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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
NEGROES ATTACKED HODGE.
He Shot Down the Leader OF the sfos
and They Dispersed.


and They Dispersed.
Columbia. s c.. sept. a.-At Eastover.
twenty miles below this city. negroes
working on tho cotton plantation OF W. >.
Hodge struck FOR an advance OF 10 cents
hundred for picking cotton The de-
mand was refused BY Hodge and neigh
boring farmers.
A band OF negroes gathered about
Hodges house. cursing and threatening.
He reported tho names OF number TO
the nearest trial justice. They were fined
s. each.
Tho negroes followed Hodge from tho
trial Justices ofnce. gathering numbers as
they went. until 400 arrived az his house.
They surrounded his dwelling. IN whlch
Hodge. his wife aud two children barri-
caded themselves.
when the crowd advanced 10 the door
Hodge shot down ths leader and they fell
hack. Mrs. Hodge. with a revolver. stood
by her husbands side during the four
hours OF suspense.
Finally three neighhoring planters came
70 their rescue on horseback and scatter
ed most OF the negroes. who are. how
ever. still making threats. supply OF
arms was obtained from this city this af-
ternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
MAY ANSWER TO-DAY
UNITED STATES WILL REPLY To
GERMAN PROPOSAL.
RUSSIA STILL SUSPECTED.
OTHER POWERS WARY OF HER
DESIGNS UPoN CHINA.

tntted states VIII Make Answer 10
Several Other Notes-Win Probably
Refuse 60 Acccde 90 Germany's
Propositson-Troops Getting Ready
for the Winter scason-Chanee Dis
tributinE Rice 90 the POor-Cap-
ture of Pci-ranR Forts.
Washington. Sept. 2O.-The status OF the
Chinese situation at the close OF the day.
according to a high authority. Is as fol-
lows.
There are now before the state depart
mont a number o; notes awaiting answer.
These include the German note concerning
the surrender OF Chinese ringleaders. the
original Russian proposition for the with
drawal Of troops from Pekln. which has
not yet been acted upon as nnaiity: a
memorandum Of the Russian government.
asking as 20 the purposes OF this govern
meni. and a request by Prince ching
that instructions be sent 20 our minister
to proceed with peace negotiations al
once. In addition there is verbal ir-
quiry from the French government as to
the programme Of the United States.
These various communications have
slowly accumulated and an understand
ing has now heen reached by che admin
istration that there shall be general
clearance OF the entire subject. This may
he expected either late tomorrow or early
the following day II will clearly enun-
oiato the programme OF she United States
on the various questions presented.
VIII ne separate Answers.
There will be separate notes according
to the character OF the communications
addressed TO this government: that Is. the
recent German note will be answered by
note. and the memorandum or inquiry
from Russia viii be answered by a mem
orandum, while the French verbal in
quiry viii receive verbal response.
As 20 the contents OF these several com
munications the authorities are not will
ing TO give any positive intim1tlons,
though as far az the German note Is con-
cerned. the belief is almost general here
that the response OF our government will
amount TO a declinatiOn 20 make the sur
render OF the offending Chinese a condi.
tion precedent 10 negotiations OF any
kind.
Concerning the Russian proposition fol
withdrawal Il is stated ofiiciallv that Il
stands to-day the same as first presented
there having been no notifications what
ever on the part Of Russia UP TO the
present time.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
REPORT on NAVAL STATION.
Indications Are That Its Removal
WIN he Recommended.

VIII he Recommended.
Washington. Sept ol.-At the Navy De
partmcnt it is expected that a report 81
the Roar Admiral Roigers board OF the
transfer Of the naval station. from Port
Royal to Charleston. viii be ready 20 sub
init 90 the Secretary Of the Navy within
the next week or ten days.
The report has been delayed owing -
soundiugs ia the harhor. and borings on
the land. 90 satisfy the board that the
land and water facilities ~ Charlcsion are
ample for the naval station. similar
soundlnrH and bOrlnrz are now being
made az Port Royal. which are expected
10 show that the board will be- iustiied IN
recommending the transfer Of the station
60 Charleston.
The various sites proposed for the sta-
ton at or near Charleston are being care
fully examined, aud tho reports Of tue
horings and soundinga are expected 10 be
10 the hands OF the board boy the latter
part OF next week. Rear Admiral Endi-
cott says he looks for the report 10 tc
IN the hands OF the Secretary OF the
Navy not later than the first Of October.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
gen. MacArthar'- Report.

