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THE CHINESE
NEGOTIATIONS.
France Submits Propositions
Under Four Heads.
Weebiogton, Oot 4 ?P? >c3aitiona
of a t>r reaching character concern
lag China art being presented in
rapid aoooeasioo to Ihia go?ernmaut
Tbe state dc par meat had no sooner
disposed of ooa of these propositions
today, by delivering a response to
Iba German s/overument, than it was
confronted by an even more import
aat proposition submitted by the
Preach government, snd within hslf
an boor tbia wag formally seceded
by the Russian government
The aaawar to Qermsny covered
the ssbjeot of puoiohiog Chinese
offenders aod made known that the
United Slates bad inatruoted Minis?
ter Conger along the lines suggested
by Germany These instructions
look toward securing the nsmes of
the persons deserving chastisement,
also whethsr the punishments accord
witb Iba gravity of the crimes
commuted snd finally, in what man
?er tbe United States sod the other
powers are to be assured that satis
factory punishment is inflicted
Aside from these specific purposes of
tbe note, it is regarded as importsnt
ohtefly in establishing the most
aatiafactory relations between the
Mseramcftts st Wssbingtoo snd
Berlin
Tbe Franco-Russian proposal takea
a mach broader scope snd submits s
programme under which the negotis
lions tor s oomplete settlement csn
be csrried forward ' Tbe French
charge, M Tbiebsut, handed tbe
proposition to Secretary Hay sfter
noon today aud held a brief oonfer
enoe concerning it. Half an hour
later M de Wollaot, the Rostiso
Obergs, arrived at the atate depart?
ment aod banded to M r Hay a note
expressing Russisn approval of the
propositions just submitted by
France Mr Hsy gsve no formal so
ewer to the two oommuniostions, as
they will go first to the president at
Cant on
Tbe Franco Russian proposition is
??der four heeds, namely : Fi rat, the
pasiahment of the guilty partiea;
seoond, interdiction of the shipment
of arme into Chios ; third, payment
of indemnity to the powers, and
fourth, sufficient gosrautsee for the
tot sjre
la additioa, a suggestion ia made
for tbe eetablishmeut of a permanent
legation guard at Pekin ; for the
resing of the Tsko forts, sod for the
maintenance of a line of oommunioa
tioa between Pekin snd the sea
Tbe impreeaioo here, In advance of
action on theee propositions by our
goverament is that they contain
nothing essentially unfitting tbem to
be subjects of consideration in s
flnsl eettlement Tbe difficulty which
is likely to arise Has in tbe placing
of proper limitations opoo the scope
of each bead This ia particularly
true of the subject of guarantees snd,
perbepe, of that of indemnity Still,
ae already suggested, each is un
doubted ly a moat proper subjsot for
discussion when the flnsl nsgotistioos
sre rescued snd thsrefore, M.
Deloeeee'e broadeet proposition, while
likely to consume so mo time in re
deoing them to ultimata and binding
form, may be aaid to have a fair re
oeptioa ^waiting them
Aa to the introduction of arms the
slsts dspsrtmeot haa intimated that
there may be a question aa to its
wisdom, aod there la reason to be
, lieve, also, that Germany will not
view that particular feature with
approval. Bat there appears to be
good reason to expect thst a middle
groood will be reaohed by confining
the interdiction of arma to a specified
period, possibly to be fixed by tbe
time required by China within which
to pay the indemnity The chief
objsotion to tbe proposition is in its
being permsoent in its present form
Whst the Uoited States govern?
ment psrtioolsrly desires to svoid is
entering into s programme that leans
ia sny msnnsr towsrd tbe malnten
. sooe of a foothold on Chinese soil
and if tbe other propoeitions relstiva
to ths msinlsnsnce of s line of free
aod safs communication bstwesn
Ptkio and 'be tea, and to the lege
to?tc
April, 1S&0. "Be Jus
SUM'
tion guards, can be modified in the j
direction of temporary expedients
tbey will be more likely to receive
tbe support of our government. It
is apparent from tbe complexity of
tbe latest Franco Russian proposal
that tbe phase of negotiation thus in
itiated will take aome time to die
paae of it
?aasss? ^saaw
Chiiiese Happeuings.
Americana at Tieo Tain Op*
pose Withdrawal of Troops.
