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Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
CHINA is READY
TO SUE FOR PEACE

Shanghai. Aug. 1O.-Word has been
issued at Pekin commissioning Ii
Hung Chang to negotiate with the
powers for n cessation of war. This
action is attributed to the successes of
the allies at Tien Tsin. Pei Tsung and
Yang Tsung.
The move toward peace is believed
to account for the weak resistance of
the Chinese at Yang Tsung.
Prince Tuan, the leading spirit of
the boxers, has fled from Peliin and
the conservatives are in full control.
Washington, Aug. 10.-The following
telegram from Minister Conger was
received by Minister WI late last night
and handed TO the acting secretary of
state mt o O'Clock this morning:
The Tsung-li-l lamen states to the
diplom atic body that the various for
1 eign governments have repeatedly ask
| ed, through the respective Chinese min
listers, that we Immediately depart
from Pekin under suitable escort. The
yamen asks us to fix a date for our
departure and to make the necessary
arrangements to do SO.
Our reply is that we will seek in
structions from our governments. and
| that in the absence Of such instructions
| we cannot quit our posts. 1 must in
form you that in order to insure our
safe departure. foreign troops only can
safely escort us, and they must be in
| sufficient force 10 safely guard 500 for
eigners, including 200 women and chill
| dren, as well as 5000 native Christians
| who cannot be abandoned to certain
| massacre.
I'VE cannot accept Chinese escort
| under any circumstances. All my col
/ leagues are dispatching the foregoing
to their respective governments. OF
the American marines, seven have been
killed and sixteen wounded. among the
latter Captain Myers and DIR. Lippett,
who are getting along well
"CONGER."
IL Is understood that II reply has been
sent sustaining Mr.. Conger in his po-
sit.on.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
American Finds Nippur Library.

London, Aug. 15.-Mail advicos to the
Daily News from Constantinoplc, dat.
ed August Sth. announce the arrival
there of Professor IL. V. IIilprccht.
president of the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania expedition TO Nippur, after hav.
ing discovered the library of the great
temple. with over 1000 tablets deal.
ing with historical and literary mat.
ters. not one of them of later date than
22SO B. G.
"The uneXplored remains of the II.
brary,' says the correspondent, will
require five years for excavation. II
those parts prove as rich in results as
the portion already found. there will he
no example in the worlds history. not
even in Egypt, of so complete n recov-
cry of the records of ancient ciylliza-
tlon"
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Messages From Pekin.

London, Aug 14.-The British consol
at Canton, says the Telegraph's CORE
spondent here. has received the fol-
lowing message. dated August 9th,
from Sir Claude Macdonald British
minister in Pekin:
Our situation is desperate. In ten
days our food supply will be at an end.
Unless we are relieved n general mas
sacre is probable.
'"rhe Chinese offer to escort us to
Tien-Tsin, but. remembering Gavin
pore, we refused the offer. There are
over 200 European men and women in
this legation
St Petersburg. Aug. I'm. De Giers.
Russian minister in Pekin. reports in
cipher under date of August 4th, as
follows:
THE Chinese government recently
applied to us and to all the. 'orcign rep
resentatives in order to arrange the
date and conditions of our Journey TO
Tien-Tsin. AT the same time the Tsung
Ii Yamen Informed us that the foreign
governments had not once demanded
from the Chinese ministers abroad our
departure from Pekin under escort.
I'VE replied that we required in
structions from our governments. with
out which we could not leave our posts.
Il consider it my duty to point out
as Indispensable to our journey that
the allied forces sent as an escort should
be of sufficient force to protect 500
Europeans, including 200 women and
children, and fifty wounded. 1t ap-
pears that the journey to Tien-Tsin Mt
the present season of the year is dan
gerous, owing to lack of means of com
munication.
"All my colleagues here are sending
similar kilograms to their governments.
Please inform.
The families of the imperial mission
and the Russian colony are we'll"
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Union Printers In Session.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 14.-The for
ty-siNth annual convention OF the In
ternational Typographical Union open
ed to-day, with about 800 delegates
present.
Secretary Treasurer Bramwood re-
ported II total membership of 10000,
four-ifths being in good standing.
Seventy-siX new locals were organ
lied during the year and one rein
stated. A local union is soon to be
formed at Manila.
An effort will be made to increase
the death benefit from $50 to ST5.
An effort was made to have the con-
ventlon consider certain matters of n
political character The movement was
quickly squelched.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

