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SUMTER. S C.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1900.
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NEWS FROM CHINA.
Various Reports of Matters
ia Pekin.
London, Aug 30, 5 15 a. m -
Amid the growing difficulties of the
Chinese imbroglio Mr Bmdrick's em
phatic declaration at Tborncombe
last evening proves that the British
government does not yet see any
sause to depart from the line of
policy originally decided upon, name?
ly, to take no responsibility for the
administration of China.
Mr Brodrick said be boped it
woald net be supposed that the gov
ernment was pusillanimous in this
respect. Its object was to maintain
British interests It was quite ready
to take its share of the white man's
burden, but could not admit that the
nature of that burden should be die
tated to it by the yellow man
"Here,*' the Morning P,?st observes
"?3 where the difficulty of select?
ing a policy conies in. We cannot
decamp and leave t!;e powes to settle
the matter between them 7'
The Chinese minister in London
asserts that he is in constant commu
nication with Li Bung Chang, who
is still in Shanghai
Dispatches reccved this morning
bring no later P^kin news A
Shanghai telegram says that Li Hung
Chang has sent a memoria? begging
tue empress dowager to appoint
Prince Ching, Gen Yu?>g Lu and the
Yang Tse viceroys as jcint peace
makers with himself
There are conflicting rumors of a
great hattie in which 1,500 Boxers
and Prince Tuan were k?iec
The Reform party, under Kang Yu
Wei, is said to be actively preparing
for rebellion
It is reported from Hankow that 25
Reformers have been executed, their
heads being exposed
BOXERS GOING DOME
Tbe Taku correspondent of the
Daiiy Telegraph wiring Aug 2G.
says that the country around Taku
and Pekin is devastated with the
result that the Boxers who were
moving north from Shang Tung are
now returning hastily to their bornes
Belated dispatches and the stories
of refugees arriving at Chefoo con
tinue to describe the terrible condi
tions in Pekin.
One of the worst incidents ia the
shocking desecration of the foreign
cemetery outside the west wail Th**
details are too revolting to be de
scribed Hundreds of bodies of Chi
nese are found in the streets o? Pekin,
supposed tc be those of traitors to
the cause of the Boxers
NO CHINESE GOVERNMENT
London, Aug 29-Mr Wm St
John Broderick, under secretary of
State for foreign affairs, speaking this
evening at The: ucombe, said the
situation- in China was considerably
involved because there was no
Chinese government with which to
negotiate.
"Great Britain,'"' continued the
under secretary, "prepared to sup
port the loyal viceroys of South
China who have stood aloof from this
insurrection and while prepared also
to preserve British trade with China,
will ciaim some penalty or indemni
ty for the damage wi ought
"Nevertheless we cannot under
take to govern China ourselves, or
with the assistance of other power?
FIFTY FOREIGNERS SLAIN
Ghefoo, Aug 29 -Yu. governor o?
the province ofShenSi is reported to
have invited the foreigners in the
province to come to his protection
About Aug 21 fifty accepted the in
vitation, and all were massacred
TROUBLE ONLY BEGUN
Berbo, Aug 29 -With reference to
the tature administration of China, r>
high official of tbe German foreign
effioe said to rb? corr^p^d* " * Tr.e
Associated Press tod -.y :
"It is premature to talk of the f->rtn
of governm or that will be set np io
China ; hut the prob&bili-ie* point
toward a condomium of some kiod
Inasmuch as the powcr6 will 006 trust
the ChiDese government to carry out
tbe reforms that may be agreed upon
by them, it will be necessary to beep
watch opon the Chinese authorities in
some way.
I "Ail this however, ia cot yet the
j subject of negotiations between the
j powers. The only subject uoder con
i sideratioo now refers to the situation io
j Pekio, aod Dot to the fafure status of
j the Chinese government.''
' Japan's action at Amoy is followed
. with inteose interest by the German
j government, but there is no reason to
j suspect that thus far the mikado intends
i a permanent occupation of Amoy.
Nevertheless, it is deemed advisable
that Germany should be strongly repre
sented at Amoy in case the situation j
should thicken The German gunboat
Tiger, which, with the Srst German
ironclad division, reoentiy arrived at
Hongkong, has been ordered to Amoy
The rest of tba division wiii be held in
readiness at Hoogkong.
