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the WAR NEARING THE END
Japanese Drive the Chinese Like
Sheep.
Great Victory at Ping Yang-Twenty
Thousand Celestials Turn Pig Tail
aud Fly---Japs Seem to Be
Complete Masters.

LONDON, Sept. ia Central News
agency dispatch from Seoul, dated
September Is say II great battle was
fought at Ping Yang between the Chi
hese and japanese troops in which the
Chinese We're utterly routed. On Thurs
day u Japanese column from Pong San
made II reconnaissance i'll force, drawing
the fire of the Chinese
fort and ascertnined the gun
positions. Tho column then
fell back in good order, with little loss
BY Friday night NIL the Japanese were
In position for a combined attack upon
the enemy. The Chinese had utilized
the old d~efenses Mt Ping Yam and had
thrown up new works.
The battle opened at daybreak by a
Japanese cannonade of the Chinese
works, which was continued without
cessation until afternoon, the Chinese
responding. Tho work with the heavy
guns showed good practice. At 2
o'clock o boly of infantry was thrown
forward by the Japanese and main
tanned a rifle fire upon the enemy until
dusk. Throughout the day only the
Pong SIR column was engaged The
Chinese defenscs had suffered greatly
small, both the Chinese and Japanese
having taken advantage OF all shelter
available. The japanese, however,
bition. AT 3 in the morning
an attack was made by the
japanese columns simultaneously
and with admirable precision. The
Chinese lines, which were strong in
front, were found to be weak in the
N here the attack was Il perfect
success. The Chinese were completely
taken by surprise and were thrown
Into panic. Hundreds wero
cut down and those who escaped
death, finding themselves surrounded
at every point, broke and fled. Tho
Pong San column, swarming over tho
defcnces in front, completed the route.
Half an hour after the attack was re-
opened the positions at Ping Yang
were in possession of the Japanese.
1t is estimated 20, 900 Chinese were
engaged i'll the BATTLE. The Japanese
captured immense stores of provisions
and munitions Of war. The Chinese
loss is estimated at 1900 killed,
wounded and taken prisoners. Among
those captured by she japanese are
several of the Chinese COM
handing officers, including GEN
eral Tso Iung, commander
in chief of the Manchurin army, who
was severely wounded. The Japanese
loss was only thirty killed and a7O
wounded, including eleven officers.
Most of the casualties among the Jupa-
nese occurred during the first days
fighting aud n few were the result OF
the night attack. The japanese
forces are in active pursuit of the
fugitives who have thrown away their
arms aud readily yield themselves pris-
oners. a desultory wan may be
carried on for some time, but unless
China shall succeed in getting another
sr1ey into the pcninsnlar Corca will UNI
aonhtedly e,nai in possession of the
Japanese.
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THE PRIDE OF ST. LOUIS.
opening of the New Planters, Butt o

Opening of the New Planters, Built on
the Site OF the Famous Old hosiery.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 17.-The doors
of the New Planters house, on Fourth,
Chestnut and Pine streets, were thrown
open for the entertainment of the pub
lie this morning. 1t is ten full stories
high and fire proof throughout. 1t
cost, including furnishings. upwards of
81, 900, 900. Henry Weaver, formerly of
the Coates of Kansas City and the
Windemere of Chicago, is manager of
the new hotel.
1t is the eliminating work of the st.
Louis Antumnal Festival association
which offered out of its million dollar
subscription fund n bonus of 500, 600
for the erection of a fire proof hotel to
cost not less than 81, 900, 900 dollars,
while owners of property in the vicin-
ity OF the Merchants Exchn nge offered
an additional bonus of S160. 900 If the
hotel We're erected on the site
OF the old Planters house opposite the
Exchange and where General Grant
made his headquarters whenever he
was in st. Louis. The offers were
taken up by n local syndicate and tho
elimination Of the project is regarded
us Il of the greatest pieces of work
ever accomplished by a municipal i'm
provement association. The hotel is
ten stories in height, fire proof and has
over four hundred bedrooms. Its in.
terror decorations are gorgeous.
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Black as Ink

Are the %prcjudices which some people
cherish against what is good for them.
They reason, as our old friend Artemus
Ward says, thnsly, $50 and so has been
taking medicine for a long time and isn't
any better They only know of individ-
establishment, in which Hostctter's ssto-
mach ~'titlers has brought about a
complete change in the physical condition
Of persons suffering from general ill health.
This thorough stomachic, besides having
the decided recommendation of the med
ical profession, is voiced by the general
public rs the posscssor of qualities as an
inrigorant and restorative of health not
found anywhere else. In bodily troubles
caused by the liver, stomach and bowels,
in instances where rheumatic tendencies
are experienced, and when the kidneys are
weak, it is the true resort,
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PROSPERITY RETURNING.
Bright View Taken by Comptroller
Eclxcls.

