Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-23
War CLOUD IN THE
EAST BLOWS over
Promptness of General Bar
row Prevents Collision.
TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN
AT Present Everything Is Quiet at
.Tien-Tsin, Except For the French,
Who Are Demonstrative, and May
Get Beyond Control at Any Time.

Who Are DemOnstrative, and May
Get Beyond Control at Amy Time.
PEKING, March 23.-Troops on both
sides of the disputed land at Tien- Tsin
have been Withdrawn and all danger OF
a fracas is ended. The opinion of the
British is that the promDtness of Gen.
eral Barrow III calling up the marines
from Taku prevented a collision. The
British report that pgior TO the arrival
OF the marine sentries were supplied
from the Madras piers, who for several
days were surrounded by crowds Of
foreign soldiers, mostly French, who
| assailed them with all kinds OF abuse,
calling them Goodies" The Madrasees
were becoming reStive, when the ma.
rines arrived at night and quietly re-
ieved them, and it was only when day
light appeared that the Russians discOv-
cred the change
Alterations continue here between
the French and British. An Indian
officer OF high rank horse whipped
French sergeant The discipline of the
French forces leaves much to be de.
sired. While the French officers are
evidently doing their best to maintain
discipline 1t would not surprise any one
to see the French troops get beyond con-
troll at any time.
Already have been heard French sol
diers kissing their own officers and it is
reported that some French officers have
been stoned III mysterious manner by
missiles coming from untraceable quar-.
ters.
Contingent of Cossacks Arrive.
Contingents of Cossacks are continu-
ally dribbling in, and the Russians have
now 800 men more than they had here
a day previous. Nothing has yet been
heard of the arrival at the mouth of the
river of the expected reinforcements
from Port Arthur or New Chwang. On
the other hand, it is reported and be-
lieved here that the British feet is col
lecting at Wei. Hal Wei for the purpose
of making naval demonstration against
Port Arthur
Contrary to expectations, the days
have passed without serious conflict.
The Russians, with the help of the 400
coolies, are building a road along the
river in front of their concessions They
have now reached a point within so
yards of the British sentinel and the
work is proceeding rapidly. The Brit
ish advanced picket lines between 80
and 10 feet from the bank, and there
would not be room for the road to be
constructed without disturbing the
ground on which the British pickets
are stationed. General Campbell in
formed the Russians, however. that he
would regard as an act of aggression
any attempt of the road builders to dis
turb the sidetrack or undermine the po-
sitions of the British sentries. 1t is un.
derstood here that General Campbell
will make no reply to the Russian de-
mand for a withdrawal and an apology.
The New South Wales naval brigade
is here from Peking for the purpose of
reinforcing the Victorian contingent III
guarding the British settlement. The
presence of these troops and tie arrival
of marines from Taku has an assuring
effect upon the community. A plan to
barricade the British settlements has
been much discussed, but has not been
carried out.
Thursday morning the Russian work
ing parties stopped work on the river
side road when they had reached point
within 20 feet of the British position.
They subsequently resumed the con-
struction Of the road at point 400 yards
further on. The danger of actual con-
f1ict has thus been obviated for the
present.
Revenue Ofitcers RaI0 DIsUIuery.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 22-Dep-
uty Revenue Collector O. S. Tutwiler
has returned from Crenshaw county,
where he made successful raid on an
illicit distillery The distlIlery con-
sisted of % gallon tin still and cap, a
copper worm, a flake stand, four fer
menters, 30 gallons of beer and several
bushels of corn. The still was located
within less than half mile of the cor
porate limits of Rutledge. 1t was owned
| by R. T. Thagard, who was arrested and
| bound over.
-Four Men Crushed to Death.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 23.-Four
negro ore miners, Bert Kelly, Dan Pres
ton, Richard Batrle and Cornelius Da-
Wis, were crushed to death in the ore
mines at Sloss, Ala, property of the
/ Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company,
by falling ore. They had prepared a
| shot and expected that it had torn down
| the usual amount of ore. They re-
| turned to the room aud the roof fell on
J them, crushing out life almost instantly
Plans For A umEi Hall.
SPARTANBURG, S. c., March 22 -