Denver Aug. ia dispatch to the
Republican from Victor says:
The lives of more than n hundred
passengers We're placed in deadly peril
for a few moments this afternoon by
the criminal instinct of two boys, and
We're saved by the herOism of a brave
engineer. AS passenger train No. 4 on
the Midland Terminal was pulling out
of Independence station. on the down
grade toward Grassy at 800 o'clock
this afternoon, ii struck an open
switch, ran upon IL siding and crashed
into string of freight cars loaded
with coal and lumber. The freight
cars We're demolished, the engine ten
der and baggage car of the passenger
train badly damaged. one man serious
ly hurt and II boy slightly injured.
The loss to the railroad company is
between S35.OOO and $4,000. The
coaches and the passengers inside
were shaken. but escaped unharmed.
George Feathcrstone and Arthur.
Taylor, two nine-year-old boys, whose
homes are at Goldfield. had seen one
or two small railroad wrecks, and
yearned to behold big one. in which
people We're killed and mangled With
this object in view. they planned to
derail the Midland train Taking n
spike and hammer. they went to the
switch at the "" half mile east of
Independence station, and with some
difficulty succeeded in turning the
switch to the siding. Rejoicing at the
success of their efforts. they retired to
a spot 200 yards from the switch to
witness the result
Young FeatherStonc and Taylor
found train wrecking SO much to their
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

A Rome correspondent describes the
Pope as particularly grieved at the de-
struction of the new Roman Catholic
cathedral in Pekin. toward the erec-
ton of which he was generous sub
scriber. 1t seems that the building
was an object of offense to the en-
press-dowager, by reason of it's spires
overlapping those of the imperial res
idence. To satisfy her scruples, the
archbishop of Pekin acquiesced in vari-
GUS architectural alterations, but ap-
parently these were not sufficient to
avert the antagonism of the lady and
the Boxers. a, The Pope is said to be en-
deayorinG to arrange a coalition be-
tween France, Austria, and Belgium
for the active protection and promo
tion of Catholic interest in the Far
East
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Grcnt Armies for ChIna.

Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE semi-ofiicM
Militnr Wochenbatt this evening says
according to present orders from
the powers the middle of August will
see altogether 10000 available troops,
with 1G2 guns, In the province of Pc
Chi Ii. by the end of September
there viii be 5000. with $50 guns, not
including the troops at Shanghai Can
ton and Pckin.
"1tussia now has GTOO0. with 10i
guns. concentrating In Manchurla. and
100000 more and l3S guns now form.
Ing for invasion.
Altogether 23OOOO men with 300
guns will be In China within six
weeks, and altogether III war vessels,
exclusive of twenty torpedo bonts, are
now watching the Chinese coast, Of
which seventy ar. In the gulf of Pc
Chi Ia"
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Little News From China.

Paris. Aug. 1i.-Information obtained
from British sources by the French
consul at Shanghai says the allied
troops were within sixteen miles of
pckm. but the date of this news was
not stated.
London, Aug, II Il II. m.).-Thc only
news which takes the advance upon
Pekin further than IIo.Si-Wu comes
from Paris. The London morning pa-
pcrs contain nothing to confirm the
French report that the allies are with
in sixteen miles of pckin. although n
Che Foo dispatch Is printed saying
that they were within twcnty.sevcn
miles of the goal Saturday.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
AMERICANS SHOT
BY MISTAKE.

New York, Aug. l3.-A special cable
dispatch to the Evening World to-day,
dated Che Foo, August 8. via Shang-
hal, says:
A terrible mistake occurred at the
taking of Yang Tsun. Russian artil-
lery opened fire ON the American
troops. Before the mistake was dis
covered many American soldiers had
been killed or wounded by the Russian
shells.
The Fourteenth infantry took part
in the attack on the Chinese trenches.
AS the Chinese fed the regiment eu-
tered and occupied one of the Chinese
positions.
A Russian battery some distance Off
did not notice the movement. 1t opened
fire on the position and planted shells
among the American troops. The Rus
slams were quickly notified and ceased
their fire.
London, Aug. 13-A Yang Tsun spe-
cial says:
lowing to Il mistake British and
Russian guns shelled the Fourteenth
United States infantry during the
night, wounding ten
Commenting upon this occurrence
the Standard says:
1T is melancholy to learn that the
losses of the Americans, who seem to
have borne themselves with conspicu-
Gus gallantry, were increased by de-
plorable error. in consequence of which
one of their regiments was pounded by
Russian and British cannon. The Incl
dent emphasizes the necessity of more
close cooperation, which is not easily
obtainable without single command
er and general staff"
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Preparing for War nt Canton.

