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NOANSWER RECEIVED
roHfilGX TROOP* OBMSBIUTED
CHRISTMAS IY < III\ 4.
GERMANS WERE REVIEWED.
IX ACi IRWBKT ATIO\ M% OR AX IX
TBIIMTIOXAL AFFAIR.
(oxgrr Reports the I'ormnl 'l<riin u
U Hli Prlu<*r I lilna—l retted Stale*
llih * >et Fm*l Hound to ( onllnur
Military OmiimiHM—4 hlnri* 41roc
(lira Mill 4 ten 11 neie—French Inflict
>nprr l.na* nn l hlnri> TriH|>.
In kin. Deo.,2t The troops of th# vari
es* nations celebrated Christmas In th*dr
i an fashion, each force being Interested
mr doing 4 of the others.
Th* Gtltnanf to-day were reviewed on
t orcaslon of the presentation of fWa**
i > two regiment*. The event was made
practically international. All the gen
era.* and their staff* and *l#t.i iment.e
if their troop* were present, with th.-
fku;: that a great military spectacle was
witnessed.
No answer has yet been received
fo the Joint note of the Powers.
WI4I9TE2R (OX.I HH RRI'ORT.
Ne Idea n* lo Time < htnese Mn>
Take to Another >te.
Washington. Dec. 2$ —A cablegram re
ceived at tlit* state department from Uni
ted rtiates .Minister Conifer, dated t **e-
It • on the 21th lust., #!(<• that the first
fmifil in-* tins h#wc#n the diploma*!*
re present a lives and Prince Chtnj? took
j lace on the 21th. t hing
credentials of himself and Li Hung Chang,
w io tvas unable to attend, owing to 111-
I *vs. to the diplomatic represent.itlve.e.
v i< h inded to him the international not**
The official* of the state department ai •
unwilling to venture a guess a* to xiie
]■ nifth of time that wriil he consumed by
t *• Chinee*? government In considering
t i. note. The mat arti h* of the note noti
c'd the Chinese government that the or
jl>atlon of Chi LI and Pekin may <<on
? nu< until 'tne Chinese government hu.s
compiled with the terms of the note
l inav tea a ted. however. that the
l nlted Hhi*s is not bound or afTe#!#!
this condition. Our occupancy from a
military point of view has terminated and
•her.* is no disposition to renew It. As
for the other Power* It H expected that
the main ohe sole they will encounter In
withdrawing under this condition will he
four. I in the difficulty in obtaining satis
factory guarantees upon the Chlneae
promise to pay indemnities.
*n. LONGER* HOPE FIT* VIEW.
Rpaalah Minister Thinks Diaessslon
AA ill Ritenil f nr it Vmr.
!*ondon. Dee. 27 "Mr. Conger takes n
i "peful view* Of the situation.** says She
!’• kin correspondent of the- Morning Poe .
wiring Monday, and think* that a settJc
r fiit will he effected; lan he declares that
r.o one of the envoys will recognise the
Mrepress Dowager effidally, although ail
nre aware that she has long exercised the
supreme power. He believe* th# crisis.
* :!l remit In the Inltbition of reforms in
<*hina.
Ser.or de Colog in. the Hpanlsh minis
♦ * r, fi .irs that the discussion of the Joint
: w after general acceptance, will ex
t* I for a year or more.
If Is rumored that numerous villages
* "■* °f P*kln are combining to cxtermln
• native Christians, several of whom
).*i\e l*een burned in a local temple
‘ LI Hung Chang Is a trifle better.**
< ATHOLII * 111114F.i1.
Ix-rinsri mid .fnpnneac* Trimp* Sent
to Inx c*f Igute* Hspurls.
Pekin, Dec. 36 -The Rev Mr. Kelly, the
Presbyterian missionary, has reported to
Minister Conger the burning by Boxer* of
nineteen < nt hollo Christian# and now say**
I has revive*! further confirmation of
■he burning of native* Christians. He says
th# number burned 1* twenty-one, and
thru thousand* of Hrmel Chinese* ha\
l*een seen In the Ban Ho country.
Mr Conger has sent a copy of the com
munication to Field Marshal Count von
TVglderaee, urvl Jafwmeae ami tlerman
tow.- have been sent to Inveatlgate th#
*’'<"*’■Mr. Kelly. In first reporting th
occurrence, admitted his Information wn
from ('hlnese sources, and said that the
.1 ipsnese, who have Jurisdiction over the
t-rrltorv thirty mt'es north. In which It
I* alleged the outrage occurred, would in
vestigate the report.
fiigvhh mi miT chkuk.
\ i U aldrrwfp Withe* n Iteport of
Ihf Affair.
Horlln, Hw, 26.—Field Marshal fount
Vn WildfiMt, In a dispatch from Pek.u,
‘lalf'l Monday, Deo. 24. says:
"The French troop* encountered Dec.
• east of I'ho -iiim. between Pekin an I
T.m Tins Fun Chinese force numbering
- men with artillery. The c*hlnee
fie )In (he direction of Kuan Trlen They
suffered losses amt left heiitml them fiv
etandnirtx ano four mnnon. Tile Chi
probably conelM.ri of the reunited
rentnanta of a body already dispersed."
PMIh’KStK loaT 1,001) MKI.
I'egnlart heterely Punlahed by
French Positive Expedition.
Pari*. Dec. 26 —A dispatch to the liava*
'noy from l’ekln, dated Dec. 22, say*
li defachment of French troop*. com
b mled hv Gon ilnllloutl, were recently
aii irked by Chinese ruxulara and Boxers
°* Tht Teheou. eouth of Fao Tint: Fu.
The punitive expedition took the village
"ft*r a lively combat. Many cannon amt
n q >anttty of provlalont and ammunition
"'•re secured. Or aacceunt of the hostile
*ii’ude of the population. Oen. Ballloud
i urted the village and • so those villages
in the nelghbothood The Chines* loss
"'ns ons thousand (?) man Oen. Ball
loud'* force sustained nt> loss Christian
r lines# tand les have betr melti sated by
*i>e Chtneee regular*.