Herr von Brand, former minister of
Germany to Chioa. who was interview
! ed today regarding the situation, made
j the follcwiog statement :
"It is an error to assume that the
? Chinese trouble is at end with the
i relief of the foreign legations. As a
? matter of fact, it bas buc just begun.
I because now the divergent interests of
j the powers are asserting themselves
j No doubt the United States would coo
! elude peace immediately and ect as a
j mediator, if uofottunateiy. Chinese
I duplicity were not so apparent
i '"Russia wants the empress dowager j
retained. Great Britain wants Emper- '
j or Kwang Su at the head of affairs J
j Germany runs tho risk of bein? is -lated !
! or of being compelled to confront, a coa- j
! li?ion of severa! power? if. after rbe !
j arrival cf Coast von Walcersc-e be
j sboo'id wish to continue military action. !
i perbap? ever, singlehanded, or if ;u ber ?
\ domaz-?s for redress she shouM Lrr> fur- !
; ther than the powers prinein-iiy in:?r i
j es'cd io China
I Regarding th? causes rh*1: led to the i
i Chinese troubles, Herr von Brandt :
j quoted v erbat i ru tho u.-z': cf a remarkable j
j rep'.-rt trtaie by the chief of the Russo I
j Asiatic Bank of Pekio, -June 15 last, j
j but not heretofore published The ?
j oassage of thc greatest io'crest i? the j
! following: A majority of the Pekin j
i ie^ations have decided to demand fhn
? creation or loreign settlements :o re- ?
! kin Uko thosfi at toe treaty harbors !
j immediately after the arrival in Pekin !
j of strong detachmen*-:. M dc Giers !
i (Russian minister) will endeavor to re- !
! duce thi3 demand to the appointment o? |
; foreign polic? commissioners under ?
j command cf the legations
j "Several of the legations desire a spe
? cial regency ever the emperor and thc
I removal of the empress dowager from
j power : but M. ce Giers insists upon j
j retaining the powers of the of tho eta |
1 press since the above arrangement ;
} would induce several power? to demand
i the appointment cf their candidates.
55 members of the regency
Tbis report cid ncr. reach St Peters
j burg until Juiy 30 Commenting
i upon it, Herr vo;? Brant remarked:
: "This shows how far the Pekin mia
, istors wished to go even before s?ricas
j difficulties began "
j Spain Can Afford to Laugh.
i -
i While the United S^-tos are stiil
j carrying on the war in the Philippines
j -for the privilege of conducting which
j they paid ?20 OOO OOO-Spain, reliev
j ed (tf her colonial incubus, is making
j rapid strides toward prosperity. Pri
I vate as well as public credit has
; improved, capital i? pouring into the
j country, new industrial enterprises are
i getting under wa? and there is a
! notable expansion or commerce. Mean
: while ia cur struggle with the white
elephant W2 took crT cf Spain's band- io
the Philippines we have socri6ced
thousand.- of American "lives and sunk
. nearly $200,000.000 and. unless a
radical chang? of policy is adopted, tho
wast^ of blood aod e-on^y promise'' to
continue indefinitely -Now York Her
! da
Savannah. Ga, Aug 31 -Nows
reached here from Ways Ga, that at
an early hour yesterday morning the
store of VV. G Stutton was burned
D ? Haymans, a c!er>:, was asleep
ir: the second story. Ii;? was se- ii
at one o? the windows surrounded by
flames, but could not be rescued
Ins charred trunk was found in trie
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thom all, be fails to tel! which of
thom bit the onion, all tb*- girls are
obliged to kiss him.
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Chane98 of an Early Settle?
ment Now Seem Bstter.
