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The herald., 1898-11-11
Conditions as Shown by Transactions
on Wall Street

NEW YORK. Nov. 1O.-Prces surged up
ward on the stock exchange today with
what can only adequately be described as
rush and roar 1t was day of furious
activity throughout in all departments and
the closing was at boiling point and the
best prices Of the day.. The greatest inter-
securities of all classes and nearly all of
these which were traded In show at least
one per cent higher for the stock. The ma
per cent. This rate Of increase raised to
between two and three per cent in the
cases of Atchison preferred. Rock Island,
Baltimore and Ohio, Denve. and RH
st. Paul and Omaha, C. c. c. and st. L.,
and some of the specialties. The Oregon
Navigation stocks. both common and pre-
industrials and other specialties fell into
the background, both relatively and abso-
lutely, and were almost totally neglected
Transit and Illinois Steel stocks then
sprang into activity and scored substan-
tial advances near the close. In the cases
Of some stocks high record prices were
ers the high price of the year was approx
mated. Atchison preferred, Northern Pa
cihc and Union Pacific stocks reached their
that the strength of the market is attrib-
uted to the feeling of relief that the unset
tied doubts and uncertainties over the cleo
ton are thing of the past, and the conf
dence that the generally prosperous condi-
ton of the country is sure to assert itself
and lift prices to higher level There
was q spirit of abounding optimism abroad
and everything was ignored but the most
favorable incidents In the outlook. The
marked falling off In the export demand
for wheat and the resulting fall in prices
had no effect. The unfayorable conditions
Of the Trunk Line situation, which caused
declines for New York Central and Penn
sylyania in London, received no attention.
and the prices Of these stocks were ad-
vanced over a point. There was an eager
demand for all of the grangers, which
made that group the leaders of the market
in point af activity. The Atchison securi-
ties held foremost place and all of them
advanced strongly, the preferred rising 2N
6OO. 900 to move. Northern Pacific preferred
more than redeemed Its quarterly dividend
and Union Pacific preferred was heavily
bought, both for home and foreign account.
London buying was again marked fea-
ture and commission house business was
on an enormous scale. fairly taking away
the market out Of the hands Of the traders
and eating up all offerings to take pronts
The herald., 1898-11-11
MEERsCHAUM PIPES
characteristics Of the Styles Which
Some Smokers Prefer

Most of the plain meerschaum pipes sold
nowadays are OF practically the same styles
as brier pipes and finished and mounted in
the same manner. Of the once familiar
meerschaum, that was substantially meer-
schaum bowl with a short upturned stem
part, into which weichsel stempiece was
inserted, comparatively few are now sold.
Many of the meerschaum pipes of today are
of the bulldog pattern, and many are made
likewise straight t-stemmed, but with bowls
in various rounded forms; and there are
brier-mounted pipes with droop stems. The
mountings are silver or gold bands or fer
rules around the stem part, where the pit
or mouthpiece is attached, and on some pipes
a mounting around the top of the bowl. In
these pipes mountings those produced by
Americans excel all others in suitability and
design. With their production in modern
styles and in forms adapting them to the
most convenient and advantageous use has
come I'm increased demand for pipes of
meerschaum.
Such are the pipes usually bought by the
American or Englishman, who, if he smokes
a meerschaum, wants a stout, stocky, ser
viceable pipe. There are sold, however, some
meerschaums that are modelled more on clay
pipe lIHts, WIFI tilC StGIl pdIt anu IuOutu-
piece little if any longer but very much slen-
derer and lighter than those parts of the
pipes more commonly sold. But while the
American and Englishman prefer gener
ally when they buy meerschaum a good
solid pipe, the Frenchman who smokes
merschaum wants long and slender pipe,
as does also the italian. The plain meer-
schaum pipe made for the French or italian
smoker is in design substantially like clay
pipe, with bowl of the same general shape
though of finer lines, and with the same
long, slender stem. But made of such a
material as meerschaum and beautifully fin
shed, and with long, slender, delicate
mouthpiece of amber, there is no danger of
the pipe being taken for clay pipe Simple,
and at the same time quaint, as such pipes
may at first appear to one unaccustomed to
them, they may easily be objects of beauty,
as was certainly, in an especial degree, one
seen in shop where many such pipes were
displayed. 1t was finished in all but the pol
ishing; was about foot in length, including
the delicate amber mouthpiece, which would
measure perhaps four inches, and the meer-
schaum was of smooth and milky white
ness, while the long, slender amber mouth
piece was of light yellow, clouded with
white.
Such pipes are madewith the bowls placed
at different angles, as is the case with CLAW
pipes, and the bowls are made rather thin
walled than otherwise, in keeping with the
general character of the pipe. These slender
meerschaum pipes are made, some of them,
with the stem fashioned to present a twist
in appearance, but most of them are made
with the stem straight and smooth. They
are made, including the amber bit or mouth
piece, in various lengths, the price of the pipe
depending ON the length. and as with other
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Insurance Notes

