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m a n FHS SUMTKR WATCHMAN, EitablUhed April, 1850. Consolidated Aug. 2S1881. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Ainis't at, be thy Country's, thy God'sJandSTruth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone 13CG SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1900. New Series-Vol. XX. So. 9 Publishad Every Wednesday, JV. GS-. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TR HMS : ?1.50 per annum-in advance. ? D ; s a ? i s J M J s T : Ono Square first insertion.$1 00 Everv subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at redaced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras ad vertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. A VERY FIRM STAND TAKEN BY GERMANY. Demands as a Prelimioary to Peace Negotiations. Berlin, Sept 18.-The foreign ofice has sent a e'rcular note to all the pow? ers announcing that the German gov* eroment considers that an indispensibie preliminary to the beginning of peace negotiations with China is the deliver? ing up of those who were responsible for the outrages. The text of the telegraphic note is as follows ; "The government of the emperor holds as preliminary to entering upon j diplomatic relations with the Chinese j government that those persons mast be j delivered ap who have beea proved to be the original and real instigators of the outrages against international law which have occurred at Pekin. The number of those who were merely in? struments io carryiog out the outrages is too great. Wholesale executions would be contrary to the civilized cQDSoieaoe and the circumstances of such a group of leaders oaooot be com? pletely ascertained ; but a few of those whose guilt is notorious should be de? livered ap sod punished The repr?? sentatives of the powers at Pekin are io a position to give or bring forward eoavinciag evidence Less importance attaches to the number punished than to their character as chief instigators and leaders .*The government believes ic can count oe the unanimity of ail the cabi? nets in regard to this point, in so mach as indifference to the just atonement would be equivalent to indifference to a repetition of the crime The govern? ment proposes therefore, that the cab ?nets concerned should instruct their representatives at Pekin to indicate those leading Chinese personages from whose guilt in insulating or perpetrat? ing outrages ail doub? is excluded. . .'Von Bnefow." The note has been sent to the Ger man embassies at Wasbingtoc, London, Paris, St Petersburg, Rome, Vienna and Tokio. THINKING IN WASHINGTON Washington, Sept 18 -A copy of the German Dote demanding the punishment of the leaders of the rebellion to China was presented to Acting Secretary Adee at the state department during the day from the German embassy The German charge. Baron Sternberg, being tempo rarily absent from the city, there oouid of coarse, be no attempt at diseasing this most important communication. The baron is expected to retare tomor? row wheo the sabject may be taken up with him. Meeanwbile the note itself will receive the earoest attention cf the president aod each members of the cabinet as are io Washington tomorrow when he arrives The state department has been ail along directiog tts efforts to the speedy opening of negotiation? for a final set? tlement w::h the Chinese government aod has bo far not been heard from relative to the matter of puoisbmects beyond the indirect references cootaioed io the notes that have defined the government's purpose The question is cow presented plainly, whether or not the negotiations shall be proceeded with a decision on this point APPROVED IX ENGLAND. London, Sept 19, 4 30 a m -As might have been expected, coincident with the arrival of Count von Wal dersee in China conies the ino6t in> ponant declaration of policy yet issued by any of the allies As The Daily News remarks, Germany's cir cnlar note has turned the tables cn Russia, whope evacuation proposal had put Germany into an awkward corner Now, ii Russia assents to the Germen note sbe will be unable to continue, sayp The Daily Newe, to pose a? China s lenient and ?orgiv ing friend, while, if she dissents!, Russia will lay herseif oprn to the charge of reducing the punitive expedition to a farce The London morning papcis have little bat praise for what is called Germany's admirable note The Times goes so far as to wish that the credit for' making such a proposal belonged to Great Britain The Morning Pest alone, in a cogent and well reasoned editorial points ont a I grave objection, namely, that if the j real authors and instigators of the up ; rising should prove to be identical j with the personnel of the Chinese ! government, it can hardly be expect I ed that they will deliver themselves up, and that, if the Chinese govern ment should be designated as guilty, it would be under the ban of the powers, a condition of things only terminable by the conquest of China or a revolution producing a new gov ernment "Therefore," says The Morning Post' "the powers should carefully weigh the matter before committing themselves " YON WALDER3EE AT HONG KONG. Hong Kong, Sept 18 -The Ger man steamer Sachen, having on board Field Marshal Count von Walderser, commander in chief of the interna tional forces in China, and his staff has arrived here The field marshal landed and was received by a guard of honor of British troops He made the U9ual official calls and will this evening proceed to Shanghai From there to Tako on board the German cruiser Hertha. CHINESE TROOPS DRILLING Hong Kong, Sept 18 -It is report? ed in the West river district that Chinese troops are visible in every town and that they are actively drill? ing A Chinese gunboat is again patrolling the river and it is evident that some action is completed The Sandpiper which has been patrolling the delta has proceeded to Canton. Taree Courses Open to This Government in Coma. Washington, Sept 1?.