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The Bamberg Herald. r | ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1900. W" DOLLAR PER YEAR. j|| MINISTER CON ? t Message From I By Washing AUTHENTICITY NOT DOUBTED flessage Came to Chinese riinister In Answer to Inquiry Sent Some Days Ago. A Washington special says: United States Minister Conger is alive in Pekin. An official cipher cable dispatch tias been received from him through the Chinese minister, Wu Ting Fang. Minister Conger cables from the British legation in Pekin. He says he is tinder continued shot and shell from "Chinese troops and that quick relief only can prevent a general massacre. Minister Gonger*s official despatch, as translated and given ont by the state department is as follows: "In British Legation, Pekin.? Hay, Washington, care Wu Ting Fang: Under continued shot and shell from Chinese troops. Quick ' relief only can prevent general massacre. Conger." The cablegram was received by Wn Ting Fang at 8:30 o'clock Friday morning. It was in the state department cipher and was transmitted through the tsnng li yamen and the Shanghai taoti. Immediately upon receipt of the message, Minister Wu hastened to the state department with it,where Secretary Hay caused it to be deciphered at once. The receipt of the cable has thrown Washington into a state of g- eat excitement and rejoicing. Shortly after the minister's message had been deciphered the following official statement was made by Secretary Hay at the state department: "On the 11th of this month the state department communicated a brief message asking tidings of Minister Conger in the state department code. Mr. Wn undertook to get this into Minister Conger's hands if he were alive. He has succeeded in doing this. * "This reply was in the state department cipher, and it is regarded as genuine, inasmuch as forgeries seem under such circnmstances impossible," In reply to a question Adjutant General Corbin said it was impossible now to say what effect tho receipt of Mr. Conger's dispatch would have on military operations in China or on onr preparations here. He said he did not know but that increased military haste might precipitate matters in China. Within an hour the welcome intelligence that Conger had been heard i from, after weeks of silence and evil report, was flashed through the whole country, and, indeed, throughout the world, dispelling the gloom which bad prevailed everywhere and bringing to the officials and to the publio generally a sense of profound relief. ? ? *1 # it- ? -1 Z~L , f irst 01 an, irom me Muuupuiui of the administration officials, the most welcome feature of the message was its assurance that the American minister himself was alive on July 18th. But with the cheering news came the omiuous statement of Minister Conger that the beseiged foreigners were in the British legation under continued shot and shell from Chinese < troops, and that only quick relief could avert a general massacre. After the first flush of thankfulness, i this graver feature of the message began to impress itself upon cabinet officials most deeply. As one of them remarked: 'There are the poor creatures penned up under fire -of shot and shell, and appealing to us for help." The consultation brought about no ; pronounced change of policy, for it < was felt that already every energy had ] been spent toward meeting the situation, and that there was absolutely i nothing more that could be done. After all, the cabinet officials felt, and so i stated, that the message was an evi- i dence of friendliness and good faith of i the pro-foreign element of tbe Chinese, ] and that wisdom dictated a course which would continue to utilize this i friendship. < OFFICERS ELECTED By the Southern Industrial League For the Ensuing Tear. The Southern Industrial leaguers, in session at Atlanta, Ga., Friday, elected D. A. Tompkins, of Chartotte, N. C., president of their organization, to succeed J. K. Orr, of Atlanta,whose term expired. Vice presidents elected to serve with Mr. Tompkins ore: C. W. Ashcraffc, Florence, Ala. A. H. West, Madison, Fla. P. K. McCully, Anderson, S. C. W. J. Kincaid, Griffin, Ga. George Winston, Kaleigb, N. C. H. H. Hargrove, Shreveport, La. E. H. Dial, Meridian, Miss. F. C. Collier, Dallas, Texas. ?X?LAND IS SKEPTICAL. Neither Press Nor Public Relievo the Conger Message Is True. The Conger dispatch fails to cany conviction to either the British press or the pnblic. Its gennineness is not disputed, for, as is pointed out, the Chinese must possess qnite a sheaf of such messages, which the ministers fruitlessly endeavored to get transmitted, from which they could easily select a non-committal dispatch to serve the required purpose. PEKIX WELL DEFENDED. Reported That There Are 300,000 Chinese Troops In and Around the City. Native Chinese in Che Foo report that there are in and around Pekin at least 300,000 Chinese troops, aud tha t the Boxers are armed with the latest and most modern weapons. From all sources come the same tidings, that the Boxers have enormous supplies of modern arms and ammunition. Boxer leaders had organized plans for massacreing foreigners in all the treaty port* as well as in the interior. _ - GER IS ALIVE lim Is Received