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Disturbed China.

b simultaneous outbreak of insurrec-
tionB In China In districts so far apart as
DungariR on tho far western frontier, in
Kansuh on the upper Hoang-ho, and In tho
southern provinces of KwanR-si and
Kwang-tung, would seem to imply q gen.
eral discomfort with the existing regime.
While the rising in the south is tho
work of the Black Flag and the
debris of the old TAPPING rebellion
acting apparently under the influence of
Chinese reformers of the new school trained
In American and European ideas, the move.
ments In Kansuh and Dungaria are of Mo.
hammedan origin. KaRsuh lies In the OK.
IRENE northwestern corner of China proper
and Is traversed by the great highway lead
ing into Chinese Turkestan, whose inhabi.
tants, like those of Kansuh, are mostly Mo-
hammedans. The population Is partly Chi.
nese, partly Mongols, the former settled on
the land in ~farmhouses and villages, and the
latter dwelling In tents and moving about
the country according to the seasons. The
climate runs to extremes of heat and cold,
with clear skies. but the people dc not
suffer much from the cold, coal being found
all over the province.
The main road from Pekin to the Rus
sian frontier runs through the whole length
of the province, and is said by a recent
traveller to be in fairly good order. From
Lan-chau, the capital, roads branch out In
all directions into the province, and, being
free from brigands, are safe for travellers,
and inns are found at convenient In.
tervals. The population, which Is esti-
mated at four millions, is. generally speak
ing, poor, and subsists mostly on a
kind of macaroni of wheat -four and
porridge of millet and coarse cakes made
Of pea, barley, or wheat meal. Physically
the people are very hardy and appear to
enjoy their life, such as it is. BY the con-
struction OF tho Russian railways through
Manchuria the road through Kansuh will
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THE rAx ON rHrhrRrCA1s
venders OF Patent Nostrums Who Give In.
tertainments Will HIVE to Pny II,

