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THE BLACKSHEAR TIMES m
E. 2. BYRD, Editor and Proprietor.
VOI„ XX. NO. 28.
Pierce County Directory.
CterkSuperior Ordinary—J. I. Summer*!!.
Comt-dohnThomas,
bberiff— J. R. Carter.
Tax Receiver—J. O. Waters.
Tax Collector—J. A. Jacobs.
County Treasurer—B. D. Brantley.
County Coroner—Dr. Surveyor—W. H. Bowen.
J. M. Brown.
Superior court first Monday in May
and third Monday iu November.
COUNTY COURT.
Robt. G. Mitchell, Jr., Judge.
W. A. Milton. Solicitor.
Monthly session, seoond Friday iu
each month; quarterly sessions, third
Monday in March, June, September
aud December.
TOWN DIRECTORY.
Robert G. Mitchell, Jr., Mnyor.
B. D. Brantley, W. G. McMillan,
John A. Strickland, Jos. A. Harper,
Conneilmen.
M. C. McAlpin, Clerk and Treas
lire,.
W. L. McMillan, Marshal.
Police court every Monday morning..
SECRET ORDERS.
Blncksbear Lodge No. 270, F. & A.
M., meets first and third Friday nights
iu each month.
A. B. Estes, W. M.
J. J. Sum me hall, See.
Alnbaha Lodge No. 1C, K. of I\,
meets every Monday night.
B. D. Brantley, C. 0.
E. Z. Byrd. K. of R. k S.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
A EMMET COCHRAN,
^' LAWYER,
Practices in United States courts,
district, circuit aud supreme courtR,
mud in all counties in Brunswick cir
cuit.—Redding Block, Waycross, Ga.
1) G. MITCHELL. Jn.,
County Attorney-at-Lnw and Judge
Court, Blnckshenr, Ga.
A. B. ESTES. E. L. WALKER,
JASTfiS ** A WALKER, Attorneys at-Law,
lUackslieur, Georgia.
W M. TOOMER,
»» « Attorney-at-Law,
Office Waycross, Ga.
in First National Rank Building.
WALTER A. MILTON,
Attorney-at-Law aud Solicitor
County Court. Office in the court
house. Blackshear, Ga.
UK. A. L. R. AVANT,
*-■' Physician and Suroeon,
r.atterson, Georgia.
Calls promptly auswerod day or
night from my office or residence.
X\r I)'. BROWN, Di-ntistT -
' ’ • Office Near the Courthouse.
Off'eiR his professional services to
llic citizens of Pierce and adjoining
counties. Guarantees satisfaction.
Crown and bridge work a specialty.
Blackshear, Ga.
A LLEN BRO’VN, D. D. S.
Office upstairs in MoCulley &
Walker's new building. Tcudors his
professional services to the public.
Crown and bridge work a specialty.
Waycross, Ga.
Fall and Winter
wow irsa.
He offer the largest assortment,
best goods and best flG ever offered
before for prices that defy
-Compotition:
HATS, SHOES,
Gent’s Furnishings,
All to suit the most fastidious included.
During Fair Week a big discount
will be made to rush business. Come
to see ns.
BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT.
COURT CALENDAR.
Appling Superior Court—First and
second Mondays in March; third and
fourth Mondays iu September.
Camden Superior Court—Tuesday
after the third Monday in March;
Tuesday after the first Monday in
October.
Coff c Superior Court Fourth Mon
day in March; second Monday in Oc*
tober.
Charlton Snperior Court—Tnesday
after the first Monday in April; Tues
day after the fourth Monday in Oc
tober.
Clinch Snperior Court—Second Mon
d*y in April; third Monday in Oeto*
bsr,
Ware Superior Court—-Third and
fourth Mondays iu April; first aud
second Mondays in November.
Tierce Superior Court—First Mon
day in May; third Monday in Novell
ber.
Wayne Superior Court—Second
November. Monday in May; fourth Monday iu
Glynn Superior Court—Third Mon
day in May and first Monday in De
cember; to continue for stlcb time as
the business may mpr're.