ton Officials. The government accepted the roes- , sage as authentic and Secretary Hay transmitted it to all onr ambassadors ( and ministers abroad, with instructions to lay it before the respeetive governments to which they are accredited, and to urge upon them the necessity of co-operation for immedi% /vf vl\ /\ fAW/11/VV\A?a of Oiiir 1 n ' ate iuhc: ui iuu luici^uno <?i i. tuiu* A message was sent by Secretary Long to Admiral Remey, conveying the in- i telligence of the desperate situation in Pekin and instructing him to "use and urge every possible endeavor for < relief." The message, Secretary Long ex- I plained, meant for Admiral Remey to '< himself "use" and to "urge" upon the commanding officers of the other pow- i ers the use of every endeavor for the ] relief of Pekin. Secretary Root sent i a similar notification to Colonel ' Coolidge, the senior American officer 1 ashore, at Tien Tsin, but without in- ] junction. This action was the result \ of the conference of Secretaries Hay, Long and Root. It was realized that the land and naval forces now in China could not single-handed push on to Pekin, and the other powers accordingly were appealed to, on the base of Minister Conger's message, to co-operate for instant relief. Secretary Hay explains his reasons for placing reliance in the authenticity of Minister Conger's dispatch, saying that it was a complete reply in code to the code message sent to him, and that its authenticity was vouched for by the tsung li yamen. \ "Of course" said Secretary Hay, smiling, "I am not omniscient and t may be fooled, but I cannot see how < the authenticity of Minister Conger's I cable can be questioned." BECKHAM NOMINATED J For Governor By Democrats of 1 Kentucky?Strong Platform 1 Is Adopted, ( Governor Beckham was nominated i by the Democratic state convention of ( Kentucky, at Lexington, by acclama- , rionat3:05 o'clock Friday morning, t and the convention adjourned within < thirty minutes thereafter. * After the names of Judge Black, of 1 Barbourville, and Judge Tarvin, of , Newport, were placed iu nomination j a roll call of the convention was be- ? gun. When LcLean county was reach- * ed Beckham had the 547 votes nece?sary to nominate. Then Black and , Tarvin's names were withdrawn and the latter at once moved that the nomi- ^ nation of Beckham be made unanimous. The motion carried and Beckham was escorted to the platform, i where he made a speech of acceptance. i It was 2 a. m, when Senator Blackburn presented a report from the committoe on resolutions. The report as adopted was in part as follows: "We heartily indorse the magnificent platform adopted by the national Democratic convention at Kansas City July 5, 1900, and also the splendid ticket named by said convention and pledge the Democracy of Kentucky to an earnest, cordial and active support of said ticket. "The Democratic party recommends that the election law of 1898, known as the Goebel law, be so amended that the most hypercritical can find no excuse for charging fraud or unfairness to our party in. the conduct of the election. "The mob and the assassin shall not be the arbitrators of the citizens of Kentucky, nor shall the penalty of an appeal to the law and the regular constituted authorities be death at the hands of assassins." Sincerest grief is expressed over the death of Governor William Goebel. Every sincere lover of civil and perFonal liberty is invited to join in a campaign against the forces gathered , under the banner of "A Government by Assassination." In conclnsion the administration of Governor J. C. W. Beckham vas i 3tronr?lr indorsed. j LI HUNG AT HONG KONG. , Chinese Viceroy Welcomed By English ' Officials and Receives Salute. Li Hung Chang and his suite ar- ? rived at Hong Kong Thursday evening, j The Chinese viceroy was received with j a salute of seventeen guns and, with a < guard of honor from the Welsh Fnsi- ( leers and a hand, proceeded to the i government house, where he was re- ? ceived by the governor, Sir Henry A. ' Blake, and other officials. He stated < that be had received definite news that the ministers and foreigners at Pekin, with the exception of Baron Yon Ketteler, the German minister, were safe j July 9th. I CANNOT H0L1) OFFICE. Employees of the B. & O. Railroad are "Disfranchised." Employees of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company ,have been forbidden to bold political office. General , Superintendent Stewart, whose headquarters are in Chicago, has issued an j imperative order stating that under j < no circumstauces will employees of J the system be allowed to stand as candidates for or occupy any political office, big or little. PREDICTED ttOEBKL'S DEATH. \ i i Most Damaffinj- Testimony Given By ; , Noakes In Powers Trial. The most sensatioial testimony yet ; given in the trial of Secretary of State ; ( Caleb Powers at Georgetown, Ky . j was given Friday by Robert Noakes, | a Louisville and Nashville railroad i , conductor, of Corbin, Whitley county, j ( The witness declared that Powers i j said to him that Goebel was sure to J ! be killed soon and advised him (the j wilnoss) to keep out of the way of ] ballets. , - * 4 THAT CHINESE EDICT Lays Trouble at Door df Missioii^ . aries and Holds