WARRINGTON. July 22.-The following lctt.,
from Commissioner Scott to A. b. White. Col.
lector OF Internal Revenue at Parkersburg. w
Va, will be interesting to people engaged in
giving entertainments in did Of patent nos.
trums or other objects and to the managers q,
companies dong one night stands In the
Legitimate" Tho letter. II rigidly construed.
will have a tendency to discourage performs
ances In the month Of July:
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July %. 1898.
81 have received your letter concerning ap-
plications which you have received from vend-
ers OF patent medicines, who give musical
entertainments and concerts in tents. some Of
which are variety performances, and to which
at times admission is free. but at other times n
nominal admission is charged for seats inside
the tent.
when these shows consist, as you state.
merely OF feats Of Workmanship. songs and va.
riety performances like ordinary minstrel
p~erformances) the special tax required to be
paid by those medicine vendors. whether they
State in which such performances are given in
the month OF July. When they move to another
other month than July, the special tax is to be
AZ a SsS S ssS # SSS i SbiSS COME But under L s9 az
Which TiaS a are sSsStTissl ,ssPPsEic5mSnSss' % SsRR%n sSs
OF the act, they must be required to pay the
epecial tax.of 800 for the year beginning July
liability begins in any other month than July.
."Ooneerplng q travelling company playing
dramas Of that character in O regular opera
house In email towns / have to SAY, that II las
house is not required TO pay the 800 special
tax, By reason Of the fact that the toYn has but
$4,000 people or less, the manager Of the COM
must be required to pay a special tax OF 500. Il
the performances are given In the month OF
July, and at that rate II tho liability begins In
any other month than July"
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Travel Blocked by tho Fruit Vendors and
Push Carts.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: Messrs.
Happen. Stewart and other officers OF %instltu-
lions and bankers doing business in the flnan-
cial district have certainly done a commenda-
BILE thing In requesting the city authorities to
prohibit fruit vendors from standing in Wall
street. but l am surprised that they did not
take a more comprehensive view OF the situa-
ton and strengthen their protest with similar
ones from truck drivers, cab drivers and the
officers OF the City Hospital and Fire Depart
ment. The block between Nassau street
and Broadway is ono OF the few blocks
downtown that is not covered with asphalt
pavement. and for the very good reason that
the grade is steep and there Is an immense
amount Of teaming through the block. Prac-
tically all day long the south side Of Wall street.
between Broad street and Broadway, is lined
with fruit vendors carts. and occasionally a
number OF them are located on the north side
of the street. This reduces the space for vehi-
cles fully one-third and frequently blocks ira file.
heavy loads compelled to come to a halt on this
grade until they, could find a way through TO
an3 TeEisl;es s af the ! f Ere b f'so E9sn amhS nIts9 iS
the same manner. In addition cabs carrying
people TO catch boats or trains are frequently
blocked within the distance described.
No public interest is served by permitting
these vendors to occupy the street as they dol
In fact. 1t Is an outrage, uron Taxpayers and
upon many poor truck horses that have to
strain to start their loads because Of the con
ditions, referred 70. Moreover, life and property
way OF the free movement OF lmbulances and
fire department equipment, feel sure that a
%1uential medium as THE Sun will be OF ma
terial assistance in abating this long-staudinR
nuisance. which Is continued in violation Of
corporation ordinances. q. A,
Nav YoRK ,July1 S.
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no limit In the descent to which Il may 60 /;
and the shapes 1t assumes are protean.
They are morbid manifestations with
which medicine and penology must
deal, and with which expertS In
Rlienism are Obliged 10 become ia
millar; but their study, their minute
examination, IL obnoxious to all healthy
minds not professionally compelled to
pursue It. Decency draws q veil to hide
the depth to which human ~depravity or de-
generacy can go. PARKHuRsT tore 1t
der. and exhibited the frlRhtful abyss to all
Christian society, making 1t q current
theme of conversation and investigation.
1t was an inconceivably repulsive occu-
patton, but by reason Of 1t PARKHURsT
gained . notoriety which melted other
preachers here and there to initiate his
example. Very likely, they all thought
themselves impelled by the purest motives
only, but really their animating impulse
was . prurient Imagination. The very
subject IL ~provocative; 1t IL pitch which
cannot be handled without deflement.
The United Confederate Veterans have
Just been holding their nnual meeting at
Atlanta, 30 that the Georgia town has been
crowded with representatives Of the highest
and heAlthiest moral characterof the South.
They can sec for themselves IL the ~ssaults
on Atlanta society have justification. They
can see how gracious hospitality and the con
ventions Of refined social intercourse have
been transformed and perverted by ignor-
ance or an evil Imagination into evidence
Of shameful d~iSsoluteness. So also, when
years ago the Christian Endeavor societies
poured vast multitudes Of their young men
and young women into New York from all
parts Of the Union, they discovered by 40
tual observation and personal experience
that nowhere else in the world arc tho
Christian virtues of purity, temperance,
charity, and brotherly kindness manifested
moro beautifully than In this great COM
munity; that the good abounds, and that
the evil must hide It's head In dark places.
The manifestations of this spirit of calum-
NATION touching both our social and politi-
cal life have been tolerated too long without
tho crushing rebuke they deserve; hence we
applaud all the moro the Georgia journals
which have administered oondign punish
mentt to this slanderous preacher at Atlanta.
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Our Victory at Manzanillo.

