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A Day Without News
From Army of Allies.
_
Hakes a Period of Intense Ex
pectanoy in Washington.
Washington, Asg 14.?At the olose
af las offioial day at Ike alata depart'
assal las followiog offioial aonoooce
?eat was bollstioed :
"The depertmeot of state aeooaaoet
thai a massage from Minister Oooger
baa bats rsaeived, bat of aooortaio
data aad sol ia reply to the telegrams
seal Mas oa Aug 8 ll will aot bt>
made poblio "
This aame ai the eooolusioo of a pe
nod of iateose ezpeotaooy aod yet ooe
devoid of aay aotaal do?elopmeata,
tare io the foregoiog meager announce
aieat Mia tat er Coogor'e messsgo was
received to Washington shortly before
aooa, eotaiog I at to the Chinese lega
I oo by the osaal rooto through Cotoete
offioial?. Ii ata* in Iba Amerioio
eipher, without dste aod signed with
the minister's oatae. ll was traos
tallied to the state department aod
eeafereaoea begao between Aetiog
Secretary Adee aod Secretary Hoot.
Tbroaghoat the aftcroooo, however,
the stats department maintained so an
aooouotable retueooo concerning the
eahjeet, declining to admit that th.>
?aeeage was ia head The auspeose
wae elearad ap at 4 o'olook by the
above aoaoaaoemeot It was stated
aataorttaitvsly that while the message
was of a ooofideotial character, aod for
thai reasoa ooold oot aod woold |ot be
gtvea oat, yet. at a meant of aliayiog
possible misinterpretation, it ooold be
said thai the diapatch abowed neither a
better oooditioo oor a worse condition
aa the part of the legatiooert at Pekio.
Il did aol iodieete whether Minister
Oooger baa or hat oot received any
ftoasage from thit government. Noth
tag wat eoateioed io the u.eatage whiob
will aaoee aay oh to go io the ioatroo
ttoet to Qeo Cheffee Io fael, it wat
stated io this same aothoritative qoar
tor Ibat the only additional ioatrooiioot
seat to Gea. Chaffee aiaoe he left
Waabiogtoo were ibote of a more
tpeetto aod esplioil oatore, wbieh the
developments io China aod tho informa
ttea received by the war department
acee tout ted.
Allhoagh the aitaaiioa admits of the
peotptet of ao aeeaali opoo Pekio, yel
govoromeot officials were deoidedly
mers hopeful loday that a aolotioo of
tae Chioeoe problem woold be foood
wiibeai reaoaree to such meaioret
The improved feeliog ia hated largely
ea tho belief thai China, realiiiog lhal
bar eaered capital it about to be beteiged
by tho araaiei of the world, will yield
evsrjihiog aod that the legations?
ail) be delivered on the termt of the
allies
Latest Newa From the War
to China.
Hueata Aote Independently and
?mbarraaaaa allies
koodoo. Aag 16 3 50 a m ? "The
allies are reported lo have reached
Pekia Mooday," ?eye the Shanghai
aorraspoodeai of The Daily Kiprett,
wirieg yeeierday. He adds: "Chinese
offieisl oewt eooflrma thit statement,
bot wiiboat details '
A Parte message repeats thit, but the
tlalemeal, especially at il emanated
from Shanghai, matt be accepted with
ooaeidereble reserve.
Other Loodoo moroiog papers,
bstiog their remarks opoo Washington
dispatobet, whieh with the eiosptioa of
the foregoiog from Hbaoghai, form the
latest oewa regarding the advaoee. are
divided io opiaioo, some bslieviog lhal
the allies mast already have reaehed
Pekia aad other preferring lo believe
thai the relief will oot he aoeoaplitbed
astil ihe ead of the week
Telegrephieg from Yaog Taoag,
Aog 6, a .Daily News oorresposdeot
saye : "Sir Alfred Ueto'ee hopes to
keep the ossmy rosoiog sod lo follow
him right ioto Pekia."