Pekin Dispatch Calls It Bfi.ono Cht
neee.
Pekin. Dee. Jg-The Freach report en
eonnte ring twenty-rive thus sand Chinese
•ml capturing five flags ami a number
W gur.e and UWUctlag a great toes upon
jsntoannnl) Mofniita Mcto&
ie < hliee*-. thlcy-flve miles south of
here The report ;• generally (tiiendKid.
tterman Troops f anse Irritation.
Londrx, >*, —a dispatch to the
Pall Mall tHisette fi\m I*ekn. dated Mon
day. r>*\ 24 says much Irritation has been
• *au*ed by (h , of the German
tr -*nm 1n th* distil ta under British pro
tection.
Tantal theag Vla> Go to Pekin.
In*k>i. r>e 27 —lt Is asserted !n
a • *rdlng to a disimtch to the
*1 lines that t*h*ng ie going to Pekin, hav
ing been ai*; <•(!*! to
tiations.
americansTverFfirst.
t *t|t. I.nna of the Murines Gtvea an
Aeroout of the Lntry Into the
l-'nrhl||en City.
Washington, 1 ■•*.- 2A—Brig. Hen Hay
wood. commanler of the marine <x?rps.
has forwarded to the navy department a
letter from Capt Charles I> Lwig. aerv•
ing w th the marines In China, stating
t!*.it the Atnerlt.m marines were the first
to enter the Forbidden City. There has
b*en modi controversy as to wliother
the flusaktn-. Bruch. Germans or Amen
.■Hns w-r first Inside the sacred pro
ducts of the Forbidden City, and this let
;er is regarded as establishing the claims
of the Americans to have lieen tshe first
on the ground Capt Ing gives the
following account c*f the duties performed
t*> Company !> at Pekin, Aug 16;
"l*p to that time to# ForbUkkn City hal
not been enter*-*) by any of the
fr • - Three of the four gates between
the Chelnmen gat** and the Forbidden City
had been forr*d the previous <i> by th**
Amen ins, but they halted and finally
wi’n.ln w to the first ga:e. w :il h w'ae
h*ll U**c*iving an order from I tie com
niand ia. officer of the mariuvs to enter
the Forbidden City and s*ixe stu b buiid
it gs and quarters a* might be most ad
vm.tageoos for us to bold and occupy, I
move*| immediately with my company,
forced ■he fourth gate and entered the
Ity Japanese sentries o Jerted to our
entering, but 1 did not consider their
.'Mims to any contr>4 at that point. On
ntaring ther* w no opposition, the
'fill* having depiried. leaving their
tents ond born* r* standing. ! put guards
in tne buildings and the regimental col
ors wer** h*ml**• | on one of the a*lmlnls
(ration buildings. To the 'eat of my be
ll* f f ib w.i* the tirst and only occupa
tion of the For >UH**n PHy by any of the
a*.*sl forces niwl im* only time thot any
force h*letfs| its colors there. We remain
e 1 there from about .1.30 p. m. to 5.30
p. in., when 1 received an order to with
draw and to leave n guard at the fourt.i
gate?’*
ORGANIZATION OF A TRUST.
Nmt Pfnna)hnnin rinifMin
\fclll Huff Preferred
Binidra oauiugn * lurk.
Philadelphia. Dec. 2* 'The Evening Tel
t'Kwph to-day Myt:
Plan* for the reorganisation of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company were com
plete.! to-day. m| will shortly he sub
mitted to the stockholder*. Tno com
pany owns p.ants at Rteeltort, near Hr
rlxourg. and at Spirroi Poln:, Md . be
side* owning nil the t ipltal stock of the
Maryland Steel Company. and of the Bal
timore and Sparrows Point Railroad, and
'*> per cent, of the capital stock of the
Juracu.i Iron Company. limited, a cor
lioration owning and operating iron mines
in Cuba.
imDm H) m prafarrad mok to >**
issued. 56.500.h00 will be for the retirement
of the outstanding preferre*! and common
stoke of the Pennsylvania Steel Com
p*.n> . for the retirement of m
like amount of the ♦; per cent bonds of
t tic Pennsylvania and Maryland Steel
t'ompanv. fl.onn.OQn for the requisition by
purchase, or otherwise of ore properties,
manor “taring plants, or other enterprise
net ful to the company, and sß.rt> for
; .ovtdlng fun*ls for working capital for
improvements at Sparrows Point and nt
Stce.tou. and for such other Im prove men* g
as may be deemed advisable.
A syndicate has been organized to ptir
<dia-f from the company -the sHMnin>n
preferred sto k. the proceed* of w'hlch
will retire (2.006.'*** out* unding 6 per
. ent. bonds, and provide the SftOOO.OFO cash
required for additional working capital
and for the tmprovem ts and extensions
proposed. This fIO.6CM.OQn preferred stock
will el 1 her b off* red to the present stock
holder* of the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany or off. red for public subscription In
such proportions as may be determined
by the syndicate managers.
The offer to the present stockholders
will be, for the preferred stock 160 per
cent. In new preferred stock and GO per
cent. In new common stock, and for com
mon stock li*> |>er cent, in n* w preferred
stock.
The fixed charges of the company ns
reorganised will be about 1370.000. The
dividends at the rate of 7 per cent, on
120 VO.ono preferred stock will call for
f 1 43T>.<©0.
THE BKITIAH lb EGYPT.
I.ord Cromer Krtlre* the Egy ptlgn
Troops I niler the sirdar.
Khartoum. Egyptian Soudan. Dec. 36
Ixvd Cromer, the British diplomatic
.laenl. reviewed the Egyptian troops of
the Soudan under the Sirdar, MaJ Gen.
Sir Francis It. Wingate, to-day. He as
sure.) a deputation from the Dlukn tribe,
which formerly suffered severely from
-In. raid-, that the British qnd Egypt
ian flags guaranteed them against a re
currence of such raids and Insured respect
for their ancient castums. The chief* de
parted expreeslng gmiitude
LIBBHIVI> PltEslllEM IIKtICM.
