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THE MORNINti NEWS ratabltshed !SSO * - Incorporated 141 J H EBTILL President. JOINT NOTE SIGNED iyxt or the do(tmk>t oivn\ OIT AT W ASHIMITOV CHINA HEAVILY BURDENED. THU COXDITIOm ARE MAAV AND * VBRY ONEROt*. fltrar Inrlitli* hulemnlf? for All Who Mnrr Ihsirui iioii of Jurli I.MiHng to IVUIn. Mllllnr* Occupation lafll Trrmi Arm I >■*- With, n Monument to Von Hrttrler and m IVinrrly MlMlon to rekla. and Min Other Tlilngt ObfcrUounlilf to thine**-. Washington, Dec. 23.—TH# Hxate rnnt to-day maria public the test of the i t note of the Power# to China. The f filial ptatement. after reciting China’s tifDn*#?. proceeds as follows: • inasmuch as China has recognised her r#**ponslhlllty. expreeed regret, and • vineed a deair# to see an end put to the tuation created by the afor*p*ld dls t m. the Powers have determined t at. ede to her request upon the irrev r 4hie conditions enumerated below, which they deem Inritxpeiunihle to expiate r e crimes committed and to prevent t Hr recurrence • First. A. The dispatch to Berlin of an maordinary mission headed by an Im- I trial prince. In order to express the re of His Majesty the Emperor of Cht • a and ©f the Chinese government for the anation of hla excellency Ihe late Kiron von Rentier. minister of Germany. I The erection, on the spot of th* l examination of a commemorative monu ment. befitting the rank of the deceased, tearing an Inscription In the Latiu, Oer r an and Chinese language*, expressing t regret* of 4ha Emperor of China for t.ne murder. A.—The severest punishment for the persona designated In the Imperial ree of Bept. ZL. 15*00. #r,l for thoe< v. ><>m the repr***entativex of the Power* h ill ►ubxequently designate. "P The suspension for five years of all ofla-sal examinations in all the cities, w hre foreigners have been massacred, • ve been subject***! to cruel treat mr.t ’ Thjfd. Honorable reparation to he nv.de by the Chinese government to the J tpdn*‘se government for tha murder of M £ojuyama. "Fourth. An expiatory monument to h\ cr :*! hy the lr ipertal Chinese govern- M in every for ign International ceme ti v vhijii has l ean desecrated or In h'hleh Lie jt vca have been destroyed. "Plfih. The n-'tlntenano#. under li**ns to be determined by the Powers, oi •he Interdiction against the Import a toe of arm* a well ha of material* employed exclu**l\e|y for the manufacture of arm* and ammunition. 'Sixth. Uqullable Indemnities for the l nvernmem*. *► leties, com pan lea and In dividual*. as well as for Jhe Chinese, who. during ihe late ©*'ourrenc*f, have suffered 1> |>em)ti or in property Ifi cc*nscqu*n e of their being In the service of foreign er*. china to adopt Dnam ia! mea urea m ceptable to the Powers for the purjxe* of guaranteeing the payment of saw In demnities and the Interest and amorttxa t;>r of the loins. Seventh. The right for ca h Power • • maintain a permanent guard for its legation and to put the diplomatic quar ter m a defensll>le condition. the Chinese l iving no right to reside in that quarter. "Eighth. Th* destruction of the forts which might obstruct fret* communication bet wren Pekin and Ihe sea. ’Ninth. Tha right so the military oceu lit on of certain (tolntx, to be del* r t.lined by on understanding among the I'uvsis, in order to maintain open com munication between the capita! and the fog. "Tenth. The Chinese government to • nuw to be published during two years i:> all the aub-prefe**luie an Imperial rie iik* "(a) Embodying * perpetual pro hi hi -1 on, under penalty of death, of member t rip In any anti-f>relgn society; "(t*> Enumerating the punishment* Hint ahull have lecn Inflicted on the gull* • . together with he suspension of ah cxixmlnation:* In the cities whtf f <r* Igners have been murdered or have teen subjected to cruel treatment; and i\> Furthermore an imperial decree t • b# issued and published throughout the empire, entering that the Governors Gen eral (viceroys). Governors and nil pro- Ninclnl or local officials shall be beWI re sponsible for the maintenance of order within their respective Jurisdiction, and th.it in the event of renewed antl-fo.*- un rilaturlumees or any other infrac tion* of treaty occurring, and which shall •*ot forthwith he suppressed, and the g 'sty persons punle led. -they, the *all officials. i*hll le Immediately removed aid forever lUqualitltl from holding any office of honors. 11. The Chinese government* to under t ike to negotiate amendments to the tri-wtles of commerce nnd navigation con sidered useful by the foreign Powers, end upon other matters pertaining to th# r lommerda! relations, with the object of f-i riltatlng them. Twelfth. The Chinese government to determine In what manner to reform he riepartment of foreign affairs and to moll ify the court ceremonials concerning the re eption of fore gn represen*atlve*. In the manner to w Indicated by the Powers. "Cmll the Chinese government ha# com plied wrlth the above conditions to the satisfaction of the Powers, the tinderdgn *'l can hold out iio expectation that the *' cupatlon of Pekin and <he province# of r *W Id by the foreign forces can be brought to a conclusion." TO PBRSICYT TIIF. VOTE. Mlnlatrr* 1\ 111 Awnlf the Hfsavsry nf I,t tlnns Chong. Pekin. Dee. 23—The last obstacle hav tg Iwen removed, the Joint note was gned to-day by all the foreign mlnis <'rn. Including the envoy from The NctH rlands. who arrived only rec ently. The ote will be delivered to IJ Hung Chang nd Prince Chlng. the Chinese plenlro ntUries. as soon as the former shall sve sufficiently racovered from his Indis Tha Chinese close to LI Hung Chang dl prefer to believe, despite the flgnlng ' the note, which they did net believe >uid take place, that tha principal he* tlation* must he serried on In Europe America. They resent tha British ef the note, for. as they aay. me JV>wer or I*ow#ni might not be sat •M until the iiidemaAiy bee been peid i Motiving |feto& In lull, which would mean the occupa tion of Pekin for an Indefinite tim#*. as If cannot t*- rxpected that China can raise w hat would be rquire 1-poroibly I/O'.