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London Times Severely Criticises
 the Action
MEANS NEW BASIS OF SETTLE MENT
Believed That Negotiations Will Be Removed to Washington Or Some European Capital-Late Devel-
 opments Show Little Change.

Washington, November 23.-The Secretary of State has directed an identical note to the powers interested in the Chinese situa- ton and setting out tersely and afresh the object of the United States government as to China, poining out how such objects as are common to the powers can be best se- cured.
 The note marks the initiation of fresh negotiations our part on the arrange ment of a new basis to tide over the im- possible situation created at the last meet ing of the ministers at Pekin. Some re- sponses already are at hand, and it is stated that generally our advices have been well received, and the State Depart ment expresses satisfaction at the progress so far achieved
 It is believed the note is appeal from the extreme Course suggested by some of the powers to the treatment of China, especially In the matter of punishmentS and indemnity to which the ministers at Pekin seemed inclined.
 The intent is to put the negotiations on more practical and business-like basis.
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SENATE CONCURS
 IN HOUSES ACTION
Passes GubernatOriaI Succession Bill Over the Gov
 ernor's Veto by Decisive Vote of 23 to Q

Railway Company. Define its rights, privi- leges powers and franchises.
 IL 205. To establish new charter for the city of Jasper, Walker County, Ala bama-
 H. IS. To incorporate the States Savings Bank of Birmingham, Ala
 H. Il. To prohibit the sale or offering for sale, or bringing into the State for sale, or giving away of any cigarettes, cigarette paper of substitute thereof.
 H. 157. To authorize the Court of County Commissioners of Lauderdale County to elect three county surveyors for said coun- ty.
 H. 16e To increase per diem salary of the County Commissioners of Marion County.
 H. 22. To charter the town of Cardiff, Jefferson County, State of Alabama
 H. 200. with amendment) To provide for a Board of Police Commissioners for the city of Montgomery, and to prescrlpe the duties of such board.
 H. 110. To appropriate the two and three per cent. funds in the treasury Of Alabama to the Mobile and West Alabama Railroad Company, to which a charter was granted by act of the General Assembly, approved February Il, 1893. Fund amounts to $42S. .32.)
 H.. To repeal "an act entitled an act for the protection of song birds, game foWl and game mammals in the State ot Ala bama," approved February 8, 1899, in so far as the same applies to the county Of Cullman.
 H. 10. To provide for lighting and neat ing and keeping in good condition the new court house in Dallas County
 H. 57. To repeal an act to prevent stock from running at large in certain portions of Walker County.
 H. 59 To require the Commissioner s Court of Walker County to advertise for bids for the building of public bridges In Walker County for at least thirty days be- fore same is let, in some daily newspaper
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LATEST PHASE OF
 CHINESE SITUATION
"Unce Sam Directs New Note to Powers, Which
 Marks Beginning of Fresh Negotiations