Cole man Snereedrtl by heerefary of
stale Glli.on.
-Sierra Is-one. West Const of Africa.
Dec. 26.— The president of Liberia, W. D.
Coleman, resigned Dec. U. owing to the
disapproval of the Legislature of h!e In
terior policy. O. W. Gibson, the secre
tary of slate, waa elected president by
the Legislature.
another ahctic expedition.
The Whaler Esquimaux Pnrehaeed
and homed the America.
London, Dec. 36 -Mr Evelyn B Bald
win. the Arctic explorer, who Is arranging
for the Baldwin-SSI eg ter expedition. haa
purchased the Esquimau*, the largest and
staunchest of the whaling fleet, titled her
with modern applhuwwa and named tux
the America. ,
SAVANNAH, GA.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27, llnmi.
WILL IT NEVER END ?
M AKING HVE*TIG*Tin* COXTtNI B-*>
TO ItHkU IlXlia.
SAME STORIES OVER AGAIN.
CADET* THRIIW MOItK 1.11. HT ON
PMOriCU AT A4 ADEN*.
j "Anmni j R... 1" and lit. ‘-Itarn-
Artil.d in ■■Kaallna.** "Hr*r.
luai" and other I'ranka—4 adrt
Kir—th ttl% —n U htiky ~n Tmi Of.
fa-ton. \\ hrn E.hnn.tfd—l'oiirth
t Inaa Alan llhry Orßrr. of I iipfr
tin.. Mrn—* Run Mb, Won't
Ktaht I. O.lrarl.rd.
Wet Point, N. Y.. D-.'. Th- mill*
i tr>- court of Imtuiry r—umol it, lnv-tl
ir.iion of alh-a-.! mhi.ii hazlnw at th-
W—t Point Mili ary Ac,hemy ttili* after
noon Twelve witne**fn w-ro examlibtl
hy Q-n*. Hroolt,, Hal— and Clous. They
wer- all of th- |>rf,-nl tlrm ciann and
ela.Mnat— of former Cadt Itrrth. line
of them. Cad-l Tldtatil of Vlrirlnta. swore
that he had a—n Hreth -xliaustrsl after
Kohl* ihriMigh an exrrrlsinK ordeal In
cam|i In lsift. Some of the men rym. were
klmzinc lireth tiave htm whisky when he
became -xhaustol. The witness could
! 0,ll >' r*member one of the hazers. and this
■ Lieut. Mimima, who graduates! lasi
year.
Ca.-t Ruxs-I sail that he had heard of
a cadet being hound hand and foot and
placed under a water faucet. He could
not voie.'h for ihe a,■curacy of his Infor
matlon and did not remember the name
of hi, informer.
All Ihe w-ttne said they knew of no
brutal treatmeni In the hazing. The wli
"****■ H d-nle.l that they had heid any
eonv,rsatlon with other cadets as to with
holding of i-alimony at the Inverttlgailon
and said all the cadets were anxious mat
everything should be told.
To-morrow ’ongr—sm.m p. o. Phillips
of Cleveland, will be a witness In refer
eme to the statement made that he cam.
to the Academy In IMKI in order lo have
; his boy proteoled from hazllkg. Mr. Phil
: lips already Iras denied this h> lele
fraph.
Horace Booz of Hrlstol. Pa., a brother
of Oscar L. Hooa. who diet three weeks
will also be here to-morrow and It
Is understood that he is coming hera to
t—Ufy.
'.apt. B. F Browne of Virgin.,, now
Of the Aral class, testified that he knew
i Bnoz, hut did not remember hi* bcu,*; 111
while at the Academy. He denied having
gtvon any ‘hell aauce to any fourth class
men.
Cadet Browne said that he had taken
part In “feet Inspections." which con
rlsled of dropping hot candle gr-aac on
the hare fee! of fourth clam mc n
"Did you know Cadet Hreth TANARUS" asked
Gen. Cloua
"Yes. sir. lie was In my class."
”lld you ever know of his Isrlng drop
ped out of his tent?"
"No sir."
"W*s he ever put in a strait Jacket?"
"No sir. I never heard of such a thing
In the academy."
"What do you make fourth class men
dor'
"Nothin* In harra-ks hut bracing." an
swered ihe witness. "In camp I have ha 1
a fourth class mun act as special duly
man. He clean'd my gun and bayonet
ami carried water and cleaned my tent."
The w- tness dee.-rilied how cadets had
len made to run down the company
streets while others threw water on
1 l,em This was called taking a h.uh
"Did you ever s<-e a man brace,] or
exercised in the limit of Ms ( .w, r of
eislurwnce?" t.skcd Urn. Brooke
"1 could not say sir. hui I have seen
them pretend to faint In order to be ex
cused from going any further with the
exercise."
"What was the most exhaustive thing
you yourself were required to do a u
fourth class man?"
"Kagllng. lr." was the reply.
"Describe It please."
"It Is a modi!,, anon of the setting up
drill for back and legs "
"Did you ever know any Injury to re- j
suit from exercising?"
"No, sir."
The witness aald there was no danger
In haxlng and the classes voted to <k>
away with basing only he cause of Hi
stories publisher! about It.
"Wtatt beside* 'bracing' do you re
quire a fourth claaa man to <lo?" Inquired
lien. Hrooke.
"We hove them do ridiculous forma,
ttons, one of which we call the •barn
yard.’ The men are designated by names
of twmyard animals, and when they are
told to form they Imitate the noDaa made
by the animals. ’
"Is any force used?"
‘“No. sir "
"Do you make thorn do anything you
tell them?"
'No, they are told to do It and they
generally do as they are told. '
The witness sakl that when he was a
fourth claas man the idea of refusing to
do all ho was required to do by haaers
never entered his head. There was no
brutal spirit In It. If there was brutality
by word the fourth class man would re
sent st.