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J. C. BREWER,
DENTIST,
BLA CKSJIEA /.’, - - OA.
Gold Crowns and Bridge Work a
specialty. 0-5, ”)'J
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j. W. STRICKLAND. Manasi.
RATES: $2.00 PER DAY.
AYaycross, Georgia.
Convenient to depot. Hot and oold
baths. Table first class. Eleotri*
iglits throughout the building.
Opt. l-'flfl ly.
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Maco^nnO TshSi!!,'?
Louts and Kanwn <!ity, via Jesup and Atlanta.
Connection at Union Depot, Atlanta, for all
lumbia, Washington and tho caHt.
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MATCNLRSS Lu» MU‘KY-“AKKR Tuxu‘u. £111.. K11:
EVERYTHING FOR THE SUMMER AND FALL. GARDEN.
ONLY HIGH GRADE TESTED SEED OFFERED.
:TL-rgut Combined Sued and Nursery Home in u ~ Souh.
THE PDMONA NURSERIES } ADDREHE THE GRIFFlNG BROS. CO..
AND EXURLSIUR SEED FARMS. Caulugne (roe, Jacksonville. F1. .
The Booth African war l ie in a prac
tleilly over, some of the military cr.t*
Ice could, without loss to the public,
be mustered out.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF PIERCE COUNTY.
BLACKSHEAR. GA.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1800.
RUSSIA CUTS loose
0g ar J) ec ] areg g. Will Act Inde
pendently of Allied Powers.
TIRED OF THE INACTIVITY IN CHINA
Announcement Is No Surprise to Wash
ington OttlehtU, As Such a Move
IIas Long lieou lCxpectetl,
A cable dispatch from Bt. Peters
burg says! The Russian government
permits it to become know n that its
attitude in China will he increasing
from independence of the concert of
the powers. Russia, it is explained,
is disposed to attach less value to joint
action since her interests have been
fully secured by the successful cam
paign in Manchuria. Moreover, ItttB
sin is hot Willing to '"follow the irre
concilable policy cf some of the pow
ers.”
Tho expectation, the publication
adds, is that the Chinese government
is about to utilize all its resources of
duplicity to keep the powers occupied
with vain negotiations and proposals
and Ilia dispatching of notes iu order
to gain time Until the winter, Cotiutitig
on the rigor of the climate to ptfevent
military operations and allow China
to gather her resources for a spriug
campaign.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS NOT SURPRISED.
The cable dispatch from St. Peters
burg, indicating that Russia’s attitude
in China will ho Independent of the
concert of the powers, caused uo sur
prise among officials ill Washington,
who haVo been looking forward for
some time to just such a lino of notion.
It was noted when tho aggressive mil
itary movement and the was inaugurated by
German}); expedition against
Pao Tiug Fu started tlmt Russia was
among the powers which did not join
in tho movement
As tho hulk of the American troops
had withdrawn from China, leaving
General Chaffee only a legation guard
at Pekin, the American forces also re
frained from participating. The Ja
panese forces participated in a very
limited degree, by continuing tho de
fenses of Pekin during the absence of
St. the other Petersburg allies. is The looked dispatch tlpoti from
as
merely another step similar to that
taken when Russia withheld from tho
Pao Ting Fu expedition and other
aggressive military moves.
Moreover, it is rogurdod as quite in
consonance with the pacific tendencies
of this government, which have been
directed all along to securing a settle
ment by diplomatic menus, rather than
by tho sword. The Russian purpose
of pursuing independent action has
not made itself evident in any official
or formal way thus far, either to tho
wtnto department or to the Russian
embassy hero.
FATAL FIRE AT DETROIT
Shoe Manufactory ISnrii*; Two Mon Iloail
unit Eight Receive Injuries. *
As a result of a Great Detroit, Midi.,
Tuesday afternoon In the building at
No. 15 Jefferson avenue, occupied by
tho Witcheil Brothers Company, man
ufacturers of shoes, two men are dead
and eight persons are more or less se
riously hurt. The fire started in the
basement, which was used as a store
room for boxes and lumber. Tho or
igin remains a mystery.
