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jj CHINA STATES HER CASE AT LENGTH. t - i Communication From tbe Pekio Government to Min? uter Wu. i Washington, July 11 ?An irope rial decree dated third day of aizth moon wee received by telegraph today by Miniater Wu, from the Teotsi of Shanghai, transmitted oo July lot from tbe treaanre of the Cb'hli repoblio wbo received it y special oonrier on Jone 30 from the board of wer, wbo io torn received it from tbe privy ooonoil in Pekio This decree ie aa follows : v "The oiroumatat.ces whioh led to tbe commencement of fighting be twoen Cbineee end foreignere were of snch n oomplex. ooofoeing and nofortooate cbsrsoter aa to be entire ly nnezpeoted Oor diplomatic rep reeentntivee abroad, owiog to their abeenee from tbe scene of notion, bave bed no means of knowing the trne stars of Ikings, end sooordingly w oaonot ley tbe views of tbeir govern osent before tbe ministers of foreign affairs of tbe respective powere to wbiob tbey ere accredited. Now we take tbis opportunity of goiog fully into tbe matter for the information of onr repreteotstives aforesaid. "In tbe first place, there aroee io tba proviooee of Cblbli and Shan " Tnng a bead of rebellious subjects, wbo bad been in tbe habit of practic? ing boxiog sod fsooing in their re* elective villages, and at tba same tissa clothing tbeir doioge with spir 4 itnalietic and straaga rites. Tbe loosl eethoriiies failed to take doe notion ef these al the time. Accordingly tbe infection spread witb astonishing rapidity. Within the space of a snoath it eeemed to make its eppeer eeee everywhere and finally even reaebsd tbe ospitsl itself Kvery one locked upon the movement ae super netarel aad strange aad many joioed it Thea there ware lawleae eod ?reeeberone persons, who eoooded tbe cry of 'Dowe witb Christianity ' A boot tbe middle ef tbe fifth moon, these persons began to oreata dis? turbances without wsroing Chnrohes were boret aad eooverte were killed Tbe whole oity was in n ferment A . aitnatioo wae oreated wbiob could - not be brought under control At flret, tbe foreign powers requested that foreigo troops be allowed to eater the ospitsl for tbe protection of tbe legetioo. The imperisl govern meat, having in view the compare life urgeocy of tbe occaaion, graoted tbe request, ee so extraordinary mark of eonrteey beyond the require ments of internetionsl intercourse Over 500 foreigo troops were sent to Pskin. This shows clearly bow mach esre Ohina exercised ta the msinlsnsnoe of friendly relations with other ooontriee The legstioos nt tbe ospitsl never bed much to do witb tbe people But from the time following tbe troops* entering the city tbe gosrds did not devote them selvee eielueively to the protectioo of tbeir reepective legations. Tbey sometimee fired tbeir gune on top of tbe oily welle, and sometimes patrol v led the streele everywhere There were repeated reports of persons m being hi' by otrsy bullets More ever, tbey strolled eboot the oily without restraint, and even attempt ed to eoter the Tong Uoa gate (tbe eastern gate of tbe palace grounds) Tbey only desisted when admittance wae positively forbidden On tbis account both tbe soldiers and tbe people wsre provoked to resentment aod voio A their indignation with one accottl 'Lawless persons then took ad van tage of tbe aituation to do miechief, and became bolder than ever in burn \ng and killing Cbriatain converts. Tba f>o?v?ra> thereupon attempted to reinforce tbe foreign troop* in Pekin, but the reinforcaznenta encountered reaiatance aod defeat at tbe handa of tbe inaurgenta on the way and bave not yet beeo able to proered Tbe ioeurgeote of the province* of Cbibli and vShau Tung had by tbis time affected a complete onion and could not be eepsrsted. Tbe imperisl goveromeot waa by do means reluct ?at to iasue orders for tbe eotire sup? pression of this insurgent element But ee the trouble was so near at bead, there wae a great fear that doe protection might not be assured to tue legations, if the sosrobists should be drivsn Io sxtremiliee, tbos ? briogiog oo a nstioosl calamity There also * %e a fesr that uprising* might oo r io tbe proviooes ol Cbibli aod Shan Tong at the eame time, with the reaolt that both foreign missionaries and Chinese converts in the I vo provioceo might fsll victims to popular fury It waa, therefore, absolutely neoesssry to consider the matter from every point