- ~w" w taels—at once. Asa mutter of fact. It will take several year*. 14 Hung Chkitg * condliion* I* reportwl to-day to be #o much Improved Inat he was abla to be out of bed for a short time. Trie cavalry and Infantry detachments which have been Investigating the report - eri troubles near Hu flhih Wu have re turned and report that there Is nothing to cause alnfm. A! the trouble, they say, is on tne other side of the river, which the ■l‘h aw not protecting It was ril-ov crel that a p4tny of Csthohc Christians hid started on an expedition, but Its whereabouts is not known. SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS. Several Kseoantcrs Reported It*- trrmrn Mrlflalt and Itoers— No ( olo n*e of line r a f*r THI* Conn try. Ix)n>k>n. It. Sirce Kitchener's dl.*-pa(oh of Wetineadsy, last. r*i*ortlng the crossing of the Orange river Into ('ape Colony by two bands of Boers, nothing official concerning the events in South Africa bus res bed the pubiicA Last night the now* was most rn* igte. lie ports were received Iron Cape Town that the rail way had been torn up in three places north of DeAnr. A column of •. of all arms, under com mand of Aiaj Shute, left Coles burg Dec. by the Phihp4 (own rood to relieve a |m>s4 of twenty Yeomen, who were invest ••*l on a farm at 11 im-.fontein The lt.er# V<ad be*-n U.u**;. oft by the Yeoman before •he relieving •-o.imm arrived. Two wound e<l Boers were . aptured. They stated that th~lr party )ud ost two kbled ahd twelve wounded. A SiMbnon dispatch of Dec. 18 saya a sharp encounter tu>k place wVh two par tie* of IWrs near K.ilkspruli, ten mil*-* south of the railway. One of the Boer fMirtU* num)>er'd Doth were roused after obstinate resistance. One retired In the direction of Groberswar's drift, and the o#h*r toward Vdllersdorp. It is sup posed that they lo*t severely. The Brit ish force lost two wounded and captured a quantity of live stock and forage. Many people of all classes gathered about th#* war office last evening, anxious for ?h* /welfare of friends engaged In the war. ami **p*r|*l|y for that of those con nected with the regiments which were en gaged in the Nooltgedacbt battle. At a late h ur a Ils* of the casualties to non-commission#-1 officers and men was printed showing that sixty had been killed and H*! 1 wounded. IIOHP NOT B*OAUNG HF.RK# Fmnif.nu Statement* a* to f’nlonle* l.niluratlng to I ailed Slate*. New York. Dec. 22.—P. la>uter Wesels and Charles D. Pierce, th# Utter consul general of th# Orange Free fttat# and the former special commissioner of the Bauth African Reioiblitvi, Issued a statement here to-day which says |n part: "Various newspaper* have published statements to the effect that colonics or large number* of B*w*r people were com ing to the United Bfates for the purpose of buying land and settling In thl* coun try TIUs I* erroneous. There ar#* no colo nies ©f Boer*. Boer families n*r any con- Hlderabl#' number of Imllrkluflls c#miing from either *if the South African rcpult lica to the Unit#*#! State* for the purpose of buying kni ts or settling here. All of th'M> people Intend remaining In fMith Africa e* there is h prospect of a favora ble termlnatkHi of tlia war. There are f*w i#or*le c#>m'ng here. u>#l the most of them that have be**n s'tt have been sent at the expense of the British government in nr#! r to tht’tn out of the South African republics and oui of the way.'* ARK l l**NK*K I ITIXKNH? VB<rniin* f Hawaii < elehrate Tbelr Fiftieth Anniversary. Honolulu. Dec. .14. via San FrxncUeo Dec. 21—Chinese here who were ettlx *n* of the republic of Hawaii are preparing to make in app *1 against the ruling of the Treasury Def*artmu>t that they not made citlxen* of the United Sttate* by the terrlto;l..l bill. They base their appeal on ee'tlon four of the hill, which *a.v* that all citlxen- of the republic are made rltliens of the United Htat*w*. There are nearly Otilneae affected by the rul ing of the Treasury Department. The Mormons of Hawaii have Ju*t closed a three-days* celebration of the ffftle h anniversary of the hn#ltng of the tlr*t Mormon missionaries trn Hawaiian soil. The meeting* were led by George y Cannon, the h# ad of the church, wriio cam#' here from Utah to take part in the ceiebYutlon. He whs one of & party of ten Mormons who were the first to prea# h ihe Utah doctrine* In Hawaii fifty years siu## The doctrine took root quite ra|- Idly among th#* native H.twatians. an*! to day there are ab#>ut &.000 Mormon* In the territory, nearly all of them of the na tive race. DA N AAtfTKII THE BANK. lint Robber* AV-rc Ambushed and thr last Recovered. TulUhoma. Term.. I>e**. 22 -Five men dynamited the vault of the Coffee County H.