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CHANGES IN CHINA. I Suggestions of the United States to Be Accepted. THE RINGLEADERS 11) BE FU.NISIkU ~Y ?? fhe Reigning Dynasty Voluntarily Offers to Take Up the Case Against Those Who Instigated the Boxer Troubles. Washington, D. C., Special.?Important news came from China at the end of the day, which in itself tends to ad vancc materially me euoris ior a | final settlement. China has accepted the suggestions of the United States contained in the answer to the German proposition and has begun voluntarily the punishment of the reactionary Chinese loaders who wer? responsible for the Pekin outrages. The Department of State was informed by Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai, that Sheng, C.iinese director of railways and telegraphs, has handed him a decree of the Emperor and Empress, dated at Talgnan. September 23th, blaming their ministers for encouraging the Boxers. The edict orders the deg adation of four princes and deprive? Prince Tuan of his salary and official servants. He is to be brought for trial before the Imperial Clan Court. It will be recalled that in our . answer, the State Department was careful to stat.n that while it did not believe in demanding the surrender of Jthe Chinese ringleaders as a condi tion precedent to negotiations, it was resolved firmly, as Secretary Hay said in his note of July 3rd, that in the end the guilty parties should be held in the uttermost accountability. The Chinese government has taken this intimation to heart, and perhaps hastened in its action by the recent manifestations of dissatisfaction by the United States government at the reported promotion of Prince Tuan, already has begun the punishment of him and the other Chinese leaders who are held guilty. The decree recited by Shen is felt to be of the utmcst importance as indicating a complete 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 complete overthrow and that their most conspicuous figures are on trial. It is believed here that if .his action is g^uine, it will be hard for any of the " P<JK*ers to find a reasonable pretext for longer refusing ta heed the appeals of the Chines government for the opening of negotiations looking to a settlement. The importance of the action is shown by the determination to trv Prince Tuan before the Imperial Clan Court. This is the supreme judicial tribunal of China, and is the only one having jurisdiction over the members of t.ie imperial ramiiy. it is presiaea over by Prince Li# with the well known Prince Chlng as vice president. Prince Li is the first of the eight princely families of China and is regarded as friendly to the progressive element. The attitude of Prince Ching hcs 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 nobilitv aJid the highest personages. Chinese officials here say that the reference of the case to this high court is of itself the fullest assurance of the grawty with which the throne regards the matter. It is noted also that even before the trial, Prince Tuan is stripped of his salary and official servants. Being a man of large and inhependent moans tho lnss of salarv would not amount to much if it were not that this and the less of the servants is a special means of humiliation. The namcs of the four princes who have been degraded are not known here, either by the State Department or by the Chinese legation. i 1 Howard Sentenced to Die. Frankfort. K>\, Special.?The motion for a new trial in the case of James Howard was overruled by Judge Cantrill to-day. and Howard wa3 sentenced to hang December 7. It was agreed that the attorneys should be allowed 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 Department of State has received a dispatch from the consul at Shanghai, <jwd August 17, 1900, In which it is stftd that confirmation has been received of the massacre of the following foreigners at Kuchau, Che Klang province, on July 21st: Mr. and Mrs. Ward and child; Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Thompson and two children; Miss i Thergood, Miss Shormann, Ml?3 Manchester and Miss Desmond, Miss Manchester's home was in New York, and Miss Desmond in Massachusetts. The consul general was unable to learn further particulars. _ ,, II According to report Congress will be a?ked to give the Navy Department authority to contract for at least 12 small gunboats for Philippine service. It is said that General Wood having declared the wreck of the Maine an obstruction to navigation it will be removed and perhaps the mystery cf its destruction will be satisfactorily solved. President Mitchell, of the Anthracite Coal Miners' Union, says 112,000 Kouo ctrnrfc in Northern Pennsyl illCil Ii?? V vania. 