The Savannah Morning News, 1900-08-27

WAR NOT DECLARED ALL, POWERS TECHNICALLY AT PEACE WITH CHINA. NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT. HOT EVEN' Rl SSI A HAS ASSUMED THAT ATTITUDE. Departments at Washington Without From Their Representatives iu China - From Japanese Sources the Latest Yens Was Obtained. Russia's Objects in Her Chinese Operations - Declared a State of Siege in Three Provinces. Washington, Aug. 26. - Russia, Germany and Japan have not declared war upon China, either separately or in concert. This statement is made upon authorily of the highesc character. What those ria riations - tions riations may do within the next forty-eight hours, or within the next fortnight, is a question which no one in Washington is prepared to answer. A brief dispatch from Che Foo, con conveying - veying conveying a rumor current there that Rus Russia, - sia, Russia, Germany and Japan had joined in a declaration of war upon China, aroused some interested comment among Wash Washington - ington Washington officials and among diplomatic representatives of foreign governments resident 'here. In neither official nor diplomatic circles, however, was the ru rumor - mor rumor taken seriously. No information of such action has reached the De Department - partment Department of State or the legations of the governments primarily interested. That alone is accepted in official circles as a sufficient refutation of the rumor. Yo Word From Representatives. Officials of the State, War and Navy Departments were at their desks early to-day, but up to the hour of closing for the day not a word had been heard from Minister Conger, Gen. Chaffee or Admiral Remey. Since the dispatch from Consul Fowler was received late last Thursday night, the Department of State has re received - ceived received no advices from any source in China, except a brief cablegram from Minister Conger Inquiring how he should route his messages. The text of the dis dispatch, - patch, dispatch, which, it is explained, was very brief and purely administrative in charac character, - ter, character, was not made public. The War Department has received no dispatch from Gen. Chaffee, known to have come directly from him. for about a week. Cablegrams signed "Chaffee" have been received, but as they contained only lists ot casualties, it is assumed they were sent by some subordinate officer In Gen. Chaffee's name. From no official source has the department learned of the depart departure - ure departure of forty Americans from Pekin for Tien Tsin, as reported in a special dis dispatch - patch dispatch to a London newspaper under date of Aug. 19. Advices from Gen. Chaffee are expected hourly, as the military telegraph line be between - tween between Tien Ti-in and Pekin, which has been interrupted, presumably, is being or has been repaired. Imperative instructions were sent yesterday to the commander of the United States forces at Tien 'Tsin to have the line restored at once under the protection of a cavalry detachment. A suspicion exists here that the delay in messages, both from and to Wash Washington, - ington, Washington, is rather between Che Foo and Shanghai than between Tien Tsin and Pe Pekin. - kin. Pekin. From Che Foo to Shanghai the line is in control of the Chinese authorities, and it is suspected they are not so prompt in the transmission of messages as they might be. The Japanese Dispatch. Late in the day a dispatch was received at the Japanese legation from the for foreign - eign foreign office of Japan, conveying the latest and most authentic information of the sit situation - uation situation in and around Pekin. In a meas measure, - ure, measure, the advices were of a disquieting na nature. - ture. nature. as they Indicated that the Chinese had rallied their forces and were preparing for an attack upon the allies in Pekin. If it should prove true that the all ed forces were besieged in Pekin, it would account for the lack of advices from Gen. Chaf Chaffee. - fee. Chaffee. As made public, by Minister Taka Takahira, - hira, Takahira, the dispatch from the Japanese for foreign - eign foreign office at Tokio is as follows: "An official telegram, dated Pekin, Aug. 18. was received at Tokio from Gen. Yam Yamaguchi, - aguchi, Yamaguchi, commander of the Japanese forces, to the following effect: "'The capital is now entirely cleare 1 of the enemy. A cavalry regiment, which had luon sent to Wan Shan Shan (wher (wherthe - the (wherthe Empress Dowager's palace is locat located), - ed), located), reports that the Impel ial fimily, who had left Pfk.n Aug. 14, s.arted after a short rest at Wan Shau Shan, for the w'est, and were under the escort of Gen. Ma and his troops, cons sting of only about EOO horserren and 20 carts. The Jaj - ane-e force* occupied the treasury de department, - partment, department, in which over two million taels in silver and a large quantity of rice were found. - * Another telegraphic dispatch, date! Taku, Aug. 25, states that as the Chinese troops and Boxers, who had gathered at Nan Yuen, weie about to attack the for foreign - eign foreign forces at Pekin, Japanese .and Kus Kuss - s Kuss an cavalry were expected to encounter them cn the 2 th. The dispatch further states that Chinese infan ry, s me 9.000 strong, wl.h lllteen guns are advancing northward from Ehn Tu g to make a rear attack on the allies.