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accepted Japan's proposal. for Corca IL . poor
! country. not worth q war, and IN nominal
suxerainty was only question OF pucrile vanity.
He adds that besides showing greater dipio-
matic ability. Japan possessed great political
and military advantages from the beginning OF
tho crisis. While the Chinese had only small
force in an obscure corner OF the country, tho
Japanese were masters Of the capital. and had
tho Government under their control. They lost
no time In using those advantages. Their Minis
ter at Seoul. Otori. insisted that reforms should
be carried out, and obtained the nomination of
special Commission to that effect. Tho Coreans
themselves. however. while ostensibly yielding
to Otoris opportunities, had no real desire to
effect thorough reorganization Of their coun-
try. They procrastinatcd, and eventually an
swered that tho reforms should not be initiated
until the Japanese troops had left Corea The
situation then became very grave. Neither China
nor japan would yiold, and Corea hestated In
coming to decision. BY the latter half Of July
the prospects Of peace were almost hopeless. IL
was only matter Of speculation what incident
would precipitate hostilities. On July 10 tho
Chinese Government asked Japan to send no
more men of war to tho treaty ports, and on tho
24ti of the same month, 1t was known In Shang-
hai that the Japanese Government had prom
ised not to include that port in their sphere OF
military operations.
The march OF events was now very rapid. On
July 1s. 1904 tho Seoul Government informed
Otori. the Japanese Minister. that the presence
Of = largo body of Japanese soldiers troubled the
minds OF the people. and that they could not
undertake tho desired reforms until after tho
Japanese troops had been withdrawn. On the
10th tho Chinese Minister, who had been ut
Seoul since 1885, and who was suspected by the
Japanese Of encouraging tho Corcans In their
resistance, left the capital and returned to
China. On the following day Otori sent an
ultimatum to tho Corean Government requir-
ing tho immediate dismissal OF tho Chinese
soldiers at Asan. and declaring that, unless he
received a satisfactory answer in two days, Japan
would carry out the reforms by force. On the
night Of July 90. the Corean Government replied 1
that the Chinese troops had come at their re-
quest, and would not leave until similarly re-
qucsted. Orders were at once given to the jap
anese troops encamped near the capital to at
tack tho Kings palace next morning. Tho order
was promptly executed, and. after a short on
gagement, tho Japanese became masters Of
Seoul and of the person of the King The Min
party were driven out and replaced by progress
sive politicians. who at once invited the Japan
Csc to drive out tho Chinese from Asan. 1t was
now question Of only a few days whom hostili
ties would break out between China and Japan.
But, as It happened. It was not q military but
naval collision which began tho war.
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IN. war p..vse. ch,.. ..s Japan.