-With the German proposition to postpone peace negotiations with China until the persons responsible for the Pekin outrages are punished, and the French and Russian notification of the purpose of those governments to begin such negotiations at once awaiting bim, the president found much matter of importance to dispose of upon his arrival in Washington from Canton this morning He lost no time in notifying the officials be desired to consult of his return and the day was largely given up to private discussion Although it was stated that no answer would be ready to the German note today, it appear ed that the preeideat, after talking j over the situation with Attorney j General Griggs. Acting Secretary j Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee, j had arrived at a conclusion as to the ! nature of the response that should be made Mr Adee spent the afternoon consulting Acting Secretary Hill and in drafting the note of response, but all information as to its nature was refused at the state department It was said that the note is to be gone over carefullv at a further meeting: between the president and such of his advisers as are in the city The German government apparently is anxious for a speedy answer, as j Baron Sternberg paid two visits to the state department after the German note was delivered The Chinese minister also was twice at the state I department today seeking to influence j the government not to agree to the j joint action suggested in the German ! note The conclusion reached from the ? day's developments is that the j powers are dividing as to China and j that at present Germany and Great ' Britain stand in alignment against j France and Russia, while both sides j are ardently seeking the adherence j of the United States government, j The issue appears to be made up I in such Rhape as to dismiss further i hope of attaining that harmony of action respecting China that the president has been seeking so far, and the point has been reached j where the United States must take ! sides or at once proceed to act ! entirely independent of the powers j in reaching a settlement. The Chi j nese government is urging the latter j course upon the state department, j but thus far there ha? been a restrain j ing force in the desire io avoid mak I ing the Uuited States the first of the I powers lo break the eolid front that j has been maintained np to the pres ' est time in dealing with China Washington, Sept ll). -An import ant conference over the answer to the German note WHS bold at the White House tonight. Tin' parties to the conference were thc president, Attorney Genera! Grigg?, the only cabinet officer in the eily ; Mr Hill, acting secretary of state ; Asei-tant Secretary of State A deo, ?nd Gen Corbin, who, by executive order, is acting secretary of war. The presi? dent entertained these gentlemen at dinner and the subsequent conference lasted until ll o'clock At its close one of tbe participants said no final action had been taken. It ie understood, however, that the answer of this government, as now framed, is in effect a diplomatic re fusa) to accede to the German propo? sal. Conger Speaks. Pekin, Sept. 12, via Taka, Sept. 16. via Shanghai, Sept. 18.-Mr. CoDger, the United States minister, says that Pekin must be ooonpied by foreign troops until some settlement is effected, a6 otherwise all the value of the expedi? tion will be lost. Geo. Chaffee has issued orders pro? hibiting the American troops from shootiDg from boats, lootiog or forag? ing. Every facility is to be giren to Chinese who desirs to recpen their shops, and everything taken must be paid for. Murdered Missionaries. Washington, Sept. 20 -The state department has received the follow? ing telegram from the consul general at Shanghai, China : Shanghai, China, Sept 20. Secretary of State, Washington : Killed to date : Rev and Mrs Sim cox, three children ; Dr and Mrs Hodge; Dr Taylor; Rev Pitkins; Misses Gould, Morrill, at Pao Ting Fu ; Misses Desmond, Manchester, at Ku Chao ; Misses Rice, Huston, at Lu Ching; Rev and Mrs Clapp; Rev G L Williams, Rev Davis ; Mjsses Bird ; Partridge at Taiku ; Rev and Mrs Atwater, four children ; Rev and Mrs Price, one child at Fen Chow Fu Eave mailed report. Goodnow. Chinese Drowned by Rus? sians. Loodoo, Sept 21.