Attack on Tien Tisn Unwarranted. The state department at Washington has made public the following text of an edict delivered Monday by Minister Wu to Secretary Hay. This is the edict referred to by United States Consul Fowler, at Che Fo?, in his message received in Washington Suuday: "An imperial edict: issued on the first day of the sixth moon (July 17th), transmitted by the Viceroy Liu Kun Yih on the 20th of July, and received by Minister Wu oh the 21st of July at 7 o'clock: "The present conflict between China and the foreign powers had its origin in the long-stauding antagonism between the people and Christian missions. The subsequent fall of the Taku forts precipitated the meeting of force with force. The imperial government having due regard to the im* portance of international intercourse still refused to go so far as to interrupt the existing relations. We have already repeatedly issued decrees providing for the protection of the foreign legations and also commanded the provincial authorities to protect the missionaries. "Inasmuch as there is still no cessation in the employment of force, foreign merchants and subjects residing in China who form a numerous body in the country should be protected without distinction. We nereby command ill the Tartar generals, governors and governors of proviuces to look after the foreign merchants and missioniries living in the open ports, prefectures, departments and districts under their respective jurisdiction, and to afford them due protection in accordance with the treaty stipulations without fail. "Last month we heard, with profound istonishment and regret, of the killing )f the chancellor of the Japanese legation, Mr. Akira, and the same fate befell the German minister shortly afterwards. The Violent removal of the German ministers whose residence at the capital was necessary to the transaction of business between the two countries, affected us very leeply. It is the duty of the authorities concerned to cause stringent jrders for the speedy arrest and pnushment of the murderers to be carried aut. "Since the commencement of the attack in Tien Tsin^here are foreign mbjects and missionaries -who have, >n account of local disturbances, suffered death or loss of property through no fault of their own. We hereby command the governor of Pekin and the riceroy of Chi Li to cause investiga:ions to be made by their respective subordinates of all such claims, except :ho8e arising directly from the said ittack, with a view to their ultimate settlement. "Moreovor, local outlaws and rebelous subjects have cf late given themselves up to burning, killing and plundering to the great disquiet of our oyal subjects. This is an utter defiance of law. We hereby command ;he said governors general, the governors and commanders of our forces, :o investigate the situation, and to :ake such measures for the punishment )f the offenders and restoration of peace as the necessities of the case demand. We hereby command this, mr general edict, to be made known for the information of all it may concern. Respect this." A significant statement in the above - ? " - il-.i ? saict is noxea in iuai passage nunu iirects an investigation of all claims "except those arising directly from ;he said attack (attack on Tieu Tsin) ifith a view to their ultimate settlement." This appears to make plain not only that the Chinese government will settle claims for actual losses, but that it has now formally decreed an exception of those claims arising directly From the attack on Tien Tsin. It seems to indicate that the Chinese government holds that the attack on Tien Tsin was unwarranted. LONDON RECEIVES NEWS That Foreigner? Are Safe In Pekin and Will lie Sent to Tien Tsin. The Chinese minister in London has communicated to the press the following dispatch from Sheng, director general of Chinese railways and telegraphs and tao-tai of Shanghai, dated Shanghai, July 23d: "Information from Pekin, dated July 18th, says that the Tsung Li Yamen deputed Won Jui, an under secretary of the deparrment, to see the Foreign ministers and he found every Due well, without any missing, the ^ /> 1 TTT T _ Liermau excepted, uenerai wunguo is going to memorialize the throne to send them all under escort to Tien Tsin in the hope that the military operations will then be stopped." Attends Mother.In-Law's Funeral. Secretary Hay left Washington Monday for Cleveland, O., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hay's mother. BELGIUM ALSO NOTIFIED. Shan Tung'* Governor Say* Ministers Were Alive July 20. The minister of foreign affairs, at Brussels, Mr. Fabreaux, has received the following telegram from Shanghai, iated July 21: "A telegram from the governor of Shan Tung anuounces that the ministers were safe July 20th. They were under the guardianship of the Chinese authorities. Li Hung Chang has arrived at Shanghai." BOERS ARE PERSISTENT. Sharp Engagement Which Results In Defeat of Kruger'a Men. The war office in London has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Pretoria, July 22.?The Boers made a determined attack yesterday to destroy a post at the rail head, thirteen miles east of Heidelberg, which they attacked with three guns and a pompon and surrounded. They