The nrst attempt to offer q consecutive and
Trustworthy account of the recent contest In the
far East has been made in a volume published
By tho scribners. and entitled The Chtnd-Jdpan
Wdr The author who writes under the pseudo
nyme of VLADIMIR, WAS evidently member Of
tho Russian diplomatic mission TO Corea, and
his narrative is complied from Japanese, Chi
nese, and foreign sources. His preference for
Japanese authorities II ascribed not only TO the
copiousness of the literature produced by the
war in Japan, but to tho singular trustworthi-
moss and impartiality Of the Japanese historic
ans. They are credited with extraordinary fair
ness toward their opponent and with an entire
absence of desire to exnGgcrate their own
achievements. That the contest between China
and Japan ranks among the principal events of
the century will by no one be disputed. but We
think the writer Is inclined somewhat to over
rate its magnitude whom he pronounces 1t tho
great war Of tho century. Electrifying as was
its revelation of Japans military power. tho
contest 10 scarcely comparable. we will not say
with tho Sapoleonio wars but even with tho
war between Austria and Prussia. which prac-
tically ended at sadowa. or the war Of 1901
between Germany and France. II 10 true. how
ever. that, from some points Of view, the strug-
gle in the far East was unique phenomenon. It
was not simply . conflict between two nations.
but war between tho past and the present,
between Western civilization and a sporadic
survival Of the worn-out Eastern civilization
Moreover. tho exponent of Western civilization
was con ntry whose first knowledge Of IL had
been gained but thirty years before and which
had taken part in no war with foreign nations
for about 400 years, but which. when the test
came. exhibited an army composed Of soldiers
ready to advance joyfully to death for the glory
of their country. and OF officers and Generals
who had profted by tho recorded experience Of
centuries Of Western wars, and who had taken
up the study Of military science just rs It had
reached perfection at tho hands of Napoleon
and Moltko.
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In tho authors eyes, tho amazing military
successes OF Japan are of such q peculiar nature
and suggest such complex onsideralons that a
careful analysis Is necessary, and this is at
tempted in n final chapter. The fact is dwelt
upon that, since the capture OF Cvnstantinople
IN l453 and the rise OF the Osmanli power
which Threatened Christian Europe for upward
OF two centuries, the world has not witnessed
the upgrowth OF military force In an Eastern
people. 1t Is also to be noted that the power
demonstrated by tho Japanese Is OF u far higher
order than WAS that OF the Osmani Turks. The
latter achieved their conQuests by numbers
and the courage OF fanaticism, and they gen.
orally had to rely on the assistance of rene-
gade Christians In the skilled departments
OF warfare; the Japanese. on the other hand,
had conducted their military operations on
scientific prinCipes and were not aided by q
single European oflccr. II tho accesrories OF
warfare be considered, no comparison is pos
sible; the conquests OF tho Ottoman Turks were
disfgured by wholesale massacl es and outrages
OF every Kind whereas tho Japanese have
shown moderation and n humanity which
would honor any Christian nation. The writer
of this book, who speaks with the authority
often OF an eyewitness, and always Off person
near at hand. AYERS that peaceful inhabitants
were never 'illtreated. and that the ambu-
lances and field hospitals extended the same
kindly treatment to the wounded OF both
sides II heed is given. finally, to the nu-
merical disparity OF the two nations, we
must look back to the conquests OF Alexander.
and of tho British In India to find an historical
parallel, hs there is little doubt that II left to
themselves. the japanese could have conquered
the whole Chinese empire. There is one more
feature in the war which deserves attention the
whole invading force had To be transported BY
sea. In the course OF n few months Japan
landed abont sO.OOO men on the enemy's coasts.
We must 20 hack TO the Punic wars to find a
nation that has exhibited such mighty effort
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5000 men around Seoul: this mum ber Is con-
sidered by the author Of this book an exaggera-
tion, but he deems 1t certain that they had a
forco superior to that OF the Chinese in Asan.
The simultaneous presence Of the Chinese and
Japanese soldiers in Corea created a situation
full Of difficulties. which were increased by
mutual distrust. Even In diplomatic co-re-
spondence tho two countries were unable to
find q common basis for discussion. The Chinese
Government. though communicating tho de-
parture of their troops for Corea In compliance
with the Tientsin convention, considered 1t had
a special right to send troops, Corea was q
tributary country and had asked for assistance.
The Japanese Government. OH the other hand.
maintained that the Tientsin convention gave
each OF the two countries an equal right to send
troops and II refused to recognize Corea as q
tributary State of China. On this last
point no agreement proved attainable;
China continued to assert her suze-
rainty and Japan persisted In denying
1t. BY the treaty Of 1876 Japan had renounced
her own claim to suzerainty. and had treated
with the Hermit Kingdom rs II tho latter were
an independent power, thus virtually ignoring
Chna's protectorste. In the succeeding treaties