-"Autbeotio ac? counts have been received here," says the Mo830W oorreepondeot of The Standard, "of a horrible massacre at Blagovcstcbeosk, which was undoubt? edly oarried out uoder direct orders from the Rassiao authorities and which then let loose the tide of slaughter throogh Amur. The entire Chinese population of 5,000 souls was escorted out of town to a spot ove miles up the Amur and then, being led in batches of a few hundreds to the banks of the river bank, were ordered to cross the river to the Cbi oese side. No boats were provided and the river is a mile wide. The Chinese were Bung alive into tbe stream and were stabbed or shot at the least res?st? anse, while Rassiao volunteers who lined the bank clubbed or shot any on? who attempted to land Not one escaped alive. The river bank for miles was strewn with oorpses. Loot From Pekin. San Francisco, Sept 20 -Revenue officers have bronght down from the Mare Island navy yard on a govern? ment tug 154 cases of rare oriental goods which had been brought into this country on the hospital ship Solace The articles seized would net a small fortaoe The duty is nearly 60 per cent On this account most of the staff-which includes loot from Tien Tsin-probably will be abandoned to the government The cases of silks and curios are addressed to persons all over the United States Hubbard's Cotton Letter. New York, Sept 21.-A sharp advance in Liverpool this morning came as a surprise to the trade, who looked for weaker markets abroad in answer to the pressure to sell for sonthern account on the basis of present values. Southern markets were all lower last evening, which caused Liverpool to open at a decline which waa quickly recovered on the reports of injury to the crop in northern Texas from heavy rains. Our market opened steadily at 10 to 12 points advance and became easier on the movement at the interior towns and rallied quickly by noon on the covering of the local interest The movement of the crop and the buying power in the southern markets will be the te6t to the situation for some time to come The local tem i per is in favor of buying cotton on all weak moments on the belief that if the larger marke'ts accumulate a stock the pressure in the Routh to sell wiil be relieved by the tendency j to accumulate cotton to fill these i exhausted supplies The local trade ; are not disposed to consider that the j movement is indicative of anything ? more than the desire of planters to j obtain present prices for their cotton Hubbard Kros & Co - 1? II in - ! Charleston. Sent 'JO.-John Calla I han, ri?ed 13 y^ars. while pretending I that he was a burglar, wa* slmr and j instantly kilied carly last, night by i Joho Tiedmao. bis p!ayn>are The j shooting was done with a parlor rifle 1 and io the office of J. D. W. Ciaassen j 156 East Bay. RUSSIANS BUTCHER PEACEFUL CHINESE. ! Cossacks Depopulate Great Territory. j New York, Sept 21 -Concerning the massacre of 5,000 Chinese at Blagovestchensk by Russians, The Eveuing Post contains an account from G. Frederick Wright, one of the faculty of Oberlin, O . college, who was erroneously reported killed at Pekin. The letter is written from Stretensk, Siberia, under date of Aug 6 As soon ae the Russian troops went down the river on transports, July 14, the fort at Aygun began without warning to fire upon passing j steamboats, and on the 15th fire was I opened upon Blagovestchensk and j some Russian villagers were burned ; opposite the fort. The actual injury inflicted by the Chinese was slight, but the terror caused by it was indescribable, and it drove the Cos I sacks into a frenzy of rage. The j peaceable Chinese to the number of j 4,000 in the city were expelled in : great haste, and being forced upon I rafts entirely inadequate, were most I of them drowned in attempting to cross the river The stream was . fairly black with their bodies Three days after hundreds of the corpses were counted in the water, j Mr Wright says : "In our ride I through the country to reach the city j on Thursday, the 20th, we saw as many as 30 villages and hamlets of j the Chinese in flames One of them was a city of 8,000 or 10,000 inbabi ; tants. We estimate that we saw the dwellings of 20,000 peacable Chinese in flames that awful day, while parties of Cossacks were scouring the fields to find Chinese and shoot ing them down at sight. What be? came of the women and children no one knew ; there was apparently no way for them to escape to a place of safety. On our way up the river for 500 miles above the city every Chi nese hamlet was a charred mass of ruins. The large villuge of Motcha was still smoking and we were told that 4,000 Chinese had been killed. The wholesale destruction, both of property and of life, was thought to be a military necessity Peace be? tween the Russians and Chinese has come to an end. Years cannot wipe out the enmity engendered " Great Electrical Combine. ! New York, Sept 20.