VOL. XVI. NO. 28.
THE NOTES TO THE POWERS.
Government Replies Are Given Out By the State
lartment.
POPULISTS TO MEET.
Dep;
f jlCIIC AL WITED2AWAL CF ARMY
jit arrs to Russia sod China arc
PrmirK:bty Short, Put Fully Cov
rtthcCasc.-
Untja. D. C Special. The
ivpartment has made public the
t! ct JSe note sd J rased by It to th
otsrB( of Crmanr. Ruut and
ii:ns. ant-wer to I&qalrle from
tia J to the attitude of the United
5ti- fjard various phase of the
TV Kit cf the correspoadesre fol-
-Cr.;-. :e Correspondence, Sept. if.
:
-Prvr.l o the German govern
sti r card to the delivery of the
ryo:.t! authors of recent crimes
(l)ct.::J in Pekia. and the reply of
t; ls:tJ ftatrs- thereto.
-I Tit Imperial German Chart
pA!! '- t tte Secretary of State.
Tra: afd- 1
-lx;""l Cerraaa Emb-jy. Waahlng-
-X- vrrtary: By direct. oa cf the
Is; ! Chanre!!or. I hate the honor
t tfjlly communicate to Tour
rx-ra--y tie foKowlrg:
-Ti fJeraaBt of His Majesty.
tv f?z- r-roc. roc slier aa a pretiml
U7 ,-n Koo for a taring Into dlpto-
tiiv tcoiatiOca wita the Chlaae
fyi:z.xrt a larrenJer such per
a are determiaed up:a aa blcg
se S-' ani real perpetrator of the
cr- torcmitted ia Pekla against
l:rsjt voal Jaw. The number of
l.-'n'or who red aa too la ta too
r-n a &&ieaie exereuoa wooja o
arr to the civilised roaacience.
ft r.:n re. rlrromstancts wculd not
": 15 i even the group of leaders
Wi t foapMely ascertained. Bat
i. ,w jmoeg thena whose guilt It
t.-tar.c-i oul4 he surrendered and
vii i i. The representative of the
pr ta Pekia srlll be In a position
ta sale tht investigation tally. The
ux;-t rf !b--e punished La of l
:xTtJe thaa their character aa
. yrts.-:;; lat!-aors aad leaders. The
rrre-t'Bt cf His Wajeoty. the Eav
cei;vea that It raa depend la
ti-s "gutter cr the concoreace of ail
tie rattzeU. for Indifference toward
t Vi of a Just explaaatloa would
I- euualeat to indifference towards
a repH.tion of the crime.
Tt rcvernmeBt of His Majesty,
till-;ror. therefore, propose) to
lie interested cabinets that they re
yt it It respective representative
ta Pkia to denfarsat the principal
Ct c personages whose guilt In the
BftcaUon of execntloo of the Crimea
tjcLi a doubt. A atmilar corn
r :ictloa Is forwarded to- the other
forested cabiarta, Reqoestlag of
Tair Eacelleary a reply as soon aa Is
I embrace thli o-eaaic
To lezi'T the asscranre ot my most
U::tri'Jhed conslderation.-
-S.ERNBCRO."
Jt ! thooght, howTer. that bo punt
ww m ensure can be so effect ire by
r-prauoo ror wrongs suffered
" aeterrent examples for the fa
tora the degradaUon and tmnlth.
xnent of th responsible aathora by the
supreme Imperial authority Itself, and
it aeems only jaat to China that ahe
Mtnua ce an-oraed la the first Instance
an orportoity to do thla and thus re-
ni3.iai Herself before th word. Bel
ieTiBg inus. and without abating la
wis it dellTerale purpose to exact the
ittiiest accuntablllty from the respon
sioie autnora of the wronra w hiri
ocrrM la China, the rorimmtni nf
th UnrtJ Stats ta net disposed aa a
preltmtaarT condition to eoterln- Into
apozBrie nea-otiatJooa with the Chi
nese gorernment. to Join la a demand
that said goferament Bartender to the
power such persons as, arcordiar to
me af termination cf the power them
eel res. may be held to be th first and
real perpetrators of these wrongs, Oa
ta othr band, this government is
dirpoed to hold that th punishment
of the high responsible authors of
these wrongs, not only la Pekin. but
throughout China, la essentially a con.
dillon to be embraced and provided
for la the negotiations for a final set
tlemeaL It I the purpose of this gov
ernment at the earliest practicable
moment to name It plenipotentiaries
for nr gctlating a settlement ' with
China, aad la the meaatlm to author-lie
Its mlaUter la Pekia to eater
forthwith Into conference with the
duly authorised representative ot the
Chines government, with a view to
bringing about a preliminary agree
ment, whereby the full exercise of the
imperial power for we preservation of
order and the protection ot foreign
life and property throughout Chin,
pending final negotiations with the
powers, shall b assured.
Accept as the renewed assurance
of my bigheat consideratioa.
-DAVID J. HILL.
"Acting Secretary."
WtUCoaveoe la Raleigh oa October
Htb.
Mr. J. p. Soaaajnon, of Charlotte,
provisional chairman f th mlddls-
f-the-roatf Populists, has issued a
ll tor a convention of hla narty to b
held. la Raleigh oa October llth. Th
convention la to b held to promote
th Interests of Barker and Donnelly.
middle-of-the-road candidates for
pre! dent aad Vic president. All per
ooj Dot members of any of the old
panic are lavlted to be preeat and
participate la the deliberations of th
convention.