were, however, beaten oil after a sharp engagement before reinforcements, summoned from Heidelberg, had arrived." SPECIAL ENVOY GOES TO CHINA President Commissions Mr. W. W. Rockhill For Delicate Task. IS TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS Cabinet Holds Lengthy Session And Chinese Affairs Are Carefully Gone Over. President McKinley left Washington Thursday afternoon for Canton, O., where he will spend another month's vacation, unless news is received from China which will warrant his presence in Washington* Before leaving the city the president appointed W. W. Rockhill as a special commissioner to China to keep this government posted until Minister Conger is heard of. In case the massacre of Mr; Conger is confirmed, it is probable Mr. Rockhill will be appointed minister to China in his stead. The cabinet was in session for two nours lnnrsciay morning, ana every phase of the Chinese situation was carefdlly gone over by the members. There was a general feeling of hopefulness noticeable among the members of the cabinet, and they inclined to believe the dispatches which have been received by Mr. Wu, stating that the foreigners are safe. Secretary Hay himself inclines to the belief that friendly natives have hid the foreigners and that nothing can be sent ont from them for fear of disclosing their hiding place. This hope* however, is not very strong and 1b not based on recent information. The decision reached by the cabinet is practically the sarae as that agreed upon two days previously-that there is no need of an extra session ?f eongress. It is felt here that there is no immediate likelihood of Russia declaring war upon China, but if such a declaration should result from the alleged outrages committed in northern China it is stated that the othe powers would be obliged to join in the declaration or withdraw their troops from Chinese soil, Mr. Wu and Mr. Wollant, the Russian charge, called at the state department Thursday morning and were closeted with Secretary Hay for a short time. It is stated that neither of them had any news from China and it was also stated that there is no confirmation of the alleged outrages upon the Russians in northern China. This government is not disposed to follow the example of some of the foreign powers in restricting in any measure the Chinese minister here. Administration officials generally have confidence in Mr. Wu and think it is to the best interest of Americans iu China to allow him free coramunioafiAn TxrifV* flin rinorAtro on/1 tifnlnr P.lii niiu vuu ?ivti vjc uuu iiunui vn?~ I nese government. THE OREROX AT KCRF. Battleship Will Bo TVmporarily l'atchcd Up and Sent Rack to Tuku. The navy department Thursday morning received the following dis- 1 patch from Captain Wilde, commander of the Oregon, dated Kure, July 18: Secretary of the Navy?Oregon and Nashville arrived at Knre at 2 o'clock this morning. Expect to dock on 19th. ShallT make permanent or temporary repairs? I would suggest putting < n steel patches which can be done in a very short time and the ship can go back to her duty at Takn. Jo make permanent repairs it will require at least sixty days, probably more. Not a single man injured. Wilde. To this dispatch Secretary Long at once replied: Universal rejoicing over safety of j the Oregon. She is the Constitution I of this generation. If safety of Oregon i permits, patch and go to Takn. 1 commend your preference for service there. Long. Treaty With Italy Approved. A reciprocity treaty has been signed ! by the United States and Italy and made public Thursday by the state department. The treaty is similar to the one agreed to between the United States and Germany a few days ago. CAMPANIA IX COLLISION. Strikes ilto Rark Einbleton, Cutting Her In Twain and Causing Lous of l.ife. A London cable dispatch says: A dense fog hung over the Irish channel Saturday morning and the Cuuard line steamer Campania, en route from New York for Liverpool, struck the Liverpool bark EmbletoD, bound for New Zealand, amidship, cutting her in twain. The Embleton sank immediately. Seven of the crew were rescued, but it is believed the other eleven members of the ship's crew, including mo captain, -were drowned. The Campania had her bow stove in, but arrived safely at Liverpool five hours late. FAVORABLE TO NEELY. Judge Lacomb Make* n Decision on the Extradition Case. Judge Lacomb, of the United States circuit court, at Xew York Thursday, rendered a decision ia the case of Charles F. Neely, charged with having defrauded the postal department of Cuba, in which he declared that the representation of an indictment cannot be held sufficient for Neely's extradition and that further tostimony will be heard when the case com* 8 up. TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY Of the Northern Section of Georgia I*.y the liy the Government. A topographic survey of the northern part of Georgia is now in progress. The work is being done uuder the supervision of Topographer Albert S. Pike. It has been several years since the government has made such a survey of the northern part of the state, and the present work is a resnlt of the efforts of State Geologist Yates, who made several trips to Washington recently to secure