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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES-CALL.
VOLUME XI. NUMBER 3.
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(Mers Her Little Tricks
anil Skips.
1 IS AT M SHI
A Number of Imperial
Troops Are With the
Fleeing Ruler.
Washington, Aug. 17. —A despatch
received at Japanese legation here
yesterday from the foreign oifiee, Tokio
says at a conference of commanders of
the several forces they decided to push
on immediately to Pekin. After con
ference with Yang Tung August 7th,
the Japanese foices headed, followed in
order by Russians, British, Ameilcans,
French. The troops in
adequate commissariate remain Yang
Tsung while small bodies of Austrians
Italians and (I< rmans turned back to
Tien Tsin.
The British consul at Tien Tsin says
le has been informed from Pekin that
Li Ping Heng arrived at the capital
with ten thousand troops and after an
audience with the Empress left with
them for unknown destination. Em
press Dowager will, it is believed, tate
refuge at Shan Si.
Shanghai, Aug. 17.—Torpedo boat
was sent to recall British transports
which had left with Indian troops for
the north and they returned to Wu
Sung today.
Hong, Kong, Aug. 17.—Customs offi
edrs at Canton have received telegrams
announcing that Sir Robert Hart, Im
perial commissioner of maritime cus
toms with staff have left Pekin under
Chinese escort. A cruiser will be sent
to him when he reaches coast.
Shanghai, Aug. 17.—1n advance from
Ho Si W'u to Chung Chow the allies
easily scattered troops. Geuerals Tung
Pugh Sang and Sung Chung allies cap
tured eight guns. German guards on
P.kln wall heliographed allies at Tung
Chow.
Che Foo, Aug. 17.—Japanese authoii
t’.es Lave received word through spies
sent to Pekin, that ten thousand ot Li
Ping Heng’s imperial guards were in
side the city with thirty modern Krupp
guns that Yung Lu with ten thousand
Chines* were within the walls of the
forbidden city, and that outside of the
city wers fifteen thousand, Mancbu and
Ho Nan forces making a total of thirty
five thousand tioops defending city, ex
clusive of r. gular troops and boxers.
Washington, Ang. 17.—A high officer
is authority for the statement that gov
ernment has despatched announcing re
lief of Pekin.
REPORTS CONFIRMTHE RELIEF
OF THE PEKIN FOREIGNERS
News From Many Sources Show That They Are
With the Allied Army,
Shanghai, Aug. 17.--Li Hung Chang has received a telegram an
nouncing that Allied forces entered Pekin "Wednesday, August 15th,
without opposition. British troops will land here tomorrow. All is
quiet here and Yang Tse Valley.
London, Aug. despatch confirmed the reports
that allies entered Pekin August 15th.
London, Aug. 17.--A special from Shanghai says the allies entered
Pekin August 15th. Yuan Kais troops have gone thence to Shensi to
protect empress wjio, according to reports, received local officials there
and left Pekin r 7 ith Tuan, Imperial household and bulk of the army
and boxers August 7. They left for Tsian Fu.
v New York, Aug. 17.—Journal special Berlin official despatch
to the German government from Shanghai announces Pekin was en
tered without fighting. Envoys and all foreigners in Pekin have been
liberated.
ANOTHER DEBT DUE.
Armenian-Amerioan Seeks Property
Confiscated by Sultan,
Paris, Aug. 17.—Dr. Petros F. Nish
kian, an Armenian on bis way to Tur
key, read a paper before the oongress
of onemists here today. He is going
to try and recover valuable property
of bis family, confiscated during the
Armsi im trouble in Turkey in 1896,
when bis father, mother and brotbera
were thrown into prison at Smyrna
on the belief that be was a plotter
against the sultaD. Dr. Nisbkian is a
prominent chemist of Ksnsa* City.
He is a m?mber of the Amerioan Ma
sonio Order of the Mystic Shrine. His
photograph with the symbolic word
“Ararat” on tbe red ftz fell into tbe
hands of the Turks, who confounded
it with Mount Ararat in Armenia.
They professed to believe that be was
an agent of tbe Armenian revolution
ary plot started in tbe United States.
The mistake was explained by tbe
state department and tbe innocent
people were released after thirty-nine
days’ imprisonment. The danger to
all Amerioans was so great, however,
that the Niehkians abandoned their
large tobacco business and tied to
America on a man-of-war.
Re9ently tbe Sultan issued an ediot
that property confiscated would be re
stored. Fortified with bis naturaliza-
tion papers, tbe doctor will essay tbe
recovery of hie family possessions.
Most of the 3t. Simon cottagers have
returned to their homes.
BRUNSWICK. GA., SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 18, 1900.
THE TROUBLE IN LIBERTY
\S
Tiie Situation Is Now Regarded As
Very Serious.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Jeenp, Aug. 17.-11 p. in.— Impossi
ble to reach Liberty City before mid
night. Sinoe the beginning of tbe
riot in Liberty Wednesday, two whites
and three b’aoks have been killed.
T
The negroes are taking to tbe woods
and are organizing in tbe swamps for
battle. The aterner set of people are
sayiDg now that tbe situation is more
than oritioal and grave fears are en
tertained for trouble tonight.
