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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28
NUMBER 38.
worked In the Dark.

Though acting conformity, neither
Dol0yard nor Fulushua knew each
Others whereabouts.
Under cover Of the darkness the men
of the Ninth crept back from their
dangerous position bearing their
wounded. They executed this move
ment with loss of one man killed.
The casualties were 81 men and Of
ticers out of 426.
The Marines Losses.
The marines lost 30, including Capt.
Davis, who was shot through the heart
While talking to Col. Meade on the
night of July 49,
1t was decided to withdraw, when
news came that the Chinese we're
evaeuating. The Russians were not so
successful as hoped during the day,
and the total loss Of the allies was I0O
japanese Losses Severe.
The japanese losses were severe. The
japanese we're most gallant in the
fight. But for the Americans stopping
the flank fire the japanese loss would
have been much heavier.
The French, japanese, American and
British entered the city at two
o'clock on the morning Of July H.
Their entry was unopposed.
Old Glory at jIalf-Mnst'
The American flag at half-mast was
hoisied over the south gate. The walls
were strewn with the corpses of Chi
nese soldiers killed by the shell ire
which caused their fight.
None, apparently. was hit by bull
let's the damage being done by lyddite
shells.
Rai,ed IA Terrible Row.
There is a terrible row over the
burning of the town. Several foreign
officers are reported lost.
The tired soldiers remained on the
walls. The natives went looting
through the Chinese town. The bank
and the arsenal were heavy sufferers.
No Imme diate Advance on Pei&in'
An advance movement on Pekin is
not contemplated soon.
The American wounded crowd the
hospital, but all are doing we'll.
The flags Of the allied armies are all
half-mas;ed.
Col. Liscum was buried at Tongku.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28


fRead by the author at the reception to
the Mississippi Press Denver, Colo, June
%, 1900
I've seen the maid of many zones,
The stately and the cold;
The gracious, the impulsiye ones,
The coy the over bold;
But go l East or go West
Where er our flag unfurls
The crown of beauty seems to rest
Upon our Southern girls
If good St Anthony had met
Some of these charming girls,
With cheeks Of rose and eyes of Jet
And fair heads crowned with curls,
Could he have run away from fatel
Or Stunned such tempting blissl
Or for a moment hesitate
Such honied lips to kiss7
mind one Mississippi girl
In Jackson's flower crowned town
Who would have set his head awhirl
And called the good Saint down.
The editors who won her grace,
Remember with delight,
The fairy form and charming face,
That graced the Banquet night
Each Mississippi girl declares
She has the beauty, found
Only where sunny, Southern airs
And Summer hours abound
Her smiles are winsome as her ways
Are langourous and calm;
ASH life held but happy days
OF rosemary and balm
And nov she comes to show "our boys"
Her beauty and her bloom,
Suggestive of enchanted joys
That in her heart find room.
Such witchery of sun-land charms
Should touch our snow-land hearts
And draw within her tempting arms
Some victims Of Loves darts.
Could turn back the clock of time
Some forty years or more,
I'd sing of love in tender rhyme
On Missi-sippi's shore;
Wolfe Londoner and | would go
TO find priceless pearl;
And WOO and win for veal or woe
Some Mississippi girl
Well, bless each bright and bonnie face
Come often, and stay long;
Our mountain slopes are just the place
Where Southland birds should thronl
The tuneful notes of moeking birds
Are on each Southern tongue;
While rosy lips suggest the words
BY lovers only sung
Our Snow land rose is fair to see,
But greater sweetness lies
Within the ones that bloom so free,
Meath sunny Southern skies;
We yield the tribstes that belong
To beauty in repose,
And crown with Colorado song
The Mississippi rose.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28
MINISTER WU GIVEN ATASK
Crucial Test OF tho Good Faith q, m.
Chlhese Government Prescribed
and Accepted.