Ngao Pieg was ooeopied wtihnat
tnsg a shot, sooordiog to a di-psteb It
Tho Deity Kgprest from thai pUse,
deted Aog 12
??Ilia beli**sd," the meseago adds,
'?taal Qeo a Taag Fob Bieog. Ma aod
Oaasg ore eairsaebiog 40 000 strong
at Taag Oaae. The albee stay avoid
April. IS60.
"Be Ja:
SUM
Taog Obau, pursuing cbe route north?
west from Chang Kit Wao " Tung
Oho appears to be about 12 miles from
Pekio.
A dispa'ob to the esme paper from
S^ar -hai dated yesterday says that the
?ffittals profess to be willing to baod
o?t the foreigo ministers, th-ir famil
and servants, but will oot permit the
depariore f oaiito ?bristisos
4 The Rsstiao government," oootio
oes this telegram "has ootifi d Li
Hoog Obaog of its wtlliogooss tt
receive M deQieis ou side tbo w*lls of
Pokio. thus devoidiog tbe eotraooe ot
tbo Rassiao force. This iudependen?
aetioo is oaloolateu to embarrass tbe
allirs seriously Japao demandt tbat
Qto Yoog Lo shall mpet tba allies
outside tbe city gates aod deiiv r tbe
mioisiers aod all tba native Chris
tiaos "
Tba Cbinose oioister io Loodoo is
qaoied as sayiog : ' Toe p iwers mos>
uot press too bard oo Pekio. I yoo
defeat tba Obioeae soldiers, it w ill foot
do oossible to oootrol the soldiery
They may toro and rood the legation-".
I do oot believa tbe legatioo food
supply will bo s opped as long as tbe
powert refraio from attaekiog Pekio
aod aegOMata for the sorreooer of tht
mioistert "
Tbo Caineta minister io Loodon has
informed the Bitisb f reign offioe tba
tht foreigo legations at Pekio were safe
oo Monday, Aug 18.
Tbo British foreigo offioe reply to the
latest eipber dispatch from tbe BntUb
minister at Pekio, Sir Claude Macdoo
aid. the wordiog of whtob was almos
ideotioal with the mes^ago from Sir
Clande reoeived by the Csoton corres?
pondent of The Daily Telegraph
aod published Aus 14 aod wbtcb was
transmitted to tbe foreigo office by the
Chioese ministers here, bias ih> British
mioister to be of a good cheer aou gives
tbe progrets made uy tbe relief column
Admiral Drooe, telegraphing from
Tako to the British admiralty, says :
Have reoeived tbe following from tbe
general at Ho Si Wo, Aog 10
" 'The troops are distant about 27
miles from Pekio. They experienced
tittle opposition. A position bad been
prepared by tbe eoemy but as tbe allies
advanced they fl d. Tbe Tartar oavalry
wat obarged by two squadrons ot
Bsogal Lanoera. Many of the former
were killed.
'* 'Tbe standards of Gens Ma and
Sang were captured. Tbe troops are
moon exhausted by the beat, but their
btalth and spirits aro otherwise excel
lent.'
"A second dispatob dated Ho Si Wu
Aug 11, sayt : "Tbe advaoes may he
aomewbat delaved as rain is falling.* "
War iu the Pliilippim-s.
Io Island of Panay American
Losses Heavy.
Maoila, Sunday, Aug 12 ?K*por'a
from tbe Visayas itlaods show tba
tbtro hat bteo iooreated ao'ivity among
tbe iosorgents there daring tbe last s>x
weeks Tbe American losses to tb*
itlaod of Paoay last month were great?
er thin in aoy month sinco Jaoaary
last.