MR. BRYAN'S LETTER
Of Acceptance of the Democratic
Nomination.
iS CALM AND DISPASSIONATE.
The Democratic Leader Presents the
Atltude of the Democratic Party
L'poa the Question at Issue la the
Campaign.
of
t Artlng Secretary I Ml to the
Gtj3 Charge DACaIre.
Department of Stat.
, -Washington. Sept. It, 1500.
5r: In respoo- to yocr inquiry
cf tie lth lesu to the attitude of
tte gotroment of the United Stiles
tt regard to the exemplary punlsh
att of the notable leaders la the
s-.a ox m It ted la Pekla against la
V:Sit:onsl lsw. I have the hooor o
til tie following autemeat:
"Xie govtrnmect of th United
Su: has from the outset proclaimed
6 t po to hold to the uttermost
a' -vcistabtlity the reiponsibl author
ef atT rongs done la Chin to eiti
: tf the United SUte aad their
T.:t:-'f. as was stated la th fovera-r.t-x
circular eommunlcatioo to the
tn of July X. last. The wronr
! tn committed, not alone la Pe
:. t';t in many parts of the empire,
asi it'ir punishment U believed to be
is s,-titlat element aay effective set
tis: which shall prevent a recur
t: och outrages and bring about
f?xsnt safety and peace la China.
"Concerning the appointment
Prince Chlng aa plenipotentiary:
"1. Handed to Mr. Adee by the Chi
nese minister. Mr. wn. September
17lh. 1900. 10: IS a. a.:
"Cablegrani frocs Pi lace Chlag.
dated at Pekia. Septemter f. 100.
transmitted by the Chinese minister at
St. PKeraburg on the Kth .nst. to
Minister Wu. who received It on the
night cf the same day.
"Foreign troops having entered
Pekla and their majesties, the Empress
Dowsger and the Eapercr having gone
westward on a tour. I have received aa
Imperial edict appointing me envoy
plenipotentiary with full discretionary
power la conjunction with Grand
Secretary LI Hung Chang, to negoti
ate. Please Inform Secretary of Slate
aad request that. In view of, the long
friendly relations existing between the
two countries. Instructions be tele
graphed t the United States xalaUtar
at Pekia to open aegotutiona la a
harmonious war at aa early date to
the Interest and gratification of all
concerned.
-2. Handed to the Chinese minister
by Acting Secretary of SUte, Septem
ber 21. WOO. 3:45 p. m.
"Memorandum la response to Mr.
Wu'i communication. September 17.
1904. of a "cablegram fi'om Prince
Chlng. dated Pekln. September t. 1500.
"The government, of. th United
States accepts the ptenlpotentisry au
thority of Esrt Li Hung Cnsnjr and
Prince Ching aa prima facie sufficient
for the preliminary negotiations look
ing toward the return ot the imperial
"Chinese government and to the re
sumption of Its authority at Pekla
and toward the negotiation of a com
plete Battlement of the duly appointed
plenipotentiaries of the powers and of
China.
"To these ends, the United SUte
minister la Pekla will bo authorised
to enter into relations with Earl Li
and Prince Ching aa the Immediate
representatives of the Chinese Em
peror. "DAVID J. HILL.
" " "Acting SecrU."
i . Another Colliery Closes.
I JUiUsd. Pa , Special Tte miners
V r. rar Mmota colliery. A Read
er rorupany plant at Ravea Ran.
i rel tte ranks o! the strikers Satux
? r -ning. None cf the PoLanders
r-jorr-'i for work and tte American
r. ;-: bo bsd gathered at the mouth
V ri- iJope decided to go home. Lo
r : r.tp colliery U working very
i-;rt-handed aad it la probable that
t:- ta l!l go out before Tuesday.
Oreat Rains la Calcutta.
Calcutta. By Cable. There has been
aa unprecedented rainfall for four
days. The precipitation, amounted to
thlrty-flv Inches. Oae-half of th
city la inundated to a depth of three
feet, aad a Bomber ot houses have col
lapsed. Twenty person were drowned.
Thousands of .persons hsve bees re a.
dered homeless and the country Is la
aadsted for miles, Th rala continue.
Reading Cotlierle AD Idle.
V4iaoy City. Pa.. Special All of
I t :rlB cf the Reading Company
t ti Uob are Idle. Owleg lo the
' t;-r.nt Incident to the trouble at
J.jvloaa yesterday It .was deemed
"t nt to attempt to. operate th
a tor the present at least. Thee
,Jti iz !.at:oo of th striker making
-t;onsimtloti here. If clrrura--.
warrant $0 of th troops
vr: t stationed here by Monday aad
" operators assert they wUl
so trout! la starting their mine
z'.ir under th military and with
fi riT protectiOB. Most of th
t" ; la h ni'nlcg towns la this sc
t 'a vr aar'y ail night, but the
ta- aiBt i satkjiiUrs!.
Killed L'ader TroDy Car Wbeet.
' tar.otte. N. C, pec is Joseph
t'wataa was run over and killed by
: -i:y car between t aad'.f o'clock
?"--lay eight la Eatt aveane, Sojea
a u re torn lug home. When the
B3red the atreet where he wanted
1 t cff. Sosaamaa Jumped too early,
' ' under the ear, and waa ma over.
g beiag severed. The accident
r"' '-d la the man's death. 8oaaman
rainier here aad was quite aged,
lo !aea a family..
Steel Worker Out of a Job.
