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KT OF THE CZAR'S OFFER, ^position for an Interna? tional Conference. ? London, August 28-Th? Czar's j propoeition for an international coo? ra ference, for the purpose of (securing ! real and lasting pe*c? among the ? Powers and the termination of the H progressive increase in armaments, j ss conveyed in a note from Coon: BT Ifaravieff, the Russian foreign min m is?er, to the foreign diplomats at St. S Petersburg, is likely to produce a B sensation throughout Europe, and, B coming from such s quarter and with S Beeb evident sincerity of purpose, it is likely to have important effects. B There is no doubt that with Kassia 8 taking the lead :s such a step, Ger i many, France snd the othei nations m? will be ready to follow. |^ Tbe text ot the note follows : I "The maintenance of general peace I and the possible redaction of the ex I cessive armaments, which weigh I upon all nations, present themselves I Jo existing conditions to the whole I . worM as an ideal toward which the I endeavors of ail governments should ? be directed. The humanitarian and I magnanimous ideas o?' his Majesty, I the Emperor, my august master, have ? been won over by this view in the conviction that this lofty aim is in I conformity with the most essential I interests and legitimate views of ail Ithe Powers ; and the Imperial Gov ' em ment thinks the present moment . woola* be very favorable to seeking p.. the means. "International discussion is the 'if.;- most effectua! means of ensuring all j.; peoples' benefit-a real, durable peace, above all, patting an end to H. tbe progressive development of the : present armaments. "In the course of the last twenty f.i years the longing for general ap I?easement has grown especially pro? nounced in the consciences of civil ized nations ; and the preservation of peace has been put forward as an object of international policy. It is in its name that great states have - concluded among themselves power ^ fol alliances. " It is better to guarantee the peace that they have developed in propor? tions hitherto unprecedented tbeir military forces and still continue to 7 increase them, without shrinking 1^ irora any sacrifice "Nevertheless, all these efforts have not yet been able to brfog about the beneficent result desired-pacifi fl "The financial charges following the upward march strike at' the very root of public prosperity. The in? tellectual and physical strength of the nation's labor and capital are mostly diverted from their uatural application and are unproductively consumed Hundreds of millions are devoted to acquiring terrible engines of destruction, which, though to day regarded as the last work of science, are destined to morrow to lose ai! their value in consequence of some fresh discovery in . the same field National cuitare, economic progress and the production of wealth are either paralyzed, or checked in devel opment. Moreover, in proportion as the armaments of each power in j crease, they less and less fulfil the object the governments have set be fore themselves "The economic crisis, doe in great part to the system of armaments {'entrance, and the continual danger which Hes in this massing of war ma terial are transforming the armed peace of our days into a crushing burden, which the peoples have more and more difficulty in bearing. "It appears evident that if this ?tate of things were to be prolonged, it would inevitably lead to the very cataclysm it is desired to avert, and the horrors whereof made every thinking being shudder in advance "To pat an end to these incessant armameuts and to seek the means of warding off the calamities which are threatening the whole worid-such is the supreme duty to day imposed npon all states "Filled with this idea, his Majesty has been pleated to commaud me to propose to all the governments, whose representatives are accredited to the Imperial court, the assembling of a conference, which shall occupy itself with this grave problem. "This conference will be, by the help of God, a happy presage for the century which is about to open It would converge into one powerful fo? cas the efforts of all states sincerely seeking to make the great conception of universal peace triumph over the elements of trouble and discord, and it would, at the same time, cement their agreement by a corporate con secration of the principles of equity and right whereon rest the security of states and the welfare of peoples " j EFFECT OF THE NOTE IN ITALY. Rome, August 28.-The Czar's note has made a profound impression here. Some of the newspapers ap piaud, while others greet the com munication with reserve or distrust COMMENT OF LONDON PRESS London, August 29.