Oeo Mojioa, io Lay to, and 0 o
Loobao, io Samar, are harrassiog tbe
garritoot, tbootiog toto tbe town dor
iog tbe oigbt aod ambushing small
partita, firiog aod tbeo retreating upon
tbe larger bodiet. The rebelt po?tes?
to ample supply of ammunition aod
art orgeoixed to a eooaiderable degree
Tbe Americans have garrisoned three
towot oo Samar itlaod, two of wbteb
shelter a teoth of tbe original inhabi
taott, who suffer from the oootiooal
?soipiog" of tba rebelt from tbe tar
roaodiog hills. Tbe third is witboat
toy native inhabitants, tbo rebel
outposts, a mile away, preventing their
return to tbeir hornet.
Wbeo amnetty wat proelaimod it
praetieally waa witboat etfaot, aod tbe
expectation tbat tbe proclamation
would accomplish much io tbe unex
pirtd time is daily diminishing.
Tbe Philippioe commission, it is
now aoaouoeed, will make all future
oivil terviee tppoiotmentt.
Several minor eogagemeott ooeorred
latt week in Loaon. Tbe rebels used
smokeless powder, wbiob tbey
mast oeoeesarily have obtained by fin
busteriog.
mm ???? sjgai
JOHN J. INGALLS DEAD.
Lao Vegas, N M., Aug 16 ?For
mer United States Senator Juhn J.
Ingalla died at Katt Vegas at 2 25 a
ot today lie was ssrrounded by bis
family The funeral will bo held in
Atchiton, Neb
Senator lngalle' illneaa dated from
March. 1899, when at Washington
bio throat began troubling bint. U*?
worked steadily writing political
articles for newspapers throughout
tbe country He waa treated by
several opecisliota, bat reomved no
relief, and on tbeir advioo returned
with hia fsmtiy to Aiohiaon A*
hone he grew no better T?*u
months ago he sooght soother cbs ge
of olimate, traveling through Now
Mexios
IMIiatWsYa.^W
st and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou
[TER. S. C WEDNEI
CHINA BEGS ~
FOR PEACE
Rapid and Victorious Ad?
vance of Allies Bring
Tnem to Terms.
4 COM MUNI TATION PROM LI
BUNG CHANG? O* GEB
HCjARD FROM AGAIN
Washington. Aug. 16 ?At ih? close
of a day of ioieose auxie y. ?he de*
partment of etato tonight made pablio
?he latest oorrespoodeooe between the
U ittod States government aod China
constituting oot ooly a remarkable
series of state papers, bat at''the same
time dispeding all doubt aod oooer
latoty as to ibo Amerioao policy io the
present critical jauotore. The orgeot
aim st pa'hetio appeal of Li Hoog
Cbaog, submitted early io the day,
that the viotonoos march of the allies
stop at Tung Chow, aod that the milt
ta-y commanders on the field be to*
struoiei to arrange an armistioe at that
ooiot, was met with a response that
Gen Cj ff e already had been given
oompleto lostructioos empowering him
to carry oot an arrangement to oonoert
wi b other o mmaoders for the delivery
of tbo ministers and other persoos
uod't their protection, to the relief
column, not st Tung Chow as had
neeo eug^ct'ed, but at the imperial
oity oi P?*kio. Furthermore, it was
made known to China that Gen. Chaf
fee'H laetrtS'iosja left htm free rein as to
whether be sh old insist upon entering
P kio aod going to the legations or
?booid reocivo the delivery of the lege
toners at ibe gate of the inner Tartar
city or at tno great outer wall. Io
?bort, Cbiua through her peaee envoy
besought a ba'r and an armistioe at
Tung Cbow, 12 miles from Pekio,
woereas. thj response of the Amerioao
gi vernm ot is that if there is to be a
halt?au armistice?it moat be at the
we a of the imperial cry I
Too conclusion* of the government
were announced af er an ex ended oabi
Oft meeting and were embodied io tho
following i ffiotal statement:
"Tbo following memorandum was
banded to Mr Aden by Mr. Wo at 9
o'oloek this morning :
' A cablegram from Earl Li Hong
Chang, envoy plenipotentiary of China,
dated Aog 15, and received by Minis?