' ii ito. SpeciaL-Thre hundred
t ixt been made Idle by the shuU
' ;r tota of that part of the IUliaois
- Compsay s works known as the
tT -ting department. Because of an
rod actio ct rail, only biUeCs
manufactured there at present, and
Si "ceijuence all the finishers are
V'd to Ukt vacation. Th ihnt.
c, ,6 cf the departmeat. It U aalo.
;Ut cily fcr a fnr weeks, b--t xsea
1; tcquAiftisi wi:i tti dr
s's'Mia tf u cr Ui; tsr iirrn
Cash to ftove Cottoa.
Washington. D. C. SpeclaL Q2!s
IL Roberta. United State Treasurer,
ays that a total of tJ.C9S.CO0 ha bees
sent to the New Orleans sub-treasury
to aid la the movement of the cottoa
crop. Th cL loqii ana uicsgo sun.
treasurers bav received about f 1.000,.
0C0 for the same purpose. Th ship
menu to New Orleans exceed by II.-
eco.oeo the amouat that hsd be) sent
at thas time last year. This. It Is said,
tends to show that th southern farm
ers ar getting better price for their
cottoa thaa at this time last year, aad
that much more money will be needed
to mora th cottca crop this year thaa
for several rn '
The TeWrhoa la Alaska.
Washington. D. C. SpeciaL The
signal office ha received a report from
Lieut. D. O. BuraeiL who 1 eonsirucv
Ing th telephoo lin from Fort Val-
des to Fort Edgbert. Alaska, ia wnica
he say he hope to bav the llae con
structed aai la us this wlater. Fort
Vsldes 1 a the open sea, om hua-
dred mile north of Juaeaa aad Bear
iv. .mih of th Cor per river, while
swe Prbrt la th Post on th TukO
eesr the east era bouadary llaa. -Notes.
CoaaArtlcut Democrata have Boml
nated Samuel U Bronson for Core-not
The next aelon cf the Sovereign
Grsnd Lodge oT Odd Fellows will be
held-at Indie nspolls. Ind.
The police of Lowell. M". were
called oa to protect the Creeks who
Si Uk" the place, of rtriklnf nW
froa h oiiioon 0i-
North State Squib.
The Stat granted two Important
charters Friday; one to the Aahevill
Auditorium Company, capital 15.760:
th other to th Southern. Conaroaoers
Brewing and !e Company, ot Char
lotte. eapttal jlOO.COO.
Last year a whit woman, la Raleigh
who claimed that she had tripped on
a gasplp above a sidewalk and sua.
txincd Injuries by a fall, sued th city
for f 1.000. She com premised for
3i:so.
Th tax list just msd up for Wake
shows aa Increase, ot 13,000 In vaiua.
tlcna and of 77 la polla. as eomparaj
with last year. ,
Email indutUlia pay well, aa waa
illustrated by a Jug -seller from Chat
ham county, who was delivering hla
waxca. He aays two men are kept at
work ail th whil and at certain
aeaso&s a dot en. and that there is a
reedy sale for the Juga. Tre whole
sale price Is 10 cects per gallon.
There are bo uajfon&ed Odd . Fel
lows la this State and very few unl-
fecmed Masons. Orsnd Secretary
Woodell aay It is becaus of th ex
pense. North and Northwest there
ar score of thoasands of both orders
la QBlfora.
There ar now four candidate fot
the seesxovtjip la th fieid. Ex -Sec a
tor Jsrvls Is th fourth. II declared
his candidacy Friday.
The United State has bought a lit
tle taCasd within a few yade of the
town of Beaufort, and oa it will es
tablish a fcioJczIcal laboratory. It Is
said that aa much aa 110,000 will be
expended there.
Fsyetterllle la troubled agala wit
burglars.
Mr. W. B. Hutchison has been elect
ed first preslda&t of the Wilson cot toe
Exchange,
The Charlotte Observer estimate
from talks with farmers, that where s
farmer made 77 balea Let year, h
will make about 49 this year.
Coacord Standard aays that Mr. O
V. Mauney, of Cannonrllle, broke hU
leg above the ankle by having hla leg
taught on a atumo while coins sfiei
a lo.d of lumber.
There will be no encampment of thi
First Regiment thla year. It had beet
expected that the encampment woule
b held at Aahevllle, but Colonel Arm
field annonncea that It will sot be hell
,lhla year.
Long distance telephone to connea
Fayettevllle. Haailet. San ford. Ref
Spricga and other towes of thst sec
ion will sxn be erected. The Uico.--rorators
are Dr. IL W. Lilly, Thomai
U Rose and Mr. W. F. Leak.
The bonraxof two men. who start ct
on the 24th day cf list December t
tpend Chrlstmaa with their famlllei
In Graham county, were fsund la a:
week. They wre f.-cx?n to deafh.sayi
the Marphy correspondent of the Ashe
s-Lie CI t lien.
The University football team la try
lag to arrange to play the game be
tween the University of North Caro
Jra and Virginia at Charlotte vot
Thankaclving. sir. Marvin Carr, tot
cf C.-ncral Julian S. Corr, of Durham
la manager cf the University team.
Holton.- Republicsa csndidate roe
Congress from the Seventh district.
declined to mske a Joint canvass with
Mr. Klnttx, Democratic candidate.