#iik at Manchester. K>.. early to-day. They secured In currency, stole n handcar nd escape#! in the direction of TulUhoma Shortly after their departure the lone night patrol of Manchester founl ih* bank * lo©rw open. He inme#liately telephoned the authorities. A policeman and depute sheriff, heavily armed, secret th*m#’lv**< along the railway a mile out In short time the bowdear ap t'eared nl wa* ambushed Four of th' thieve* succeeded in g*?ling away In th* darkne#-* but the flflh m.tn proved to b 4. (he one who carried the treasure. sn#J nil rhe loot was rccovere#!. ni#vdlKur.bi were put on the scent of the other four, but they have so far eluded the pursuers. AA ENTER* I MON A*l*. Railways AAcrr Preparing to (Malm (Innrrihlit nl f.lirr*. jl(. Pmil, Minn., TV*-. 3—A *u!t tnvnlv ine wv.nl mllllom of dollar*, th. value of thl’ lln* Oloru: Ih roule of the Grai NorUMrn Railway from Bt. Paul to th* Pacific coa*l. wa. d*cM-t lot* Ihl* afternoon by JudS* Urchren. In th* Vnlt*d ;•*• Dimrlci Court. In f.vor of th* defendant, th* W**t*ri Tmon Tal rgraph Company. I* Importanc*. bow ,v*r wa. not only In th. amount of mon*y Involve, for It wa. th. *n.rai under* landing that ahouUl th. railway company win all ttte great railway ay#* tern, of th. country would, at tha axpira elon of thir eontracta with th. Waatarn frton T.lafraph Company, claim th. ewe er.hlp of tha l.legr.ph lira along ih.tr right, of way. and *lthar op*rat them In deuendently. or form a consolidation which would b a alrong sompeUtor to tha tatagraph old. SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, DEC EMBER 211, 1900. REMOVES GARDINER nOOEVB(.T OUT# NF.W VOltK'# OMTHICT ATTORNEY. GROUND ENTIRELY POLITICAL GOVBItSOR JlJTimt 111 * ACTION I* A mm ARGI RENT. Asa Bird Gardiner, the Knantiia Dis trict Attorney of New York City Removed lleewase lie l*nld no Al tentlon to tio%-. HtHMetell'* OfltelnJ Tirade la| N nilier I•# tlie l*r>s|M-ct of Dishonest El*ctlons In Rev* York. Albany, N Y.. Dec 22.—Gov. Roosevelt announced to-night that he had removed from office Col. Asa Bird Gardiner, dis trict attorney of New York cHy. on charges preferred by Deputy Attorney General XI. 11. Hammond. At the same time the Governor mn.l- H known that he had appointed Eugene A. I'hilhin of New York city, commissioner on th#- State Boaid of Charities, and a Demo crat. to fill the vacancy. In a lengthy m moranrium the Cover nor set* f*rth hi* reason* for removing Col. Gardiner. He says: "The charge vitally affecting the con duct of the district attorney Hi that which relate* to his altitude at and about the election toward the Indictment of Chief of Toll <e Dover y after the lajter bad issued a scandalously lmpnr>j**-r and #<-ditlous or der to the police f#*rce under hint. "When the conduct of the district at torney of the county of N#*w York af fect* electlrais this conduct become* a matter not merely of county, but of state and national concern. Fraud or violence at the poll* in New York county In a national election may concern not merely the county itself, not merely the counties of the state, but also the other Mates of the t’ldon It 1* a mere truism to a*ert that honest elections, free Lu>' !l both frauil an#) violence, stand at the very best* of our form of republican s*-if-gov ernment. "There Is no use of discussing pr; 1- pi* and Issues unless It settled that the conclusion which the m j*>rlty r*a hv. upot such principle* and Issues snail be hontwtiy recorded in ihe election itself. Th# re can be iio possible justification for any man. and above all fot any public ofheer. failing to do everything in hla power to prevent crime against the bal lot box. No more serlou* crime against the stwte. and In time of pew# e. no crime as serious, can be committed. "Before the election last November there was the most open incitement by certain leading politicians to violence ami fraud at the poll*. In New York Mate In particular this IncltMuent took the form of an ik.ri tpj>cal to m#ob violence, the leader of one of the two i aril#** In this state urging his follower# In repeated public utterance* to gather at the i*oll* and criminally aswiult the offl< #r* of the law in certain contingencies. I’ttcran ••* such .is th* *e of course *a It-*! gr#vit pub lic un'MHinei*N and lad* fair .<* I*• th* most serlou* dlaturbanc#*. but there was i (.thing to l*e don* regarding them so leng as they were only the utterance* of individual* In private life. "When, however, the chief of police ©f tin, city of N*w York issued a public or iler to his subordinates on which he !n --# lied them to criminal violation of the law —an order which was certain to cowe ami terr.rlxe some men. and to en #Hirge the entire dleonlerly atwi lawless element, th# situation becomes so grave as tr* call for th** Interference of iho chief executive of th state. "Ac-ordlngly th* chl*f exocutlv.- no lfl*.l the Mayor, tho eherllT ot*l tho dlalrtet at torney that In view of tho laauan.'o of this order they would bo hoM to a atrlrt accouutahlllty for their .