of view. ' As a measure of precsution il WSS finally decided Io request the foreign ministers to retire temporarily to Tien Tsin for safety It waa while the diecassiou of this piop>eition was ia progrea that the (?endan minister, Baron von Ketteler, v?n aasinatod by ? notions mob one morning while i n hie way to the tsong >i ysmen On the previoun ?1 >y (he Got SSOS mialstel h*r! written a rOStOf appointing >t time jjibf calling st the luting Ii yamrn ( lJut the yamen. fearing bi might be . molested on the wsy, ltd Ml consent ' to ths appointment an ruggeettd by tiio minister Since this occurmiiro the einrchiatR aasntned a morn bold Mint threatening Btliltldo und COIN queotly it was de< Bed wise to carry out the project of seftvlftsj the diplo? matic enrp* to Tu m Till under an es cort However, orders were issued to the troops detailed for the protec tion of the legation to keep stricter watch and take greater precaution against any emergency. "To our surprise, on the 20th day of the fifth mono (Juno 16), foreign (naval) office is at Tsku called upon Lo Jung Kwang, the general com? manding, and demanded his surrender of the forts, notifying him that failing to receive compliance they would at 2 o'clock the next day take steps to seize the forts by force Lo Jung Kwang being bound by the duties of his office to hold the forts, bow could he yield to the demand? On the dsy nsmed tbey actually first fired upon the forte, whicb responded sod kept op a fighting all day and then surren? dered Thus the conflict of forces began, bot certainly the initiative did not come from our side "Even sopposiog tost China wsre oot oooseioos of her true eondition, bow eoold she tsks soob a step as to engage io war with all tbs powers simoltaosooily, sod bow eoold she, rslyiog opoo tbs support of so soar ohistio popolaoe, go ioto war with the powers? Our position io ibis matter oogbt to be elearly ooderstood by all tbs powers. "The above is a statement of the wroogs we have suffered, sod bow Chios was drivso to the unfortunate position from which she eoold oot es ssps. ' Oor several ministers will make known aeeoratsly aod to detail tbs oootsots of this decree aod the pMiey of China to tbe ministers of foreigo affairs io their respestive eotiotries sod sssors them tbst tbe military aothori ties ars still snjoiosd to afford protse tioo to the legatioos as bitbsrto, to the utmost of tbsir powsr. As for tbe sssrsbists, tbsy will be ssversly dsslt with as sireosastsBssa permit "Tbs ssvsrsl ministers will eon tin us io tbs dissbargs of tbs dotiss of tbsir office as bitbsrto witboot hesitation or doobt. This tslsgrspbis dssrss to be trsossaitted for tbsir information. Re? spect this." VERY SATISFACTORY Tbs document gsvs grsst satisfac? tion bers ss it showed tbst, assumiog tbers was some foundation for tbs first rsports tbst ths imperial government bad encouraged tbe ftoiere aod steo participated io tbe etteoks upon ths Isgatioos. ao effort is shoot to he made to retrieve that mistake. NO CHANGE OF PLANS. It is said that ths oots does not oall for answer from lbs stste department at this stsga, and will not materially sffeot ths military programme laid dowo by oor oovernment. Such forces as wo osn land in China will bo poshed forward with rapidity to Pskin. Tbs ooiy con? sideration that would indues tbe admin iatration to1, relax that programme at aoy point would be tbe reopening of oommnoioatioo with Minister Conger and hia release from any son of dorsss or restraint. Possibly oow that tbe taoog Ii yamsn is communicating with the outer world, it will permit tbe foreigo ministers io Pskin, if tbsy are alive, to do the same. Oor government probably will suggest to tbe tsoog li ysmoo, throogh Minister Wo here, that this be dooe. Much will depeod opoo tbe respooss. ADMIRAL KBMPFF SUPER? SEDED. Wasbiogtoo, July 11. ? Admiral Romey, the commander in - chief of tbe United State? naval foroes oo tbe Asiatic statioo, having arrived in Chinese waten? is io command over the b-?ad of Admiral Kompff, whom ho r.tul8. It is believed that this cable? gram this morning relating to tbe land ing of the Ninth infantry has lost a dato line, for it is not doubted that the l,o..pi wer? :.n<i<'<l mc 'I'.?t*u instead of w>\ CJb-fo'j as bis message reads. Admi? ral KetnpfJ scored another eredit through the formal settlement by tbe Cbioeee government that the bombard? ment of the forts at