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The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04

and the moose adjusted upon his
neck. At II:2o his body shot into
the air, twenty feet above the
ground. an awful sight. meeting
the gaze Of a,ooo people. Many
turned from the horrible spectacle.
The suspended form, hanging part.
ly in the shadows of newly. leafed
naples. but clearly defined against
the we'll lighted streets, gave no
evidence Of the awiulness of a
strangling death. The shackied
wrists. which had been drawn up.
wards toward the chest. gradually
dropped as life ebbed away. With.
out q struggle. save q slight
Strengthening IS the body grew
limp, Cowahgee died, the rope
turning the gaze of his helpless
head upon those below, some OF
whom were exultant in the accom-.
plishment aud consumation of their
illegal and criminal desires.
At 1910. his body was lowered
and a jury empauelled by Coroner
Ragsdale. An inquest was held,
the finding being that Mindu Cow
ahgee came to his death at the
hands Of a mob unknown to the
jury" The body was buried in
the Potter's field at the county farm
Sunday morning, having been re-
moved to Sappington's undertak.
ing rooms after the hanging.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-01
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice TO Contractors.

Sealed proposals for constructing sewer in
Beacon and Longiellow Sts., will be received at
the Office OF t1e Commissioner of Public Works
City Hall, until Saturday, November 3rd, 1900
opened and read. Each bid must be accom-
panied by certified check OH some National
Bank In the sum OF $4,000. Said check must be
made payable to the order OF the Treasurer Of
the City OF Portland. The successful bidder
viii be required to give pond OF some respon-
sible surety Company In sum OF not less than
one fourth OF the amount of the bid. Blank 5
On which proposals must be made. plans, speCi-
nestions and further information may be OBJ
tanned at the ONCE Of said Commissioner Bids
should be marked Proposals for sewer in
Beacon and Longfellow Sis. and addressed to
Geo. n. Fernald, Commissioner OF Public
WORKS, VINO reserves the right to reject any or
the City so 10 do
October 20 1900, oct2adtd
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-01

virtue Of the Treaty of Paris, acquired
the political rights Of natives OF the Is
lands.
Section 30. This act shall take effect
on Its passage and shall be known as
the Civil Service Act"
Enacted September 10, 1900.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-01
TO Contractors.

PROPOSALS will be received until 30 D. m.
= saturday; November 3rd, 1900, for taking
Church. cleaning and pillng the brick; also for
removing the ledge and building stone founda-
ton for the proposed Manuel Training Building,
ONCE OF Frederick A. Tompson, Architsc. Y.
NJ, g, A. Building,
Proposals must 10 marked sProposal for
Manual Training Building" and addressed to
Frank w. Robinson, Mayor. Portland, MaineI
ect29dtd
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-01
JAMES a. Balm,
Teacher of Piano and Organ.

Beginners given thorough foundation on
the rudimen,s OF music, and the patronage Of
advanced PLAYERS solicited. Especial attention
given to Technie. Phrasing. Sight heading
Memorizing, Sol, and Accompaniment Work.
Address 3s5 Congress -.
In studio between ola a. IN. aud % 2 m:
septi9deodtm
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-01
Cure Your Piles. FREE.

sufferers from Piles Fistnla, etc., 10 q perfect
cure. / was cured without pain, and without
the use OF knife, and without interruption OF
enclose stamp. Timers please not apply as
wish only to heip those who are suffering need
lessly, as once did. Address. N B. !. Boz.
226.lLewiston. Me. TT&S
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29

An Important Report Sahnaftss4 ss
the Meeting Of the Capen spRisss
C0m fe romeo.