-The Daily Graphic this morning, referring to the proposal of Emperor Nicholas, says: "It would be idle to attempt to ignore the many and grave difficul? ties standing in the way of the at? tainment of the Czar'? wishes, bat it cannot be possible to doubt the sin cerity of the magnanimous proposal. " The Standard says, speaking edi tonally of the Czar's proposal: "In England at least respect and sym j pathy will be felt for the proposal. I It is a conception well worthy of the young sovereign. It is painfully obvious that there are enormous diffi? culties to be overcome, which it is possible the Czar, in his ardor and humane enthusiasm, has not mature I ly considered. It is a vision which I has occurred to many minds, but has j always had to be dismissed as a mere j dream. The nations a;a not likely to cast away the sword unless they have a better warrant than paper protocols and conventions. More? over, the moment does not seem I altogether propitious. New armed nations are arising in Asia and America, whom it might, not be easy to convince of the safety and de? sirability of abandoning the enter? prise OL which they have embarked with so njoch energy." *^The Times correspondent in St. Petersburg, referring to the propo? sal, says: "There is reason to believe that it formed the object of communi cations between the Courts of St Petersburg and Berlin some time j previously, and in ail probability the support of G er rr any at least was se? cored in advance." f The Times says editorially: "If Russia, which has also a great, but still undeveloped, industrial future before her, is becoming fully con? vinced, as we in Eogland long have ! been, that her resources are better devoted to the beneficent arts of peace than to the destructive, un? economic energies of war, English? men, as essentially a peace loving people, can only hail the Czar's pro? nouncement with the utmost cordi? ality as glad tidings of great joy, which; whatever may be the practi cal issue, does cast honor upon the sovereign's generous and lofty spirit and humanity. The difficulties are great, but nothing can henceforth de? prive the Czar of having brought peace disarmament into the sphere of prac? tica! politics. It looks at present as though all the great Powers might be willing to enter the conference " WHAT SHERMAN SAYS. Special to The Aogosia Herald. Wishiogtoo, August 27 -Ex Secretary of State John Sherman said last night : .'Gross mismagemeat has charac? terized the affairs of the war depart? ment daring the past *ix months, and a congressional investigation should be ordered to fix the responsibility. Those responsible for the deatb aod sickness of thousaods of American troops should be brought before the bar of justice aed if the higher offi? cials of the war depart me ut are proven responsible, they should be impeaohed. Io 6ayiog this I do not wi?h to be un? derstood as criticising any particular individual of the department Sec? retary of War Alger and myself have been friendly since we first met, which was when we came ioto tee cabinet togother. We got along very weil together and nothiog occurred to cause friction between us. But some one is to blame for the deplorable con? dition of affairs which has existed io ;be army camps, and it seems to me that the bead of a great department like the bead of the war department should be held accountable for the misdoings of bis subordinates. CZAR FAVORSPEACE. St. Petersburg, August 28 -By order of Emperor Nicholas, Count Muravieff, the foreign minister, ou the 24th iost., handed to the foreigo dip? lomats at St. Petersburg a note de? claring that the maintenance of peace and the reduction of the excessive armaments now crushing all nations is the ideal for which all governments ought to strive. The cezar considers the present mo? ment favorable for the inauguration of a government looking to this eod, and invites thc powers to take part iu ao iotern&tional conference as a means of thus ensuring real aod lasting peace and terminating the progressive io crease of armament 750 Typhoid Patients. Atlanta, Ga , August 27.-Louis Stratmeyer, Company G, 5th Mary? land, and Michael Edwards. Troop D, 6th cavalry, privates, died at Fort McPherson to day of typhoid fever There are now 750 patients in the general hospital, nearly 600 of whom are afflicted with typhoid fever. mm -?-?