The Munich Reinsurance company OF Ba-
varia has made its deposit and been Ii
censed by the New York Insurance depart
ment
On Wednesday of last week shares of in
surance stock sold at auction in New York
as follows: Hartford, eight shares, at SIG;
Eagle, fifty shares, at 240; Connecticut, ten
shares, at 1856; Hanover, seventy eight, at
1872.
The New York Life has issued ten-year
endowment policy, supposed to be on the
hfe OF Ii. IL. Porter, former well known
Chicago railway man, on which he paid a
single premium of S84 900, one Of the largest
single premiums ever paid in this country.
Losses on the Pacific coast are said to
be at least 81 ,250,000 in excess of the total
losses at this time last year, and unless
the balance of the year proves more favor
able the losses and expenses for the year
will fully equal the premiums.
The Commercial Insurance company Of
Cincinnati has retired from business and re
insured its risks with the Merchants and
Manufacturers of that city. The CONNER
cial was organized in 1888, had 100000 cap
tal and assets OF $l77, 1894 on December 3lst
last, at which time it reported $4,746OOO
at risk and premium income of about
S37 600. Its business was confined to Ohio,
a good deal of it reinsurance business. j. A.
Townley was president and j. w. McCord
secretary
Chicago enjoys the exalted privilege, says
the Argus of that city, of having more and
better looking women engaged in the bust
ness of life insurance soliciting than can be
claimed anywhere else in the world. The
Mutual Life, the New York Life, the Union
Central and the Home all have regularly
organized departments managed by the fair
sex, the two first named companies two
or three departments each. Every one of
these women are hustlers, one of them Miss
Fixen, an accomplished linguist, talking in
surance in six languages. When it is con-
sdered that one robust language welded
by woman is superior to the most thor
oughly equipped male linguist, the possibil-
tiles of female insurance prowess in Chi
oar uO ora ouuOaofivo
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(DalIy Statement.)
Nathan H. Becker to Alice NJ. Shoe
maker-Part blk D, Painter & Ball
tract ........ .......................... $500
Edward p. Tomkinson to Tennessee
A. Andrews-Part lots Il and G, blk
1913. Santa Monica .................. $500
Justin j. Tilley to Minnie H. McLa-
ren-Lot Is. blk +. Thomas tract. $500
Ann Culligan, Matthew Culligan and
II. G. Ellsworth, jr., to J. A. Spen-
cer-Part Sec %. N. 1O.............. 1,49O
George H. Post Frank A. Post to
Geo. j. Dalton-LIot s, blk 6, Sunny
Clopo ....... 1900. ......... .......... EUUU
Nettie Mueller, Clare E. Mueller, Net
tie Mueller, gdn of Earl w. Mueller,
and Oscar c. Mueller to Henry
Martz and Elizabeth Martz-Agree-
ment as to party wall between lot
/ and s. n lot 2, blk II, @. S.....
Robert J. Anderson to Edward A.
Tuttle-Lot 3, Andersons sub..... 5000
Same to e. A. Tuttle-Lot /, Ander-
sun SUI 0,UUU
Thirty-seven transfers under $1OOO 16
of which were nominal ............. 59U7
Total 800 aq7
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Interpretations