Washington. Sept. "a dispatch has
been received from Gen. Macarthur which
confirms the report cabled to the Asso-
ciated Press from Manila regarding the
activity OF the insurgents. The blank
spaces are IN place Of words which could
10, be deciphered The dispatch Is as fol-
lows.
Manila. Sept. 10. To Adjutant General.
washington. Considerable activity
throughout Iuzon. Fighting reported In
vicinity OF Carig and Estella. Isabella
province Insurgents estimated go. prob
ably much exaggerated but sufficient
force to make -- In district heretofore
quiet In the Ilocan province Samuel y.
Young (brigadier generaD reports numer-
Gus small affairs and has called so en-
phatically for more force that Kingsburys
squadron Third Cavalry and Borden's
battalion Fifth Infantry has been sent
him; other battalion Fifth same destina-
tion upon arrival.
Country north Pasig. including all OF
Bulucan. very much disturbed and numer-
Gus contacts with small parties through
out the district, south of Paslg. including
Tayabas province G.uzon). same condit-
ions obtain This activity has been an
tcipaied and reported upon In letters
August 2J--and cahled Aug. 81
The Fatal Encounter.
sept. Is Capt David Mitchell. Fifteenth
Irfaniry. ninety men. Company l., FIJI
teenth Infantry from siniloan. Laguna
province. attacked insurgent Gen. Cailles.
who had 500 men in position at Mavitac.
same province. Desperate tight ensued.
which was pushed from the front BY
Mitchell across causeway and through
water waist deep Cooperative attack
under Capt. George r. Cooke. with forty
Iaen. Company X. Fifteenth Infantry. and
ten men. Company B. Thirty-seventh In
flntry, could not reach enemy's position
because OF high water in arm OF lake
which could not be crossed: entire coun-
Try was ahoat In consequence OF
recent rains. this very mudh impeded Of
fensive action. After an hour and twenty
minutes fighting command withdrew TO
sinlloan. Upon renewal operations 18th,
Mavltac previous night. most OF them. no
doubt. going back into contiguous barrlos
20 appear from time 10 time or until call
ed into field again as peaceful amigos.
List of Casualties.
Casualties. which all occurred in Mitch
els command. consisting OF four officers.
10 men. were:
Company l.. Fifteenth Infantry. killed
and died OF wounds: Capt. David Mitch
oll George A. Cooper. second lieutenant;
First Sergeant william Fitzgerald, sergt
Evremond Dehart. Corpl. Laurits Jensen;
Privates Edward C. coburn. George r.
Horton. Thomas r. Kelley. Thomas Null
roy. John p. Brink. william l. Banker.
Arthur s. Mansfield. Thomas I. Pitcher.
Scott l.. Smith. Richard Taylor, Edward
NJ. Neal. Fred Duggan. Emanuel Kauf-
man.
Company l.. Thirty-seventh Volunteer
Infantry. killed and died OF wounds-First
Sergeant Thomas +. A. Howe; Privates
Edward J. GodahL George A. Haight
Edward stallcup. Alfred ]. Mueller. James
c. West.
Thirty-three per cent. Is profoundly i'm
pressive loss and indicates stubbornness OF
night, fearless leadership OF officers and
splendid response OF men.
Insurgent loss, as far as known. ten
killed, twenty wounded: among former
Col. Fidei. Macarthur.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
BoERs BADLY SCATTERED.
Roberts wires Nothing Is Left but "a
Few Marauders.

