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THE STATE OF DADE NEWS.
VOL. X.
THE END SEEMS IN SIGHT.
The American Proposition Regarding China Will
Be Accepted By The Powers.
CHINESE READY TO MAKE TERMS
AH The Foreign Powers Getting In
Line to Accept The Position Taken
By The United States.
Washington, D. Special.—Favor
. able news has reached Washington
from the European chancellories indi
cating that a complete agreement as
to China i3 within sight and that, too,
on the basis of the proposition laid
down by Secretary Hay in his note of
July 6, and the subsequent notes treat
ing of that subject. The accord of Rus
sia with the United States is more
complete than was anticipated at first
and the reports show' that all of the
European nations probably are plac
ing themselves in position to take ad
vantage of the opening made by the
United States and soon will be ready
to begin negotiations for a settlement
with the Chinese government. The
Russians have given notice of such
purpose and while the text of the
French note on this subject, refered to
in the press dispatches, has not reached
the State Department the officials are
satisfied that this is correctly reported
and that France, like Russia, is ready
to negotiate at once.-
As for Germany, either the position
of that government has been misun
derstood, or it has sustained a change
of mind. Possibly the former is the
case; but,.however that may be, it is
(fuite certain from the advices which
have reached Washington that the
German government, upon careful in
spection of the plans for a settlement
projected by the United States, finds
therein nothing inconsistent w r ith the
German aspirations. Therefore, it may
be expected that Germany, too, will be
prepared soon to join in this common
movement towards a settlement. It
may be stated that altogether the pros
pects of an adjustment of the Chinese
difficulty without resort to formal war
are very much brighter than they were
one week ago.
Wholesale Punishment.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The
Chinese minister has delivered to the
State Department officials confirmation
of the degradation of Prince Tuan and
many other Chinese leaders. The fol
lowing official statement is made as to
Minister Wu’s dispatch: “A cablegram
received from Director General Sheng,
at Shanghai, states that by imperial
edict, issued on September 25, Prince
Chwang, Prince Yih, secondary Prin
ces Tsai Lien and Tbhi, Ying are de
prived of all their respective ranks and
offices; that Prince Tuan is deprived
of office apd is handed over to the Im
perial Clan Court, which shall consult
and decide upon a severe penalty, and
his salary is to be stopped; that Duke
Tsai Dan and the president of the cen*
sonate Ying Nien, are handed over to
the board, who shall cousult and de
cide upon a severe penalty; and that
Kang Yi, assistant grand secretary and
president of the civil board, and Chao
Shu C-hiao, president of the board of
punishment, are handed over to the
board of censors, who shall consult and
decide upon a penalty.” „
A Royal Marriage.
Munich, By Cable.—Prince Albert, of
Belgium, heir-presumptive to the
throne of the country, was man led to
the Duchess Elizabeth, of Bavaria.
The civil ceremony took place in the
throne room and was followed, by a
religious service, in the royal chapel, (
after which there was a reception.
Spinners in Hhiladelphla.
Philadelphia, Special.—The session
of the Southern Cotton Spinners’ As
sociation began Tuesday, in this city,
representatives from about 50 North
and South Carolina mills being pres
ent. Only routine business was trans
acted. Wednesday, the question of fix
ing anew schedule of prices was dis
missed and not then being agreed
upon the meeting was extended until
Thursday.
News Notes.
The steamer Orizaba, engaged in lay
ing a government cable between Nome
and St. Michaels, went aground on an
uncharted reef near the latter place
September 17.
Aeronaut Minnie Woodall descended
In her balloon on a railroad track at
Terra Haute, Indiana, in front of a
moving train, which was stopped when
touching her.
Emperor William of Germany has
bestowed the Order of the Red Eagle
on Major General Stoessel. “command
er of the International forces at Taku
and Tientsin.”
BRYAN’S SPEAKING TOUR.
18 Speeches to Wisconsin Farmers In
One Day.