<•■ In presorv- Iny or falling to prewrve th* public peace. "Tlh* Mayor and .herlff promptly re* rpullded lo Ihl* notification, expro*lng and .homing their dcelr* to **e hat the law* were observed, Ihe Mayor taking Im mediate *ep* to force the chief of police to reecln.l the obnoalou* order I'.aelf. About Ihe name (Im- the grand Jury found an Indictment agaln*t the chief of police for having l*ued It. ••Alone, among Iho other dy officials charged with the solemn duty of enforc ing fhe law* the district attorney, on whom rep(ed ihe he.tvle*t reeponalblilty of the enforcement of the law. gave hy puV llc ullerance. aid and omfor# lo Ihe chief of police! There I* a flat conflict of ve racity between Ihe dl-trlcl attorney and hi* couer* on #hl point. In the newspaper* of the day follow ing. tho*e containing the publica tion of the chief Of police'* order, th re appeared Interview* with (lie district at torney In Which he adacked the grand Jury and JtMdlfled the action or the chief of police. Th give out such Interview* wa*. of course, to give active emouratre ment to every element In the eommuni'y which ma* enlisted on Ihe side of fraud or violence. The dl-trlct uttorney pays that he gave them out. Two wit nesses have testified that he independent ly gave them Interview* which were sub stantially Ihe name, and In one ca.e the testimony I* explicit that he la Informed that the Interview 1* for publication. These Interview* and other* like them appeared conspicuously In the various morning patters, and were never repudiated then or nflerward* by the district attorney He never acknowl edged in any way Ihe receipt of the no tification hy th* chief executive whl"h. If anything had been needed, would ce*- talnly have coiled hta attention lo tin gravity of Ihe situation. nd hav aroused Ms vigilance as to anything he might say or had eald. I'nder the circums'an e 1! Is Impossible to believe that h* did not give such Interview*, or that he wu Ignorant of th.lr publication It la equal ly Incredible that he could be Ignorant of the effect that might be produced by such public etatement* from that county official, whose speoail duty It should he to see to the, ohaervnnce of the law In the county. Had the other officials con cerned assumed or preserved a similar altitude, the very gravest consequence* might have ensued, and the district at torney cannot be allowed to profit by th> fact that th* action of other* prevents# the evil consequen t* of hi* own act*. "A* to th. charge, that th* dhitrtct at torney failed In hi. duty In *Mttlng the official* of th* Attom*y Oenar*:’* offic who were concerned In preventing viola tion* of th* * bastion law M appear* that there wa. auch • faliur. In. at any rat*, certain case* prior to th* l*cHon. Thl* do** not appear to hav* bean the case after th* *lectloß It wa* lmpo*lbl* •gain to aerapt th. plea that act. Ilk* these are to be axcua—l on the ground that they .pting from foKj rather than from Intent to do wrong "Under Uteee clrcuxuataaou the dlaUlvA attorney of the 'onnly of New York Is removed from office " C HIEF DCVEH% Ttl CiO TOO. Venator l*latl +mym He la to He legla- Inted Out of OBi'r, New York. Deo. S.—Senator Piatt wa In conference with a number of Republi can lead* ra In this city to-itlght. Among other thins*, he said after the confer ence: "Chlqf of Poll -e Devary will go within thirty days." This I* to be accomplished. It 1* said, by meins of an ametidm*nt to <hostile* bill, which has been approved by the or ganisation. draft* l and delivered to Gov - elect Odell. This amendment aimply leg taUte* th# |*resent chief of police out of office, creating a vacancy which will be tiller hy th#- commlsaltmer of p#>lk'e, to la* appointed uider the bill reorganising th#' d< partm# nt There will la# •*> delay aU)ut th** pasisage of the cringle-headed ps li*e commission tHI. Senator Platt said No Republican will oppose the nuraw ur#." he said. "I think It will be the first trill passed,** ROOT ASKS PROMPT ACTION. Need* of Arm# In the Phlltpplnea Are \ ery I rgent and Immedl dlute l.egll:tliu l Neerasary, Washington, !►#- . 22—At the Isct meet ing of the Hcimte < 'ocnml'te* on Military At.airs the proceeding* of which were rvgi iv public to-day, B*rrnsry Root made a strong pr# sen tat lon of t)M necessity for mitnrdiata legislation for the relief of tha army. He Muted broadly that If Congmw* • tad i>t at once iricr#*.ee th#* army In sub stantial a cor#lari* e with the iw omm#iv .intion# of the War lw*tartment. the Unit ed Huttes would be ob:lg#d to almn#k>n a large portion of the Philippine I!an#la civil tr#in-ernmcnt Is established. If the prenent garrisons are withdrawn from certain ion!*ne of Hie Island* the munic ipal officers, mostly Flitpinoa, will be left defen*eleea wlttl every prospect of bdiia deprived of their lives and property and at the same (line tha United FHates will ba disgraced, the Secretary said, for having (•roved faithb-*# to Its solemn obrigMtlons The Racretary that It was nacea sary to pea* the department bill as a whole In order to proparly adjust the cnlll t.iry organi'uition to the new #'ortdtttonai created by an Its-n #t of numbers. "We do n >t any of us," he said, "expect that for any considerable period an army of <mp men will Ih* maintain* *l. ami Tor an rmy of Ofta) men the provurion* marie (by Ahe committee) are •Ufllctriit." With to the matter of eiaff deialU the aecreury Mid that he wax convinced that the control of he perma nent *ff depertmctite In ihe city of Wachlnrton lx an cvJ that ouht 10 he f#msiu*ri and Aba I 11 l hlxhly Important for the army that (here should be inter chaiiffable service between fhe line and fhe stiff. In anawer to an Inquiry Iho sec rotary said that ta was of minor ImiKirf- HiK’i- whether there