Capon Springs, W. Va. June E.-Ths
third session of the Capon Springs Con-
ference on Education In the South was
opened to-day in the presence Of q dis
tinguished audience Of Northern and
Southern educators. and other public
spirited men and women. among whom
were President W. L. Wilson. Of Wash
ington and Lee University: Colonel c. z.
Vawter, OF the Miller Industrial School;
Professor and Mrs. A. III. Tuttle. Of the
University OF Virginia; Hon. J. L. n. Cur
ry, Of Washington; r. FELTON, Cutting. z.
II. Wheeler, of New York. and Herbert
Welsh, of Philadelphia. An important re-
port was made by the field agent Of the
conference on changing conditions and
changed requirements OF educational
works in the South. This report empha.
sized the fact that interest in education
Is rapidly increasing throughout the
South, and cited instances showing that
In parts OF Georgia, North Carolina ana
other States vast improvements have been
made by superintendents who have
studied local conditions and adapted to
them the latest modern methods. DR..
Curry. Mr.. Welsh and the Rev. Lyman
Ward. of Camp HILL, Ala. also made ad-
dresses. At the evening session addresses
were made by Colonel c. E. Vawters, Of
the Miller Manual Training School Of vir-
ginia, and by Miss Smith, of Randolph
Macon College.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
sALIsRURY's DIFFICtLrIEb.
The Britt Premier Face % Face
} with Three Wars ON His Hands as
tho Same Time.

London, June z7.-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, Chancellor Of the Exchequer, who
was the guest of the Lord Mayor: A. J.
Newton, and the bankers and merchants
of the city at Mansion House this even
ing. speaking Of the difficulties facing Q
Chancellor who found three wars-in
South Africa, China and Ashanti-on his
hands at the same time, said:
TT Is difficult to know what are the
scope and nature of the work before us
in China. We cannot tell yet what were
the precise immediate reasons for this
furious outbreak. We do not know how
tar 1t extends or will extend, nor can we
tell what are the relations of the Chinese
Government with those who at any rate.
In the first instance, appeared to be rebels
against the authorities.
1T Is easy to see, however, that the
first duty before the powers among whom
! am glad to recognize the United States
and Japan, is to rescue and defend their
legations and subjects and to exact re-
paration for injury to life and property
as well as to see that such things do not
occur again.
Since the war between China and ia
pan 1t has been fashionable to regard
China as plum, to be divided among the
powers, provided the powers do not quar-
rel among themselves. l doubt whether
any one among US would advance that
view; and it has never been the view Of
Her Mapestys present government,
which has always desired that there
should be stable government in China
AT the present time l believe this view
Is to be held by all the powers
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
THE BOXER MOVEMENT.
Germany ana In.land Blamed for
not Recognizing It's Dang erous
Character Before.

Berlin, June 27.-Herr Eugen Wolff,
in the Berliner Tageblatt, publishes a.
powerful article regarding China,
drawn from intimate and very recent
acquaintances with the land and its
people. He gives a history of the
Boxer movement and blames Germany
and England for not recognizing its
dangerous character during the last
two years. He says that the French
Minister in Pekin, M. Pinchon alone
energetically forced the Empress Dow
ager to remove Que Shen from the Gov
ernorship of Shan Tung, Que Shen hav-
Ing been appointed, although the EN-
press knew that he was the founder Of
the Boxers.
! Herr Wolff declares the truth Of the
rumors that the Empress has become q
orunkard and is often in a state Of
responsibility. He also asserts that
she has been hoodwinked into believing
that the Boxers only mean to oust the
foreigners and have no designs upon
the Manchu dynasty. He contends
that the powers must force the imperial
court to remain in Pekin and compel
the Empress to stay there under the
control OF the powers. At the same
time he regards it as Of the highest
Importance that the Tsung Ii Yamen
be thoroughly reformed and be devel-
oped into an actual foreign office,
clothed with authority enabling it to
enforce its mandates. He also adVo-
Gates direct dealings between the pro-
v1nc1al Governors and the representa-
tiVes Of the powers.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
TROOPS WELCOMED
BY Great Britain 10 Act at Once for
the Suppression of the Disturbance


London, June 26.-Replying to a ques-
ton of Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, con-
servative member for the Ecclosall
division Of Sheffield, in the house of
Commons to-day as to whether the
British Government will arrange with
Japan as the only power able to act
without delay, to send an adequate
land force to China, Mr.. A. ]. Balfour,
the First Lord of the Treasury and
government leader, said it was un-
desirable to outline the nature of the
negotiations in this connection. But,
ne added, Her Majesty's government
will welcome the dispatch of troops by
any power which, owing to the prox-
unity of it's troops, may be able to act
at once for the suppression OF the dis
turbances in China.
The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr..
George J. Goschen, admitted that ow-
Ing to the absence of the senior Brit
lsh Admiral, the Russian admiral was
the head of the International forces on
the waters.
The Parliamentary Secretary for the
Foreign Office. Mr.. William st. John
Rrodrick, in reply to question said:
1--WE have no direct information from
tha LEGATIONS or Admiral Seymour 8
force or from Tien Tsin. Our last IN
formation from the officer in charge
at Wei-Hai-wei is that 5000 Of the
force for the relief Of Tien Tsin was
encamped within nine miles OF Iien
Tsin on the evening Of June 23d. FROM
nrivate, creditable sources we are IN
formed that the relief force suose-
uuently entered Tien Tsin and marcn.
"a north, and that the legations were
rot harmed up to June goth. W.
Earnestly hope this is true" -
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
STEAMBOAT SERVICE.