London. sept 2o.-Lofd Roberts cables
from Nelspruit. on the Pretoria -Deiagoa
Bay Railroad. no, far from Koomaiipoort,
the frontier station. under date OF We'd
nesday. Sept 10 az follows,
"Of the three thousand Beers who re-
treated from Koomatipcort. before The
British advance. seven hundred have en-
tered Porugese territory, others have
deserted IN various directions. and the
balance are reported 20 have crossed the
Koomau river. and 10 be occupying spurs
Of the Lobombo mountain. south of the
railway
"a general tumuit seems to have occur-
red when they recognized the hopeless
ness OF their cause. Their long Toms and
field guns have been destroyed, and moth
ing Is left OF the Boer army but few
maraudcrs"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
FORCED HIM TO KILL
JERRY WALDEN PUTS THE BLAME
UPON TuE WOMAN.
SAYS SHE THREATENED HIM.
HE STRUCK TuE FIRST BLow AND
SHE DID TuE REST.

THAT Il the Way an which walden
Claims Mrs. Dixoa'. Husband Was
Murdered wslden's Confession
Was Admitted Dead Man Wa.
Slain With an AN-Horrible story
of Guilt. CulmInatiag in DIaboIicai
Murder. roId in Court.
Tcnnlile. Ca. Sept. 2.-The trail of
Jerry walden was resumed at Wnghts-
willie thls morning ". G. Raincs brother
OF Mrs. Dixon. testified that when he weut
TO the house he questioned both Walden
and the woman. They denied any knowl-
edge OF the murder OF Dixon He traced
footprints from the houso 20 a road Wal
den went part OF the way. The fresh
tracks. the defendant said, were Old ores.
Raines found the ak with which tbs
deed was committed. Others testified SIM
ilarB. In substance. on this point Blil
willia ms Identified the az found as the
property " the murdered man.
clerk Anthony OF johnson Superior
Court began the story OF the confession
OF Welden. Tie went 60 walden's cell and
sail Jerry. you are In a hole"
"what has she been tcl.lngT' asked
I walden
- plenty" said An,hony. "she told
me sou killed her husband with the "A I
showed YOU yesteniay."
~ WELL" said Walden, I'VE agreed to say
nothing Now I will tell II ala"
Attorney Cooper asked that the confes-
sion be- excluded. Jerry was sent into tho
reception room and argument begun. Mr.
Cooper said tho confesslon wss moi fss-
and voluntary. ami planted his case on
tho decision Of Justice wbils OF tho
United states Supreme Court. Judge
Evans admitted the confession.
what walden Confessed.
Walden confessed. Anthony sata. that no
had been intimate with Mrs Dixon. VINO
had asked him to kin her husband lac
refused. she insisted and brought him an
AK. He struck tho nrst blow. She DID tho
rea. Walden. at the woman's bidding.
threw the ok into the woods. After COM
miliing the crime they were TO have
eioped-
President Woodward. OF the Mamie Lou
warthcn Institute. swore Walden made.
"a substance. similar confession 70 him
SELF and Editor McNaily at the depot IN
1'euniile. The details OF the Intimacy
between the defendant and the woman
were absolutely shocking.
Dr. T. l.. Harris swore that Dixon disd
from seven almost indescribable wounds
on the head ana body.
Remarkable Statement.
Waldeu's statement was remarkable
one. lie came of q good family. and was
10 years old. The Dixon woman. he said.
had complete control over him. on July
| Y when Dixon was coming through the
woods from the held 10 ,he house she
gave him a shotgun. he said. and told
him 20 shoot Dixon and nobody would
ever know who did II. on the night OF
the murder Mrs Dixon went TO his bed.
he states She had an axe.
Jerry she said 90 me. Dixon is
asleep II you don't XIII him / viii XIII
you" and did not want TO DO II. Gentle
men. she went 20 Dixon's bed with me.
I struck the first blow. She dld the rest.
Attorney Cooper announced that his
position was that Walden had 20 xiii
Dixon 10 save his own life as he could
not otherwise encape from the woman.
The arguments were then reEun
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
ron RoBBISG THE MAIL.
Pretty Daughter of n Postmaster 4.
Under Arrest.

