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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
WILL BE A FIGHT OVER HILL.
Arkansas Democrats VIII Try to In
struct for Him.

Little Rock, Ark, June 25.-An effort
will be made in the Democratic state con-
vention tomorrow to instruct for D. B. Hill
of New York for Vice President. The
movement will be led by Representative
Parker.
Chairman Jones of the National Commit
tee is delegate to the convention, and he
probably will favor an uninstructed dele
CATION on the vice presidential question.
Attorney General jeff Davis will be NOM
mated for governor by acclametion, and
will also be sent to the Kansas City con-
vention as delegate-at-large
Congressman McRae announced to-day
that he would not be a candidate TO sue
ceed himself as national committeeman,
thus giving a clear field to Ex-Governor
James p Clark. This is considered de-
feat for Senator James K. Jones chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee who favored McRae. Clerk Is
generally understood TO be a candidate
for United States Senator Two years hence
against Senator Jones.
Mr. Parker is confident the convention
will adopt a Hill resolution. The conven-
ton will instruct for Bryan for President
and the indications tonight are that the
Parker resolution will be adopted, despite
the strong opposition of several party
leaders
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE.
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE DESTRUCTION
OF MANY CROPS.
MANY BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
STREAMS IN ALL SECTIONS ARE our
OF THEIR BANKS.

Rivers at Rome, Columbus, West
Point, Augusta and other Places
Are Unusually High-Crops In the
Lowlnnds Have Been Entirely De-
stroyed-Snvannab River I'm to
Thirty Feet Mt Augusta-CycIone.
In AIRbamn.
Atlanta June 25.-Reports received here
from many points in Georgia and por-
tons of Alabama and South Carolina
show that the recent heavy rains have
enormous damage to bridges and farming
properties
Crops, including cotton. corn and espe-
cially fruit, which was nearing maturity
when the wet season began, have been
greatly injured and caused a loss of a vast
amount to the farmers of the Southeast
ern States.
The rainfall has been unprecedented.
All the streams are out of their banks
and carrying away bridges and ferries in
large numbers. The sub-structure of the
handsome new bridge over the Ocmulgea
| river at Macon was carried away to-day
Reports say the Savannah river at Au-
| gusta was 20 feet at noon and rising two
inches per hour. The mills there are closed
down on account of back water in the
canal.
At Rome Ga. the river is eighteen feet
above low water mark and rising one inch
per hour.
At West Point, Ga. the Chattahoochee
river reached twenty feet above low water
to-day.
A tornado was reported near Huntsville.
Ala. sweeping the country but no loss OF
life is known.
The lowlands have been devastated and
only the higher farming lands are un-
touched.
Indications are for a cessation @s the
rain which will cause the streams to's~Ji
| rapidly.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
AN ANTI-IMPERIALIsT PARTY.
Its Formation VIII Depend on the
Action at kansas city.


New York, June 25.-Anti-imperialists to
the number of thlrty-five coming from the
principal cities of the country. met to-
day at the Plaza Hotel.
The meeting was for the purpose of de
termining what action the followers of
shis line of national policy viii take in
the coming presidential campaign, and as
result of the conference it may be thnt
a new party will be formed the members
of which will vote independently of both
the Republican and Democratic parties.
A resolution was unanimously passed
directing the Executive Committee of the
anti-1mperialists' League, under the au-
spices of which to-day's meeting was held.
20 call a general conference, or conven-
ton, Of anti-imperialists for the purpose
of considering a plan of campaign. This
call will not be issued until after the
National Democratic Convention at Kan
sas City. and when issued viii probably
be for a date early in August.
The resolution states that the call is 10
be issued to the end that we may carry
into effect our condemnation OF the i'm
peralistic policy Of the present admins
tralion."
Speaking OF the conference and its re-
suit, or probable result. Chairman Smith
Of Chicago said tonight that it had been
the sense of the meeting that no state
ment be made public as to the definite
plans OF the league members.
we do not want to form an independ-
ent party" he said, unless the action Of
the Kansas City convention makes 1t ne
cessary. Until the convention at Philadel-
phia the Republican party had never
made party stand on the issue of i'm
perialism.
When they adopted their platform we
saw al glance that we had nothing to
hope for from that party. We have no
wish to take hasty action or go off half
cooked consequently we will not coll our
general conference or convention until af-
ter we see what the Democrats will do at
Kansas City. There are many who hope
that they will give us a broad. liberal
plank on the question of Imperialism. If
such action Is taken then our general con-
ference will probably do nothing more
than ratify that plank. Otherwise we
will have 10 do something ourselves. II
no favor is shown the anti-imperialistic
idea by the Democrats then definite action
will very probably be taken and an inde-
pendent party be formed to conduct
campaign along these lines"
Among those present were Senator Wei
lngton of Maryland and Congressman
Fleming of Georgia.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
GALLINGER's VERSION OF 1T.
'Isthminn" Was Acceptable 10 Plat
form Committee.