Taku, whiob was dons over his protest and without hie partieipation, prseipitatsd tbe orieis at Pskin The National Republican party osme into existence ss a party iu 1850 Io four years after its birth it bad plunged the oountry into the bloodiest wsr of modern times It bss now hsd absolute control of the government for the psst three yesrs sod duriog tbst time two wars of oooqoest have beeo wsged, trosts sod mooopoliee have reached a de? gree of power never before known in sny nation, snd the United States treasury is plethoric with the in gatherings of the people's earnings These sre some of tho fruits of Re? publics!] domination Some of our rampant imperialists aro reminded, by thn Salt Lskn Tribune, that no foreign army can advanoo into central China rBSfpt perhaps by bsf great river N<? army oi>uld flint in that SOfjatf] It would hav^ io be in laily SOtaeStloi with it* hau?, or ItefffS urd ?hrn if a million Chinamen , ?irre |n I r ii?lrJ, thV w uM In? nolh? ing. It Wtold be as wh'D a bh y goes ? 1 >wn f." * a ni.d th?> watf... rlov ovor t, giving u;t ao sigs ibst soy ah pevsf ,. ih d bar? Ki i y w- Ii wi !? ? ul hin tmn; n pet that setwithstaadieg *i,? it vi onion, 8>nic "ati-fatMory adjust? ment oan bo tralo with'Ut a gcucml war. i The Littlejohn-Nettles Caae. _ BpartaQDQrg, July 11 ?Tho decree of J.idg: Aldriob io tho marriage 1 anoullmmt ease disposed of in court . h>ro on Monday wan tilod in Clerk of Coort Trimtuier's offiae today. State of Siuth farolina, county of Spartanhurg? In tho court of common pit an. Faonio V. Littlejobn alias Fan Die V. Nettles, plaintiff, against Stephen A Nottie?, defendant. On June 25, 1899, tbe plaintiff and defendant wero married, or at least tbo marriage oeremony was performed. Thin action is for tbe purpose of hav? ing said alleged marriage adjudged to be null and void, of no force or effeor? upon the ground that tho plaintiff at i the timo tho said alleged marriage oon-1 I traot was entered into was oon compos mentis, and therefore inoapable of en tering into or making a valid eontraot. The plaintiff is a lady of high sooial standing and ths defendant is a miois ter Mueh testimony has been taken, ioolodiog the parties hereto, near reta ttvea and a number of eminent pbyti eiaos. The plaintiff at tbe time of tbe ceremony aod prior thereto was ooo compos mentis, as a result of a dis? ease of a violent oharaoter. Io a few days after the marriage ceremony tbe defendant carried tbe plaintiff to a physieiao, who informed him of tbo oatore of the disease aod advised tbst ao operation be performed oo plaintiff This was done aod as a result her miod has returned and she is now oompos meotis. Plaintiff refuses to consummate the marriage eontraot, and says that be oause of her mentsl eoodition she did oot aod cannot make such eontraot. As mattsr of faet I find : First, That the plaintiff at ths time of said alleged marriage oootraot was ooo compos meotis. Second, That aaid marriage eootraot was oot consummated by tbe parties. Aod as a matter of low I cooolude that said alleged marriage oootraet was aod is not a valid or legal mar? riage Wherefore it is ordersd, adjodged aod deereed that tbe said marriage oootraet be, aod hereby is, adjudged to be ooll aod void ; is oot now binding aod was oever of force or offset. James Aldriob, Presiding Jodgs. Joly9, 1900. A glance at tbe testimooy shows that there were oioe witnesses, among tbem Dr. J. A Watson, of Asbeville, N C who aboot a year ago treated ber at a sanitarium and performed ao operatioo oo ber for a very grave malady He testified ss to her mental weakness and attributed it to her disease ' The following is the testimony of tbe plaintiff. Miss Fannie V Littlrjobu or Mrs Nettles : I am 35 years of age. reside in Cherokee County I know tbe defendsnt, Stepbeo A. Nettles ; have known bim since January, 1S99 00 Jone 25, 1899, my health was bad 1 remember going through tho oero* mooy of marriage with Mr Nettles oo Jooe 25, 1899 My mental eoodition was very poor. Tbh was before ao operatioo was performed oo me io Asbeville, whiob operatioo was per performed July 5, 1899. After tbe operatioo was performed I was o<t wiiliog to reeogoite tbe martial rela? tions with Mr. Nettles At tbo time tbe msrriage oeremooy was performed I did oot realise what I was doing. I did oot oome to myself fully until after the opersiion was performed After I oama to myself I realized that I bad gone through the oeremony. I have done nothing which would roeognise Mr. Nettles ss my husband I have read the oomplaint and the faots stated therein are true Was your phytioai condition the some on January 25, 1899, as it was at the time Dr. Wateoo saw you io Asbeville ? A ?Yes. Fannie V Littlejobo. Stephen A Nettlcp, eworo, says : I am tho defendant io thi? oa?e ; before too t?f?. h of Juouary. ISO!