••Then ha would have n> fight?” sug
gested Hen. Brooke.
"Yes. str."
"And get beaten?”
•’No. not always. *,r. The fourth-class
men have won lights.”
"IVI you know of any men being espec
ially prepared or Instructed In fighting?"
"No elr.”
"Was Cadet Keller prepared for hi#
light with Odet Boo*?”
"No sir. Keller was rather a poor
boxer.”
"I)ld Keller ever have any other tight
before he fought Boo*?" asked Gen
Bat*-*.
”No sir ”
"Then he was not known as a fighting
man?” asked Gen, Brooke.
"No air.”
Cadet Brown was exactly one hour on
the stand, and hit) examination was the
most thorough and exhaustive which has
taken place since the court began Its In
vest Iga lion
Cadet W. D. Smith of Maryland said
that he had a fourth class man lo make
up hit bed. clean hie gun. carry water
and do other work for him In hie tent
The wltnees Ueecrtbrd a number of rtdleu
loue thing! done by fourth dale men at
the bidding of upper data men. He to'.d
among other things of e man being re
quired to stand on hie head and while In
that position speak a piece nnd deliver
a right hand salute with his left foot
This witness said that fourth claas men
Anew that they would have to do what
lh*y *Tf toiri Tlifrr writ no violence or
brutality.
*"AVh*r.* you yourtolfT* a-k*tl
Oon. Ho#n
*lr. I difl fifty eaglet rm hun
<*rwl *m| Wtlli# and aavanty-flvo
foot ha ID.’*
“Aii it on# cmW a<*k<>l Oon. Clmw.
A**, sir. tn about fifteen mlnutra It
wa-* in a dark tout and th man who
Wf ri* fXcn*ilnK mo could not mo vory
woll.**
“Who axor*ird you?**
"Fa H**rm *f. (Jlnd who la nom on
officer.** rvpllod tho wltno***.
Fiuirt IMwartl U Shlnklc of Ohio **k!
tho* h. hu*l luixctl fourth claaa cadet# hy
*x* reining and Netting up drill#. ll# aalil
th# rii*#,# rlthruloua haxlng vun , "Smnmv
ri’ Tw i . .i<*ta w*r# ##at#d to f.c#
•*ach of n r with a 1ow! of tnolaai*## b#
tw**n th*n>. #.oh bring #uppll#! with a
#poon. Hid :h#y w. r# lnHtruct**d to f##l
•n li other ”
H# atild ?h. a cad#( If ho r#fu# to do
what h* \n rr j iirrd would I*# callod mil
Th# wltn*is #xp!aln#il th.t th# fourth
cl •*# man might h* **xc u#d from fighting
If th# tip|H-r lh# cotriniitt## ilocldni t'lat
:hr orl**r mhl*h hr h.td dloobayrd ana
on** which ahoiild not hav boon gtv#n,
f>!ward <’anfl#kl. Jr. >f Now
A*ork, (hat tho Hog K*llcr fight wao
i h oui< t*m** f ci retort h **r ma*lo to a
endot while hr wa<* on guard duly.
“What w,ia th# rri*rt?’'
“I think It tva# ‘Go to h#ll,‘ air '*
iTtn*'* 1 Oliver of Il.lnoln know f>ilwt
Broth H* aotd that Broth had told him
that ho (itrofh) had undorgon# a iwitnfui
*t* ration l*#f*rf ho <arn* ** tho tKHidcmy
Thr wit now* thot Ilr*th wa# troat
f'l thr cam# .# tho rot of tho odaa#. Ho
>*.*w Ilmli Ju#t he*for* ho ,oft the ncadomv
and hr looked hk!l:n ll** did not lo.ivo
th. acn.lomy on a<-ount of hL h**elth.
Tho wriu'w ** ill that o**tracl#m fiom
the oocioty of it# r, it let Corpa would ho
'*nw* no untH.iiahl# that th# man would
h.ivt- t* rraigii. t'adrt B*h>x wo* v#rv
much l*f. Mtonc aftor hi# fignt with K#l
i**r on a of coward! #
< *•!• t \\ I.Horn TMtanl of Virginia #wro*-#‘
thof on on. oc. #ion wh#n in *mp In
is . F.,l**t Broth waa #xhiiuel#l from
cxorciaing, and h# #nw Liout. Munim
m l other c.lvt# giving him whiaky ll#
h.l h* ir.l that former Cael#t J J F)#m
leu: hnl h. .-n ti*| ly the* hnmle and f##t
nl phi ***l under a water aplgot, hut
dl.i not know now tru# thla w#
THE CUBAN
leoadora Hope to Haro Work row
llot#d .lan. 1R for *ulmttalni
to t onwrra* Feb. I.
Havnni, Dec. 2* -The vark>u# section#
into ahich th# Cuban conatltuiiilonal
*on vent ton w * dtvid***l #om# w**#kit ago
for th,* jMirpt ># of preparing nnd aub
mittlng draft -ou*tßutton* for th# ron
*M<mtlona of the ronven’on a# a whole*
rtr# gr idually getting together on tbs ha
*l* of a unitary government with r#-
atrlcted auffrag# Th# convention lead
ers now hop# to have this work completed
hy Jan. 15. oo (hat the results may he
submitted to the I’nlted State# Congresa
Feb 1.
Th# aecilonel disc unions have been hit
her and prolonged and therefore there
will be I#*** del*a*e In the open session#,
the hard fight* having h#en made In the
‘*e<*r.*t iih- st>kionn In order to anve pub
11*' wringling.
The* udmlnlstratlve cotin*'fl has decided
agalnei th* I’.m-Apierlran Express Com
puny*# cot)tract with the* island railroads.
•b*claring it to h** illegal. There wos one
dissenting vote and this makes k nece**-
sr\ for Gov. Oen. Wood to send the
whole question before the Hupreme* Court
for review nd final decision.
THE FIGHTS ARE OFF.