ter Wu at 7 p m , on the same day :
"Tbo allied forces are approaching
Tung Cbow. I have memorialized the
imperial government to uepute eovoy
o negotiate an armistice with the sev
era! oommaoders oo the spot I will
ei?o shortly prooeed to Pekio. The
powers, beiog folly aware of the embar
rassing position in whioh their majes
t*e tbo eo p'esa dowager aod the em
pero are pleoad are earnestly reqnest
d to telegraph instructions to their
respective comma- ders after arriving
at Tutg Cn >w wi h their foroes to stop
heir further advaooe to the oapital,
?0 as oot to cau-e alarm aod fear to
heir mej's'ies aod oalamitiea to the
people F ?r eoeh advaooe would
snake the foundations of the Tai Chiog
mpire aod wound the feelioga of all
b r people, high aod low. For a oom
pliaoee with this appeal the million i of
people of the empire will be profoundly
gratelul to the powers. Please oom
monioa e ibis oablegram at ooee to the
secretary of state."
The following memoraodom io reply
was h?nded to Mr Wo this afteroooo.
F >reseeiog that there would be io
soffi a t time after receiving a reply
to oar o emorandum of Aog 12 to get
instructions to the relief column before
it bad reaobed Pekio, we sent on tho
same day to the general oommaodiog
the Amerioao forees io China the fol?
lowing dispateh :
Adjutant General'* Office,
Washington, Aog 12. 1900.
To Fiwler, Chefoo, for Chaffee
Aog 12 Secretary war directs me
to inform you that Li Hong Chang
appointed by Chinese government to
negotiate with powera requests cessation
of hostilities. We have replied that we
are ready to enter into an agreement
between powers and Chinese govern
ment for cessation of hostilities on
eoodition that sufficient body of the
forees oomposiog the relief expedition
shall be permitted to eoter Pekio
oo uolested sad to escort foreigo minis*
ters aod residents baok to Tien Tsin,
? he movement being provided for and
seeored by snob arrangements and dis?
positions of troops as shall be ooots'dered
satisfactory by generals commanding
the forees oomposiog relief expedition.
We have communicated this to all the
powers Japanese government takes
?ame position. We have not beard
from oiber p iwers
Af'd 'w ? days ago in view of tho
rao*d profess of the relief expedition
wo sent ibo followiag :
Adjutant Geosral's Offne.
Wssbingtoo. Aug 14.
V w'?r, Chefoo. for ChsfJoe.
Aoa 14 b Io aolieipalioa of accept?
ance by Chinese goverameal of ooodi
t|?a to "or reply to Ihem cabled you
Aag 12th, if Chiaese authorities
Alms't at, be thy Country's, thy God's
SPAY. AUGUST 22. j
o)mo>uu o?re wui.goes^ to deliver
miois ers end persons under their pro
teonoo to relief column ar P bin, under
arrantpm"nt8 wb?eh y >u eoosider safe,
yon are aurhong d to make a> d carry
our. arrangement io concert wirb other
command, rs wi b n referring it here
From info m*l oommuo oa'ioos with
representatives of other governments
bare we believe all to ?ake substantially
the ssme position Qi'Sttoo whether
y o sbooid insist opou entering P-k>n
and going to legattooe or will reoeive
delivery at gate of toner Tartar ci'y, or
outer wall, takiog rink of ministe s
psss og through city witb only Chinese
esoort, yon sod the other generals most
determine.
By order secretary of wsr
Corbin.
We are advised by Minister Cooger
bat the attaoks by imperial troops
uooo the legations in Pekio bave not
oeased While these attaoks oontioue
we eaonot s?on the advance of our
foroes toward P km If snob attaoka
oease, tbe ab>ve quoted instructions
will be allowed to stand and tbey would
seem to provide for all tbe aotion
r?qa?red ander tbe oiroamstances stated
by Earl Li in bis dispatch
A vey A Adee,
Acting Sforetary of State.