Tien Tain. Monday, Oct 1. via
Shanghai, Oct. 4.?At a meeting of
American citizens at Tien Tain the
following reaolntioo was adopted :
We, citizens of tbe United States,
deplore the contemplated withdrawal
of a largo part of tbe United States
troops in Nortb China We feel the
work of tbe allied armies ia far from
accomplished and that the refusal of
the American government to take ita
part tbereio ia aure to be regarded
by tbe allies aa an unworthy aot and
by tbe Chineae aa a aign of indiffer?
ence and we urge onr government
to carry to an end tbe work it baa
so hooorably and efficiently begun
and to maintain a sufficient force here
to secure tbe protection of American
mercantile and miaaionary interests
notil a settlement of the present
trouble is accomplished
WITHDRAWAL FROM PEKIN
BEGUN.
Pekiu, Sept 80, via Tieo Tain,
Oot 2, via Shanghai, Oot 4 ?Tbe
withdrawal of tbe United States force
from Pekio will begin next Wednes
day, Oot. 3 Tbe marines, Maj.
Wm. P. Biddle commanding, will
march to Tien Tain and tbe Four?
teenth infantry regiment will follow
them closely. The American garri?
sons at Ho Si Wu and Pei Tsang
will alao be withdrawn
Most of tbe allied generals are op
poaed to tbe campaign of revenge
which it is supposed the Germane
have'in view. Tbe Germane are
planning a movement east of Tung
Chow to capture tbe arsenal
Hoodwinking I he Powers.
1
The Duplicity of Chinese Authori?
ties Strongly Suspected.
London, Oct 6, 4 15 a m?It is
reported in St Petersburg, according
to the correapondent of the Times, at
tbe Russian capital, that the Chinese
fleet in Formoaa strsits attemepted*to
engage the Russian armored cruiser
Rurik, but tbe latter'a speed frus
trated the plan
Tbe correspondent says it is prob
?able that tbe allied squadrons will
force tbe Chinese fleet to capitulate
or will destroy it
Shanghai telegrams announce that
tbe imperial edict dated Sept 30.
ordering tbe oonrt to be removed to
Si Goan Fn waa leaned owiog to tbe
famine at Tat Yuan Fn, capital of tbe
province of Sban Si Tbey alao
express tbe opinion that tbe object
of tbe recent edicto regarding the
degradation of Cbineae peraonagea of |
high rank is merely to gain time and
to enable China to be in a better
position to defy tbe powera aa tbe
new ospital will be virtually inaccess?
ible from the coaet
Tbe Shanghai correspondent of the
Morning Post, discussing this aspect
of tbe oaae, remarka : "The German
troopo have no means of tranaport
sod any attempt to follow the Chi
nese court would be therefore quite
futile "
He aaya that tbe Chinese firmly
believe in tbe exiatence of a Rosso
German agreement under which Rua
si a will take all the territory north of
tbe great wall aud Germany the pro?
vinces of Chi Li and 8ban Tang
The Times' representative at
Shanghai aaya : "It is believed here
that highly inflammatory edioto are
being issued secretly and that the
recent public edicta are only intend?
ed to hoodwink the powera."
Manila, Ost 4?The osw Philippine
somssissioo today appropriated $287,
000 (Msxioao) for lbs peymeot of son
dry sxpsoses daring September sod
also dooatsd $1,500 (Msxieao) to the
widow of ths loyal aod efficient Fili
pioo president of ths towo of Santa
Cms, veogefolly murdsrsd by tbe io
sorgsots Ths porposs is to show tbe
Uoited States government's inteotioo
to protest its frisods aod faithful
servants, the Iloi'os of Paoy islaod aod
iia eivtl govsromeot.
A detatehroeot of tbe Forty fourth
regiment, in Biholisa, one of the Vis
sayao groop, has eneoootered s force
of ths anomy, killing 30 of them. Ooe
American was killed.
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Some of tbe Pennsylvania papers
ars warning the mine owners sgsinst
importing negroes to take ths places
of ths strikiog miners They do
oot tbiok a rssa raskst woold bs a
good way to aad iba strike raokat.
it and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou i
TER. S. C. WEDNES
NEGROES RULE THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Name a Colored Man
for State Chairman.
From the State.
