The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, June 22, 1900, Image 2
Shoes
Wo Vimro +"hr? nvptrispi
wearing lot of Men's
$4.00 Shoes in the cit:
Leather, ViciKid, Cordon
other leathers known,
guaranteed to give satis
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Jdk&JiJ:
Notice to the Ladies.
The Indies interested in the town
cemetery are requestc I to attend an
important meeting of the SooS.-' y
on Saturday June 2<Jrd nt 1 < ::5.>
a. m. at the residence of .Mrs.
James II. Rodgcrs.
Visiting Attorneys.
Air.ong the visiting Attorneys ;>.t thei
tune lerm 01 couit we notice ;
C. 1'. Sunders, C. P. Sims, Win.
McGowan, and lion. J. T. Johnson, of
Spartanburg, and Col. O. L. Schmnp'T*.
of Newbury.
i
Another How nt Happy Hollow.
Tlie negro women wlio were rowing in
Ilappy Hollow Friday night were tikd
at Mayor's court and two of them lined
$ "> or 10 days this oilier, who was the
most luistrous v:;u lined<$10 or _"i day?
on the streets. She is toe sarn" woman
who cut the negro woman so severely in
ihe back ot' the neck in a ro v in Poverty
Flat soma weeks ago. Sirs is from
Asheville. The sooner she. returns to
Ashevillc and shakes the dust of Union
streets from her the better for her. We
have enough cattle of her stamp on the
town now and we sincerely hots' lira
weeding out of such characters will soon
take place.
JBelle Boyd is Dead.
Belle Boyd, the famous female Confederate
spie, died suddenly at Kel!Ixiurne.
Wis., on tiie 13:h of June
in mo iiuy-scven years ?.i n r i;
there had come more adventure. in re
excitement, more romance, in >ro danger
tlian a score of lives possiil., of oil; >
active women of the modem tmieWlien
"Stonewall" Jackson was ramjwigning
in the Virginia \'a!!ey wi'li
"Stonewall" Brigade. Belle B.?vd was
one of his most us< fill spies. She \v,-,
a standing menace to the inti gii'y of I hi
federal arm); her tact and s%ili in:
jHissdily as much to aid Jackson lii i'
of any other spy in the iervi:t ; p : .
ed iu and out of lines with uipaicut
ease and a daie devil reeko-sn- a and
coolness carried her through mat > pi uas
where another would have failed.
The Guardian.
4
The above is the name of a paper jut
issued by the 7lh and Sth grades of t?.?
Union Graded School. Mr. 1!. J.
Scaife, the teacher of Ih: se two id.*- :s
the Editor. The rcholais in these t/ra
are the contributors, and their coniiio i
tions ii|>on a vaiiety of suhj els form
flic most attractive feature of the pa;
In addition to these are conhil.o'imis
?>f an interesting chaiactt-r from others
and a comprehensive wiilc-up of I'mi
county from its infancy to the pus
time, by Pi of. II. L. Ecaifo. A c ipy of
this j?ai?er should lie in every lamer in
Union. It should he pivsei vcd as a
souvenir. Each child ot the srho ?l w i 1
no doubt preserve its c< pv to m ft r b ck
to in the years to come. En o cope <\.n :
be had at Mr. iScaife's store. 1
f '
;! Ladi<
fc and 'best The pr;
$3.50 and had in tt
the
y. Patent X..V-iVi
O* . I# it 4 *
/an and all worth in
Every pair Cyi!
^ Our me
(faction. ail.
if
i <*>..-frig
-V.i.sow/e Sleeting.
A s; ?- iu fi inuitiuicaMnn of*l'tii?
r.o.lgo Xo. 7~> A. F. M , will be Ii:'M c
Frid-iv evening .Juno - J ?1 .it S:."??o'elot
'.. ie il. M. degree will 1;>3 Conferred
T. ('. Dr.vc.w. W. M.
F. W. Mdoim:, Su'.-'y.
Whitnmn to the Front.