It rad \nn ounces That Cincinnati
A utliorltle* M 111 Vnt I'crmlt
Jr ft rlea.lt nhlln Pl* lit.
Xew York. lec. 56 -The Evening World
Myt to-dr*y that William A. Brady
this afternoon announced tliat the fight
Im tw( u Janie J. JcfTrW and Uus Kuhltn,
- beduled to take place In Cincinnati on
Feb. IT*, wl l not N permitted by the au
thorities of that city.
• JHN'ount of this the Imutt arranged
for Kid M<H*oy and Tommy Kyan and
Terry llcOovfrn and Kid laivigne are
declared off for the present. It Is said
that Terry Mef tavern will now make ar
rangements to go to England to fight
Ben Jordan.
THK HKI'URT IS riUC.
Mayor off Inelnnatl Mill lasne Per.
•nit for Halil.
Cincinnati. Dec. - The city officials, a*
well as the officers and members of the
S tetigerfoat Athletic Club, say there Is
no truth In reports about the light be
tween J. J. Jefir.es and Uus Kuhlln.
scheduled for Feb. 15 In Cincinnati, lelng
declared off. Those in charge of the ar
rangement s are proceeding with the work
ind Mayor Julius Fie s -hmann stated
f*r publication to-night that he had given
his word that |i* would Issue the (wrmlt
for the fix'd, and he proposed to do so
President W M Hobart of the Itoard of
and rectors of the Bierigerfest Athletic Out*
etto-night that there was no doubt
whatever at'*ut the fight taking place
here in February.
There Is a bitter Opposition to the fight
here on the part of certain people, and
it Is alleged that false Information may
have been sent Brady In the name of fhe
club by some unauthorised person.
FIGHT M 11-1. COME OFF.
Hrndy ways Mr lever Announced
That Flabt Mas IK.
Nw York. Dec. 26 William A. Brady
snneine.il lo the Associated Pres* to
night Ihe story that he had announced
that the Jeffries-Ruhiln fight at Cincin
nati hod I tern called off wee absolutely
untrue. The fight will come off as pre
viously arranged
NOT GOI>G TO ItrilMM).
Harris ISenlea Itrpairt That McGov
ern Mill Fight Hen Jordan.
Macon. Dg. 26 -Ham II Harris, man
ager for Terry Mctiovern. who Is playing
here to-night, say* the report that Mc-
Govern la going to England to flgnt lim
Jordan. Is not worth talking about. He
authorises the statement that negotia
tions are pending for a go between Me- 1
Govern and Kid Broughton, to be (ought
ir, Connecticut In February. McGovern
la willing to agree to put Broughton out
In twenty rounds or forfeit all the fate
receipt! _
Misers test to Per Cent Increase.
Bhemokln. Pa.. Dec. * —The strike at
Enterprise colliery waa ended to-day hy
all miners agreeing to pay their laborers
ilk io per cent. Increase and miners re
fusing to pay hel4*era wUI be discharged
"PRINCIPLES LIVE”
u. j. him %4‘* Npr-Rni at i.i\i ia
MAT 4 It*Hl.
HE WILL STAND STEADFAST.
OTHERS Din 4GT nrsF.HT Tilt 111
FRJ4CIPI.FS i\ mri ti.
%4r 111 Still Striae te* IHrert Preaeaf
Trailfarlrt anel (** Hrinrn Her
Uerrnaieat fei Its Fctnndatlnns.
Krrn* of Indiana lien % roused
Lot li us Insin— |U# tlre % slen tier \u -
nnal llanciuet ol tlie JHlrrsouiau
4 lul.
I.tno.r Neb . I'**c. 36 -Tile annu il
banquet of the J.flersoman Club of l#.n
coin to-night ut th# Lmx>ln Hold,
brought tog.'ther nearly rrpree* l iitativc
men of ths- l#ino (an, inl Ppuit>t put
(lea of Nebra.-ka. together wi.h a itumkar
of leaders fre*n other states \\ liltam J
Bryan ina*le his first appearance ul a
public gathering aln-e th* eleeMuai. und
the grerilug ii- '*rds| him %s * ne\er in r
hearty a> l #t*<:um-o is in his hoiti** city
The pee*'h of John W Kerr.. •I*f*.ld
Democrats* candidate for Goven or of ln
diaua. atousad ti# banqueter* to .t htgii
pitch of enthusiasm. b\ l.imbitlon *f Mi.
Bryan anl hi# oute(>kcn criticism f
those Ininocrits wn*m he acc*s| of
comrllHitlfig t* his (lti> m>) defe.it. Ill*
den urn teuton of Democrats, o o<fer#*l
“gratuit>ua • ouimr 1 to Dctn*> titcy."
though l# mentiotts.l n name- .
*ept***| by th# cr>wd as referring te* ex-
President Fl* vdtenl
Mr ltry.it>, whse sultjeci was “Prln
plea Live." wild in jvirt;
“At this baiH|U#t. "iirtoeinded by n*:gh
i*ors who have been my frl#ni- for ten
\#ar*. 1 may 1e purdoix’d for any ing a
word of a personal nature Five times
you have vot* and hoi m# (nr puNb- office*
ewlce for Fongr*'## once for the I ntted
situ tea Herat# and twice for toe pr#**i
dancy- und no candl lit# ever r*#elved
mosr loy.il S'.;i*t#>rt tbun you have given
“Whether I set ill ev#r I*** a caialMal**
for offit .• i<aih is u question whb*h must
Is* determined ly #\#nts No one cun
il**Mk with e*#rminty of th# future, fn
*me*'s elestlny Is e*t kn >wu until his Ilf*
work Is complete I simll l* cen4#*nt If
;t Is my lot to aid in the* triumph of th*
principle# while other.** *iJy th* honor
amt l*ar the* rea|M>nslblHll# *f ffi •
“The tuk*ling of punll offit** should h#
an Incident an#! not :he #xtre*m* aim *f
the cltlgen It should not be a:i end. hut
the means for *th# comphshmetit of t
jmrpose.