Concord, n. H., June Ex-senator CALM
ger, a member of the subcommittee on
platform Of the Republican Convention,
said Postmaster General Smiths draft of
a platform was submitted to the commit
tee by Senator Foraker.
when the draft was read to the COM
mttee objection was made by several
members that 1t was in the nature of a
political essay, rather than an incisive dec
laration Of principles, and after some dis
cussion a subcommittee was appointed,
of which l was a member.
LAS to the canal proposition cannot
now recall the words used in the original
draft made by Postmaster General Smith
and submitted to US by Senator Foraker.
1 recall very distinctly that several mem
bers Of the committee suggested that the
phrase Isthmian' was preferable to Mica
ragua' and to this proposition there was
M onnoSition."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
ASKED FOR AN ARMIsTIcE.
Minister Wu Wanted the American
Troops Held on.

Washington, June 25.-The chief devel-
opment to-day in the Chinese situation
was the effort of the Chinese minister,
Wa Ting Fang, to secure an armistice
in the operation of American troops un-
til Lii Hung Chang could reach Pekin
and bring about cessation of the disor-
der
The proposition is rather a novel one
and is based upon the representations of
the Viceroys of the important provinces
of the Yang-tse-Kiang valley that they
can maintain order without the aid of
foreign troops, and that the presence of
the foreigners would act merely as an
incentive TO disorder
Minister WI brought these representa-
tions to the attention of Secretary Hay,
who consulted the President The lat
ter's decision as subsequently, conveyed
to the minister was that while the as
snrances of the Viceroys for continued
quiet was fully appreciated, the United
States could not bind itself not to send
its forces to points where disorder actu-
ally existed and where the~safety of our
officials and citizens was endangered.
Technically speaking, in the absence of
a state of war, this was not a proposition
of armistice, but high government off
cials said il amounted practically to an
offer of armStice and the refusal on the
part of the United States to make the
arrangement.
Nothing Heard Ffom Kempff.
Secretary Long said az o'clock p. M,
when he left the Navy Department for
the day, that nothing had come from
Admiral Kempff on the casualties of the
first engagement of the American ma
rines with the Chinese, or on the out
come of the second engagement, which
was to have occurred yesterday or Sat
urday. The only dispatch received by
the Secretary was a belated one from
Kempff, asking for instructions as to
whether he should cooperate with the
other naval forces In taking the Taku
forts. This must have been sent some
days ago, as the Taku forts were taken
the middle of last week. Under the cir
cumstances, there was no occasion for
answering the Admirars request, as he
already had been advised of the general
purpose of this government to act con-
currently with the other Powers in the
protection of American interests.
The State Department remained
throughout the day without information
from Minister Conger or any other source
the. only dispatch received being from
Consul John Goodnow, at Shanghai, say
ing he had heard nothing from Pekin
since the 14th instant. On the whole, the
day was one of anxiety and a lack of
definite information on the main points
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
STRIKERS ARE ENJoINED.
They Are Forbidden to Interfere
with street MnI Cars.