CONGER'S UNDATED MESSAGE.
Washington, Aug 16 ?The actiog
secretary of state makes poblio tbe fol?
lowing abstraot from a dispatoh receiv?
ed this morning from Conger It was
j handed to Mr Adee oy Mr Wo, who
explained that he bad received it at
midnight fr m bo taotai of Shanghai.
I by wbom it hod b^en received by way
of Tri Nao Aug. 15 It is undated
but w ?uid seem to have left Pekio
some time between Aug. 5 and 11 :
Secretary of State, Washington.
Our cipher is safe May it not be
Buffi 'lent authentioi y ? Wo bave been
imprisoned and competely besieged
since June 23 C>>o iou d artiilory
and r fl 6 ing until Ju y 17. only r fl
fire since, but daily ; with frrqueotly
desperate attacks, one last night. Have
already reported our loesses. * * *
Freoob, Italian, Belgian, Austrian
Du'oh legations and all other foreign
p operty Pekio destroyed * * *
Dr I glis' child dead. Marines Fan
ning, Fisher, Turner, King Tutcher,
Konniy and Thomas killed All other
Americans alive Inform Alta and
Seoretary 11 >ao Near ing allied forces
gives us hope.
Cooger.
The War in South Africa.
Krugersdorp, Wednesday, Aug 15
?Geu Dewet has crossed the Kru
gersdorp Potchefstroom railway and
is making to the north in order to
joio Commandant Delarey, who is
holding Rustenburg
Kitchener and the other generals
are pursuing; him and pressing him
hard His force is reported to be
beyond Yeotersdorp.
DEWET JOINS DELAREY.
London, Aug 17 ?According to a
dispatch to tbe Daily Express, from
Lorenzo Maiqaes, dated yesterday, it
is reported there that Gen Dewet has
aocceeded in joining bands witb
Commandant, Delarey.
RUMORED DEATH OF STEYN
London, Aug 17 ?Former Preei
dent Steyu. acoording to a dispatch
to the Daily Mail, from Lorenzo
Marques dated yesterday, is reported
to have died, while endeavoring to
reach Mr Kroger, as the result of a
severo wound _
Mrs Llewsyo Davies, a Pennsylvania
missionary to China, adds ber testi
mooy to that sf most of tbe other
religions workers io that field concern
ing the way in whieh foreigners are
regarded io China. 8be says : Amer?
icans are most appreciated by the
Chinese, aod the English next. Tbe
Germans are hated because of their
manner. Not long ago Chinese boy let
fall a barrel wbioh he had been carry?
ing io front of the bouso of a German
soldier. Tbe soldier, enraged, struck
bim a blow on the bead with a olub
that killed bim and then oalmly rode
away. He was arrested, but diplomacy
euoeeded in saving him from any
punishment for the murder. It is
almost a proverb io China that "For?
eigners may do as tbey pleaso aod go
free."
Mr. Faulkner's Wheat Crop
Mr. W. Meek Faulkner, of King's
Creek, has harvested 520 bushels of
wheat this year. Mr. Faulkoer bays
this is the largest crop be has ever
made, although ho has sowed as much
#nod on ewr-'^ni ha di?*
|?J< k*l|, Uu 1U.\ bttOS od t.OWtow It)
bashels of wheat aad harvested 254}
bushels This was pot in with a drill
The average seeding throughout the eo
tire crop was 2} peoks to tbe sere, aod
tbe wheat was as thiok as was deiirabl-*
Mr. Faolkoer does not believe io seed?
ing too heavily Id the case of the
drilled wheat, the harvest amoooted to
2*>J bushel' to eaoh bushel sowed ?
Yorkville Enquirer.
.and Truth's."
THE '
1900. No
Ptkin Captured,
Legations Safe.