M.-. W.dt. Whir!ii:?!i was ruled t?
t !;? race at tlr* firs! irrseri tg of I Si
oiupaign, but lie is let oat of Ike lot
i> :; j:?-T fa'!. Here i) a eiippiiiig fro:
'la* (i reenvilie Xc.vs ot Weihie-aliy. I
a\
"Mr. <1. Walt Wii'tmin is here an
as is jubilant, lie has paid his an
vUlj: ?ia the stub i n.tto: i d race at .Sunitc
Mr. Whitman says he will light for Ui
li p'usury strictly enforce 1 after til
.h i of Mrs. Clrupin, which is to pr<
dibit further sales to any oao wh ? gel
hunk oa dispensary li'juor. lie is a
in"ic:i as ovvr opposed to S tie hivj*i '
vila M' i >n, b it d >os a it propose to ?u ik
it an issue in Hiisc.ini > lign. .loan
give Mr. Whiiiua iit rcccip'. f >r his lift
wheels.
Ruinh ow lion ml the Situ.
<> lite a ileal of excitement \va
caused upon our streets Wetlnes'h:
i?y the appearance of a circ!
around the sun. It was a ver
unusual sight, unci our ]*ooj?i
did not know what to make r
it. The mystic ring wis a very Inrg
> n! and entirely encircled the sun
:?ijine of our oldest inhabitants sa
they nc-ver saw anything like it, be
for1. Tiio same phenomenon nppeare
about ten o'clock yesterday, ( riiiir?
day) only very much more beaut
fill. Within the circle, theroappeui
c'1 a thick dark cloud having th
1 pnearance of a solid body, throng
the center of which shown thobrigh
orb of day, casting a mellow ligh
upon the ground similar to Ilia
sroa during a partial eclipse. Thi
< < ;?i, una piwiecny round nody lit
for a hnrd'T tho most hoautifull
colored bund showing all tlie color
of tho rainbow. It. wis a ver
shvngo sight which wo do no
attempt to explain. Tho Spartan
burg lleralii speaking of tho on
seen Wednesday says:
Yesterday in lining th us \v'i > en
their eyes j:i tho direct on of tho s?
saw a sight sntiit as they never saw i <
I'm c. There was the clearest and mo
ill like! !: slo aroni.d ti:e Silt 1 ever sec
iui'ii f the iii's* ??.' |!i s icra!iTh
circle around the mi:i was degnvs.
Dr. .lames !l ("aili-lo says that t!i
.reli daily accepted 111 -nry as t ? this p'o
m iiicuon is th it it. [ > cirer l 1 >y I lie ):.di
of the s i.i ( un.iii g 1 hro'i.'li inli ii:cssi
nial particles of ice at a Croat ahiin le.
AT HARRIS' MILL.
I am now running t!i? Harri
mill in Southern part of town, am
ui:i prepare 1 to do ail kinds of jjrind
inj?. Itring your wheat and corn b
me. I guaranieo satisfaction.
W, E. RAY.
Srt?It.
Don t Forget
ray
That we arc in the Clothing
business and are prepared to
give von .sonic elegant values in j
that line. In going over our
stock we find quite a number j
of Suits that are just a bit off in ,
t.ivlo nnlliinir wrfinnf wt*l? fix*
... .V, ,.,v/..0 nun wv .
material or make-up. Here isj
what we are goinj; to do:
All these Suits ranging
in price from $7.50
to $10.00 are going to
he thrown together and
you will he allowed
your choice for onJy
CVi Q Q
} \v''iiK'!s!!K'l' that ali lues.'^ nits
a ic In perfect com! it ion. .Inst
a little oft in style, that's a>1.
2s' Oxfords
stiisst and best to be
\c city of Union. AU
- . rr-^ m a
\atest. siyic. trices to
You gstyour money's
everything you get at
>
Dtto". Satisfaction to
A;- ?& MSM
fHy T
Report of Grand Jury.
,r' State of South Carolina, )
111 <' .unity of Union. {
,x To Ili.s Honor James Al-lricli, .IiiUv
presiding:
We, through our Foreman, 1 > >g leave
!o submit to your Honor tin; followii g
ii jMji I to-wit:
Wo have examined ;u:d raised upon
it al' hills h 111(1*1 is hy thu S. licitor.
io j Wo liti-l the necessary ;< pairs have
:e made tipon the court h ms-i.
it We limi the j ril lively whitewashed.