Bright View Iaken by Comptroller
Eclxcls.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.-Before Comp.
troller Ecliels left Washington fer his
extended trip through the west lie snid:
II think that the country is entering
upon an era of business prosperity.
The ndvices we receive from the varioua.
banks in the United States tend to con-
firm this view, and. ii nothing more
were needed to prove it. the fact alone
that none of the banks is reducing its
circulation would seem to show that
they expect an increase in the volume
of business, otherwise they would cut
down their circulation in order to
escape taxation as much as possible.
The country is like Il very sick lnan,
and will recover slowly. but the convn.
lescencc will be none the less cure and
certain"
The best proof of the position of
Comptroller Dclsels is shown by the ex-
ceptional activity in the stamp division
of the internal revenue bureau.
There is q general squirt all along the
the line" said Stamp Chief Boyd to.
day. at keeps us quite busy to fill
the orders for stamps. You see we have
some SIS, 900, 600 of revenue stamps
locked up here in the vault, and you
may notice the large number of pack
ages we nre sending out to the district
internal revenue collectors. Tobacco,
cigars, cigarettes, beer and oleomar.
earine nll show decided gains and in.
dictate that the better times have come
to stay, There is even rnaslsed i'm,
provepcnt in special. licenses. On the
other ainnd, the receipts from the taxes
on distilled spirits have failen off. al
we, expected, becatlse SO much whisky
was taken out of bond before the tariff
bill went into eject
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AN ACRE OF WATER.
Halised a Hundred Feet in the Air by 500
Pounds of DYNAMITE.

Raised a Hundred Feet in the Air by 500
Pounds OF Dynamite.
New York Sun: A fifteen inch, full
caliber projectile, containing 500
pounds of nitrogelatin, one OF the
strongest of explosives, mud weighing
1,lGo pounds, was fired 2,4O0 yards, or
about II and one half miles, to sea,
from q pneumatic gun at Sandy Hook
yesterday. The a ut tho end OF the
projectlle had been set to explode two
seconds after the cartridge struck the
water, and in that time it was figured
that the gigantic affair would sink at
least eighteen feet from the surface.
For u momen after Il thin stream of
spray told the watchers Il. Sandy Hook
that the projectile had struck the water
there was u dead silence.
Then a low roar could be heard, and
n second later the earth fairly tremblcd
as the army experts and the men who
have spent nearly 81, 000, 900 in perfect
ing the pneumatic gun saw Il fnll acre
OF water rise in n solid column to u
height estimated at anywhere from 100
to 300 feet and then slowly fail back
again. For three minutes after the en-
plosion the air over the spot where the
projectile struck was filed with spray,
and ten minutes after the haze had dis
appeared the water for half a mile
around was a seething mass of foam.
Tho experiment was only one OF five
made before the officers of the board Of
ordnance and the board of fortitica-
tions of the United States army, but it
was the most important one; in fact it
was the most important experiment. of
its kind ever before attempted in this
country u the success that attended
it will probably result in the accept
ance by the United States government
Of the three enormous pneumatic guns
low on Sandy Hook, which were con-
tracted for by the government and
which We're built by the Pneumatic
Gun and Torpedo Construction COM
pany. No one else has ever dared to
attempt to explode 500 pounds of dyna-
mite, either from q gun or in any other
way, neutrality-suspicious. marks the
beginning of q new era in the history
of explosives.
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CONSTITUTING THE TARIFF LAW
The Matter of Reimported Whisky Now
Before Sccrctary rnrli.I.