st. Louis, June 25.-In the United States
Circuit Court to-day Judge Elmer B. Ad-
ans issued temporary injunction re-
straining William d. Mahon. president of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Car Employees of America and others
from interfering with the operation OF
the mails over the lines of the st. Louis
Transit Company
The injunction names over 100 men,
most of whom are members of the asso-
citation over which Mr.. Mahon presides
This decision was reached after listen
ing to the arguments of counsel for the
strikers and United States District Attor-
ney Roster and the reading of numerous
affldavits submitted by both sides.
None of the defendants were present
They were represented by counsel, who
declared that it was not shown that any
of the defendants named had been guilty
of lawlessness.
Judge Adams. in rendering his decis-
ion said:
THE question is whether the defendants
have been shown by the affidavits to have
been interfering with the inetrumentaii-
ties and the agencies of the federal gov
ernment
1T is admitted that the mail cars were
lnterfered with, and their promised oper-
ations at times rendered impossible.
The defendants and those who have
acted in concert with them ordered the
strike. From this it follows that whether
they are guilty of lawlessness or not as
complained of. they must be held ac-
countable for the necessary consequences
of their acts.
If 1t as true, and I hope II is, that
none of the defendants have been guilty
of interfering with the mail cars, then
the injunction can certainly do no harm"
Result of Inquests.
The coroner's jury sitting in the in
quests on the bodies Of Edward Thomas
George Rine and Edward Burkhardt
strikers. who were shot and killed on
Sunday June 10, in a riot in front of the
barracks of the posse comitatus, return
ed verdicts to-day to the effect that Thorn
as was killed by deputies in the discharge
OF their duties and that the other two
men were killed without justification by
parties unknown to the jury. The verdict
is of homicide in all cases. but no persons
were held responsible.
Gradually the mystery of the numerous
dynamite explosions under cars of the
St. Louis Transit Company and the al
legged plot to blow up the bridge of the
company over the river des Peres is be-
ing unraveled.
The police believe that by following
certain clues given by Nathan j. Far
rand, a Transit Company detective, they
may be able to prove that at least some
of the actual dynamiting was done by
persons in the employ of the company
not at the instance of the company, but
in order to enhance the reputation of
the Transit detectives by giving them op-
portunities to ferret out the dynamiters
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
CARTER WANTS REHEARING.
May Try to Go Before Civil Court on
Habeas Corpus writ.

Chicago, June 25.-A special to the
Record from Leavenworth, Kas.. says:
Another effort will shortly be made to
obtain a rehearing Of the famous Carter
case. The plan is to try and bring him
before a civil court on a writ of habeas
corpus and then have the case tried upon
its merits
Carter was recently visited by a
wealthy uncle from New York. and the
two held a long conference. Before leav-
ing the uncle stated to the warden that
he would soon return, accompanied by
two of the best attorneys in New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
MANY FALSE DISPATCHES.
Chinese Minister Says Empress Cam
not BE Deposed.

not lie DepOsed.
Berlin, June 25.-The Kreuz Zeitung
warns the public against crediting dis
patches from Chinese officials, especially
those from Sheng, director general of rail-
ways and telegraphs. The recent opti-
mistic utterances of the French foreign
minister. NJ. Delcasse. were founded upon
one of Sheng's cablegrams that has since
been proved false.
The paper further complains that all
recent Russian communications continue
to place the facts in false light and it
instances a statement'by the Official Mes
senger of st. Petersburg which represents
the Boxers as the only disturbers and
the Chinese government as innocent.
The views criticised do not prevail In
German official circles. The Chinese min
ister here, Lu Hal Houan. in the course
of an interview to-day, said:
The Empress cannot be deposed Chi
nese piety would not permit dethrone-
ment. But perhaps it would be possible
through friendly means to intimate to the
old Empress that she should abdicate af-
ter having ruled so long. An experiment
could be made with the Emperor sur
rounding him with competent counsellors,
of whom there IS no lack to-day among
the Chinese"
Germany will send to China all available
vessels besides those already there.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
FOLLOWED by DETECTIVES.
Two Are Watching Taylor While
Two Are Guarding Him.