The flumes spread so rapidly that
none of the employes who were on the
second and third floors were able to
escape by the stairway. 1 he girls em
ployed * iu the building were on the
tlnrd floor, n and 1 when the cry of lire
was raised they became panic stricken
and rushed for the windows, where a
general fight followed in tho efforts to
get out. The firemen took several
girls from the third story front win
clows, while others escaped from the
rear by means of fire escapes. Tho
moneyless was small.
$2,000,000 Fire In Costa Rica.
A fire which started in Port Lirnon,
Costa Rico, Saturday, according to late
dispatches received in New York Tues
day destroyed the entire business sec
tion of the city and caused a property
loss of over 82,000,000.
Cotton Warehouse Burned.
Tho Planters’ warehouse at Camp*
hill, Ala., together with 500 hales of
cotton, was burned Sunday night,
Loss about 830,000 covered by iusur
aiice.
BARBER • • SHOP.
JQliy Al.nnimr., Proprietor.
ULACKSHEAU, <1 SOLDI A.
Hair Cutting, Shaving, Dyeing,Sham
pooing, etc., done at the following
prices:
Cntting hair, 15 cents.
Shaving, 10 cents.
Shampoo, 20 cents.
Blacking, 25 cents. Dec 9-’ >7.
(n \_ e p7‘- ,, u
«itions and thousand* of pa<inate« in po*ition*.
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WtLBUn h. SMITH, t-wain»to»8. Ky.
f XT'
HON. JOHN SHERMAN DEAD
Aged Statesman Answers Silent
Summons of Grim
NOTABLE CAREER ENDED
His Dtntise Is Sincerely Regretted
Iiy All, Regardless of Party or
Creed—President Issues
Proclamation Accord
ing Unusual Hon
or to Dead,
lion. John Sliormnn, former repre
sentative in the house for a long term,
a member of tho senate and twice
holding cabinet positions, died at his
residence in Washington City at G:45
o'clock Monday morning in the sev
enty-eighth year of his age, llis
death had beeh ckphclod fur Sonic
days; aud loving friends gave him
their unremitting care and attention
to tho end.
Tho immediate causo of death was
described us brain exhauston, incident
to extreme weakness due to old ago,
and to several attacks of sickness from
w hich he has suffered for the pnst year
ttnd a half, Since Saturday afternoon
Air. Sherman had boon for tho most
limb unconscious, rallying partially at
intervals when some slight nourish
ment wits given hint. Sunday after
noon evidences of the approaching end
woro manifest, and he failed to regain
consciousness after 3 o’clock, passing
away peacefully just after dawn broke.
.Several days ago, realizing the criti
cal condition of Mr. Sherman, tho
members of tho household and many
relatives sent telegrams to a lnrgo
number of tho family connections
throughout the country notifying thorn
of his extreme illness, and some were
ablo to reach there before ho died.
bedside Must tif those when who the ttrriveit were at
end came, tho num
ber including Mr. aud Mrs. Colgate
Hoyt, of Wiborg, New York; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank of Cincinnati; Mrs.
William K. Otis, of New York city; P.
TecumseU Sherman, a son of the Into
General Sherman; Charles M. Shor
mnn, of Chicago, and Miss Lizzie
Sherman.
Olliers who were at tho hodsido
were Mrs, James McCollum, the adopt,
ed daughter, who had been, his con
stant attendant, and her husband.
General and Mrs. Miles, tho latter a
niece of Secretary Sherman, were at
the houso tho greater portion of the
driy and evening, hut left for their
lioUle shortly nfter midnight. They
were summoned when it wus apparent
tlmt the end was m ar, and reached
the house a few minutes after the ven
erable statesman had passed away.
Mr. Sherman lmd not been in robust
health for considerably over a year.