it. #rsicMfNirs)f\jfNjrjrs>? | I SOUTH CAROLINA I ^ STATE NEWS ITEMS. } tfNKMiNirsicNir^iCNie^si# That Alliance Fund. A Columbia dispatch says: An Allianceman, who is prominent in the fairs of the order in this state, as well as in the country, expressed the opiuion that the $16,000 Alliance money would not be divided otlt among the sub-members, but that it would be used for tbe purpose of enlarging the operations of the exchange. Going on the supposition that the convention would decide to use Ihe money for that purpose, he said that the plan was to establish one exchange in every congressional district, at some central point; where these exchanges will be placed has not yet been decided. At present there is only one exchange and that is in Columbia, under t'ie management of Col. D. P. Dan- | can. The business of the exchange is practically a banking business and no I considerable stock is ever kept on hand. In the days when the alliance was much stronger than it is the exI change did a big business. It is said yet to be quito considerable, but not as large as formerly. Exchange managers are expected to make the best bargains for big lots of goods and they receive no salaries further than the commission for selling the stuff. Population of Columbia. Supervisor Pearce has nearly completed the tabulation of the census figures, and three fourths of them have already been sent to Washington. So many inquiries have been made of him is to what Columbia's population Will be that he will request Director Merriam to allow him to give out the figures. He is not allowed to give anjr information, but the population will *how up about 30,000, which includes those parts of the city which are not within the legal limits. ** South Carolina Club In Chicago. A Chicago dispatch says: The students at the University of Chicago from the state of South Carolina have organized a South Carolina club. After organization they elected Prof. A. 'X Moore, professor of biology of South Carolina college,.president, and Miss Minnie W. Gee, of Converse college, secretary. The other members are: 0. D. Wanamcker, professor of English, Wofford college; George Taylor, professor of English, University of Colorado; E. Emmet Reid, professor of chemistry, College of Charleston; Frank L. Parker, professor of chemistry, South Carolina Military Academy; W. F. Moncreiff, of Anderson; the Rev. John A. Rice, J. D. Jacobs, professor of anatomy,University of Nashville; Miss Clara L. Johnston, of Elko, S. C.; Miss Mary A. Leonard, of Winthrop college; Miss Julia D. Charles, of Greenville. There are sevoral others from the state whose membership will be securod later. The object is to bring those from the state to know each other betI tcr. The attendance at the University ! for the summer is large, there being ! over 1,500 students in attendance. A large part of them are teachers from all over the country. Among these the south is well represented. ?% . Cotton Mill to lie Enlarged. The cotton mill aX Lancaster, now operating about 475 looms, is now,and has been doing good work, making good profits. The work of enlarging the same to the capacity of a million dollar mill is now about to commence. "RriVt ntftkina h*a alreadv becrun. -v? ?? o at -w The construction of tbe 'enlarged plant will be pushed forward with great rapidity. The present mill will be 'continued in operation, without hindrance, during tne work on the increase mill plant, which will be located on the same ground, separated from the present building only by a street I running between. The new mill will be operated by electricity, generated at Landsford, an the Catawba river, about eight miles distant, j The plant for generating the elecj tricity and the water dam will be eon! strncted at once at Landsford, on the I Caiawba, by another company, which I is already at work. ?% At Camden Jim^Cantey, a colored man who was at work on the Seaboard trestle at Wateree river,was drowned a day or two ago. He attempted to swim against the current from one pier to the other, but it was too strong for him, and the unfortunate man lost his life. A rope was stretched across the river just twenty feet below him, but he seemed not to think of how easy he might have saved his life. Magistrate Moore held an inquest and the verdict of the jury was in accordance with the above facts as given. ?% Application Denied. The postoffice department has denied the application cf the authorities of the. Charleston Interstate and West Indian Exposition for tbe government issue of a special scries of postage stamps commemorative of the exposition. Tbe application is denied on [ the grounds that there is insufficient time within which the stamps can be got, and because it is contrary to the policy to issue two different series of a:? ~i. .1?: il ~ comniemorauve mauipis uuriug iuu same ve.ir, those commemorative of the Buffalo exposition already having been arranged for. v * * Insuranco Company Organized. j The Gi'eenwood Insurance Company, a commission for which was issued several weeks ago, has been organized by the election of D. A. P. Jordan, president; W? G. Gambrell, vice president; H. M. Graham, secretary; H. G. Hartzog, treasurer. The company has a paid in capital of $50,000, with