Washington, July 23.-There is rea
son to believe that Secretary HAY has
ro'iiied Minister WI that as a conoi.
ii'n precedent to mediation by This
government to end the war in China.
Minister Conger, as well as his slaH
must be delivered safely into the hands
Of admiral Remey within period linn.
lted to the time necessary for the Jour.
ney IRON Pekin to the seaboard
Moreover, it is understood that the
secretary of state has Informed Min.
iftcr WI that it win be impossible
for tits government to make any prog-
ress in negotiations with other powers
until all foreigners in Pekin are SINH
ially delivered into the custody of the
admirals at Taku.
This demand is the supreme test Of
Clnna's good faith in appealing to
the United States to intercede with the
powers. Failure to deliver Mr.. Conger,
his associates and all other foreigners
now in feliin will render abortiye any
efforts which may be made by this gov.
eminent to restore peace, and unless
the american demand is complied with
within the period specified, the powers
will reuonbIe their efforts to reach
Pcjin, and the policy of the United
States may undergo radical change.
WI Accepts the Task.
New York, July ga Washington
special to the Press says:
'l'inister WI places such confidence
iii the genuineness of Mr., Conger's
dispatch and such faith that the Chi.
nese government is protecting the for.
ugn ministers in Pekin, that he has
agreed to try another plan to demon
strate absolutely to this government
that the American minister is alive.
1T is nothing short of delivering
Minister Conger into the hands of Ad
niral Remey at Tallu, that he may il
bis own person speak for the integrity
of 'he imperial government and tel
the world the truth regarding the sit
uation in Pekin. The state department
has been so won over that it now hai
confidence in Minister WI and hi
friends that they can accomplish wha
ordinarily appears to be impossible
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

The realty assessment Of Simpson for
1900 foots up Sst5, ZOE. .99-an increase of
S3l7, 1852, 90 on the preceding assessment,
1876. And the Westville News takes
occasion to suggest that had the tim
bered lands been given at their true
yaluation-S5 or more, peracrc, instead
of from $3.50 to $3-the increase would
have been much greater. The news
saws, this is one thing that is very
wrong with our county, and it is one
thing that is very wrong with good
many other counties. If realty and
personally were listed, in this State,
at their real value, it would not be
necessary to levy more than three or
four mills State tax.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

TWO IMPORTANT TELEGRAMs.
Di,natehes Communicated to Secre-
tary Hay by Minister WI.

tary Hay by Minister WI.
Washington, July 22.-The Chinese
mnfster. WI Ting Fang communi-
Gated to the secretary of state two i'm
portant kilograms. The first is from
Sheng, the director of posts and tele-
graphs in Shanghai;
fortunate that Minister Conger's
telegraphic reply has come. Imperial
decree of the 22d, this moon (corre-
spending to July 16) stated that all
ministers were safe. Insurgents are
fighting and killing each other. III
Hung Chang in proceeding northward
to suppress riot, will find it difficult to
GO"
The second telegram is from Ii Kui
vi, viceroy of Nanking, dated the 2lst
of July, and received by Minister WI
at 10 o'clock:
According to ediet of 22d of this
moon (July 1s) with the exception of
the German minister who was killed
bv anarchists, in regard to which
rigorous measures are taken to inves-
tigatc and puhlsh tHe Sullly Pdl te9'
all the other ministers for whom
strenuous efforts are being made for
their protection, are fortunately, un-
harmed"
III Kiu vi, the viceroy Of Marking,
is one of the great officers of China,
and stands next in rank among the
diplomats to Ii Hung Chang
All Safe and Sound ON the 18th.
Paris, July g2.-Yu Keng, the Chi
nese minister hera, handed to the
minister of foreign affairs, NJ. Delcasse'
an imperial edict, dated July IS, giving
the assurance that all the foreign min
isters in Pellin, except Baron Won ket-
teller, the German.minister, were then
safe and sound, under the protection
Of the imperial court.
Chinese Have Left.
London, July 22.--The admiralty has
, received the following telegram from
, Admiral Seymour:
| '"Tien Tsiu and neighhorhood en-
| tirely evacuated by Chinese"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28
x,,,,, Marry His Mothers Maid

Belgrade, July 23.-King Alexander
Of seryia has proclaimed his betrotnal
n Nine. Drnga Maschin, widow wac
was formerly la1y in waiting ="
Queen Natalie, the kings mother
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

Editor Al en- gives a very readable
account of the recent press excursion
to the Northwest, that must have been
enfoyed by the readers of the Progress,
He concludes thus; That country
was great and some of the cities were
large, but time proves that Mississippi
is the greatest and best State we saw
and Eupora the biggest and best devel'
oping place in the world"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28
,,r,,, viii Net Participate.