The Matter of Reimported Whisky Now
Before Secretary Carlisle.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Secretary
Carlisle is still busy making decisions
in relation to tho new tariff law.
Contested points come before him
daily, and long petitions are presented
supporting the claims of certain inter
ests.
Saturday there was filed with him a
long argument from Kentucky distill-
ers relating to the tax &c be paid upon
reimportcd whisky which is now in
American custom houses. 1t will be
remembered that the law on this point
requires n tax to be collected. upon n
whisky which has been exported
without the payment of the revenue
dnty and again reimported equal to the
original internal revenue tax. There
are now in American custom houses
1,G00,O0 proof gallons of reimportcd
American whisky. This came into
port before the going into effect of the
new tariff law.
The question before the secretary is
what mount of tax shall be paid on
this whisky upon its withdrawal.
- tlc ~" cent LdS formerly enforced
is levied, the government will collect
about Sl,44o, 900 upon the whisky; but
if the new law is held to apply, then
the revenue will amount to ii, 760, 900.
The petition from the whisky dealers
in holding that this reimported whisky
is liable only for the 90 cents tax is
based upon a decision from Secretary
French in April, 1882, which
declares that the duty upon the
imported whisky shall be equal
to the internal revenue tax
in force Mt the time of its reimporta-
ton, but neither the internal revenue
law no the thrift law under which Sec
rotary French made this decision con
TIMED the words. ''for consumption
SO prominent in the new law.
The enacting clause of the new tar
itf law declares that "the following
ates'shall. be imposed upon all articles
imported into this country or with
drasynl from its customhouscs for con-
sumption 1t is thought that when
Secretary Carlisle renders his decision
lin this case he will hold that rs the tax
upon this reimported whisky is prac-
tishlly.a tariff tax, the new rate will
be in force, because the whisky is with.
drawn for consumption.
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DEEP WATER CONVENTION.
Approaching Meeting at Toronto Prom
Uses to he of Great Jmportance.

Approaching Meeting at Toronto Prom.
iscs to BE of Great Importance.
New YORK, Sept. ls.-A special from
Toronto, Canada, says: The i%nterna-
tional deep waterways convention,
which will meet at Toronto, promises
to be the NEST important gathering of
the kind eyer held on this continent.
Its efforts are expected by the promot-
ers to be far reaching in the matter of
transportation of freight from the
western states and the western Cana.
dian provinces to the seaboard and its
influence on the present channels of
freight from the west to the east may.
be very important. Chicago, Detroit.
Minneapolis, Cleveland, Duluth, Toledo
and other important centcrs have prom
ised to hive representatives there.
. One of the greatest schemes to be
considered; is the deepening of the can
ais along the st. Lawrence river, con
Meeting Lake Ontario and other great
lakes in the west with the Atlanti.
ocean, so'they will allow the passage
Of ocean going vessels to Duluth mud
'alt.dtbar,, American ports on the inland
1t is held the United States
:HNpnldab be: asked to contribute to the
..IHAbst..o dsebening the canals. Against
however, it IS urged thht.if the
Ainer4c.lns .v;ere asked to pay the cost,
II, would &EiyHf:.thehi rsshold BY part'own-
ershipdn,tisa gteatS. Water highway adj
,;at tHgtsss..glrfsh cAnaaa now controls.
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ELECTED A WESTERN MAN
Thomas G. Lawler of Illinois Com
mander of the G. A, R.
His Election Mnrits the wane of the
Power of the East in Grand Army
Arairs-other officers Elected
An Exciting Contest.

P~ITTsBuRG, Pa, Sept. 13.-After one
of the most heated contests in the his
tory of the order Colonel Thomas G..
Lawler of Rockford, ILL.,, WAS this
afternoon elected commander in chief
of the g. A. r., defeating his only op-
ponent, Colonel lyan Walker of Indians
apolis, by the narrow majority of
eleven in u total Of Gao.
Considerable excitement attended
the ballo,ing, the two candidates FREE
quently running neck and neck, while
twice the Indiuna man was in the
lead. LAWYERS election marks the
downfall of Pennsylvania and the east
ern element that has long been all
powerful in the high councils and con-
troll of the order. 1t will lead to the
appointment of a new quarternaster
general to succeed General Louis Wag-
ner OF Chicago. The eastern Delegates
voted for Walker. The western and
southern delegates went solid for
Lawlcr. -...
Other officers ole cted by the encamp-
menu were. senior vice col1Inhnucr,
MAJOR A. p. Burchield, Pittsburg; jun
Tor vice commander, Charles Ii. Shute,
New Orleans; surgeon general, o. w.
Weens, Marion, o.: chaplain in chief,
Rev. Il. Hagerty, st. Louis; represent.
ntive to council of administration,
Charles w. Gcrwig. The new chap
lain in chief is Il member of the famous
Ransom post of St. Louis. The cleo
ton of officers occupied tho entire
morning. i
Thomas G.. Lnwler is a citizen of
Rockford, ILL.,, where he is in the lum'
Der aud coal business. He was born in
Liverpool, England, fifty years agoand
was brought to this country when he
was 10 years old. At II he enlisted
In the United States army, was con-
nected with the Illinois national guard
twelve years and rose to the rank OF
colonel. In 1877 he was appointed
postmaster at Rockford by President
Hayes. He retired from Office during
Cleveland's first term, but was reap.
pointed by President Harrison. He is
now serving his twenty-sixth year as
commander OF Nevins post No. i at
Rockford. He was senior vice com
mander of the department Of Iltinoi.
from 1874 to 1876 and was commander
of the department in 1882.
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A GREAT DRAWBACK.
Herr Doves Wonderful Coat Not on1,
Bullet Proof hut Alright.