C J. Brown, former banker of
Southern Pine, hss given bond for ap
pearance at court, oa th charge of
fraudulently receiving deposits after
th bank wss Insolvent
Mr. J. C McNeill, of Lumbtrtoa. a
graduate of Wake Forest College, has
been elected to the chair of English In
Mercer Uolveraity. Georgia. Th North
Carolina Baptist says that Wake
Forest "score one more."
At th meeting of th directors of
th Stat Hospital In Morganton Dr.
Murphy wss unanimously re-elected
superintendent. There are 792 patient
la the Institution. The superintea-
dent gets dally froa three to ten let
tee, making application for admission
but there la bo room. Work 1 pro
gressing on the new building.
Mrs. Donald McRae. who received
Injuries from a fall at LinvlHe FsJ'j,
Is much improved.
Mr. Jack Perry, switchman of the
Atlantic Coast Line, was adjusting
switches for a shifting engine, when
he fell, the tender wheel passing over
his leg snd fearfully cruahlng It, Th
doctor says it hsd to be amputated.
Ed. Brewer aad Wiley Maxingo. two
white youth of Wilmington.. are ua
der arrest chsrged with highwsy rob.
berr. They took a number of letter
awsy from a white boy who was mail
Ing them.
Lincoln, Neb, Special. Th letter
of acceptance of William J. Bryan of
the Democratic nomination for Presi
dent was given to the press
The letter la In Dart a follows:
jmjjjtm u. mcnarason. wnairman,
nd Others olhe Notification Com
mittee of the Democratic National
Convention:
"Gentlemen: In accrpting the nomi
nation tendered by you ou behalf ot
the Democratic party, I bes to sssure
you of my appreciation of the great
hooor conferred upon me by the dele
gates la convention assembled ,snd by
the voters who gave Instruction to the
delegate.
"I am sensible of the responsibilities
which rest upon the chief magistrate
of so great a nation, and, realise the
far-reaching effect cf the question In
volved in the present contest.
"In tay letter of acceptance of 1835.
f made the following pledge:
" "So deeply am I Impressed with the
magnitude of the power vested by the
constitution In the chief executive ot
the nation and with the enormous In
fluence which he csa wield for the ben-
ent or injury of the people, thst I
wish to eater the office. If elected, free
from any personal desire, except the
desire to prove worthy of the confi
dence of my countrymen. Human
Judgment la fallible enough when tin
blared by selfish considerations, and.
In order that I msy not be tempted to
use the patronage of the office t ad
vance any personal ambition, I hereby
announce, with all the emphasla which
words can evprt s. my fixed determina
tion not. under any circumstances, to
be a candidate for re-election. In ess
thiseaarpIgn terults in my election.'
"Further reflection and observstloa
constrain me to renew this p!Jge.
"The platform adopted at Kansas
City commands my cordial and ucqaal-
iceu approval. It conrsceocs.y meets t
Uon, when (here ls.a disagreement be
tween them and their employer. It in
volves a principle which concerns ev
ery one. The purpose of the Injunction
la such cases Is U cubsfltute trial by
Judge for trial by Jury, and is a covert
blow at the Jury system. The abolition
cf government by injunction Is as ne
cessary for "the protection of the repu
tation of the court, as it ia for the se
curity of the cltlsen.
" ARBITRATION.
"The, platform renews the demand
for arbitration between ' corporations
and their employes. No one who has
observed the friction which arises be
tween great corporations and their
numerous employe can doubt th
wisdom of establishing an Impartial
court for the just snd eaultsble set
tlement cf disputes. . The demand for
arDitration ougct to be supported as
heartily by the public, which suffers
Inconvenience because of strikes and
lockout, and by the employer them
selves, as by the employes. The estab
lishment of arbitration wlir Insure
friendly relations between labor and
capital." snd render obsolete the grow
ing practice of calling In the army to
fettle labor trouble. - - . .
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
"I cannot too strongly emphasise the
Importance of the platform . recom
mendation of the establishment of a
department of Ibor, with a member of
the cabinet at its head.
A GREAT READER.
That Is What Arp Says of Late Simon
v Rxnirdsop. " !
OAS BEEN READING BIS BOOK
Bill Knew the Good Old nan and Ad.
mired rim Some of tils Good
Work.
MONROK DOCTRINE. V
"The position taken by the Republi
csa leaders, and more recently : sat
forth by the Republican candidate for
the presidency. Tlx.: That we cannot
protect a nation from outsii Interfer
ence without exercising sovereignty
over its people, ia an assault upon the
Monroe doctrine, for while this argu
ment la at this time directed sgalnst
the proposition to give to the Filipinos
both Independence and protection. It
Is equally applicable to the republics
cf Central and South America. If this
government cannot lend Its strength to
ancther republic without maklcg sub
ject cf its people, then we must
either withdraw our protection from
the republics o the south of us or ab
sorb them. Under the same plea, thai
the guardian nation must exert an au
thority equal to Its responsibility,' Eu
topeaa nat'ona hare for centuries ex
ploited their ward, and Jt Is a signl -csnt
fact that the Repulican party
should accept the European Idea cf a
protectorate, at the same time that I:
adopts a . European colonial policy.
There Is no excuse for this abandon
ment of the American Idea, We have
maintained the Monroe doctrine fr
three-quarters cf a century. The et-
the h sues now b?fore the e-wntrv. and Penre to us hss ben practically noth-
ststes clearly and without ambiguity 1 bnt the Protection he been beyond
the nartr'a nosltion nn rrv nntlnn . Value to OUT liter reDUblfCS. If B
consideration. Adopted by a conten
tion which, assembled on the anniver
sary of the signing ot the Declaration
of Independence, it breathe the spirit
of candor, independence and patriotism
which cbaracterlxr s thor who, at Phil
adelphia In 1776, promulgitid the creed
of tte republic.