-In its forth j coming issue The Electrical Review ! will editorally say : i There have been numerous reports I of late cODcerniog the probable amal ! gatcaiion of ail che tclepbooe and tole* j graph companies of tho United StateF. The Electrical Review was recently in? formed that rapid progress was being made in this direction by the fioaocial interests controlling tbe four leading companies. These are tbe American Telephone and Telegraph company, which now include* the American Bell Telephone company, the Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company of America, the Western Union Telegraph company and the Postai Telegraph and Cable company Ic is predioted by those in position to know that these interests will be coo I solidated into one big company to bc ! known as the National Telephone and I Telegraph company, and that suob i consolidation will be accomplished be I fore the end of the present year _ -? ? -?? The Howard Trial. i _ j Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 18-The j prosecution concluded its direct testi ! roooy ia thc case of James Howard ! this afternoon. Ben Rake, a stable ? boy, corroborated Bowman Gaines as i to seeing Howard run out from the j rear of the State house grounds sbort * ly after the shooting, j W.H. Colton, one of the alleged I conspirators, went over his former : testimony, which indirectly affected Howard. He claimed that Howard exhibited cartridges to him and also pointed significantly to a broken pal? ing of the fence Colton said be asked Howard wbat he meant by this, and the latter told bim to "not ask so many fool questions." During tbe examination of witnesses this afternoon Col. T. C Campbell called on thc court for protection from .'the insulting insinuations" ss he termed 3 refereocc runde to him by Maj. Owens of the defense The court imposed a fins of ?5 against Mr. j Owens. Tne defendants wi!! take the stand as tho 2rsr v/?rn-s* in hts owo behalf He claims ar. alibi and thc attorneys for thc defense say th<^v will briet; over? whelming prooi that Howard wassucd ?ng io front of the board of trade hotel two squares from thc scene of the tragedy when the shooting occurred - - - -OJ - - Texarkana. Ark.. Sepf. 19-The j plant of the Union Compre.** company ! was burned today with 2.000 bales of j cotton. Loss $150,000. j BRYAN ACCEPTS. Outline of His Letter to Chair? man Richardson. Line?lo, Neb, Sept 15 -Hoo James D. Richardson, chairman, and others of the notification committee of the Democratic National Convention. ''Gentlemen : lo aooeptiog the nom? ination tendered by yon OD behalf of the democratic party, I beg to assure yon of my appreciation of the great honor oonferred upon me by the dele? gates in convention assembled, and by the voters who gave instructions to the delegates. "? am sensible of the responsibilities which rest upon the ohief magistrate of so great a nation, and realize the far reaching effect of tbe questions involved in the present contest. 4'in my letter of acceptance of 1896 I made the following pledge : " *So deeply am I impressed with the magnitude of the power vested by tbe constitution in the chief executive cf the nation aod with the enormous iofiuence which be can wield for the benefit or injury of the people, that I wish to enter tbe office, if elected, free from any personal desire except the desire to prove worthy of the confidence of my countrymen. Human judgment is fallible enough when unbiased by human considerations, and, in order that I may not be tempted to use the patronage of tho office to advance any personal ambition, I hereby anoouoce, with ail the emphasis which words can express, my fixed determioatioo not, under any circumstances, to be a can? didate for reelection, io case this cam? paign result* in my election ' "Farther reflection and observation constrain me to renew this pledge. "The platform adopted at Kansas City commands my cordial and un? qualified approval. It courageously meets the issues now before the coun? try, and states clearly and without ambiguity tho party's position on every qoestioo considered. Adopted by a convention which assembled oo the anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence, it breathes the spirit of candor, indepeodenoe aod patriotism which characterizes those who, at Philadelphia io 1776, pro? mulgated the creed of the republic "Having io my notification speech discussed somewhat at length the paramount issue, imperialism, and added some observations on militarism aod the Boer war, it is sufficient at this time to review the remaining pla?ks of the platform/7 Mr Bryan then takes up the trust oaesiion and deals with it at length Then follows corporations in politics and the interstate commerce law Tafeing op the fioaocial question he deals with it at considerable length, pointing out the inconsistencies of the Republicans on this issue. He io dorses the demand for thc election of senators by the people and direct leg? islation. Taking up the labor question he defines his position cn this great prob? lem io a clear and coocise manner. He is opposed to the blacklist, and favors arbitration between corporations aod their employes. He also favors the establisbmeot of the department of labor aod the exclusioo of the Chinese. While he favors a liberal policy to? ward the old soldiers and sailers, Mr Bryao suggests that reforms are oeces* sary io the administration of the peoeioo bureau. Following this, Mr Bryao touches upoD the Nicarauga caoal, Mooroe doctrice and other issues of importance, clearly defining the attitude of the Democratic party on all the great issues of the day. - ?? End of Boer War. London, Sept 20 -Lord Roberts cables from Neispruit, on the Prc toria Delagoa Bay railroad, not far from Komati Poort, the frontier station, under date of Wednesday, Sept 19, ss follows : "Of the three thousand Boers who retreated from Komati Poort before the British advance seven hundred have entered Portuguese territory, others have deserted in