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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
THE WARM THE EAST
q CHINA PROVIDING HERSELF WITH YES
Sells AND AMMUNITION.
The Kow-shung Disaster from various NC"
Points Of vicw--Europeans
Who Were Lost

LONDON, July 30.--T'he absence OF OF
f,ciai news from Great Britains rep'e.
sentatiyes In pckIng and Toxic mas CAUSE"
much complaint in the House oil 'oin'"""'
The foreign Office. therefore. 'telesraPhe'
oracrs ,hia afternoon to the British con-
anil. and ministers In China ana Japan
tina, they must seod more comprehensive
dispa,ches and not permit the Ch'hese
and Japanese officials 10 delay the io'-
warding OF the same.
Sir II. Mccartney, Secretary VI '"e
Chinese Legation. made a long can at '"o
,sore,s,, oeiee to-day. lie stlll urges neso-
tiatkpns for peace.
Tho death OF captain Won Hannehi'
who went down with the kow Shuhg' II
dsenlv regretted here lie was ceie-
brated artillery officer and engineer. lie
d,rected the construction of the fort
works al Port Arthur. Last year ne
oar,e To Europe to arrange for the build
ing of steam golfers for the Chinese Gov
eminent.
Tbe statement made on behalf Of the
,,hinaec Government that the KOw Shung
u,as sailing under the British flag and
was chartered TO carry troops - Korea
presents the possibility Of international
c,n,ulIcations. War had not been FORM
ally declared. and consequently cargo
NJ soldiers was not cOntrabana.
ORDER FOR TORPEDO-BOATS
r.ERLIN. July 30.-Thc Chinese Gov
ornnent has ordered the construction OF
our tofpedo-bOats by German ship-Duiiu
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
l'av,nec Hiit I'm straits.

ANTWERP. BELGIUM. July So-Paw-
nee Bllrs Wild West show. which mas
been here since tn exhibition opened
was seized to-day fer dtbt The cow
boys were watching for the bailifs, ana
n I'D when the first officer appeared. Most
OF them took the first train that would
carry them over the frontier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Change Of Term OF Clarke County Court.

The Clerk OF the House OF Delegates
Is in receipt OF copy of an order OF
Clarke County Court changing the time
for the commencement OF the terms OF
said court to the first Tuesday In each
month.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Cr,., Gam, Leave WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. July S.-Speaker Crisp
in response to a telegram requesting him
to 20 TO Georgia TO address the Demo-
cratic State convention. has sent a tele-
gram stating that 1; will be impossible for
him to attend the convention. as he Is
needed In the House hourly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Tax.CollectiOn Bill.

WASHINGTON. July 3o.-The House bill
to prevent interference in the collection
OF State county. and municipal taxes
assessed against corporations and cor
porate property was reported 10 the Sen
ate to-day from the Committee on the
Judiciary with a favorable recommenda-
ton.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA
Not mich DAsnage--A Large Meteor Fol-
,c~s the vibrations.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. July so-This
city was shaken by an earthquake last
night at o'clock The direction was from
northeast 10 southwest though most OF
the movement was more OF an upheaving
than Of an undalatory character II was
a sharp shock. but did not 60 much dam
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Their MIdsumms, so,r.,

Invitations have been issued for a mid
summer soIree by the Richmond HowitzeIs
to be held at Young's Pond Thursday
evening next Wagons will leave the First
Regiment Armory at s o clock that eve
ming
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
DROWNING AT LYNCHBURC.
Norman Harvey. n Promising Young Man,
Loses His Life.

LYNCHBURG. VA, July 30.-(Special) -
Norman Harvey. assistant cashier or the
Norfolk and Western freight-ofiice, this
city. was accidentally drowned this after
noon while boating I'm James river just
above the city. He was about p years
Of age. and promising young man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31

NASHVILLE, TENN. July 3o-Judge
Lurton refused to continue the temporary
restraining order issued ny Judge Taft
against the Louisville and Nashville at
the instance Of Cincinnati shippers enjoin-
ing the road from disobedience of the In
terstate commerce law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
PRESIDENT OF TRINITY.

Professor kilcrow, of Woiford, to lie
Elected To-day, 1t Is said.
WINSTON, ". C., July 30-(Special)-
II IS learned to-day that the trustees, at
their meeting in Durham tomorrow, will
elect Professor KilGrow. Of Wofford Col
lege, S. c., president Of Trinity College, TO
succeed DR.. Crowell, resigned.
James Martin, a quiet young man, was
painfully, If not fatally. wounded last
night by a rock thrown by Cecil Heggie.
a young man Of bad character. Martins
skull was broken. and he Is still uncon-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Mayo College Burned.