wa* a corpa or rcxl mental formation of the artillery branch, and that while he favored the former, tie r* ally < ar#l very little aboiM th* matter, which h* regarded a purely a technical question. H* saKl that h** had put the corps formation provision Into the bill be came It had been generally represented to him as a wife provision. Secretary Hoof, In hls testimony, touch ed upon the cant#*#n. uralnx that M was a great means of maintaining the moral ity. health en#l discipline of the troops. He pointed out *ht the post exchange Is a i luh where the men together to r .I. talk end smoke, ploying che. kens un#l other games, on| <lrinklng under such natural restraints as the place A prohlbitkai of the canteen, the Hecretacy Haul woui#l Interfere with i!!stm’nM. ns the men would not enlist If th##y were going to be confined in a r#'form srhool. NEW SOUTHERN OFFICIALS. Turk nnd llnrilvvla'k l*rumotcd In l*n*.cng*-r l#c|nrlmcnt With ll*nli|iinrtcrs in I# nsbin.lns. Washington, Dac. a.— W. W. Kml*y, **c ontl vice president of th* Southern H.ll wsy, atinounc** that on account of th curly acquisition of th* Ixmlsvill*. Kvan*- villc nnd 81. I><ul* fonsolld.itcd Railway oh Jan. 1, 1911. and th* consequent en largemen* of the errltory, connerilon* .tiel pneeengcr traffic of the ftoulhern Hailwny ;ih<l It* nffll ated lines. It has been determine*!, effective Jan. 1. I*ll. o cre ate (he office of assistant pnssenger traffic manager nnd lo make eeveral other pro motions. Pol. W. A. Turk, formerly gen eral passenger agent, I* promoted to he assistant pa -enger traffic manager with offices In thl# city; 8 H. Hardwick, for merly assistant paaerngrr agent at At- Innt* Is promoted *o be general pasaenger agent with headquarters In this city, and the following assistant passenger agents are appointed; W. H Taylor, at Atlanta. Oa.; R K. It. Hunch, at B*. lu>s, Mo., and It. M. Al len, a: Louisville, Ky. RIIIIBl'.f) in IMlHIin. Hard I.nek of Innag Britisher In 1(Mlk Al#tlllS. Halifax. N. 8.. Dec. It—Reginald Wye. who came here from London three weeks ago. Is at a hospital here In a critical con dition wish a bullet hole through hls right lung He sakl that he had been shot and robbed by two negroe, las# night. Hl# condition 1. considered extremely critical. A revolver wa# found In the cemetery near where Wye reported hi# accident to Ihe police, it was of M-callber, the same as the bullet which passed through Wyc'a body, and had an empty cartridge In one of th* chambers. The police have ascer tained that Wye has been selling hls cloth ing. Including a naval uniform, at second hand .tores, and that he owed 125 for hoard. AY AllfiOMTB UIYONCV. Canales* Warle Rlerl Given a lleeree hy Hen York * oarl. New York. Dec. 22 — A decree of abso. lute divorce ha* been granted to Countess Marie rierl by Jfuatlc* Lawrence, of th# Bupr.me Court from Count Pompeo Lu ci.no Plerl. Th. Count*.. Pl.rl la an American girl, e.ie waa Mia. Marl, flehrorder, a daughter of th* lata H. J. C Schroedar. a wealthy reald.nt of thl# city. Ml.. Schroed.r and th* Count were married In Rom. In 11#* Th.y .eparatad In Pari, last April, and thn Countess returned to thl. eountry Immedlally and ts*gn th* proceeding, which resulted In th. d2# of #Uvoro* v ADMIRE GEN. DE WET HRITIAH UtNIIIATIOn |-OR Ml# CHEAT FEAT. ENGLISH PEOPLE ARE WEARY. -r GtTTIWO TIMED OF MILITARY IN OAFAOITY IN AFHH A. Hn-rran lints Itreoms the Ppsef sd—NlmrHKun I mull Aroua#-* I.ti tle Intcreet In Lmdtm—Mr*. Flor ence Rny hrlek to spend Another < h riftt inn In Jnil—No Hope fr Her While Nnllabury l In Bower. Dm.lon. Ie 22 -Gen. DW>t woul*B b by far the m<* • acceptable Uh Ist in a*# box to the average )-!tig)iehman. tlough there #Aetn.s little likellh#Hn| of the wl#li be.iig gtantf#). Tt** .leelre for the sup presskii of thl# wotwlerful Boer lea.trr. however, is n -cotnpnnt#*#! by generous ad miration of hla latest feat. "It wonld b* unworthy of the British name," mtv* the Tim so. "to refuse the credit that b* due . f#>it >f arms *<> bril liant as the unexp#**ted dnh backwarl of D©\Vet #ii:| his tn#*n through the Brit ish tines." Other pai*ere tnfce the mime view, com paring the ride to Spring banns Nek w*it. the charge at Ban lave In fact, arim.*- ratksi for the extraordinary tiering #ll— by the Boers on thin occasion el m*#st predotmiiKte* over the *)hngriii at the failure >f the British officer* to cop* wHh their oigmucnh. Tliert* i* springing up a phlkwophlc in dlff-ren#e to itm ln#':<|*ebill'v of flic gen eral* lrt ffouth Africa R. v. re* have te come the expecte#!. Uhrletme* so ciety almost w.*nt craay m*er |d>wn pud •*! rhoctriatt m*nt to the soittlers #n tin* veldt. This veer they are not mentioned. In fact the public is un utterably weary of the long-drawn-out struggle, w h##*e only lntere#ittng features are the sensational success#** <4 I>e Wet. This In no way afY#*#*t* the g>\ ernmet-.t. .. deter ml tuition to fight It out to th#- lUt#r end !s evident from !* #l# IM*m to rHnf#r'e the air. *#ly huge army in Huutb Africa. ffev#*ral memb**rs of tie <;bln* t, however, would l#e heartily grateful w< r# th** ll#er lenrietv to sue for |eacc. The Nicaragua can <1 still full* to arouse nnv really .1. #*p Interest h#*r. . a- It I thor oughly understood that Great Britain will take no action In the near future and the Chinese negotiation# are regarded more in the light of . monot# non* farce than a serious problem, thanks to the absurd misunderstandings which have arisen !