various directions, and the balance are re? ported to have crossed the Komati river, and to be occupying spurs of the Lobombo mountain, south of the railway A general tumult seems to have oc? curred when they recognized the hopelessness of their cause. Their Long Toms and field guns have been destrojTed and nothing is left of the j Boer army but a few marauders. Wheat Frizes. Thc Virginia-Carolina Chemical Conpasy I-* endeavoring to get toe farmers to raise wheat ny offering prize - f j tee raisers of the best crop Three prizss are to br gi.vca, the fir*? to b" a reaper and hinder, the second a driil, and the third two tons of standard ammoai&ted fertilizer The contest is to bo for the beet yield on twenty acres, j or ten acres,or five acres- Prof. J. S. j Newman, of Clemson College, will j hsve charge of the contest, and is oow j formulating the p?aos I Cotton Bears in Control. j RAPID DECLINE ON NEW YORK MARKET, New York, Sept 20 -The cotton market wae excited pretty much ail ! through today's session, with prices tumbling around at much tbe same sensational rate as during the great bull movement of some two weeks ago. Only today's fluctuations were in the nature of a collapse in al! months Speculation swepfe through the marfcet in waves and consisted for the most part of liquidation by holders who had held through the late declines Weak cables, weak? ness in Wall street, heavy receipts ic the south, weak southern spot mar? kets, foreign selling pressure and an almost total absence of speculative support of any description were the factors which created havoc in bull circles and prompted the bears tc invade their opponents' territory. The opening was irregular 3t a loss of 15 to 24 pointe. After a fall of 10 to 12 points the market once more plunged downward under terrific selling from all quarters. , Predic? tions for still heavier receipts and rumors that southern markets were on the verge of a heavy slump added to the woes of luckless holders and increased to the jubilation of the shorts, who were merciless in their raids. The close was barely steady at about the lowest figures of the day, a net decline of 25 to 29 points. The day's transactions were con8er ! vatively estimated at 850,000 bales. Tillman in Milwaukee. Milwanke, Wis, Sept 20 -United States Senator Benjamin R Tillman addressed a Democratic gathering of 1,500 persons at the Sooth Side Turner Hall tonight, confining his remarks chiefly to imperialism He was frequently applauded. "One burning question,99 he said, "ie to determine whether or not you will retain a republic to live under or wbteher you will set up a military depot?8m 99 The Porto Rican tariff law be characterized as "a damnable act, for which you will rise up and call the Republicans to account " These people, he said, were pro? mised that they would receive ali the rights and guarantees that the Con I stitotion calls for, but the Republican party has from the start denied them their rights. fie dwelt at length on the Philip? pines and ridiculed the statement cf Republicans that the war was over in those islands, and stated thai in the face of such reports messages were being sent to Washington almost daily containing news of the killing of many of our soldiers He quoted Admiral Dewey to the effect that the Filipinos were better able to govern themselves than tbe Cubans, yet the Cubans were given their liberty and the Filipinos remain slaves He urged bis bearers to arise above party and vote for principle and liberty ; that they were to decide whether the Constitution and tho flag go together. Taking np the argument of "the full dinner pail," the speaker told his iistenere to tell the Republicans that "slaves heretofore had fui? din? ner pails " Senator Tillman closed by inviting the audience to vote for Bryan, and predicting defeat of the Republican j party in November. DOES IT PAY TO BUY CHEAP? I A cheap remedy for cough* and cold.? is ai-. right, bat yo? want something tha? will re? i Heve and care the more severe and dangcrou:' ! results of tbrcat and lang troubles. What j shali you do ? Go -o a warmer and u:ore ragu { lar climate ? Yes, if possible ; if nc: possible for you, thea in either case take tbe onty rem edy that has '--een introduced in all civilized countries with success in sovoro throat and luag troubles, "Boschee's German Syrup." I: . not only boals and stimulates the tissues tv j destroy the germ diseases, but allays inflatP j uaatien, causes easy expectoration, gives n froo-.i cigbt's rest, and cures the patient. Try or.i bottle. Recommended many years by all drug : gists ia the world. For salo by A J Chiua. B i Sound Advice.. London, Sept 21 -The Spectator, j commenting upon the colton prices, i says : j -'With all th3 talk of corners, there j secas no doub: whatever that the cause I is quite real-a dfueienoy in the supply j of raw material.''' The Spectator expressed the opinion that the Lancashire trade has been .'rather easily deceived" and urges it to "take t&ectua! .steps in the future to ascertain early and aceuraiely the tree charae'er of thc ootteo crop in the United States.'7 - mt -? Two KodaK thuds were caught in Galveston taking soap shots at the nude bodies of female victims of the storm, when the discovers took soap .shots at them and killed both of them.