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JAPAN-cuINEsE WAR.
DeserterS From the Latter's Troops
Ordered Beheaded.

Ordered Beheaded.
BERLIN, Aug. "a dispatch from q
German official at Tien-Tsin says: The
German gunboat Iltis witnessed the sink
ing of the Kow Shung. 1t is added that
the crew of the Iltis rescued $50 Chinese
struggling in the water.
The dispatch confirms the report that
the Chinese were victorious over the
Japanese in the recent battle at Gasan,
! Corea.
TO BE BEHEADED.
| LONDON. Aug. 3.--A dispatch from
| Tien-Ts says all the deserters from the
troops marching to Taku will be behead-
ed to-day.
Ii HUNG CHANG IN DISGRACE.
| SHANGHAI, Aug. 3.-The Emperor has
divested Lii Hung Chang of the yellow
jacket in consequence of supposed re-
missness in prosecuting the war.
| OFFICIAL NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Olficial notifi-
cation of battle between the Japanese
| and Chinese land forces in Corea was re-
ceived at the Japanese Legation here to-
night from the Foreign Office at Toxic.
| The telegram stated that on the 9th of
July portion Of the Japanese troops at
| Seoul marched on much superior force
of Chinese intrenched at Shang Yeng.
A battle ensued. and after heavy fight
| ing, the Chinese were put completely TO
rout, and a large number of prisoners
| and munitions of war were captured by
the Japanese. On the morning OF the
30th the Japanese proceeded to march
| against Gasan. Shan Yang is situated
| between Seoul and Gasan, where the
fight between the Japanese and Chinese
resulting in the loss of 1900 Japanese is
reported to have occurred. 1t is the
opinion of the legation officers here that
the reports from Chinese sources contain
ing rumors Of the defeat of the Japanese
at Gasan are probably gross exaggera
tions, though no dispatches referring to
the fight at the latter place have yet been
received.
IMPERIAL EDICT BY CHINA.
LONDON, Aug. "a dispatch to the
Times from Tein Tsin, dated August I'd,
11:45 A. NJ, says the preamble of an
imperial edict just issued recites China's
claim in Corea, its hundreds OF years
suzerainty of that country, and the con-
stant assistance it has rendered the vas
sal King to subdue rebellions. China, it
continues, recently sent forces to Corea
with this object. Japan, without right,
also sent troops. and refused TO withdraw
them. She has further sunk a transport
carrying Chinese soldiers, and her
action has been condemned by other
powers.
The Emperor places all the military
authorities under Viceroy LII Hung
| Chang, who will protect the rights of the
| Empire. He also orders the capture and
| destruction of Japanese ships wherever
found.
! 1t is probable that copy of the edict
will be communicated to the representa-
tives of foreign powers to-day.
| ANOTHER BATTLE-JAPs VICTORIOUS.
LONDON, Aug IA dispatch to the
Standard says: It is reported that there
has been a fresh collision between Chi
nese and japanese troops in Corea. 1t
seems that. after their recent defeat the
japanese assembled their available
strength and took the offensive, achiev-
ing a decided victory over the Chinese.
Details are expected tomorrow.
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sIeeping-Car system.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce devoted an hour to-day TO the
discussion of the sleeping-car system.
For a text it had Representative Brick
ner's bill which was introduced during
the Chicago strike, and which provides
that after January L, 1895, railroad COM
panies engaged in interstate commerce
shall own or control by lease all sleeping
cars used on their roads or branches
operated or controlled by them and fix
ing penalty of $40 a day for failure to
comply in each case.
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BuRNEp TO a CRISP.
Man Loses His Life by Taking Hold O
a Live Electric Wire.

Man Loses His Life by Taking Hold of
a Live Electric Wire.
MUNcIE qnd.), Aug. 3.-Leroy Wright,
an electric street railway employe caught
hold of a live electric wire last night and
was burned to death. A few days ago a
tree was removed from Washington
street on the public highway. One end
of guy wire that supported an electric
pole had been attached to the tree. In
stead of being removed, the wire was
wrapped about the pole. Last night Rob-
ert Rice leaned against the pole and was
knocked senseless. His companion, Bill
Snowden, anxious to investigate, got the
same kind of dose. superintendent
John Singleton of the city electric light
plant was summoned, and while he was
preparing TO cut the wire down young
Wright came along and recklessly took
hold of the wire. He fell with the cry.
Take me loosep' Granville Skepp.
John Walling and Mr.. Singleton went TO
Lis assistance, but they fell in q heap, and
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River and Harbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The river and
harbor appropriation bill was reported
from the conferrees to both houses to-day
and agreed to. AS finally presented the
bill carried Sl1. .4SS, $50, an increase of ST.
949, ,49l from the House bill. Compromises
were reached on sixty-tive of the amend
ments, the Senate receding from two and
the remainder being accepted by the
House. The most important of the Sem
ate amendments which were receded from
was 500, 900 for restraining works at DS
Guerre Point, Yuba River, Cal.
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JIM AND PETER.
Little Probability OF Their Meeting in
the Ring.


NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The World says:
Champion James j. Corbett and Peter
Jackson will never meet in the ring.
The following telegram was received by
the sporting editor of the WTorLd tonight:
''SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 4.-Will not fight
soath under any circumstance. Leave
for New York Tuesday.
PETER JACKSON"
Corbett sent the following dispatch to
Parson Davies:
NEW YORK. Aug. 81 tried to con-
vince them in Europe that jackson was
making big bluff, but they would not
believe it. L shortened my engagement
and came 1900 miles to prove that he was
bluffing. Your dispatch this morning
verities my statement. / am in New
York, and will remain here another
week. If you are on the level, here is
ch ance to make your bets good.
JAMES j. CoRBETT,
champion of the World"
There is no club in existence now IN
the North where so important fight
could be successfully brought of. Since
the advent of the Seaside Athletic Club at
Coney Island some of the sports have
been expecting bid for the big ones, but
the men who run the organization say
s'NO-D
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cLoUDBURsT IN COLORADO.
A Party of Five Persons Caught In til
Road and swept Away.

TRINIDAD (Col.), Aug. 3.-Last night
there was cloudburst in the hills above
Berwynd and the water came down the
canyon leading to that place in such vol
umes that a party of five persons who
were caught on the road were swept
away and drowned. C. Cando, the mail
carrier between Cuicos Station and Ber-
wynd. on the arrival of the Gulf train
from Denver at Chicosa, secured an Ital-
ian miner. wife and two children as pas
sengers tor Berwynd. They had just
entered the canyon when the storm came
upon them, and so quickly came the
rush OF water that they were unable to
escape. a searching party at once
started out and by evening most of the
bodies had been recovered.
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Three Boys Burned to Death.

SPENCER PoINT IN. VI, Aug. AT
midnight fire was discovered in the house
occupied by Cornelius Place and family.
The boys slept upstairs. They were
aroused, but, bewiidered by the smoke
and fire, they were overcome and burned
to crisp. They were Cornelius, William
and Chester, aged IL, IL and S.
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ON THE TURF.
A Horse Fouled and Ruined for Life at
Chico.

"A dOrSo IOuled anu Hu1neO Iof Lie aL
Chico.
CHICO, Aug. 3.-There was large at
tendance at to-day's races. The track
was fast. In the third race Nicodemus
was fouled by Morton and the tendons
in his left foreleg broken, and it is be-
lieved that he is ruined for life. Both
jockeys were fined. Ross S., the trotter,
was poisoned by prussic acid yesterday
and died last night.
First race. mile dash, four hurdles.
purse $3.50. Nlcodemus won, Douglas
second. Time, 1:52.
Second race, 2:2S class, trotting, purse
500, Margaret Worth won in three
j. third. Time. 2:1S7-2:204-2:2
Third race, mile run and repeat, purse
$500, Morton won, Nicodemus second.
Time. 1:461-l:4S-l:524.
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Republican Campaign Committee.

SAN Francisco. Aug. 3.-The meeting
of the campaign committee at the Repub-
lican headquarters this afternoon was
we'll attended. number of candidates
on the State ticket took part in the con-
ference. After general discussion of the
political situation and prospects plan Of
State organization was adopted. This
consists in forming district clubs, and
also of precinct clubs within each dis
trict. Officers of the district clubs are to
be charged with the duty of organizing
precinct clubs.
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PECULIAR Accident.

FRESNO, Aug. 3.-A peculiar accident
occurred in Fowler drug store to-day.
A bottle of ammonia exploded, Temporal
rily binding one customer and almost
sutfocating three others who could not
get out of the store in time to escape the
fumes.
The record-union., 1894-08-04
Murder and suicide.