Compared with the great sea battles at
Manila and Santiago, the fight of Com
mander ToDD's fotilla In the harbor Of
Manzanillo must DO reckoned among our
minor triumphs: yet earlier in the wal It
would have thrilled the country, while its
clean-cut record Of six Spanish vessels de-
stroyed and two others driven ashore by q
force Of seven vessels on our side, and
without our suffering q single casualty,
stamps 1t as Of tho brand Of victories
that made DEWEY famous.
1t 10 worth noting that the frat news Of the
battle came from Havana, and indicated q
defeat Of the Spaniards as overwhelming
as Commander TODD now records in his
official report. Manzanillo lie the first
port Of consequence west of Santi-
CO., from which it 10 distant about
elRhty-nve miles. Our b~lockadinR forces
there consisted of tho l~iRht-drauRht
gunboats Wilmington and Helena, and
the auxiliary vessels Scorpion. Hist,
Hornet, Wompatuck, and Osceola. Tho
gunboats are sister ships of ! ,392 tons dis.
placement, each mounting eight A-Inoh
~rapid-hre guns, four ~e-pounders, four l.
Founders, and two Gatlings; the auxiliaries
carry various batteries, none, of course,
being of very heavy calibres.
On the morning Of July 10 Commander
ToDD's forces entered M%anzanillo harbor.
When they arrived within range of the ship
ping they opened fire. Several Spanish gun
boats promptly appeared to defend the har-
Dor, but after a deliberate IRE on our part,
lasting two hours and q hall, three of those
gunboats were destroyed by shells. together
with the transports La Gloria, 1850 tons;
jose Garcia, 1,196, and La Purisima Con-
cepcion, 962, which had belonged to the
Menendez Steamship line. In addition
Commander Tom mentions the blowing up
and destruction of the pontoon, which was
the harbor guard, and q storeship, probably
for ammunition" and q gunboat tina was
driven ashore and another that was driven
ashore and disabled.
An expedition which made such havoc
among the enemy. without loss to our
selves, certainly deserves a page of its own
in naval annals. The purpose Of Admiral
SAMPSON. who ordered tho expedition,
was not to have the shore batteries
engaged, but to smash the Spanish
shipping, which was most effectively
done. There is something suggestive,
however, In this attack on a port not far
from Santiago, and, regarded merely as a
reconnaissance, it indicates that Manzanlllo
is ours II we choose to take the trouble to
occupy It,. But however thai may be, on
the score Of results achieved, the battle of
Manzanillo must lave q place next after
Manila and Santiago In our naval fights
of this war.
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The Denver Evening Post, which, IL we
remember. supported BRYAN In 1895. arrays
an impressive number Of Denver Democrats as
advocates Of a policy OF national expansion. II
do not agree with Mr.. BRYAN" said Governor
ADAMS. Our nag will do for the Philippines
and West Indies what It has done for Cali
fornia." The sentiment among tho Colorado
Democrats suggests that in 1900 the Bryanite
Faithfuls viii flook together behind q ticket
like this:
For President-WrLhIA1E JENNINGS BRTkN.
For Vice. observation-disclosures ELIOT NoRroNs
PLATFORM.
Be satisfed with us; We arc satisfed with
ourselves.
"GnoVRn oIIVHIAnD may be substtutsd.
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RoCKEFELLER WINS HIS CASE
Referee Decides That the Assessment OF
His TarrytOwn Home IL Too High.

Referee Decides That tho Assessment on
His TarrytOwn Home Is Too High.
PoUGHKEEPsIE. N. Y. July %. William
Rockefeller's suit to have the assessment on
his country seat near Tarrytown reduced has
been decided by the referee. Willett L. Hoys-
radt of this city. In favor of Mr.. Rockefeller.
The assessment placed on the property In 1897
was $2,5OO.OOO. and the referee has reduced
the valuation to $343, IT'S.
Mr.. Rockefeller bought the property In 1887
for Sl5O.0OO. and since that time has erected
his mansion and made many improvements
His assessment was increased in 1895 to
$l,O0O,OOO, and. although he then brought pro-
ceedings against the assessors. they moro than
doubled the valuation in 1897. The case has
been going on before the referee for about five
months and there have been over thirty hear.
ings. The, case was closed about three weeks
ago, and the report was sent to-day to ii n
Dykman, OF White Plains. counsel for Mr..
Rockefeller.
Ii is said that Mr.. Rockefeller has spent over
S2,3OO.OOO on his property and the assessors
place the valuation accordingly. The reisTeS
decides that TINS Is not O proper method Of yalu-
atiou, He holds that the market value in This
case IS the full value required by law. A NUN
was between 3OO,OOO and S34UDOO. The two
experts called by the assrssors were of tho
opinion that tho market value did not control
aud the referee has therefore excluded their
An effort. was made to charge the assessors
with costs. but the referee tlnds that only one
OF them. Michael J, Martin, acted with malice
aihd that the board Is not chargcable with costs.
h9ckeieller ID now lending before the same
roiUree.
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The Panic on spsin's ssSbOard.