DALLAS. TEX. July so-Mayo Col
OF Northeast Texas. at Cooper, Delta
county, was destroyed by Are this morn
ins. LOSS. 0D00oA Incendiarism.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Closure i'm Parliament.

LONDON. July So-Sir William Har-
court. Chancellor Of the EXcneqrcr' an
nounced ia the House Of Commons this
evening that the government would clo-
sure the committee stage Of the evicted
tenants bill on August 1h
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Icdncl,nM.ki SIN Alive.

BERLIN, July So.-The report OF the
death of Cardinal I.edOchowslN is an error.
He Is in Berlin. .usy telesraphing MS
friends that he il still In the land OF the
living. He does not know how the re-
port that he was dead originated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
Choieru In Germany.

TRAVEMUNDE. Germany. July a.-A
stoker OF a steamship which has arrived
here from ST. Petersburg died to-day of
cholera
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31

Old papers for sale At the Dispatch
Office.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
CHINA RIDEs HER TINE.

SHANGHAI. July S0--lt is understood
,.,t China Will not formally declare war
,otu the VESSELS and ammunition when
or- has ordered abroad shall have been
aot safely into Chinese ports. The trans
.,orts Nee FOO and ToOnan, which the
Chinese feared had been captured, nave
arrived at Chez Foo. sixty torpedoeS
we're sent up the Kan Gym channel oil
49,. y,r., frun LfapQ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31
CHINA PROVISIONING.

SAN FRANCISCO. July S0.-The Cali
says this morning: English vessels now in
port unable to secure charters VIII be
loaded with -four at the owners risk and
sent TO China. An order has been placed
with "a canning company for 1000 tons
Of canned beef for the same market The
Rio Janeiro. which sailed a few days
ago. took out large cargo OF four as
did the two preceding steamers. Chinese
merchants admit that their country is
stocking up with provisions.
UNFORTUNATE FOR DENNY.
WARRINGTON, July so.-In view Of
the threatening state of affairs in the
relations between China and Japan, The
State Department has intimated to Mr..
Charles DENLY. United States Minister TO
China, now In Michigan, that he had
better return TO his post Though neces-
sary. this Is rather hard upon the Min
lister. who has taken leave from his duties
for the first time in nine years. and has
been home only three weeks, whereas his
leave was for sixty days.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02
HISTORICAL.

LAY figures for fitting on ladies'
dresses were invented in France about
1890.
GREEK ladies had steel and brass
mirrors, p~arasol5, fans and smelling
bottles,
.CORSETS have been found on the
mummies of Egyptian princesses Of the
royal family.
IN 1916 Francis |. gave to his queen
the equivalent of $4,000 in our money
to buy a hat.
PHILIPPE LIE BEL of France ordered.
that no BRIDESMAIDS wife should wear
a gown made of stuff costing more than
20 cents a yard.
The wOmen Of the middle ages al
ways parted their hair with a small
dagger. When not in use it was car
ried in the girdle.
WIRE hairpins were invented in En-
gland in 154i. Before that time the
female ooiffures were held in place by
fine wooden skewers.
THE longest train on record was that
of Catherine de Medicl on the occasion
yards and borne by ten pairs of pages.
IN the sixteenth century no lady was
considered in full dress unless she had
mirror at her breast. 1t was oval in
shape, about four by six inches in size.
PAMPHLETS owe their name to Pam
phela, a Greek lady, who left behind
her a number of scrap books contain
ing notes, recipes, anecdotes and mem
Oranda.
FROM 1884 to 1856 the style of hair
dressing in Paris changed seventeen
times, and went from the extreme of
short curls and a skull cap to a hat
three feet broad.
KENTUCKY is said to have been the
first State in the Union to grant school
suffrage to women in 1915. Kansas fol-
lowed in 1861. To-day of TWEEN
ty-one States have this privilege.
WHEAT was first exported from the
United States about 1850. The worlds
product in 1888 was estimated at 2,2;l,-
100000 bushels. The crop of the Unit.
ed States last year was 5ls, 400, UOC
bushels.
THE name Indian" was given to the
inhabitants OF America by Columbus,
from his belief that the country which
he had discovered was an extension OF
India, the country known to occupy
the extreme OF the Eastern hemi.
sphere.
Boston retained its town govern
ment until 1922, every proposition pre-
viOu.lY made to change to the form, OF
an incorporated city-the first one
made as early as 1l84-being voted
down in town meeting. The III st City
hall was the present cd State House.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02