Columbia, Oot 4 ?The State Re
publican convention met yesterday
in the hall of the house of represent
stives For three days prior to the
convention a hot fight has been
waged ss to the State chairmansbip
Deas, always one of Webster's right
hand men, a colored man, led the
fight, and he is on top He has
been made State chairman, being the
first to bold the plsce since Robt
Elliott The convention was nearly
three boors late in assembling yes?
terday owiog to the fight going on
When it was called to order Deas
stated that he had won his bsttle snd
the convention would smount to
nothing more tbsn a .ratification of
what had been accomplished. 8uch
proved to be the case, and Webster,
Tolbert and other white lesders step
seide so fsr as this convention snd
the Stste organization are concerned,
Smalls defesting Wheeler, a white
roan, for vice chairman.
At 2 2d o'clock the Convention was
oalied to order by Stste Chairman R.
R Tolbert and the proceedings were
opened with prayer by the Rev W.
W Beckett of the Charleston district.
While the convention csll was being
read by Secretsry Johnson, Gen
Robert Smalls and E W Screven
stuck up on the desk engraved por?
traits of McKinley and Roosevelt.
The convention's personnel was about
the same as in past years,
Sumter county was represented by
RM Wsllsoe, G W Murray, R n
Richardson, W W Ramsey, Jr, and
W T Andrews
I The State execotive committee was
elected as follows :
At Large?R R Tolbert and E A
Webster
First District? J A Baxter, G A
Reed, T L Grant.
Second?E J Dickerson*, W S
Dixon, P Simpkins.
Third?J S Adams, A C M er rick,
R E Williams
Fourth?B F Means, L F Gold?
smith, LWO Blalock.
Fifth?W E Boykin, F R Massoy,
C J Pride j
Sixth?Dr J R Levy, E J Sawyer,
R A Stewsrt
Seventh?A Latbrop, W W Ram?
sey, Jr, J H Abbey
The presidential electors nomioat
ed sre :
At Large?Dr Crum snd L W C
Blalock
First?Geo Holmes, Beaufort.
Second?T A Odom, Edgefield
Tbird-J W Tolbert, Nioety-Six.
Fourth?H H Felt on, (white)
Fifth?R P Roberts, Cherokee.
. Sixth?M K Holloway, Marion.
Seventh?Geo W Murrsy, Sumter.
Gen Smalls then moved to proceed
with the oomioatioo nf a full State
ticket
Dess moved to Isy the motion oo the
table as a piece "of absolute foolish
nets," but Inter withdrew the motion.
Gen Smalls then moved that a
eooomittee be appoioted to name a full
Stats tioket or report ths reasons why
it should oot he named.
Boykin moved that Smalls be nomi?
nated governor, and moved to lay the
motion oo the table.
The Smalls motion was then adopted
and the committed was appointed as
follows :
First?G I Cunningbsm
Second?P Simpkins.
Third?E F Cookran.
Fourth?E W Soreven.
Fifth?W E Boykin.
Sixth ?J E Wilson.
Seventh?A Latbrop.
At Large?Robt Smalls, ehairman ;
E A Webster
THE PLATFORM.
The report of ths committee on plat?
form was presented by Chairman
Dickerson of the committee. The plat?
form ss prepsred reads as follows :
The republican party of South Caro?
lina io oonvention assembled reaffirms
the principles of the platform adopted
by the republican national oonvention
held in Philadelphia, upon wbioh
MeKinley and Roosevelt were nomi?
nated, and prides itaelf upon its
oonneetion with a great national party
for the oorreotioo of great moral and
political abuses ; upon its glorious,
achievements for humanity and right,
and upon the oommeroiai and industrial
prosperity vouchsafed to the people
through its wise and judicious legisla?
tion, enforoed by hooest and patriotio
executives.
In so orifis of the nation has more
confidence been bestowed upon a ohief
magistrate than that through whiob the
proaent administration has passed and
ie now passing, and in no oase ha< that
confidence been more worthily bestowed
than upon that plaio, hooest and
patriotio man of the people, Wm Mo
Kioley. No president has ever ooo
kirns' I at, be thy Country's, thy God's I
SDAY. OCTOBER 10,
tended with more grave and difficult I
problems aod no president has ever
contributed more to their happy and
just solution It was but just and
proper that President MoKinlcy should
have received a unanimous reoomioa
tioo at the hands of his party, aod the
Amerioao people show tboir good judg?
ment and love for the nation when thej
demand aod guaraotee his reelection to
November next, to the end that foor
years mors of prosperity may attend
the people aod that the nation may be
saved from impending dishonor sod
ruin. I
Tbo Democratic party after shifting
issues from 16 to 1 hss now settled
opoo the bogus issue of "imperialism"
sod olaims that "do people should be
goveroed without their ooaoeot," while
the people of this aod other southern
States have constitutions sod isws
thrust upoo them by a minority whioh
deprives the mioority of tbe right to
say under what laws aod by whom
they shall be goveroed.