We could ask no moro striking tribute 70
the proves Of American ships b the
terror which has spread all along the
Spanish coasts over the expected visit OF
wATsoN's feet. From the Bay Of BIscay
to the Straits Of Gibraltar, and across the
Straits In Spanish Africa, az well as In the
Baloario islands and In the CanRries, there
are fronEied preparations against WATSON.
Around Gibraltar, at the POnta Camera
works and the San Rogue and Rota forts
there has been building of now defenoes or
strengthening of old ones; at Cadiz, big
artillery 10 mounted on the CortadenA bat
terry /; at Las PAlmas, In the Canaries, there
10 great hustle Of preparation, and garrisons
have also been placed on less important
islands. But the point Of chief interest is
the premature panic among the non.com-
batants. Tho stampede from La Corufia to
the interior. a stream of bullock carts TAX
ing the household goods Of people far in
land, is az II the guns Of tho Indiana and
the Oregon were already booming. At
some ports fishing boRtS arc already for
hidden to go out at night, while across the
straits the people of Melilla and Ceuta arc
already hocking for refuge into the Moorish
city of Tangier.
The truth 10 that American promptnesS
and fighting capacity have struck terror
into the Spanish people, 90 that they arc
tumbling over each other In haste to get
out of WATsoN'B way long before he has
started. 1t should be said. however, thai
their wild rumors make him already IN
the way, and close to their coasts. Recall.
ing the uneasiness of some Of our own
coast villages q few months ago., we can
imagine how 1t would be with them to-day
II SAM4soN's feet had been sunk, and q
Spanish armada moro powerful than it's
victim were known to be- preparing to
avage our coasts.
To q certain extent, then, the nero prepa-
ration OF WATsoN's forces has already done
its intended work of gearing Spain. But
there 10 something moro serious than q
fright in store for her. The steady increase
in the forces allotted to this squadron, with
each week Of delay, is ominous for Spain ;
and, in fact, while the flight of her sea-
board population Is ludicrously premature,
WATsoN's ships promise to be, in fact, a
BcourGe to her coasts.
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SENDER MUsr AFF11 zMB SLANT.

Justice stovor Refuses . Request 20 Annns
damus the Western Union Company.
Justice stover in the Supreme Court IN
Brooklyn. yesterday. refused to issue arwrttof'
mandamus compelling the Western Union
Telegraph Company to transmit q telegram
without making the sender af1x q one-oent In
ternal revenue stamp. The application was
made by p. J. Miniter Of the Clarendon Hotel.
He visited the oflce Of the telegraph COM
pany. at 81 Fulton street. Brooklyn. on Thurs
day. and presented . message to be sent 70
Greenport. L. I.
The clerk asked Mr.. Miniter to aflx q ono-
cent stamp to the message and he declined to,
do 30. As the message was refused he began,
question whether Mr.. Miniter must buy and
af11X the stamp or not.
THAT, q s9methlng.", said Justice Slower.
with which this court has nothing 20 do. A
mandamus can only issue when the right o. the
party asking for II is clearly established. Suoh
Q right is not established here. Motion denied
with costs."
According to the ruling OF Internal Revenue
Commissioner Scott. "a Geographic despateh
or message 10 required to be stamped by the
person who makes, signs. or issues It."
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The Critic at the Front.

Dick Davis to tho wars has gone.
You'll know him with the best. o.
BY the good long bow he's gtrded on,
And the medals on his chest. OF
OF miscellaneous martial gear
He has a wondrous kit, O..
And when he draws in splendor neAr.
The Generals have TO gt, o!
He shows how battles should be fought,
He shows that Skaters oallow.
And feeds his military thought
By m%unching Of mArshmAllow.
o. Tweetly Dioky pens the tale,
And how he loves TO pen Il.
And sends 1t OF by wire or mail
To Jimmy Gordon Bennett.
Dicky. ever fresh and young.
Long may you stand your ground. o,
And only On the English tongue
Inniot q daily wound, OF
Diooory, Diccory Dick,
BellonG's ~fAVorite ohiekI
A terrible slaughter Of EugGr-And water
Accompanies DiceOEy DtOkl
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BELAEED HLoND1KB MArza.
A Protest Concerning the Failure OF q Con
tractor to Perform HIS Duty.

tractor to Perform HIS Duty.
Ban Francisco. July 22.-The failure OF
friends and relatives Of Klondike minors to re-
ceive any letters from them has led the San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce to appeal to
Washington for relief. 1t seems that the mail
contract between st. Michael and Seattle was
let to one Richardson Of Seattle. who agreed to
beginning with June. and to have them return
promptly WITH the mall from st. Michael. He
gle one has returned. probably because thsy
have found more lucrative work in towin1
beTges from Dutch Harbor to st, Michael.
81. Michael which the steamers OF the CONNER.
cial companies cannot handle. In this mai are
large sums arc thus tied up and have failed to
reach ed pss9Hp Peep who are suffering for want Of
for the prompt delivery OF this beiated KiondifSS
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Court Orders Merritt. R.,n.

John Merritt OF 764 Bedford avenue. Broor-
lyn' secured a writ Of mandamus yestardav
commanding Commissions Heating 81 th. NJ
partment OF Highways to reinstato him, MGR.
I / W Sa u s NsierSn and Z civil service appointee.
eG9tslns an order for the certineatieon d y N fdso
thee t Ras-f9ii from the time OF his discharSe u
borer In the depArtm0nC ~ NO WAS Gbe
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KLONDIKE TALES OF COIN.
A Seattle Man Back from n Yenrsa ia,
with 925 900 in Gold Duat.