The Leberty Independent troop and
tbe Liberty Guards are hurrying to
the scene of the trouble. A large
posse from Baxley reaobed here a few
moments ago and this crowd will be
rs-inforoed by a posse of brave men
from Jeaup.
Three hundred rifles passed tbroug
bere today enroute for Liberty City.
Women and children nearly dead
with fright, and are refugeeing here
in large numbers, they are oommg by
every oonoeivable route.
Miss Hines, a beautiful L berry
oounty belle who refuged here, says
tbe situatiou is serious and’ further
states that men are sendining their
families away and are preparing for
a war. Sheriff Lyons and a member
of tbe posse returned bere bringing
with them Col, James Thomas who
was seriously injured by an accident
al shot from one of the Liberty City
crowd.
Tbe negroes, last night, burned one
store at Liberty City and four at
Walthourvill and this leads to fear
of a general uprising tonight.
Negroes also attempted to wreck
a passenger train from Jesup that
they supposed Sheriff Lyon’s posse
was on, but the sheriff sospeoted this
and took a through train and having
the conductor put bimjoff, under spe
cial orders, at destination.
A telegram baa just come from
L berty City telling Sheriff Lyons to
organize and be ready at a minute’s
notice as tha situation is regarded as
extremely oritioal.
DAVIS MONUMENT FUND.
Riohmonn, Va.,.Aug. 17.—The fund
for the monument to be erected bere to
Jefferson Davis and the Southern
Confederacy is growing steadily. It
is expecten that tbe contributions
which come from tbe people of the
entire South will amount to $5,000.
The monument will probably be in tbe
form of an arch . At the reunion it
Memphis tbe veterans will appoint
a date for the dedication.
Mrs. Palmer Staoy oan furnish
board and nice front room to two
young mon at 403 Uflicn street.
DID HIM WRONG.
True Statement About the Atlanta
Baseball Affair,
That Manager Hirech was treated
very badly in Atlanta there ie no doubt
now tnat hie side of the case has been
beard.
Tbe telegram from the managor of the
Atlanta base ball club did not say a
word about rain but stated In emphatic
term* that he would guvrantee exponses
nd fifty per cent of the gate receipts
Manager Hlrsch did exactly the proper
thing In having him arrested and if jus
tice bad been done, tbe festive Atlanta
manager would have been made to pay
the expenses of the Brunswiok team
while they were in the Gate City. At
lanta may want to arrange a game of
some sort with Brunswick at some fut
ure date but one dose is enough,
TREMENDOUS CIRCULATION.
Sinoe tbs consolidation of the two
papers, the advertisers have had dou
ble tbe circulation they ever had. The
Timsh-Cali. prints more papers than
any newspaper to this part of the
State, and tb* local mernbsnt as well
at the foreign advertiser reaps a rich
harvest.
Advertise in the Timbs-Cau., and
send your job work to this office, too.
RIGHT FOR BATHING.
Tf ose who go to S’. Simon Sunday
will Btrlke the surf exactly right as
tbe tide will be at its height a few
minutes after 3 o’clook. The Cumber
land Route ateamer leaves here 9:30
a . m, and 2 pm.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
linen
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Air Are Eushine to This
Country.
SECRET SERVICE HOT
An Anarchist From Naples
May Have Come to At
tack McKinley.
Washington, Aug. 17 —Chief Wilkie
of the United States secret service,
stated this afternoon that two Italians,
Natalie Maresca and Michel Guida, hail
been detained at the New York quar
antine by bis orders and their di pensa
tion to Naples would bo recommended,
On August Ist this government was
advised from Naples that Maresca was
an anarchist and was about to leave for
the United States ami Ibe advices fur
ther stated that he might make an at
tempt to attack President McKinley.
The authorities are not sure that
Maresca is an anaiolust but an examina
tion of his record shows that he ib an
cx-convict and a bad character gener
ally.
RAIUOAD WRECK.
Fast Mail Jumped tbe Track, Ard
Many Were Injured.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 17.—A fast
mail train on the Lake Shore railroad,
between Chicago and New York, was
wrecked this morning at Bay Ridge,
seven miles from Sandusky. Five oars
left the track, and part of the train
rolled down the embankment into the
lake.
Fourteen passengers in one oar es
caped by crawling through the win
dows. The express messenger and
baggsg-man escaped death by chop
ping through the car. Postal clerks
Wise, Spaulding and Williams were
badly bruised about the baok and are
in a oritioal c ndition. Water poured
into the postal oar and a great amount
of mail ruinid, Tbe traok was torn
up s“veral hundred feet.
It Is a Dream.
The home of the Brunswick Riflemen
will now .-how up with that of any mil
itary organization in the state. The
con pany has just spent a great deal of
money in improylng their armory and
it is as near perfect as can he. The
opening of the headquarters will occur
on the evening of September 12 with a
big reception. Some of Brunswick’s
best orators will make addresses.
Kifle Practice.
The Torpedo division, Naval Artil
lery, held a well attended target prac
tice yesterday and some excellent shoot
ing was done by the marksmen of the
company. The naval artillery, like tbe
rest of the Georgia military, is taking a
great deal of interest in nfie shooting.