LaCrosse, Wis., Special—When Wil
liam Jennings Bryan concluded his last
speech nere he had made eighteen ad
dresses and had covered about fifteen
hours of time during the day. Begin
ning at 8 o’clock in the morning lie
talked at intervals until 11 o'clocK at
night, putting in all told, fully six
solid hours of speech-making. The
region traversed is a rich agricultural
section and Mr. Bryan’s remarks werg
addressed especially to farmers, the
trust question receiving even a greater
share of attention than usual. At
Shakopee Mr. Bryan said:
“Why is it that the Republican
party allows the trust to grow? Be
cause the Republican party is more in
terested in those who possess the or
ganized wealth of the country than in
those who are contributing to the
large dividends collected by the trusts.
Why does the Republican party want
a large army? They want it at home
to suppress by force the discontent
which should be cured by legislation,
and they want at abroad in order to
exploit the Philippine Islands, and if
you will look up the record you will
find that the Republican member of
Congress who stands at the head of
the army committee of the House of
Representatives is the president of the
Philippine Lumber Development Com
pany, and they have already gobbled
up a lot of lumber lands and taken
control of the improvement in the
Philippine Islands. In their pros
pectus they say the labor question is
easily solved. There is plenty of
Chinese labor. By reading their pros
petus you can see why it is that some
people want a large army and imperial
ism, and while it is a good thing for
those doing the developing, it is*a
bad thing for the people who furnish
sons for the army and the people who
pay the taxes.”
, Hanna at Chicago.
Chicago, Special.—Senator Hanna
Tuesday night made his first address
in Chicago since his return from New
York. He spoke at a noon meeting of
the commercial men and retail sales
men. The hall where he spoke was
filled, not a few women being in the
audience. Senator Hanna spoke in
part as follows:
“It is encouraging for me to see that
the business interests and the work
ingmen of the United States are awak
ening to the importance of the issues.
.Every Democratic Issue that has been
presented to the American public thus
far has been for the purpose of leading
astray the minds of the people from
the real issue. There is but one issue,
only one—the issue of prosperity and
the continuation of it. The issue to-day
is just what it was in 1896, only more
so. The question is, do the American
people want as a foundation for their
interest sound money and ■ protection
>o American interests and American
working men?
“I do not want to talk about imperi
alism, my friends. That is played out.
It is a bugabco. It was intended to de
ceive the American people, it is an
impossible issue; it is a fraud. It is a
humaug to talk about the American
people resolving themselves into an
empire or that a man with the reputa
tion, with the character and ability of
[William McKinley would be an Em
peror.
Natal Voluteers In Trouble.
Durban. By Cable.—ln consequence
of the Boers capturing a convoy of
Natal volunteers between Degader’s
drift andßlood river, burning several
wagons and capturing the escort, the
intended home-going of the Natal vol
unteers has been indefinitely postpon
ed. This has caused a painful impres.
sion throughout the colony.
President of Final Ball.
Lexington, Special.—Mr. Coleman
Robinson, of Louisville, Ky., has been
elected president of the final ball at
the Washington and Lee University
next June. This is the highest social
honor at the hands of the students of
the university, and is much sought
after. This time, owing to Mr. Robin
son’s popularity, there was no opposi
tion, and he was after nomination
elected by acclamation by his fellow
students. He is a son of Mr. Charles
P. Robinson, of the flflrm of Robin
son, Pettet and Cos., of Louisville, and
this is his fourth year a the univer
sity.
TRENTON, GA.. OCTOBER 5.1U0U.
STEVENSON’S LETTER
Accepting the Pupuiist Nom nation
For Vice-President.
Lincoln, Neb., Special.—ln a letter
dated Bloomington 111., which has been
received at the Populist party national
headquarters /here, the Hon. Adlai E.
Stevenson accepts the nomination for
the Vice-Presidency offered i him by
that party. The letter is, in part, as
follows: |
To the Hon. J. B. Weaver, the Hon. J.
