Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THI - MOR.VING news - • Incorporated IV* g KHTII.L. Prr.lU.-nt WELCOMED WILDLY ,TI I■< THOI tM RETEIVKD ‘ Mitt *' IK YOHK. MIGHTY CROWD AT THE DEPOT. , h KH. HMRW ttl) OTHEM Ok HIE COMMITTEE. t , nrlrm to tl* HoMinnn Tl.rouah ■ Mjrlml of Pro . .|i Nhoulrtl Thmurl. e* p\r Hff<r , r fur the Jtomlnrr—A fiold- Mr(M |rl anc Preaented l>y n , | f r*' um*—. lpreclh©a I hut Were M-t |, l.> the t:udlflaff. \t% Y##rk. Oct. 16—William J. Bryan ii thl city at 256 o'clock. ills . *.s an emphatic ovation. As ir* i. t-jnMi! into the annex of the { , :t ro ninl depot. that part of the lfrtr * building w.s packed with n m uiltude. ,v- I ■'•! was driven to the Hoffman U n an open carnage, in which he -. \ i;j. hard Croker. ani with ur v#r,j h'.-l. bowed and to the who cheered him. Forty-*# o • ir- >ii , ntl an animated scene. |r m b' i gon avenue on one aide, to ii i,ii* - on the other, the sidewalk* %■+'. untd with the popular#. \ : clock a loud cheer went up ii.f ■ - open carriages containing the X-.rr.r • > Hull Reception Committee, rorf. • t annex. Three cheers for (W r were given/ A- th*- iimc approached for the arrival (• tram the Reception Commit!©" §*u'•>! in to move further and further • l tli# track At th * point the P S;r* wer** made Ineffectual by a **„•. n football rush. While the Recep • * mmittre were waiting. every fos : ; e f hof .space on stairs, at windows fj frm and on the big bridges cro#*- • • was occupied The narrow j . .: i k the t-av ks wa u mie* when the* engine of the Ilryan w it warning whistle ame th#* mad scramble to reach • r of *hc* train in which Col r i supposed to le Mr. Croker. H-a* uni the other members of th#* K • •i ommlttee trld to walk in a < i r Miner iowa*d the train to y I’n-.-identlal candidate, but th • . to great They were pushed ii j | and hustled along until th y rPi irr > to break into a run M r iid ►wing themselves ento th* ' ~i o.m and give Col. Bryan greet Received Many Hand*. Jiurv 11a the crowd hid worked itself * it it considered a proper degree >' v’ftu*!fi?m. It cheer©#! and hallooed. ip * >'i Bryan stapped out on the piat •r- T **n. escorted b> Richard Croker r. 1 *t >rnmittee, he began the journey ■’.i i th*- street. A number of peopu* and tv,. Bryans hands, the cnrulJ j m:’*d good naturedly through If • r i#t© of the fact that both he nn.l ■’ I’roker were being rather roughl> #*.*! au>ut. ♦ i;!# red the open carriage •t • I *•* # s>- :t. Col. Rrynn t#n>k off hi *l -mlle.l iind bowed on every sll# fc l broker sat next to him. while Mr and Mr. Shevlln occupl**d the •f two seats In the carriage It took time to clear a passage way to ot;d street, but li was finally **#’■*••! and then the carriages. In • w#r# tne Receptloti Commit!"#- font. arted for the Hoffman H#vi-* Bryan reached the Hoffman House 1 ' l* m All the way down Flf h • • wa.N cheered by the crowds thit •1 *h# thoroughfare. The dtmonstra -1 is Col. Bryan left his carriage an I the Twenty-sixth street entrant* f t * hotel was a repetition of that alo* g ,f r ‘ Col. Bryan at once went to hi **'*■•' A f# w minutes later be receive I • • n from St Matthew's Lutheran fr*' * North Fifth street. Brooklyn *■ Augustus Sommers, the pastor, pre - i-im with a gold-headed c.me which U\ *-..p Won by Col. Bryan In receiving tb# la*-/, t numb# r of votes at a fair he#! m#* nur*h He nvt#le a Sfieech of it#nk- m#i then retir*d to re.-t b*fore the HA^uet. t illed I p tlie tiordrn. > r hours before the tim** set f.r the ’ * of the doors. so'clock. M tdi- K,f ‘>i .ir Garden where <*ol Bryan and "I of the state DemocrUlc tn ket, B S an hfletd. s|K>k#*. was •frr#>wda Throngs gathered and mas-d f tn< two main entrances to t>e r L* . n K-.jrth ani Malison avenues. • *ri\ am 2 o rlo# k, hoping to grt In ,r th #loors were first opened. At * o'lock to the minute, the sound f | ‘"sling bombs out.dde the Garden t ® f ' r ’ m< ' , 'l the opening of the doors. !n --“-f' > there was #t great rtr-h by the from the Msdieon avenue hallway 4 ‘' lr >m the Twenty-sixth street en lf|f *■ which, according to police ar was to be clear for : kk *t folders In the first rush were a '* women who got seals near the speak •re-o ..j, rn less than ten minutes every lt#l the floor was taken, and the i, began to pour In from all Mtaeked the galleries. Five min '*** 4 '*'* r *hw the balcony ami a part of % k ' : ‘/ ir n#n black w'lth |>eopl**. The rush • ’hr' over tut there came u ateady m through the principal doors, and / n V < > .*■#'•!ls were soon tilled. rosd did not appear at first to •'•oMtrativ*. When the* lights were all d r there < ame a brief cheer. Th# tai 1 r ular electrie display over th a-4h. . stand bore the portraits of the er, ,v ratle candidates, the I>em<- *O,l ;*m. and the democratic winch r * Hied to Mr Croker. "We wish free people," In great letters <lll,l, “Yankee Boodle.* 9 IP Band struck up a nations! D-yJ*' m * people recognized "Yanke u , V* r,y *>* up In their seats with '*•-> M . f '•mall American flags, shout * th> words of the song •i oZ* r,l : nw v. <l<-por'f<# tn th, natlon tt, 1 [ ull| v. Htrdmani ra<llatl fr>>m , l "" r of the roof, umlerncitth the ov.l , ‘ he<l of the Iron nlllar.