Corea had always informed European nations
Of China's suzerainty, adding, however. that
such ovorordship did not affect her sovereign
rights. either in internal or foreign affairs, nor
limit her powers OF treaty making. Touching
this question of suzeranty. tho people of Japan
wero quite as sensitive as their Government,
and an unlucky proclamation OF tho Chinese
General Mt Asan, In which Corea was described
as tributary State of China. was loudly de-
nounced in tho Japanese press and aroused
great indignation.
Another difficulty arose In the course OF nego-
tiations. The Japanese Government considered
the TongHak movement no accidental occur
renee, but an inevitable consequence OF the In
veterate misgovernment Of the country. and
argued that the existing rebellion could not be
suppressed. nor a recurrence of II averted.
unless radical reforms were carried out In
Corea- Japan accordingly proposed that re-
forms should be Instituted, and invited China
to assist her In enforcing them. In the judg-
ment of the author of the book before us,
tho suggestion Of the Toxic Government,
which had thus created another difficulty,
was q very clever move. 1t placed China
in dilemma The misgovernment of
Corea WAS evident and nndeniable. yet
China could not act against the members OF
the party which caused 1t, because they were
her friends and she had sent troops 10 support
| them. The author IL, nevertheless. con vincsd
that II would have been better for China to have
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court continued in the eighth section
to justify its expansion so as to make
the provisions of the Act of 1891 de-
eide that case may be brought to the
Supreme Court from any district or cir
cult of the United States apply to the
courts of the District of Columbia. No
mention was made in that Act of the
District Courts. The conclusion was
that the writ of error must be dismissed
and 1t was so ordered
There yet remains to Chapman. how
ever, the right to apply for his release
after he shall have been placed in the
custody of the Marshal under the SEN
tence of the District Court upon writ
OF habeas corpus, and the whole case
will then come up for review He may
file his petition in the District Court,
but inasmuch as that court has al
ready practically decided against him,
he will be more likely to go to the Su-
preme Court of the United States with
an original action.
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Overcome With Smoke and Perishes
With His Child,
Flames Break Out on Steamer Lying
at Her Dock at South Haven,
Michigan. Completely Destroying
the VeSSel-Two Fireman Burned
to Death, and the Stewardess Be-
lieved to Have Suffered the Same
Fate.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-A telegram
was received at the War Department
to-day from Major Burk, stationed at
Fort Ringgold, Tex, stating that last
night the quarters of the Post Chap
lain, Malcolm c. Blaine, were burned.
The Chaplain and his young daughter
We're burned TO death
Chaplain Blaine. after the fire had
made some Roadway, missed his daugh-
ter and entered the building to rescue
her. He was overcome by the smoke
and perished with his child
His wife escaped without serious in
jury.
The circumstances surrounding the
death of the brave Chaplain were very
sad Before he entered the burning
building some bystanders tried to hold
him. He resisted, and said that he
must save his child's life
They reasoned with him. showing
him that it was death to enter the
building. The man would not hear
them, and breaking away in frenzy OF
excitement, he rushed through the
flames into the house. His charred re-
mains We're found near the entrance
Of the building
Chaplain Blaine was born in Ken
lucky and enlisted as a private in Com
pany Fl with the Kentucky Infantry in
1854. He was discharged the next year
and appeared as Post Chaplain from
Pennsylvania in June 1850
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"BUCKET-SHOP" PROPRIETORs
Successful Prosecution by Means of
the Postal Laws.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3O-The first case
IN this city in which "bucketshop''
proprietorS have been successfully pros
ecuted by means of the postal laws
came up before Judge Grosscup in the
United States District Court to-day.
William Mcclure, DR.. James Craig,
John 1. Talmann and William A.
Thomas, who We're indicted this term
at the instance of the Civic Federation
for using the mails to promote scheme
to defraud, appeared in court with their
attorney, Judge Scott, and entered a
plea of guilty. The men were arrested
last July, after doing a profitable busi-
ness, and others We're caught in the
same net by Postoffice Inspector Stuart.
The indictments were based on a letter
to customers.
Attorney Scott admitted that the
trade had not been made on the Board
of Trade, but it was a "bucket-shop''
trade.
District Attorney Black, for the Gov
ernment, recommended fine of 81 900
in each case, and said that he was sat-
isfied that the men, if they had at one
time made money, were now poor In
another court the defendants said they
had not continued their business after
their arrest The District Attorney in
formed the court that there We're other
similar cases to be called next month.
and he recommended fine of $1,000 in
each case.
The Judge will pronounce sentence to-
morrow morning.
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IOWA SHORT OF FUNDS.
Already a Deficit of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars in Sight.