A. Edgerton and the Hon. J. H. iEd
miston, Committee of Notification:
“Gentlemen—By your communica
tion of September 5 I am - officially ad
vised of my selection as the candidate
of the People’s party for the i office of
Vice-President of the United States to
fill the vacancy upon your ticket oc
casioned, by the resignation of the Hon,
Charles A. Towne. I cannot too earn
estly express my appreciation of this
manifestation of the confidence .repos
ed in me,by yorg committee and thsj
constituency. “represent. Noi
can I withhold /; 9p ’ c , mession of mj
admiration for rous action ,oj
Mr. Towne in to secure
the harmonious cooperation of all thq
supporters of,Mr. Bryan in the pending
Presidential contest^^^
‘‘Upon the imports*. -of
finance, of domestic admTiiLstration and
of reform in our method* of taxation
the platform of the L%>ple's party
gives no uncertain sound. It is no les
emphatic in its demand for a return t<S
the policy of honest and economical
expenditures of the public money. Th 4
further demand for wise and efficient
legislation looking to the suppression
of trusts cannot fail to challenge th<
attention of all thoughtful men. Ii
common, however, with the Silver Re
publican and the Democratic parties
you recognize the important fact tha'
all these are but questions of the hour,
fn the presence of the overshadowing
issue of imperialism others are but aa
the dust in the balance. It is not
strange then that there should now be
concert of action between those who*
sincerely believe that a crisis has beer
reached in which mere party
lions are of secondary importance.
“Involved in the settlement of this
great question are consequences ol
deep import to the American people.
The supreme gravity of the issue can
not be measured by words. As was
truly said by an eminent Republican
Senator, ’The question is greater than
parties, greater than administrations,
greater than the prosperity and hap
piness of a single generation.’
“Moore than this, following close in
the wake of imperialism, as the night
the day, comes the immense standing
army. The dread arm of militarism is
to be made bare in the new world as
it is in the old. The strong arm ol
power is to be substituted for the
peaceful agencies which for more than
a century have brought contentment
and happiness to all our people. Ex
isting conditions in Continental Eu
rope—entailing taxation and misery
to the verge of human endurance —il-
a sad object-lesson the in
evitable Rlult of large standing armies
in time of peace.
“Conditions now existing in the
Philippine Islands, for which we are
in a measure responsible, impose new
duties upon us. These people are en
titled to our protection against the
cupidity and aggressive spirit of other
nations. And this not to the end of
subjugation upon our part, but to that
of the full enjoyment by them of liber
ty and the ultimate establishment of
stable government fashioned by their
own hands.
“Imperialism—The Republic ior the
Empire—is indeed the overshadowing
issue with which we are confronted in
the pending struggle for political su
premacy. Its determination is to he
by the American people through the
peaceful instrumentality of the ballot.
Meanwhile, its discussion will continue
at the fireside and on the - hustings
with an earnestness rarely equaled in
our history. It was Burke who said:
‘I love clamor when there is an abuse.
The alarm bell disturbs the inhabi
tants, but it saves them from being
burned in their beds.’
“Again, thanking the committee, and
those they represent, I accept the
nomination so generously tendered me.
Should your action be ratified by the
people at the polls it will be my earn
est endeavor to discharge with fidelity
the duties of the great office.
“ATM,AT E. STEVENSON.”
London’s New Lord Hayor.
Lonon By Cable.—Alderman Frank
Green was formally elected lord mayor
of London for the ensuing year Satur
day. Mr. Green Is a native of Maid
stone. Kent, and is a paper merchant.
His wife, a daughter of Joseph Hayden,
the at.,nor of “Dictionary of Dates,”
died last winter, so the duties of lady
mayoress will be undertaken by Mr,
Green’s daughter.
The Anti-Lynch Law.
Charleston. Special.—The anti-lynch
ing law of this State, making the coun
ty responsible for damages to the fam
ily of the victim, has received another
black eye. On Jan. fth, 1897, Isaac
Brown, a negro, was found hanging to
the railroad crossing at Stlllton, Or
angeburg county, his neck broken and
his body riddled with bullets. Brown's
father brought suit against the county
for damages ’aat year, but the jury
promptly brought in a verdict for th
county. The verdict was set aside by
Judge Gage, and another trial of the
c ae has been had last week, and an
other verdict rendered for_the county
of Orangeburg.
Z'EMOCJtA TIC.
OWNERS COME OVER
Mine Owners Agree to a 10 Per Cent
Advance.
TERMS ARE NOT YET ACCEPTED.