In March, 181)'.), while on a trip to the
French and Spanish West Indies in
company with a relative, Frank
Wiborg, he suffered a severe attack
of puenmauia, which almost proved
fatal. Tile ship on which they were
traveling touched at Suntiago, from
which place reports came to the
United States that tho Well-known
statesman lmd succumbed to tho dia
ease.
Ho rallied, however, and tho family
accepted the offer of Iho United Slates
government to bring him buck to the
United States on the cruiser Chicago,
thou in tho vicinity of Cuba, and lie
was safely landed at, Fortress Monroe,
and brought to his home in Washing
ton. Ho gained strength, and wus
strong enough by summer time to vis
it his old home in Ohio. The
(j'overiior offers Reward.
Governor Candler, of Georgia, has
issued a proclamation murderer offering 8150
reward for the or murderers
of J. M. Franklin, of Bartow county,
who was assassinated by unknown
parties on July 23d lust. .
MoKINLLY UOKM TO CASTON.
--
Chief K*r<-utiv« will Remain in Ohio
Until th« N»vnni«r icieotion in ov.r.
President and Mrs. McKinley left
WaH i, in g ton at 7:45 o’clock Monday
night, via the Pennsylvania railroad,
for Canton, O., where they will re
main until Mr. McKinley casts his
vote on November 6th, when they will
return to Washington.
Jelly Work Finished.
The United States jetty at tho en
trueco of the San Diego, Cal., harbor
has been completed. About thirty
thousand tons of rock have been pul
into the work.
.north Carolina daily.
fliHrlott* Obiifryt-r to IIb Henceforth
Imh tier! Evt-ry Dilf In the Week.
The Charlotte Observer issued an
O'lition last Monday morning and
rnakuft the annotiDceiaeut that it baa
concluded to become a seven instead
(J f u Kixt-«Jay paper as heretofore. This
is the first permanent daily started in
North Carolina, although several Mou*
day issues were printed during the
Spanish-American war,
left early iu tlio summer for the Old
homestead in Mansfield, Ohio, They
ivet'o there but tl short time when Mrs.
Sherman, Whose health had been Very
friiit, died. Thill wtta a ftetrefo lie blow to
the secretary, from which noFer
fully recovered. He remained at
Mansfield until the middle of Septem
ber, when he returned to Washington.
Among Mr. Sherman's former asso
ciates in the senate his demise will ho
sincerely felt without reference to
party. In tlds field of activity his
service had been particularly able and
successful. He lmd served bo long
that ekpeFiettce added to Bin natural
talents, lie was a Fefiogtiized master
of all tile grettt public questions past
and present, and ho had at his finger's
end all the array of facts, figures and
precedent to give complete elucidation
to a subject. Ho was regarded as a
guide, rather than a party leader, for
Ills oooservntism, caution, inato good
judgment inspired and power of effective exe
cution confidence in any line
of action which he advised, This was
particularly true ill biter years, w hen
he lid 1 a leading place in the senate
on the questions of finance and foreign
a ffairs.
The president wns at ouoe informed
through the state department of Mr.
Sherman's demise, ami the flags on the
public, buildings half in Washington were
lowered at mast, so to remain un
til after the funeral. The president,
us a mufk of special honor to the de
ceased, who was dot at tho time of his
death connected In any official capac
ity with the government of the United
Staten, resorted to tho Unusual course
of personally preparing nil expression
of ilie natiou’s grief in the shape of a
proclamation descriptive of the per
sonal qualities aud eivio abilities of
the deceased statesman.
At the state framed department l*o also a mes
sage was to transmitted to
the United Staten ambassadors, minis
ters aud charges abroad, officially no
tifying them of the demise of ox Bee
rotary Blierman. The department wns
ordered closed for business during the
funeral services, in order to allow the
officials ttnd employees to attend in
person.
Tho president was greatly affected
by the nows. Ho immediately direct
ed that the white house be closed to
visitors, and tho (lag over the execu
tive mansion placed at half mast. Af
ter ordering some beautiful flowers
from the white house conservatory, ho
wont in person to Mr. Bherman’s Into
residence to express his grief and offer
what consolation ho could to the be
reaved family.