* " A copy of the dis atch was transmit transmitted - ted transmitted to Act ng Fe-'retary Adee, at the de department - partment department cf state, uni by him furnished to the presilcn f . While the news cf a possible rear attack upon the compara comparatively - tively comparatively small force of the aili-s was not received with surprise. It generally was not regarded as serious, as the foreign forces are b lieved to be abundantly able to take care of themselves aga 1. s* any force of Chine-e likely to be sent against them. The Attitude of niisNla. In the absence of official Information from China or from United States officers, the Interest to-day centered in the diplo diplomatic - matic diplomatic phases of the existing trouble. The rumor of a declaration of war by Russia, it is explained, may have grown out of the operations of the troops of the Czar In the protection of the southeastern frontier of hie empire; or it may have arisen from the reported statement of the commander of the Russian forces at Pekin that his government waa at war with China, and, therefore, he must prohibit communication with the Chinese. Neither the operations of Rusals on her frontier nor the prohi prohibition - bition prohibition by a Russian general <// communi communication - cation communication with the Chinese would constitute, it la said, a declaration of war by Russia. No general, by a mere dictum, could de declare - clare declare war. Even his statement that his government had declared war would nor make It so. A declaration of war, U is pointed out by

FELL DOWN AN AIR SHAFT. 11. C. nrinker, a Theatrical Manager of Newark, Met His Death. New York, Aug. 26. - -H. Coulter Brink Brinker, - er, Brinker, a theatrical manager of Newark, was found dead early this morning at the bot bottom - tom bottom of an airshaft in the Grand Hotel. After his death it became know that more than a year ago he married Miss Abell, his leading lady. Mr. Brinker fell from the sixth floor of the hotel. His head struck the bottom of the shift. He was clad only in hie underclothing, and it is believed he went to a widow of the shaft to get a breath of fresh air and lost his balance. Th* theory of suicide is not entertained by hie friends. Accompanied by Thomas Noyle, a friend from Newark. Mr. Brinker went to the hotel about midnight Saturday. The two registered, giving New Orleans as their add reeii, and were assigned adjoining rcoms. They retired at once, and noth nothing - ing nothing was Feen of Mr. Brinker until a hotel porter found his body. Mr. Brinker Was 33 years old and was the son of Capt. H. J. Brinker of New Orleans-, owner of a line of steamers on the Mississippi nnd Red rivers. Before coming to Newark, he wan boding man of the Imperial i'heater. St. Louis. Miss Abe l announced to-night that fhe and Mr. Brinker were married July 1, 1899, by a Methodist clergyman in the Cats Catskills. - kills. Catskills. "We kept our marHage secret for business reasons," she sail. "My hus husband - band husband was happy In hi<s home life and In anticipation of a successful season. My belief is that he sat at the open window to get air, as he frequently did at home, fell asleep, and pitched headlong into the shaft." The body was taken to Newark to-night. It will probably be hurled at Appiegrove Farm. 0.. the summer home of Mr. Brinker's father. WILL RE \H RESTED. Warrants On# for Men Charged With the McCann Lynching. Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 26. - A special from Canton, Pa., says: Warrants hove been applied for for live men, all prominent farmers in this section, who are alleged to have been members of the mob that hanged Wm. McCann, alias Leonard, to a tree near his employer's home, south southeast - east southeast of this? village. Wednesday night. During n struggle with the masked men at the home of Miles Tory, where McCann was employed, Mrs. Tory pulled the mask off one mart's face and took the cap off another mon's head. Mrs. Tory knows the two men whom she unmasked, and ar arrests - rests arrests are expected to be made to-day. GREAT ORDER FOR IIKKF. Russia Wants 41.000,000 Hon nils From Armour. Chicago, Aug. 26. - Armour A Cos. have received an order from the Russian gov government - ernment government for 6,000,000 pounds of "beef on the hoof,'" to feed the soldiers of the Czar in China. This is the largest order of the kind in the history of the Chi Chicago - cago Chicago meat trade. Options are said to have been -taken upon every available ship in carrying trade on the Pacific. Ir will take 5,000 fattened cattle to fill the order. The cattle will he sent from San Francis Francisco - co Francisco via Hawaii and Japan. HAD A NARROW ESCAPE. teronnnli Mini Their llnllonn De Destroyed - stroyed Destroyed Near Paris. Paris, Aug. 27. 