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The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
ALLIES NOT MOVING.
NONE ARE HURRYING ON TO THE
RELIEF OF PEKIN.
THE NEWS CREATED DISMAY.
WORST FEARS FOR THE FOREIGN
ERs IN THE CAPITAL ARE FELT.

"The situation Is Desperate, Hasten"
was the Last OmciaI Message
From Pekin-That Was Ten Days
since, Yet the Forces Have to
Tarry-The World Is Preparing for
News of "a FrightfuI Tragedy.
southern China Breaking Away.
London, July 3, $50 a. m.-The allies are
not advancing for the relief of Pekin. This
announcement 10 the House of Commons
bv william St. John Broderick, under
secretary of state for foreign affairs, was
received with exclamations of astonish-
ment and dismay.
Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett inquired if
any information had been received from
the legations at Pekin, or as TO the COM
position and command of the relieving
forces and it's present position. Mr. Brod-
rick read the dispatches received to-day
and said the total allied forces available
is now about 1900. as troops have been
rapidly arriving, adding
I'VE do not yet know what arrange
ments have been made locally regarding
the command of the expedition but it has
not yet been thought possible to attempt
a further advance. The cOnsuls have
been in communication with the viceroys
in the Yang Use region, and they are
quite aware that support will be given
them by her majesty's government in pre-
serving order. 1t is obviously impossible
that the representatives of the Powers at
Pekin should be consulted, as no commu-
nications are passing with them.
The situation is desperate. Hasten"
These words from the message of Won
Bergen, a member of the German legation
at Pekin, countersigned by Robert Hart,
inspector general of customs, and dated
nine days ago, are the theme of all pri
vate comment They are preparing for
news of a frightful tragedy. Nine days
ago the ammunition of the little garrison
defending the foreigners was running low,
and their food was nearely exhausted,
while around them was a horde of Kan
Su braves, having at their service Krupp
guns and repeating rifles. Pekin was in
:he hands of the revolutionaries.
South Breaking Away.
While nothing but sinister news comes
from Northern China, Southern China is
seemingly breaking away from the En-
pire. All the provinces south of the Yel
low river, whose viceroys and governors
maintain friendly relations with the Pow
ers through the consuls, have been in
formally constituted into a confederacy,
with Nankin as the capital
According to an Express cable from
Shanghai dated July ., the southern vice
roys wholly disavow Prince Tuan's gov
ernment. They have practically constitu-
ted an independent state. extending from
the Hoang Ho to the British and French
frontiers. Little else to illuminate the
profound obscurity of the situation
reaches cable points. The Chinese wires
to Che Foo appear 10 be interrupted.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
JAPAN'S TROOPS WELCOMED.
Powers Are Glad to HIVE Them
Thrown Into China.