It is known that Mr. Blierman left a
will, hut no information ns to tho eon
tents or even when it will he probated
will lie obtainable until after the fu
neral.
The president Monday afternoon is
sued a proclamation announcing tho
deatli of Mr. Blierman and paying
tribute t > his memory. It says:
“Whether iu debate during the dark
hours of our civil war, or us the direc
tor of tho country’s finances during
the period of rehabilitation, or as a
trusted councillor in framing the
nation’s laws for over forty years, or
as the exponent of its foreign policy,
his course was ever marked by devo
tion to tho best interests of his beloved
land and by able and conscientious
effort to uphold its dignity and honor.
His countrymen will long revoro his
memory aud see in him the type of
patriotism, the uprightness and the
zeal that go to molding and strength
ening a nation."
The proclamation directs that on tho
day of the funeral the executive offices
of the United Btates display tho na
tional flag at half mast, and tlmt the
representatives of the United Btates
iu foreign countries shall pay in like
manner appropriate tribute to the il
lustrious dead fora of ten
Hotels In Florida Open.
An announcement was made Mon
day that will interest all the United
States, the opening of the winter hotels
in Florida. The tourist season be
gins witli these openings and this year
will ho earlier than usual.
MOSFRKV HARKS AT JOB.
Koina, Call., Man Resign* Vica>CotiM.iInlil|>
t/O Slugajnn
Captain A. B. 8. Moseley, of Rome,
Ga., has resigned his office of vice
consul general to Singapore Straits
settlements.
Captain Moseley was appointed to
this position last spring by President
McKinley, and expected to leave for
liis post early this month. He received
bin passport last Monday signed by
Secretary of State Hay.
The declination of Captain Moseley
t" serve comes in the nature of a sur
prise, ns the office carries with it good
perquisites aud is a high honor.
AFTF.lt THK COFFIN THU ST.
IiHliduamt I* K*tlurn#Ml Agfilfiftt FiiimtjiI
itirretorn of IjouImvIUv.
An indictment charging conspiracy
was returned Monday by the grand
jury at Louisville, Ky., against the
members of the local Funeral Direc*
tors’Association. The indictment is
the first in the county under the anti
trust law. It alleges that the noder
takers who are named have combined
for the purpose of regulating end fit*
lag prices.
Subscription, One Dollar a Year.
ESTABLISH Hi) 1880
OPERATORS BLAMED
Not One Striking Miner Has So
Far Returned to Work.
All DEMANDS ARE NOT GRANTED
While Matty Operators Have Not Kv«*ti
A ccorded tho 10 l*ttr Own! Advance
IBay* rio.dhlent Mitchell.
A special from ITazlcton rnys: Frcs
idetit Mitchell, of tho United Mine
VVoFfecrsj practically admitted to a rep
resentative (ff tho Associated I’retm
Saturday that if every operator in the
region were to post, notices similar to
those that are now being tacked up by
some of tho mine owners this action
would ill itself probably not cud tho
strike. Ho was asked if all tho com
panies were to post such notices, what
his nett step would ho. At first ho
hesitated, and then replied:
'‘Under the conditions laid down by
tho Scranton miners' convention there
could ho uo partial resumption of
work.”
In a Inter interview, President
Mitchell said:
"As thero appears to ho flomo dis
position on the part, of tho public to
place to responsibility for the pro
longation the of the strike on the shoul
ders of mine workers, speaking for
thenlj 1 want to ray that, when tho
8er«utoti bon ton Uoff accepted the 10
per cent advance iii wages providing
the operators abolished the sliding
scale mid guaranteed the payment of
tho advance until April 1st, the miners
had met the operators more than half
way. They had shown it conciliatory
spirit and I know of no good reason
why the proposition should not have
been accepted by the operators.