the privilege of increasing to $100,000, and will commence operations August 1. The company will do a general fire insurance business and will have agencies in the principal cities and towns in the state. Some of Greenwood's most successful business men are backing the enterprise. *** Will Ask Government to Bny. Advices from Greenwood state that an effort will be made to have the old "Star Fort" and tho lands surrouuding it purchased by the national government and preserved as a national park. The old fort, which was the >cene of several fierce conflicts during the revolutionary war, is in a fairly good state of preservation, *the redoubts aud the tnnuels being still in existence. The Ninety-Six battle ground and the old "Star Fort" are among the most historic spots in the state, and since the federal government has shown a disposition to preserve th - battle grounds of the republic, it is thought there will be no great difficulty in securing the necessary legislation by congress. The matter is to be actively pushed. APPEAL TO M'KINLEY Made By Chinese Imperial dov* ernment For His Good Offices In Securing Peace. Presidqnt McKinley has received what purports to be a direct appeal from the Ghinese imperial government to use his good offices to extract that government from the difficult and dangerous oositiou in which it has been placed as a result of the boxer nprising and the ensuing hostile attitude of the great powers. Although the exact text of. the appeal made by the emperor of China to Frnaee, as outlined in previous cable dispatches, has not been made known in Washington, it is believed that the' address to the president is similar in terms to that communication. In our case the communication was made through Minister Wu to the state department. FLORIDA REPUBLICANS fleet In Convention at Ocata arid Name Candidates Fot Full State Ticket; The Florida Republican and state second congressional district conventions held in St. Augustine last - January to select delegates to the national Republican convention, adjourned to meet in Ocala the past week. The following candidates were recommended for nomination and were selected without a dissenting voice: Governor?J. N. Combs, of Franklin county. Secretary of state?George W. Allen, of Monroe. Judge of the supreme court?M. B. MacFarlane, of Hillsborough. Comptroller?J. W. Powell, of Polk. Treasurer?W. G. Robinson, of A lft nl>n a A I uvuua. Attorney general?Fred Cubberly, of Levy. Commissioner of agriculture?0. C. Butterwick, of Hernando. The selection of candidates for railroad commissioner and superintendent of public instructions was left with John G. Long, president of the convention, to name. Hon. J. M. Cheney, of Orlando, superintendent of the census for the congressional district, was nominated for congress by acclamation. TWO IMPORTANT TELEGRAMS licceive<l By Chinese Minister and Submitted to tlie State Department. The Chinese minister at Washington, Wu Ting Fang, Saturday, communicated to the secretary of state two important telegrams. The first is fror* Sheng, the director of posts ind telegraphs in Shanghaia, and says: "Fortunate that Minister Conger's telegraphic reply Las come. Imperial decree of the 22J, this moon (corresponding to July 18) stated that all ministers were safe. Insurgents are fighting and killing each other. Li Hung Chang is proceeding northward to suppress riot, will find it difficult to go." The second telegram is from Li Tuku Yi, viceroy of Nanking, dated the 12th of July, and received by Minister Wn at 10 o'clock the same day. It is as follows: "According to edict of 22d of this moon (July 18), with the exception of the Germau minister, who was killed by anarchists, with regard to which rigorous measures are being taken to capture and punish the .guilty parties, all the other ministers, for whom strenuous efforts are being made for their protection, are fortunately unharmed." Li Kiu Yi, the viceroy of Nanking, is one of the great officers of China and stands next in rank among the diplomats to Li Hung Chang. ORDERS ARK ISSUED By War T>epnrtin?nt For Withdrawal of First Infantry From Cuba. The war department issued orders last Saturday for the withdrawal from Cuba of the First infantry to take station at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Th? commanding general of the department of the Missouri will designate two battalions of this regiment for service in the Philippines. KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS Assemble In Lexington to Nartie a Governor nnd Adopt Platform. The Kentucky Democratic state convention was called to order in Lexington Thursday afternoon by State Chairman Young. The first and greatest demonstration of the convention occurred when the drapery veiling a large portrait of the late governor, William Goebel, was removed. The audience went wild with "hurrahs for Goebel," as if he were living and standing before them. The only work of the convention was to nominate a candidate for Goebel's unexpired term and the adoption of a platform. PRESIDENT IS WILLING. United States Will Mediate In Chinee Trouble Upon Certain Conditions. A Washington special says: The president has listened to the appeal of the Chinese government as transmitted