5:20 a. m. - Two aero aeronauts - nauts aeronauts had a narraw escape last evening at Vincennes. The aseenaion was made In the presence of thousands of epectatons, the occasion being a communal fete. The balloon was driven by the wind against some telegraph wires and took fire from the communicated current. The aeronauts slid down the ropss. A number of women and children were slightly hurt in the panic which followed. THE WALLK IN COLLISIOJL Hark That Called lor Brunswick IMel With an Accident. London, Aug. 26. - The Norwegian bark Walle. Capt. Olsen, which sailed from Newry, Aug. 22, for Brunswick. Oa., has been towed to Holyhead with loss of head headgear - gear headgear and stem badly damaged. Hhe re report* - port* report* having been in colleslon on Aug 24. when sixteen miles off Southarklow light lightchip, - chip, lightchip, with an unknown --earner. Haying American Coal. London, Aug. 27. - The British Admiralty, according ic the Dally Mntl, buying large quantltien of American coil for the use of the Meet in horns watet# amt th*

BANQUET FOR WOOD CUBANS DID HONOR TO THE GOV GOVERNOR - ERNOR GOVERNOR GENERAL. GAVE ADVICE TO HIS HOSTS. CUBA'S IMMEDIATE FI TUBE IS IN INDEPENDENCE. - DEPENDENCE. INDEPENDENCE. Aichhfishop of Cnln Said nt tlie San Santiago - tiago Santiago Gathering; That tlie Politleal Parties Should lie Consol idu ted. Secretary of State Begged That the Best Men May He Sent to tlie Con Constitutional - stitutional Constitutional Convention - Gen. W ood Male the Same Request. Santiago d© Cuba, Aug. 26. - Gov. Gen. Wood was officially banquetted last night by the Republican and Democratic par parties. - ties. parties. The civil governor, the Archbishop of Cuba, the principal Judicial and civil dignitaries and a hundred representative merchants were present. The Archbishop, in his remarks, said the time had arrived for peace, and that he believed n consolidation of political parties would be of greater benefit to Cuba in the future than a house divided against itself. Senor Tamayo, Secretary of State, In a forcible speech, said: "Thi is one of the most important epochs in the political history of Cuba. A constitutional con convention, - vention, convention, where the fundamental law of the land is to be framed, is about to be held. In that convention the people of Cuba are to prove themselves capable of constructing a government, of guarantee guaranteeing - ing guaranteeing life and property and of preserving order. They are also to prove that Cuba is a land open to all men, not only to those who are Cubans by accident of birth, or who participated in the revolu revolution, - tion, revolution, but also those who can claim the privilege under the treaty of Paris. "This is a moment when political con contentions - tentions contentions should be set aside. If we fail in this convention we shall he unworthy of Ihe blood that was shed i*t El i'aney and On Ban Juan Hill. Gen. Wood Is the true friend of Cuba, and I can certify to it. The United Spates government is sin sincere - cere sincere in the promises it has made. I ap appeal - peal appeal to you all to send to the convention the best and most capable men among us, and thus show to the world that Cu Cubans - bans Cubans are worthy of the confidence placed in their capacity for self-government." Gen. Wood's Speech. Gov. Gen. Wood, on rifling, was greeted with shouts of approbation and which were taken up by some 3,000 peo people - ple people assembled outside the club house. He spoke in part as follows: "I am here as your friend and in no other capacity. Only thos? w'ho remem remember - ber remember the Ten Years' War can have as full knowledge of the conditions of this province as I have myself. When I first saw El Caney matters were in n most de deplorable - plorable deplorable condition. The road to Santiago was marked with dead and dying. In the improvement one hppr everywhere we have a proof of the friendly interest shown by the American propip. "Evcrytody ii the Intel States waa astonished at the aft l i-factory way In wn.cn the municipal © ect ons pass and off. hre sident McKinley personally asseried that he thought the time lor the n*xt b ep had come. Whatever the ultimate destiny of Cuba may be. its Immediate Gnu e is independence. This I*iiio # i opt optical - ical optical move on the pa t of the United States, but a since!e desire to do what is right. Therefore. 1 1 eg of you as a per personal - sonal personal favor to me an i to the United States government to sink your political differences ar.d pnspions and to send men to the convent'on who ere renowned for honor and cavity, so that the conven convention - tion convention may mein more than the Cuban* even now anticipate. Send tlie Rest Men.