"The plstform very prcprrly gives
prominence to the trust question. The
appalling growth of combinations In
restraint of trade during th present
administration, prove conclusively
that the Republican party lacVs either
the desire or the sbillty to deal wl:h
the question effectively. If ss may be
fairly assumed from the pe;cbei and
rouam.t wr itirti xa leaders, trat
petty does not Intend to take the peo
ple's side against thees organizations,
thn the weak and qualified condem
nation of trufts to be found In the Re
publican platform Ls designed to dis
tract attention while Industrial despot
ism ls completing its work. A private
monopoly has always been an outlaw.
No defense csn be msde of an Indus
trial system In which one, or a few
men, csn control for their own profit,
the output or price of any, article of
merchandise.
"Our platform, after suyreitlng cer
tain specific remedies, pledge the par
ty to an unce-s'.ng wsrtare against pri
vate monopoly In nxtlon. State and
city. I heartily approve of this prem
ise; if elected. It shall be my earnest !
and constant endeavor to ruiou tne
promise In letter and spirit. I shall se
lect aa Attorney General who will,
without fear or favr, enforce exiting
lawa: I shall recommend such add!
tlonsl leg slatlon as may be ncceisary
to dlreolve every privste monopoly
which does business outside of the
SUte of its origin; and. If contrary to
my belief and hope, a constitutional
amendment is found to be necessary, I
shsll recommend such sn amendment
as will, without Impairing any of the
existing rights cf the States, empower ,
Congress to protect the people or ail
the Slates from Injury at the hands of
Indlvlduala or corporation eagaged la
Inter-State commerce.
Filipino republic ls erected upon the
ruins cf Spanish tyranny,1 its protec
tion by us will be neither difficult nor
expensive. I
EXTRAVAGANCE.
"The Republican party, drawing as
it dees enormous campaign funds from
these who enjoy special privileges at
the hands of the government, is power
lees t) protect the tax payers from the
attack of those who profit by large ap
propriations. A surplus In the Treas
ury offers' constant temptation to ex
travagance, and extravagance In turn.
compels a resort to new means cf taxa
tion, which. In te'.ng kept in the back
ground until the campaign Is over. Is
fnlr lllrstrstion of the imposition
welch will be attempted when there Is
a considerable amount of money Idli
in the Treasury. ' The rehabilitation cf
the merchant marine, laudable in It
self, la made the pretext for expen
diture ot public money for the benefit
cf large ahip owners, and in the la
tere sts ot a transportation monopoly.
. INCOME TAX.
"By Inadvertence the income tlx
plank agreed upon by the resolutions
committee,' was omitted from the plat
form as read and adopted. The suh
Jert. however, Is covered by the re
affirmation of the Chicago plstform.
and I take thia occalon to reinsert
my belief In the principle which under
lies the Income tax. Congress should
hsve authority to levy and collect an
Income tax whenever necessary, and
an amendment to the Federal consti
tution specifically conferring such au
thority ought to be supported by even
those who may think the tax unneces
rary at this time. In the hour cf
danger the government can draft the
citist.:; it ought to be able to draft
the pocket-book as welL Unless money
is more precious than blcod. we can
not afford to give greater protection to
the Incomes of the rich than to the
lives of the poor. i
IMPERIALISM. !
"The aubjects. however, treated In
this letter. Important es each irar
seem In Itself, do not press co Imperatively-
for solution as the question
which the platform declares to be the
paramount Isaue In this cimpalgn.
' THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
"T uiasfrm reiterates the demand
contained In the ChI?go platform far Whether we shall adhere t or aban-
an- American financial system mace i aon inose laes oi government wnicn
br the American people for tnem-1 nave airiioguianea mis uavon irom
reives. The purpose or sucn a sysiem . oiner mutoi hu tncu w us uisiory
Is to reatore and maintain a bl-metalllc He peculiar charm and value Is a ques-
level cf prices, and In order thst there
mv be no un eertsln'y as to the meth
od of restoring bl-metslUsm. the specl-
f c declsratlor n- favor ot ire ana un
limited coinage at the existing rat.o
of J to 1. independent of the a;tloa
of other nations, is repeated.
tt ia hardir conceivable mat tne
tion the settlement of which cannot
be delayed. No other question can ap
proach It in Importance: no - other
question demands such immediate con
sideration. It Is easier to lese a repu
tation than to establish one, and thia
nation would find it a long and labor
ious task to regain Its p-ojd position
Amerlcsn people will deliberately tu-o j among the natlcna. if. ender the stress
from th debt-Daring policy ot ine pan
to the dangerous doctrine of perpetual
bonds.
LABOR QUESTIONS.
sCmrkl n!aaks of the labor plat-
rom are devoted to questions ia wh!h
the laboring clasves have aa Immediate
Interest, but which roor remotely af
fect cur entire population. While what
ia nrallr known s government bv
Injunction Is st preeent directed chief
ly sgalnst the employe ef corpora-
cf temptation. It thould repudiate the
self-evident truths proclaimed by our
heroic ancestors snd sacredly treasured
during a career unparalleled in th:
annals of time. When the doctrine
that the people are the only ronrce of
power Is made secure from further at
tack we can safely proceed to the set
tlement of the numerous questions
which Involve the domestic and e:o-
nomle welfare of our citizens.