>#•s tween the Tower* themselves. The only quarter in L#>ndon where the performance Is thoroughly enjoyed f* at the Chinese legation. In which ffir Chic Chen J#o Feng Luh. tha minister of China, mourning. *e cludedly. for hi* brother. Is reported to be In a state of perpetual chuckle over the attitude of Christendom. Once again Mrs. Florence Mtivhrlek spends ait tinbrim>V Christmas In her prison cell. In spite of th<- various r#*- l##"rt*. her eban-e* of lilM-rty nre no brighter than last y%.ir. Her rot wry Hay has f.rw*ard#<-d to Mr. Choate several pri vate letter# Which will shully In* t*re. sented to th#* new home secretary. Mr Ritchie, In accordance with the custom of approaching each new occupant of that office. But tlie A-M<e-i#it>d iTess learns there I* no possible chance #,f anything being done so long its Salisbury Is lord high chancellor. Were the cabinet to discuss the matter, as It did on-*** liefore. It oould only n*f#*r It to the crown's chl#-f adviser, Ird Malabury, who appar entlv ma#le th • M ivbrlck naae f)e basts of a filed with the late Tyird Chief Justice. Baron ltu*ri of Killow#*n. and cherishes It jus# bitterly now .#* e. iuT* I#or 1 Ru#e!l's death. When an w chancellor |# appoint#-! 'lrs Mavbrt k will have a go#el chance for fre#*#lo?n. The Duchess of Bedford, who is r#t*ort ed to Im* •#(# ‘lally Interested In Mra, May hrlek, tdls th* Associated I*refs that she only •*♦* the cc|e).rat##l prisoner In the course of her regular visit* to Ayle##hury prison, not erf*, tally In the int*rest of her case, and do#m not Intend to express any opinion of her guilt or lnnocena. Ml Mill IWVKUII'MKNTI, I'nllee Work In # alahy Kldnapplti* I has* lines Nnt hr cm la I mount to Mach. Omaha, Neb., Dec 22—There were no developmenta of Interest to-day In the kidnapping rase of Ivlwnrd Cudahy. Jr., who wn. carried away To day night ttrvl held for $2.*.,009 ranaom. The illwsivery of the house In which the young man was Imprisoned, however, has also led to other clews which promts, something mop* defi nite In the near future. From those liv ing In the vi< Inlly of llie building the police have secured u good description of the members of the gang and their met hod of operation, the lime they left the city and Ihe direction they took. Mr. Cudahy I. Inking jtersonal a* Cunt of ail (hat la being done and watching k.en.y the de velopments. He will not talk of the mat ter. however, beyond staling hls belief that the police 'have the matter well In hand and will aoon effect the rapture of some or all of the gang • Chief of Police D> rth oue refused 10-day to say anything about the Cudahy raise further than that the discovery of the house where the boy Is alleged o have len confined la the firat link In the chain which will soon lead lo the capture of th* abductor*. "We are larund to get them In a abort time.” he sold, "liul to say what method will be pursued or what steps we are now taking would lie to cm hurra## the department We have had too much new*, paper publicity altogether. It Is true W" have several clew, w hich we ihlnk are of great Importance, ami their discovery has ■netted the officers detailed on the case *r. greater vigor We think now that we are near the end ’’ \\ lltKl.l.es TF.I.F.GH lI’IIV. Prof, kllsbj I.eel ii ree t Emperor William oa Ihe nbjee. Berlin, Dec. 22.—Prof. Hll.by of the Techlcache Hochachule lectured to-night In the presence of Emperor WHIIam on hi* system of multiplex wire!**. I.ieg raphy and made experiment., showing th. recaption of message* from Charlottan bqrg two mil** west, and Schosn weld., eight miles .a.t of Berlin, aimjitansoui ty. These message, were caught on th* asm* lightning rod Prof Sbsby state! ;tiM the eame receiving wire would eer.e for an indefinite number of meseegea coming almultaneoualy. while excluding .all etecU-tc currauu that war* not waani. THE MEMPHIS REUNION. (irn. (tordnn Names >tay taM-.'to as the 1 tme— AftftM*iaf ln Now Nan%- 0 her* lUUMI ( N#'W Orient-#, Dec. 22 Gen. J>hn R (kvrdon. commanding the United ConfG rrate Veterans, lata Issued a general order apfHrintli k My at and two da>* oil owing M 1 tti# time for the next annual reunion of the veterans. Tha order reads as fol lows: "General Order No. 24D "First. The General Commanding an nounces, the department commanders con curring. that on account of the urgent re quest and Insistence of ’our host" the next annual meeting and reunion of th#- United Confederate Veteran*, which Is to be held hi the city of Mcmphln, T , tm . will take place ntt May 2*. £ and 3n. lttii, Tueeday, Wednesday anl Thursday, rr*ieciive|y. "H#H‘ond. With pride the General Com manding al*# announce* that l.Swt camp* have now jtrined the a**#># tatlon and ap pll#'ati<rs rectlTfd at these h#’t<lq Harters for j|n rs for over one httndr**l more, lie urgen veterans everywhere to send I** these he idquartera for organisation (Hiper*, form cantp*. and join this association s# ns to assist In tarrying out It* benevolent, pr.tl• worthy and patriotic object." HEM 111 A FItIEHRAN MIMING. Dnnatilrr f I'romlnrH) Nrw 1 <>rk#r Uh> lints It# -n Klilii(i|tpril. New York. Dec 22 --Accompanied by a New York #-Hy detective, Atvlrew Fried man <#f thl* city visited Summit. M.idl* *n and Morrlst>wn, N# J.. to-day, for the ptir)MWM# of trying to locate hi* daughter, Bertha Friedman, IS years old. who left her h en#* In New York In a fit of anger on Dec. 3. A f#*w dav* after her dl*appoarant*e ,!!