We endorse tbe administration io its
domestio aod foreigo policy aod stand
firmly with it io suppressing the insur?
rection io tbe Philippine islands, aod
oondemn tbe Democratic party for aid
iog aod absltiog tbe Filipinos io their
nowise course in striking dowo tbe
haod that is lifted to help them.
Wo condemn the Demooratio party
for its illegal aod unjust ehotioo laws ;
for its bliod partisanship in the selec?
tion of oommissioosrs aod maoagers of
election aod far its boasted policy of
disfranchising 100,000 voters of the
right of suffrage aod we poiot out to
the world that this \9 imperialism ran
mad.
Upoo these issues we invoke tbo aid
of all patriotio citizens of tbe State io
tbe election of McKinley and Roose?
velt for president aod vice president
respectively to the eod that peace aod
good will, booor and prosperity may
attend tbe people aod the nation
throughout its borders
The platform was unanimously adopt?
ed, though ooe man wanted something
said about the lynch law,
Tbo committee oo nominations then
reported as follows through Geo
Smalls:
"The committee oo nominations for s
State ticket? beg leave to report that
tbey have considered the expediency of
plsoiog a State tioket io the field, aod
after oarefol consideration, tbey are
unanimously of the opinion that it
would be impracticably aod inadvisable
at this time to make nominations for
State officers in view of tbe fact that
tbo present unjust sod unfair regiatra
tion and ebotion laws practically dis?
franchise niae-teoths of tbe Republican
voters of this State."
"FORCE BILL IP NECES?
SARY ?
New York , Oot 3 ?"Negro dtsfrao
ohisemeot tbe paramouot issue11 was
tbo snbjeot disoussed by several epeak
ers at a maee meeting of oolored people
in Cooper union tonight It was oon
daoted by the Colored Citizens' lesgus.
The ball was filled sod about half the
people present were whito.
Resolution? were passed protesting
against the disfranchising oj negroes
in sootbero States ; oslliog oo oocgress
to reduce tbe representation of snob
States to a proportion to votes osst ;
sskiog congress to pass Isws for the
eoforocmeot of 13th, 14th aod 15th
amendments to the constitution sod
"a forco bill if necessary," protesting
sgaiost lyochiog ; asking the president
to uio the military force to preveot
lyoohiog ; pledgiog the meeting to op?
pose the election of Mr Bryan aod
favoring the election of Mr McKinley,
by way of "rebuke to recent Tammany
police methods."
Bryan Nails a Lie.
Portage, Wis , Oot. 3 ?W J.
Bryan'e attention was today called
to the statement alleged to have
beeu made by Mr Kingman, that be
received $150,000 for insisting opon
tbe silver plank. of tbe Kansas City
platform, and he aaid : "It ia hardly
worth while to deny the charge of a
man who hides behind a woman
whose name be will not give, but in
order that the moat unscrupulous
Republican may have no reason for
repeating the charge I will aay that
it 'a absolutely falee in every particu?
lar. No one ever offered, promised
or gave me th at aum or any other
sum for urging that plank or any
other plaok in the Kansas City
platform or any other platform. I
don't know anything about Mr
Kingman, but it is said that he is a
cousin of Senator Cullora, and I do
know something of Senator Cullom
Tbe senator ought to know whether
hie cousin is trustworthy or not and
if tbe senator will etato over his
own signature that ho believes whst
his cousin says, and is willing to
represent him in on investigation of
the charge I will make him a propo?
sition which will give him an oppor?
tunity to produce his evidence
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It is estimated that the cotton crop
in Texas la damaged 400,000 bales.
With cotmn at (.50 a hale this is a
serious loss.
out!)
landVTruth's." the ?
1900. Sei
Adj. Gen Floyd
Compliments Militia.
Mayor Morgan's Final Re?
port to the Governor.
Columbia, Oot 4.?The trouble in
Georgetown ecerus to be over, and no
more trouble is anticipated The
militia companies responded with great
promptness to the call issued to them
and yesterday Adjt Gen Floyd issued
the following special order referring
thereto :
Special Order No ?