Observation-Disclosures continues. though
partly broken by light shower; wheat, rye
and barley most In stack; oats ready tC
cut. drop light except early sown, which
will average we'll; pastures burned up AMI
potatoes suffering Sc verely from drought
Monday was the hottest day OF the season,
the Thermometer ranging from los to 1903 In
the shade.
Iowa-Drought continues unbroken; corr
in critical condition and damaged in dri-
est districts; stock suffering for feed and
water.
Minnesota Warmer than usual, with un-
abated drought. injuring corn. potatoes
and pasturage the most; wheat harvest
begun. and barley, hay and oat harvest
progressing. With yield rather light gene
rally.
South Dakota-Except in western and a
few eastern counties all GRO IS injured.
some permanently. by high temperature
and dry atmosphere: some relief by show
ers; wheat harvest advanced; berry good,
yield light.
transformations generally favorable
TO corn. apples, meadows and pastures;
thrashing of wheat and oats in progress,
yield fair, with good berry; prairie hay
being cut, quality good, yield fine.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and sunshine
normal. with many local showers. which
have improved most crops; corn generally
very poor. but cotton magnifcent; melons
and vegetables in abundance; grass and
pastures poor.
vegetation has suffered severely; corn Sc
riously injured everywhere aud many
fields ruined.
O~hio-Corn suffered seriously from the
drought, but reviving from rains; haying
completed, with ligh lat yield secured in fin
condition; oat harvest well advanced. but
yield shortened by drought; wheat thrash
ing out with large yield; late potatoes,
tobacco and young clover and pastures
damaged.
Missourl-Good showers in central and
southwest sections greatly benefited corn;
In other sections drought continues. pas
lures failing, water scarce, and unless
rain comes soon much corn will be ruined;
hay crop light, but secured in good condi-
tion.
Neutrality-suspicious. and sunshine
above normal. rainfall below; excessively
dry, hot weather has injured late corn,
POTATOES, garden truck and pastures;
drought broken by general rain, which re-
vived vegetation some what. but more
needed; wheat cut and thrashing begun.
Arkansas-Weather favorable in all but
nortE west portion, where CROPS are needing
rain; cotton forming and ~fruit!ng we'll and
have most excellent prospects; corn much
improved and promises fair crop; sweet
potatoes fine and second crop of Irish
potatoes planted.
Kentucky-Cloady and cool; drought
broken in most sections by showers during
the week; crops generally improved and
outlook for corn fine, but tobacco still back
ward early potatoes very short; hay har-
vest completed. with very light yield;
hemp doing poorly.
North Dakota-Everything suffering fol
rain; harvesting of rye and barley, COM
menced and haying nearly finished. With
light crop; corn doing very well.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02
WAR OPENS IN COREA
COREANS ATTACK THE JAPAN.
ESE AND MEET DEFEAT.
Hostilities Begun Under the Direct Insti-
cation OF the Chinese-Japanese Cruiser
Eagement,
Other Nations Concerned.

Oriental civilization is to be put to
the test Of modern warfare. and before
they are through, Russia, France,
Germany, aad England herself may
be involved. Trad rivalry will have
something to do with it, bat territorial
extension more. A dispatch received
from Nagasaki, on the southwest side
OF the Island of Kioo-Sioo, Japan, SAYS
that a detachment of Corean troops, at
the lnstigatiOn of the Chinese re IL
dent, attacked the Japanese garrison
and were defeated. A later telegram
says that a Japanese cruiser and a
Chine e transport have been engaged,
and that the cruiser sunk the transport.
The British consul has received a te,e-
gram from the British charge d'atfaires
at Toxic stating that the Japanese
have undertaken to regard Shanghai
as outside of the sphere of operations.
A special to Bleecher's News Agency
from Yokohama states that the Core
ans and Chinese engaged in a battle
with Tingsis lebels. and a large MN
Der were killed. 1t is reported that
the Corean king has been kidnapped by
the Japanese. The Chinese Consul at
Nagasaki has ordered all Chinese to
leave their homes. Eight Japanese
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02