Manaeua, Nicaragua, July 2S.--Ihe
Government of Nicaragua has ad'
dressed a communication TO the dlree'
tors Of the Pan-American exhibition
declining to participate
4 lottery concession has been grant
e,l 10 Alex. Bermudez, at Masaya.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

Major Vardaman, after much rehec
ton. suggests that it is not polite to
hold the proposed September conven-
tion for the selection of new Demo
cratic State executive committee. The
suggestion is made in the interest OF
harmony and Democratic unity. And
it is timely. The legislature, in 1902,
should remedy some glaring defects In
the primary election lawi and the next
State convention, in 1900, can retain
the present committee or select new
one. In the meantime, "let us have
peace
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

The cornerstone of the new Cham
berlain Hunt Academy buildings, at
Port Gibson, will be laid by the officers
of the Masonic grand lodge on Wednes-
day, August list. Grand Master i. v
White will be pleased to meet on that
occasion, as many of the grand officers
as can find it convenient to attend,
And it is expected that the subordinate
lodges, within convenient reach Will
also participate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

Several Mississippi cities and towns
are disappointed in the census hgures'
and the charge is made that Supervisor
Mollison isn't good at counting. Jack
son gets something less than lO,OVo'
and Viclxsburg will not exceed l4'ooo.
The State tax assessors enumeration OF
education, made this year, would lndl'
cate that both cities have much larger
population. 1t is possible that some Of
the suburban children are included N
the assessors enumeration; the Federal
enumerators being restricted to cor
noration limits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

The State board of election commits
sioners will meet about the 18th OF Au'
gust for the appointment OF three elec'
ton commissioners for the several coun'
ties. The board consists of the gov
ernor, secretary of State and attorney
general Commissioners must 10 free
holders and electors. They shall not
all be of the same political party III
men of different political parties can
be conveniently had in the counties
The National Guards encampment toT
1900 has been indefinitely postponed
A short State appropriation, and shorter
crops, are responsible for the very
sensible conclusion reached by Ad
iutant-General Henry.
The Albany Law journal refers U
the opinion of Chief Justice Whltnei'
| in the election judiciary case as 'ooe'
able and exhaustive, showing pains
| taking research and conselentiou
! carA."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

The trustee of the A. and NJ. College
win take $50 per acre for the col
lege lands-22, ,OOo--if sold in BODY.
These lands are of better quality ana
more favorably located than the Aleorn
College land, which were sold fos se'oo
per acre, or 500, 500 for the whole
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28
All Safe and sound on the 18th


London, July 22--'rhe admiralty has
received the following telegram from
Admiral Seymour:
"Fien Tsiu and neighhorhood en-
tirely evacuated by Chinese"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28

his bier. do not come with hope OF
adding one single leaf to the laurel
wreath which men have woven for him,
for already those bright leaves are
closely intertwned. But | shall be
content if my simple flower carries
to his loved ones breath Of the fra
GRANGE with which he was wont to
sweeten the hearts and the homes of
others. would be more than glad to
briuU
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10
TuURsToN COUNTY TAXES.
Collections This Year Much Exceed
Like Period Last Year.

Special Dispatch 10 the POST Intslligencer.
OLYMPIA, April 9--From January TO
March 81 OF the present year the total
amount Of taxes collected by the Thurs
ton county treasurer from all sources
amounted TO s65. 224.l7. OF this amount
there WAS collected OF the 1899 taxes from
February 3 10 March 81 the sum OF S52.-
1871, and delinquent taxes amounting to
Si30ss 49, The total personal property tax
for 1879 returned by the auditor amounted
10 500 $50. and OF this there has been
collected si1llSM
Last year from January l 10 May II
there was collected for taxes Of al kinds
Sss pa. o. OF this sum S5l,lo1W was for
1875 taxes ana Sls. 1878 for delinquent tax
~.
IL Will he noticed how great IS the in
crease IN the collections for 1870 over ls's
Again. thla year the colecuOn OF 49, Tax
81 covered a period Of but two months,
but they egualcd the collections Of last
years iSaS taxes which covered period
OF four months.
The showing thus made IA vary crafty
ing. aa Il demonstrates In most ss'iiS-
factory manner the improved business
d. additions.
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REV. ARTHUR c. McGIFFERT.