SEATTLE. Wash. July 22.-The steamers
Utopia and Farallon arrived to-day from skag.
way with thirty Klondiko miners and S1OOot0o
in gold dust. A. J. B~ourgott. who left Seattle a
year ago last May. was the most fortunate.
$25, 900. ~ 'e'uou ~
here goes directly to the Goyernment Easnn9
ONCE In this city. where it has brouRhf an
average OF $15.5O an ounce. The total amount
ing this evening il 81. non o NN "'eA onu-
There are now fourteen steamers and n mum.
expected 70 bring down more or less aolT
the Skagway route. N""' 'rom
Two Thousand men are engaged in construct
Ing the railroad from Skagway to Lake Bennatt-
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NEW THREES At. 1oz S-S.

Profit OF 021.87 Already on Every Accepted
subscription for $500.
Transactions in the new 3 per cont. Govern.
ment bonds were made in the unlisted depart
mont Of the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day for the first time. All contracts, ofcourse,
were for delivery when issued" The sales
aggregated $732.5oo. the opening price being
1o4H and the closing 1o4H. On q basis Of
a period Of ten years to run the last-named
price represents a yield Of about az Dor
The advance, in the premium since
the subscriptions closed on Thursday
Pated. The closing price yesterday means that
the subscHber for $500 Of the bonds has al
reaaX PE9nted bY bis s9bseription 70 the extent
bonds OF once. even though he has not yet r0s
ceiVed them from the Treasury Department
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INTERNAL REVENUE DEusroM.
Free Samples Of Patent Medicines Do Noe
Require . Stamp.

Require . Stamp.
WARRINGTON. July 22.-In consonance with
the opinion Of Assistant Attorney General
Boyd. received at the Internal Revenue Bureau
last week. Commissioner Scott to- day issued
the following ruling:
Samples Of medicinal preparations and per-
fumery and cosmetics taxable under Schedule
B may be removed from the place Of manufao-
ture for free distribution without stamp or
payment OF tax. Every sample 30 removed,
however. must have legibly printed thereon
the following notice:
This is a free sample removed from the fac
tory for Rratuitous. distribution. Any person
selling or exposing for sale this sample, at any
time. will be liable to all the pains and penalties
OF the law. denounced against persons selling
or exposing for sale unstamped articles t0Iablo
under Schedule B. War Revenue bill"
1t was shown to the satisfaction Of the depart
samples would lead to the discontinuance OF
their use. and the almost inevitable falling OF
OF the business and the consequent diminutioA
OF Government revenue.
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Germans to Make steel at Cbic,.o

CHICAGO. July ga company of German
capitalists and steel manufacturers has ben"n
the construction OF an immense steel miami
upon ground purchased from the Pullman
COMPANY, Just outside the limits Of puIImnn
ahd VIII undertake the production Of steel men;
a large scale within q short time tTwanta
acIes OF ground, arc TO be covered witSe ny
e STssssn H. c saa 4 t ~ results warrant the IN
upon additional ground already seeE1oS HHuieo
option from the Pullman ComDnn '"'ou w an
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VIII Eht the Express Companies to n Finish

1t was reported yesterday thatthe Merchants
Association had abandoned the fight against
the express companies over the stamp tax of
ono cent on each express receipt provided for
in the War Revenue bill. which the express
companies arc forcing the merchants % nav
That report Is not true. The Aercnants Ass9.
citation Is pushing this matter as fast as nos.
slbio aud will continue, to push il until NJ mas
placed the responsibility for tho payment OF
association are Dill. Seymour IL KeIIoag and
counsel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-23

HaTpsr'S Magazine for August might be called
n worlds number" ita articles discuss and de.
scribe events in 30 many different countries. Stephen
BonsAl tells of the convict system OF Siberia; DR..
Prudden describes the spell that the Grand Gallon
eIertsi Mr.. u, b. Marriott Watson tells OF the ex.
PLOTS OF an English hiEhwaymGn; an anonymous
writer tells why The Queen" couldn't abdicate,
and Mr.. George W. smAliey gives the nrst of some
"reminiscences of Gladstone. The other contents Of
the Rumbsr Are varied aud interesting. a. usual.
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II a mar. after turning his home. into q hell
it.-6ttO York Timer.
All the same. men. the sons of women, do not
relish the thought OF mems tying up o woman
and proceeding to kill her. It goes against the
masculine grain.