"Very truly yours. !
"W. J. BRYAN..
Skirmish Between British and Boers.
London, By Cable. Lord Roberts re
ports from Machadodorp, under date of
Monday. September 17, that, a fer
minor skirmishes have taken place be
tween the British troops and the Boers.
He aavs that General French has cap
tured SO locomotives la addition to the
4J locomotives and other rolling stock
mhich he took when he occupied Bar-
berton. September 13, artf that General
Stephenaon was expected to occupy
Neiepruit during the arternoon or Sep
tember 17.
Soutti Carolina Mills. .
Columbia, S. C, Special! A number
of mills In the upper part jot the State
have declared that they cannot run on
full time with cotton at ts present
price. However, these mills1 all manu
facture for foreign consumption almost
exclusively, nd their foreign trade has
been crippled by the Chinese trouble,
but the majority of the mills In the
State manufacture for home fonsump-
tlon and they
time.
are running on full
k fa!!
itsti. Mica.
Defense Rest Its Testimony.
Frankfort. Ky, Special. In th trial
of Jamc Howard, cnargea wnn oeinga
nrinrinsl In the Goebel shooting, the
defense re-ted It testimony Frldsy af
Mn Several witnesses for the
prorecution wer beard la rebuttal and
some wttneasei were Introduced by the,
rf.f.ni attacking the character ot
Jame Stubbiefleld. the Clay county;
"-wit y ana riff who testified thst
Mard confided to him that he fired
th abet that killed OoebeL Other of
Bf-bb!itld-i nelfbSori testified (or
tt. nreiacullOS 13 1 rt&UtUl CD t&H
poist, s&J iTSznuil Bin I && tt
lrf?Ir'8l-
The French In Trouble. "
Paris. By able. The Ministry of
War announces that new hss been re
ceived of fighting between t!;e troops
forming a French . Saharian outpost
n.ir Tlmimoun and the Berber tribes
men. The French force, under Csptaln
Falconnettl. fought two engagements
and "finally returned to iimimwu.
without belnr molested. The diptch
Is vague, but ay clearly tr,ai tne
French lost 2fi men tlV.ci and wound-
pi, lacJtfJlBi.two officer, killed Re-
av a mm rrf ra
tfi.'tiKiaii in ifitir w w
fat . . ' - ' ,
Good Outlook for Southern Exports.
Birmingham. Ala., Special. Jamea
Brown, vice president of the Tennes
see Coat7lron end Rsilway Company,
has returned from a fire haonths' trip
to Europe. Mr. Brojurn says the ds
msnd for American iron and steel in
Europe is as strong ss ever, and that
the export business of the South with
that country is bound to develop stead
ily and in laraje volume year by year.
Just cow b aaya export ;are hamper
el tj rallrosd nttijto tht tout
14 IUJJ aert Mwnmwif ens ru
I have not found more entertaining
reading ' in a long time than the
''Lights and Shadows of Itinerant
Life," being the autobiography of Dr.
Simon Peter Richardson. For fifty
years he was cn the go from the Blue
Ridge to Key West, from Dalton to
Brunswick and ail the .intermediate
country. He knew more people and
wss known by more than any man of
U!s aay. He was original, unique.
fen?!cs. honest in his convictions and
rady at all times to maintain them.
He . never complained, never shirked
a duty, traveled thousands of miles on
horseback and sometimes on foot,
crossed swamns and forded streams at
his peril, was fed and sheltered by the
poor. What faith, -what xeal. what
diligence, and all for what a sense of
duty and his love for the Master and
the Master 'a work. No earthly re
ward was ganed or expected for he
aiid his family often suffered the -pin-f
Kings of poverty and even the calami
ty cf having his house burned and all
its furniture and his wife and children-
had to deep In the barn upon the
cotton seed.
But he never faltered and was al
ways aggressive. He fought v a good
fight and kept the faith. He would
hare succeeded In any of the learned
professions and acquired . both fame
and fortune, for he had. great mental
force, quick perceptions, personal mag
netism and was a holy terror to evil
dcers.
Mr. Lucien Knight has reviewed the
little book with charming and truth
ful words. As he says, there is not a
page but shows the. genius, the faith
and the humility of the man. He was
not bound through preJudic3-or early
training to any creed, but made his
own and even dared to impugn the in
consistencies of John Wesley. His an.
tipathy to Calvinism was intease.. The
idea of mankind being respoasible for
Adam's sin shocked him and he would
have stricken the . words "original
sin' and "total depravity" from every
creed and prayer book. . The doctrine
of lost Infants provoked his bitterest
sarcasm. -
But these things are not in the book
to any invidiors extent and it contains
but one. sermon, and that is in the ap
pendix. The charm of the book Is the
recital cf his experience as an itin-.
erant the lights and shadows of a
busy life and his mingling with the
great men aad ministers of the oidcu
time, for he was side by sde with such
men as Judge Longstreet, Bishops
Pierce. Paine, Andrew, Capers. Soale
and Kavanaugh. with Drs. Boring,
Means, Parks. Evans, Anthony and
Glenn, with Levick Pierce and Allan
Turner and 'in natural mental powei
and pulpit force he was their peer.