Washington, Aug 30 -The United
States government having acted upon
the Russian proposition as to the
withdrawal of troops from Pekin, is
now quietly awaiting for responses
to the notes which have been 6ent to
our various representatives abroad
for presentation to the powers Sev
eral days and perhaps a week may
pass before all these replies are re
ceived. According to their formal
expressions, all of the powers agreed
upon this one point ; they do not
desire to enter upou a formal war
upou China The United States gov
ernment is trying to bring about thia
result. For the moment it finds itseif
side by side with Russia, whose
earnestness cannot be questioned at
this time. The object now in view
is to bring about a situation in China
that will admit of the beginning of
negotiations looking to the rcestab
lishment of order and the cessatiou
of hostilities and the insurance of
protection to foreign life and proper?
ty After that the negotiations may !
touch upon other questions that re?
main to be settled It is with this I
object that Russia h3s suggested the I
withdrawal from Pekin, in order that
the Chinese government may resume
the reins of power, for the Chinese
people, being guided by externals are
not likely to yield fealty to a govern-1
ment not in possession of its own
casita!
THE CHAMPION OF CHANG.
The United >ta?es government has
been earnestly championing the cause
of Li Hung Chang from :i precisely
similar motive, namely a desir :
speedily to rehabilitate the Chinese
government in order that it may
carry out its express desire to sottie
the di?icuities which have arisen
In responding to the Russian note as
it did, the United Sutes government
availed itseif cf the opportunity of
directly inviting the remaining pow
ers to indicate how. in their judg?
ment, peace negotiations could be
instituted. This notice is calculated
to secure a full disclosure cf the in
tentions of the powers, if the inquiry
is met by them in th? frank spirit in
which ii ^ras conceived by the United
States government. The diilicui?y
apprehended now in reaching a s?t
tlement lies in the international de
lay and procrastination on the part
of any power whicii is conceal
ing it-s ttue purpose and does
not desire to avoid a forma!
war The state department is
already embarrassed by deLys ex
'?. perienced in securing responses io
j its note challenging the production of
I objections to Li Hung Chang It
I appears that much confusion exists
j at Taku as to what actually had been
j decided upon respecting the treat
j merit of Li Hung Chang should iie
I arrive at that, place en route to
; Pekin
The reports of tne nivu com
manders to their home governments
j ruther increased the confusion in an
i international sense. Admiral Remey
?found it difficuitto sift out the facts
! at Taku. Now the state depnrt
I ment finds the replies so far
j received from Europe vague and
I unsatisfactory from the fact that
j the various governments have
j different understandings a" to the
' exact conditions at Taku. It couid
j not be learned from the replies re
I ceived and those which were miss
: ing, but it can be stated that ?at the
: present the question as to ino accepta
I bilit}7 of Earle Li as an envoy and his
freedom from interference remain
' unsettled The advance of th'? Itu*
j sian proposition may reduce the im
I portance of the question, for with
the return of the Chinese goverc
. mont to Pekin the smaller pjatter of
: the sufficiency of credentials, could
j be speedily adjusted Altogether
? the opinion among the members of
i the administration is that the Russian
! move ''was made directly for a?!
j earlier settlement of the Chinese diffi?
culties than seemed possible a few
days ago
A FAVORABLE INDICATION.
Secretary Root io speaking todiy of
the statement in the Conger dispatch
saying that prince Ching '-ri? canons
f> Pekin, S3?<1 that ir. ^a~- a f;?vorab!o
indication Prince Ching is friendly
to foreigners and amor:^ rho ni ?rc pro
?-c-sivo of tho Chinese cfccials i" was
ai>o s'atod that conditions seemed to be
improved. So far no orders have been
issued directing rhc return of the Kni
tod States troop- from China rr their
removal from Pekin to Tien rW.u or to
any other point on the seacoast It is
still the policy of the United States, n-*
expressed in the note of Ju-y ."1 to
secure order in Chioa. If there should
appear in Pckio members of the
Cbioese government who were dc'; au?
thorized to organize a governme-.t and
to do so wirb the prospect of restoring
order throughout the empire, it would
bc coofddercd as a movemeot on the ;
part of China towards carrying our. the
demands of the United States. This
goveromeot might then consider the
advisability of withdrawiog troops from
j would teed toward the pacification of :
China.
! THE JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL.
i
The action of the Japanese govern*
j ment in withdrawing from Amoy the
troops or marines which bas aroused
the suspicions of the European powers
has done much to clarify the skaatioo
By this disclaimer of a purpose to
seize Chinese territory Japan bas avoid
! ed entering a wedge which might re?
sult io the splitting up or the Chinese
empire among the powers it now re?
mains for Russia to take similar action
as to the Russian forces at New
Chwang, and from the private intima?
tion that bas been conveyed to the
state department Russia bas assured
us that this occupation has been purely
military and temporary.