After a series of thorough tests in
Germany and London ii has been dem.
onstrated that Herr Doves coat canno,
be penetrated by bullets. The impen.
ctrable quality of the stuff is seer in the
fact that the German rifle which car
send Il bullet at a distance of 100 yards
through II thick steel plate strikes
halmlessly against the new coat Of
mail, which is described as % wire net
ting incased in q ccment-like mass
SO. in spite of much misgiving and CON
siderable ridicuie of his invention, 'the
little tailor of Mannheim" is on his way
to fame and fortune.
There is. however, says the Philadcl-
PIMA Recofd. one very great drawback
10 the success of the invention, which
puts its Use by soldiers in the field pruc-
tlcaliy out of the question. The coat,
which weighs not less than six pounds,
is rs impervious to air rs it is to bullets.
and in a great battle more men would
be stiiied to death or rendered unfit fol
action by the wearing of such an appa-
ratus oven their breasts than could be
saved by it. On going into action the
first impulse of the soldier would he to
strip off Doves coat and take the
chance OF u bullet through the breast i n
preference to suifocation. Highly de-
sirable rs it is that the terrible casual.
ties of the battlefield should be lessened
as much as possible, the practical utility
of this novel arnori is extremely doubt
full. This, too, seems TO be the c%onclu-
sion of the German military authorities.
On the other hand, it is conceded that
Herr Doves invention will be of great
value for the construction of light bar
racks, batteries, army tents and boats,
and for many other uses in defensive
warfare. Ii it shall possess all the
qualities that are claimed for it the ma
terial may largely supplant steel armor
for men-of-war. But there are physical
laws which make Herr Doves inven-
ton of no value TO man or horse on tie
field OF battle. 1t is not improbable,
however, that improvements may re.
o or greatly lessen the difficulty of
using the stuff as defensive armor for
the individual soldier. At Any rate,
Herr Dove has invented a material
which is impenetrable by bullets, and
this cannot be said of steel plates, nor
OF any other known material of defens.
i've armor
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Suit of the Adams Electric Company Dis.
infused by Judge Hanett.

Suit of the Adams Electric Company Dis
infused by Judge Hallett.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. Tin the
United States circuit court this morn
ing Judge Priest read the decision in
the case of the Adams Electric COM
pany in its suit for alleged infringe
mento of a railway motor patent against
the Lindell Street Railway company.
the decision being by United States
Circuit Judge Hallett of Denver,
Colo, who heard the case in st. Louis
last May. The case was dismissed, re-
sulting in a knockout for the Adams
patent. The suit was brought against
the Lindell Railway company as a test
case, that company being the first in
st. Louis to use the electric motor.
The suit was brought by a powerful
company organized to maintain the
rights of DIR. Wellington Adams of St.
Louis as the alleged inventor of the
method in which electric energy is
transmitted to the railway motor.
Judge Hnllett decides that the Adams
patent does not involve the invention
and orders tho suit dismissed with
costs.
In an interview in regard to the de-
cision, DIR. Wellington Adams said:
THE decision is u great surprise to us.
Judge Hallett Inns adopted the defend-
ants line of argument all through and
does not decide upon a single point at
Issue. We shall carry the case to the
United States court Of appeals"
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COMING SILVER DOLLARS.
The Government Minis Are Busy Turnin
Them Out,