Excelsior Athletic club, San Francisco; !;
admission fee, $500.
brokerage and shipping business, San Fran
cisco; $4,000; subscribed, S5.
California Vendor Machine company,
formed to deal in automatic machines, San
Francisco; $4,000; subscribed, S625.
NJ. NJ. Potter company, Los Angeles, cap
ital stock 100000, all subscribed: M. M.
Potter. |. N. Van Nuys, +. p. Flint, Gill
bert T. Gay and II. Loomis.
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A PARTISAN CATfCHlSM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A Partisan contemporary, Les Annales,
has been addressing string OF questions to
various musical and theatrical celebrities
and publishing their replies, week by week
As they make very amusing reading, on the
whole, 1 give below the questions, and the
replies of Jean de Reszke and Sarah Bern
hardt. The questions ran:
l. Where do you spend your holidays!
2. What is the motive OF your prefer
cnce!
3. Where do you live when you are there!
4. What do you do there!
5. WHAT form OF exercise do you take!
6. What are your amusements!
Z. What is your system Of hygiene?
8. What regime do you subject yourself to! !
g. How do you dress there:
10. Do you avoid society or seek it!
IL. Do you flirt!
II. Do you think of the theater during
your holidays!
10. Are you bored when away from the
iootlghts?
IA. DO you read much?
Is. What kind OF parts do you like play
ing in?
matte author!
M. Jean de Reszke sent in the following
set of answers:
l. spend my holidays in Poland-right
out in the country with my sister.
2. | naturally prefer a holiday like that,
because ali my fortune is sunk in land and L
worship my native country.
3. | live in little pavilion at the Castle
Of Borovno
t. What do 1 do there? The dolce far
niente.
5. My favorite exercises are riding, shoot
ing and tennis.
g. My chief amusement is the breeding and
training of 2-year-olds for the Warsaw races.
7. My hygiene! l am in the open air all
day long.
s. don't believe in any set regime.
9. | wear old clothes and a smoking jacket
in the evening.
10. never seek society during my holi-
day, but don't avoid it either.
IL. Filtration? That's all over-tempi
passati!
u. Alas! am always thinking of the thea
ter.
13.Yes-and no.
IA. l read the papers every day, the War
saw journals, the Figaro and the Jockey.
Is. prefer mystical parts.
lG. 1t is impossible to say who is my
favorite composer. There are so many whom
love and admire with equal intensity, al
though in widely different way.
O O O
Sarah's replies, of course, are distinctly
original
l. spend my holidays by the sea.
T oIo Ill H.
the plains. The sea is moving plain, only
the vegetation is below the surface instead
of above it.
g. live in little disused fort.
4. tire myself out with bodily fatigue
in order to rest.
5. For exercise I shoot, fish, boat and
cycle
6. Amusements, ditto.
7. Hygiene, ditto.
g. Regime? I'd enjoy myself
8. Toilette? Oh, MOI
10. keep clear of the people who bother
me, and seek the company of my friends.
| IL. Filtration is an amusement only fol
people who are bored to death.
II. think as little of the stage as posi-
BILE.
l3. am never bored.
ID. read good books.
Is. have no preference in the matter Of
parts. Any personality presented to me in
the guse of part pleases me at once.
get out of myself and become another.
think it is to this that l owe my constant
gaiety; I leave myself so often, and l am
so delighted to find myself again.
| Is. My favorite dramatic author? LIE bon
Dieu!
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proportions, and taking into account the
favorable possibilities of larger railroad
building, bridge and car building, and a
heavier general demand, it is not difficult
to see how some large consumers are mani
Testing some anxiety to know what the
future of pig iron production is likely to be.
1t is both a good sign and bad sign to
see stocks go down at this time. The pinch
will be on Bessemer pig if it comes, but
those who formed the recent selling agency
to secure better prices, because of strong in
difficulty in meeting all demands.
The herald., 1898-11-11
California Fruit Sales

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Earl Fruit compa-
ny's California fruit sales:
Pears-Winter Nellis, LA; Glout Moroccan.
CT GCSrapes-Tokay, 100; verdelles. 1.5201. 73;
BLACK Ferrara, Liz; Cornichon, 1.55.
Porter Bros. company's sales:
Grapes-Cornichon 135@1 so single crates.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Earl Fruit COM
nany's California fruit sales:
Grapes-Tokay, 1.40@2.40; double crates,
4. .O564SO; clusters, 3.55.
The herald., 1898-11-11
Coming Patent Commission

People interested in patents and trade
marks will have an opportunity to influence
legislation dealing with those subjects in
the near future. The commission ap-
pointed by the president some time ago to
Stiggest }3pF Clements in patent and trade
marks laws Will begin it's sessions in Wash
ington on November %, and prior thereto
it will invite all persons interested in inven-
tions or trademarks as related to foreign
commerce to suggest such amendments of
the laws relating thereto as are desirable for
the advancement of foreign commerce, and
for the carrying out of the convention re-
garding industrial property concluded at
Paris in March, 1888. In particular, ex-
pressions of opinion are desired on the sub
ject of caveats, and the questions when for
eigners should date their inventions, and
to whom patents should be granted in the
case of the death of a foreign inventor. Re-
garding trademarks, the commission will
welcome recommendations as to the pos
sibility and ACCESSIBILITY of federal law to
carry out the convention, as to the diff
culties in the way of foreign protection Of
trademarks, and touching the interna-
tional registration of trademarks. The
procedure marked out for the commission
is wise one, considered as preliminary to
legislation on a subject which is by no means
free from difficulties, and regarding which
congress will need information which can
scarcely be supplied from general sources
The herald., 1898-11-11
Mortgages, $1,000 and Over