“The presidency s#enie*l deairabl# h*'
cause It would have enabieel m# to giv
effective aid t> certain reform# which 1
believe to oe ne *?sary to the public w#l
fare, hut defeat—even a second elefeat
ftoaw not lessen my interest in this re
form. and time may prove 4hat m\ work
is to advocate rather than to execute
“The t’ommoner will give m** an op
pnrtunlty to participate In i*ihllc discus
sion*. und I am sure that an editorial
puisuit will furnish as much kitelledu ii
enjoyment as f ooukl have found tn th*
White House nn*l In a*klitlon theieto Wi.l
give me iTW>r# tlm# for home pleasures
"The principles for which w# *ont* nd
ed In th# last campaign still live, and we
who believe In them must continue to
flgtit for them An election does not
change principle*, li only determine**
what principles shall be for 4h* tlm* be
ing applied
“The believers In tariff reform did not
ahanekm their faith when the high tariff
do** trine was endorsed at the poll**,
neither did protectionists when their
Cause suffered loss. Th# Welvoeoilea of the
gold standard continued the fighi for
monometallism for twenty-five year# In
eplte of the platform declaration* of all
parties In favor of a double standard
Hhall we who helev# in bxm allMrt l*-
courage because our opponents have pro
fited hy an lncr#*ed volume of money,
thus admit ting 4he economic principle*
for which w# have* be#n contending?
“Defender* of truats did not k*e-* heart
wrhen all iMcrtics denounc***! comMnutlnn*
In restraint of trade. Bha I w# give up the
figb* t*e*aue* monopoly ha# triumphed by
stealth? Must w# now advo-aie nn l*n
perlol policy because our opponents have
won a victory by denying thut they wer#
tmi*eria)lsis ’
**Tho colonial system Involves a surren.
d#r of our theory of government and |eo-
H# will unelerstand this as soon a* the
system is put Into Apcrntlon If w# w#*r
to **orsul our mm**lljte convenience and
comfort we wmi<l never ofifxw wrong of
any kind, for all warfare Involves a tem
porary sacrifice, hut this Is our govern
ment and must l*e transmitted unlmtMxire*l
to posterity. We have rn* dwlx*. there
fore, but to stand Rtcadfast. como what
may.
"If we are successful In diverting pres
ent tendencies and In.tarrying the gov
ernment lo Its own foundation we ebnll
rejoice In the victory and profit by the
reforms secured. I am confident that we
shall ultlmuuly win, but If the
■ rend toward plutocracy cannot Is
checked. It I* still better thal
we should be defeated in a righteous un
dertaking than that we should Jain hands
with those who are Ignoring the Inalien
able rights of man."
John W. Kern of Indiana spoke to the
toast "The Hank and File.” lie said In
part:
"While the Democratic party Is still
the conservative party as II was In the
days of Hendricks. It l as ready now as
then to strive lo find common ground
upon which atl Denn reals who Irellev)
In constitutional government may stand
In coming neifllct*. It Is to-day holding
no parley with deserters. Its ears are
closed agnlnst words of advice gratui
tously offered by alleged I terms rats who
vote the HtgaibUean ticked, or by those
In the great erruggle of !*> wlm with
held both vole ami voire from the cans*
of the people, and could see In that
mighty contest only a painful and dis
tressing situation
"There Is no occasion for crimination
i and re rlratnallon as between Democrats,
but there should always lie generous and
(>a i riot if rivalry as to who w-11l render
the most sffecltve service tn the work of
building up the party organization and
•tralghren the party lines for the coming
conflict."
Mr. Kern spoke tn praise of Richard
Olney, David B. Hill, Bourke Cockran,
John DeWltt M'arner. Robert E. Patttson,
Alex K McClure. Arthur P Gorman.
Henry Watterson and other Gold Demo
crat**. for their course In the lata cam
paign and "their patriotic protests against
the advenes of the hosts of Imperialism."
and continued.
•It li tn no spirit of bitterness how
ever. I add that tnere were a few men.
once prominent tn Democratic ranks, who
In the midar of all the etorniy scenes of
this mtgity contest remained unmoved
and aMseit. except tlmt no* amt then
Limy took occasion to furnish aid and
i comfort to the rnwnv h\ makttta public
(denial that tn >mt>a!hv with
, th# •*#•? of the or to non*
j the regrets t‘t * u h p. nful and dla
tr* san g Issue- w. re l*ef.*re the peofde
• For the auk# of the future we!fare of
the |ari.v I shall nttemi-e no harstt crltl
j ct*m of the rxHirse .f fh#*e g*-ntl*m*t, but
I I will not forbear Having her# and every
whet# that they n****d not be >tir|*rl*>e*l If
any gratuitous counsel which they may
j s- ek to i mum upon the* million# *f loyal
lN*nio*rat# woo t night the gotid tight anl
1 kept the laith shall fall up ”C> reiudani
vsre."
I he |'#aker tesf the* the rnnk and
file of the party tn 19*> was th# Min*
reck an.l fl,< voting for bimetallism sr#l
tariff reform in iwi ISRS en*l IE
“It l? the rank ami lib h# evrntlmie I
"whicn ttf*-*l **f tit* damnation of few
m#n. in !*• literally t.**k i#*sse#sto *f
j ?h# Damoeratt p.rt\ el ma*W‘ it m> every
sense a part) of the people “
Mr Br\un l#ave# tomorrow f>r a it Ip
tn Kam*us 4n*l '!> *•
RACE RIOT IT MACCLENNY.
Arsror* ln#ultel 1 eim l.adle# anri
I h* II VlegNt* It lot ins—title \rgri
tv 111. .1 ti< | nknua n I'arll##.