Steamers leave Edenton daily Tex.
sept sunday 100 p. III. for Plymouth,
GAINESVILLE, Williamson and Wind
So.
Leave Edcuton Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday 100 p. III. for Chowan
River landings; and Fyiday for Soup
pcrnong River.
Steamers leave Elizabeth City fo1
Roanoke Island, Oriental and New
B4rne, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
d4y 600 p. M: connect with n & NC.
K. Il and w. & w. r r. for Goldsboro
aud Wilmington, &c.
For Scupyelnong River Monday
1900 noon.
For Coinjock aud North River Land
ings Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
$40 p III.
For South Mills and landings on
Dismal Swamp route Monday, Wed
ncsday and Friday 500 a. III.
Steamers leave Belhaven daily lex.
cept Sunday for Washington, N. c.
For further information apply to M.
II. Snowden, Agent, Eli.:obeth City,
or to the General Office of the N & S.
K K. Co.. Norfolk, Va.
NJ. K. KING, H. {. HUDGINS.
Gen. Mgr. Gen, Ft.&Pass. Agt
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29

Washington, June 27.-The develop
ments OF the day respecting China
were important and interesting. The
Chinese Minister'S report OF the de-
parture Of the Foreign Ministers ana
their guards from Pekin greatly re-
iieved the officials here, who took IL a.
the first tangible evidence that the i'm.
perial Chinese Government had q full
realization of the enormity of permit
ting the Ministers to come to personal
harm, and were thus undertaking as
far as lay In their power to observe
the amenities of international ex.
change.
The keenest interest is shown by the
officials to learn the conditions under
which the Ministers left Pekin. Ths
Chinese Minister'S dispatch was
ominously silent on that point. and al
though the Minister maintains almost
obstinately his confidence in the nom
existence Of state of war, IT IL gem
orally admitted that 1t will be difficult
to accept his conclusion II It shall
transpire that the Pekin government
has itself sent the Ministers away with
their passports, or what may come to
81
conduct
At the State Department It 10 said
that II II shall be explained that the
imperial Government did this. not with
q purpose of rupturing diplomatic rela-
tions. but simply to ensure the safety
Of the Ministers, which they were una
bic to guarantee as long as they re-
mained in Pekin. then there Is still
ground for an understanding. It is,
n
the self-confessed inability of the i'm
perial Government to maintain peace
and order at the capital, would amount
to an admission Of it's utter failure az
q government and would leave China In
q state worse than that Of actual war.
In either event, 1t now appears to the
satisfaction of the officials that there
was absolute justification for such In
tervention as we have offered in China
Notice has come to the Government
that the cable companies have again
reopened communication biographical
ly with Taku and Che Foo. This ar
rangement has been made by means Of
the Russian telegraphic system con-
Meeting with the Siberian railroad sys-
tenn. An European agent has managed
to reopen the lines, though the means
of communication between Che Foo
and Taku and Tien Tsin are tortuous
and probably precarious.
The War Department officials insist
that no orders have gone forward te
send more troops to China than the
Ninth Regiment, now on Its way from
Manila, and the Sixth Cavalry, which
will sail from San Francisco next Sun
day for Nagasak and perhaps Taku. II
Is said that these two organizations
and the marines now on Chinese soii
General Chaffee will have the full bril-
a Ho III tab II -
RumOrs Of Withdrawals Of troops
from Cuba are said to be the proba BILE
basis for the persistent statements that
more soldiers have been ordered to
China. It IS admitted that two regt-
ments will soon be ordered to the
United States from Cuba, the particular
organizations being designated by Gen
eral Wood, but they simply will take
the place in home garrisons Of rsgi-
ments of regulars. which will 60 out to
Manila to relieve volunteer organixa-
ti0nS there.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
RELIEF OF TIEN TSIN,
THE RELIEF STARTS TO THE RES.
CUE OF ADMIRAL sEHMOUB
Who is Reported TO be Surrounded
and Hard Pressed by Great Force
OF Boxers and Chinese Regulars-
The Streets OF Tien Tsfn Strewn
with Bodies OF Massacred Men and
Women OF ALI NatiOnalities.

