The Conway log cabin., 1900-09-25
The French consul has notifie l his government that the Boxers have destroyed several small towns near

his government that the Boxers have destroyed several small towns. near Canton.
 Dr. Hunter McGnirc, who was chief surgeon on General Stonewali Jackson's staff, died at hs home in Richmond. Va, last week.
 Tine negroes of Montgomery, Ala, have declared boycott on the street railway of that city. which IS con- pelled to furnish separate seats for whites and blacks.
 England declares that ''it is mex pedient for the powers to accept the Russian withdrawal proposal, as the Boxers are ready to occupy Pekin as soon as the allies retire"
 In battle near Manila, in which go Americans engaged 1000 insur- gents, the Americans lost 12 killed and 26 missing. The insurgents have been unusually active the past three weeks.
 Isiah Rollins, Charles Elliott, George Hickman and Nathaniel Bowman, all colored, confined in jail at Ponchatoula, La, were taken out and lynched by mob of un- masked men,
 ~ Lieut.. Gov. Nebekcr, of Utah, played trick on the republican governor while acting as chief ex- ecutive for one day and appointed democrat to the United States senate to fill a vacancy occasioned by the failure of the legislature to make selection at its last session. It is not likely the appointment will hold good.
 It is charged by representatives of the German and English govern ments that Russia's object in hay- ing the foreign troops withdrawn from China is to thereby gain an advantage for herself over other na- tions, and that instead of taking the initiative by withdrawing her troops from China, Russia continues to land achievements.
 Frank Brown, William Brown and David Moore, negroes, under in- dictment for murder, were lynchei near Tunica, Miss, by masked mob composed of about sixty white men. The negroes were indicted for separate offenses, and had been in the county jail for some time. The door of the jail was forced open and the negroes were securely bound. The prisoners were taken to large tree only short distance from the jail, and were strung up without cer- emony
 The Chinese miniser at Washing ton declares that China cannot ac- cept the conditions imposed by Ger many for peace-that is, the deliv- cry to the allies for trial and pun ishment of those responsible for the murder of foreigners by encourag- ing the Boxer uprising. Germany's demands may cause a division of the powers. England, and possibly Japan, may support Germany, while Russia, France and the United States are placed together as being in favor of at once entering into negotiations for peace. In discuss ing Germany's demands, the Chi nese minister at Washington said There has been suspicion of those high in authority of the imperial government aiding the Boxers.
 The first riot between striking miners and officers in the anthracite coal region since the strike was in- augurated occurred at Shenandoah on the ssd A party of mine of ficials returning from Indian Ridge colliery to Shenandoah were met by crowd of strikers armed with sticks and stones, The officials drew revolvers and fired into the crowd, wounding two men. A posse of about twenty deputies hastened to the scene, and in order to force tn, mob back from an attack on the mine bosses, were compelled to use their guns At the first yollev from the deputies man and little girl were instantly killed, and about half dozen wounded. The shoot ing of their comrades so cnvaged those who escaped that they pursued the posse several blocks, the crowd increasing every moment. The sher- if and his men took refuge in a barn where they remained until reinforce ed by other deputies. Two compan- ies of militia were at once ordered out
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