DES MONIES Qa), Nov. 3O.-The
State of Iowa has a deficit of $500. 900
in sight BY the end of the present
biennial period it is liable to reach
nearer S1.0000 900, and it seems alto
gether probable the State will have to
issue bonds for the first time since the
war
Members of the Legislature have re-
Gently held conferences with State off,
GERS, and the result is that an earnest
effort Will be made at the special ses-
sion in January to bring the revenue
laws up for a revision. The present
system is so inequitable that some
farmers pay twice as much tax per acre
on land as others although the value
per acre is the same. The personal
property almost entirely escapes tax
alton.
State institutions are seriously en-
barrassed, and Re situation is getting
worse constantly.
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WILLIAM STEINWAY.
Death of the Head of the Great Piano
Firm.

NEW YORK, Nov William
Steinway, the piano manufacturer. died
to-day of typhoid fever.
Steinway, who had not been in good
health for year, was taken with ty-
phoid fever about four weeks ago. He
was thought to be progressing toward
recovery, but on Sunday had re-
lapse.
Public funeral services will be con-
Quoted on Wednesday afternoon at the
Liederkranz Club. Many societies of
which Steinway was a member will
parade.
Steinway was born near Brunswick,
Germany, on March 5, 1886. His father,
Henry Englehard Steinway, was a pi-
ano manufacturer. At IA he was an
expert musician. In 1S49 Steinway' S
father sent his son Charles to this
country to ascertain if there was a
possible field for piano business here.
The report was favorable. In June.
1850, the elder Steinway moved his
family and business to New York City.
The business at first was limited to the
manufacture of one piano week Nine
years later the Steinways built the
present factories on Fourth avenue
from Fifty-second to Fifty-third street
In 1862 additional factories We're es-
tablished at Astoria, L. I.
William Steinway became the head of
the firm in 1889. He was always active
in public affairs. In 1892 Steinway was
one of the Democratic Electors-at-
Large from New York. He was MEM
Der of the original Rapid Transit Com
mission and was reappointed on the
new commission. He was liberal in all
his business and personal relations.
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SHOT from AMBUSH.
Two Boys Fatally Wound Farmer
and Rob the House.

SILVER CREEK (Neb). Nov. SO
Owen Hutchins, a well-to-do farmer,
was fatally shot from ambush by two
Bohemian boys named Zsenfeldt, aged
10 and 19, last night. Hutchins was
doing his chores, and received the
charge of a shotgun in his neck. Leav-
ing their victim for dead, the young ruff
fans entered the house and assaulted
Mrs. Hutchins knocking her down and
kicking her brutally. She managed to
escape, when they looted the house and
fled. Hutchins was found dying where
he fell two hours later. The doctor says
he cannot recover. The boys have not
been captured, but posse is after them.
Later-The Zsenfeldt boys were cap
tured this evening. The only excuse they
give is that Hutchins owed them money.
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STEAMER BURNED.
Three of Her Crew Believed to Have
Perished i'm the Flames.

FENNVILLE (Mich.), Nov. 3O.-The
steamer City of Kalamazoo, lying at
her dock at South Haven, caught fire
early this morning and was entirely
destroyed. The steamer belonged to
the Williams Transportation Company,
but had been drawn off her regular
route and laid up for the winter. She
was caaored at her dock a week ago.
but the crew had not yet been dis
charged
How the fire originated is not known.
but as the weather has been cold and
nres nave been kept up to warm the
men it is probable that it came from
an overheated pipe
The fire broke out about o'clock
this morning, when all the workmen
We're asleep. Before they could be
aroused the flames had gained such
headway that they could not be sup
pressed. Two of the crew, Robert
Vanostrand and Joe Lang, firemen.
We're burned to DEATH
The stewardess has not been seen
since the fire, and as it was known that
she was on the boat when the fire broke
out it is almost certain that she. too.
perished in the flames
The loss on the steamer is $4,000.
and it will be total, as the insurance
on her had expired
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RETURNING PROSPERITY.
Works Resuming After Several
Months Shut Down.

NORWICH (Conn), Nov. 30.-The
Falls Cotton Company resumed to-day,
after four and a half months shut
down, and some 500 employees began
work.
BRADFORD Comm, Nov. 30.-Nor-
cross Brothers, granite quarries at
Stony Creek, increased operations to
full time to-day with 200 employees, the
full complement
LAWRENCE (Mass.), Nov. 30-After
ton Mills started up to-day, giving en-
ployment to 500 of the 500 hands. They
will run forty hours a week for the
present.
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RESULT OF THE ELECTION,
AS AFFECTING THE STATUS OF
THE SILVER QUESTION.
w. j. Bryan Discusses the Subject in
an Article in the "North Amer
lean Review"