*. Ibe plaintiff became very m uob reduced in flefcb ; ocmplaioeti of loss of sleep and *everal times her engagement with me was broken off. whiob was afterwards re? newed. Oo tbe evening before the marriage oeremooy was performed she said she would marry tue if tbe oeremooy was performed oeit day, which was Sunday, aod accordingly the oeremooy was so performed Before that day was oot, aod before we got home, aod also after getting home, aho complained of a "pulling down" sensation io her head, aod appeared to be under great mental suffering from (bis cause I treated her as kiodly as 1 knew bow, arid thinking a trip to the moootalos woold help her. I took her there neit morn? ing Her oondition grew worse and more acute. Oo 28ih of June, 1891), I called in a physician who told me she was suffering from a uterine tumor, and an operation was necessary to save her life Later on I called in three other physieiaos and tho final resul: was tho oporstion as recited by l)r Watson in his totitimooy. As soon as possible i carried her to her relatives whero sha now is. She has told me repeatedly sho w uld not live with ao and w?>uld not carry out and ooosom male tho marriugo contract I mode a number ol visits to her father's whoro sho was staying, without bring aide !o see her, notwithstanding 1 had reocived messages fron? her not to some or t?y to see ??? r, as she would oot see mo or lite with mo, 1 did this in order Io try and iodOSS I er to sssoms aod earry not her rolatlOOl as u wile. My firtl iittimelioQ of any mental trouble wus IK in the doctor when tho opera? tion was performed and it was some lins alter this before [ rte'tgsd tbe se riooeoess of ?bat ber oooditiuo iol-i have been u! :lj<? tune- tDe (Darrtage e^r?; inony was perforDied, up it was a.o.?t natural fjr me tu be bopaful.aod undor the circumstances, ir irtl herd f or roe to realiz i the aerious malady wi h irhiob the plaintiff wan suffering. H. A Nettles. TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT. Alleged Discovery of a Plot With That Murderous Design. New York, July 11 ?The World eaya : A plot to assassinate President McKinley has been frustrated. It was concocted by a group of Spanish and Cuban conspirators with heed* quarters io New York. One of the plottere weakened and sent a warning letter to a member of the Republican national committee That letter was plsced in tbe hands of Secretary Charles F Dick, who refer red it to Chairman Odell of the New York State committee for investiga tion Chairmau Odell engaged a detective, who speedily verified cer tain important allegations made in the warning letter. Thereupon Mr Odell reported to secretary Dick, who laid all tbe tacts before Chairman Mark Haona. Messrs Dick and Hanua laid tbe whole matter before the president shortly besore his departure for Can? ton Tbey instructed Mr Odell to continue his investigation and cau tioued him to work with tbe utmost secrecy. To a World reporter last evening Mr Odell admitted that he and cer? tain members of tbe national commit? tee bad discovered a plot to assassi? nate tbe president. "Yes, it is true; butl regret ex? ceedingly that the mstter has become public He was extremely anxious that no reference whatever should be made to tbe matter Special deteotives sre guarding tbe president in Can? ton. Cold Steel or Death. "There is bat one small chance to save your i fe an that is through an operation," was tbe awful prospect set before Mrs I II Hunt, of Line ttidge, Wis, by her doctor nftcr vainly trying to cure her of a frightful case of stom aiMi trouble and yellow jaundice. lie didn't count on tbe marvellous power of Electric Hitters to cure stomach und lirer troubles, but she heard of it, took seven bottles, was whully cured, avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs tn re and feels heiter than ever. It's positive? ly guaranteed to cure stomach, liver and kid? ney troubles, and never disappoints. 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