fI,a Ntt.ts A.a fa..., r,-.;,,
"'' ~
ihem Out
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Populisi
orators tbro,ohout the co,,t,,, ,ro
N' -"
continuity claiming thht the demo'
Gratis have entirely suspended the coin
- .;l,.. as,i,, H. 10, -.
Ase ~ siN1i ooiia'a has oeei'
stated in these dispatches frequently
TINT the miuts were at worl, almost
.;... 3.n,
eoh''ni"ifS coming shfef uolA'is anu
that Secretary Carlisle vas putting out
us much silver rs he WAS permitted to
do by law. The following important
~ ,.aas,,,s 49, 60 ~,
.ue ..e'su'S 10 el''e3en'a.' Yea ru
oi Missouri, WIZ eNpialh thiS matter
fully ana shoW the secrcsarys author
lty for his action:
TREASURY
n q sent 10 1901 ~ Hon lain NJ
Heard Ho,se of ReprssentativesMDea,
SIR Referring TO orr Dersonnl intrrvipIs
this morning, have tLe honor Ia s,v thnt
the minis nj New Orleans. Phiiadelnbi
and san Francisrn ar, cuoaged in cnininn
standard silver dollars from the huilion
nurchnsed nnder the net of .JIiv a lsoo
Duriuy fra month Of .JnIv S9o NM u,.rs
rnined and during the month of A,y,,st
12s0m Abnut fhe same amount Wilt be
coined duIipp the present month. Sen
iembcr. and thereafter SIlch amount viii
he coined MS the secretary mnv conside,
advisable under Mi line circumstance
The third section of the act of .July IA
1890. provided that the secretary Of the
treasury should coin each month into
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UNITED STATES ARMY.
sweeping General Orders Concentrating
TROOPS at Rulwny Crnters

Sweeping General Orders Concentrating
Troops at Railway Ccnters.
W~Asn1NoroN, Sept. 17.-Sweeping
general orders providing fo concen
tration OF the United States army ut
the great railway.centers were issued
from headquarters this afternoon.
Ten OF the twenty five infantry regi'
ments are concentrated at single posts.
The regiments to come east in whole
or in part are the Third and Sixth cav.
airy and Thirteenth and seventeenth
infantry, while the whole Twentieth
infantry will be stationed ut Fort
Lcavenworth.
The department of the east will DO
Increased by nineteen companies, while
the Platte loses sever, Colorado four
and Dakota eight.
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raraphrasing His Remark

Miss Flypp-Oh, Miss Elder! Do
you know that MI. Stillinglleet thinks
you are as pretty as n picture?
Miss Elder (greatiy pleased)-Oh,
come now! He didn't say anything of
the kind.
Miss Flypp-Well, he didn't use just
those words, but l gathered that TO be
his meaning.
Miss Elder-But tell me exactly what
he said.
Miss Flypp-He said you reminded
him Of Il clromo.-JUagc.
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The vocation ucnrs tbe Now.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l7.-Omcial con-
firmation has been received at the Jap
anese legation of the general engage
ment between the Chinese and Japa-
nesc forces Mt Ping Yang near the
northern frontier of Coren on the 5th
inst, resulting in II decisive victory for
the Japanese forces.
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The University OF Amsterdam has
shown n remarkable instance of tolera-
lion in establishing a professorship of
the philosophy of st. Thomas Aquinas,
and appointing toit Father Won Schyn-
del, q Jesuit scholar. SO
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-09-22
rlttsbnrs bankers Skip.

P%IrrsBUna, Pa, Sept. l7.-currieri IS
Levnto, proprietors of the private
banking and exchange institution
here, have disappeared taking with
them all funds On deposit amounting to
$4,000. 1t is supposed that the de-
faulters are heading for New Orleans.
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Fire at Enid. OkIuhomo.

WICHITA, kas., Sept. 17,-Fire ut
Enid. okls, this morning totally de-
stroyed the Arlington hotel. erected
latsly at II cost of SEQ, 900: tho Column
bian drug store, Kirk 81 Co.'s grain
house, Hnrlick's furniture house md
MacDonald's dry goods establishment.
Loss probably $40. 900, with slight in
surance. The fire is believed to be of
incendiary, origin.
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Spain Wants a Commercial understanding

Spain Wants n Commercial Understanding
LONDON, Sept. l7.-Madrid advices to
the Central News agency state that tho
Spanish government is negotiating for
commercial arrangements with the
United States. The Spanish minister
at Washington, Senior Murunda, has
been instructed by his government
that the leading principle of the new
arrangement must be strict reciprocity.
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South American ants have been
known to construct a tunnel three
miles in length, a labor for them pro-
portionate TO that which would be re-
CURED for men to tunnel under f1ie a t.
lantic from New Yorlt To london. j
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EDINBURGH, Sept. 1.-THE strike of
the Scotch miners has collapsed. Ten
thousand miners descended into the
pits this morning and the pickets who
had been stationed about the works
were withdrawn.