-? mmm Tnree Hundred Spaniards Killed. If 320 Americans can kill 300 Spaniards in 3L0 days days, bow many Americans will it take to kill 10J Spauiarde io 100 d-ijs? Oue Thousand Dollars ~ill be paid to the persons answering the above problem correctly. Many other priz'-s of value. Alt of which w.ll oe announced io the ntxi issue of Upton's illustrated Weekly. As a positive guarantee as to my reliability I refer to any roercanti.e or commercial 8geocy. As the otject of offering these priaes is to attract attention to my popular family magazine, each person answering aust enclose with their answer five two ceotatamp3 (or ten ceots silver? for one montb's subscription, containing full particulars. Send to-day To be first is a laudable ambition ; you may secure the thou? sand dollars. Ten dollars in gold will be paid for tb? best original problem, to be pub? lished io a future number. Address, C. M. Upton, 324 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ll. TURNING POINT IN HISTORY. What is Said io the Leading Cities of the World. London, August 29.-Tbe papers are filled with discussions, comments and opinions as to tbe circular of the Emperor Nicholas. The most world shaking emit could hardly have pro? duced such a coup ae this suggestion, the fruition of which is regarded on all sides as ao absolute impossibility. This being holiday season, it is diffi? cult to obtain the opinions of public men on the subject The religious world, however, loudly welcomes and praises the czar's nobie initiative Nu? merous bishops have already publicly expressed tbeir views io that sense. Among statesmen interviewed. Lard Kimberly, the liberal leader, declined to express a hasty opinion beyond say? ing that the proposal was one of the utmost importance. The marquis of Ripon said : "? beardy wish the proposal all success.M Sir Charlee Dilke, radical member of parliament for the Forest of Dean, re marked : "The Russian peace footing of nearly a million regulars exceeds the peace footing of Germany, Austria and Italy, combined. Thus it has been io Russia's power to reduee the land forces by diminishing her own in connection with a similar action on the part of Germany. "Frenoh public opinion is not pre? pared for disarmament, which would mean, as things stand now, an accept anea of the Alsace-Lorraine situation. Naval disarmament would be danger? ous for Great Briiaio. Any formal plao would involve subsequent breaches of faith, but if Germany and Russia will cease increasing tbeir forces we can follow without a formal agree? ment " Lord Frederick Roberts of Kanda? har, commander of the forces io Ire? land, said in reply to a request for his opioioo : "it will be most satisfactory if such a proposal can be carried out." The Earle of Crowe calls the czar's suggestion ac "historical utterance," and earnestly hopes that Great Britain will no: object to a oonfereooe. No ex? citement is noticeable at the foreign office It is uoderstood that a special messenger was sect from St. Peters? burg recently with a full explanation of the czar's proposal. Naturally all persons and societies connected with the peace and arbitra? tion movements are jubilant. The pope wired his congratulations to Emperor Nicholas immediately and offered every assistance io bis power to promote the proposed conference. < The Times in its fioaooial article this morning 6ays : "The cur's ciroular has bad a good effect upon the markets j as indicating that there is no immediate probability of war. Many people re? mark the faot that the proposal appears wheo Russia's power to borrow freely is almost ended and when she bas placed herself io positions in Chioa and elsewhere whioh can be defended only at great co&t.'; THE FRENCH PRESS. Paris. Augost 29.-The French newspapers generally mistrust the prac? ticability of the czar's peace scheme, and clearly iodicate that France wouid make the restoration of Alsac-Lorraine a prerequisite to her participation in the conference. THE GERMAN PRE:S. Berlin, August 29.-The North German Gazette, referring to-day to the czir's peace conference proposals, re? marks : "Our armaments were never intended for selfish ends, bat only for our own protection and for tho main? tenance of peace. We are willing to give a fair trial to another method of attaining: the objeot at a smaller cost " The National Z?itong says . "The czir and ministers have not deluded themselves with the idea that they can rid the world of the causes which for years have been responsible for tbe growing armaments. When a great power, however, addresses euch propo? sals to others, they will be recognized everywhere as deserving of the most serious consideration. The Vossiohe Z?ituug expresses the opinion that the importance of the note does not 'tie io the proposal for a con? ference, but in its conception. The Post warmly eulogizes the czar's motives, which, it adds, "must every? where arouse sympathy." The Kreuz Z'ituog says : "No one can yet appreciate the real significance of the note. Its bitter sweet reception in France shows it will not meet with universal approval. According to the Hamburger Corres? ponder?, the note will remain forever | an imperishable monument to the fame of Emperor Nicholas. Continuing, the j paper says : "It stands to reason that I Germany welcomes the proposal io the j most glad maimer and is prepared tn i co operate in the sacred work " ?i TIP ?