Chicago. Aug. 8. S.-Henry Dohme, a
woodcarver, shot and killed his wife and
fatally wounded himself to-day. Dohme
left letter, stating because of ill-health
and poverty he and his wife decided to
die together. The letter was signed by
the names of both, but the police believe
the husband signed the wife's name to
exonerate himself.
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Mrs. Hartley Indicted.

RENO, Aug. 3.-Mrs. NJ. A. Hartley
was indicted late this afternoon for MUIR
der in killing NJ. D. Foley. She was
given until tomorrow to plead TO the
charge.
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ANoTHER BATTLE-JAPs VICToRI
o. wARsH1P CHARLESTON.
Belief That She VIII Soon Sail for
Asiatic Waters.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 3.-It is believed
here that the United States steamship
Charleston, now lying in the stream off
Mare Island Navy Yard fully equipped
for sea, is soon to sail for the scene of
trouble in Asiatic waters. The cruisers
entire crew are now in this city enjoying
a shore leave of forty-eight hours. One
hundred and fifty of the sailors arrived
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WHOLE NO. 16,475.

Mr.. Singleton had to be kicked loose
from the PROSTATE man. Wright's body
was burned to a crisp. 1t required ten
minutes time to shut off the current OF
$500 volts and release the man.
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INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES.
The Line of Action Now Pursued
at Woodland.
MORE RORSE-PLAY BY THE DE-
PENDANTS LAWYERS.

With Clown worden to Help out-The
Production of the Sensational Will
lows Dispatch Has the Effect of
Bombshen in the Strikers Camp
Burners Straight Talk.
The record-union., 1894-08-04

him to produce telegram. He submit
ted the same protest as on the preceding
appearance. and required a special order
OF the court before producing the dis
patch. A sealed envelope containing the
dispatch was then handed to the Judge,
and by him opened.
The courtroom was perfectly quiet, for
everybody knew that the paper in the
Judges hand was the long-soug ht-for
and much-talked-of Willows dispatch.
imploring armed assistance, and alleged
to have been sent by Fl. a. Knox.
The disnatch read as follows.
The record-union., 1894-08-04
a STOLEN GUN.

Orestes Giorgi was recalled. He testi-
fed that the guns of the Bersaglieri
Guard were stolen on July 4th- He
looked at the gun brought by witness
Reed and identified it as one Of the guns
stolen. He had not seen the gun since it
was stolen till to-day in court.
THAT TELEGRAM FOR ARMED ASSISTANCE.
J. K. Beede of the Postal Telegraph
Company was called. Since he was first
called subpoena had been served upon
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Not on This Planet.

A champion of the tifty-cent silver
dollar in this city (The Amer1can)
says: SIN the silver-using countries,
where bushel of wheat sells for a dol
lar, the wheat grower can afford to pay
more dollars to the farm hand than in
country where he gets fifty cents or
less" 1t would be interesting to learn
where is to be found that happy land
of silver where bushel of wheat sells
for dollar, and where the wheat
grower can afford to pay so much more
to farm hand than in the gold coun-
tries. Is it Mexico, or China, or In.
dia, or Japan? If not one of these
countries, possibly it is the Wonder
land which little Alice found in her
travels; or it may be in the moon.
Certainly it is not to be found any
where on this planet. Philadelphia
Record.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
FREE COINAGE vs.. FREE SILVER.

The issue under consideration is not
Stree silver" 1t is 'free coin
age"
Free silver would be gift of silver
to the people by the miner. The peo-
pie would like that immensely, but
the miner could not afford it, and, in
deed, he has not thought Of suggest
ing to us anything SO childish as Stree
silver"
The proposition he submits to us is
"free coinage"
That is different.
It would mean that the miner could
carry to the minis 3714 grains OF sill
yer, worth fifty cents, and get dol
lar for it.
The miner can afford that.
Can the people afford 1t?
It would mean that the United
States would pay for silver twice as
much as any man or any other Nation
would pay.
1t would mean that this Government
would pay dollar for a thing we can
buy for fifty cents, and buy an unlim-
tied amount of it.
True, they tell us that this remark
able bargain is proposed in the inter-
est of the people.
Who are the "people?" What does
the word mean?
Is it word that can embrace all the
Populites in the world one day, and
next day apply only to few Senators
who own silver mines?
Possibly we have done Senator
Miner injustice by insinuating that
he does not really love the people.
1t may be that he is himself the
people.
In that case who can doubt his
love!
Has he not, in every official act,
shown a sincere desire to befriend
himself?
Senator Miner is not in favor of
"free silver"
He is for Stree coinage"
The GOLD BUG.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Both on the Right Road,