London, June 26.-1:2S p. m.-The ex-
elusive dispatch of the Associated
Press from Che Foo, giving Rear Ad-
miral Kempf's authoritative announce
ment of the relief of Tien Tsin June
2Sd. remained FOR hours the sole news
OF this occurrence of worldwide i'm
portance. AT about l o'clock the Hong
Kong and Shanghai banks London
branch received confirmation of the
news and at about the same time Mr..
Dawson, a delegate from Singapore to
the Congress Of the Association Of
Chambers of Commerce of the United
Kingdom, now in session here, inform
ed his ellow-delegates, amid loud
cheering, that he had just received a
dispatch from his son, announcing the
relief Of Tien Tsin.
The news reached Berlin later from
the German consul at Che Foo, who
announced that the relief column en-
tered Tien Tsin during the afternoon
Of June 23d and started again on June
24th to relieve Vice-Admiral Seymour,
who, with the foreign Ministers, was
said to be occupying a position twelve
and half miles from Tien Tsin. where
he was surrounded and hard pressed
by great force Of Boxers and Chinese
regulars. Possibly the Japanese report
that Seymour is a prisoner and that
the Ministers had left Pekin, guarded
by Chinese soldiers, is merely a dis
torted version of the Berlin story. But
in any event news may be expected
speedily, and it is confidently believed
here that Seymour and his companions
will be safely delivered from their
plight.
According TO the report of a Chinese
refugee, who has arrived at Shanghai
the condition of Tien Tsin is horrible
Everywhere in the streets are the
bodies of massacred men and women
Americans as we'll as all other national
tiles The Hong Kong and German
banks, he adds, were both destroyed
early during the boInbardment.
Shanghai also reports that the Amer
ican-Russian relief force was SO badly
ambuscaded that the force were obliged
TO abandon several field guns and much
ammunition. About 130 Russians and
eleven Americans were killed or
wounded.
The German gunboat Iltis and a. Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer are patroll-
ing the Pei-Ho river and raking, with
machine guns, the native villages On
the river banks, which were filled with
concealed "snipers."
dispatch to the Associated Press
from Canton says chat city remains
quiet. but the female missionaries from
the outlying districts are coming in,
owing to the warnings of native Chris
tians.
The missionary hospitals are being
deserted by the students and servants.
Although it is officially said at Canton
that Ii Hung Chang will not go to
Pekin, he continues his preparatio tions for
his departure.
telegram from the Governor OF
kaio Chou, dated June 25th, which has
reached Berlin, announces that, ac-
cording to reports from Eninese
sources, Vice-Admiral Seymour's force
has reached Pekin. This is probably
merely reiteration of the previous re-
ports on the same subject.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
GENERAL ROsER A REPUBLICAN
Noted Ex.Csnfed crate Writes O Letter
TO ROOssvelG.


New York, June 26-Governor Roose-
welt to-day received a letter OF con.
graduation on his nomination for Vice.
President from General Thomas l.
Rosser, of Virginia, the well-known ex-
Confederate leader, in which the latter
announces his conversion to RepubH-
canism. The letter says: ....
I have hitherto been an earnest
worker in the ranks of the Democratic
party, but circumstances and condi-
tions have SO changed that I cannot
affiliate with it any longer. naturally
came out of the great war Of the sixties
preJudiced, and it was easy to believe
all the charges of evil that were made
against the party which I had antag-
onIzed as soldier. AS q boy I was
not a secessionist. but in the fierce and
bitter fight that followed, became
thoroughly saturated with its venom
when war was declared against
Spain in 1898 the fear that my country
was in danger passed through me like
an electric spark, clearing my vision
and revealing the follies behind which
I had been sulking. That the South is
unanimous In its political opposition to
the North cannot satisfactorily be as
cribed, in my mind, to q difference in
primary belief. but is founded solely
on a blind prejudice which all candid,
loyal citizens should spurn. If the
North can prosper, and 1t does, under
Republican administration. the South
should blush to admit that she cannot
do the same, for she has equal op-
portun1ties. To say that Republicans
alone are dishonest and that Democrats
alone are honest Is foul blackguard-
ism.
Il most heartily approve the admin
istration of President Mckinley and
shall do all in my power to insure his
election to the high Office he now holds
Fully approving your political and ad-
miring your military record. I rejoice
personally and congratulate our coun-
try In securing your services as our
Vice-President." ."-Baltimore Sun.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
REAFF1RMED THE CHICAGO
PLATFORM.