London. Aug. ti.-Secrct inquiries nt
Canton show all the forts have been
newly armed with twclve-centimctrc
disappearing guns. and that the garri-
son. numbering $4,000 men In all. are
armed with Mnnscrs and Wlnchcsters,
The Chinese have apparently been try
ing to engage n foreign electrician To
lay mines In the Rogue, or entrance To
the Canton river.
Chinese reports ARE being distributed
far and wide In the southern provinces
of alleged Chinese success In the north.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
DIseusning thr nond snIc

London, Aug. 1.-THE weekly papers
and the financial organs follow the
dailies in commenting upon the pecul-
lar methods of the chancellor of the
eXchequer in issuing exchequer bonds,
but they do not fail 10 recognize the
value Of the services which American
bankers and the treasury have rem
dered Great Britain of late by helping
the money market during the trying pc.
riod of stoppage of gold exports from
South Africa.
They also recognize the high import
ance of the new departure, which
promises TO place New York At the
head Of the worlds money markets.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

While examining the contents of a
chest, part of the effects of an aged
widow who died recently at Philadel-
phia, an interesting itpr- was
discovered in the shape On the i'm
preston ON q piece of brown
wax OF both sides of the gold
medal that was voted by Congress to
the renowned Paul Jones. in &C
acknowledgement of his services while
in charge of an expedition fitted out
by the revolted .colonists. with his
fleet, Jones crossed the Atlantic, and
in 177S captured a war vessel in Bel
fast Lough, and two others off Flam-
borough Head. The gold medal was
said to have been in Paul Jones pos
session when he died in Paris in 1892
but there is no record as to what be-
came OF it afterwards.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

Many experiments viii soon be
made by the German army with diff
ferent types of automobiles for mill
tary service; the railway brigade has
charge OF the affair and is to make n
series of trials In the open country.
in the neighborhood of Eberswalde, a
small town about twenty-five miles
from Berlin: the trials win be made
under the supervision OF the lieuten-
ant-general, nine officers of the gem
sral staff, eleven captains, two officers
OF the engineering corps, n number OF
subordinate officers, artiilcers and
privates. In France series of grand
maneuvers Will take rlace this year
in the eastern part of the country, in
which number of different types of
automobile Will be tried such as pc
troleum and electric vehicles. moto-
cycles, besides number of heavy
Scotte traction engines for the trans
portation OF freight and baggage. Tho
experiments are to be carried out on
large scale. and the organization has
been for some time past engaged in
the special study Of applying the au-
tomobile TO military purposes.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

Or. William Elliot Griffis, in a re-
cent article on Japan, speaks of the
rapid growth of its already over
crowded population, and adds that the
Japanese, who have heretofore been
largely vegetarians, are now beginning
to eat good deal of meat. A meat
eating population makes greater de-
mands upon the land of country than
does nation of vegetarians. A piece
of beefsteak represents the growth of
an animal during many months in
which it has been eating grass and
other crops from a wide range of ter
ritory; "A dish of oatmeal is mans di-
rect use of vegetable product
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

A trip from Berlin to Paris has been
made by Herr Arthur Reuter-, who
started from Berlin on May 81, and
reached Paris on June 5. The route
followed included the cities of Magde-
burg, Brunswick, Hanover and Co
logne; Aix-la- a-Chapelle and Liege; Ma
muir, Givet and Reims, making total
distance of us miles Herr Reuter-
stayed two days at Aix-la-Chapelle
and at Liege; he covered the distance
from Liege to Paris in twenty-one
hours
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Hot Wind Kills Corn In Kansas.