M i ennv. FI. . I >*? 2*- There wi*
a aertoua tace Mot in this pl. v e yester
■ ie> uftertHMn At 4 o'clock a number
••f voting l ull#* vi-ibsi s phot*'graph gal
•cry. Mint .ii cgi** \ <ni n. who wis jlat*
In th# gallery. I# said to have used ob
• lattgung*' Hi * w■* • oiimii ml* dto
kp quiet by a whit# man present. A
negro man. nt*companylug ihe n> gr wo
nwn. tM*k the m.*fr* r up rim! n is i
'eg-*I ti**t| Mieulting l.iitgii ige to the
young ladlf*#.
I‘he heg roes r.-tlre.! ah I In a few mln
<**es a mob of nagi*#>, armel with plr
lol* at; f rifles. 4as**inbl#*l One of them
named Washington opstutl fir*' on T. M
Heftnlon with i Winchester rill*- Ity
til# time a ciow.l of while# hal aaaem
idstl u*i ope>#d fire ch> Washington, who
fieri, firing lw k at the trow 1 He wo
|4iru**l to M imp near by and du-
Mp pea red.
The excitement tnereaaed. hyt there wa#
no further firing until 9 o'ekek last night,
when sev.ral ahota in quick suceesslon
w#t* flr*<l in th# busin##M s?rtton **t the
town When the amok# had clear#*!
John Hunter, ei n*gro waa found dead In
the street. Th# coroner's Jury re4um*d
x#relict of killed hy guiogtqr wound#
inflicted hy party or |.art>ea unknown
Th* town is well guarded hy officers to
prevent any recurrence of tls* trnubio
LEPROSY IN PHILIPPINES.
*inrtllnf Condition of Affairs Re.
ported by firs Mackrlhar.
'thirty Tlinuen nel Leper#
In the Ar*lipelage. |
'Vashlngton. iter y An appended re
port to den Mac Arthurs rsvisw of the
c.vll affairs e>f the Fldhppines for the
poet fiscal year, gives some rather start
ling fact# regarding the Int rod not lon and
prevalence of leprosy In the Islands
AeHVKpllng to 4he* estimates of ihe Fran
!*uan father#, says MaJ Guy L Rdie.
He wr ter of th# report, there* are ne> leas
than 3h.<y l‘|M*rs In the archipelago, the
major portion of these* bring In tlw Vis
4iyss. I a*|* rosy wrws Intrevtuced In 1A33
v'hen the Kvntieror of Ja|Min sent a ship
with I St* lei*r* on hoard to 4be Phllfp
pines *# a piesent to l*e carol for by the*
Catholic priests Thus the awed was
planted, and a* no practical method* were
ever ado|*trel to eradicate the* dtseaiee. or
prevent its sprend. It has taken firm root
anil spr#4l Into its p #ent f>rtnidable
phase* A hotree-to-house Inqwdßn Inau
gurated last J*aw*xry fund more than a
hundred l*|*rr concealed In dwelling#
The#** w**r# sent to San latxaro Hosfdtal
In M inila. hut motty others escaped Into
th# surrounding country, A commission
is n*w -ngwg*d In the* work of selecting
a suitable Island or Mand* for th#* pur.
!*•** r.f Isolating all the le(*era In the
archlpelagen
to invitTroyalty.
F.nt|.ror XX 11 Hum nd 11. R. 11. Rzy
XX Itn... r n|i Mm*.—— l , r.lrlefr
Xlt'Klnlr, XXIII Xrzd Xnlra.
Ixm-lon. . J 7 —"Th. N.w York Ychi
Club." nay* th. Dally E|w—u, "will In
v'r. XX'llllarn nml th. Prince of
VX’al.f to wlln. the ru|> rmm, antj
PmUdeat M' Klnl.y xrlll etw> nettd not.*
nz|>tv*.inrc ih. plna.ur* their vlrrtt* wouhl
give.'*
Htr Tftnmus Upton, who has been inter
viewed on th# ulJ*t fur the I sally ICx
press, said ha thought It withm 4h
rang# #f tioselMlty that the Prior* of
Wales would accept such an Invitation.
Hill NIIT VOTE FtlH MeKIMMCV.
fPresident Cleveland Wal.es Thla
statement 4 m pba Ileal I .
Atlanta. Dec. 26.—A controversy having
arisen between two Atlanta newspapers
over the charge by one of them that ex-
Presblent Cleveland had voted for Mr.
McKinley at the lasi election, the Atlanta
Journal this morning received In reply
to a telegram an autograph letter from
Mr Cleveland, In which he say* emphati
cally that he did not vote (or President
McKinley.
YA(|tl HLAIGHTER HKIItMM.
%in hushed Troops anil Killed Four
Officers and Thlety Mess.
11l Paso, Teg, Dee 26 Mexlean troop#
In Sonora. Mex , were recently attacked
by a hand of Yaqul Indians, and four
cßlcer* and about shirty men were killed
outright. The soldiers were rrosalng the
fountry and were fired on from ambush
roar Umlo. about ISO mlies from Osh.
Torre's headquart) re. Col. Francis Pel
nade, ope of the lending offlcere In the
army, was seriously wounded
WITH CHICAGO AND ALTON.
Grweral Zaperlntendeat llarrell to
Crave the Soatbern Hallway.
Washington Dec. 36—J H. Barrett, gen
eral euperlntindent of the Southern Rail
way. who tend*ted Ms resignation several
weeks ago. will, after Jan I. be connected
with the Chicago and Alton Railroad. Mr.
Barrett dec.lnee lo discuss his future
course and tn what capacity he will serve
the Chicago and Alton Is not known. He.
however state# that he will not serve
that road aa general superintendent.
DAILY p A YEAR
b CENT*A roPT
WEEKLY FTIMEH-A WEEK It A YEAR
GEORGIA IN THE LEAD
IN Nl XlH|;it OF xr.H X|||J ( KXTOL
rnixKa •■ito.ißt -r*:n.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR IS 531.
THE flOt*rl FAR IHF. %D OF OTUFak
WCrTtOM.
liiirriran Wool nnt i ntinn flrpnrfer
lleelrni Trstlle 'till * •• n(raetlon
l**r tkr I #ae~%ljer!tf of Irs Mill#
hreotril li lotion Hannfartare.
