-iurncr* which hays
followed would have follow--! juat ths
same. In my -.pinion. If Mr. Bryan had
been President.
"Nor can I believe anybody with ordi
nary . onumn sense Is In danger of ra
sa rd Ing President McKinley's electbw a*
an endorsement of the war In the Philip
l-lnes. It seems to me the present trn
,Unry of President McKinley's mind can
lie discerned In the Ills' American policy
he Is now pursuing In CTilna. ,f
Continuing. Air. MaeVeogn says he finds
himself in harmony with the Republican
pla'form on the gold standard “But the
controlling reason with me for supporting
McKinley and Roosevelt.” he concludes.
"Is the unwillingness I feel to Intrust the
government of the country to the men
who now represent and control the Dem
ocratic organisation, standing s* they do
upon the Chicago platform of I*W."
Passed a llrlaantine.
New Orleans. Oct. S —Ths British
stesmer Paddington from Marseilles re
ports on Hep* It. latitude J*o9 north, lon
gitude 31 04 west, she passed a brigantine
of American build with fore and main
masts gone. Jlhhoom standing, hull ap
parently Intact, no sign of life on hoard.
Bea at the time was running fearfully
high, unable to launch a boat to examine
• rack.