the best authorities, is a perfectly distinct and obvious proceeding. In this country a declaration of war may be made only by Congress. Only once in the present cen century - tury century has such a declaration been made, namely, in 1812. against Great Britain. War may exist actually between th© United States and another country, as was the case between this country and Mexico, without action by Congress. The Mexican War had progressed fourteen months before action was taken by Con Congress. - gress. Congress. Congress did not declare war against Spain. It declared simply that a slate of war existed from a specified pe period. - riod. period. Among European nations the method of procedure is simpler, but quite as obvious. War is declared by them by edict or proc proclamation. - lamation. proclamation. it may be a declaration of war or it may be the official recognition that a state of war exists. In either eveni the news of such action would be publish published - ed published to the world immediately. Wiihin throe hours after the official declaration of Con Congress - gress Congress that the United States was at war with Spain, the Spanish government had on ihe wires a note to all governments to which it had accredited representatives notifying them of the existence of a state of war between Spain and the United States. The understanding among Washington officials of Russia's act on is that the empire has declared the three provinces on is southeastein frontier in a s aie of si ge. This is altogether different from a declaration of war. It corresponds to declaration of martial law by Great Brit Britain - ain Britain and a suspension of th* right of ha habeas - beas habeas corpus by the United 3 ates. It is a supercession of civil by military authori authority. - ty. authority. It is pointed out further that Russia has two objects in her present operations in China - the rescue and pro'ection of the foreign legal ons and the protection of her menaced frontier. The avowed object of tfie other Powers is simply the rescue and tne pro ec ion of the legationers and oth other - er other foreign subjects. In carrying out her second object, Rus Russia - sia Russia has seized New Chwang. This was dene to obtain a base of operations from which the Irontier could easily he reached precisely as Taku was seized as a base of operations hy the allies in their ope operators - rators operators against Pekin. Whether, in the event of a declaration of war by one or more of the Powers against China, an Invitation would be ex extended - tended extended to the United States to retire from China, as intimated in the dispatch from Che Foo, is open to doubt, and It is de decidedly - cidedly decidedly problematical, it is e-aid, whether the invitation would be accepted, even if i't were tendered. The United 6tates forces are in China protecting the personal and property rights of citizens of this country, and, in addition, the treaty rights of the United States. Under the most favored nation clause, this country has certain specific rights in China and it is said on authority to be the purpose of the United States to protect and preserve these rights. The* attitude of this government in the event of ft declaration of war by another power would depend, it can be stated, upon the immediate circumstances surrounding the declaration and the situation % in China at the time the declaration was made. In any event, it can be said to he no part of the purpose of the United Slates to sacrifice any of its guaranteed rights or privileges in the Chinese empire.