# Frleltian re#*elve#l a letter from the gill ht(-4l Htimmlt, N J. In whh'li she sa>l she wm unhappy and broken heart • 1. nnd ttmt she contemplated miloide. The next h# irl of Bertlm was on Mon day le* when a telegram fr>m Judge J B Vre |an#l <f Morristown, was received, stating that the girl would arrive In Ho boken on a train due at thst place at 4 ?r* p n The telegram was delayed end Friedman did net reoalve It until three hours after the arrival of the train. Friedman nod hi* *#n hurried to Hobo ken. but no tra<* of the girl could lie found Jielge Vrev-land say* that Monday he was returning to )is hnm# frm New York When the train stopped at Huttnnli a prrtiy girl twarded |i Hh#* was iinar# onv Imnied. hut w#-nt to the r#*er #f th#* oar and *poke t twi# men <uwl a woman, whom *)>♦• flvMni)v ev|#• :•'#! to meet on the train. The tour oHlvererd for u f#*w mln it*-- wl.eri Mil#lenlv the girl ran lo the front of the car of the men seited her. pulled her ba**k to the seat and struck tier a violent blow In the fere. Judge V ree land hurried to her assistance and forced the man to release her fthe wan crying and frightened. The girl left the tram with Iter protector at Morris town and the two were followed hy the men a**d woman. When the first train for New York arrived Judge V reels nd p*r ohaced m tb'ket for New York for the girl wn#l sent her h#me. Friedman believes that bis child hoe l*een kldnsned and 1* being heUI captive hy the two ii**ti an#! woman, when he think* l*sir#l**d Hi# train wulmmh b#ung seen by Jislgo Vrciard and secured hi* daughter. TROOtffV TO t Kill. HOME. Order nt Departure nf tad* gam's Hoy. lor Amc-rtea. Manila. Dec. ?j The early Ia "sage of llie army bill will result In Ih* transpor tatton of all the volunteers and regulars In transports without chartering other vessels, ami wlthou# leaving the town* unprotected. The order of sailing Is as follows: Thlrtj seventh Infantry, Eleventh Cav alry, Tlilrty-slxtn. Thlriy-fmirth. Twrti ty-aeventh, Thirtieth. Twenty-alxth In fantry The Philippine Commission has appoint ed 11. I’helps Wbltmarsh governor, and otto Scherer secretory of the province of Itenguet. Sir Whllmarah has been here two years. prliictf#lly engag'd os a news paper correspondent, and ha# resided lat r. rly at Ragulm. whi It will he the sent of government, and la the centra, point of Ihe region Mr. Kcherer Hi a Herman, who baa lived twenty years In the Phil ippines, five of which have been passed In ihe province of Dengue*, where for a long time he waa th* only whit* man. Ha speak, the native tongue and several Ku rojwan Innguage. fluently, and Is Intlma#* with the Igor rote* Th. amendisl platform of the recently organised autonomy party advocates that half of the territorial senator* shall he elected and half appointed by <*" gover nor general The better hall also appoint the )udg>* and the municipal government# shall be similar lo those of the United States. The completed document, It la expected, will he formally adopted a* a private metlng of th* loyal Filipino lead ers on Hunday and published In Manila Monday. GKA. LEE K( 1*1.411M. Did Ant Mean American Flag Would l’lnt I'rrtnaaenllf IKrr < nha. 81. Ixmils, Dee. 22.-Hen. Fllxhugh Lee. commander of Ihe Department of Mis souri. who Is In the city as th* guest of tho New England Soclety, said to-day In regard to a dispatch published In a Chicago paper, purporting to quo#* from ht* speech made on the Bt. I--nils Mer chants' Exchange yesterday, In which he waa Mid to have m.xle the prediction that the American fi-tg will continue to floit over the Island of Cuba: "The meaning I Intended to remvey waa that the American flag would float over Cuba until a stable government shall be formed, capable of protecting life and property tutd giving confidence to eapltal. Th* I'nlled State, ha. promised the f’u bans self-government and will carry out Us promise, t'pnn the Cubans will rest the responsibility of determining whether :hat government shall be permanent or otherwise." TWO ftTKIMSHIM ASHORE. Aessrls Have Dad Lack la Aelahhor- Itofid af Altaml. Miami. Fla.. Dec 21—'The large English tramp ateamahlp M T. Oswald, laden with coke, which went ashore on tha ffith at Elbow Key. forty mUe. south of Miami. I. being unloaded by wrck.r. It has be*n discovered that th* ship ha. a large of floating her. Another large English tramp went ashore last w**k between Miami and Key Went She has been gotten off and towed to Key West, the at.ckcr* receiving IU,- m salvage DAILY $ A YEAR. ' CENTS A COPY WEEKLY 2-TIMKH-A-WEKK f! A TEAR F. H. MORRIS KILLED TRAGEDY l\ Y tMIIIOTOII or#‘"l- CTAI. LlKrt TMTCIUUT. SHOT BY DISBURSING CLERK. u# KiniKii mttr.D ut DM INK Oil |NS A NIC, Aulttr Morrlft of the War lupsrl meat. >f Ohio. Rlll#*d by aaanel MacDtiNlit of the ftftmr* ftfat#—Two Hen tlnl Hern t Intefnl Aina# AN lirii Shooting Wan Heard—Nlnr- D#ml| Then f Tried to Rill If lm srlf. Washington, f>e#* 22 Frank II M#'*rrla of Ohio, u#llior of the war d# r*irtment, was sht aul Instantly killed hlshH 1:10 o’clock thl* aftervt'MHi hy Hatnuel Mac- Donald. also of Ohio, recently s disburs ing clerk of the treasury, in the f<rnar‘a office at the Winder building, on HU-veti te**nth street Ma. I*onnl#l afterward ah<R himself, and alro *Li#-hcri his throat