through Minister Wn and has signified his willingness to mediate between the imperial government and the powers, bnt only npon conditions which lirst must be met by the Chinese gov. ernmeui SHERIFF SMOKED OUT Mob Storms and Dynamites Jail at Huntsville. Ala, DETERMINED TO HAVE A PRISONER Npgro Youth, IAge Clark, Pay* Penalty For Assault On a Twelve-YearOld White Girl. A special from Hmjtsville, Ala., says J At the hands of a quiet and orderly, btlt determined mob of 1,000 men, Elijah Clark, a negro boy twenty yeaf-s old; Monday etetiilig paid the extreme penalty for a criminal assault upon a white girl, Susie Priest, 12 years old. The negro was taken out of jail af ter the sheriff had been overcome by smoke, carried to the girl and identified, find then taken to the Moore grove, at Dallas, a Mile distant, and swnng to a limb, his body being riddled with bullets and shot, Sunday afternoon Clark caught Susie Priest and her younger sister, Nellie, out in a lonely field and grabbed the former by the throat, threatening to cut her heart out if she did not submit. Nellie Priest escaped and gate the the alarm iu Dallas. Within a few minutes the entire male population of the village was in pursuit of the negro, who fled into the monntains. The search continued all night. . Deputies were also after him, and he was captared by Deputies Phillips and Jamar at the home of relatives near Meridiantille* eight milos from the scene Of his crime. Clark was in bed witb two cousiDSj and they made an at* tempt to cenceal him by sleeping on him. He was hustled out and carried back to Huntsvilie at an early hoar Monday morning. Clark confessed to the deputies that he assanlted the girl, and said that knowing that she was a poor factory girl he thought nothing wonld be done with him. When the news spread over town that the negro was in jail the male population of Dallas stispendtd Work, causing nearly the entire f)allas Mill to shut down. The m:n came to town aud surrounded the jail. Theybroflght rifles, shotguns and pistols with them, and were ready for any kind of trouble. Sheriff Fulgham was reqaested to band over the keys. He refused, saying that the mob wonld hate to kill him to get them. A strong guard was placed at the jail armed with Winchesters and shotguns. The mob then began to make preparations to break in the jail. The front door was broken open and a rush made for the line of deputies in the hall. The deputies opened fire and one man was shot in the shoulder. This checked the mob for a while, and the leaders decided to go about accomplishing their object in some other way. Several pounds of dynamite were secured and placed against the walls of the jail, and the sheriff was again asked to surrender the keys, Of hate the jail blown up, but he still reftlsed. Prominent citiiiens made speeches in an endeavor to pacify tho mob, but they wero hooted down. Shortly after noon a large stick of dynamite was thrown up the main stairway of the jail. The explosion damaged the stairs and broke every window in the front part of the building. The sheriff was warned to come out with his deputies and prisoners, but once again he firmly refused. The mob then made plans to smoke the officer out of the jail. A barrel of oil, a large amonnt of tar and several bushels of feathers were placed on the cement ground floor of the jail and set A enffnzidfina BfnnlrA nrrlQA still UU1 c. A O UUVVUflU^ vuuvwv w*wv the sheriff was compelled to take refuge in the third story of the jail, the deptlties and guards seeking the remote corners. The stifling smoke completely filled the bnilding when Chief of Police Overton dashed np the stairs and fonnd Sheriff Fnlgham almost over* come, bnt determined to remain and protect his prisoner. Chief Overton finally compelled the sheriff to come ont with him and led him to the city hall. When the sheriff came out the mob had no opposition in the jail and took immediate possession.' MAY CAPTURE LI HUNG. British Craiser Gort In Tumult of Vessel With the X? ted Viceroy Aboard. A Shanghai dispatch states that the British cruiser Bona Venture left Woo Sang early Friday morning, it is reported, to seize the Au Ping, with Li Hung Chang on board. A triumphal arch, erected in Li Hung Chang's honor, has been ordered by the council to be removed. The announcement of the alleged pursuit of Li Hnng Chang, comes somewhat as a surprise after the honors paid the Chinese viceroy at Hong Kong, but confirmation of the news will meet the approval of a large majority. HORRIBLE, IF TRUE. Man and Wife Charged With Starring Their Three Children to Death. George Griffin and wife have been * 1 **1- V n jailecl at Asnevmu, n. v., with causing the death of Griffin's three children by his first wife, aged eight, ten and thirteen. They became sick, and he had their stepmother, who hated them, put them in an outhouse, where neighbors found them, but too late to save their lives. FKIXCE (iETS NEWS That Empsrial Edict Assures Delcasse That Ministers Are Safe. | Yu Keug, the Chinese minister at Paris handed to the minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, an imperial edict, dated July 18tb, giving the assurance that all the foreign ministers in Pefein, except Baron von Kctteler, the German minister, were then safe and sound under the protection of the imperial court. The edict was transmitted by the viceroy of Nankin under date of Saturday. ROBERTS'LINES I CUT BY BOERS Defenders of the Traasvaal Cat m Commaaications of Iavaiers. DEWETT PROVES A BOLD RAIDER | A Hundred Hollanders and a Big Supply Train Fall Into the ' Hands of Kruger's ileiir According to South African advice* reaching London, General Dewet has v.