* ,l ltl aiut feetoonn of ,lr t tf '’ lor9 the iltfTerent ntntee „ . " **U*rt,. The epeaker', ntainl v* 1 ’ lm P l > * l, h Amerlrn Ild* Ai , V 1 -*-' * n< * hl ' l * hunting. i, . lock the on.y Mate remaining • -ntlre Garden wa* an ocoo •d ,v.. ' ,h * ,l < - leta for whlrh remain- W4, r j/ “"*** ' o'clock. The crowd war Ur.i b,. ‘ r #Quant performance! by the Tkf h, _ ou ‘ #hthu,ia*m. n * Began to Warm fp. tfoe.* _'*’ °* prominent Tammany men the (|J! P ' nln * of ,h # meetlnr brought tor A , . •’come opplauae of the ven k;<a 1 ® clo, 'k approached, the hout uryan waa expected to arrive Sataniml) fflornins i tne crowd Itfitnn to wann up. The Qsr i den was Jmim>l Th** p .ii. ** kept ih* | aisles fairly well cleared, and ha# k of the j gallery tM-of- tht* wun not an ln# h of i a valla bU* apace. I rol Bryan entered the Garden at 7 o’clock As the face of Mr Croker. be hind which api>arel Col. Bryans, was seen, th#* crowd mirst forth In one greu.. prolonged >*;!. Kverv on** str*>*i tiptoe on bis *M-a? and the Garden was a sea of waving flag- As Col escorted by Mr. Croker. m>unte.| the sfM*aker'H stand, the cheering was continuous Th** two climbed th#- stairs and mad#* their way ta the front, foikiwe*! by the Hecrptkm Committee. Col. Bryan and Mr Croker frequently responded to the cheering by i bowing to the \a>t au)ience, and thu f.* #a of both m* n were wreathed with smiles. The Crowd Mas Wild. Just behind the two. ns they mounted th* platform. Mavor YanWvck e- ort-d Kdwari M. Shepard, who acted as chair man of th m#-ertng The cheering con tinue#); now dying down, now being re newed with Increased vigor It <# nilnu* l for five minute-, not abating when Col. Bryan row* to his feet an#l raised h:s hand Mr Croker pull*d him ho k into his seat. The rhe nng went on. Th* n Mr. Croker rose, hesitate Ia moment. • hen ral-ed his nmd for insl- i<l of ceasing the crowd hp>k forth lou ler then ever. Io what h could, Mr. Croxer could not silence the crowd. After nearly fifteen miniites of cheer ing. the applause ,n to and or-use \lm. g|* #1 cheerw and hisses, the latter for a lenev. It last#-*! , minute longer. * Th-e cheers for our next President," brought out a Anal cheer, hut an effo.t to repeat It was drowned in eric#* of "Put him out!" Th© enthusiasm marly rarrl #1 the crowd aw.iy. Th#- throng at the M-elt'cn avenue en.t of the Garden Jammed down ti © aisles. an! the slxty-okl |KII< emen at t a- I*#tnt had to !• sincer# hittle with *h crowd to k#*ep It uinler c< n*rol When quiet was iest r and Mr Croker rrw*#-. t#H*k Mr. Shepard by th#* hand an*! intro#iu# 1 him to the audlen< e. as chair man of the meeting. Tli* It el lit tons. Before Mr Bh-|sr#l could get lnt> th • subject of tmiorlall*m •• whi h most f his address wan devotrd the rr wl g t so impatient to hear Col. Brv .n that Mr. Shepard could not proceed. He a i <1 nly •toppe*! and Ininduml Pres.dent Gag genhelmer of the council who off# re I tfw* formal resolutions of the evening These welcomed Col Brynn nn#l Mr Stevenson to N#-w York, approve#l tht Kansas t*lt#’ or>,*o-*#l imperialism; protested against <n enormous -tarding .irrrw ae a menace to the republic; praised the vo.un tecr army .is le|rg sufh lent lr enter* gen*y; oppos'd entangllt g lorelgn allan eee; tr\'miof d with th# Boars; #e ruHincel trufl*; pledged the party to bring back to the peo"l*‘ constitutional govern ment an#l charge! tu<* Repu >llr.n* wit , having raised a gigantic corrupt ou find to debatuh the suffrage. The resolution* were cheered, though th**> cou. I not be hoard for the shouts for Mr Bryan, an-l Mr. Shepard at once introduced the latter in a few short sen tences. They tlmril Bryan. Col Bryan stepped to the railing about the star.#! a? th# throng broke afresh into cheers. He his hand for si lence. but the cheers md not subside. Col. Bryan was dressed simply. In a black stilt with . sh*rt sack coal. “Three cheers for our next President!" < am## up from th* audience. Col. Bryan raising his hand in deprocti t ton Tin* •rowd w ,#* ttlHut to l*ecome quiet. wh# n. with n hom and a flash of fire, u fla-h --iighi bomb went #fT in th- center of th# room. Women shrieked and th* men yeli #*d. not knowing what It ali was Th# r* w,s great excitement and disorder f r , moirv-tU nn#l #\il n for the |H>llce. A • loz-n policemen rush* 1 *! to the *i*ot where tn#* man sat who had fired the bomb, grabbed him and hustled him and his .imera out into th#* alele anl out of the Garden. Col. Bryan had stood quietly at tb#‘ rail on the platform There was another at tempt to renew th< cheering, but his*-**#* greeted I: and Col. Bryan commenced speaking. Col Bryan began by referring to th** vast auilence before him and sal*! that it Indicated an Interest In th campaign which must he gratifying to all who re ahzd the Important*#* of the <iu*eHons ln volved He and .dared that h*- wns not vain enough to accept the enthusiasm tnanl fested as n personal tribute to himself. Uaus#*. he said, “the lnllv!