2 Kentucky Horses forVonWaldersee Lexington, Ky., Special.?S. T. Harbison sold to A. P. Helmes. cf Hoboken, N. J., two fine horses for the personal use of Count Von Waldersee, commander-in-chief of the German forces in China. They are Cheseyrka, by Chester Dare and Eureka, and Cresecius, out of the dam of the celebrated On Time. They will be shipped next Monday to San Francisco and thence tc Hong Kong. Hobson Coming South. Washington, D. C., Special.? Lieutenant Richmond P. Hobson. of Merrimac fame, who has just returned from his work in the Orient, passed through Washington, on his way to Alabama, to visit his relatives. Before starting South he reported at the New York navy yard, where he has been ordered as assistant to Constructor Bowles, in charge of that yard. He obtained leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his family. * Will Report to Congress. Washirgton, D. C.. Speial.?The Isthmian Can2l Commission states that it will be able to submit a report to Congress sufficiently comprehensive to serve as a basis for the action of that body at the approaching session if it should be desirable to act. The field parties have all reported and only a few of the hydrographic parties and several boring parties remain on the isthmus, clearing up the work. A Fatal Wreck. Springfield, 111., Special.?While the Chicago. Peoria and St. Louis and the Chicago and Alton trains were racing to the State Fa;r grounds Tuesday afternoon on parallel track?, the locomotive of the Ch:cago; Peoria and St. Louis jumped the tra^k, struck the other fng'n? and both were badly wrecked. Engineer John Ryan and Engineer Jerry Hall, of the Chicago. Peoria and St. Louis train, we-e instant'y killed. No passengers were injuied. Tolstoi Excommunicated. Lausanne. Switzerland. By Cable. ?A secret circular, addressed by Joannicus. the metropolitan of Kieff, to all the Russian ardhbishops virtually excommunicating Tol3toI, the Russian novelist and social reformer, is published here, it declares that Tolstoi is an avowed enemy of the Church, and that, therefore, unless he recants, the Holy SSynod will prohibit the celebrationtion of all divine services and expiatory masses in the event of his aea.ui. New York Campaign. New York. Special.?Chairman McGuire, of the State Democratic committee. s3id that Mr. Bryan will speak one hour at the convention hall in Saratoga, on October ISth. David B. Hill will preside. Mr. Hill will also preside at the meeting in Albany. October 17th, at which Bryan will speak. General Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, and John F. Finerty, of Chicago, are to speak through the State from October 12th to October 20th. So far 100 meet inge have been arranged for. Serious Accusation. Manassas, Va., Special.?Prof. J. C. Beahm, principal of the Prince William Normal school at Brentsville. in this county, has been arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rorabaugh and placed in jail at this place upon a warrant charging him with having committed a felono- s assault upon a young girl y years of age, who was a pupil of his school. He was taken before Justice IUce for a preliminary hearing but waived an examination and was committed to jail to await the . action o the grand jury. Answer to Germany. Berlin, By Cable.?From two high diplomatic sources it is learned that all the answers which have been received to Germany's proposition have one feature In common. White accepting in principle the demand for a proper punishment of the ringleaders they refuse to postpone all peace negotiations until after the settlement of tills one point The replies of Japan and France are la agreement as to this. Therefore it cannot be truthfully aa'.dthat Count von Buelow's latest move has proved an unqualified success. A well-known French physician. Dr. Hervieux, is said to have made investigations wfllch indicate that tiics spread small-pox. ...? -- PREPARING FOR STATE FAIR. Will fc'e the Last and Best Fair of the < Century. All along the line the arrangements for the State fair are being pushed, and ( if the last fair of the century is not j what it is expected to be?the greatest fair in the history of the society?it will be the fault of those in charge. Of j the show this year, all are working to ( the one great end. , The military feature is already an ( assured success, as nas Deeii suu>vu uy Gen. Floyd's official statements in connection therewith. The soldiers of both the infantry regiments are to be here, and. besides, the naval militia is coming. There may be also a cavalry troop or two in the