with a penknife. Auditor MOfTl* was cl#s#*tel alone wrlth MaclH>na!d when the shot was bred. In trying to trmke his escape, M*d*ratlil also aas lulled th## w it< hvnan. Thranaa t’uslck. with the butt of his mvolver. He was while leaving the building. Before ttelng token Into nistody, h>w ever, lie slwd him** If in tho st-*ma# h. and also made an Ugly gash in hls thr.vat with a slimll penknife Wheel the officers arrested him, ha whs heard to exclaim: "I did It. I know I’m done for." An ey** witness to th#* latter i*rt of tha encounter between the two n#*n stated that. u|hi hearing th# sound of whoia, ho ran Into th* auditor’s office, which he hsd Just left Upon entering the ro.on be be held the tw< m# n struggling In each oth er’s arms. MacDonald holding hi* revol ver #*lnee up to Morris* breast. MacDon skl. after firing, again attempted to get out of the room, but encountered s num ber of clerk* and employes, which the sound of the firing hsd brought to th* doors, nnd then turned and fired again. Thl* Is b#ll*vrd to have been the fatal stud. Employe* who kn*w MacDonald said he ln##l ha#l a grievance ugatmit "Mor ris. who, he claimed, wa* re sponsible for fisvlpg hi* pay reduced. Others wh knew him said that they could not at tribute hi* deed to anything but a <ll*- eased brain from overindulged-* In W quor. lie was well regarded by the treas ury offb'ial*. but wa* not i#*pular with some >f the subordinates In hls office, who complained that h* wss unnecesaarlly harsh in hls treatment of them, and often exacted more work than they could do. ftflaa t towal \ w t hraihai 'Msc iM-u.ald the w 11-known ivarltone singer of ih H#MtN)ins. and who Is sskl to have •ducat**) him for the operatic stags. He has lieen In the government service sine# soon after the Olvll W'sr. In FebrtMry# hi* accounts were found short $l,lO and upon being required to make an explanation he claim'd that on one occasion he had forgotten to close hi* safe on leaving III* *ffl# e and that It had been robbed of the 81,000. He pro duce#! evidence which t* , n#led to exonerate him from the charge of taking the money, and e* he Immediately made good the amount nothing further was done except to reduce hi* teilsry to 81, gw and trans fer him to the #fflce of the auditor for tha !'#**• office Department whar* he w* em l>|oyel at the time of Ihe trngedy. It is stated that MnrDonald has been a hard drink#”r at time* and that many of hls mis fortunes ran be trar*l to thl* source Ho ha* many friend*, however, who regard him a* a man of many excelirns quali ties. THE II ALII MOM It UAAKS. KcnasMt .as Ins* Hank Also C'lssctl Its Doors Aesterdav. Baltimore, tier. 22. - In financial clrcL * llltl# surprise was expressed Ift-day th it the American Nallonul Hank of this city hat! suspended It I* said that the Balti more Clearing House Association baa parllcally carried Ihe Institution state last December. t'rnn the reiswt of a re cent examination Into Ha affairs, It wa# decided hy the association yeaterday to notify the (Controller of Currency of Its c.ndlik>n. The Assf-lalevl Hank- ol lUl tlmore have advanced the . mburra e- .1 In atllttllon kov*'. which. It la sakl, la well secured. During Ih* administration of eg-Mayor Maimer, who w.ia then a director of thn hank, the American National wa* cne tf the city's tlqsMjlorlts, the municltinJlty at one time having W.o on deio*U with It. I'pon assuming office in aucceis slon hi Mr. Mitlmer. Mayor Hughes wllh ilrew the (JBO.OUO due the city. The di rector* of the bank held a meeting to-day. lull declined to mfke a ala tenant for pub lication. This la rhe first failure of a national bank In Mnlllmore since th# national banking law wput Into effect. A* a Mrect result of fhe embarrass ment of ihe Aaaarfcsau National Hank th* Economy Saving* Bank, which occupies offices lit the aamc building, and Avh.sio directorate la largely drawn rrom th. .al ter'. .tockhoHi-r*. aiwj fallevl to open Its door, (bl* morning. Th# director* tirade the following .tatement; "Owing to the fact that our rash fund, are deposited In th* American National Hank #e have been comilled to simpeiil payment. We expect x. soon a* Ha af fair. are straightened out, lo pay our depositors In full, and hop* that they will only suffer • .light Ineonvenlenc. from a possible .borincs of Christina* money. ” The depositor* are for the most part Russian Hebrews, and a large crowd of these stood about ihe door* of the bank •luring the day. At one time the crowd numbered between 80 and •*>, and neces sitated a dbqierslng by the police. 811 It I:M-TAA .A I. OF RELATIONS. Ansfrla and Mexico Will Ael I'lay In I’sek other's llnekxnrd.. CMy of Mexico, I>ec. 12.—Talk of the re newel of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Austria. whLB have been suspended since th* execution of Emperor Maximilian, appear* lo he destitute of foundation. There la no objection to tha nyratructlon of a chapel on the hills of Belle Queretaro, where Maximilian waa shot. It la believed that the only Intercourse of a semi-official character that has oc curred between Mexico and Austria Mnc* Ttgeehoff sailed from Vera Crux with tha remains of Archduke Maximilian, waa on (he occasion of the murder of Empress Ellaabeth. At tha lime President Dias sent a message of condolence, to Emperor Francis Joseph and It waa answered and acknowledged with perfect courtesy by that monarch. * * - ■