my name from the roll of the presbytery
I'm making this request | desire to say
that | do not withdraw because | regard
the charges of heresy preferred against
me as well founded or because | regard
the justice OF the accusations that have
been made in many quarters. but l still
believe as | believed when | wrote the
general assembly last spring. that my
views are in harmony with the faith of
the Presby church and of evangel-
cal Christendom, in all vital and essen
tial matters. but / cannot feel that 1t Is
my duty TO so through the trial before the
general assembly which the appeal win
doubtless precipitate. and l am unwilling
needlessly to proiong the agitation that
has been distractiug the church and pre-
venting 1t from giving itself unreservedly
TO the work OF advancing the work OF the
kingdom OF God.
by patient study and free discussion
only can the truth be reached and attempt
to determine the correctness or Incorrect
ness OF historical conclusions by their
conformity or nonCoufurmlty TO a con-
fessional standard, lend to obscure truths
supremacy and to promote Indifference 90
It's claims. referring ln this connection
TO my own book on the Apostolic Age /
beg TO assure tho presbytery that Il was
written with no thought or committing
the Presbyterian church or any one be-
side myself TO any OF fits conclusions and
SO With no Thought OF provoking the ec-
clesiasticRl strife but solely with the pur-
pose Of recountiug as accurately and as
clearly as I could the highest ~ the apos-
tolio age as saw f. ] claim that the ques-
tiOn OF first Importance touching the re-
suits I havc reached is not do they
accord with the Pres bytcrian standards
but are they truef In a trial for hcrosy
Tho inquiry inevitably concerns itself
chiefly with the former question ana tho
latter is too largely overlooked"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10

ess Captured Early and the Other
Being Pursued.

sscial Dispatch to the Post..Intelllgencer.
VANCOUVER, ID, c., April s.--A daring
Midway robbery occurred this afternoon
"a the steveston road. ten mile sfrom
Vancouver German named Antalus
N steveeton on horseback at 2 o'clock
sni was three miles out when two men.
umsd Jensen and Nelson. attacked him.
nsy threw him OF the horse and at
.mYicd to get sl25 he had in his breast
yrke,
All three men rolled In the ten-foot
sieA which lies inside the dyke there
and The two robbers were nearly drown
4 In the mix-up. Antalus got away
eser The dixie The two men then got
R1is the horse. but had another tumble
hsc the ditch. One OF them salloped off
sihcm his less agile companion. The
huu appropriated the first horse and
Nary he could find, In hts anxiety to get
sway, AMI the spectacle or the two out
~ travelling as fast as their horses could
fSllcy made II easy for Chief OF Police
Mynr ~ steveston. 20 follow their route.
SslNa waa arrested IN Vancouver to-
mt He is a notorious robber. II Is a
assslon " only few hours before Jen-
en viii BE- captured.
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VANCOUVER, y. C. April s.-Stirring
.,sres followed the arrest Of the eleven In
80 for the murder OF Bert Horton and
:. x,fs near Sullivan island, Alaska. The
....rer Clutch, which arrived here today
80, skagway, brings a story of an at
..no. 10 rescue the Indian prisoners At
vs,,ss res ryation by a hundred young
s.@t. All armed, to repel whom the troops
...,scned NJ sNagway were called out. and
=. fndIans were driven off without loss
dn,e. 49,.
.,,mination OF the prisoners 1t was shown
-, The Chllkats who killed the Horizons
81 srst nut the husband to death before
y. young wife. subSectlng him to many
.,roei,ies, and during the following week
80 kept Mrs Horton prisoner. repeat
.av rayishing her before killing her, the
.,sa,est Indignation prevailed at Skagway,
- an orgsnized attempt was made 10
- the Indians. This, however, was pre-
ss,,ss By the troops who successfully
rufded the jail
s.,o,ber feature OF the case was the VOL
...s,v surrender 20 Marshal Tanner ~
..e,her Indian, who said he had been
...,srned in the murder. There are now
.-.lvs Indians in jail awaiting trial
.A.,s,d with the murders or completely
asreln. II has been developed that the
ssusoot and Chilkat Indians believed they
seald commit murder with impunity, be-
-. an Indian named Tom recently re-
,sr,sd from Mcneil island, where he had
- hardened while serving ten years
,.s,,nea for the killing az white man.
~. Indian told the others that he had
IAN well cared for, and as he was well
s,essd upon his release, his term Of de-
vt,ion was made to appear exceedingly
psasant and desirable.
rsa Killing OF the Horizons resulted from
a. se,ire Of the Indians to gain possession
a ne white woman. associated with their
~,ssrsijtion that a life for life is a ne
usity. The Chilkats have an idea that
= III 10 recover the body Of any member
Z ne tribe Is an evil sign, and whiio
sssrchIng for the bodies Of three Indians
tssvped while crossing from Chilkst to
pyrsmid harbor. they killed Horton and
ssut his wife prisoner for week. when
nsy relieved her Of her misery and put her
10 Death.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10

RAILROAD OFFICE CLOSED.
Northern Pacific Di=continnss Its
Agent nj Porter.