Washington, July bad news came this
morning from Admiral Kempff confirming
the worst stories which have emanatcd
from China relative to the conditions at
Pekin, and a feeling of disquiet was no
ticeable among administration officials and
diplomats. The German embassy showed
particular anxiety for information respect
ms the sad end of Baron Won Ketteler, and
in the course of the afternoon, Secretary
Hermann Of the embassy paid a special
visit 10 the state department to inquire.
NJ. Thieb5ut, the charge d'affaires of The
French embassy, also called in quest CT
information, ii was said.
These visits revived rumors that an eff
fort is afoOt 20 reach an interna tional
agreement respecting the conduct of the
forces of the Powers in China. II was said
this afternoon at the state department.
that the only news was that there seemed
10 be a unanimous agreement on the part
of the Powers to welcome with the utmost
cordiality Japan's offer to furnish REIN
forcements for the forces now operating
along the Pei Ho river. in the effort TO
reach Pekin, as Japan, alone of the Pow
ers, is prepared to throw into China what
ever number of troops may be needed.
The news to that effect had come to the
state department from all directions, and
particularly from England, Russia and
France. AS far as the state department
is concerned, il had previously accorded
Japan free hand in the matter of number
of troops to be employed in China, upon
a voluntary and courteous statement Of
the purpose of the employment of these
forces.
A meeting in Secretary Hays office late
Secretary Hitchcock, taken in connection
with the fact that Secretary Long had
been in conference earlier in the day with
the Secretary of State, led to the circu!l-
ton of rumors that important develop
ments were to be expected, connected
with the Strengthening of the United
States forces now in China. These ru-
mors, however, We're speedily set at rest
by the statement from one of the partici-
pants that the conference had nothing TO
do with Chinese affairs, but related to
some Indian troubles in the Northwest.
Secretary Root did not hesitate to enter
a specific denial of some of the sensational
stories which are persistently circulated
every day. regardless of facts. He said
thai he l. ad not orderedN any troops TO
China. beyond the Ninth Infantry from
Manila row on the way to Taku, and pos
sibly the Sixth Cavalry about to start
from San Francisco for Nagasaki. TIC
destination of the latter would depend up
on develonments. He said he had not or
dered the Fourth and Eighteenth Infantry
regiments to China, as has been reported
lin some quarters, nor had he made he
slightest preparation for their dispatch.
Secretary Long contradicted the reiso1t
that the New orleans was to be sent 10
Taku or elsewhere in China, and added
that he did not even intend to send ou:
another ship TO make up the deficiency
caused by the disaster to the Oregon,
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Committee. and members of the Executive
Committee.
Most of these gentlemen said they had
not signed such letter, but there was an
intimation from a reliable quarter that
some such movement was on foot and that
the views of some of these gentlemen we're
laid before Mr.. Bryan in a way 10 indicate
that they believed it would be better policy
to reaffirm the Chicago platform and not
insist upon the specific declaration for IS
to l. The impression prevails that the
leaders are not likely to meet with much
encourag cement in such a movement, es-
pecialy in view of the action of the Ne
braska delegation. which declared expic-
lily to-day for the old ratio.
His View UnaIternbIe.
Cato Sells, chairman of the Iowa dele
cation. who spent three hours closeted
with Mr.. Bryan yesterday, said tonight
when told of the movement to have Mr.
Bryan agree to the elimination of spe-
cihc plank in the platform calling for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of IS
to /:
II talked over the whole situation with
Mr.. Bryan, and ! have not the slightest
hes,tancy in saying that The gentlemen
who have gone to Lincoln with the idea
Of getting Mr.. Bryan TO hedge on the
proposition of l6 TO ! will do nothing but
go up the hill and then down again.
l know exactly what / am saying when
tell you that there IS not the slight
est chance in the world to get
MIR Bryan to accept any evasion
or abridgement of the 16 TO / proposition.
He will run on a platform containing that
plank, or he will not run at all. l am
positive there viii be no fight against the
l6 to l plank, which will compel MIR. Bry-
an to change his attitude. There is moth
Ing in the world that will have the power
10 do that. This Is absolutely certain. and
all these gentlemen who try anything To
the contrary are simply wasting their
time and effort"
Quite different view OF the matter
was taken by Thomas Gahan, national
committeeman from Illinois. He said,
when told of the attitude OF Mr.. Bryan:
1--WE do not want l6 to ] plank In the
platform, and we will not have IL there
IL we can help It. The reafirmation of
the silver plank in the platform adopted
four years ago covers che ground am
ply"
] Judge A. S. Tibbetts of Lincoln. chair
man of the Nebraska delegation, said that
1t could be accepted as positive that Mr.
!, Bryan would not be a candidate unless
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troversy between the people and the cop
per trust which was attempting to con-
troll the political affairs of the state.
Gov. Smith devoted his argument large
ly to showing that the practice in the
state is favorable to permitting the state
chairman 10 fill vacancies. This prac-
tice had prevailed for twenty years, and
he asserted that no objection had been
made to the appointments when the
Clark men had been selected to fill the
vacancies.
Gov. Smbh also controverted the asser-
ton of Mr.. Corbett concerning the cop
per trust. He said that since he had
been Governor the Legislature had passed
a bill in the interest of that trust, and
that he, as the states chief executive,
had vetoed It, At that time Mr. Clark
and the members of the Legislature who
had voted for that gentleman had sup
ported the bill.
Judge Mcconnell closed for the Clark
delegation and w. s. Hartman for the
Dalytes The subcommittee adjourned
without reaching final decision. 1t is
understood that the committee stands two
and two for and against Clark, and one
undecided.
The subcommittee in the Oklahoma
contest heard Judge Bierce and Leslie
Ross for the Jacobs faction and j. w.
Johnson and Joseph Wisby for the Sipes
faction. The Jacobs delegates claim 10 be
regular. but the contention is denied by
the contestants. The decision of the sub
committee is understood 10 have been in
the interest Of the Jacobs faction.
In the Indian Territory contest the de-
cision will be favorable to Macrum for
national committeeman. In this contest
Judge Lewis appeared for the Wolverton
delegation, and w. T. Hutchins for the
Macrumites. In this case the Macrumltes
accused the Wolverton faction of pack
ing the territorial convention, and they
walked out.
The District OF Columbia contest will
be heard tomorrow. All the sub-commit.
tees will report TO the full committee to.
morrow.
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the platform contained a specific declara-
ton In favor of Is to /. He cannot do it
and he will not do It," said Judge Tib-
bettss. "He has always held the position
in favor of Is to l, and his views have
been understood all the time. The differ
ent state delegations have been instructed
for him with that understanding, and now
at the last minute he cannot stulufy him
self by accepting a candidacy based on
any other platform. However, there will
be no question of that kind calling for So
luton. The gentlemen who have gone
to Lincoln viii find him adamant. and he
will not be moved from his position under
any circumstances"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
HOW KETTELER WAS KILLED.
Information TeIegraphed TO Berlin
of the AssassinatiOn.