Par. I?With the profouodest appro
oiation of the extraordinary promptness
with which the volunteer troops of tbe
State responded to the call of the gov?
ernor in the reoent threatened tiot at
Georgetown and alacrity with which
they moved to the soeoe of the distur?
bance, is a subject of gratification to
tbe governor, the adjutant general's
department and to every worthy oitixen
of our State.
Par. II?It is a subject of pride and
congratulation to tbe whole State to see
sueb evidenoe of the improvement of
the volunteer service snd to witness
it gradually but surely reaching tL-t
standard of efficiency that bespeaks
absolutely tbe safety and peaee of the
commonwealth whatever the emergen?
cy
Par. Ill?Speoial mention is due
Capt H. F Wilson and the officers sod
enlisted men of tbe Sumter Light
iofaotry, who io the short time of 45
minutes from receipt of orders were on
tbe train 37 strong speeding away to
their destination.
Par IV?Speoial note is equally
due Ma} Heory Shaohte and tbe offi
cere and enlisted men of the First Bat?
talion of Charleston for great prompt?
ness sod dispatch with which three
companies of the battalion, the Sumter
Guards, Capt HytJe ; the Washington
Liebt infantry Capt Cogswell, and tbe
German Fusiliers, Capt Sohroeder, and
also the detachment from the German
artillery, Lieut Henry Notte, and tbe
Naval Reserves. Lieut Commander Geo
S. Legare, 1?0 strong in all, with
rifles and additional armament of Gat
ling gun and Hotohkiss, were in less
than three hours cn route for the soeue
of daoger
Paragraph V?Great credit is alike
merited by the local companies of
Georgetown at and near the city, com?
posed of the Georgetown Rifle Guards,
Capt S. M. Ward ; tbe Imperial
Guards, cavalry, Capt B. S. Bourne,
and all tbe forces are entitled to the
fullest praise for promptness and cool?
ness as well as soldierly and gentleman?
ly bearing through the trouble. Tbe
governor also desires to note with pride
tbe timely offer of Capt Blaok of tbe
Governor's Guards (but very recently
reorganized), of the readiness of offi?
cers and men to obt 7 his oall They
remained io their ball about 40 strong
until notified that their services would
not be needed. "He also appreciates
the tender of tbe service0 of the Rieh
land Volunteers, Columbia, Cspt W.
N. Kirkland.
Ry order of the Commander in-Chief,
Miles B. MoSweeney.
j. W Floyd,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Tbe only telegram from Georgetown
during tbe day was tbe following :
To Gov MeSweooey, Columbia, S. C :
Sumter Light infantry returned home
this morning All military relieved
from duty Arrest of rioters beiog
made by police without difficulty, and
trial and convictions taking plaoe.
Everything quiet. Will write full par?
ticulars. W. D Morgan.
Mayor.
^aaaw?ww^s?
docs it pat to but cheap?
A cheap remedy for co?igh* and colds 1* all
right, but you want something that will re?
lieve aud cure tbe inore severe and dangerous
results of throat and lung troubles. What
shall you do ? Qo to a warmer and more regu?
lar climate ? Yes, if possible ; if not possible
for you, then in either case take tbe only rem?
edy that has keen introduced in all civilised
countries with success; in severe throat and
lung troubles, "Bosohee's German Sjrup." It
not only heals and stimulates tbe tissues to
destroy the germ diseases, but allays inflam?
mation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good
night's rest, and cures the patient. Try one
bottle. Recommended many years by all drug?
gists in tbe world. For sale by A J China. B
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Governor MoSweeney does not ap?
pear to have beoo as happy as usual in
appointing the new Stato Board of Ed?
ucation. Some newspapers that ar?
dently supported the Governor's can
didsoy in tbe raoent primary are hot
shotting tbo Board's ohacges of text
books, and many teaobcrs God fault
with the new selections?Barnweli
People
There is no more resemblance
between tbo oases of Louisiana and the
Philippines than there is bo ween
Thomas Jefferson, the father of the
Demooratio party, and William Mo
Kinley, tbe most authoritative exponent
of imperialism, militarism and trustism,
the ohief dootrioes of the Republican
party.?New Orleans Pioayuoe, Dem.
rK?K SOUTHRON, EatablUhed Jone. I S( U
w Series?Vol. XX. No. II
GEN. BUTLER.
Republicans Are Gloating
Over His Anti-Democ?
ratic Views.