Philadelphia. June 25.-Broken In health
and spirit. ex-Gov. William S. Taylor of
Kentucky, started for Niagara Falls to-
night.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Taylor,
and four detectives followed close at theiS
heels. Two of the officers represent the
state of Kentucky, and bear warrants for
the arrest OF Mr.. Taylor upon charges
growing out of the assassination of Gov.
GoebeL The other two are employed by
Mr. Taylor to guard his person.
The strain Is telling on both Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor. All the time that they were
in the city their rooms were closely
guarded, and Mrs. Taylor personally an
swered every rap upon the door. She
denied herself to all callers. and was on
the verge of collapse several times.
1t is understood that Mr.. Taylor Will
not be surrendered to the Kentucky au-
thorities by Gov. Roosevelt. and that he
will be immune from arrest until he shall
return to Indiana, where he Is now max
ing his home, or until such time as ne
shall return to Kentucky Of his ewn
yolition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
MANY HOUSES WE'RE WRECKED
Cyclones and Rains Are Playing
Havoc I'm Alabama.

Birmingham. Ala. June 25.-A cyclone
which originated near Blossburg, jefferson
county to-day, swept the country for fif-
teen miles westward into Walker county.
Its path was quarter of a mile wide
and the greatest damage resulted around
Democrat. where a score Of houses were
wrecked and number of people injured,
but none seriously. Crops were ruined and
hundreds of trees uprooted.
The heavy rains throughout the state
continue TO work havoc. The Black War
rior river has oyerflowed its banks i'm
Walker county and hundreds of acres Of
cotton and corn lands are inundated Many
cattle have been drowned and great dam
age wrought Near Demopolis both The
Warrior and Tomnghee have left their
banks and people are moving out OF the
loWlauds.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
ten TSIN RELIEVED.
FOREIGN TROOPS ENTERED 1T
WITH SMALL Loss.
REPORT SENT BY KEMPFF
RUSSIAN FORCES ARE SAID TO
HAVE LOST HEAVILY.

Fear stiH Felt for Seymour and the
observation-disclosures Troops Massing
Around Pekin-There Are Said to
BE $4,000 of Them With Plenty of
Arms and Ammunition, but Poorly
DiscipIined-PIRns of the Powers.
Che Foo. Tuesday, June 26.-Rear Ad-
tniral Kempff reports, by Japanese tor
pedo boat, that the combined forces en-
sentered Tien Tsin on Saturday, June %,
sustaining small loss.
They started on Sunday to relieve the
force which left Tien Tsin on June TO- and
which is believed to be surrounded near
eekin.
According to Japanese reports, Admiral
Seymour has been captured and the min
sisters have left Pekin, guarded by Chinese
soldiers. Their whereabouts is unknown.
sand allied troops have landed at Taku,
Including 1900 Germans.
A French officer, who has succeeded in
getting through from Tien Tsn to Taku,
says that the Russians alone have lost
$50 killed and 800 wounded.
The German gunboat Iltis, up the Pei
k5o or Tien Tsin river reports that masses
of Chinese are nearing Tonk Ku and that
en- immediate attack is expected.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
FIGHTING FOR IT'S LIFE.
Attack on Tien Tsin Led to the
Seizure of Taku Forts.