"As it consequence, the responsibil
ity for tho flout In mince of the strike
rest, Solely upon (ho failure of the op
erators to treat the proposition of their
employees considerately. The public
should Understand that, unsatisfacto
ry as is tho proposition of the opera
tors who make the reduction in the
price of powder a part of the advance
of 10 per cent, even this proposition
lias not been offered by a very largo
number of the eoal producing compa
nies in tho nnthrncitorogion,aiid unless
all companies guarantee the payment
of tho 10 per cent advance above the
rato of wages paid in September until
April 1st, according to the decision of
tlio Hcrauton convention, the minors
are powerless ki act. I want to repeat
again that there, can lie no partial sec
tional settlement of this strike.
"Tho large companies in the Loliigh
region that luivo refused to move nt all
aince the Scranton convention wna held,
aro Coxa Brothers & Go., the largest
coal producers in tho Lehigh region;
G. B. Markle, Ilia Lehigh and Wilkes
burro Goal company, the Lehigh Coal
aud Navigation company and a largo
number of smaller companies. There
is also a considerable number of coal
companies in the Lackawanna aud
Wyoming regions that hnvo not guar
anteed the payment of tlio 10 por cent
advance until April I nt.
The only district Hint has accepted
tho torniH of tho Hcrauton convention
in full is No. 1), hotter known as the
Schuylkill district. Companies which
.produce about (55 per cent of a total
production have of the anthracite eoal fields
guaranteed the payment of the
10 per cent advance und have abolish
ed tho sliding scale.
When Mr. Mitchell wus asked what
ho would do if nil the companion were
to post notices, lie said: *
"When all the companies havo post
ed notices then I will have something
to say. ’’
BCrERSKDFH «OKBKL LAW.
Kwntncky I.tiffUlstiirii Finally r.issi'M Non
Partisan F.lrnitun
The two houses of tho Kentucky
legislature passed tho non-partisan
election law agreed upon by the con
ference committee. There is no doubt
that Governor Beckham will sign it.
Tho new election law docs not contain
any emergency clause, anil will not go
into effect for ninety days. The legis
lature adjourned sine die Monday.
Kruger Off For Holland.
The Dutch cruiser Oelderlainl, with
President Kruger on hoard, sailed
from Lorenzo Marquez, Sunday at
noon, fthe will call at Dares, Salaam,
Tanga, Jibntil and Marseilles.
FIVK BUY’S AT OAF, BIRTH.
A Nryro yi'iminn Flfty-Hli Vr«r« Old Ilia
Mother of <£nlrit*t«.
Mary Bailey, nogross, gave birth
to five children, all hoys, at her Lome
four miles west of Jacksonville, Fla.,
and is still alive. The children died
a short while nfter their birth anil un
fortunately were not preserved.
Dr. Hoyle Haddock, county physi
cian, attended the woman, and de
scribed the children as weighing about
three pounds each. Three of them
were well formed, and were joined to
gether at tho umbilical cord, similar
to the Siamese twins. The mother is
fifty-six years of ago and the father
sixty-three.
Alabama Mine Workers to Meet.
The annual meeting of the United
Mine Workers of Alabama will occur
in Birmingham on December 10, the
election of officers being one of the
numerous important matters which
will ocine before the meeting.
(holers In Afghanistan.
Associated , P _ reB ® dispatches .... .
a serioue outbreak of «bolera ln
fbanUtau and appalling ttotthllty
repotted.
WALDERSEE IS
NOW IN PEKIN
Received With Military Honors
and Escorted to (lie Palace..
EARL LI DICTATES PEACE TERMS
Conger Cables Department the
Substance of the Propositions
Advanced for a Settlement.
According to Asssciatcd Prera dis
patches from Oliinn, the Pekin column
of tho Pao Ting Fu expedition arrived
at a point six miles south of Chi
Chow without encountering opposi
tion. They found the heads of (our
toon boxers on the walls at Chou
Ohoon, aud they killed seven of the
imperial troops.
Field Marshall Count von Walder
hco has arrived in Pekin and lias been
accorded full military honors, lie was
accompanied by an escort of interna
tional troops to the palace of tho dow
ager empress.
hi DICTATES TERMS.