I I \'o liud three prisoners s <;!< with the
fever. In our former prosviit mont wo
1 womtnend-.il that sewerage hs put in,
! md wo insist on it. We are sati-liel
r. that it is necesjyr.v for th: p;eserv.iti >n
io of iiu; health c^rt!:e prisoners
e Wo hear no complaint agiiist the
>- in igistrates throughout tlio county. Wo
s ; i.ivon .t thoroughly examined the county
! hi ;os as we did at the last term of e surt^
f i ?:j?. vvo I; i.I 1 liiiii i:t im ul .. ,n"
* neatly ai 10 Sheriff';",
s I'robito anil Masler'solli ;es. Tiia 8 li >oi
y Cotnuits "donor's ultimo i t in excellent
sp.j and a surplus of s;iii> >1 fund i? :i
it.ia'l. Tho Treasurer has submitted ids
:vp..rt, which is v?*r/ lengthy, and we
s Miinlc it eitra c". Wo di.l not think it
v ' if ',ws :ry to ex inline the Auditor's Hike
" I r litis tc*; ;*!. We tiud the Treasurer,
Auditor an.I .v.'.o>l Comini-aioiier ividy
' to to ?k their annual >eti|yaient >vith the
. Uollipt roller tiolieral.
Wo find the Man rvis.n".;< flljo big ?o!
l' ship-; look : neatly kept, etc. In our
1 former presentment, a mistake was mad
V ah mt a certain road in ,J,> r svili-town'*
dtp, called ' >[ ansvillo roid." It
<1 should have b. eu -Ha-knell road." Tins
5- j road will ho changed at, a:, tally day, or
i- it, will ha put in good condition An
! \e:>:oei has been appointed, and weii'ge
ie ! change or i.tctv.iny ropiirs be ma to
it I :t <
j \V- tiiui 1 iiith-Gordon Icidg.o
I in i lh Wliil:n::c bridge lie rebuilt if
, j the in I'tcr c.in !>: satisfactorily arranged
j he,:.woni this cmiitv and Newberry
, county.
' We h ar complaints fro n every .section
;v of tli s county ii leg ird t > raids. We
arc informed hy the Supervisor thit
y ov.f -.eis have ben o.pp.>inte 1 oil I!i
1 d.df?*ivnt roils throughout tin county,
i- it is itue >; .ib'o.lo work the loa is at this
e 'iaic on aoco rot of lh? labor, (tew deliu>|tieiils
) Thy commutation tax ins
ueen p iui m: /, and the people heiitjj
! busy with their ctops will not hire t? d ? j
- this work. He savs the roads will h !
I put in i?i? :?-r tonili'ion an soon as tlr* |
ii urn}H urn !.ii 1 hy.
I no S-ijie. visor and liis li>udo>rnpli.i
to us that they lin o not uno i^li of
< iuh<1<o:i hand to dtfr.iy the ordinary
counly i <j> uses. Tiicy asked tHo T.-%U[
! ilutv I'm a levy of 15) mills, an i only got.
- 21; which they thin* is inadequate to
carry out ail the contemplated repairs,
etc., of the couu'y.
Tlie I'd ?r House w.is visited hy a cn.niiiitt.e
\ and they report everything in
Hon I condition; untitles sweated to le|
1 sitidhr". and coat tiled and welt provid d |
for.
n Wo rec nn nen 1 and nr.?r lint t.vo
water c'.o ets b* created at on to fo. tle
u o of fuui.i'o witnesses?, who ntt; fore d
Lo attend the diiloruut courts of the [
county lul l i:i tho court hor.Fo. We f
urge and demur! that our roomm nd - F
turns bo carried out by our county Super- I
visor aud his board. y
Wo thank jour Honor ami the
Solicitor for a lvicj giv_u and cuutesics
, shown us.
1> spcctfullv submitted,
\Y. T -?ivi rut,
due -'i.l, 1 '.'(Vi. Fort loan.
Winlhro^ College SclioLir^lilju ^
! The examination for tbo award of
vauint scholarship's in Winthrop
College and for the admis-i >n of now
! students will In; held lit. the Court
House on Friday, Ja'y 2t.Uh at i> a
m. ( E]
Applicants must not bo less limn
j fifrecn years of age.
j When scholar-hips arc vacated
: : ft or July 1M! h tli >y will be award- b 'J
to those making the highest average I
at I his examination. j
Tho cost of attendance, including .
