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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.