BRIEF DISPATCHES AN?
NOUNCING PALL OP
CHINESE CAPITAL.
Washington, Aug 17 ?The allied
armies have captured and entered
Pekin in the face of obstinate resis
tance and the member* of the foreign
legations are safe. Official confirms
tion of the fall of the Chinese capital
came to the United States govern
tonight in the shape of two cable
grama, one from Admiral R?*mey and
the other from Consul Fowler at
Chefoo The cablegram from Ad
miral Remey came to band first early
in tbe evening, followed very soon
after by that from consul Fowler and
the officials, realizing the great public
interest in the events which it was
believed bad happened in Pekin, a*
once made them public Admiral
Remey's dispatch is as follows:
Taku, Aug 17. lam.
Bureau Navigation, Washington
Just received telegram from Tier
Tein dated 16th, 10 p m.:
"Pekin was captured on Aug 15
Foreign legations are safe; detail?
follow shortly."
Remey.
That from Consul Fowler giving
important details of the occurrences
at the time the capture of the city
was given out in the subjoined official
statement:
Chefoo. Aog 17, 1900.
(Received 7 55 p m )
Secretary State. Washington.
Seventeenth Japanese admiral re?
ports allieo attacked Pekin, east,
15'h Obstinate resistance Even
ing Japanese entered capital with
other forces Immediately surround
ed legations inmates safe Jopanese
lust over 100; Chinese 300
Fewler.
Previous information which has
been received hero showed that the
allied armies took possession of Tung
Chow on the 12th inst. From that
city lo Pekin the distance is not very
great not more thaa a dozen miles
It seems evident, therefore, that the
armies halted for a time at
Tung Chow probably for the
purpose of giving the men a
rest and to prepare for the attack on
the capital city in force after waiting
until the rear of the advancing hoets
should arrive at the front. Possibly
also delay was the result of negotia?
tions inaugurated by the Chinese
officials locking to the delivery of the
ministers with a Chinese or other
escort If negciiatious were attempt
ed they must have failed as the army
continued on its march and attacked
the capital three da; s after reaching
Tung Chow.
Tbe officials here were aware of the
fact that the stronghold of the Boxers
was in the Chiuese cuy and that for
tbe allies to attempt to foroe their
way through it into tbe Tarter city in
wbicb tbe legation compjunds are
located might mean a great loss of
life and possibly a defeat It was
also known that the imperial troops
which have aided with Boxers were
many of them in or near the Chinese
city and that much of the artillery and
rifle fire which has been poured into
the legations had been from the walla
separating the two cities. These
facts evidently were communicated to
Gen Ch^tTe and the other command
ing officers of the allies Realizing
these obstacles it appears the allies
decided to attack tbe city by the
east gate There are four en*
trances to the city on tbe east,
two leading to the Chinese city and
two tbe Tarter city Just which of
these was selected as the attacking
point Conaul Fowler's dispatch does
not disclose. Contrary to the press
reports of today Consul Fowler's dis
patch shows that the attack on tbe
city met with strong resistance. The
Japanese advance engaged, accord
ing to tbe understanding of the
officials here, numbered 10,000 men
so that the loss suffered by them was
over 1 per cent. No mention is made
of the losses of tbe forces of the
other armies but it is presumed that
it was in proportion to that suffered
by tbe Japanese
Raequetto Like, N. Y., Aug 14?C.
P. Huntington, president of the South?
ern Paoifio Railroad company, died at
his camp, Pine Knot, in tho Adiroo
dacks a; about midnight. Heart dis?
ease was tho dircot oause of death.
Rqya
Absolute nrlP
Makes the food more del
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rBDB SOUTHRON, Established Jone ISM
w Series-Vol XX. No. i
Instructions Given
To the Powers Jrny.