; hoard, furnished ro< 111, heat, light
and washing is only ."?() per month. 1
For further information and a eat::- Gc
| logue address 1'res. J>. 15. Johnson, shj
!l >ek 11;II, S. C. 0{
* lie
In I.uvU I'or Oner. rvl
the f i: mors w ' 1 > took our : c i. i*.>
j nr. i raisxd xvli- nl, ;h.? v. :ir, and i!n ir
j is lev -' i. t!::n 1 ? i . r! ' v
'ihe >i"! < jdio.v ih::t the ?!i*.it j m:
ill the wheat ir : t v. i r. ?_r section of ill* ^0
: v.i'i!i'?vs! is abc.iii. !o imuspii f:ii!ttr*.? j tie
. i:i the the price has already 1:
! m;> rji'o n b;. . ! on flour lis a rej
>:i!t of the prrs'-nt prospects, nod if ^
: section docs g i rjin in the jj
next ten days it. will he loo late to y,
nsi.ko the crop una there is r.o telling tin
l ? whxt price ii ear will advance, sei
von will never tuukti a mistake hy ait
raising your own flour, ling and hom "'j
o'c
ir J/?>;. ? ? icinity. i<?
. ta!
ms . i^ lit ;r: we nre having en
do ~e ot . u' , 'm .: r .. f < r show
' <: > ,.ia hod i vi ; : >/ scens t ? be
ur wi.!,r, oviui hv a ia looking
j -veil !:: ' mot".ring. i liftva j is!, in. in
| turned from a tramp rv r my li: ?tn of
ami iv-.ry w-.y } xuut or !ode<! i
c n is > tae (1 :.t r..! showing him ,vt
self, ami i tci! yen it" the ruin doesn't tl
io'd un 1 r a while \vj are voiiti* (o ta
?xl
' are more to d i than we antic'patcd. \
! have contc t? the chic'u. in thai ttll
| everjihirg w r'-ts ! r tho lost, m> v?<
j ee l n< tirel ul> ut tliiegs ever which (
! wo have no control. p,
m<\ 1\ .j llishop, the ccr.sus mum ?v
cr.u.r of joiubvtlu) tmxvuship will
s>; i ho through hid work, lie ohku! <yi
m ij tosiion alter xpcs'.iot:, ami s cr.e ati
of ! lie til i ha i to put oa my atml; je i:
ap and (j.;ure a ii'.llo to answer. j
heard him aik os.e colored ieil -w ho a
om he was lie nr.iwcr.d, i <1 ..n't fo
klo.v, i xv; 8 dot bo i ii here, 1
x: s hern in north carolina in I el
j f.Ue.v nJgiiig time si he had b*-en 0'
! II <w (,i I are yen? 1 am .'11 years sh
<;M I guegg. ?5'> it goes.
Mr. E'.i or 1 havo rcon and r.e<- ?
r.o ninoh from a-> many different on - v.*
.r.euccmcnts in the la?t week's pa pros i?i
j b's > many schooli end college3 thai
I am glad that wa are looking with ^
{more intercut to the cduc-iiior al ad &r
i van! igts lh.111 wc used I >0. I : ay ] CI
am glad to a?e ibis.
i ho h?u:ib of our community is
very go.id at this time.
The fruit crop is beautiful, plums ri
are ripe and are tine. S >mc peaches fj<
.iro ready f r use, we hal 0:1 our table In
f.r dincor yosterlay an old i tghiou *u
family pie which was very p datable, "i
I assure you I di 1 my duly about
, that time. fa
Brother B.ckara fiiloJ hi* appoint
| incut yesterday evening at Now I? ?pe j
: Mr. fi A. Whitlock attoubd chuith
! !.l lu'W il-pe yesterday evening do Ji
j enmpauied by his daughter, Mi s B ile is
I auil sou, ii ?y. Mrs. Meachatn md ^
| her bister also woro at Now Iloj o of
i church yesh rluy evening. Ti
j Miss I>-Ksie Whit'ock has returned
IV. ?:n A die vile where she Iris been }!*
| attending school for about, eighi lit
I months.