The book will make- you ween and
laugh by turns. Relating his first ex
perience in 1840, when he left Dublin
for his circuit, he says: "That nigfcr: I
ras ad aa the grave, for I naa just
waked uo to the realities of my situa
tion and felt conscious of my inability
to met the expectation of the church
After supper i went out in the dark lo
nrv L-rpelinz in th. corner of the
fpnrp The does found me ano I was
forced to aet on top of the fence.
From there they chased me to the shed
that was built over the potato banks.
The barkng of the dogs aroused the
bora and they came running with a
torrh thoutins: "We've got him. We've
eat him!" supposing that I was the
same neero who had been stealing
their potatoes. They " soon escorted
me to the house, amid convulsions of
laughter, and the young lady thought
I was Intensely green.'
H refused to administer the sacra
mnt to anv one who sold cr drank
vhiskov. At a revival once a church
member, who was well off but - very
stiney.- beean to ehout with great
vehemence, and Simon Peter stopped
his exhortation and peremptorily or
dered him to stop or leave the church
for no man had anv right to shout
who had not paid his quarterege. Dur
ing reconstruction days a federal cap
tain forbade him to preach unless he
would tray for the' president, "And so
I prayed that the Lord would take
cut of him and his allies the heart of
beasts and put in them the hearts of
men or remove them from office. The
captain never asked me again to pray
for the president. I have never been
convinced that we did any wrong In
seceeding or fighting, and I can see no
eood rea.son now why we should not
do it again." Speaking cf original
sin. he says: "Mr. Wesley declares
that all the children are born under the
displeasure of God and are subject to
BDlrltuai. natural and eternal aeatn.
Thlsjto me is a- horrible doctrine.
Speaking of revivals, he aays: A re
vival is a solemn farce that does not
oroduce a radical " reformation. Faith
without works is a low form of Calvin.
ism that has quietly stolen Into Metho.
dism and paralyzed her .power."
- When the earthquake of 1886 came
the doctor- was preaching at a camp
meeting and says: "The people be
came much alarmed and we .nad no
trouble In getting mourners to flock to
the altar." . ..
A Campbellite preacner got into a
doctrinal controversy with Simon
Peter, in Augusta, and Dr. Landrurn
took it up. Simon Peter says: "Broth
er Landrum is a very lovable man and
a very iopilt preacher, but in his
sermon he Is like a pig in a china shop.
He used Invectives and personalities
and took in atholics. Episcopalians,
Presbyterians and Jews and stirred up
the town. He sect me a note and two
of his Eermons. I replied that. I was
runnina fire down at St, James and
had no time to look after his water
worka. but when mv revival closed
would take him in out of the .wet and
hang him on the fence to dry. then set
him afire and take him Into the Meth
odist church."
But this is enough of the. book.
Those who expect to read It would not
like for me to anticipate too much.
We had the good doctor stationed
here for two years and It waj always
a pleasure to meet htm snd converse
with him,, for he was" great of teart
and great of mind. I never heard him
say a foolish thing, and hardly ever
cuke a commonplace remark. He wes
t profound ttlsker and t:i urte, v!r
erviis tiprttfldfii- tmtiUi j&t - yt
I see that Cr. Robins has edited thi
book and that it is published at Nash
ville by the Methcdit house, but I do
not know the price. It good reading
from the preface to the end. -
Two Mississippi girls have chal
lenged those Alabama girls to answer
the following Bible enigma. It is a
g-l one, and kept me pondering for a
day or tro. I can't neglect the chil
dren and this enigma wi perplex the
preachers, too. -I have lost or mislaid
the veras sent to me, but the following
is in substance the same:
God made Adam out of dust, " ' .
But In His wisdom made me first; ."
He made my body all complete,
But gave me neither hands nor feet,
No living soul in me did dwell, -Nor
was I doomed to heaven or hell;
But later on old Adam came
And gave me what Is still my name, .
And later still God chose to give .
A living scul in me to live.
In course of time He did reclaim
That soul and left me Just the same .
As when first made without a soul.
And now I roam from pole to pole,
A boon to man, though out of sight,
For in my death I leave him light
Bill Ary In Atlanta Constitution
BLOODY STRIKE RIOT
Serious Clash Between Strikers and
Authorities. - i
A HUN AND A LITTLE GIRL KILLED,
A Sheriffs Guard Fires Into a Crowd
With Fatal Results-A Riot1 at
. Shenandoah.
Four Negroes Lynched.'
New Orleans, Special. In "bloody"
Tangihaoh parkih Friday night, four
negroes were hanged, after the Jail in
the village of Pontchatoula had been
broken open and the prisoners, ac
cused of robbing the family of Henry
Holfelter, bad been "taken from their
cells. Mrs. Holfelter, . wuu resisted
the colored mem, was choked an.,
beaten so unmercifully that she lost
her mind. Wholesale lynchings are
feared. The men lynched were Isiaah
Rollins, aged -18; Nathamal Bowman,
4.7; Charles Elliott, 20; George Byok
ham, 20. There were 14 colored sus
pects in the Pontcha-aia Jail, accused
of various rovhsries.
CHINESE WAR NOTES.
Chinese troops are actively drilling
n the West Elver district.
1 The Boxer movement is increasing
in the Province of Shang-lung.
Miss Palmer, of the American
Branch Mission at Hankow, has been
reported safe. - 4 '-
Germany has officially renounced
nny land grabbing scheme in the
Yangtse Valley. - ,
- The Boxers have burned the town of
Chu Cbau, forty miles from Pekin to
ward Pao-ting-fu. :
A German naval battalion has cap
tured and burned the town of Liang
and killed 100 Boxers. .