Salina, Kan. Aug. 14.-An intensely
hot wind has been blowing over Cen
tral Kansas this afternoon and vegeta-
ton has withercd rapidly. The late
corn that survived the last dry spell
has been shrivcling to-day. and the
crop percentage has been considerably
decreased. This Is the second day of
intense heat. The thermometer has
registered as high as 1l2 degrees in
the business streets and has been
above 100 degrees in the shade.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

The most perplexed man in Indiana
Is George Rogers of Richmond, who
raises chickens for the market, and
has over 300 of them. While feeding
them the other day, zone of the fowls
nipped $500 diamond from a ring on
his finger, and then darted in among
the other 299. George doesn't know
which of the chickens gobbled his cost
ly gem, and therefore he is deeply per-
pleXed.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Amoer Has Designs on Russian Frontier.

London, Aug. IA news agency
dispatch from Lahore, Punjnb. says:
The Ameer of Afghanlstan IL mobil-
l2ing forces of infantry and artillery
and that 1t Ia reported an advance on
the Russian frontier Is contemplated.
1t n added that the news Is not fully
credited at Lahore. though 1t Is ex-
planned the Ameer's behavior has been
cnuslng some uneasncss in official cir
cles.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Big shipmcnts of Gold.

New York, Aug. Heterogeneous
of gold to-day for shipment to Europe
foot up S3.000,00O. of which S2,5OO0O0
is for Barring. Magoun " Co.. and $500
900 is for lleidelbach, lckelheimer X
Co. The total engagements for the
week thus far is SS, 800 900
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
The humorlst who declared himself

The humorist who declared himself
grateful for three ways Of dlsseminat-
ing information-the telegram, tele-
phone and tell woman--was prob
sbly ignorant of the case Of Mrs. Glad
stone. Just after her marriage Mr..
Gladstone put to her the question.
Shall I tell you nothing and you can
say anything. or shall tell you every
thing and you say nothing?" She
chose 10 know and to be silent. and
during almost sixty years OF beautiful
married life kept her part Of the con-
tract.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

The king Of Sweden and Norway is
noted as an admirable .lnguist. When
the Oriental congress met at Stock
holm some years ago, he addressed
the assembled scholars in the lam
guages Of the nationalities to which
they respectively belonged, and spoke
with equal fiuency in English, French,
German, Italian. Russian and Span
ish.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16
Iiaron Russell Dead

London, Aug. 10.-Baron RUSSELL of
Klllowen. lord chief Justice Of Eng
land, died this morning.
Baron Russell had been Ill for some
time. Yesterday an operation was
performed. which the patient Is re
ported to have passed through In good
con sltion.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-16

Millions have been spent in civilized
countries in futile efforts to preserve
grapes. The Chinese have known the
secret for many centuries and millions
more have been vainly used in the eff
fort to drag from them the recipe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09
1t Happened in a Drug store,

"One day last winter a lady came to
my drug store and asked for brand OF
cough medicine that did not have in
stock" says Mr.. O. R. Grandin, the
popular druggist of Ontario. N. Y.
"She.was disappointed and wanted to
know what cough preparation / could
recommend. | said to her that could
freely recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and that she could take bottle
of the remedy and after giving it fair
trial if she did not find it worth the
money to bring back the bottle and
would refund the price paid. In the
course of day or two the lady came
back in company with friend in need
of cough medicine and advised her to
buy bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. consider that very good
recommendation for the remedy" It
is for sale by Dodson's Pharmacy and
J. r. Hudson's Drugstore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09
His Life Was Saved.

Mr.. j. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonder
full deliverance from frightful death
In telling of it he says: 81 was taken
with Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneu.
monia. My lungs beanie hardened.
was so weak I couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. l expected
to soon die of Consumption, when
heard of DR.. Kings New Discovery
One bottle gave me great relief. I con-
tinued to use it, and now am we'll and
strong. 1 can't say too much IN lts
praise" This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung Trouble.
REGULAR sizes so cents and 81 co. Trial
bottle free at E. ]. Eldridge's Drug
Store; every bottle guaranteed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09

The progressive nauons OF the world
are the great food consuming nations.
Good food we'll digested gives strength.
If you cannot digest all you eat, you
need Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests
what you eat, You need not diet your
self. It contains all of the digestGnts
combined with the best known tonics
and reconstructives. It will even digest
all classes of foods in a bottle. No other
preparation will do this. It instantly
relieves and quickly cures all stOmac b
troubles, w. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09
The man who is always serious or al
ways merry is but half a man.