parade. For these two branches of the service no prize is offered. It is almost certain that the ( encampment will be upon Mr. Robert- j son's land in rear of Elmwood ceme- . tery, which is under lease to the (penitentiary authorities. This will put the [ soldiers right at the fair grounds where the trains of the Seaboard can be stopped right at the camp. The trains of the Southern can also be unloaded not three blocks away. This will save the soldiers a considerable march through the city. Col. Vance will most likely open an office at some point on Main street during the coming week. Any communications addressed to him during the meantime will reach him. The State ball this year promises to be the greatest success in the history of the South Carolina club. It will of course be held in the hall of the house of representatives. The committees are hard at work and arrangements for the supper, etc., are now being made. The following circular has been sent to the members of the club: Columbia, S. C.. Sept. 25. 1930. To the Members of the South Carolina Club: Gentlemen: Your executive committee beg to lay a few facts before you and ask your hearty co-operation and aid. For some years past the members have been assuming that if they did not attend the ball they were not liable for their dues, and have also been as- ' Kiimine that this society Dracticallv has no regular constitution. We beg to J state that you have a constitution and by-laws by which all members are properly and duly elected and which provides a proper form for their resignation and al.-o a proper form for their being dropped where they do not comply with the constitution. Each year our executive committee is bound to assume liabilities for supper. hall, lights, music, etc.. and the onl way that they can properly do this is to go by the membership roll. If you do not send in your resignation at least two or three weeks before the ball is held, we have to provide for your coming, and consequently it 13 imperative that the laws of the society he carried out, afid that each member be held for his dues. We, therefore, address this letter not only to the roll of present members that we have, but to those whose names on our books show have attended previous balls, whether they are in arrears or not. We do this for the purpose of calling your attention to the great gooj tint this ball annually accomplishes toward the whole social fabric of the State It brings together and forms ties of association between the people of the entire State, such as no other one society does. Besides this, the tone and stale on which the bill is conducted is in itself an education in social ethic3. Now the expenses of this ball have increased in the past few years on ac- ? count of the increased attendance and t because it is given on a more expen- i sive scale, especially as regards the j supper, music, etc. Your executive f committee propose to do all in their { power to make it a handsome oau eacn 1 year, and at the same time are anxious , to reduce the expenses as much as pos- sible. This can only be accomplished < by the members throughout the State < realizing fully what great good this annual social gathering of the people ] of the State doe3 in uniting by bring- j ing together one section of the State ( with another. We hop? that for this cause alone you will endeavor to con- , tinue your membership or renew your . membership so that the society can, at t an early date, be on a sound financial s basis. At present we are barely pay- j ing expenses, but if the members throughout the State will take a keen interest in the success of the society and continue their membership regularly from year to year, it could soon * be put on a basis where the annual < dues would not be apparently so ex- j pensive. The initiation fee?$1, and , dues for this year's ball are $10.00?a total of $11.00 for new members. We hope those former members whom this reaches who/have not been 1 members for some years will renew t their membership on this appeal and send in their names for re-election. We hepe all those who are now members will notify us whether they are ( going to attend the ball or whether they are going to resign. s Very respectfully, /^?