#lual counts for nothing except that he may la* the instrument used by the t*ople to carry out th*ir own will " He imm #liately en tet*d u|*#*>n n b fens#* of the Democratic* causes and said Are Not Opposed. "To -ay that th* j* #pl- gathered here who support our cause are th# . n##ml#*s of honest wealth Is a sander, which could not Is* uttered without the one who ut ter***! It knew It to be false We ar# not oppose#! to that wealth which comes as ibe reward of honest toil ami is ♦•n)yvd by those who give to society xomethtng In return for that which society throws upon them The l>emo*ratlc party to-day is not only not th#* enemy of hornst wealth. Isit the Democratic party of t#>- day is the best from! of that wealth that represents ability of inuscl** or of mind employed in Its accumulation " Col. Bryan w*m on to #y that the par ty draws the line betw#* n honest wealth ( ,nd predatory wealth, "between that wealth which is a Ju>t compen-atlon fr services render#d tind that wealth which simply measures th* advantages whl# h some citizen has taken over many clti retis." He declared that no honest Industry, no honest occupation, no honest man need f#*nr the success of th** Democrat!' party. "The Democratic party." h< said, "showed A* honesty by stating what 1* bellevad and telling the people what It will do.” He asked for a comisirlson of th** !* mo cratlc platform with the Republican plat form and expn*se##l confl#l*nce that any honest min. making such comparison, must be convinced of the sincerity of the Democratic declaration and the hypocrisy of the Republican platform. Are Only Bakina Appeals. Taking up the Republican declaration of principles. Col. Bryan sakl that that par ty Is not prepared to-day to make a fight on a question before the country. "And." he continued, "if you want proof, let n* remind you that the Republican party to •lay. Instead of presenting any great prin ciple and defending it. Is presenting an appeal to every class of people supposed to be approachable in any dlr#-ction. He then went on to enumerate the va rious classes to which he sakl the Repub licans were mak ng ►peclous appeals, and Ik* Included in the list the farmer, the la borer. etc. "It gives the laborer." h# said, "the assurance ih? he will have a full dinner pall, nnd then It assures him that there will he u larg# army to make him satisfied with his full dinner pail He dr#*l*red thst the prosperity of which the Republican party boasts la a different •hint in different localities. In the Lost, he said, they tell you how prosperous the farmer of the West is snd in the West you hear of the high wages and general employment of the laboring man through out the East. In this connection. Col. Bryan related the rsport of his own pros (Cootiouod on Fifth I’age-J 4 SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, lIHHt. BROUGHT IN THE BED lOITur.V #Ol l.lt *<T #Vt\YBU <tI'BTIOS9 IIIDHIWSEn TU HIM. HE LAY IN COURT AS ONE DEAD. BED AMI IT* OK I PINT AVENE THEN t AllHir.fi A\YAY. •Indgr lanlrlll Attain Overralrri Nl#*- tlou* for fltr lllsrliarar of llr Jnry and Hit* i ontlnuanre of tlir 4 <•*. Yontsry Alusl Hr Aillntlgrtl a l.utin lie lt-ft • Thi* t an Hr l#n*—.lini llonurtl Mill <• tin llir N/iuul To •lay— Drfrmir Alay Rrat 10-tlny. Georgetown. Ky , li.—Henry E. Youtsey. on trial. # hargrl with t>etng a prli lj.il in the >• boating of Gov. tba-bel. whs slid unable to enter the #o. ft room to-dav. Lying on hi> h* and. b* was a. awn •o the door of the jury nom, In plain view of those of the courtroom an#! the trial prooeded. At the afternoon session the defenso moved to <!tschaigc the Jury and continue the 1 ase because the defendant was .ll un. onreious and in .1 w>rse condlli#n t an iH*fore. Judgi- t'antrlU overrule*! the mo tion. 'Hie defence ask#d that Toutaey be call ed as a w Itness. Th#* sheriff cal>d, but Youtsey did not answer. The defenad asked that he be brought It.to court. "He Is a.ready In court." raid the Jt4ge "W#* want him on the the witness stand." sail C?ol. Nelson. "Vey well. I>ring him In. Mr. Sheriff and put him on the stand." said the Julge IVputles nn#l guards brought Youtsey In on hs bed. which th*y placed In front of the Jury Col Nelson asked Youtsey several questions, but received no sort of resj*nse. the defendant lying as one dead. We can get no r sponse from the wit ru ss." said Col. Nelson. "Very well, let him stand aside," said the Judge, and the bed was carried buck to the Jury room Col. Nelson mate another motion to dis charge the Jury, because the d*-fen#lni was not really in court facing his accus ers. but simply an un# onsclous body. The Judge said the Lm provided (hat before he could dts barge the Jury the defendant must he adjiult:* lunatic. Jim Howard w... go on the stand to morrow and swear Youtsey dl#l not let him in Powers* office, and that he was not even In the huLdtng. The defense expects to rest Its case to morrow. WAS A MISUNDERSTADING. ahielil*' Men Mould hot Have hue rendered—'They Were 111-Treat, e.t |.y Klllplnop. Manila. Ocl. 16. Full deialla are now at hand ar to the capture of ’’apt. lievere ix Hhttddp ami his I>.tr(y by the tnsuryeotp tn the Uland of Mnrlnduque l,t-l month ami their experience prior to their re*cue by Gen. leither R. flare. After four weeks