of the Assassination.
Berlin, July 2.-Privy Councillor Ha-
mann informed the correspondent Of the
Associated Press to-day, that the official
dispatch announcing Baron Won Ketteier
assassination, was received here early to-
day. It was based upon direct written
message conveyed from Pekin, and sigh
ed by Won Bergen, member of the Ger
man legation at Pekin, and Sir Robert
Hart, the inspector general of customs.
1t woS addressed to the commander OF the
European forces at Tien Tsin, and was
forwarded June 30 by Consul zimmerman
20 the German Consul at Che Foo.
The message contained a number Of in
teresting details. Baron Ketteler, while
riding on horseback to the foreign office
was attacked by large numbers of Chi
nese, who pulled him off his horse ana
beat him to DEATH An Interpreter with
him was seriously injured, but escaped,
and subsequently reached the German le-
cation.
Herr Hamann supposes that there was
more bloodshed at the legation, the de
struction of which, he declares, was more
alarming, because the message adds that
the conditions of whites in Pekin was
desperate, and aid was imperatively need
ed It was also announced that the aul-
munition of the legation guards was al
most exhausted.
When Herr Hamann was asked whether
the course of Germany or that of the other
Powers toward China will be altered by
'he assassination of Baron Won ketteler'
he replied that he was unable to answer
the question. because Count Won BueioW'
Minister of Foreign Affairs, LETT mere yes
terday evening to visit Emperor William
at Wilhelmshaven, before the alarming
news was received here. 1t is supposed
Count Won Buelow will forego his vacation
and remain in Berlin.
Herr Hamann was also asked If the chi
nese Minister here would be given his
passports, but the privy councillor did noe
reply.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
HOW DELEGATES VIEW 1T.
Statements From Several States
About the silver Plank.

Kansas City, June 2-The Kentucky
delegation arrived to-day and will eau
Gus tomorrow, National Committeeman
Trey Woodson said:
I'VE are all, of course In favor Of 1s
to /. but whether all are In favor of a
reaffirmation or a specific statement, I
cannot say. 1 favor an out-and-out de-
claration, and think the majority OF
the delegates from Kentucky will be
found Of the same opinion. We are what
might be termed a Shiveiy delegation on
the vice presidency. At least half of the
delegation consider him the most avail
able man. The others are scattered. The
attitude of our delegation may change
somewhat after we get together"
West Virginia-The West Virginia DEL
egation, at an informal conference to-
day. decided 10 present Col John 7. Nc
Graw of that state for Vice President.
Their sentiment is for free silver with
out declaring ratio. Upon conferences
(Continted IN Filth pagn
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SAVANNAH, GA, TUESDAY, JULY g. 1900

assembled here, including practically the
entire membership of the Executive Com
mittee, and George Fred Williams of Mas
sachusetts. From what has developed
to-day, however, the mission is likely 20
prove no more productive of harmonizing
results than the pilgrimage of Hlll. In
deed, this feeling is so universal that the
Eastern delegations reached a practical
determination to-day to accept the in
evitable and TO confine their efforts to
the Plantform Committee. thus keeping
the subject from being a source of dis
cord on the floor of the convention.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
AQUINO SURRENDERED.
Gen. Ricarte Also Captured by tho
Native Police.