IMPERIAL PALACE ENTERED
Washington, Aug 30 -The stare
department makes public the following
cablegram from Mioister Conger, re
oeived this morning through the United
otaces consul at Chefoo :
Cbefoo, received Aug 30.
Secretary of State. Washington :
Thirtieth, following dispatch dated
yesterday. More Russian, Gorman,
French and Italian troops arriving
Imperial palace will be catered Aug
28. Military promenade of ail nations
made through it, afterward closed and
j guarded. Prince Ching is esr^ctc? in
j a tew days. Fowler
Conger.
1 Celebration >A the Rescue of
! the Foreigners.
Pekin, Aug 14 hy post, via Tien
T.-in - A ro^oil bc s'ruek com
; rer-mrrating the siog-> of Pekio it
! will boar thc legend : ..'Men. no; wails.
: m a ? e a ci *. V
Io the ground3 cf tin" Briri h i o g a
. HOD, where a handful of men wi;bs? .od
the millions of the Chinese capital for
: 5G Gay~, a memorable celebration is in
I progress toniehr. in vindication of that
j principle Missionaries as s o mb i ed
! cbout Bell Tower, arc singing the d:)x
S ology Rockets are blazing Soldiers
i ani civiiians of ell narionairic-' are
j fraternizing The women are apriaud
: ing the sound of tho cannon thar are
: ^mashing the yehow roofs cf the For
i bidden city
h The -ired Sikhs are planting their
j "tnt? on thc lawn : and the American
j and Russian cont inp eu's are iigbting
i campfires along the stretch of turf ex
: tending bcyorid the Tartar wall
Through the ruins of the foreign sot
; tlcment an cager, co=rn'poiitan crowd
; ia jostling Indians. Cossacks. Ularino
I Indies, diplomats. Americans from the
; Philippines and French disciplinarians
: from Saigon, who kepi; discreetly to 'be
j rear wbiie the fighting was in progress.
J but came conspicuously to tho front
when looting uegan Only the Japan
i cse who have camed first place, sra
j absent.
. R3sident foreigners welcome thc lux
j ury of walking about and immunity
! from bullets. The newcomers are anx
I iou3 to inspect th= evidences of an bis
\ torie defense These barricades are,
after al!, the most wonderful sight in
Pekio. The barriers hedging the
British legation are a marvel of stone
; and brick walls and earthworks Sand
j bag* shield every foot of space The
j roos of the walis have niches for the
i riflemen, and the buildings, at their
j porticos and windows, have armor
j boxes, bags stuffed with dirt, piilows.
! too.
Back <..; the United S'ates legation
is a work named "Fort My^rs,"
j which the marines held, eorspic?c?y
screening both sides of the walls, with
j *tops leading to if. There is a loop
I holed barrier across the wail which faces
i a similar Chinese work a few ynrds
away. Another wall bars Legation
j street in frost of the German legation:
: and, confronting the enemy's barri
cades within these limitf. arc yet more
walis, enabling thc foreigners to con?
tract the area of defense if pressed.
BUCKETFULS OF BULLETS
The r.'-* of the American and Brit
i s fa buildings were badly torn by the
Chinese shells The rest cf the foreign
settlement was alcaust d-moiish-d.
Two thousand eight hundred sheiis
fell there during the first three weeks
of thc bombardment, 400 ia ooo day. j
i>ucbetfu!s cf bullets were garhtred in
th.o ground..
Four hundred an<! fourteen pcplc
iived in thc place through the greater
part cf the siege. Three hundred and
four marines, 3>histeJ by S5 vo'uu'eers,
commanded by the English Capt
Poole defended the place Klevea
civilians <,vero hiiled and 19 wound d
Fifty four marines and sailers were
killed and 122 wounded
m _a I
The annual crop of mushrooms in j
France is valued at $2,000 .'00 and it
is Haid that there are f>0 wholesale
firms in Paris dealing in them In
the department of the Seine there are
some 3,000 caves in which mush
rooms are grown About 300 per
sons are employed in their culture
and tbev rarely leave the caves.