Columbia. $. c.. sept. so.--Miss Kate
Arnesl Carter. dnughter OF the postmas-
ter at Batson. Greenville county. has been
arrested for robblng the mails. II was
known that mail was being tamperef
with. and two inspectors sent marked
coins through the Office. The letter was
opened and the money extracted. u was
found in Miss carter's possession. Sic
was arrested. Miss Carter Is a pretty
girl OF IS. ana the family Is well con-
ncctcd
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
ANXIOUS FoR NEGOTIATIONS.
southern Viceross want Some Ae-
ton Taken at Once.

Washington. Sept. 2o.-with the Powers
wavering as 10 when peace negotiations
with China shall open. China is exertins
all her efforts to turn the scales toward
an immediate opening OF the negotiations.
Another move IN that direction wos
made to-day when the Chinese minister
presented 10 the state department q dis
patch from the two powerful southern
viceroye Of Nan Kin and Wa Chang, ask
ing that the United States instruct It's Off
cials In China 10 begin peace negotiations.
The viceroys set forth the disadvantages
OF continued delay IN prolonging the pres
ent unsettled condition OF China. and IN
further complcating the questions to be
dealt with by the Powers.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
SEIZED 4 RARE Lor OF LOOT.
Customs Inspectors wade n Great
Haul az Mare Island.

san Francisco. sept so.-Revenue Of
neern have brought down from the Mare
Island navy yard. on a government tug
10 cases Of rare oriental goods. which
had been brought into this country on tho
hospiial ship Solncc. The articles seized
would net a small fortune. The duty Is
rearly % per cent On this account most
Of the stun. which includes loot from
Tien Tsin. probably will be abandoned 20
the, government. The cases OF silks and
curious are addressed to persons all over
the limited States.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
AMERICANS WHO WE'RE KILLED.
Consul General Goodnow Gives the
Names OF Those Massacred.


Names OF Those Massacred.
Washington, Sept. eo-The state Depart
ment has received the following telegram
from the consul general at Shanghai.
China:
shanghai. Sept, 20 To Secretary OF
State. Washington. Killed 10 date: Rev.
and Mrs. simcox. three children; Dr. and
Mrs. Hodge. Dr. Taylor. Rev. Pitkins.
Misses Gould. Morrill, at Pao Ting Fu.
Misses Desmond. Manchester. az Ku
chau: Misses Rice. Huston. at Lu cheng;
Rev. ana Mrs clnpp. Rev G. l.. Will
Jams. Rev. Davis. Misses Bird, Hartridge.
at Taiku: Rev and Mrs. Atwater. four
children; Rev. ana Airs. Price. one child.
at Fen Chow Fu. Have mailed report,
"Goodnow"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
NAM FIshing vessels Lost.

st. Johns, n. F.. Sept @-Foriy-two
fishing vessels are ashore IN tne straits
~ Rslle Isle. and thirty will be totally
,oat This Is in addition 10 the disasters
previously reported.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
POPULATION on THE STATES.
Director Merriam VIII Soon negin
Giving the Figures.

washington. Sept. 3i.-Director of the
Census Merriam stated to-day that the
announcement OF the cities Is practically
completed. as no bulletin viii be issued
for a town under 2S0o0.
The bureau. he said probably will begin
next week announcing the population OF
the states. The nrst Will be- Arkansas.
and thereafter they will BE- issued In al
phabctical order. beginning with Alabama.
II il thought that all OF the states will be
given out before Congress ASSEMBLIES.
The returns from the several states will
also show the population Of the cities un-
der a5.oo0.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

London. Sept % "A dispatch to-day
from Athens 20 Lioyds. giving further de-
tails Of the disaster 10 the Egyptian mail
steamer. Charkieh, now ashore on the
Island OF Andres. one OF the Cyclades.
says that forty OF the pasacngers and
crew were drowned
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
BLACK DIAMOND RAILROAD.
option Has Expired and Boone Com
pany claims Franchise.