Washington, July 2.-The following ca.
blegram was received at the war depart.
ment this morning:
Gen. Aquino. prominent leader OF in.
surgent forces. surrendered unconditionai-
ly to First Lieut.. John ]. OConneil with
Macabebe scouts. on June 20, with sixty
four rifles and ammunition.
Macarthur"
Gen. Macarthur also cables the follow
ing:
"Adjutant General, Washington. Gen.
Ricarte, leader of threatened uprising in
Manila during this year, recently very sc-
tive. captured July /. by native police
between Paco and Stana. Event import
ant in relation to conditions in Manila.
"MacArthtr -
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
sHIVELY is OUT OF 1T.
hut the Vice Presidential Atmos-
phere Is Not Clear.


phere LIS Not Clear.
Kansas City. July 2.-The vice presiden-
tial situation has not cleared up during
the day. and tonight it is apparently in
as much doubt as 1t was when the dele
gates to the National Democartic conven-
ton were elected. There was shifting
of the scene to-day when BENJAMIN F.
Shively of Indiana was takne out of the
race by his emphatic statement to the In
dian delegation.
Not only the Indiana men, but other del
egates in the city accepted the statement
of Mr.. Shively and he is not now consid-
cred a probability in the race.
AS the contest stands after Shively S
retirement. the two leading candidates
seem to be Charles A. Towne and VIII
liam Sulzer with some man from New
York. like Judge Van Wyck or Elliott
Danforth. as a possibility under certain
contingencies.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
LEGATIONS BEsIEGED.
KempfT Wires the Department of the
situation.

Washington, July 2.-The navy depart
gram from Admiral Kempff, without date:
"Chee Foo.-Secretary Navy, Washing
ton: A rumor from Pekin reports lega-
tions are besieged; provisions nearly ex-
hausted; situation desperate. German
minister going to Tsung-H- Yamen muir
dered by Chinese soldiers. American,
Italian, Dutch legations burned. Twenty
thousand Chinese soldiers inside, thirty
thousand outside Pekin; three thousand
reported bound Tien Tsin; still fighting at
Tien Tsin. Communication Tien Tsin by
rail and river insecure. Kempff."
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
superintendents Meet.

Montgomery, Ala. July 1.-The Nation
al Conference of Superintsndents and
Principals Of Schools for the Deaf Is in
session in Talladega, Ala, the seat of this
states institution for the deaf and blind.
Almost every state in the Union is repre-
,<ented by noted educators.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
THE TALE OF THE WOUNDED.
KempfT Sends the Names of Ameri-
cans Who Have Been Hurt.

hempn Sends the Names OF Ameri-
cans Who Have Been Hurt.
Washington. July 2,-The Navy Depart
ment tonight received the following ca
blegram from Admiral Kempff:
"Che Foo.-secretary of the Navy: Cas-
ualties 10 date: Corpl James F. Lam
nigan. Privates ]. X Miller w. H. MOI
r,s. Ed Provensal. John Hunter, w. H.
Nichols. Boatswains Mate 7. Thomas,
Gunner's Mate b. Benson, Apprentice II.
A. Broman Landsman IL. Severson, Sc
riously wounded.
cadet Taussig, Boatswain's MADE Hol-
yoke. Coxswain Thomas and thirty-four
others slightly wounded. Ships crews.
all nations. re-embarking, soldiers and
marines remain ashore; Capt. McCalla on
duty heihPil,
Capt. McCalla was reported wounded IN
a previous cabegram, so the latest news
indicates he was not badly hurt.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
sHELLED 1000 BoERs.
Colse's Losses Were Two Killed and
Six wounded.