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-In the De-
cember number of the North Ameri-
can Review" published tomorrow, Mr..
Bryan presents an article in which he
discusses the result of the election as
affecting the status of the silver Ques-
ton.
The issue on which the election turned
he describes as the greatest ever sub
mitted to the American people in time
of peace" The declaration of the Chi
cago convention in favor of the free
coinage of silver conferred upon the
people a study of the money question.
The result of this study Mr.. Bryan de-
Clares to be a permanent gain for the
cause Of bimetallism.
Mr.. Bryan regards it as significant
fact that the silver sentiment was
strongest where the subject had longest
been considered; that is to say in the
West and Southwest. The gold senti-
ment prevailed in the Eastern States,
but even there, in Mr.. Bryan's opinion,
rapid progress than any cause ever
made in such short time
The odds against bimetallism in the
Middle States were very great In
Wisconsin and Minnesota the Demo-
cratic party declared against silver in
the conventions which sent delegations
to Chicago. In Michigan the convention
was nearly equally divided, and there
was bitter contest within the party
in Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, while in
Illinois the hostile influence of the Chi
cago press was greatly felt
Mr.. Bryan expresses his assurance
that the election cannot by any means
be regarded as conclusive settlement
OF the issues at stake. Mr.. Greeley was
defeated in lSI2, and yet Mr.. Tilden was
elected in 1876 Mr.. Blaine was de-
feated in 1884, but Mr.. Harrison was
elected in 1883. The Republican victory
of 1888 was followed by the Demo-
cratic victory of 1890. and the election
of President Cleveland two years later.
Mr.. Bryan counsels the Republican
party TO remember that thousands Of
Republicans have been held to their
party this year by the pledge that they
Will try to secure international bimetal-
lism.
In regard to the gold standard Dem
ocrats. Mr. Bryan is assured that they
cannot do as much harm in 1900 as they
have done this year. ''They cannot" he
says, disguise themselves again. The
contest for financial independence will
go on. We undertook the contest with
a disordered army: we emerged from il
united and disciplined force, without
the loss of a soldier. We are ready for
another contest. We believe that we
are right. and believing that right will
finally triumph. we face the future firm
in the belief that bimetallism will be re-
stored"
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A MINE OPERATOR DISAPPEARS.
Drew a Large Sum of Money and
Has Not Since Been Seen.

DIES MONIES Oa), Nov. 30.-Bert
Caldwell of Van Ginkel & Caldwell, mine
operators, has disappeared, and there
is no trace of him. He was last seen
Saturday noon, when he had drawn
about $4,000 to pay the men in the mine
of which he was manager. His family
are convinced that he was held up and
murdered for the money. He was a
sober, industrious and hard-working
man, about 40 years old. He came here
short time ago from Summerset, Ia.
The police were set at work by his
friends, but can learn nothing whatever
of him. He does not appear to have left
the city by any railroad.
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FIVE PEOPLE PERISH
By the Burning of Dwelling Near
CONWAY. Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK (Ark.), Nov. 3O-The
two-story house of Samuel Henderson,
who resides about three miles from Con-
way, was burned at o'clock this morn
ing. Five of his children, two of whom
We're grown, perished in the flames
They We're all asleep, and before they
could escape from the fire received burns
of such a serious nature that they died
shortly afterwards. Speculation is rife
as to the origin of the fire. Foul play is
suspected, and an investigation may
develop a diabolicaI crime
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Munoz, the Cuban patriot, will remain
here this week. and appear in court
next Monday to answer to the charge
of aiding in setting on foot the expedi
tion alleged to have been taken out by
the steamship Laurada- He has been
tried in New York for virtually the same
offense. The trial resulted in a dis
agreement Of the jury.
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Two Skaters Drowned.

DES MONIES Qa.), Nov. 3O.-The
bodies of George Edwin Dean, aged II,
and John Sinclair, aged 8, were taken
from the Des Moines River to-day
They were drowned Saturday after
noon, but the fact was not certainly
known until the bodies were found to-
day. They were skating, and nobody
saw them go through the ice. When
they failed to come home Saturday
night search was begun, and men
worked day and night until noon to-
day. when the bodies were found un-
der the ice
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Telegraph Cable Broken.

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The Western
Union Telegraph Company's central
cable office reports interruption in the
ST. Lucia, ST. Vincent, ST. Croix and
Trinidad cables, cutting off commune
cation by cable with ST. Vincent, Bar
BADGES, Grenada, Trinidad and Deyne-
rara Fast sailing vessels will be em-
ployed, carrying messages from St. Luz
cia to St. Vincent, thence by cable the
balance of the distance.