The free silver Democrats in Ohio
who refuse to vote for sound money
nominees for the Legislature may feed
fat their grudges by such course, but
they cannot advance their cause. Hap
PLY. Republican Legislature in Ohio
is as likely to be right on the money
question as Democratic Legislature.
Both parties in the past have made
some bad lapses, but both are now Oh
the road toward financial sense and
soundness. The cry for free silver
coinage is becoming very faint and
feeble in all parts of the country.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Touching SiIverites on the Raw.

The Baltimore News touches the
free silverites on the raw when it says
"The rise in the price of cotton is
q somewhat disheartening fact for the
silver prophets who were saying some
time ago that cotton was low because
silver was low; that there could be no
rise of cotton until silver rose, and
that silver could not rise until we had
free and unlimited coinage. These
wise men now stand nonplussed, for
cotton has gone up and is steadily ad-
vancing and bar silver is quoted lower
than it was when cotton was five cents.
The least logical mind must recognize
from these facts that silver does not
regulate the price of cotton; yet it
may be that there will still be silver
men who will find way to make their
theory fit"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Pestiferous Intern eddline.

The advocates of free silver are
pressing for legislation to compel the
acceptance of silver. not by those who
do want it--no law is necessary for
that-but by those who do not want
it; and this at the Importantly, not of
those who prefer silver, but of those
who, having it, or thinking they can
procure it cheaply, wish to be enabled
by law to force it upon others who
neither have it nor want il. This
seems to me the most pestiferous in
termeddling possible. Hon. John
Dewitt Warner.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Poor Man Always Gets Left.

Q. The free coinage men say free
silver would benefit the poor man
more than it would the capitalist?
A. That isn't SO. If property goes
up in price the man having most of it
will benefit most, the man having lit
tie will benefit little, and the man
having nothing will not benefit at all.
The same is true OF silver as of any
other property. But it might not
hurt them as bad as it would some
capitalists. Merchant.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
AN UNsOOND EGG ARsUMENr.

The 16 to / people tell us that thf
coinage Of silver will create unlimited
demand for it. They decline to give
us the howness or the whereforness o.
this newborn demand, but with child
like faith, they expect it to rise in all
it's beauty, as the tabled Venus rose
from the froth of the sea. They say
the demand will come, so the Seventh
Day Adventists tell us the end will
come, and if their picnic comes OF
first, they will not need silver; the de.
mand will be for free and unlimited
water. They contend, if this Govern
ment takes all the silver that comes,
at 16 to /, silver will I've worth par all
over the world, and they use an egg
argument to prove it. They say, IT
merchant advertises that he will pay
swenty-five cents per dozen for eggs,
to long as he has the ability to take
all that come, eggs swill be worth
twenty-five cents in all that country.
But suppose the merchant did not take
them! Suppose when farmer drove
up to his store the merchant said I'M
to him: my friend, you have mis-
understood me. am not buying eggs,
1 am simply counting them, certifying
that they are good and handing them
back to YOU What would eggs then
be worth? The same old ten or fifteen
cents per dozen. Under unlimited
coinage the Government would not
buy silver, nor guarantee the value OF
the coins. 1t would stamp it with
out recourse" Silver would come
from every country in the world, and
the Government would be O fool to
undertake to guarantee the value of
the coins by trying to preserve the
parity between the metals. If a herder
drove lot of COW ponies through the
mint and they we're branded $500
horse" and delivered to the owner at
the other end Of the building, it would
not improve the breed of the ponies
nor create wild demand for them at
the brand price. Our Government has
lost 5000, 000,0 900 trying to create de-
mand for silver, for the sole and sep
arate use, behoof, and benefit of the
silver mine owner, by buying it when
it did not want i. and had no need of
it; and the silver-mlning "villain still
pursues" it Uncle Sam has this sill
yer on hand now. It would load o
two-horse wagon train 173 miles long,
putting 1000 pounds on each wagon
and letting them occupy 80 feet ..each
in line: and ! am mean enough to
want to see him get even with the
game before we start new deal for
anybody's benefit. Hon. Geo. N. AL
bridge before American Bankers As.
ISOLATION, October 16, 1895.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