County, to be known as Monroeville School District. Education.
 H. 3S5 By Mir Hilliard-To amend section 3S2 of the Code of 1896 Agriculture.
 H. SSo. By MT. Seibles-To prohibit the law partner or partners of solicitors, depu- ty or assistant solicitors, of circuit, city, criminal and county courts from defend- ing or assisting in the defense of criminal cases In certain courts. Judiciary.
 H. 3S7. By MT. Seibles-To amend an act entitled An act to prohibit hunting or trapping of game or fish on the lands Of another in Elmore County and in Mont gomery County without the permission of the owner of the land or his or her agent. Local legislation.
 H. 3SS. By Mr. Baker-To amend section 5224 of the Code of 1S96 Revision of laws.
 H. 3S9. By Mr. Baker-To amend section 4565 of the Code of 1896. Revision of laws.
 H. S9O. By MT. Holt-To incorporate the city of Girard, Russell County, approved December 8, 1890 Municipal organization.
 H. 391. By MT. Dean-To establish a sepa- rate school district in Shelby County, Ala, to be known the Creswell school district. Education
 H. 392. By Mr. Long-To require all re- ceivers or trustees hereafter appointed by any court of this State to take charge of Amy property or trust fund in Walker Coun- ty to be residents of said county, provided that all or a majority of said trust prop erty is located in Walker County. Revision of laws.
 H. 993. By MT. McMllan-To prohibit the running of excursions on Sunday. Com merce and common carriers.
 IT. S94 By MT. Haralson-To repeal an act entitled an act to provide for the better support and maintenance of the public schools of De Kalb County, Alabama, ap- proved February T. 1893, and to cover the money collected for the year 1890 under said act into the treasury of Dekalb, 1901.
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amend section 1880 of the code. Judiciary.
 H. 36S By MT. Baldwin, to amend section 4379 of the code. Judiciary.
 H. 369 By MT. Gunnels-To establish textbook board In the County of Calhoun, and to define the duties of the same. Edu- cational.
 H. 37O. By MT. Arnold-To amend sections numbered and of an act entitled an act entitled an act to create new charter for the town of Jacksonville, Ala, approved February g, 1891
 H. 371 By Mir. Arnold-To authorize the Mayor and City Council of Jacksonville, a body corporate, to borrow money by the issuance of bonds for the purpose of com- promising and paying the outstanding bonds of said city, issued under an act en- titled an act to authorize the town of Jack sonville to borrow money by issuance of new bonds for the purpose of compromising and paying the outstanding bonds of said town issued for the purpose of constructing waterworks for said town.
 H. 372 By MT. Jones of Conecuh-To amend Section 434 of the code of Alabama, 1896 Judiciary
 H S73. By MT Griffin-To repeal an act entitled an act to prevent the purchase of stationery by any of the officers of CuuEan County, Alabama, unless the same has beap> ordered under the order of the Commission CTS Court or Boards of Revenue of said county. Local Legislation.
 H. 374. By MT. Hammond-To prohibit the sale, giving away other disposition of spurious, vinous malt liquors, or in- toxicating drinks or beverages, at or near furnace of Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company, in Etowah County, Ala bama Temperance.
 H. 376. By MT. Knlght-To further define
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LATEST PHASE.
Negotiations May Be Transferred to
 Europe or United States.

London, November 23.-A dispatch to Reuters News Agency from Pekin, dated November 22, says:
 Competent independent judges of the present critical stage of negotiations are of the opinion that the consideration of all the peace preliminaries should be trans. ferred to Washington or to a European cap- ital, and be placed in the hands of pleni. potentiaries possessed of full powers to ar- range the terms to be imposed on China. Once the terms are agreed on they should be presented as demand not requiring ner gotiations with the Chinese commssionA CTS.
 of the ministers who do not possess the powers to decide on the multiplicity of propositions without reference to their govs ernments, are bound to interminably drag
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the fight. The total list of killed amount- ed to only five.
 Captain Shields was wounded early in the fight, but he continued to direct the operas tons of the rear guard during four miles of retreat. He finally was knocked out by a bullet through the jaw, neck and shouil der, which was thought at the time to be fatal wound.
 The rescue of the party was affected by General Hare, who some months before led the party which affected the rescue of Lieutenant Gilmore and the men from the Yorktown, after their long months of oep- tivlty in Northern Luzon Captain Shields and his men make no complaint of thelp treatment during captivity. Maxine Ahid was the insurgent in command and In r&y sponse to Captain Shields request, allowed some of his men to secure medicines and dressings for the wounded soldiers.
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SULTAN GIVES
 UNCLE SAM A SLAP