M1?j LY:o Y/hitlock is expected
home LKxt M >uday from IlvidvilU- m
! 1 .1. . 1 - - 1 " ' ?
j i>ui;iu(il>) IIU.1 USKI1 Ul SOIO'I.
Oir preaching day a at Ne>v llnpe
I an; ou ins. first Suuday at 11 o'cIcc'a
j and 011 the Child .Sunday at luT past
I tSiror* in lii 1 afu r 100a. These are 0>
Hi v. K II. l> charii'd days We ft la > hi
have {'.reaching nr. the fjurlh Sunda} g
at 11 o'clock l?y the It-v. .1. O. Parr.
We wiil he please-.! to see any that sa
wish. 3 t-> aUeo l the fervicea c m With
best wishes fur 'I'm: Tims I
y i:i j ours, Ti'.AVEl.K't. at
t:OR SALB.
cl
I ui'l soil my liousa au-.l lot i<> Unio-\ F*
( on So.'.lb iticit. Iloice Ii h 3 rooms, J?,,
f? acn-s of l;i:nl ii.clinl'- l i.i li uiie lot. 0j,
j Terms ica'onaliltf. Will also sell 3J jn
acres of I.iikI adjoining. Foi particulars
caU on or write me at Union. V'uy
i tic?ii*.?l?!o location for a iru?-k faun.
U. II. lit IlK KTT. (ji,
I 23 ? I'll.
tl)
? - ? - ? Tj
Hotly In a Uox.
Andf.rsom, S. O., Juno 13.?Wliilo p,
several negro children were picking
bluckl>crrios in a field near here tlioy
discovered a wooden box liulf buried in
an old terrace. They returned to their W
homes and reported tlmt they had found jjr
a box of money. With Homo older no- ,?
groes they went back to tho place of V
their find, and upon tko box boing nnearthed
it was found to contain the half
docomposcd remains of a negro child.
HI IMS
THE IN
rill Send 18,000 Troops
the Belief of the
Legations.*
KTGLOTD GIVES CONSE:
rmany Also Favors This PI
I'lirot* Thousand Men Have Alrci
J ceil Landed?British Command
Iteport of Sunday's Kuyugemi
fears Kutertatned For Licgutluus
London*. June 20.?Judging from
:nimn official dispatches the Ameri
ips took no part in the bombardui
the Taku forts Sunday morning.
\vs ha 4 yet been received hero of
lief of the legations at Peking, i
iropi's aft ;Uion is centered furiosi
ovi rwlielmipg display of naval foi
Tali it thai: on tlio fato of the di
iti stall's and Odd cosmopolitan r
nr i guarded In* a handful of inter
::ul murines within tho logati m c:
uuds. Tii.'iv has heen no news l'r
since June 14.
Uumors that Jap m will, as tlio m
tory ot lhe powers, restore order
linn, is predicted in a dispatch fi
>koh:ima. Berlin dispatchos indie
it Germany will not obioct to Ja
iding is,') id troops, while Grout 13
1 will indorse tho plan with nvid
nmh perhaps only secretly,
the Japanese legation in Ijoudon
ieiul information of tho dispatel
>00 troops. In tho meanwhile
iti.-k are dispatching six native r
nts, besides artillery from India,
rim revolt is spreading in west
lina. The representative of Pritcli
jrgan, M. r?., at Telling Tau and
rty liavo keen detained there owin
\vs that tho revolution has broken
S/.e huai, which adj ;ins the provi
Ilimnan.
News com -s that tho missions
ao-Shili, c utr.il Chin;;, west, 110
st ot Han Kow, have been destnc
10 l'i :og scans to he spreading v
pidity, and .-h >ws unexpected org
tion among th anli foreign cleiuo
Th missionaries at TW> Skill osca
d r- arhed Han Kow in safety.
Foreign Settlements Menaced.
Cable dispatches from Shanghai
rt that a number of Chinese erui
e anchorod in sight of tho foreign
anents, which are only guarded I
nil! Japanese gunboat. One thous
lineso troops, with two 40-ton gi
ill hold tlic i'.irts outside the town.
The viceroy is reported to have asst
i0 con uls that the foreign sottlonn
Shanghai will not be attached.