To these men, ignorant of The real
causes of their poverty, but dimly
feeling that the evils of which they
complained might be cured by laws OF
some kind, came the demagogic agents
/ of the silver mine owners; the cheap
politicians seeking the spoils of Office ;
and the one-idead enthusiast who was
sure that the ills of poverty would
quickly disappear if only the country
was supplied with more and cheaper
money. Glowing word pictures were
painted of wealth in abundance for
all, as soon as free coinage law
would be adopted and the minis set to
work grinding out a grist of silver
dollars. No promise was too extrava-
giant for the men who talked of riches
without working for them, and in lit
erature and speeches cunningly COM
posed of half-truths and whole false
hoods, vision of unbounded prosper
ity was coniured up before each
farmers eyes.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
The Giant Masculine Intellect.

Mr.. Wickwire-. explain the silver
question? Certainly, my dear. 1t
really resolves itself into two PROPOSE
tions. One crowd wants the man who
owes dollar to pay two dollars, and
the other thinks he ought to only pay
fifty cents" e.
Mrs. Wickwire-'.B But why shouldn't
they 'make 1t SO that he who owes q
dollar pays dollar?"
Mr.. Wickwire-"B Because in that
case no one would make any extra
money. And still the women think
they know something of the science
of Government. You make me tired. :"
indianapolis Journal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
GOLDEN STAGE OF CIyILIzp

/ Since man become tradinc u.
and had gumption enough t. !.
ciate the advantages of monos
barter, the form of currensv'
everywhere been an indication "
degree of civilization atta;naS
the hunting stage skins and fuys
sometimes shells, beads and !,
substitutes for jewelry were MAJ
currency. In the pastoral stage \
| and cattle were the usual, with h
and perhaps slaves the unu'
forms of currency. In the AN
tural stage, wheat, barley, III
corn, olive oil, tobacco. sugar, ON,
eggs, dried Goldfish, were some Il
products used as currency at diff,
times and places. Cotton cloth, 4,
mats, salt, beeswax, hand-made !,
have each served as currency.
By evolution and progress thu
Of each of these commodities as /
rency has been discarded. Ii
found that each lacked some essen,
quality for use as money. Some !,
perishable; others too bulky and i,
to transport; others could NOT
easily divided for the purpose OF N,
ing "change; others were not /
form in size; others were easily col
forfeited; and nearly all lacked stsI
ity of value.
The metals being peculiarly adam
for use as currency most civilizei|
half-civilized Nations early reeogniI
these advantages and made monsy
metals. Iron, lead, tin, copa
platinum, nickel, silver and gold d
each served as money, especil
among manufacturing aud CONG
cial Nations. The civilized NatiI
have practically abandoned the I'D
all but silver and gold, and the 81
highly civilized Nations have |
carded, or are discarding, the ua|
silver, except for subsidiary coins
Gold is undoubtedly the best Cd
of oil metals for monetary purpol
1t is for this reason that it has \
vived as money and has become
standard of value in all leading d
mercial Nations. Wes4re now in |
golden stage OF civilization and il
as surely passed the silver stage s|
have the agricultural and pastd
stages. Those who are trying to
vent the completion of this process
evolution are unnecessarily was
nerve tissue. They should read \
the Darwins and Huxleys, who
studied the history of money, havl
say and they will dream less al
'sgold bugs" and "Wall street"
enjoy better health and make ba
citizens of the modern world.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Free Silver's ssIdeal'' Dollar.

The free silver men have invsl
that ssideal" dollar, of which "
require only q few for what we
to buy, but of which we can q
great many tor what we have to
If free coinage doesn't reduce the
chasing power and increase the q
paying power of the dollar. ono
of its advocates will be disappoin
If it does do that, others of its advcc
viii not get what they want; it
tainly would turn out to be the v
boomerang" sane people ever
died. Merchant.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

| That many of the farmers of the
United States are comparatively poor
lis beyond question. Hundreds OF
thousands of men are trying to get a
living out of inferior soil and are suf-
fering from the competition of others
who are cultivating more fertile lands.
Under these circumstances the returns
for the labor of the former class are
very small, and there is naturally dis
Ipositon to welcome any new promise
of relief from condition which is be-
lieved to be in some way or other due
to the action or neglect of the Govern
ment.