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THE MORNING NEWS r:bl!h! ISSP • - In.orprt.d INM J II KSTH.i; Pr.nlrt.nt 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.