They Reduce the Price of Powder to
$1.50 per Keg, but They Ignore the
United nine Workers Union.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Special.—The coal
operators of the Wyoming, Lackawan
na and Lehigh Valley regions held an
important meeting in this city Monday
afternoon and decided to offer the min
esr an increase of 10 per cent, in wages
and also to reduec the cost of powder
to the miners from $2.75 to $1.50 per
keg.
The whole situation was thoroughly
discussed. The powder question was
the chief subject of debate and next
came the recognition of the union. So
far as can be learned none of the op
erators were in favor of recognizing
the union in any way. In the evening
W. A. Lathrop, the chairman of the
meeting, gave out the following;
“Lehigh Valley Coal Company, Wilkes
barre, Pa., Oct. 1, 1900—Notice:
“This company makes the following
announcement to its mine employes:
“It will adjust its rates of wages so
as to pay to its mine employes on and
after October Ist a net increase of 10
per cent, on the wages heretofore re
ceived; and will take up with its mine
employes any grievance which they
may have.
(Signed.) “W. A. Lathrop,
General Superintendent.”
“Note. —It is understood in the fore
going that powder will he sold to min
ers for $1.50 per keg, and that the dif
ference between this rate and the old
rate of $2.75 shall be taken into ac
count in figuring the net advance of 10
per cent, noted above for this class of
labor..” •
Similar notices to the above will be
posted uy all tne companies represent
ed at the meeting. The strikers say
that under no circumstances .will they
accept the offer as the Reading Compa
ny made to its men.
The union is ignored and the net in
crease must come out of‘the price of
powder.
A prominent operator suftTthat'wlifen
the strikers came to examine the no
tice posted they y/ould receive it more
favorably. A ten per cent, net in
crease is granted all employes outside
of the miners, and with powder reduc
ed to $1.50 a keg the’ miner will earn
in a month a 10 per cent, increase,
fliners Not Satisfied.
Philadelphia, Pa., Special.—The
mine operators of the Wyoming,
Lackawanna and Lehigh regions at a
meeting at Wilkasbarre, followed Sun
day’s action of the Reading Company,
In offering an increase of 10 per cent,
in wages to the mine workers. They
furthermore decided to reduce the
charge for powder from $2.75 to $1.50
per keg. The latter price has pre
vailed at the Reading Company’s
mines for a long time. The action of
the Wilkesbarre meeting means an in
crease of 10 per cent, j all mine work
ers except miners. Notices of the In
crease in pay were posted throughout
the entire anthracite i\gion, but the
opinion Is general that r n if any of
the strikers will return to *; • \ rk - Th
strikers say they have cflpPr grievan
ces to be adjusted besides wages*and
powder charges and they further say
they want recognition of their upion.
Hazleton, Pa., Special.—Notices of
thtl increase in wages and the .reduc
tion in the price of powder decided
upon by the operators at Wilkesbarre
were posted ht all of tne collieries in
the Lehigh region,. President Mitchell
when shown a copy of the notice de
clined to say anything time,
but intimated that ftp might*Willine
hie position at the Wilkesbarre mass
meeting. He added, however, that
there would be no resumption of work
until a convention of the anthracite
miners had been called and the propo
sition considered.
“orto Ricans Join Democrats.
San Juan de Porto Rico, By able. —
The Federal party, at its conventiof at
Baguas, passed resolutions affiliatingj
itself with the Democratic party in the/
United States. A cablegram from Wiw
J. Bryan and Jas. K. Jones,
of the national DemoertfPfc committee,
urging harmony, was read. {
Aid for Galveston, f
Galveston, Texas, special./- John
Sealy, chairman of the finance commit
tee, a sub-committee, of tpe Galveston
central relief committee; and custo
dian of the Galveston relief fund, has
given the following to the Associated
Press- All subscriptions that have
been turned over to me up to and in
cluding October 1, 1900, from all
sources, amount to $781,043. This
amount Includes all money received
by me direct, all received by Mayor
W. C. Jones aud also $309,500 remitted
$o me by Governor Sayers out of sub
•Wiptiona made to him.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.;
1 ■ ‘S
' he South.