/\ t ? r/cu J Ufc.U. L*. t>Ai\.c.rv, , President , R. G. RHETT. M. C. ROBERTSON N. GEO. EVANS, . W. S. REAMER. ED. C. RICE, ' A. W. RAY. : E. G. SEIBELS, W. A. METTS. , BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, \ J. O. MARSHALL, , T.EROY SPRINGS, C. KIT7SIMONS, W.W.RAY. . * ? COTTON GROWERS TO IWEFT. Organization to be Completed at the State Fair. Below is the text of the call for the Cotton Growers' Convention to be held n Columbia during fAir week: THE CALL. The Cotton Growers' Association is hereby called to meet in Columbia on October 31st at 8:30 p. m. A State contention of cotton growers met at Greenwood. Sept. 12th, 1900. It was :hen decided after due deliberation to perfect a State organization and of dccrs were duly elected for one year until Se^t. 18th, 1901. It wa3 decided :o compact1}- organize each county in this State with a view of getting the more accurate reports of the ginning tnd marketing of the cottcn and to inerehange views and information :rom all the cotton States, for j the purpose cf obtaining fair and just prices for our cotton and cotton ,eed products. Upon my suggestion an adjournment of the Cotton Growers' [Convention at Greenwood was had to meet in Columbia during fair week at my call; therefore, T name October Jlst, at 8:30 p. m. as the time for the convention to meet in the city of Columbia at the county court house. Let Each county be fully represented by lelcgates. The number of delegates s not to be restricted. All counties are urged to organize at once by electing i president, one vice-president, seere:\rr and treasurer and advising board >r executive committee. The constitution and by-laws cf the State cf Georgia have been adopted as 'ar as they apply to South Carolina. Bonded warehouses to be established it all local markets wherever required !)y the banks and members of the association. Warehouse receipts to be ssued and negotiated at nearest bank ?as collateral securitv for mnnev bar rowers. Each producer shall control :he individual sale; if he desires to lispose of his cotton before minimum irice fixed by the association is offered jy the buyer he shall be at perfect ltb?rty to do so. A fair and just price .'or cotton and cotton seed can be flx;d ind maintained in open markets in the scuth by united concert of action by lolding back the surplus crop, if any here be, and marketing the crop during the twelve months of the year to neet the demands of the mill3 in all jarts of the world, Ginners throughlut the cotton .belts will be supplied with postal cards addressed to headquarters of the State bureau, with requests that each Saturday night the lumber of bales ginned that week will ie forwarded. The secretaries of the :ounty organizations will be in c'.osi :ouch with the producers and careful ?3timates made on existing crop eond.ions will be sent weekly to the ooard. fhe cotton grower has the crop beUer n hand today than he has naa :or ju rears, and he is warnel that he has 10 reason to become unduly alarmed >ver the report that the millo arc doing down to depress a fair price of colon. You are reminded t?>at when oot;on sold as high as 30 cents a pound ft va> manufactured. Let us organize, vork. watch and continue to labor. All jarties interested in growing, raarketng, ginning and hauling of the crop ire invited to send delegates. The >ankers, merchants and warehousemen ire invited to participate in me cuurentfon. J. C. WIfJJORN. The Governor Invited. Governor Mc Sweeney hes received a pedal invitation to attend the session )f the Southern Industrial Association, vhich will meet in New Orleans, beginning December 4 and continuing Ive days. Measures will be considered md plans formulated to promote the varied industries of the South and to levelnp its vast resources and it ii ilso designed to take action, in refer>nip tn the Nicaragua Canal bill. Gov i-rnor McSweeney has written to siy: 'I am deeply intore-ted in che development of the vast resources and varied ndr-tries of the South, and should be ;lad to attend this meeting and contribute to its su'cess. but it is very loubtful if I shall bp able to give myelf that pleasure. I desire to extend 0 you, and through you to the Progressive Union of New Orleans, my thanks for ti.eir kind invitation " Palmetto Notes. Gov. McSweeney has pardoned Allen Neese cf Lexington county, who was convicted of manslaughter in June,1894, and sentenced by Judge Aldrich to 11 years in the penitentiary, -nis was a .mse cf some note. A very destructive fire occurred in Florence on Wednesday night, causing 1 lo?s of about $15,000. Commissioners Appointed. The following commissioners of e'ec:ion have been announced: Clarendon County?State commissioners: S. H. Bradham, Manning; Alonzo Smith, Turbeviile; J. R. Grif!ln. Clarendon. Federal: B. A. Johnjon, S. W. Mcintosh and Louis T. Fischer. Oconee County?Federal: Thomas A. 3rant. Salem; Wm. A. Campbell, Senjca. and Lewis . . King. Mountain Rest. State: Wm. W. Burley, S. H. Ma et. rmrnirxv T N. Watkiiis. Battle Creek. Orangeburg County?Federal: E. J. Jmoak, Cope; W. G. Albright, Orange3urg; James L. Rast, Cameron. State: W. V. Culler, Raymond; Wm. W. Wannamaker, Orangeburg; H. A. Gibson, Cordova. I STRIKE MAV SPREAD ? Soft Coal Miners Threaten to Join Tt. U , ilie movement. SOME TALK OF COMPROMISE. It Is Said That the Miners Will be Offered an Advance of 10 Per Cent, in Their Wages. o??? Hazleton, Pa.. Special.?President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers sent a telegram to the central Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields which possibly may have the effect of bringing the soft coal workers into the contest which the anthracite workers are now waging against the mine owners. The telegram was sent to Richard Gilbert, secretary of District No. 2, Clearfield, Pa. It was as follows: "Issue circular letter instructing all mine workers in central Pennsylvania that they are not to load coal for shipment into markets formerly supplieu by anthracite operators. We are informed that the Philadelphia and Reading, Delaware and Hudson and the Jersey Central railroads are now attempting 10 aereai anmracue striae oy seuuius their cars into central Pennsylvania to load them with bituminous coal. Please comply with this request at once. President Mitchell said that he had been watching the bituminous coal field closely for just such a move as he alleges has been made by the railroads mentioned in his telegram and he does not fear that they will make much of a success in getting the soft coal into the anthracite market. The miners in the central Pennsylvania region, he continues, are in thorough sympathy with their fellow workmen in the eastern part of the c>tat? and President Mitchell feels sure that as soon as they find that the coal they may be loading or asked to load is to take the place cf hard coal they will refuse to handle it. Labor leaders do no., anticipate any suspension of work in the soft coal field unless the operators insist upon sending their coal to the anthracite market. They also say that the Phila delphia and Reading, Delaware and Hudson, and Jersey Central railroads being unable to fill their contracts for hard ccal are prevailing upon their customers to accept the soft coal wherever it can be used as a substitute. Philadelphia, Special.?The towering feature of the coal striae situation and one which attracted the attention of all interests involved was the widely circulated report that negotiations are pending and rapidly nearing completion for an amicable settlement of the strike. While the identity of the person or persons who are said to be at work endeavoring to bring about the immediate peaceful adjustment of the difference between the employers and employes has not been disclosed, it was openly admitted in authoritative sources that such endeavor was in progress. President Truesdale of the Lacka? io niinfe/1 ao making such an admission, but ?n what manner or by whom negotiations were being conducted he declined to state. . President Mitchell, tne head ?f the . striking miners organization, expressed the belief that the operators had decided to ofTer the miners an increase of wages, but he, too, declined to admit whether he possessed any further information on the subject. 51 Men Captured. Washington, D. C., Special.?General MacArthur cabled the War Department from Manila that on September 11, Captain Devereaux Shields, with 51 men of Company F. Twenty-nintu Volunteer Infantry, left Santa Cruse for Torrijos. Nothing has been heard from him since and it is supposed that the entire party, including Captain Shields, has been captured with many killed and wounded. Alleged Orders to Fight. Paris, By Cable.?The French consul at Shanghai cables under date of Tuesday, September 25, that Tung Fun Sian has just been appointed general of the western and northern armies. The consul adds that according to Chinese information the viceroys and governors have received an imperial secret decree instructing them to fight the foreigners and destroy them. Chinamen Excluded. Savannah, Ga., Special.?The steam 6hip Ettrickdale arrived 'n port Tuesday with 29 Chinamen in the crew. Health Officer Brunner demanded that ? they be made to sleep ashore, in accordance with the city ordinance requiring crewB of vessels in port to sleep on land during the months of September and October. Capt. Stewart declined to give the Chinamen into the care of the city, stating that he could not land them under the exclusion act. The treasury department advised the collector of the port that the Chinamen most not be allowed to leave the vessel, and guards have been stationed aboard It to see that they do not get on shore, _ w