In this case was based on article of the treaty of May z. 1S30 which reads:
 And the United States may appoint their citizens to be consuls and vice-consuls at the commercial places in the dominions of the Sublime Porte where 1t shall be found needful to superintend the affairs of com merce."
 The Turkish objection to the establish ment of a consulate at HaEpoot and Err zeroum under this apparently clear per- mission has been based on the rather novel reason that there was no commerce at these two points, and it has been difficult for our officer to establish the contrary proposition. But some time ago the Turk ish government accorded to the British the right to establish consulate at Harpoot, and the State Department immediately based an additional claim on the favored nation" clause of Its general treaty, which would appear to warrant 1t in demanding the same privileges of establishing con- sulate at given point in Turkey as was granted to Great Britain.
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H. 395. To provide a better system of pub lie roads for De Kalb County. Public roaods for De Kalb County. Public roads and high ways.
 H. 396. By MT. Craft-To prevent hogs, sheep goats from running a large in Mobile County within three miles of Theo- dore postoffice in precinct No. IT, said coun- ty. Agriculture.
 No. 397 By MT. Rivers-To authorize the court of county commissioners of Winston County to issue bonds of said county for an amount not exceeding twenty-five thous- and dollars for the purpose of building bridges across the various streams of said county.
 H. 39S By MT. Foster-For the improve ment of roads in Tuscaloosa County. Pub lie Roads and Highways.
 H. 399. By Mir Dickson-To repeal an act entitled an act to provide for the working making and maintaining the public roads of Blount County, Alabama, approved Feb ruary 23, 1899 Public roads and highways
 H. 400. By MT. Knight-To dequire delin- quent poll tax payers to work for five days upon the public roads of said State in lieu of said poll tax Revson of laws.
 H. 401. By MT. Bankhead-To provide for the erection of a trades building at the A. & M. College for negroes, Normal, Ala bama. Education
 H. 202 By MT. Simpson-To authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Flor ence to construct a sewer for said city and to issue bonds in payment of the same Municipal organization.
 H. 403. By MT. Bulger-Allowing J. M.
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HE HOUSE..

3 bills were passed by the move the administration of
 c. Seed, Jr., deceased, from rebate of Dallas County to rebate of Hale County.
 relief of w. s. Bridges, ntendent of education of y.
 horize and require the Com Irt of Walker County to set said county with which to .arge certificates of State after issued by the foreman Try and by the clerk of the lnty Court of said county,
 law became a good claim and forfeiture fund of said he approval of this act, and 3 manner of said payments amount of said witness fees. corporate Piedmont Driving
 amendment.) To incorpor- "a City, Gadsden and Attalla
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.sta#f onle, November 23.-The Porte
 trgHIte'y rejected the request for an
 strs a United States consul at
 ot Th's refusal Is regarded by the 4If ef ; t- legation as direct violation fteaty li. ats; and, consequently, de- epit. r1e rsilsal Dr. Thomas H. Norton, who Fas app )intsd by President Mckinley som time to establish a consulate at Het 1cot As5 been directed to proceed to he -sf
 HHa He I'd arrival of the batteship Ken tu.Ex Symnia is believed to relate qf naoh to this matter as to the in- 1.Iufllty tC. ;tion.
 cat Britain Favored.
 " nlng.o .ol, November 23.--The refusal of aa Il4 fish government to grant an ereq uahlr to the American consul at Har- rrf has not yet been communicated to
 apartment It can scarcely be expected unat such notice will be made as the Turkish way is general procrastination ratber than direct refusal, which serves the same end. without giving tangible ground for ;reprisals.
 Dr. Norton who was appointed consul at Harpoot has now been in Constantinople wal ting for the exequatur about three months. The claim of the United States
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Inspection Tour Completed.

Louisville, Ky, November 2S.-The most thorough inspection trip in the history Qt the Louisville and Nashville Railroad wa9 terminated today.
 The prize for the best division was awarded to the Montgomery and Mobila division, the figures being s.33. The best section was captured by Addyville H., q small town on the St. Louis division. .s
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COL. SAMFORD'S CONDITION


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and punish the offense of perjury. Revision of Laws.
 II. 375 By MT. Keith--To authorize Ge- neya Lodge, No. 129, of free and accepted MansoEs within and belonging to the juris- dlction of the Grand Lodge of Free and Ac- cepted Masons of the State of Alabama, to issue and sell bonds, for the payment of its outstanding debts and to provide for the payment thereof, and the interest thereon. Local Legislation.
 H. 377. By MT. Lacey-To amend Sec tion 49S6 of the code of Alabama Revision of Laws.
 H. By Mr. Almon-To establish text book board in the county of Lawrence and to define the duties of the same. Education.
 H. S79 By MT. Poole of Lowndes-To re- peal an act entitled an act to confer addi- tional jurisdiction upon the County Court of Lowndes County and to regulate the proceedings therein. Local legislation.
 H. 3S0 By MT. Maxwell-To provide for the term of appointment for apportioners and overseers in Marion County, Alabama. Local legislation.
 H. 381 By MT. Woolf-To prevent persons ,n Faunsdale, Marengo County, from be- ing convicted twice for the same offense Judiciary.
 H. 3S2. By MT. Clarke-To extend and bet ter establish, maintain and regulate the duties and authority for the quarantine board of Mobile Bay. Public Health.
 H. 3S3 By MT. Brooks-To amend section 19 of an act entitled an act for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors resident citizens of Alabama, and their widows, approved February 10, 1S99 Mili- tary.
 ate separate school district in Monroe
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The Kentucky Sails Today.