fl- ing Empress Dowager. At i conference of ministers and gen- ; I;-, held ot Takn Friday, it was de dei - i dei idrd. according to the Daily Telegraph, i - refer the fate of the Forbidden City to Eu rope. Tsin dispatches to Berlin, dated A ;g. 23. saj'i "The Japanese troops are i . possession of the wall around the in inlermcst - lermcst inlermcst part of the Forbidden City, but h ne no* yet made their way to the Im- I- ill ja ace, owing to the lack of gov government - ernment government instructions. Eeut. Gen. Linevitch. commander of ti* Fiist H' edan Army Corps, cabling io St. Petersburg, under date of Aug. K, says: "There are no longer any Box Box-rs - -rs Box-rs in Pekin. They were driven out to tod-y - d-y tod-y by the French and Russians, whoee tlags aro hoisted over the Imperial city. The Empress Dowager .the Emperor, the heir apparent and th* whole court have tied to the province of Shen Si." U Hung Chang, according to a Shanghai - lispatch. dated yesterday, has once more losiponed his departure for the north. The Japanese have landed more bluejack bluejack- - - bluejack- ts at Amoy, where order is maintained in spite of the great excitement. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, writing Aug. 24, says: "Li Hung Chang has received a message from Pekin that the Japanese alone will occupy the mperial palace. The Japanese government has renewed its assurance that it will protect the persons of the Empress Dow Dowager - ager Dowager and the Emperor. Morgan of tlie China inland mis mission, - sion, mission, who has arrived here from Si Ngan Fu, reports % that thirty-seven foreign mis missionaries - sionaries missionaries and thirty converts have been massacred at Tai Yuen Fu. "The Japanese government has notified Karl Li that negotiations will be Impos Impossible - sible Impossible until plenipotentiaries acceptable to tiie Powers are appointed. - Japan sug suggests - gests suggests the Viceroys of Nan Kin and Wu Chang and Earl Li. If these are ap appointed - pointed appointed and China expresses a willing willingness - ness willingness to make full indemnity, Japan is ready to assist to the utmost.*' The Politische Correspondenz of Vienna, often employed as the mouthpiece of the Hus lan foreign office, assorts etnphaii etnphaiioaily - oaily etnphaiioaily that Russia ha>< not declared war against China and does not contemplate taking such a step alone. Tii© Cologne Gazette, in an article which is said to forecast Germany's at attl - tl attl ud© regarding compensation, claims that the nects-ary indemnity can be secured by increasing the maritime cus customs, - toms, customs, the Powers assuming complete con control - trol control of China's finances, including the fi financial - nancial financial administration of the provinces. WANTED A BISPENBION. TlviHNlan 'General Answered Tlint Hostilities Mast Go tin. flt. Petersburg, Aug. 26. - Gen. Grode Grodekoff. - koff. Grodekoff. commander of the Amur government, reports, under date of Aug. 24. that Kam Ni and Tcha Tchan have been occupied by the Russians. The Chines# sent an ernesary to Gen. Hennenkampf, proposing n '-'iftpenalon of operations, hut the Rus Rusrian - rian Rusrian replied that he wm unable to cease hostilities. Alt >1 ED CHINESE ABOIT. Lillee Learn of Bauds In the Neigh Neighborhood - borhood Neighborhood of Pekin. Opyrlght, 1100. Ths Associated Preas Pekin, Aug. it, vis Taku, Aug. 24 Armed r*htevee re reported to the south southward - ward southward and westward A well-#fkreehd *<*ts lias been located by ths Bengal

COLISEUM CROWDED THOUSANDS WERE I N ABLE TO GAIN ADMISSION. HAD SACRED SONG SERVICE. G. A. I. HELD RELIGIOUS MEETINGS IN CHICAGO. nisliop Samuel Fallons of Chicago Preaided Over the Meeting - Ad Meeting - Address - dress Meeting - Address Delivered on --True Patriot Patriotism" - ism" Patriotism" by t oniiuander-ln - Chief Slian - Indication* Arc That Mnj. Ilnisseur Will He Com nin nder-tn nder-tn< - < nder-tn< hlef of the Grand Army. Chicago, Aug. 26. - Despite a rain, which fell at time-s with the energy of a utream from a garden hcee and degenerated per periodically - iodically periodically into a cold, eoaking drizzle, the grand patriotic and sacred song service at th© Coliseum to-night was attended by a throng which taxed the capacity of the Immense building to the utmost. It is estimated that fully 13.000 people were picked into the hell and thousands more were unable to gain admission. Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago, who gained renown ne a fighting men on the battlefield before he won distinction In the pulpit, and who is th© chairman of the Encampment Committee on Religious Ex Exercises, - ercises, Exercises, presided, on the platform wUU him was Mayor Harrison, Commander- In-Chief Shaw of the G. A. R., Rev. Thomas C. Iliff of Salt Luke City, Utah, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, Rev. E. G. Hlrsch of Chicago arui a host of depart department - ment department commanders of the G. A. R., wall as the local officials in charge of Chl Chlcago'w - cago'w Chlcago'w end of the encampment. After a musical selection had been ren rendered - dered rendered hy the band, the vast audience Join Joined - ed Joined In the Lord's Prayer, being led by Rev. I'rank Gunsnulus of Chicago, and then Bishop Fallows extended a worm and elo eloquent - quent eloquent welcome to the vlsiilng veterans. A responsive reading was led by Rev. Beverlnghaus of Chicago, and Bishop Fal Fallows - lows Fallows then Introduced Commander-in-Chlef Shaw, who spoke at some length upon Ini© patriotism." He dwelt upon the services which hnd been rendered to this nation in particular and to the world at large by the members of the Grand Army, and pointed out the need of Training the coming generation;*, in the duties which patriotism demands of the nation's cfll cfllzens. - zens. cfllzens. Rev. E. G. Hlrsch delivered a patriotic address, and Rev. T. D. Wallace pro pronounced - nounced pronounced the benediction. During the afternoon a service for chil children - dren children was given at the Coliseum, which was attended by fully lf>,r,oo people. Ad Addresses - dresses Addresses were made by Commander-in- Chief Shaw, Bishop Fallows and Rev. B. W. Arnot of Wilferforce, O. Veterans and visitors to the encamp encampment - ment encampment came in by the thousands to-day, every in-coming passenger train being packed to ihe doors. Unless the unexpected happens, it Is probable that MaJ. Lqo Ril.sseur will be elected commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the coming year at the business session Wednesday. Gen. John ('. Black of Illinois, who has been, prominently mentioned for the office, and who, although he had made no canvass, had developed considerable strength among the veterans of the Western and Northwestern states, has declined to be a candidate. This apparently leaves a clear field for Ralsseur. as no other name has been mentioned so far by the veterans al already - ready already In the city, and Indications point to his unanimous selection at Wednesday'* business meeting.

SUNDAY QUIET IN AKRON. Fnneral Services Over Little Rhoda DavidNou Held. Akron, 0., Aug. 26. - Sunday passed peacefully In Akron, and unless something unforseen turns up, the original plan of dispensing with the services of the mili military - tary military on Monday morning will be followed. Funeral services were held this after afternoon - noon afternoon over the remains of little Rhoda Davidson, who died Friday from a wound received in Wednesday night's riot. She was held in her mother's arms, the car carriage - riage carriage in which the parents were driving having been wedged in by the mob in front of the city building. Mrs. David Davidson - son Davidson insists that she saw an officer fire the fatal shot. The funeral services were held from the Davidson home, and were attended by a large ctowd. which filled the house and lawn and overflowed Into the street. There was a.great deal of feeing expressed, but there was no excitement or inflamed ut utterances - terances utterances of any kind. WARSHIP AT TANGIER. United States Vessel There to Snp Snpport - port Snpport n Murder Claim. Tangier, Morocco, Aug. 2G. - A United States warship has arrived here to sup support - port support the claim arising out of the murder last June of Marcos Essagin, a natural naturalized - ized naturalized American citizen, who was the man manager - ager manager of the Fez branch of the French firm of Braunschweig & Cos. Essagin, while riding on horseback through a narrow street in Tangier, Jolt Jolted - ed Jolted against the mule of a Moroccan re religious - ligious religious fanatic, and a dispute ensued, the crowd siding with the priest. In self selfdefense - defense selfdefense Essagin drew his revolver and fired, wounding a private. This was a signal for n general attack upon the American, who received dozens of knife wounds and whose body was burned, ac according - cording according to some accounts, before life was extinct. MOTHER AND THREE SON§ Were Drowned In Full view of n Crowd of Pleulckera. Kaukana, Wis., Aug. 26. - 1n full view of a large party of picnickers, Mrs. Henry Quaddy and three 111 tie sons were drown drowned - ed drowned in the river to-day, while Mr. Quad Quaddy, - dy, Quaddy, with his daughter, narrowly escaped the same fate. Mr. Quaddy, who is a carpenter, and bis family were in a small skiff about half-way across the river when the boat was overturned. Mr. Quaddy, by clinging to the boar, man managed - aged managed to save his 12-year-old daughter, while his wife and three sons, aged from 6 to 9 years, were drowned. HTAIIBED I\ THE HEART. Men Had Quarrelled Over Cow* In tle Corn. Columbus. 