+>**>. mzi*m* - Succirssfu! Physicians. We heartily recommend Dr. Hathaway i Co. i i>f 224 S Br.?a? Sr.. Atlanta, GR., as being per feet ly reliableand remarkably succes^-fti! in tho treatment of chronic diseases of men and women. ?They cure when others fail. Oar readers if in need of medical help should certainly write . these eminent doctors and you will receive a free I and expert opinion of your case by return mai/ without cost. The "White" is the pride of home. Come and see us before buying or trading. : We can piesse yon witn a White-Randie. i COTTON GROWERS' STATE CONVENTION. Every County Should Organ? ize and Send Delegates. The following important call "to the cotton growers of South Carolina" was issued yesterday: I have been requested to call a meet? ing of the cotton growers to meet in Columbia, S. C., oo Tuesday, Septem? ber 20,1898. It is requested that every couDty io this State send delegates to this con? vention. The country orgaoizatioo in each county is requested to meet and elect delegates. Where it is impracticable to call a mass meetiog, the oouoty presidents are requested to see to it that a delegation comes to the State convention. Where there is no orgaoi? zatioo those interested are most ear? nestly requested to co operate with the clerk of court of said oouoty, the clerks being hereby requested to inter? est themselves, at ieast to the extent of seeiog that their counties are represent? ed This meeticg wili take steps that will be of inestimable benefit to every cotton grower io this State. The Hou. Hector D. Lane having died, bis successor bas been named, by election of Col. Maxwell of Louisiana to fill said office. At a conf?rence io Memphis, a com? mittee from each State was appointed to negotiate for money, whereby iiecs on the present crop could bc taken up and tbe bulk of the crop of this year held off for 60 or 90 daysc aod perhaps longer ; which, it is hoped, will force present prices up. The big crop that is now predicted is liable to depress present prices. The producer has the key to the situation if he can be induced to act as a unit. Send deiegarer from every community, and let them discuss p?aos io county j convention for this crop, also for the Dext crop, and send county recomuied atioos to the Stace convention. Every daily and weekly newspaper in this Scace is respectfully requested to give publicity to this call, and to assist the cotton growers in this under? taking. The importance of doing something to relieve the present depressed price is urged as the reason for calling the convention at so early a date. Let every cotton grower interest himself enough to see that bis section is repre? sented. Convention to meet at 8 o'clock p. m. Correspondence solicited. J. C. Wilborn, President of Cotton Growers7 Associa? tion of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. mm -?-? - rn The Chickamauga Pest Hole. Cbickamauga National Park, August 28 -The last of this week will see al? most every regiment of volunteers gone from Camp Thomas. This morn? ing when the 1st Pennsylvania loft for Lexington it compelled the removal of the 1st army corps. By Monday at the latest the od army corps will be? gin to move to Anni-too, Ala. If the railroads can baodie the troops by Saturday night not a siogle regi ment will be left in the park, with the exceptiou of the 6tb Uuited States volunteer^ whioh will be kept here to guard the hospitals and Goveroment property. The removal of Major Geo. Breck iuridge's headquarters from (Jimp Thomas will likely occur on September 1. The prospects are that the General will establish his main headquarters at Lexington and divide bis timo between that place and Knoxville. As fast as trains can be gotten ready the convalescents are being sent lo their homes. Already over fonr thousand sick leaves have been granted,and there are yet in the hospitals over 1,500 sick. These will be sent home as they are con? valescent. There were to day reported in ail 520 cases of typhoid fever io the hos? pitals, and six deaths. A FEMALE SURGEON. V> ashiogton, August 29 -To-day for the first time in the history of the AmericoD army a woman was appoint? ed a member of the medical stab1. Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, wife of Prof W. J. McGee of this city, and daugh? ter of Prof. Simeon Newcomb, former? ly of the naval observatory, was reg? ularly sworn io as an acting assistant surgeon. This, according to Secretary Alger's general order, would eu ti tlc ber ti) the uniform cf second lieutenant without designation of rank. If is not ; likely, however, that Dr McGee will i avail herself of this privilege. The appointment, while a novelty from a technical standpoint, is not the be wioin? of Dr McGee's service with the war department ; throughout the war she bas been in charge of the selection j of the women nurses, and of tin* 70U ! now in the 6eld most hav?? paused j muster at ber handc. Dr. MoGee has practiced her pro- j fession in Washiogioo for >omc years, j and i? well known io medical circles throughout thit? country, having ooo j tributed several papers to thc Amer ?cao Association for the advancement of science and to other scienti?o or? ganisations. - -mm- ^?1^- - Wisdom io-dav means comfort to morrow. < To nrore it ouy a "Wuite" ard UBC it. Instructions Have Been Issued. Cuban and Porto Rican Com? missions Ready to Leave. Washington, August 29 -The in? structions to the Cuban and Porto Rican military commissions were drawn up and approved by the President be? fore he left Washington. The instruc? tions will not be made public, but the general terms are known to be the same ad the instructions sent tc Gen. Shafter regarding the govern? ment of Santiago, and to Geo. Mer? ritt regarding the Philippines. This will mean that the military commission will take charge of Cuba and Porto Rico the same as the military governor now controls that portion of Cuba Far rendered to the Uoited States after the Santiago campaign. The many minor details relative to the evacuation of the islands are left to the commissioners, who will re port any difficult or disputed points to Washington. There never has been doubt that the Uoited States will take full control of ^orto Rico, but the instructions to the Jubao military commission settles any question regarding that island and means for the present at least the United States will assume the govern? ment and control of the remainder of the inlands as has been the case in San? tiago. General Orders Issued. Washington, August 29.-At 11:30 o'clock tonight general orders relating to the mustering out of volunteers and granting furloughs were promulgated by Adj Gen. Corbi. To those officers and men who have served beyood the limits of the United States leaves of absence and furloughs for 60 days will be granted respectively, while to those who have not served outside of the coun? try the leaves of absence and furloughs will IJ limited to 30 days. Will Justice White Accept? Washington, August 29.-There is still a possibility of a change in the per? sonnel of the American membership of the peace commission. Up to this mo? ment it is not definitely and absolutely known whether Justice White wiil ac pept the appointment tendered him, and efforts are making by the president to learn bis intentions in tho matter. Mr. McArtbur, the assistant secre? tary of the American oommissioo, is now in New York making arrangements for the sailing of the commission on the l7th of September. lt is suggested that Senator Lodge of Massachusetts is being considered to fill the vacaucy that would so result. ---?- ? ? - Spanish Peace Commission. London, August 30 -The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail says: ''The peace commissioners will be Senor Leooy Castillo, Spanish ambas sador at Paris; Senor Urautia, Spanish minister at Br?ssel?, the duke of Najera, governor of Cadiz; Senator Marcoartu aod Senor Abarzuza. Hobson's Promotion. Washington, August 27 -Assist ant Naval Constructor Hobson was to have been examined for'promotion last week, but owing to bis duties he could not go before the board, lt was ordered that his record be examined to see if that would entitle him to the highest rank. The board save : ''The board joins with all the world in ad? miring the skill, courage and gallant conduct of Assistant Naval Construc? tor Richmond P. Hobson in connec? tion with the Merrimac as set forth in the letter of the commanding offi? cer of the North Atlantic station.'' The report theo refers to the vari ous papers submitted in connection with Mr. Robson's record, and closes j with a recommendation that be be promoted to naval constructor The Philippine Friars. London, August 27.