Georgetown, Ky , Aug 14 ?The
I final instructions were read to tbe
I jury bv Judge Cant rill this evening
in tbe Powers trial and Judge James
Sims made tbe opening argument to
I the ju?y for the defense Defendant
Powers is in such a nervous and crit
I ictil condition that bis attoroeys filed
a phvsician's affidavit that he was
unable to attend a night session of
tbe court, but Judge Cantrill said a
, cot could be provided for bim aod be
could lie down in th' court room dor*
ing tbe speeches Powers was able
to sit up tonight, however
Tbe instructions to tbe jury arc
considered by defendants' attorneys
I as being entirely too severe and tend
io lenspo P- wers' chances of acquit?
tal, although tbey are still confident
of a verdict in bis favor
Tbe court instructs the jury that
an accessory before the fart may be
convicted, although the person who
committed the act is never identified,
?pprehended or tried, and that it the
lory believe from the evidence be*
yond a reasonable doobt, that tbe
lefendant conepired witb the other
jersoos indicted, or any other per?
sons, to procure or bring about tbe
nurder ot Goebel they ought to fi id
, the defendant guilty of murder aud
: fix his punishment at death or con?
finement in the State penitentiary for
life, in their discretion The court
further instructs the jury that if
Powers was a party to a conspiracy
1 they ought to find him guilty wbethej
he was present at the time of the
shooting or wounding or not, whether
the identity of the person shooting
and woundiug said Wm Goebel be
established or not ; and if the jury
shall find the defendant guilty they
ought to fix the punishment as indi
cated.
The court instructs that the jury
cannot convict the defendant upon
the testimony of an accomplice un'ess
such testimony be corroborated by
other evidence tending to connect
; the defendant with the commiesion of
the offence
Every fact and circumstances nec
; ossary to constitute tbe guilt of the de
j ndant, ought to be proved to the eat*
isfaction of the juty beyond a reason
able doubt; and unlese the defendant
has been so proven guilty beyond g
? reasonable doubt, the jury cugbt to
j find him not guilty.
Judge Sims in his speech tonight
said the proof in the case has uot
borno out tbe statements of the case
I made for tbe commonwealth by Col.
|T C Campbell lie took a shot at
j Campbell by saying if tbe common?
wealth attorney bad stated the case
he would have stuck to the facts that
j could be proven He dilated at
length on Coolmao's testimony that
! if the fell of the ballet was 1 13 16 of
j an inch in passing through Goebei't
'? body it could only have been fired
! from a point seven feet above Powera'
office window.
ANCIENT CIVILIZATION.
Londou, Aug 15 ?Mail advices to
the Daily News from Constantinople,
dated Aug 8th, announce tbo arrival
there of Prof fl. V Hilprecbt. hoad
i of the University of Pennsylvania
expedition to Nippur, after having
I discovered the library of the great
! Temple, with over 17 000 tablets,
dealing witb historical and literary
1 matters, not one of them ot later date
i than '2280 B. C
"The unexplored remains of the
library," says the correspondent,
"will require five yesrs for excava?
tion. II these parts prove as rich in
results as the portion already found,
there will be no example in tbe
world's history, not even in Egypt,
of so complete a recovery of tbe
records of ancient civilization 99
A Lawyer Disbarred.
G W. M. Williams, who has ob?
tained great notoriety io a Gengta
extradition ease, is agaio before the
public Ha was a lawyer at Pen Lark
and upon petitions of tbe B?r ot tbe
ooonty was disbarred by Judge Benetv
He left the State to avoid arrest, but io
the meantime ao appeal was taken io
his behalf to the Supreme Cjurt as to
tbo action of the county Ba'. Tcd*y,
by reason of his failure to comply witb
the rules of the Court aod oa motion
of John R Bellinger, A.M. Bostick,
L C. Ioglis aod Ex Judge Iziar, tbe
elerk of tbe Court dismissed the appeal
and Williams stands disbarred This
is said to be tbe first ease of the kind
occurring in this State.?Columbia oor.
News and Courier.
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