Russia's Proposal
and Response of IL S.
Text of Important Official
Notes Made Public.
Washington. Aug 31 -The state
department bas just made publie the
text of the Russian proposal aod its
owo repsoose as follows :
Telegraphic instructions sent to thc
representatives of the Uoited States in
Berlin, Vienoa. Paris, Loodoo, Rome,
Tokio and St. Petersburg :
Department of State.
Waebiogton, Aug 29 1900.
The Russian charge yesterday after
J noon made to me an ora: statement
; respecting Russia's purposes in China,
I to fbe following efface :
I That, as already repeatedly declared,
j Russia bas DO desigo of territorial ac
quisition in China ; that, equally with
f other powers now operating there
Russia has sought safety of legation at
Pekin and to help the Chioese govern?
ment to repress the troubles; iocideot
ally to necessary defensive measures on
Russian border, Russia bas occupied
Nieo Chwrang for military purposes
and as soon as order is reestablished
wi!! retire troops therefrom if aotion of
other powers he no obstacle thereto ;
the purpose to which the various gov
ernments have cooperated fer relief o<
legations in Pekin ha? been accomplish
jeri ; that, taking the position thar, as
j the Chinese government has left Pekin,
j there li- no need for her reprer?An'crivs
! to remain. Russia ha? dire::"! Russian
? minister to retire with his official
j pera neel from China : tba: the Rus
! sics troops will likewise bc withdrawn :
and tba* when the govemcacot of China
shall regaio the reins of govern men"
and ??iT;rd an authority with which thc
other power? d? deal, end wiii express
de-ires to ester in'o negotiations, the
Russian government will also narre i'.
n presentar?ve. Holding th se views
and purposes, Russia expresses hope
that the United States wiil share the
s^oie cpinioD.
To this declaration our reply has
boee made by the following memcrao
dum :
..The government of the United
States receives with much sa-?suc-ion
'he reiterated statement thar Russian
has no designs cf territorial acquisition
ia Chins, that Russia has sought the
safety of her legation in Pekin and
to help the Chinese government; to re
press rho existing troubles Thc same
purposes have mored and will c ontinue
to control the government of the United
States and the frank declaration o?
Russia in this regard arc in accord
with those made to the Uoi'ed States
by f'ac other power? Al! the power*,
therefore, haring disclaimed any pur
pase to acquire any par: of China, and
now that adherence thereto bas bern
renewed since relief has reached Pekin,
ir ought not to be difficult by concur?
rent action through cegotia'ien to reach
ao amicable settlement with C?ina by
whioh the treaty rights of all powers
will be secured for tho future, the opno
door assured, the ictereit and property
of foreign citizens conserved, and full
reparations made for wrongs and ioju
ries suffered by them
'.So far as we are advised the greater
part of Chioa is at peace and earnestly
desires to protect the life and property
of all foreigners, and in several cf the
provinces active and successful efforts
to suppress the Boxers have bern taken
by thc viceroys, rc whom we have ex
tended encouragement through our
eonsuls and naval GSCCTS This pres?
ent good relation should be promo-ed
for the r.eaoe cf China
4. Whiie wo egree that the imm?diats
object for which the military forces of
:he powers have been cooperating, viz :
the relief of the ministers ar. Pekin, has
hern accomplished, i'nc.rz still remain
rh? other purposes which ali tbs powers
have io common, which are referred to
in thc coremunicaficn of the Russian
charge and tfbieh wore spsei?ea?iy
enumerated in our note to th^ powers o!
July o To afford ali possible protcc
lion in China to ii fe ard property ; tc
guard and tr- protect '^W legitimate
foreign interests: to aid in preve^.tirg
the spread of thc disorders to ether pro?
vinces of the empire and a recurrence of
such disorders and to seek a solution
which may bring ab"?nt permanent
j ?afcty and peace in China, preserve
Chinese territorial and administrative
entity, to protect ail rights guaranteed
by treaty and international law to
friendly powers, and safeguard for the
world tho principle of equal and im
partial trade with all parts of the
Chinese empire.