Manufacturers' Review
Gen Matthew C Batter, ex-United
States ssoator from Sooth Carolina, is
io danger of beiog d aouooed aa an
enemy of the Sooth aod a traitor to his
party by some of tbo rampart party
men aod papers of the Sooth, who oan
see only evil io every mao that dares to
say that Bryaoism is oot what the
Sooth needs. In an interview publish?
ed io tbe New York Times, Butler is
quoted as follows :
"The Sootb has never been so pros?
perous at aoy time siooa the civil war
as it is todsy, ssd I tbiok that thia
gratifying condition of affairs is doe
principally to '.be high prioes at present
beiog paid for oottoo. I believe, for*
thsr, that if tbe present conditions
oootione it wt!l ooly be a short time till
the Sooth is thoroughly oo her feet
again. In sayiog this I do oot speak
as a politicise, for I bavs been oot of
polities bow for many years, bot from
the standpoint of a southern farmer, to
which olass I beloog."
"How sboot the politioal outlook to
the sootb, geoeral ?" *
"Well, now too have asked me a
bard question. There is where the ne?
gro comes io. If it were oot for him, I
believe that tbe existence of the pres?
ent politioal conditions io the South,
which are due to tbe domination of
populistio ideas, would undoubtedly be
reboked by tbo people south of Mason
aod Pixoo's lioe Many persons to
the Sooth see io protection, especially,
a very beoeficial thing to everybody
coooeroed.,,
"How about tbe queetioo of imper?
ialism io tbe Sooth ?"
"Personally, I am ao expansionist.
I tbiok tbe Democratic party made a
mistake wheo tbey raised the cry of
anti-imperialism, aod I don't believe
that there is any such thing As for
tbe Southern people, I don't see how
any of tbem, especially those io the
oottoo business, can ceeo aoy thing not
beoefioial to them io the policy of ex?
pansion.
"I tbiok Mr MeKioley has made a
most excellent presideot. He is thor?
oughly oonsoieotioos, intensely path
otto, and has tbe beet interest of the
country, north aod south, at heart.
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Beverage Sounds the Note.
Senator Baveridge cf India has
sounded the key note ef tbe McKinley
imperial campaign. He was put for?
ward by tbe Haona national committee
to voice tbe spirit cf tbo trust party
and at tbe Auditorium io Chicago, Sept
25, be sums up tbe whole matter to
these words :
"If the opposition says that oar con?
stitution forbids the American people
to hold aod govero possessions as their
situation may require, I demand that
they show me the deoial of that power
io tbo constitution We are a natioo.
Wa eao acqoire territory. If we can
acquire territory we oso govero it. If
we ein govern it we oso govero it as
its situation may demand "
This is a oew interpretation of the
constitution Tbe tenth amendment
to that instrument declares that.
"Tbe powers oot delegated to tbe
Uoited States by the eoostitottoo nor
prohibited by it to tbe states, are
reserved to the ttates or to the people
respectively."
Daoiel Webster held tbe United
States to be a 1 'government of strictly
imited powers, of enumerated, sp ci
fied aod particularised powers ; aod
whatever is not graoted is withheld."
Bot Seostor Beveridge declares far
his party that whatever is oot prohibit*
ed is permissible. Wa ean hold a
subject people because tbe constitution
does not expressly *ay that we shall
not This is the logie of bis position.
Yet the ooostitotioo was founded
upou tbe everlasting basis of the Dee*
laratioo of Iodepeodeooe aod that sob
lime delivereooe has for its ceotral
prinoipls that governments derive their
just powers from tbe consent of the
governed ; aod it holds as a s If evi?
dent truth that all men are created
equal aod are equally eotitled to life,
liberty aod the pursuit of baopiness
It was left for Senator Bsveridge to
sweep away both the ooostitotioo aod
ibo Deolaratioo with ao epigram
?raw* ?*>*>? *^sa??
Thieves in tbe Vatican.
Rome, Cot 2?It beoame koowo to
the public today that thieves bad enter*
ed the vatioao, foroed a safe aod oarried
off securities worth 357.000 lire? aod
3,000 lircs io silver. Tbe safe, situ?
ated oo tbe second floor, belongs to the
management of the apostolic paiaee,
which looks after tbo horses and
carnages and tbe decoration of St
Peter's oatbedral.
Kvideotly tbe burglars were well
acquainted with tbe apartment aod pre*
pared.
Tbos far the investigations by tbe
Vatioao police have been without
results.