of captivity, hard treatment, hunker and marching lo uvjl.l the re.culne force, which Rtca.ly akkra \aieil the auffetlngp of the wouml-d < a- I Shields and hi* men were delivered by the Filipinos to Gen. Ilare lurt Bun-lay at Buena Vista on the Murlndu<iue coact. Capt. Shields and hi* parly, while op erating north of Torrljos, were taken In ambush In the steep hills. They attempt ed to rut their way lo the coast, but he i ame subjected to the enemy's four-sided lire. Capt. Shields beink shot twice and badly wounded. After four had been killed nnd tlv, wounded, bring out of ammuni tion. the command surrendered through a misunderstanding among themselves to twenty-five Insurgent riflemen and l.lJOft bolornen. The rebels separated their pris oners Into small parties and conveyed them, heavily guarded, to the mountains. On this news reaching Manila (wo coni panles of the Twenty-ninth Volunteer In fantry. under Col. George Anderson, were Immediately s-nt to Mnrlndutiue. This force was followed by right romnantea of the First Infantry under Oen. Hare •| he combined force of 1.100 men proceed ed to occupy all the towns In the Island and to secura th* country. Gen Mare gave the rebels one week to surrender the prisoners and the latter's rifles The American* controlled the situation. The rebels perceived that It was only a question of time when the release of their prisoners would be effected, and thev opened up communications with Gen Ilare, which result’d In the handing over of the captives, thlrleen of whom, the pick and wounded, were sent to Manila by the gunboat Villalobos l.leut. Slmje son . ommaruling The Villalobos arrived here yesterday. Capt. Shields Is improv ing. Gen Hare's command will remain In Marlnduque. Me has given the Insurgents until Oct. 21 to surrender themselves and the flfiy-one captured rifles. If they fall to comply, he will undertake an active punltly- campaign. Capt Shields and his rompani-ins suffer ed gr-ntly at Ihe hands of ihelr captors, who robbed and maltreated them The Filipino officers had to restrain Ihe bolo men from killing the Americans. When wounded Capt. Shields was unable to move Me ordered his soldier* to go for ward and lo lenve him. hut they declined ond fought stubbornly until they were overpowered. •■UKMI*' *#*l l-TIF.*. The American* Had Eonr Killed nnd Hlx Wounded. Washington. Oct. 16. A cable dtepatch was received from Oen. MtcArthur to day. giving the casual: lea of Capt Shields' command In the Island of Marln duque. Capt. Shields and his men were captured by the Insurgent* and ufter ward rescued by Oen. Hare's troops. The total casualties of the party appear to have been four killed ond six wounded. Among the latter Is Cap!. Shield*, hlm ,lf who waa penouaiy wounded in th, neck, mouth and ahoulder. Hen Lord Chief Justice. London. Oct. 16.-It Is officially an nounced that Lord Alveraton, (better known as Sir Richard Webttert ha* been appointed lAtrd Chief Juatlce of England, •n succession to tba lata Baron Buaaell of Klllowen. 4 ( At *EI> Ml Wl Itl ltlM*. Allllul* no Alore Than AA E%|e'te|. Washingtcn. Oct T:*e cable despatch from Rt. Petersburg indicating that Rus sia * attitude in China will he Independ ent of the concert of the Powers, caused no surprise among offLials her#, whs have be# n looking forward for some time to jud such h lin.* of a't on U was not*#! when the aggressive mdltary movement was inaugurated hy Germany and the ex psdtHon against l’a Ting Fu starte*! that Russia was among th#* Powers which did not Join In the movement As the hulk of th* American troops had withdrawn from China, leaving Gan. Chaffee only legation guard at Pekin, the, American forces also refrained from participating The Japanese forces partdpited In n very limited degree, by < unilnuing ihe *lefcns. of Pekin during the absen#* of th* other allies. The and si*at*h fr#m Rt Petersburg Is looked upon as m# rely another step slm liar io that taken when Russia withheld from ihe Pao Ting Fu expedition an#! oth er ugv re-s.ve military moves Moreover. 11 is regarded as quite in cons<nnc* with the pacific tend# n * s of this government, which have been dlrecird a I along to se curing u settlement by diplomatic means, rather than by ihe sword The Russian purpose of pursuing independent action has not made Itself evident In any offi cial or formal way thus far either to th#* Rtate Department or to th* Russian em bassy her*'. APPROVED BY AHMSTRHR. Only fnngrr Raised sn Objection to Atethod of Procedure. Parle Oct. 16—A dispatch r#H*elv**l by the Havas Agency from Tien Tain, dated Oct 15. says: "The British ambassador. being in formNl from !iOnloi. of the bash# of th negotiations proposed by M leleasee, cal |e#l h meeting of the diplomat I*' 'nrpe in Pekin. The French propositions were un animously approve*!, anl appreciation was expnwMd of France s initiative l*nne| Rratee Minister Conger along raised an objection, not agalnsi the pro positions. but agotnsc the nteihcd of pro cedure Mr. Conger deemed that th#' French pn>p©Ulocis woukl have to he Im posed upon the Chineee during the nego tiations. While these |n*pwi'k.rv are f#*rmu!ted as lelng th* basis of negoflo tion, different mlntst*T*. mong others the British anl Italian pr*-ent©d cer tain deespe# iail\ the replacement *>f the Tsung Li Y 1 men lv h minister of foreigit affairs and ihe posting for tw years of the decree* concerning the pun ishment of the IrtefLt;#tor of the anti- European movement These demands re approved by ail ministers According to the same dispatch, should Pao Tint Fu resist the demands to sur render. the place wil be bombarded and the Inhabitant#* #*x#mplarily punished. Rl 9*l A FOR IMIERIDBICB. Her Inter©*!