VI
London, June 25.-The admiralty has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Rear
Admiral Bruce dated Taku via Che Foo
June "A:
The total force which left Tien Ts.n
with the commander-in-chief for Pekin
was about 1000. composed of detachments
from the allied ships No action could
possibly be taken to relieve the command
erin chief because it was only known
that he was cut off by Tien Tsin being
invest ed
TEN Tsin has been fighting for its
life ever since. 1t was on receipt of in
formation that the Chinese army had or
dered trains for attacking Ticn Tsin, that
they were ravaging Tong Ku and rein
forcing Taku as well as mining the mouth
of the Pei-Iio. that it was promptly de-
termned to seize Taku. Since then every
effort has been made to relieve Tien Tsin
| have Communicated a small coasting
steamer for taking troops and sick and
wounded across the bay 70 Wei-Hai-Wei
where intend making a temporary base
hospital and asylum for refugees"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
cHATTAHoocHEE's HIGH RISE.
Farmers and Mill Men Heavy Losers
From the Rains.

Columbus, Ga, June 25.-The Chatta-
hoochee river shows a rise Of thirtytwo
feet al this point and bottom lands south
Of here are under water. the loss to far
mers being considerable.
All the cotton mills stopped to-day on
account of high water and the Golfer
dams of the Columbus Power Company
were washed away, the loss 10 contrac-
tors being about $1,000.
Farmers in this section are greatly dis
couraged on account of rain. Cotton Is on
at least thirty-fVe per cent. The peach
crop will be cut short one-half IL the rains
continue another week.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
MORE TROOPS REACH TAKU.
No Later Information of the Opera
tiOns at Ticn TsIn.

London, June 25.-In the House OF Com
mons to-day, referring to the failure Of
the American and Russian forces to reach
Tien Tsin, June 81, the parliamentary sec
retary of the foreign office, William st.
John BrodoricI. said that since then
British troops from Hong Kong had ar
rived at Taku and it was believed that
three thousand japanese. one thousand
German and two thousand French troops
had also arrived there But he added, the
government had no Information regarding
the later operations.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
LYNcHING NEAR LIVE OAK.
Negro AssniIant Taken From Sheriff
and Hanged TO n Tree.

oBrien. Fla, June 25.-Jack Thomas. a
negro who attempted an assault on Mrs.
Keene, a widow, living in suwannee coun-
ty, Friday night. was taken from the
sheriff by, a mob near Live Oak to-day,
hanged to a tree and riddled with bullets.
He made a full confession.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
Columbus Man was KILLED.

Columbus. Ga, June 25.-It was learned
to-day that win II. Green, a Columbus
man, was ki Id in Saturday nights wreck
on The Southern Green was raised in Mus
cosee and left his home here a short time
ago to accept a place as fireman. lie was
a nephew of Mr.. Abe Gammel, one of the
most prominent citizens of the county,
and was only q years old.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
RIVER RosE no THIRTY FEET.
Farms Flooded but Augusta Was Not
Overlooked.

Augusta, June 25.--The Savannah river
rose to-day TO approximately thirty feet.
as the result of the continued rains. The
mills were closed down, but no other in
convenience or damage resulted to the
city.
Since the streets and river front have
been raised. II takes thirty-six feet to get
into the city, but the present depth over
flowed many of the river plantations be-
low the city and injured crops between
Augusta and Savannah.
At little below thirty feet the river
came TO a standstilI, and no further In
Jury is appTehended.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
MADDEN MADE THE CHANGE.
substituted "Isthmian" for Mica
ragua" I'm the Platform.

ragua" in the Platform.
Chicago, June 25.-Martin b. Madden Of
Chicago. who was O member of the Com
mittee on Resolutic-- at the Philadelphia
convention. to-day eaid that 1t was he and
not Lemuel e. Quigg, who substituted
the word "isthmianv' for the word Mica
ragua" in the Republics national plat
form. -,
Mr. Madden sxpaS13J tnits that he
alone is respoz D III b change In the
S%ss sansI sSc y the iS''1ss co@%liss. iS Ss
on Resolutions, - has been charged
with eliminating the specific term Mica
Eagua.'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-26
CYCLONE IN ALABAMA.
One Church Demolished and other
Buildings Damaged.

Montgomery. Ala. June Pa cyclone
passed over Eutaw, Ala, yesterday and
did great deal Of damage. The Bap-
tist Church was demolished and the Pres
byterian Church and Female Academy
were badly wrecked.