Tlio Havas Agency at Paris lias re
ceived the following di-patch from
Pekin:
"The diplomatic corps lias received
n Joint note from Li Hung Chang and
Prince Cliing, saying that, it, is time to
end tho present situation and to treat
for peace and that the princes and
ministers who were accomplices of the
boxers will ho handed over to the
courts to he judged and punished ac
cording to Chinese law.
"In their capacity of plenipotentia
ries Li Hung Gluing and Prince Gbing
offer to treat for peace and accept the
principles of indemnity for Mic lega
tions destroyed. The looses are to he
estimated by delegates o i the powers.
"European nations can be accorded
fresh commercial advantages on tim
old treaties modified; hut as tlio re
quirements of the powers vu'Tj, each
power must formulate its own.
"The plenipotentiaries demand an
immediate oet-sation of hostilities ho
cause of their offer, aud request an in
terview with the tsuiig li yam«u tor
October 21st.
"Replying to the note, M. Pie,lieu,
the French minister, said that
having recognized that eho hail vio
lated the faw of nations, was hound to
accept, for that very reason, the re
sponsibilities involved. Consequently
he demanded that exemplary punish
ment ho inflicted upon the principals
guilty, namely, I’rinoo Tuan, Prince
Cliwang, Kang Yi and Tung in Ksinng,
adding that as long as their lieuds had
not fallen it was impossible to cease
hostilities.
"Owing to tho arrival of Count von
Waldersec, General Veyrhring, com
mander of the French forces, has ilo
chlcd to not prolong his stay in Pekin
until ho receives fresh orders.”
DISPATCH FROM CONOER.
A Washington special says: Minis
ter (longer was heard trout at tho slate
department Thursday, lie cornmurii
catod by cable tlio substance of certain
propositions advanced by Prince Cliing
and Li Hung Chang as a luisis for the
conduct of negotiations for a suttlo- i
mont of the Chinese trouble.
'Iho Chinese government had pre
pared the way for these by a prelimi
nary action looking toward tlio pun
ishment of Chinese officials guilty of
complicity in the boxer uprisings,and,
while the text of Mr. Conger’s cO«H
luunicaiion is not made public, it is
believed that the last Chinese advance
is addressed to some of the proposi
tions contained iu the French note,
being in the nature of a counter propo*
sition and proceeding upon tho theory
that wluit has been done in the matter
of punishments in sufficient to meet
the demands of tho powers in that re
spent. depart
it was learned at the state
ment that Mr. Conger’s previous in
structions fit, him perfectly to deal
with tlio now phase of the Chinese sit
uation developed by the general ao
eeptance of tho French note as tho
basis for present action.
M. Tbiobnut, the French charge,
called at. the itiito department and
proposed to tho secretary the imme
diate institution at 1’ekin of negotia
tions for u settlement, amt it appears
that the secretary agreed to do his
part. His promise was made verbally,
ami it may not ho reduced to writing
at nil, hut Mr. Conger is already acting
in conformity therewith.
Most of tho powers have accepted
the French note with reservations, hut
it is said that they all ugreo upon a
sufficient number of points of tlio first
magnitude to warrant the assembling
of the diplomatic body at Pekin to
the work of formulating objects of com
mon desire, ami reconciling divergent
views. It is probably that to this
body will ho referred tho lutost
Chinese counter-proposition receivod
from Mr. Conger.
BOEIt.-S STILL AIHIKFISSIYE.
Dewet Taira* tho Flaltl Again anti I'ra*
piiroi to Koap ffrffou* (iuiy.
Advices from Cape Colony state
tli lit General Dewet is reported tube
» few miles south of Wopener, in the
Orange River Colony, about seventy
“°f th ot Altjrol North The
Boers are in a Btate of great excitement.
^ ^ 0 n jp 0 ,t oom p B have been called
ln a0( | preparations (Jfc, are being mads :•
4 i £,g 4 aw*.