Music Hall, when It cou,d on,u la
Wotno, tue consequence was that the
Sauvo Church was pressed into
s.Ie IN order to accommodate the
wernow. The first sign of enthu ,iasm
rea when the Maryland delegation,
s;nuy EUo strong, entered the hall
aaRlng Our Mary and" The whole
.;nn ence rose and cheered the delega.
1ion again and again. The Chairman.
~ Onapman, OF Chicago, called the
ueet'ng 10 order. He reviewed the
work OF the past year and congratula.
oeu me delegates on the splendid sue.
Addresses Of welcome were presented
On oehalf OF Canadian Baptist societies
Ty u. +. thomson, Queens Counsel,
toronto and hev. DR.. Elmore Hsrris'
OF Toronto. President B. L. Whitma3'
lobby University, Watorville. Me-. rs,
sponded. The speech was full of dec.
laratlons OF undying goodwill between
canada and the United States. senti-
menus which r vehemently chesred.
hev. Or. Frank L. Wilkins, OF Oh ca0o'
presented the annual report of the
BOARD or managers. The report, which
vas q long document, referred to ali
the aerartments of the union.
After dealing with the work of the
union the managers submitted a serie,
OF by laws by which the union can be
Incorporated in Canada or any State
OF the Union. At the afternoon session
Mayor Kennedy cordially welcomed
the delegates to Toronto. Amono
those who spoke during the meetino
were Governor Northern, of Georgia:
Hiram b. Swartz, of Wooster, Ohio:
Dr. Macarthur, pastor of Calvary
church, New York; DR.. Moorehouse.
Secretary OF Missions, New York: Drs'
Mable, Culley and Hall, of Boston.
DIS. Gambrell, of Georgia and TAYLOR.
OF Alabama. and DR.. Cranil. who was
the prohibitionist candidate for Vice
PRESIDENT at the last Presidential cleo
tion. ~"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02

males IN making nests for their eggs,
Ihey have a tendency to attack the
'opmost branches, and as a result trees
subjected to their ravagcs speedily
axe on the appearance of those repre-
sented in the illustration in this ar
ticle.
IN those sections where they have
Already APP cared, however, the results
seem to belle the statements OF the
scientists. for the trees and plants ami
even the grain crops show dlscourag
ing evidences of their rayages. In
some fields in Eastern New York the
.o'ust' are found to average more than
.Ae 10 the square foot. from a dozen
% twenty OF these creatures can be
'onnd on a single long blade of grass.
me locust has innumerable enemies,
oo> all combined do not seem able to
make any appreciate inroads on the
'ast hordes. The crows sparrOws ana
S'lfr winged cleaners of the fields
.ceQ upon them, as do the domestic
owls and hogs. The Agricultural De-
garment urges the farmers to turn
.nelr fowls and hogs into their or
wards, thus insuriug the destruction
u millions OF the female before they
an reach the trees. Once the insects
.e"ch the trees there is no preven'
NY ye, whitewash, sulphur. car
9olit acid and q hundred other chem
''"'s nave been tried in vain.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02
A

THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY men
are in the physical development class
at Harvard.
BACHELOR of hygiene and doctor OF
hygiene are two new degrees created
by the University of Durham, En-
gland.
The junior fellowship of Dublin
University will hereafter be open to
men and m students on the same
terms.
MASSACHUSETTS has $50 public IL
braries. containing 800 volumes or
over. The total number of volumes Is
$3.50, 0S5.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY intends to builG
a laboratory that will have no equal in
the college world. The cost is o,ti-
ma cd at about 5000, 000.
REV. DIR. WIN. HENRY FURNEss. OF
Philadelphia. is Harvard's senior
alumnus. He is the only surviving
member OF the class of 1920.
AT the last meeting OF the Dart.
mouth faculty it was voted to make all
the studies of the senior year elective,
and to abolish all 70 CURED studies. .
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02
and three Chinese men-of-war and %
co troops are at JunZen.