In >r I ntrrprlses 4*#*rala l<aada
%% 4h i;t. Ilnliama I# Second W ith
41 and astk I aralina Third With
Oft.
Ikmr.Hi. Dee >; The* American Wool
and •dton Il#t#>rtsr ( In Its issue to-mor
row will ml*w textile null rotiundtav
In the present year, saying itiat r*trivs for
tire last six motitlu do nut olwsr up a#
lrg* a? in tin* Aral .x rmmths of th*
v**ar Thr *l* press lon that was felt In tha
manufacturing business during tts sum
mer and fall mMitha .%< tal as a lumper
to the rush to bulb! mills. |wrti iitnrky
neutort mills, that was notlrel the first
half evf th** year, wlien all r**- *rds in mill
Minding wer** broken. During th# first
half of the year the number of now mills
entered upon wa# *l7. and during the last
six tisxith* ihe number wrg# 224. a .um of
o\#r 35 per rent oxer th# tlrat half.
4>f th# 224 mills pte>j#ct#.| 144 are d#-
\ot#l to th# manufacture ef cotton. 14
to wool. 61 to knh gr#le. 14 lo mis etla
n#tiw purpoees, such a# silk nnd lln#n
manufacturing, mis! l*.#w hing and
dyeing During the year f*S! mills hova
possenf under the review of ths lic|x>risr,
an lorrsof# of 233 over the £99 reported for
the year I*Sf* and an Increase of 3H over
the 2*2 record#*! for the year lfgft.
Thla showrs ths fact that the iTnltsd
States is he>< <mtng the largest producer
of testile faiwirs in the world. Very no
ti • t*|e | tlie great in reeoe in the itimi
r>#r ed mills making finer rf.KMke. # special
ly In th# <*otton meotHifarturlng business,
partially ram#d by the situation In Chi
na. cutting out the demand from that
country.
Th# number of knitting mills construct*
od during th# |mu*( six m*aishe Is the
largest on r*crd. Nearly all of these
mill# ar# le\ot**| to cotton hoslsry ond
underwear
< 'onipliatkvn of returns on new enter
prises show# that <lergltt leads with 43
mills. North ('arojina oevmes second with
41. although the l-te#r has always be#u
in the lead In the cunstruction of new
mills, it being the largest cotton monii
(a> turing state in the Houth Houtfi Coro
lina raports At. Alabama IS; Virginia 13,
I‘ennavlvanla. II; Ten**#a#ee. 10. Mtsala
slppl and Texas. 9 each; MseeachuseUa. t;
New York. A, New Jersey, 4. Lrtiistafio.
3, < alif*rnia. Maine, New Hampshire. 3
each, nnd Arkatie.*#. Florida. Maryland,
Mlsaemrl. Ohio and Oregon, 1 each.
CAROLINA S GREAT RECORD.
(olnmklii state's n.iirr. m
I .Mlon Hill, nf Ihr l|,lf for
TANARUS V r.r.
Columbia. B C.. Dor. at-Th* Bi.it* will
print to-morrow Matl.tl.-s from the oflflca
of th* H*cr,ary of Btal* showing that
In l*#o thlrty-on* now rot ion mUI* worn
chartered In Bouth Carolina and fmirtoon
old on., Inrr*a,*d ihrlr c.ipual dock by
reason of enlargement*. the uf*ret,ate
capital employed bring 17.0X1.000, while
•iuritik iSSS-iatft she new mill* numbered
forty-two anil the enlargement thirty,
with an asicrefatn capital of fU.SMO.OOO.
Thla dor, no, Im lud* twelve mill* rra
tnl**lon*d In I*n mu not yol organised,
whoa* pmpovrd copttal antr*calo* H.hQO
ono. Thin la n record tmapproaehed In
(he Bouth or In lb* country.
AorilM/r PMPU AT niton.
line on Nrln.rn rlurti hitld.r. of
the Two < iini lie n lee.
New Yorti. Dec. M. —Jam*** K Howell,
appearing for Henry E Hplnka of Ohio,
who note for hlmaelf and other (lock*
holder* In th* Asphalt Company of Amer-
Ica. 10-day naked Vico Chancellor Kroery
at Newark. N. J., for a temporary In
junction reatralnkik the offleer* and Oth
er* of th* American company from trans
ferrin* certain atock of the Amertoou
company lo the Nailonal Aanhs/t <*om
pany. which I, alleged to he what la
known a* the ‘‘asphalt trust." Both com
psnte, are New Jersey corporations, tha
American with an allowed capital of SIX.•
000.000 and the National with SS.OSO.OOO.
It la aliened that the National seeks to
first ror the llabllltlv* and aaaet, of the
American.
M 11.1. HI 11,11 THE I HI IMCgt.
Turkey Haa Waned the t ontrael
M lib the t ramp*.
Philadelphia. Dec. 26 —Chart#* H.
Cramp said to-day.
"We have received a cablegram from
Gen. Williams Informing us of 4he sign
ing of the contract with the Turfettn
minister of marine for the construction
of a first-class cruiser. Tlse provisions of
the contract we do not know, nor can I
say just when work on thn cruiser will
begin, or when It |v lo be completed.
Gen. William* Is now on hla way home,
and he Is expected to arrive here In about
fifteen days. We dill then be betier able
to know more about the contract.**
HIMI Vfi Ml I.KII HFtttVF.il*.
Sflnlsler of Interior Soya t sar •*
Completely Restored.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 21—The ItuasdM
minister of the Interior. M. Slpiagutne,
who arrived her* to-day from Live-Ha,
whan- Emperor Nicholas la , utivaleactag,
asserts that the Caar Is now cumptetaly
restored, being able to lake long walks
and drives dally. M filplag’iirve has had
three audiences with the Emperor since
hie Illness
Japanese Government Dredge *nnk.
Queenstown. Dec. *7—The .1 span see
government dredge Bent# foundered last
evening off Cork harbor, twr've person*
out of seventeen on board being dtowxted.