-The Philip? pine Islands' committee in Europe has addressed a letter to President McKinley regarding the appeals made to him by high Roman Catholic ecclesiastics in America to protect the religious Orders in the islands The expulsion of the friars, the com? mittee contends, is a "necessary an tecedent to moral sanitation." The letter names particularly the Arch j bishop of Manila and the Bishops of Nueva -Segovia and Nueva Caseres. J "whose acts of hostility against both natives and Americans arid against the Jesuits and other respected reli ; gious institutions are condemned by \ every one " The committee uiges President j McKinley to "aid the Filipinos to suppress the immorality of the dia- j helical institutions fostered by these ? monks," and the letter concludes a6 follows : "Your name can never be associated with that of the friars, and the sense of right of the noble nation at whose head you aie placed will uever permit the ever victorious humanitarian Stars and Stripes to protect them " ? ONE THOUSAND HUMAN SKELETONS, THE SHADOW OP THE FIRST MAINE. THE REGIMENT WHCH PASS? ED THROUGH SUMTER LAST WEEK. Special to The Augusta Herald. New York, August 27 -One thou? sand skeletons, the shadow of the First Maine volunteers, reached Jer? sey City to day. Out of this wreck of what was a splendid regiment ev? ery fifth man was so weak, so emaci? ated by suffering and disease that be could hardiy walk. "What is Chickamauga like ?" .'It is hell-hell-bel! !" said Capt. L H. Barney, of Co. C. "It is the worst place I ever saw-worse than I ever imagined, and life there was truly bell Picture to yourself 50, 000 soldiers encamped on a hillside, with no proper surface drainage. Imagine the refuse and filth that must accumulate, then picture the health of the men from northern climates who were forced to wallow in such filth, with a burning sun overhead ali day long. Is it any wonder that we are mere shadows of our former selves ? The men hope they will never have to undergo such torture again. We would nos have cared if we had been killed in Cuba while fighting for our flag, but to be placed in a hellish place like Chickamauga within the boundaries of our own be? loved country, was cruel, to say the least." Movements of Troops to and From Santiago. j MORE SICK AMERICANS START HOME. I _ i GEN TORAL AND STAFF ARE TO LEAVE THIS WEEK. Santiago, August 28, 7 45 p m. The transport Roumanian will leave for Montauk Point to morrow morn? ing with six hundred and fifty sick men of the Seventy-first New York, Second and Ninth Massachusetts, Second regulars, the Tenth cavalry and the Sixteenth and Twenty first regiments. The condition of the men is extremely bad, the disappoint? ment over the delays in getting them away having greatly affected their spirits. . Ambulances were found to be necessary .to convey mo3t of them to the steamer The transports San Francisco, San j Augustine and Leonora will leave to ! morrow for Guantanamo, Barracoa and Sagua, for the Spanish prisoners there. The condition of these men is distressing and it is probable that death will claim nearly half of them before they reach Spain. Their con? dition is the result of hard living and the prevailing fever The rations and medical aid 6ent from Santiago were practically too late The transport Knickerbocker ar? rived this morning with the Second j battalion of the fifth infantry Her trip was delayed through an accident to her gear at Tampa. The Second and Third battalions of Ray's immune regirneut will leave to? morrow for Baracoa and Sagua. for garrison duty at those places Gen Toral's staff and a few other officers will leave next week on the Leon XIII. Gen Toral and his staff are now assisting in the embarkation of thc Spanish troops The general has received many calls from Ameri? can officers during the last few days Gen. Liwton will use Gen Toral's headquarters at the building of the Spanish club as his headquarters, the palace being too email for the numer ours officers necessary for the admin ietration Over 200 Santiago refugees return? ed from Jamaica yesterday, and others are coming soon, now that confidence is restored Those who have returned found their houses greatly disturbed The Spanish hospital, as soon as it is vacated, will be renovated, fumigated and re? paired for use as a civil hospital Its locatiou is excellent and it has a ca? pacity of 1,000 Upon the arrival of a Spanish ma? jor recently it was discovered by ac? cident that he had several trunks fill ed with siiver jewelry, valuable ar? ticles and money, evidently the resuit of looting the houses of residents j during the confusion attendant upon the El Caney exodus Lirge amounts of money were carried away by Spanish officers At one house where eight Spanish officers were living, there was recovered a large trunk which contained two bushels of sil? ver and gold, which represented about $20.000 The soldiers have received only a small sum from our government, to? bacco and other small necessities. Otherwise the condition of the Span ! iards is wretched. They are sick and penniless, and distrust the reception they will meet on their return to Spain I.4' icu want a nice orpaa an easy terme eec Raodle