*.again succeeded in cutting Lord Roberts' communications, both by railway and telegraph, and captured 100 of the Highlanders. The story of the federal | commander's bold raid comes in the form a telegram from General Forester-Walker, dated at Cape Tewa^ :?i: Sunday, July 22d, forwarding a dia- - 43 patch from General Knox as follows: "Krooxstad, July 22.?Following from Broad wood, sent by dispatch >3 rider to Honiogspruit, wired thenss to Kroonstad: "'Hare followed rommandos Jnly^jsHS 16th. Hard, sharp fighting at Palmietfontein July 19th. Prevented . | from pursuing laager by darkness. || Eight dead Bosrs found. Our casualties five killed and 76 wounded. Reach Yaalkrantz today. - Enemy doubled ;t,:, back through Paardekraal in darkness. Small march tomorrow to Boidevssl. station. Send supplies for 3,000 men _ and horses, also any news of the ene- fM my's movements. I believe the com- || man do consists of 2,000 men and four ganFj ana is accoui^tmou vj ?*?? dent Steyn and both the Dewets.'" , General Knox continues: "The wire and main line of the ra3- j way north olHoningsprnit hare been : cat, and also the telegraph via Pot-;MB chefstroom. According to my infor- ?| mation Dewet Las crossed the railway f| and is going north.'* General Keliy-Kenny telegraphed | from Bloemfostein under date of "The railw.7 has been cnt north bT/ I Honingsprait and a supply train and v; ? a hundred Highlanders captured by , 7 the enemy. A report was receiYaS^J *? this morning that a large loroe of the I enemy is moving on Honingsprnit. All commnnication with Pretoria is cut || off. The Second and Third cavalry | brigades are following the enemy." The war office fia* received a tele-^^H gram from Lord Bobfests dated Pre- j? toria, Sunday, July 22d, which repeats jj the news Contained iD thd1 telegram :M from General Forester-Walker, given | above, and continnes: "Methuen continued bit march after the occnpation of Heckport and engaged the enemy's rear guard at Zindefontein, July 20th. Casualties, od? . ,:'-4 killed and one wounded. Early Sat- J| urday he attacked the enemy again at ;j || Oliphant's Nek and completely difrlS petted them, inflicting heavy loasi^ Our casualties were slight. By thep^ successes Rustenberg has been relieve^*!, :'<i& and Melhuen and Baden-Powell have if || "Huuter reports that Bruce Hamil- " j|] ton secured a position on the SpUae-^ m ray yesterday with a battery and '3. Cameron Highlsudors and 600 mount^j if ed meD. Our casualties were three - , f of the CameroDS killed and Captain I Keith Hamilton, of the Oxfords; Cap- ; I tain Brown and Lieutenant Stewart S and thirteen men of the Cemeronai f Letters reached London from if British troops in Orange River colooyf^ | assert that both men and horses are g| short on supplies and out of condi- .J|| tion for hard work. If thia be true, and there is little cause for wonda w||| the failure to capture Dewet aiyl at the apparent paralysis of the operafi^^B COSTLY FIRE 15 ST. PAUL. V | CoI?l Storage and Warehouse Fleet ed?Loss 8750,000; Insurance 8050,000. ; || The St, Panl Cold Storage aadf3 Warehouse company's large warehouse f| at St. Paul, Minn., was destroyed by |g fire Monday. The total loss is eeti- Ja mated at $750,000, with an insurance FIF.YEX XKCROES DROWNED. % | ~""""wmmmm"" " -SsiSB All Were In ? Skiff Which One of Tktk f Number Caused to (Jpact. News of tbe drowning of eleven n?< jjg groes in the Warrior river, at lock No. A 5, near Akron, Ala,, Monday after- || noon reached Birmingham Monday night. The negroes were working for M Christy, Lowe & Hay worth, and for "h some reason were crossing "the river Ji about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. H One negro, named George Moore, |? is said to have rocked the skiff in a 'M spirit of fan, which caused it to qpeet^v All the negroes went down into title || water and being so badly frightened and the river so swift none oouldi be V||S Pallas Has Car Strike. Union motormen are prosecuting 9H vigorously the strike on the Dallas^ jjji Texas, consolidated street railway l| backed by the entire organized labor ~ ^ forces of the city. 'M Two Killed; Six Injared. . gag The boiler of a threshing machine ^ engine exploded in Cleveland county, N. C., Monday, killing two men and injaring six others, one perhaps fa- '|g MOHILIZiXiv tiltiASTIG' ARMY, J Russia Quietly Assembling300,000Troops ^ to Go Against Cnlne*#. A dispatch to the New York World from Iiondon says: "Bnrn Murdcck, an agent in Korea, who has jnst reached London after a :'i sixty dajo' ionrney by way of Ylidirostock, over the Traus-Stberian railway to Moscow, even before he left, was mobilizing trcops in central Bus- ^ , >ia and cast and west Siberia. The ? ' IVans-Sibcrian railway is conveying close to 300,000 men to Mauplmris or | ?| its borders," 3