w OlObDo " aU oullLClls
So far as the case has been present
cd to American readers Japan has the
bet er side. Corea is the cause of the
prospective war, and her commercial
interest, in the hermit kingdom are
paramount. She has many of her sub.
iects there. and the trade is largely in
Japanese hands. She has a further
grievan e in the protection given to
assassination by Chinese officials.
China. on her part. has the claim, cen.
turtles old, of Corean vassalage Sne
can't let her vassal be invaded and
subiued by another country, even
though the dependency Of COrea has
been u ira .itiou rather than a condition.
China is the more powerful in num-
bers. Her soldiers are well OLcered.
Her people are the more warlike. But
Japan has the better navy. she has
also the benefit of western ideas ! n her
nav She would BE- the quicker to
utilize all modern inventions of war
fare, and the opinion OF military ex-
perts is that the nation when is quick
est to avail itself Of these inventions is
sure to w.n.
Japan was the first OF the Asiatic
nations to open her doors to we stern
ideas. She encoul aged intercourse.
China is still closed e>cepj at a few
ports. Her trade and commerce are
undeveloped. The empire is less hon.
enc than Japan. But she has her
great chancellor, ,he Bismarck of the
East, and his plan will undoubtedly be
to have other nations fight Chinese
battles. So it may be that the specK
on the Oriental horizon will darken the
European skies, and the long-postponed
war, which will determine the strength
of the triple alliance d place Russia
and france side by side in the battle
field, may even now be rumbling in the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02
SENATE AND HOUSE,
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
Proceedings OF the Senate and House Of
Representatives Important Measures
Discussed and Acted Upon-Gist Of the
Business.


Because or small attendance on the Goth the
Rouse was able to transact much business in q
snort Time. Most or the day was devoted to
the discussion OF a resolution to amend the
constitution by taking way from Congress
the authority over the election of United
states Senators and empowering the states to
prescribe times, places and manner OF hold.
ing elections for Senator'S. Before a vote was
reached a recess was taken. The night session
was devoted to pension business.
Perhaps no more remarkable scene was ever
witnessed In the Senate than that which
occurred there on the g3d, when for two and
speech against the President and in defense Of
tne Senate tariff bill. The galleries were
packed, ana SO great was the interest In
IN speech that members OF the House
1ocked to the Senate.
Inc House adjourned at l:D. on the 2Sd. foI
want or a quorum. leaving the railway mai
clerks reinstatement bill pending.
The House on the 24th passed by q party vote
the Dill for the reinstatement OF clerks dis
missed from the railway mail service between
March 10 and May 1, 1899. Bills were passed t.
issued patents to the Presbyterian board d
home missions for land in the Omaha Indian
Reservation for church purposes and to author
ize the Secretary of the Interior to lease sitei
In the Hot Springs, Ark. Reservation for cold
water reservoirs. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 25th the conference re,
port on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was agreed to. The confer
ence report on the tariff bill was called up and
Senator Cafery resumed his speech, touching
principally upon the question OF a duty on
sugar. AL 2:33 the senate went luCO executive
session and an hour later adjourned.
In the House on the 25th the conference re-
port on the legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill gave rise to considerable
discussion, principally on the clause giving
the Commissioner of Pensions $25O,0U0 "a com
promise between the &U,000 OF the House and
the 100000 of the Senate) for making specia,
examinations. The report was agreed to. AID
jOurned.
IN the House on the Goth the conference re.
port on the Notifications bill was agreed to
and assigned to the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce. and some thirty biiis
reported from committee were passed, among
them the bill amending the act for the con-
structiOn OF a bridge across the st. Lou
River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Adj
Journed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-02

,'onc the route OF their last inva-
sion they planted their eggs in the
branches of the trees. The Govern
ment Entomologist's report of the To-
au,t,' depi G iatiOns during those sea-
sons are used as horoscopes in which
70 read this years probabilities.
Accordingly. the l7-year brood will
invade the whole northern part of the
country. especially in certain sections.
beginning in the vicinity of SCHUYLER
vile and Fort Miller, N. Y, along both
sides Of the Hudson, extending into
Connecticut. acros New Jersey, into
Pennsylvania striking Indiana, Michi-
gan. Maryland, District Of Columbia,
Virginia, and North and South Caro-
lima. The records of 1925, 1S43, 1860,
and especially of 1877 are abundant,
stating the severity of the plague in
all Of tho.e localities, and old farmers
can remember their trails in those
years.
The dividing line between the two
armie, is about latitude 30 degrees, eX-
cept in Illinois. where it takes a turn
north, including that State in the ter
ritory which the l2-year brood will
visit. Southern Illinois. Missouri,
Louisiana, Arkansas Indian Territory,
kentu,ky. Tennessee, Alabama, GeOr-
gia, North and South Carolina and
Texas viii all feel the Southern brood
severe Y.
lust how destructive the inject is
seems to he a disputed que. tion. The
entomologist' insist that while UNDER
ground. though subsi,ting on the roots
Of trees. they rarely do much damage,
and mat during their life above ground
their appetite is not ravenous: that
tie damage wrought is not in what
they eat, but it is the puncturing of
the branches of the trees by the fc-