Naples. November 23.-The United States battleship Kentucky. which arrived here November 1s. will sail tomorrow for smyrna.
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SEEKS MEDICATION
 NOT MERE LIBERTY

certainty long ere this, had not the means of doing so been suppressed, but sooner or later, notwithstanding the crimes of my prosecutors and the conspired clamor for the shame of innocent man, my Vindica- tion Is to come"
 In case the application for the writ is uenied Carter's attorneys will appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
 Habeas Corpus Proceedings.
 The habeas corpus proceedings brought by the attorneys of Oberlin M. Carter late captain of engineers, United States army. to show cause why Warden McClaughey, of the Federal prison, should not release the prisoner were opened in the United States District Court here today.
 Judge Amos Thayer of St. Louis sat with Judge Hook of this city in the case. The ex-captain was attired in a black suit which the warden had, at the prisoners S earnest solicitations, permitted him to sub sttute for his prison garb. His hair and heavy mustache were much grayer than before he began serving his term and ms face was wan.
 Frank P. Blair of Chicago and Congress- man Grosvenor of Ohio appeared for Car ter, while Col J. w. Clouse, Deputy Judge Advocate General of the army, and Dis trict Attorney I. E. Lamber and his assi3- tant, H. E. Hone, represented the govern ment.
 Attorney Blair opened for Carter. whose conviction he alleged was illegal inasmuch as it should have been secured under the sixteenth article of war instead of the SIX ty-second and that when the President disapproyed several findings in a court martial tRe full sentence pronounced by the court-lnartial ceased to exist and it's execution was illegal and void. He also argued that when Carter paid fine and was dismissed from the army and degrad- ed the power of the court-martial was eX-
 lf ff m prisonment.
 Showed Nervousness.
 Garter showed slight nervousness as the hearing proceeded. His eyes went quickly from his attorney to the judge, and occas- ionally he took notes on the argument. When court convened al o'clock Colonel Clouse began the argument in behalf Of the government In reply to MT. Blair, Colonel Clouse contended that the court-martlal was competent to decide under whlcn charge the prisoner should be tried, and that its decision was not subject to re- view by any other court. He further argued that the conviction on four charges Tor the same account was not four convictions Tor one offense.
 In his opinion Carter Is now held public prisoner of United States as an offender against it's laws. The courtmartial retained jurisdistion for all purposes of tridl JudSe- ment and execution. The matter of the sen- tence standing unchanged in spite or the disproval of several of the specifications on which Carter was found guilty, Colonel Clouse held, was in accordance to custom. Judge Thayer took the case under advise ment.
 Judge Thayer asked that in case Carter Is discharge he may be permitted to go with out guard to Savannah, Ga. to surrender himself for trial under indictment found against him there by a Grand Jury few months ago.
 Carter was remanded to the federal pris- on A decision Is looked for in about a montn."
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of Walker offered several each of which were voted amendment was to make 1t to smoke a cigarette in Ala advocating this amendment, vas more immoral to smoke = give away a cigarette. The ohibit the sale would merely ation to smokers.
 said he did not smoke cogar- but that he did not wish to of this luxury who desired hat smoking a cigarette was ad as smoking an old stink habit which was indulged in members on the floor, who ng the passage of this bill. amendment was voted down cred another to establish t ,nsary in the State. He also l amendment that no person wed to chew tobacco or use State, or to smoke a pipe cleaned daily, or to smoke ny cabbage-leaf cigars. The ffered by MT. Long caused lerriment among the mem
 ch instance they were voted Q rits and demerits of the bill a by a number of members ? IS not finally reached until
 rnoon session. The bill was )te of 49 to 9.
 assed the Guberna .orial suc- er the Governors veto by a