The enrollment at West Point Mili
ary Academy this term is the largest
n its history—42B cadets—with still 53
racancies.
If present arrangements be carried
out the battleship Alabama will go
Into commission October 7.
Rev. C. Randolph Page, chap’ain of
(he First Regiment, Maryland National
Guard, has written a letter to Adjutant-
General Corbin strongly favoring the
army canteen.
Over SB,OOO for the Galveston suffer
ers has been subscribed in the City of
Mexico.
The North.
United States Senator Albert J. Bev
eridge, of Indiana, made a speech in
Chicago advocating a colonial policy
for the United States.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at Denver,
Col., on his speaking tour.
Gen. J. M. Palmer died at his home
In Springfield, 111.
The Sheriff of Luzerne county, Penn
sylvania, is afraid the strikers might
give trouble, and requested the Gf**©
nor to send troops. '
One hundred engravers in the
her watch factory at Canton, 0., st 1
The will of the late Robert
that manufacturer at New York, leaves
his estate of $405,000 to b:s wife arfl
children. •
By flying stones from'a b|jst the old
W. H. Vanderbilt mansion, on Fifth
avenue, New York, was damaged and
many valuable "pictures were ruined.
The order requiring them to disrobe
and to pass nude before watchmen on
leaving the mines having been modi
fied, the striking miners at Victor,
Col., resumed work.
No more disturbances have occurred
in the anthracite coal mining region of
Pennsylvania. The militia is on the
ground and rn effort will be made to
reopen some of the mines.
Senator Hanna, in an interview, said
that “the so-called trust issue is noth
ing more than a bugaboo of Bryan.”
In Mansfield, Ohio, a mob str.pped
two Dowieite elders and painted them
black.
It is announced in New York that
the Hamburg-American Line has given
an order for anew vessel to be much
larger than the Deutschland.
The transport Logan sailed from Se
attle, Wash., for Nome, carrying sup
plies and to bring back destitute min
ers.
Foreign.
Quadt. amiqrninent
the fetfermen
rvice, has solved in Washington to
take a leading position on the staff of
the German Embassey there.
Max Muller, second sccreta-y of the
British Embassey sailed from New
York on the Deutschland for London,
where he is called by the alarming ill
ness of his father, Hobfessor Max Mul
ler, of Oxford.
■\_:Gount Waldersee cab’es from China
that the situation is becoming graver.
Immense quantities of supplies have
been destroyed by the Boers at Koma
iipoort to prevent them from falling
into the hands of the British.
During the recent floods in India,
about 46 inches of rainfall was regis
tered.
Prince Henry, of Russia, the Kaiser’s
brother, has been made commander-in
chief of the Firsa German Squadron,
succeeding Vice-Admiral Hoffman.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
will visit Belfast in January to lay the
corner-stone of the Royal Victoria Hos
pital.
The abolition of Japanese contract
labor in Hawaii has resulted in a scar
city of labor and the sugar • planters
are looking for 15,000 men of any na
tionality. ' ' *
Twenty-four well-defined plague
cases exist in Glasgow.
A German expedition will make ex
periments in cotton growing in West.
Africa. lb#
The British have occupied Komati
Poort. on the Transvaal border, with
out opposition.
Hecretary-of War Root telegraphs
that he is steadily regaining his health.
Several representatives of European
and Oriental governments are at work
in the Census Office studying the meth
ods pursued by the United States.
The United States Government has
demanded of the Government of Mo
an indemnity of $5,090 for the
pdEeflt of the heirs of Marcus Azagul,
was murdered at Fez.
Ma'Spr J. B. Mott, the United States
Army officer who witnessed the recent
French manpuvres. says that France
has the best cannon in the world.
According to information conveyed
in a consukp - report to the State De
partment flreat Britain and Europe are
about to jfater a period of industrial
depression
George I. Goschen, First Lord of the
Brifteh Muciralty and member of Par
liament,vM not seek re-election.
Duke of York will visit Aus
tria and open the first Parliament of
the .federated colonies
Miscellaneous.
It Is now considered unlikely that
the United States troops will scon
withdraw from China.
CHANGES IN CHINA.