Two Japanese and several hundred
Chinese and Korean converts on the
frontier have been murdered by the
Chinese.
It is given out unofficially by British
officers that Texas horses will be sent
from New Orleans to China for the
British Army.
Minister Conger confirms the mas
sacre at Pao-Tlng of Dr. and Mrs.
Courtland Van Rensalaer Hodge, of
Burlington, N. J.
Prince Ching has requested the
State Department at Washington to
instruct Minister .Conger to open
peace negotiations. . - ,
TTOVoBt luarsUUlH' cuil luie Ijchu
opened in Pekin by alt nations to pre
vent lootinsr and the Germans nave
made robbery a capital offence.;
LI Hung Chang, in reply to the
American note, said that he had pow
er and would see that American lives
and Interests In China were protected.
The German Foreign Office has sent
a circular note to the Powers an
nouncing that the German Govern
ment considers that an indispensable
preliminary to the leglnning of peace
negotiations with China is the deliver
ing up of those who were responsible
for the outrages. . :
In a New York Police Court the other
day a Boston man who had been ar
rested at the Instance of his wife on
the charges of deserticu and non-sun-port
presented a novel defense. He al
leged that his wife bad consulted an
astrologer, who told her that she was
destined to be married at least twice.
"I was her first husband," said the
accused man; "and I saw that it was
up to me to get a move on. I had to
either die or skip again, and I pre
ferred to skip." The Court, however,
declined to follow that line of reason
ing, and put the man under bonds to
support his wife, regardless of the as
trologer's horoscope. ,v t : "..
Shenandoah, Pa., Special. A ahr
iff'spoese fired on a crowd " of riotous
men near here Friday, killing two
persons and wounding seven oth-.
ers. Sheriff Toole and Deputies ODon-i
nell and Brennaman were called to
Shenandoah Friday to suppress th
mobs that threatened mine worker
and colliery property. At quitting
time three sheriffs and a small posse
whom the sheriff had summoned on
the ground went to the Indian. Ridge
colliery of the Reading Company to es
cort the workingmen to their home.
The colliery is located a short distance
east of Shenandoah. The workmen
left for home shortly after '4 o'clock.
They walked to up the middle of the
east centre street and reached the
Lehigh Valley Railroad station. Here
had gathered a large crowd of Poles, .
Slavs and Huns, men, women and -children,
who lined both aides of the
street. A shot rang out from a saloon.
This waa followed by a shower of
stones. Many of the crowd had pick
ed up stones and sticks and were act
ing in a threatening manner. Seeing
this, the sheriff, who had previously
cautioned his men to keep cool and
not use. their -firearms, comroandod
them to fire. The order was obeyed
with terrible results. . The crowd pur
sued the eheriff and his posse to the
Ferguson House, where they took ref-'
uge. Sheriff Toole shortly afterward
telephoned to Harris burg . and asked
that a detachment of troops be sent
here. It was learned that Adjutant
General Stewart was In Philadelphia
and a telegram was sent to him there.
Following is a list of the killed and -wounded:
Killed, Mike Yuckavage,
shot in the eye; a little girl, name un
known, shot in the back of the neck.
Wounded, so far as can be learned: :
Erward Coyle, aged 50 years, bnllct
wound near the heart; he w&s Fitting
on the stoop of his house; Michael
Scanian, shot in the arm; Anthony
Skarnazicza, shot In left wrist by 22
calibre bullet; John Wuedlckey, aged
40, shot in the hand; Peter Stalcomo.
vitch, 28 years of age, shot In the
shoulder and back; Mike Sasitska,
shot in left shoulder; Anthony Axal
avage, shot In left side, seriously, a
40-cnlibre bullet removed. Among throe
who were injured by the rioters were
the following: George .Bedding, of
Ringtown, ugly gash on right fore
head, caused by a brick; Robert Ed
wards, aged 64 years, injured serioue-
iJy-ey. hoina hit with- ttone; Cha.
Rowland, aged 35, Injurea on the neck
and head by stones.,
Harrisburg, Pa., Special. Threa
regiments of Infantry, a battery and a
troop of cavalry were ordered out at
midnight by Governor Stone to assist
Sheriff Toole in maintaining order in
the Schuylkill mining region. T s ac
tion was-taken after a conference be
tween the Governor, Adjutant General
Stewart and General Gobin, on the ur
gent solicitation of the sheriff,
borough council of Shenandoah and
many prominent residents , of the
locality. General - Gobin has been
placed in command of the provisional
brigade and started from .here Friday
night with his staff, on a special train
for Shenandoah. He ; will establish
headquarters there and expects to be
on the ground with 2,500 troops by 5 -
o'clock . Saturday morning. . Th or
ganizations which have been selected
for this service are the Fourth, Eighth
and Twelfth regnnta. Battery U, of.
PhoenixvIIle? --Governor's Troop, - of
Harrisburg, and the Third Brigade
headquarters. Colonel Richardson has
taken charge of the movement of the
troope and the camp equipage and
tents. -. ; -
til
" a uirference.
'Who is her
"Why, be makes bolts." -,
"Irou . or political ?" Philadelphia
Press. . . , - -
Judge Powers Declines the Appoint -
Salt Lake, Utah, Special. Judge
Powers has given out a signed state
ment declining - his appointment by
Acting Governor Nebeker, to the Unit
ed States Senate, on the ground that
under the Quay precedent the Senate
would refuse to seat him, . .
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