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Levenworth, Kan, November 23.-Ober- lin M. Carter, degraded captain of engin- eers, today, for the first time since his ar rest for defrauding the government on Southern harbor contracts, made public a had attended the hearings in the United States District Court of the habeas corpus proceedings brought in his defense, and was proceeding during the noon recess, ac- companied by his attorneys and the war den of the pententiary to a hotel for lunch when he accosted a newspaper reporter. It was the first time that Carter had been out of the prison walls since his incarceration last April.
 Since my arrest" he said, "I never have given out a statement for publication, but l have prepared one today" He then handed the reporter a long typewriter doc ument in part as follows:
 Until this moment I have never author ized an interview, and you will understand that considerations of delicacy and pro- priety forbid me saying now one word con- cerning the matters before the court It seems manifestly proper, however, that should give to you my reasons for insti- tuting these proceedings. I am entirely innocent and l shall not rest until my in- nocence, proved at my military inquisition, is officially proclaimed. It was proved that not one dollar ever came into my hands improperly, that not one dollar of public funds was ever misappropriated or msap- pied by me and that the government was never defrauded through me in any man ner whatever"
 Mir. Carter then quotes General Craighill and other engineers to prove that his du- ties were performed Faithfully and intel nd a1 hat ha nd assigned by the Attorney General for his condemnation was "admittedly that of pure suspicion, not only unsupported by any evidence whatever, but in direct con flict herewith, and has since been shown in a court of law utterly false"
 Higher Motive.
 'In the institution of habeas corpus pro- ceedings, therefore, he goes on, "I have an infinitely higher motive than to secure mere liberty. What is mere liberty or even life to a man of my aims, association and ambitions, to man whose life has been devoted to faithful success of his country and whose good name Is beyond price? l have sought liberty because I am innocent and that I may have the opportunity before health and strength are gone to compel the legal vindication of my character. 1 rec ognize that a soldiers life is in the hands of his military superiors and may be sacri- feed by them at their will, but no govern ment has the right to permit military or political power to sacrifice the reputation Of an innocent man no matter whose errors or interests are conc erned, nor whose crimes are sought to be shielded.
 What became of my body matters little, for I am but one man; but it does matter to this entire country that a man should have been denied fair trial and declared guilty when he is innocent and this by pretended judicial review of the evidence, virtually on a secret retrial of his case, at which he was not even allowed to be pres- ent. My innocence, established even during my military inquisition, could have been proven again publicly and with absolute
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INTERESTING SESSION Anti-Cigarette Bill Passed the
 Lower House AMENDMENTS WERE VOTED D0Wa One By MT. Long of Walker Causes Much musement-Number of New Bills troduced-Yesterday's
 Legislative Proceedings.
AMENDMENTS WERE VOTED DOWa

Age-Herald Bureau, Hotel Clancy, Mont gomery, November 23-(Special.)-By a vote of 49 to % the lower house of the Gen. eral Assembly of Alabama today passed bill to prohibit the sale or offering for sale or bringing into the State for sale or the giving away of any cigarettes, cigarette material, cigarette paper or substitute thereof
 The bill makes a violation of this act misdemeanor and fixes the fine at not less than $50 nor more than $500. It gives jus tices of the peace jurisdiction and grand juries inquisitorial powers.
 The bill was presented by MT. Striplin of Elmore. It's consideration caused debate lasting for more than half the morning ses- sion. There was an effort made on the part of many of the members to have exempted from the provisions of the bill their coun- ties, but in each instance such amendments were voted down.
 The Mobile members were especially ac- tive in the opposition to the bill. Mr. Clarke of that county said that the port of Mobile was now doing a considerable trade with Cuba and other southern coun- tries, and the passage of the bill would greatly interfere with this trade When 1t was found that majority would insist up- on tbe h'1' 60 as to apply to the entire C. 4 tactics were inaugurAted by
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RAIN SATURDAY, COLDER; SUNDAY FAIR AND COLDER IN SOUTHERN PORTION: VARIABLE WINDS.
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