Little Rock, Ark, June 27.-When the
Democratic State Convention reas-
sembled to-day, the report of the COM
mittee on platform and resolutions SUBJ
mitted by Congressman T. c. McRae,
was adopted. The platform reaffirmed
the Chicago declaration of 1896, favors
strict observance of the Monroe doc
trtne, declared for government con-
struction and ownership of the Nicara-
guam canal; denounces trusts; con-
demns the death dealing policy of the
Republican administration in the Phil
ippines, and demands national legis-
latton against trusts. Former Govern
or James P Clark was selected nation
al committeeman without opposition.
Senator James K. Jones, Senator J. III.
Berry former Governor Clark, and
Hon. Jeff. Davis, were elected dele
gates s-atlarge to the Kansas City con-
vention. Resolutions instructing the
delegation to vote for D. B. Hill for
Vice-President were withdrawn.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29

Chicago, June 27.-The Prohibition
party will make it's national campaign
this year upon a platform of a single
lssue-the liquor traffic-ail other issues
being subordinated to this one question.
Upon this platform it is probable that
either Rev. S. c. Swallow, the fighting
parson," of Harrisburg, Pa, or John
G. Woolley, of Chicago, editor of the
New Voice, the Prohibition national or
gan, will be nominated for President.
The National Convention of the party
met here to-day and in three sessions.
morning, afternoon and evening, clear
ed up all business except the nomina-
lions for President and Vice-President,
which will be made tomorrow morn
ing. The convention in point of num-
bers and in enthusiasm shown is con-
sidered one of the greatest ever held by
che advocates of cold water.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29

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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR IS HARD
PRESSED.

Berlin, June 27.-The German consul
at Che Foo confirms the contents of the
messages from Vice-Admiral Seymour,
which reached Tien Tsin Monday, say
ing he was then eight miles westward
of that city, terribly harassed, could
only hold out another two days and
had sixty-three men killed and over
two hundred wounded, and adds that
the Admiral asked for the dispatch of
a relief column of 1000 men. This col
umn left Tien Tsin during the morning
Of June 25th under Russian command
London, June 27.-The British consul
ut Annoy telegraphs this morning that
the Europeans at Pekin are reported to
be safe.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
AMERICANS LED THE FIGHT
Followed by the Rritish Troops on
Entering Tien Tsin aud Breaking
Through the Chin eae Limea

Copyright, 1900 The Associated Press)
Che Foo. June 26.-The Americans and
British entered Tien Tsin, first silencing
the guns Of the arsenal and breaking
through the Chinese lines. The foreigners
were close behind. The Russians lost four
killed and thirty wounded. The losses OF
the other nationalities were small.
Admiral Seymour's force Is about ten
miles from Tien Tsin. It is surrounded
by Chinese troops and Boxers" and ham,
pered by the presence of sick and wound.
ID.
1t Is reported that all foreigners were
sent from Pekin with a weak Chinese
guard, and 1t is assumed that they are
with Admiral Seymour.
One thousand japanese are landing at
Taku, and 1000 more are expected to-mor.
row, when a battalion of French is also
due
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-29
TO PURCHASE THE IMPROVED
SUBMARINE BOAT.

Washington, June 27.-The Board Of
Naval Construction has decided to re-
commend to the Navy Department the
purchase Of the submarine torpedo boat
known as the Improved Holland" the
disposition of which was left open by
Secretary Long when he bought the
Holland. This last order has no effect
upon the previous action Of the De-
partment in deciding to build the fve
submarine boats provided for In the
last act Of Congress.