Tho admiralty ollloo lias received
I lowing message from tho ofliecr c
nuding the British firstclass crn
adymon:
"The Taka forts opened fire o
clock on the morning of June 17 on
lips of the allied s pmdrous. Aft<
x hours' oiigugom- at the forts wor
need nil 1 occupied by the allied for
dditionnl men for storming the f
ere sent adioro from the skips,
ovious aft rno:m. The British .-hip
io river engaged were tho Alge
;unboat), Fame (torpedo boat
royor) and Whiting (torpedo boat
royer). Tho two latter captured :
liiuo.se torpedo boat destroyers,
isualties of tho Algorino were sli
hose of the storming party is unluio
Chinese Flagship Detained.
"The Chineso cruiser flying tho ai
l's flag is detained outside by theai
;et. No information of Coimuan
i-Chief Seymour's return to Tien '
is been received by tho rear adu
i to 2 o'clock iu the afternoon of J
. I am sailing forthwith to Taku,
Tho admiralty draws attention to
ct that the Endymon's report, whit
a later date, does not confirm tho
nicso report of Admiral Seymour'
.rn to Tien Tsiu.
An agency dispatch from Shaiij
mo 11) says the latest news from Poi
that the dowager empress is gre
ncerued with tho capture of tho 1
rts, and tlmt wholesale degradat
the Ohineso army, including Gen<
mug and Fung Fu Siang, thegove
Peking and other high officials
omised in tho tsung li yamcu t(
unplish the expulsion of tho foreigi
ivo taken place.
Three of tho Taku forts, it is ad
ero completely destroyed and tho i
tho garrisons wore killed or woui
r u charge of tho alliod fleots.
Fears For the Ministers.
London*, Juno ?0.?Tho retil expl
on of t?e failure of Admiral Soymc
:peditiou was divided counsel an
s motley force, only tho Amor
oops honestly co-operatiu.g with
ritish admiral.
A former iinglish resident of *e]
78:
"It tho legations have beon ta
rerv ono lias boon massacred. Ma
ould bo tho object and motive of
tack. Nobody would bo spared if
abassios were captured. Tho fori
gations wore in tho samo quarter,
>t closely connected. The embassy
osures would bo commanded from
eat wall near by and .vould bo iuo
o of defense against Chinese in
no Clio Foo consul?' report is not i
u.sivo, but tho situation is most air
S"
1,1 1111 ri or t'hniior Sumnmnn.1
Paris, Juno 20.?At a cabinet cor
0 premier, M. Dolcaso, announced
.0 telegraphic lino between Peking
ion Tain was still interrupted. A
itch received hero from Shanghai
1 Hung Ohang has boon suiumonc
jking from Oauton.
General Wheeler Assigned.
Washington, Juno 20.?Gonornl
rhceler has received his commissio
igndicr general in tho army of
nited States. By direction of the I
mt General Wheeler was nssignoi
mmaud tho department of the la
Lth headquarters at Chicago.
IMH CULL r
l; EXTRA SESSIOll
To Congress May Roconveno to
Deal With the Chinese
Situation.
NT | MORE TROOPS NECESSARY
?n* , Rumors Say llio President Wunts
; Authority to Issue u Call For Men
cr'< to Serve In the Orient?Conditions In v
??t. j tlie Philippines Will Not Permit the
Recall of Troops From There,
tlia Wasiunotox, June 20.?Persistent ru
v"'" | mors arc alloat tliat President McKinloy
eu* | has decide 1 to call an extra session of
I congress to deal with the Chineso situa|
tion. If war exists in Chiua, growing
| out of the destruction of the United
son j States and other legations, it will bo
;ces . necessary to send more troops to China,
[do- Owing to conditions in the Philippiuot
osl" no more troops can l> > withdrawn safely,
na- Therefore, it will require authority from
mi" | congress to furnish treaps*
0111 I It is quite certain the reconvening of
ou- ' congress iias been discussed, but nono of
in the officials here will admit it.