* In 4 hln* Have Brea Full* keenred. Si Pet#*relunr. Oct. 16 —The Russian ! ir<v©rnm©nt permit* It to hr<*oro© known that It* altitude tn Fhlna will he Increno inn likJ#*|i!i#l(*nr* of th© concert of the Power** RuMia, It la explain# #l. la <!la poe©l to attach l#*B vatu© to Joint a*A!on •dive© her Interests hav- been fully secur •*#l hy th© #uc(©saful campaign In Man- I churla Moreover. Russia Is not willing to "follow the trreroncl.abl© |H>li< y of •om* of ths Powers." The ex|>©#'tatlon. th© publication adds, ils thai the t'hlneae government Is at©>u4 to iitillz#* all Its resources of duplicity to k**ep th© Power* occupied with vain ne gotiation* sn#l an*l the dl*i>ai’ h- Ing of n*tes In order to aain time until th#* winter, .hunting on the rigor of th* climate to prevent military operations snd allow (’hint 4o gather her resources for a spring campaign VIC EROY U %>TH PT#Af R. He Fear* That There Ba> He an Ex - lennln of Trotahle*. laon#!on. Ocl. 17.—The Shanghai corr#- s|H>ndent of Ih© Times, wiring yestenlay, say*: "It Ih reported g#*d authority that Liu Kun Yl teiegraph##d to-day to Sir Rob ert Hart, begging him to no© hts t©*t en •leavors to negotiate fwace. TWs Indi cates that the Nankin viceroy fe*rn an extension of th** 4roubl©?#, If the firesent situation Is allowed to . ontir ii##. "Further ap(iointm*nfs of r©o#*tlonry Manohus to high positions In the Yang ts© region show an intention to break 4h* power of th#* friendly viceroy*." NEW* FMOB TIEN TH|\. • ’so Tina Fu Expedlllnn Had Bel n O|tpoitlon I | to (lei. I 6. Tien Tsln. Ocl. 15. via Hhangbai. Oct. 16 —The expedition against Pao Ting Fu had met with no opposition up to Oct. 14. Report* received hy courier say th*t a column of 500 French, marching to listen listen to relieve a party of French priest*, met with no opposition In the six days' march 4o Die south The Fourth brigade of the British Is now arriving Th© Americans hove evacuated the ar senal. which ha been fumed over to the provisional city government. ALL row KM ft HAVK AOIIKKO. I/I Hung Ordered lllnrl* Flag* fn Almnihm Thrlr Brar©h, Paris. Oct. 16.—At a cabinet roun II held at the Klvsce !*alace to-day ih© minister of foreign affairs. M. De!c*ss. announced that all the Power* have ac cepted ths French note as ihe hast* for negotiations. The minister added that hs hid be*n Informed that LI Hung Chang has Jut ordered the Black Flags and Kwmng Hi troops, which are traversing th© provlnc#* of Hu Nan. on their w.y to Join the court it Plan Fu. to aban#k#n Ihelr march an I return to Canton. r.AO Tl\4i Ft C Am HKD. Dispatch *ay* 7ANM Alllea Aceom p|l*hed Their Purpose. London. Oct. 16—A dispatch from Hhanghai atairo that Pao Ting Fu was captured Saturday by a fore* of 7,000 al ,Ui lent from Pekin for that purpose, Occupied Flen Ling. Shanghai. Oct. 16.—Official confirmation haa been received of the report that the Russian Southern army has occupied Flen Ling, ths terminus of the Rhan Hil Kwan Railway. The occupation effected Ocl 4k BEFORE THE BAYONET AI ARt 111 Mi AHAbNA AMI AA>A|t;\ AVEIIE DBI AE\ BA KOMIBMA TURNED BACK OVER 1-500. BOHR Til All THREE HOI ll# Ai COED FOR THE MIEDIERS* AAOIIR. TANARUS% Crowd* #*f striker* DeniNiid#**! •he Afteutlu of Ihe Aaldlers—Onr Arm* I <ianl #>olili#*r Drawn I p in Their AA a—Serious Trouble Una Nurronl) Averted The Other t rovvt! Aeeiiu|lii#he(l If## I'arpuvs, hut *ut*e-M AA a* short-l.lv ••! Hansford. 1N tct 16 About 1 . r * men a 1 s#xty w,.men and g#rls marche#! tigh ten! miles from the Houthskl#* II sale (on region during hc night fr th. Panther Creek valley where thry expected to cloae •‘II of the *, |||, r. ## of the L#*hlgh Coal an#! Navigation (Vrniany. but Just as the w*#ary march r* w#*r#* n#*anng th# 1; lestl n 1 lion this m rnlng they wer#* nut #n a mountain road by three c#mi#anles of in fantry, at.#l at ih- (aunt of the l>.iyonet. were dr von back four miles t#v Tam iqua and dls|> ra#*#!. An*>tiier crowd of noi strikers from the north side of Hazl# ton also marche#l here and succeeded in .losing the company** No. 1 colliery at N#*‘#ju#honinx. near Maurh Chunk, before It was scattered The pres# ncr of the so|liers wa.- entirely unexpected, and the strikers were much crestfallen that they failed In accompli.-h --ng th#* ohj.