London, July 2, $40 p. m.-The war Of
flee has received the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler:
"standerton, Sunday, July 1.-Geu. Tai
bot Coke, with the Tenth Brigade, recon-
noitered, June 20, toward Amesfoort,
Transvaal. and found 1000 OF the enemy
there, with guns In a strong position.
Having shelled them, he retired and was
not followed up. His casualties were
two killed and six wounded
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
FRANCE SENDING TROOPS.
Minister Declares She VIII soon
Have Strength in China.

Have strength in China.
Paris, July 2.-1n the Chamber OF Depu-
ties to-day. NJ. Delcasse, the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, announced that he had
received a dispatch to-day from the French
Consul az Shanghai, saying that the d.
rector of ths Chinese railroads had re-
ceived the news that the minister OF
great power had been assassinated at Pc
kin, and that the other ministers were
in peril.
NJ. Delcasse added that he hoped the
latter news would prove untrue. France
thus far, he continued, had been weakly
represented among the internnuonl forces.
but troops from Tonquin were arriving
on the scene. and the French Admir- u
would soon have 5000 men, while with
the arrival of the other troops on thelr
way, France, within month"; Will nave
The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-03
ENGINEERS KILLED MANY.

Had IA Running Fight Before Reach-
ing Place of safety.
Tsin Choo. July 1.-The German engi-
noers on the Shan Tung railroad have
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-06-01

Of soil for development in the feverisl,,
impoverished bodies of the starving
people. And now the water supply has
become so short that, with the limited
means of transportation, it is difficult
to send sufficient supply into the IT,
calities where it is entirely exhausted
to enable each inhabitant to receive
even few drops daily.
Early in the history of the famine
masses of the people traded all their
worldly possessions for bread. Next,
many of them sold their girls TO the
Mohammedans, receiving in return, in
some instances, but IS cents. The boys
are not marketable and GRE turne .
adrift and may be seen in great, home
less groups, sometimes so together,
literally starving to death. They Gag
erly lick up the sweepings of the grain
houses, and are so emaciated as to be
hardly recognizable as human beings.
The natives may blame themselves
largely for existing conditions. Their
religion demands that they follow old
customs and they refuse to adopt mod
ern methods of farming. Again, while
most animals are to them sacred and
must be provided for to the best of
their ability, the high class Hindoos
not only fail to aid those of lower
caste in any way, but are rewarded for
their inhumanity by the sense of rect;-
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Our ASrlcul>u,al Mtergs1S
at THE Paris Exposition
The Corn Kitchen and Other Features Are Attracting
Much Attention from Visitors

# VERY visitor to the Paris expo
~ sition comments on the elaborate
displays made by the United
States in every department. And we'll
they may, for there is no other foreign
nation represented inside the gates
that has prepared such an elaborate
exhibit as America.
There is probably as much or more
interest taken in the agricultural ex-
hibits from America as the exhibits
in other departments of the fair. This
interest is shown by every class of
visitor unless one excerpts the society
people of Paris. AS yet there has been
but small attendance of the peasant
classes from the nations of Europe,
but the few that I have seen within
the grounds have turned to the Amer
lean agricultural exhibit and exam
ined it with care: TO these people
America is still the land of plenty,
of glorious possibilities. of free homes.
The land to which relatives or friends
have gone and prospered. TO them
the agricultural exhibits are directly
in their line Of thought. and they
view with wonder the products of the
soil.
I have watched them and wondered
If this exhibit would not tend to in
crease the immigration to our shores
OF these European peasant classes.
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tude bestowed by an approving coll
science. Probably the inclination t,
aid never suggests itself, they are so
hedged in by religious regulations
which, viewed in a certain light, are
certainly monstrous. There are some
among us who prefer the teachings of
Buddha to those of Christ, but if they
would for time leave the contempla-
ton of some of the finer points of the
Hindoo religion and study the details
as they affect the people more, there
would certainly be a diminished num-
her of followers in the wake of some
not overly clean looking East Indians
who have secured for themselves no.
toriety in our large cities during the
last few years. While wealthy Hin
docs are comfortably following the
dictates of their morally famine
stricken consciences and refusing the
help they could so easily render to the
poor Of their own land, Christian mis-
| sionaries are doing all within their
power to alleviate the suffering. BY
the aid Of native preachers they gather
IN all the furnishing children possible
and care for them. The English gov.
eminent IL doing it's utmost, but the
people often refuse to be placed on the
relief list until too weak to recover.