;ato fi*fua''ou ma>' c'uulf?? nny mopau
nao!1l?nu<l advances from Peking
rit- will undoubtedly decide whether the
ity, inimodiato futuro will bring peaco or
war.
has There are two possible causes for war
1 of in the situation. One is the destruction
tho of the American legation or the murderegi
ing of tho American minister. Tho
other is the action of the commander at
erii Taku, who ordered his men to tiro on
lard the international fleet. If his action is
his sanctioned by the Peking government,
g to u state of war exists, but if ho actod
out without authority and his hostile act is
iuco disavowed there may be a peaceful solution
of the incident. It advices come
at from Peking that Minister Conger and
rth- other Americans have boon murdered
fed. there will be no other course open to tho
nth administration hut to send a force strong
ani- enough to bring the Chinese to thoir
nts. senses and make the lives of Americans
.pod as safe in China as they would bo in
Washington.
1,000,000 FIGHTING MEN.
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sers Strength of the Chinese Army on
sot- War Footing.
Washington, Juno 20.?From care,'U1S
fullj- prepared information on filo in tho
bureau of military information of the
ired war department, tho Chinese army,
L>ut!i called tho "Eight Banners," uomiually
contains about 300,000 descendants of
!om- the Manehu conquerors and their allies,
liser The number maintained on a war footing
is from 30,000 to 100,000. The whole
it 1 force is subdivided into three groups,
i the consisting respectively of Manchus,
or a Mongols and Chinese, and forms a sort
e si- of hereditary profession within which
ces. the war duty is compulsory. About 37,orts
000 are stationed in garrisons in Mantho
churia; the imperial guard at Peking
s up contains 1(5,000 to 17,OK) and these are tho
fine troops expected to defend tho foreign lede
gat ions and protect foreign interests
do- fi oni the mobs,
four The Ying Ping army is called also
Tho "The Green Flags" and "Tho Five
tfht. Camps." This army consists of 18corps,
wu, one for each province under the governor
or governor general. Tho strength
1 is from <".40,000 to <>00,000 meu, of whom
., ! about 200,000 are avnilablo for war,
, nover more than one-third being called
r j out. Tlio most important contingent is t
? , tho Tien Tsin army corps, nominally '
bmo strong, really about 35,000 with
,, modern organization, drill and arms, ^
employed in garrison duty at Tien Tsin, W
i Taku and other forts. Besides this
j force, there nro meroeimry troops raised
? ' and Mongolian and other irregular cavalry,
nominally 200,000 strong, really
. . alxnit 20,000 but of military value. Thq
total land army on peace footing is put
intlv at 300,000 men, and on war footing at
i k? about 1,000,000, but tho army as a wnole ?
. lias uo.nnltv or c.nhosUon 'rtioM
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vols ProP?r discipline.
rnor Oregon Ordered to Tukg.
who Washington, Juno 20.?To moot the
exceedingly grave complication that has
developed in northern China and in orded,
der that tho United States may bo cotnnost
meusuratoly represented in the protect
e< tivo measures forced upon the foreign ^
nations tho president has directed Gen- *3
ernl MacArthnr to send throo regiments
ana- of regulars to Tien Tsiu, with commituir's
1 sary, field transportation, signal men
long and medical staff, and will make a force
ican ' of 5,000. Admiral Remoy has been dithe
1 reeled to send tho Oregon to TaUu as
soon as she can start. Sho will take exiting
tra marines and sailors from tho Monteroy,
now with hor, to Hong-Kong.
rj0p Russian Troops Landed,
tho Washington, Juno 20.?Secretary of
t^? State Hay has been notified by tho Rns"{ JjJ
6iau embassy hero that 4,000 Russian
j in. troops have been dispatched from Port
t tho Arthur to Taku.
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oljS. Citizens Whip a Negro.
con- Waycross, Ga., Juno 20. ? A few
irm" days ngo a negro went to a former's houso
near Manor and, finding only a little girl
and l>oy there,began oarsingand abasing
incil them. The children slipped away ana
that notified their father, who was working
I in a field near by. The negro was soon
overtaken and received a very Rovero
("s* flogging at tho hands of the enraged
citizens.
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Tragedy Near Hampton.
Hampton, Ga., Juno 20.?As the result
of a difficulty at O'Neal churoh,
*^ne I near hero, between Princo Jones and Joe
n as. iteinp,-OU( Kempson was shot twloe,
tho | enco near tho heart, tho othor ball en>res
i tering tho back of his neck, from which
ri to he died Monday morning abont 6 o'olook.
ko?,J Tho difficulty uroso from a dispute over
* ngirl.