-et of their long march. AAas an ExelilnK Atra|aa It w 1 s probably the m#st # setting morn ing that th# panther Cr. k 1 kN# .pie honing valleys have ever experience#! Rirlkers were scattered over the \ario;a roads and companies of s# Idlers w r** acurrying in all directions, loading off the marching men The troop# w, r fail#** t with the mob of strikers, wltll* he 11- boring men were very caraful not t e m mil overt acts in the ;>r# sene#* #f tha troops For a moment. Just after the two fr #a met on th** road in the darkness It lo k e#i as If a would com#* but the g •**! sense ihos* who Imi<l charge of Ce strikers pre\ente-l a posalb# lonfli t The nnirrliers came down like two ar mies The south side army oofMV*nirstc#l at M A*lo#> and the order to march tv as given at Id 30 o’clo# k la.*t night Trer# were several file an#! drum corps and .1 brass hand in the line The women and girls were conveyed in two lr<# omni buses. Th** whole town of M- A<l o was out to see th* march*r start Barrh of the Soul tialders. Flvs carriages, containing newspaper #'orrcpurulent*, who had Itesn trailing along at th© rear of the proreoston. wer© request#*#! lo Like the lead, so (hill thev would not interfere with th© plins of th© strikers. Following the n**wspii|#er m©n come the two conveyance# containing the McAduo women. anl th*e foUowe#| .# long lln#* of llung;trianw. Italians. Poftnixl* r*. Slavs an#l l*kigtlsh-s|# aktng mine worker* Ai # i*olnt half a mil© from Coaldale there is a sharp turn In th© road, and ts the newspaper men rmmded It there mmr a < cmniaiHl of "Halt!" and a boot fifty feet tn front of them stood soil#! rows f soldiers who were stretch*#! across the roa#l with bayonet* fixed Sheriff Toole •f JA'huylklll county was wlih them The <ommander #>f the troops, speaking t* the waiting crowd, said. "In th© nam#' of th© f**#ople of fhe st<it© #f Pennsylvania. I cotnnwrtil you to dls |er#(# m4ml to return whence you ram©." Ths strikers begun to protest that they • ould not be stopped on a public high* way. and many of them show‘#l a disfso •■ltion to reals: the solliers. The offl©**r In charg#* of the troop*, however, kept Ids m# n m (Kwlilon. anl th* strikers see ing that th© aoMter* evidently meant business, slowly began returning towar#l Tarnoqua "Mother” Jones who was In the rrow#l vehemently |>rot*ete<| against the tctl<xi of the troops In stopping th© marchers, hot ah© was shut off and ordered to nv*v<# on. M*'Adoo women had to he almost l*u*he*l akmg. so slowly did they walk They continually Jeersd at th© soldiers tailing them nil kinds of names, and threatening them wi h punishment if they should dare to visit M *Adoo It to*k fr.m J o'clock until after 6 o'c|o#'k to drive th© rr.iw#! hack to Tama quo While all this ha#| b©.*n going on. ths north side marchers ha#l everything their own way In the N* squehonlnsr valley. Tlk*>* rsachod ther#* after 2 o’ck k and succeeded In fM'rsuading enough men to re main away from the l#©high ( oal and Navigation r*oni|*ac.y No. 1 r 111. ry to . omi>el Its shutdown. Gen. Oobln sent two comf*anles of soldiers over thre and soon h#l ord*r retoretl MAI BE MORE IMIS. irttlrmcut of the Wfrtke I* Sot Look - •*l fr at Hare. Philadelphia. Oct. 16 —A secret confer ence wa* hel#l her© to-day in th© office of the Philadelphia am! loading Railway Company between the representatives of various coal-carrying railroads and a number of Individual operator* Th© par ticipant* were pledged to secrecy as to the object of ft he consultation, nnd noth ing can he Darned of what transpired After th© i'onsultailon. Georg© F. Itn©r remarked in n general way that it might I#e some days l**for * *ttlenient of the strike is reached. HfHYBI OF IBit AOARY LIAR. Important Bine* Are Placed 4/n In I tetl Stale* Territory. Vancouver. R. C., Oct. 16 —The survey of th© disputed boundary line at Mount Baker has been competed hy th- provin cial surveyor. Dean* Tit© line pl*#-es *ll th© mine* of lmi*ori*n©e In fhe #H*trlci on the American skle. although . mil#* of ex tra territory 1* given to nrltiah Colum bia. The chief importance of the survey Is that a Cantdian gvernm#nt commission er. by locating the boundary lln© north of the mining camps. cont|©tw all Cana dian* sending In supplies to th© camps to pay duty, and this practically diverts tn© large trade of mines from Chilliwack. U C., to Buma*. Wash. Van Demmen Assistant, Buffalo. N Y. Oct 16 —H E. Van- Demmen of Richmond. Va.. hss been ap pointed assistant In the horticultural de partment of tho Pan-American Lxpoai- Mon. { SHOT THE CHIEF OF POLICE. Herman Smith Hut Be Mortally AA •guild *(-—Harder on* Murk of t'!f*eral*l Aegroes. Kbzg#rill Go . tct 16 —t'hlef of I 'oiler Herman Hmtth was dangeroualy wounded Lift nigiti alsnit 1u.30 o*.<sk. while mak ing and err* • 1 of a lozen #r more drunk *n negroes at n house of 111 fame, near the Georg-a and AUlwnu passenger de |X*t Ffom ail reports obtainable. It seems a drunken row was In progress and a !