Suggestions of the United States ta
Be Accepted.
THE RINGLEADERS TO BE PUNISHED
The Reigning Dynasty Voluntarily
Offers to Take Up the Case Against
Those Who Instigated the Boxer-
Troubles.
—— —*— ir t
Washington, D. C„ Special—lmport
ant news came from China at the end
of the day, which in itself tends to ad
vance materially the efforts for a
final settlement, China has accepted
the suggestions of the United States
'contained in the answer to the Ger
man PmipsitUrCL and has begun volun
tarily TANARUS, . of the reaction
ary ; who were respon-
ac \ outrages. The De
i f*" 'y fta waa informed by
1 ’ >ps attaAanow, at Shanghai,
S'Ulpiiiois J director of rail
r* 7 v Jps, has handed him
sf or and Empress,
:-“^^-ebi ew XY Ss, ’ te '” b * r 25th ’
blaimlny hlrtv . third . K lrs for encourag
ing Volma edict orders the
degrt > j/ llp and de
prive. Laurel < a*' salary andj
official . ifcf brougi.fi
for trial \ t W eria l
Court. It wL ' ™
answer, the
careful to statVv
believe in
the Chinese ringl*
tion precedent to f
resolved firmly, as i*
in his note of July’
the guilty parties,
the uttermost ae:/
Chinese government
timation to heart,)
tened in its action
f ©stations of dissatisfy** „
United States
ported promotion of Prince
ready has begun the punishmeT 01
him and th© other Chinese lea§£
who are held guilty.
The decree recited by Shen is felt to
be of the utmost importance as indi
cating a complice change of heart on
the part of the reigning dynasty. It
means that the reactionary influences
which have been dominant in Pekin
through the uprising and have been,
continued of late, have suffered a coirf
plete overthrow and that their most
conspicuous figures are on trial. It is
believed here that if .his action*is
genuine, it will be hard for any of the
powers to find a reasonable pretext for
longer refusing* to heed the appeals o i
the Chinese government for the opeflL,
lng of negotiations looking to a settle
ment. JJr
The importance of the acid vd. is
shown by the determination. M try
Prince Tuan before the Imperial Clan
Court. This is the supreme judicial
tribunal of China, and is the only one
having jurisdiction over tfie members
of the imperial family. It is presided
over by Prince^i,' with well
known as yPI presi
dent. Prin the first of the
eight princely . of China and is
regarded as frici.Wy to the progressive
element. The atmtude of Prince Chlng
has been notable throughout the
trouble as friendly to foreign Interests.
There are five other members of the
court, all of them high personages.
They occupy a building at Pekin and
are in regular session for the trial of
cases affecting members of the nobility
and the highest personages. Chinese
officials here say that the reference of
the case to this high court js of it
self the fullest assurance of the gravi
ty with which the throne regards the
matter. It is noted also that even be
fore the trial, Prince Tuan is stripped
of his salary and official servants. Be
ing a man of large and inhependent
means, the loss of salary would not
amount to much if it were not' that
this and the loss of the servants is a
special means of humiliation. The
names of Die four prince® who have
been degraded are not known here,
either by the State Department or by.
the Chinese legation.
Howard Sentenced to Die.
Frankfort, Ky., Special.—The motion
iv,r anew trial in the case of James
Howard was overruled by Judge Can
trill to-day, and Howard was sen
tenced to hang December 7. It was
agreed that the attorneys should be al
lowed to file their bill of exceptions in
the appeal to the Court of Appeals any
time between now and the third week
in October.
Foreigners Massacred at Kenchau.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The De
partment of State has received a dis
patch from the consul at Shanghai,
dated August 17, 1900, in which it is
stated that confirmation has been re
ceived of the massacre of the follow
ing foreigners at Kuchau, Che Kiang
province, on July 21st: Mr. and Mrs.
Ward and child; Mr*, and Mrs. D. B.
Thompson and two children; Miss
Thergood, Miss Shermann, Miss Man
chester and Miss Desmond, Miss Man
chester's home was in New York, and
Miss Desmond In Massachusetts. The
consul general was unable to leant fur*
thar particulars
NO. 25.