Knoxville. Tenn. sept 99.-rhe option
granted last year by Boone's Black Dia-
mond Railroad to r. q. Dickinson. William
Kirkly and others to construct tho road
over Boone's right Of way expired to-
night and the Boone Company now claims
posscsslon Of the franchise. Oniciais say
work viii begin within = year and the
road will be financed By American capi-
tai. II T. to run from Cincinnati TO Port
Roval 4 g
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Hopes Are Now Entertained for MS
Recovery.

Bangor. Me-. Sept. 2o.-A report from
the asylum In which Congressman Charles
A. BouteiIe ~ receiving treatment for
aphasia. received by his family here yes
terday. states without qualification that
he Is rapidly improvinE.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
Going for rre.Ident Kruger.

Perrin. Sept. 20--The Dutch cruiser Gel.
defland T. going 10 De'agoa BAY IN order
20 take on board * Presldent Kruger and
convey him 10 Holland.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
nenrnt. for GaIre.tan.

Baltimore. Sept. 2O.-Special matinees
for the benefit Of the Galveston sufferers
were held at the theaters yesterday after
noon. II is estimated that the receipts
win aggregate $1,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Dux. Bohemia. Sept 3a-An explosion
occurred at the French Glueck mine yes
terday. Thirty-hvs persons were killed
and nfteen injured Five persons are
missing.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
oHArFEE TO DIVIDE ms MEN.

None of the Powers Are Moving
Forces Away From Peisin.
washington. Sept. D.--The War Depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from Gen Chaffee:
ssTaku, no dates To Adjutant Gen.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
Attack Made at DaybreaL.

Copyright. 1900. the Associated Press)
Taku. sept @-The allies attacked the
Pei-Taug forts at dsybreak. Heavy osn-
nonading Is going on.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
WAGES or THE MINERS.
Operators say They Get $3.50 and
ef.05 Per DRy.

Scranton. Pa. sept 2o.--The Pennsyi-
vania ccai Company issued a statement
today showing by a resume Of It's con-
troHer's reports. tina, the average wages
OF miners and laborere In all OF their twen-
ty-seven colileries. FOR the month OF Au-
grst, was. respectively. t2.s0 and sl.s7 per
day, and that twenty days were worked
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Pensacola. Fla. Sept. 2o-The fund rails
ed here for ihe Galveston sufferers
amounts TO S2.75.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
TO ExTERuISATE BOXERS.
Orders 60 That Eject Have been
Given In Chi IL Province.

Washington. Sept. 2o.-The State De-
partment has received the following teIe-
gram dated the 18th instant. from the con-
sui al Che Foo Chine:
Secretary Of State. washington-E'gh-
teeuth. Yesterday again beseeched gov
ernor ascertain facts Pao Ting Fu. also
....-..l.....-a -. n.afah rsnnn
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

DID HOWARD HAVE MOusrAoHE /,

Atlanta. Sept as si2 has been raised
here Cor the Galveston storm victims.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
srANIAnDs soUrFLED sHIrs.
Hobson quoted a- saying Dewey Did
Not sink Them.

vancouver, b. c.. Sept. 2o.-ln an inter-
view with Lieut.. r. +. Hobson. published
IN a local paper. Hobson is quoted as say
ing that Admiral Dewey did not sink the
shlps at Manila. but that the Spanish
opened the valves aud scutiied the ships
,hemselves. He said. according 10 rhe In
tervie,g. that the American shell fire did
very Nttic damage.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
sAN ANToNIo's POPULATION.


washington. Sept. 0-The census bu-
reau announces that the population Of
san Antonio. Tex. ls 5s.52i o. against 81
ga IN 1870. This rs an increase Of i5sis. or
Al "a rar cent.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21
PEr-TAxG FoRTs CAPTURED.
Reported That the Allied Forces Met
with Heavy Losses.