Don't Be deceived or humbugged by
people who claim the discovery of some
hitherto unknown herb or root in
swamps, or on some mountain or prai-
RE, for the cure of kidney or bladder
troubles. Any doctor or druggist will
tell you that such claims are fraudulent.
FoIey's Kidney Cure simply contains
remedies that are recognized by the
most skillful physicians as best for these
complaints, so don't be credulous OF
Foolish. Davenport Drug Co,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
CULLED AT RANDOM
Brief Bits Of Gossip Picked Up
Here and There
AND BOUND IN A BUNCH

Bss the Convenience Of Hasty Read
srs-TaIes OF the Town Told In Terse
Texts That Tend to Tone the Temper
Of Tired People.
Buists pearl, silver skin and yellow
onion sets. New crop turnip seed.
Hudson's Drug Store.
Enough new buggies and wagons to
load freight train have been sold in
Americas since cotton went to 10 cents.
This is the time for the farmers to
ride and driYe.
Now that the ''open season" for
catching possums is at hand Americas
epicures will. soon be feasting upon the
toothsome marsupials, with baked
yam potatoes on the side.
The light showers yesterday tended
to keep people at home to great ex-
tent. The weather is still quite threat
ening, and we will probably get more
than enough rain ere the end.
The steady rise in the cotton market
Yesterday brought Joy to the heart of
the farmer who holds on to any part
of his crop, and he now confidently
counts on getting II cents for it.
The music of the little circus band
yesterday created a stampede among
the courthouse chess players, and for
nearly fifteen minutes the game was
suspended and melody ruled supreme.
The demand for cotton pickers was
decreased considerably this week, and
but few wagon loads of negroes went
to the country yesterday. The crop
IN this section is pretty we'll out of
the fields,
One who knows says that a popular
young man on Jackson street will be
the next to fall by Oupid's shafts,
while in still another wedding the
groom comes here from nearby town
for his bride.
An inebriated visitor, here who had
worked some local blind tiger for
quart of coffin yarnish, was a picture
of abiect sorrow at the Central depot
Yesterday as he dropped and smashed
his flask,
A new and commodious church
building is being erected on north Lee
street by one of the colored congrega-
tions. This is the third building
erected on north Lee bv coIored cit1-
zens recently.
Already the mayoralty contest bids
fair to be Interesting, Judge W. F.
Clarke and Capt. Fl. D, Watts are al
ready in the race, with two other
"possibilities" to be heard from a lit
tie later in the campaign.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09

DIR, W. Fl Lewis, Lawrenceville, Va,
writes: 81 am using Kodol Dyspepsia
cure in my practice among severe cases
of indigestion and find it an admirable
remedy" Many hundreds of physi'
clans depend upon the use of KodOl
Dyspepsia lure in stomach troubles. 1t
digests what you ear, aud allows you 10
eat all the good food you need, provid-
ing you do not overload your stomach.
Giyes instant relief and permanent
cure. w. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09
Life Remover for Ladies. :

Olivia Peterson, OF Coldwater, MICH.
writes: 81 had not been able 10 sls ~
a half day of q time for thirteen years
until I used the Mystic Life Remover.
Tt has cured me of of nervous troubles,
headache and very bad stomach. ~
has helped me in so many ways, anu
cured me OF affections that the DOCTORS
said could not be cured. The blessed
Life Remover has done more for me
than all the Patent Medicines, Doctors
and Christian Science treatments COM
bined. It is the most wonderful medI-
cine I ever saw" Sold by E. j. Ed
ridge. Druggist, Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09

A new remedy for biliousness Is now
on sale at Dodson's Pharmacy and J. r.
Hudson's drug store. 1t is called
Ohamberlain's Stomache and Liver
Tablets. Itgives quick relief and will
prevent the attack if given as soon as
tho first indication of the disease ap-
pears. Price, % cents per box. Sam
pies free.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-09
Germany has begun the direct i'm
portation of South African wool. ow-
ing to the Boer war.
Bright's Disease.

Bright's Disease is no respector OF
persons; it attacks men and women, the
strong and robust, the rich and poor, the
active body and brain workers, the faith
ers of families, the bread winners in
every sphere of life, seeming to choose
for its victims those only who can least
be spared. Smiths Sure Kidney Cure
is the only guaranteed remedy for
Bright's Disease. Your money back II
it fails to cure. Price so cents. For sale
by Dodson's Pharmacy.