©•©- phon* nn ssag#’ • ante to |iolice beadquari ters fr#m p.irtlee near the -. rn** *f trou #l* thai a fra# as was going on. Chief Smith was in his office, and all ihe night men were on their t#**at##. Jumping on his bl ew I* he hurrud to tl* s#’*'tie. After arriving mi the le#use. he t.rnrl f* r** tns and ru hing to the .ioor. went In an*i fourwl 1 i* -of drunken men n#i worn# n in a g# n ral mix-up lie o<*lerd the whole crowd under ariest and wiil.e doing so. a negro !' th#* n line of Ki*l Henry stru*k film from behind with a knife, cutting a de< p gash In his n* K and ififllctlng stabs In the shoulder. Chief Smith imnndiatetv r#*#verd him seif and shot the negro through the thigh, amt whli# doing so. ( I han#l was caught by n i4#*,r# woman an*i th* revolver snatch#*! fran him by tb# man who <lll the stubbing Htvping back lie op n#d tir# on the Chi* f n bal'. passd ihrmigh tlie Chief* breast and * am* out near the nhoulder Mid© Ai.o h# r ball Ju>t ixoa** the skin on his right ante Th#* not- aura #1 tn# atiention of h* hHingers atMuit th* depot, nnd after *om#* delay, the t hief wus tak#n to the Mg ant Hotel, wln re hr is now receiving medical treatment. A posse was at on*e org mtsed nnl up t*> this morning fourteen n# gr#us have •***#** arrest**#! and held In th-* city haalUe. D#put> ehertff llanlby was sent for n#l. with hts tw# dogs, track©*! Kid llenry two miles ii> tli## ountry, where he was caught In an <d I. uninhabited cabin In Ills (Kissexxion w is found the r#*v>lver ©#>f I'hlcf Rmnh ll© was • #r.ial to th# J. I at Irwlnvllle. where h n ronim im nt tiial was he#d. and plat#d under iio.txfc# ior.#l From talk heard on the street, he will nrser live to have Ids trial The negro woman who taught Chief Rmlth’x hand when the shooting was go ing -n Is In Jail, and It D wM*i**il 4trait ttiat lioth will swing together before 12 o'clock to-night Giertt exchemet t pre vails In l >si aim! men at# #*gntng In from nil eecii.xns wl'h shot guns a *#i rifles mi their shoulders, while > lies r- Iwsltd (town witti revolvers Mayor Wilson has apptdmed a numter of • xra policemen ho are n*w on duty, and h* bimse.f r#main#d up n!I night, acting as chief of isdtcr until anew man may I*© appointed Chief Hmtth #i in a critical condition late lonighr, though In a • onvemotion Ju*#t b* 1 I wl:h the attend ing phvsl# lan** your oorespon-lent was informed that th# re is torn# h#>pe of his recovery. ALLOWED A ftl I*I*I.I^IEAT%L RILL. Il)n PrrmlltrH tn File One %aalnaf fhe ft. %. 1,. Portsmouth. Va Oct. 16 In the Cir cuit Court of the I'nlle#! State* for th© Eastern District of Virginia. In Thomas F Ityan vs John Hkrpon Willi #ms ©t al on motion of idainilff to file nmendm# ml and suppl# tneiit.il M!l. Judge WaddlM hand# #1 down th* foHowing d#clst n "The matter |>re#’nted for the r n-#:d©r *tlon of the court ie whether or not tha plaintiff should have have to file an Mm# ml men t atd supplemental hill In this case Without passing upon any other question or *|etermlnlng the sufficiency or Insufficiency of pleading presented. I think th© plaintiff should have leave to file this supplemental am©n#lm©nt Nil. a* l#rav*d for. th#* Mtm© when filed, to be subject to all proper objection to b© takn thereto by exception, demurrer, pi* a or other proper def*-tw** . and It will 1* s# cwdered." The <’ounse| for plaintiff filed eight <le murrers. which were set iown for argu mnt tom #lay during the flrs* wek in December. Before th© decision was an nounced. ounsel for the lef©n#lants moved to reject, or to strike from the re cord*. th© affidavit, which has been Ih# subject f n©wspa|x#r comment, upon tne ground that the sm*- was lnjec|#d In the record without notice to defendant's coun sel nd without their having ha#t opftor (unity to examine the same and a-certain Its purrorf Th© court while f* ervlng a final decision. Intimate#! that as th© affl davit wss pres# nt# and n#J p f©rre#| to In the argument and ih© Introduction was not obJ©ci©l to by counsel for #l©femlants at the hearing on B©pi 27. n#l as It wa-# mark©#! "file#! by th# lerk," it was not clear how It could t*© rejected, but that li # ouM. by no possibility, play any pirt In ihe cn*e; that no court could read o. Consider It. ami It cou4l have no hearing whatever In th© final determination of the case upon Its merits. The court #l*o Intimated that had obj© ion Is ©n made at th* time It was handed th© court. It woul*i. In all probability, have bean rejected as irrelevant The rourt postponed the Anal decision that counsel on either sld** might file note*. lit It fit ISED % BERH %Aft. Soldter* ftafle red fteverely at the llanda of the lna*rrnU. Manila. Oct 14. via Hong Kong. Oct K. A detachment of twenty men of tn© Twenty-fourth Regiment, whd© engaged in repairing telegraph wires. Oct. 10. ut n point near H#n Jose. Nuevo Wrlja pnv ince. Luzon, were set upon hy 2) reh**ls and were overpowered and acattered. fteven of the Ann-rlcans r#w- hel Ban Jose, but It I* probable (hal the remnln#ler w©re captured Th© enemy surprised a party of scouts of th© Forty-third Infantry at ti point three mdes from Takioban. Leyte Island killing three of the Americans at the first volley. Two ©*<*aiH#d and gave the a#rm hut the etieiny su *ce#*ded in ev#ling their pursuers. The native |>oiic<* of Taklo iian had conspired to surprise the Am©r leans. The bodies of thu deal soldi#"* were laidly mutlhifed (spt*rrd Fifty Boers. Cape Town Oct. 16.—Th© British re-en tered BJoemhof. near Kimberley. Oct. 11. unopposed. *ml c*tdurJ fifty Boer*. Betrothal Proclaimed. Th* Hague Oct. 16 —Queen Wllhalmlna haa proclaimed her betroth*: to Duke Henry of M*cki*nburg4khw#rin. (•asetted Honorary Colonel. fjondon. Oct. 16—Lord Roberts was to ils y gazetted honorary colonel of th# new regiment of Dish Guards, DAILY. 