Berlin. Sept. 9o-The Lolsal Anzeieer's
Shanghai correspondent cables that the
allies to-day captured the Pel-Tang snd
Lu Tai forts. with great losses.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

Only One Man Arrested as a Result
OF the strIkc-operators san Re-
fuse 80 Arbitrate the Matter wan
the strikers Coal scarcity II
KecnIy FcIt aud l. Giving Trouble
in scranton-Statemcnt Made by
the Miners
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-21

rhat L. the Way an which walden
Claims Mrs. Dixon. Husband Was
Murdered wRlden's CoRfe--ioa
Was Admitted Dead Man Was
slain With an Ax-Horrible story
OF Guilt. CuimInatiRg in DiaboIicai
Murder. Told a. Court.
The sun., 1900-12-23
LsET Of re tMARxLDlE ARTICLES
First Paper of the Series, by Alfred
Russell Wallace, r. K. S.
"EVOLUTION."
-rvs. 'soo. by Th' su, p,fniin, ana Puainh
Gs aD,tiilon.

Alfred Rus'el wallace. whose article on "Ev''
luton" begins TIM suH's remarkable eeoo nj
OF the nineteenth c,utufy's progress. shares with
Charles James Darwin the glory Of establishing
the doctrine Of the origin Of species through the proc
ess OF natural selection. The deductions he drew
o. the axe Of Thirty Sh from his observations In the
Malay Archipelago led TO the immediate publication
OF the elder natIr0ilSts long suppressed manuscript
and launched the theory oi evolution IN i'c word.
OF that theory Mr. Wallace has ever since con
tinued ~ be the chief eyp~Sor AMI popgarzrf among
Enyish-sptaFIng peoples lie has been hohofed
with the degrees ~ ILL., n. hy Dublin University and
Of D. c. L. by ONiori, Win the Royal Media! and the
nrst Darwin Medal Of tho Royal Nrd,ty, with the
gold medals Of the Royal Geographical Society. ~
she Paris SoceN de Geographic and ~ the l4rnran
Society. His Malay AIchipc'aso' 'Geugraphl'
cal Distribution OF Animals" Tropical Mature"
Island LIE and "DaTvlnsm- have become classics
In science. No man can better and more auhoH'
tanvely tell the vonderfulia.e ofevOutoL than be.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-13
LLFESTlWTlES.
Reduced Rates For the Musical Festival
at Omaha.

at Omaha.
OMAHA, July 13.-The Knights Of
Ak-Sar- Ben, as a prelude to their an
nouncement of the festivities in Omaha
in September, have sent invitations to
1000 Nebraska and Iowa editors to be
in Omaha Monday night, July 90, for
initiation into the mysteries of Ak-Sar-
Ben. The city officials and commercial
organizations along the Illinois Central
between Fort Dodge and Omaha will
be admitted to the Kings band Aug.
and later in the month the same priv
ilege will be extended to representatives
of Hastings, Harvard, York, David City,
Geneva and other towns along the Elk
horn railroad. Special railroad rates
have been secured for the great Omaha
musical festival, and from all points
within IS miles of Omaha round trip
tickets at one and one-third fare will
be placed on sale Sept. 6, II, 13, II and
10. The tickets will have time limit
of three days and a minimum rate Of
IS cents. Special excursion trains will
probably start from points not less than
200 miles from Omaha. 1t is believed
by the members of the festival commit.
tee that there will be plenty of people
to make such excursions, in addition to
the reduced rates already arranged for,
success to the festival.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-13
WILL SUE JONES FOR FEES.
Controversy Over Iowa Supreme Court
Clerks Peruuisites.

DEs MONIES. July l3.-The state ex-
arntive council yesterday voted to direct
the attorney general to bring suit
against Clerk Jones of the supreme
court to recover about $4,000 in fees
which Mr.. Jones collected for furnish
ishing copies of opinions to publishing
companies and attorneys and which he
insists are his own, but which the state
is inclined to believe belong to it.
State Treasurer Herriott voted against
bringing suit at this time, insisting that
there had not been sufficient investiga-
tlon into the controverted facts nor an
accurate determination of the amount
of fees collected. Clerk Jones forwarded
his check to the council in settlement
of three classes of fees, amounting to
about S125.