0., Augj 26. - Charles Horner, an inspector on the Norfolk and Western Railway, was stabbed in the heart by James Gelfcter. a farmer, at the station at Valley Crossing, eight miles south of this city. Horner died instantly. Gelster was arreM<|. The men live on adjoining places, and they had trouble over cows from Horner's farm getting into a corn cornfield - field cornfield on Deister's place. RED CROSS WILL WORK. Announces It Will Aid the Famine Nnfferer* of Intlln. New York, Aug. 26 - The American Na National - tional National Red Crcas an goo net a that under tl# powtr conferred upon it by the laat Congress It will at once begin actlvs w ork for th* reib f of those suffer ng from famine in India Hesdffuartara for this branch of relief work wdi be opened tomorrow in this city#

CORBETT NOW AFTER FITZ. Willing to Met Him on An*. 31, Though Corbett and McCoy Fight on An*. 30. New Toik, Aug. 26 James J. Corbett, who Is to do battle with "Kid" McCoy before the Twentieth Century Club on Aug. 30. announced to-day that he Is wl'- ling to meet Bob Fitzsimmons, Friday, Aug. 31, win or lose in his match with McCoy. The only stipulation Corbett makes Is that the fight shall take place before the Twentieth Century Athl© 1c Club, Cor Corbett - bett Corbett adds that in case Fitzsimmons does not care to fight him, the proposition is open to Jeffries. Corbett stated that he would deposit 52.100 to-day to bind a match with either of his conquerors. W. A. Brady, manager cf Jeffries, said to-doy in legwrd to F trsimmons' chal challenge - lenge challenge to Jeffries: have covered Fitz Fitzsimmons' - simmons' Fitzsimmons' deposit of $2,500 to make a matih with Jeffries for the champion championship - ship championship and will meet Fitzsimmons to-day to decide on the rime and place of meet meeting." - ing." meeting." M AHP, fine AT TIME. Mottle. hip Alabama Will Have Her Trial To-morrow. Boston, Aug. 26.-The battleship Ala Alabama - bama Alabama arrived in President roads at 2 o'clock this afternoon from New York. During the run over, after leaving New York, the battleship made great time un under - der under forced draught, averaging between sixteen and seventeen knots for six and a half consecutive hours. The Alabama will remain at anchor all day to-morrow and will go on her trial trip over the Cape Ann course on Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday morning. A large number of invited guests will he on board, including Mayor Diehl of Buffalo and Mayor Hart of Bos Boston. - ton. Boston. The entire trial board, with the President, Rear Admiral Rodgers, were on board the battleship on her run over. MESSAGE FROM MINBION ARIES. \atlve Christians Survived Attacks, hut Are Destitute. Cleveland, 0., Aug. 26. - Rev, Dr. A, B. Leonard, corresponding secretary of the Missionary Board of the Methodist Episco Episcopal - pal Episcopal Church, who is vislilng his son-in-law In this city, has received a cable message from Minister Conger and three mission missionaries - aries missionaries In Pekin, saying that the native Christians in Northern China had sur survived - vived survived the attacks upon them, but were homeless and destitute. The cablegram said that all the Methodist missionaries were safe, though all the mission prop property - erty property is destroyed, save that at Tten Tain. PITTSBI RG WARM AGAIN. Two Deaths and Fifteen rrnstratlnnn Yesterday. Pittsburg. Pa.. Aug. 26,-Two deaths and fifteen proslratlons from heat were recorded to-day. The dead are: Ella Moaeby, aged 26 years; Michael Lewis, aged 25. Lewis had been to Wheeling to attend the day. When he arrived at Union Sta Station - tion Station to-night it was found that he was un unconscious. - conscious. unconscious. He died shortly afterward. The maximum temperature to-day was 93. Bankruptcy Report. London, Aug 27 - The bankruptcy report for the United Kingdom (or 1192 show* e decreaee of 491 felluree and a million and a quarter sterling In liabilities, as font fontpared - pared fontpared with th# previous year. Th# Im Important - portant Important feature le the number of bank bankrupt - rupt bankrupt solicitor*, the liabilities of four of about amounted to (note than 1642,000.