gpecial Dispatch go the rnsi-i nteliEcncar
ApERDFEN. AprH The citizens q
Porter. In ths eastern part % this county.
are greatly chaEriusd over The recnat acc
tion OF the Northern Paciao Railway Com
psny IN CLOSING heir Once IN tAAt citN.
riosssd FOR some time. ~ unW rfinsthte4
and an agent - the company established
there. ,,,
ft,sfneqs with the railroad. and when 10 "a
f,k@n into consideration that these ofiicr
were maintained during one 3ull times i'
seems strange they should ano.isa enc HtN
u M ne business a tine ROAD IS eraW tod
~ us faItest capacity. nn acoount - tais
r.e,.r,t change "a mail ruute - estaoils ned
from DakVl.le 90 CedarFilie. Waleh NiA me-
miles further.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10
AWARD OF CONTRACTS.
Supplies 20 BE Furnished Various
state Institutions.

Special Dispatch TO the Post Intelligeneer:
TACOMA April 9.-The state board OF
audit and control today completed the
awarding Of contracts for the furnishing
Of supplies for the five state institutions
in its charge. and the lists notffylng the
proposals which have been accepted will
be mailed tomorrow.
Those to whom contracts will be award
ed in addition TO those already published.
are the following: Dry goods-Macpougal
Il Southwick. Seattle Woollen Company,
Henry Picard, Seattle; Peoples Store.
Sanford. Stone & Fisher, Dickson Brothers,
Tacoma: Spokane Dry Goods Company.
Spokane; Hartman & Nation, Chehalis.
STRAIGHTFORWARD Shoe Company. Tacoma.
T,eather-Braman Leather Company. Port
land; Tacoma Leather and Betting Com
pany. OLD. z. Lewis, Barber Supply
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BURNED TO A CRISP.
Terrible End to the Debauch of n
Rossland Gambler,

ROSSLAND, b. c., April q-Joshua
Waynes charred body Hes at the morgue
as the outcome of "a debauch on Saturday
night. Wayne became intoxicated and went
home Mt a. m. Sunday to a shack which
he occupied on Kootenay avenue. In some
way It caught fire. j. Stuod hurried TO
the window and saw Wayne sitting at
a table, his hands outstretched Stuosi
caught Wayne by the arm and endeaVOred
to pull him through the window, but the
heat became so great that Stuos was obiig-
ed to beat a retreat.
The unfortunate man was burned almos.
to a crisp. He was 80 years OF age and
for tho past year has been gambler He
had $3.50 in paper on him when he went
home. This was destroyed with hts cloth
ing
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wrrn-BEArnR HEAVILY FINED.
Must Pay Penalty OF 81 900 or spend
Months in Jail.

Special Dispatch TO the st-lntellig encer.
TACOMA. April 9-Barney Cleary was
sentenced TO pay fine OF 81 .0o0 this after
noon by Justice Mathison for beating his
wife. He has Just served term OF thirty
days in JAIN for similar Offcnse. and has
been cut only fortnight
The woman appeared at police head
quarters this morning. her eyes blackened
and face otherwise bruised. and told how
nor husband had come home drunk and
knocked her down and theu kicked her
ana dubbed her untn she finally escaped,
more dead than alive.
Tho sentence viii give Cieary nearly A
solid year In the county jail
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10
BENNETT-DAwsOy TRAIL.
breaking Up of Yukon River Makes
IL impossible.

VANCOUVER, b. c., April s.-skagway
papers to April s, brought down by tho
Clutch today, state that all reports from
the interior point to an almost impossible
tran from Bennett to Dawson. The break
ing up Of the Yukon river now is excep-
ionally early, and ii said that innumer-
able teams en- route laden with goods for
Dawson, will not be able to get through
owing to the breaking up OF the ice
Teams and goods will be obliged to re-
main on the trail until they can be picked
up by the first steamers to Dawson, and
when they arrive at the Yukon capital
they Will find glutted market
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10

Company, Portland; Cullen Hardware
Company Walla Walla; Holley. Mason &
Marks, Spokane; Hunt n Mottet Hard
ware Company, Tacoma. Spokane Drug
Company: Green a Jackson. Walla Walla;
w. J.. Bair. Steilaco0m, Leonard 81 Ellis
OIL Company, Seattle: j. II. Stockwell
WRlls Walla. Stationery X
Hauford Stationery Company Seattle,
White d Gahel. ChehaHs IMmber-St
Paul Min Company. Tacoma. Electrical
appliances Portland General Electric
Company. Bowie a. Lave Tacoma
Samples viii be returned TO bidders to-
morrow, and contracts will be sent out
for signature by bidders to whom awards
nave been made.