"In eur opinion these purposes could
best he attained by the joint oocupa?i >n
of Pekin unner a definite uodcrstand- j
mg between the powers uofil the Chi I
nosf? government snail have be-m rees
'ablished and shall be in a positioo to
enter into new treaties with adequate
provisions for reparation and guaran?
tees for future protection. Witb the
estabiebment aod r?cognition of such
authority, the Uoited States would
wish to withdraw its military forces
J peaceful negotiation our jost ?emaads.
"We coosider, however, flat a con?
: tioued occupation of Pekio wocld bs in?
effective to produce the desired result,
unless all the powers unite therein with
? entire harmony of purpose. ADJ
I power which determines to withdraw
I irs troops from Pekin will necessarily
proceed thereafter to protect its inter
! eats in China by its own method, and
I wc think that this would make a genera!
withdrawal expedient. As to tho time
and manner of withdrawal, we think,
in view of the imperfect knowledge of
the military situation resulting from
the interruptions of t?l?graphia commu?
nication, the several military com?
maders at Pekin should be instructed
to confer and agree together upon the
withdrawal as a concerted movement as
they agreed upon the advance.
"The result of these considerations is
that unless there is such a geoerai ex?
pression by the powers in favor of con?
tinued occupation as to modify the
views expressed by the government of
Russia and lead to a general agreement
for continued occupation wc shall give
instructions to the commander of the
American forces in China to withdraw
our troops from Pekin after due confer?
ence with the other commanders as ic
th* time and manner of withdrawal.
"'The government of the United
Sistes is much gratified by the assur?
ance given by Russia tba: the occupa?
tion of Niachwacg is fer military pur?
poses incidental to the military steps
for the security of tho Russian border
provinces menaced by the Chinese, and
'hat as soon as order shall bo reestab?
lished Russia will retire her troops from
those places if tue action of the other
powers be net an obstacle thereto.
No obstado ic tuts regard can arise
! through any action of the United
States, whose policy is ?zed and h-js
been repeatedly proclaimed.
..Alvsy A. Adee,
'*Acting Secretary.
"Department of State, Washington.
Aug 29. 1900 "
i ou will communicate the foregoing
to tho minister for foreign affairs and
inrit? early consideration and response
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CoDfedsracy's Dissolution -
"In ail Southland there is. perhaps,
no more interesting bouse than is to
be seen in the quaint, aristocratic,
flowery little town of Washington, in
Wilkes county, Ga,7' write? Mrs
Thaddeus Horton, of "Romances of
Some Southern Kernes."' ia the Sep?
tember Ladies' Heme Journal "It
is known far and wide as Heard
House, taking its name from Stepben
Heard, the first, settler of Washing?
ton, later o governor of Georgia, who
reached there after a iong journey
from Virginia on New Year's Day,
1774 He camped his family cn the
spot where Heard House now stands,
where afterward be built a iori of
defense against the Indians The
\ first dweWng erected on the ground,
I however, was a large, wooden siruc
; ture, known as the Tavern of Capt
i John Williams, whose girls were
! famous Georgia beauties, courted by
! half the young squires in the State.
! "In 1865, just prior to the capture
of Jefferson Dav!.;, what is known
as the inst Cabin:1* meeting of the
Confederacy occurred in 'leard
House. The ronni in which the dis
j couraged Cabinet ministers sat is si
i the rear cf th'3 second story, an' has
never since been used For many
months what little conney thc Confed?
eracy had was kept in old bank vaults
on the lower Soor. The vault is
there today, and is doing duty as ?
miik and bulter closet. .\lrs Mulli?
gan, wino at present occupies the
house, is a descendant of the origt
ginsi Heard family.'*'
Poor old Charleston 1 How horri?
bly her better spirit is misrepresented
in the political manipulations of her
local rulers ! if there was ever a
machine-made wooden vote, deliver?
ed in block to order, it is that which
was cast in Charleston Tuesday, lt
beats evidence of a deal on its sur?
face Gae illustration alone will
suffice to prove- this. While a
ground swell was sweeping the State
for Jennings Charleston, ignoring it,
calmly proceeded to vote almost
unanimously for Dr Timmerman.
The machine evidently had the block
vote ready shaped, and Dr Timm r
man went with the rest of it Tne
non scratching of Tillman is another
evidence that the Charleston machine
is not responsive io thrills from the
rest of the State but grinds oat votes