3< A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY WRRKLY I-TIMES-A-WEKK.fi A YEAR CONSIDER COMBINE tiHKIT N %lI.W % % DKU. I* 1> (X)N- T:nmTios ( THREE TO BE CONSOLIDATED. THK UKONUI %, ITI,A\TA AID WEST i*oi vr ami \% i>i ich!l or am. • All Arp In 4 onaillulr the liPorglA IlhUlnn of Ihr !.>•<l■% 11|# ■<( \aah%llle—lHrrrlnr of (hr Thrrr l.lnra f Mrrl Tn-ilm In Atlnnfn ti < nnalilrr Ihr l*lnn—l'rralitmi lmt of ihr- 4 pNlml llr|ortr| mn lllaap. protlNK (Hr rinn. Atlanta. Oct. 1€ —lt report wt that lo rrorrow tho moot k m|*rtaint *!••! tho H.um him known in yam will. |*rotMbly, ODOMinaiMl In Atlanta. I Mr*-ion* of th Ur-oriclA ro.nl. Ih Atlanta oiui Wmt Point 4nl lho Wmtmi lUllwHy "f Alabama, will mr.-i in tlie ImUMliik. It I* *ahl ihot thr* ihr*#. rood* wiH !*♦> con wolutauri at lhat mr itnir into th* O*or *l‘i IHviMoti of th<* lxuihvillp hoI Nash villa Atlant.i will prolaliljr bo headquarter* fr th* n*w cyiitPtu. Ttu* Important d**al ha > bmi quietly en gineered by oftt- imla of tha I **uinvllle and Nawhvl.lo for year*. If it In oarrUwf through, It may m**n nn mlirn rhunxn In tha preaent tr.ifiw- from tha Kawt to tha louthnpft. The fraait nrr in tetween lha Hoot barn anl ilia Atlanta ami Warn I'olnt. hy hi oh tha N*w York an.l Wtshliifton tram** In ranird thrmjgh to New Or lean* rnnv !*• rh<th**d altogether, >n*l tha tram* that earns down tha At* hantlo <’*nt l-lfie vlu Augusta. may no through to Saw Orlaans. Of tha Atlanta and Want Point direc ts™. (ieorgo O. ftvnlth. H. f\ Ktsher. M. II Smith. II Walters und w. B. Barry. prolmt|y, fnvor tha Louisville an*l Nweli villa tom bln a Tha sucrruwr to tha fet II M < "mar wtl la* elected :o morrow, :rul ha will probably be a Umisvllle an.l Nashville man also. leaving only onn direrior on tha doubtful able of iha laal. Ila la Preetdent John M Kgan of tho 1 Itallrood. which cr|H>ratlon haa an Interest of 918fc. in tha Atiania and West Point. U u> rumor*) that J. r. Hanson of Macao, chairman of the board of <Mrac lor. of (ha Central. will ha elected to morrow to suer eel >|r ’onifr BARNES TOoTtHE STAND. .larahal Ha. toell<,,i.-d Ibn.i the (.rami Jmry—t uiinllr, thrminrd • 4U*a Speer. Naw fork. Oct. 1 -John M Barnes, Hnltnt Htotes marahal fur tha Eastern division of lha Bout hern District f Oeor look (ha rt.ml In iha Oiynor ra moval proceedings to-day. and tol.l about lha drawing of ihr grand Jury that In dieted lha (leynor brothers and Oapt. Benjamin tireane. Attorney Hoar, who rondualad lha ax. amlneilon. attempted to find out why Iha emmfle* of Chatham and (llynn wars ax* erupted when lha grand Jury was drawn. Before questioning Mr. Barnaa on that M*lit. Mr. Hose ask'd him a numtar of quasi lona about lha Jury boxes of tha dls. trlot of Oaorgla He ask-d If any of thosa sunimonad. whan served by lha deputy mirsbal. ware told to maintain secrecy In regard to tha serving of tha paper* Mr. Itnrnas answered that ha did not know definitely whether In hi* remmum cattona to the deputies ha had mentioned anything about secret’y. An order laaucd by Judge Hpear of tho I ’nit ad (bates Court, before tha Jury waa drawn, exempted *ha counties of Chat ham and (llynn. The trial of the engin eer cause. | <ha people In those coun ties to taka Skies District Attorney Er win eg Macon told Judge hpear thot K would no! lie feast Me to draw Jurors from thosa counties, ami hence Judge Speer'a order. The examination w.ut adjournad until to-morrow. ROEIIft ARK HTII.I, Bl ftV. Ilrltlah Yet Know They Have an En emy In Ihe Field. London. Oct. 16.—Lord Rolcrii report* from ITetorlrt, under data of Oot. IS, as follow*: "Fren# h start©*l from Macha#lorlorp U>- warda lleldeiberg to Gear a I*oxl of th# country not yet visited by our troop*. "Mahon, commanding the mountail troops, u#<esef ully engaged the enemy on Oct. 13. but our losses were ## vers, thro# ofTh-er# and eight men being killed an*l three officers and twenty-five meg wounded "French ocrupia! Carolina yesterday, capturing a convoy during his march." laird Roberta als#i r©fort* a number of minor affairs, showing that the Boers ar* still active over a wide field. K rawer Will ftoon learr. Brussels. Oct. 16 —The Transvaal agency has received a #||spa(ch from M trquez. confirming the re|tort of th# Im minent dqaarture of Mr Kruger on board the Dutch warship Oelderlaud. Th# dls patch soy* he will probably visit th# con tinental capital*. Boers Wer© %01 haseatled. Durban. Oct 16 —Near Vryhead a Roeg commtrwlo was taken In ambucad# by Bethune's mounted Infantry, th# 80-pa losing sixty kllieil. thirty-five woun lad and alxty-flve prisoners. Rebels Have Dlaperaed. Washington. Oct. 16—Secretary of fttat# flay hss received a dispatch from Consul M# Wad# at Canton, saying that th© lia lierlal troops hav# recapitired Hl-Choir and that the rebels have dispersed to tha eastward. Crown Prlnee Bade Regent. London. Oct. 17.—" King Osrar’a lllnoaa." says a dispatch to th# Dally Mall from Hi#©kholm "has developed into a aerloua inflammation of the lungs. Th# crown prince bos been appointed recent.