DAILY StatementO
Karl G. Wagenbach to Security Saw.
Bk-Part Secs. 9, 16 and II, s. IA,
yrs, 9 per cent 80: ..:.-......:...:..... Sc, 500
Jessie w. Parke and F. K. Parke to
State Nut. B. & L. Ass'n-Part lot
l. blk G, Mott trt. yrs. Is per cent 1000
7. S. Abbott to T. S. Wadsworth-
Lot 4. Ahern blk, yrs. II per cent. 1000
Eleanor Linville to VIM. Chandler
Lee-Lot 20. Cases SUBJ, after date,
7 per cent, 500, $1,000 ................ LOO
Seventeen mortgages under $1,000 80. $3.50
Total ..............,.,,,., 500. 26O
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Silver Bullion

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1O-Bar silver
60kc; Mexican dollars, 4714@47a4c.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Bar silver, 601ac
Mexican dollars. 47c.
LONDON, Nov. 1O-Bar silver, 2S 3-16d.
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Pig Iron Product

1t might sound optimistic, remarks the
Railway Review, to say that by next spring
it will be demonstrated that the production
of l,OO0, 900 tons of pig iron per month will
be sufficient to meet the demands then pre-
gented. During the past month stocks de.
@ wheh araes d ess than
100000 tons year. Adding an unknown
fSf6gp demand, which may assume large
The herald., 1898-11-11

meerschaums, on the quality. Such pipes
have been made thirty-six inches in length.
Pipes from eight to twelve inches in length
are the pipes of this kind most commonly
sold.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-11-11
VindictiYe to the Last

"What will you have for breakfast asked
the iailer.
"Buckwheat cakes and a cup of chocolate, -
replied the condemned murderer.
lie was to be hanged in two hours, and
he took a malicious delight in the reflection
that all the reporters probably had written,
"the condemned man breakfasted heartily
on ham and eggs, fried potatoes and coffee. "
Chicago Tribune
The herald., 1898-11-11
Kansas City Live Stock

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 10.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 1000; market strong; native steers,
3 ot56S5' '25; cows and heifers, 1.50@450; stock
ers and feeders, 2.50@4. so; bulls, 1.50@325.
Sheep Receipts. 5000; market strong;
The herald., 1898-11-11
Investments by Savings Banks

Why savings banks have been such large
investors in savings bank stocks, is a ques-
Of New England. 1t is a fact not GENERALLY
known that the laws of Massachusetts are
such that while the national banks pay tax
Of 1928 per share, the savings bank or insur.
ance company. holding the stock gets 50
share rebate from the state. These inter.
ests, therefore, have the advantage of the
in Massachusetts do not pay the tax from
choice, as is done in New York, but because
the law compels them to do SO.
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Treasury Statement

ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balancet $500, ,202. .033;
gold reserve. S242. 1886. $40
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Releases, $1,000 and Over

DAILY Statement)
N. Royal to e. Drury ct al, 475-3Oo.. 81, ECO
II. J.. Gordon to G. Mathewson, 613-25S 1000
p. Fitzwilliam to A. H. Dunlap 31S-
EoZ ............ .................. 3,UOO
T. p. Bunnell to e. P. Tomkinson,
S76-1l9 ....................... 1,5oo
G. T. Vail to j. ]. Tflley, 40-96...... 1000
Ten relesases under $1,000 .............. 1856
-
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Petroleum
Local Quotations

OH, CITY, Pa, Nov. 10.-Credit balances,
IA: certificates closed offered at 1.18
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The book and stationery store of Stoll &
Thayer Co. has bsan removed to No. 26a-2s4
eouth apring street. etimson block.
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BUTTUR-Extra local s1-ounce sQuarsA
60@62jdc; fancy creamery, northern. 32-oz
squares, 5505711c; eastern tub, 2203ec.
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Removal

The Los Angeles Pipe Organ company has
dro streets,
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Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-California dried
fruits steady. ,ao-
pound; prime wire tray. 71aQ7%c; choice,
7%@Sc; fancy, 81sc.
Prunes-5A@9%c.
i'f; 'Pf;eaches-Unpeeled. s1A@11c; peeled. 1s@
20c.
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Wall paper. late styles, low prices, at A.
A. Ecks trom's. 324 South Spring street.
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Bond List

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O-Following are
the closing prices of bonds on the New
York stock market today:
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without appreciable check to the days ad-

without appreciable check to the days ad-
vance.
The days business in bonds holds the
record In the volume of transactions; All
classes of mortgages were in demand, but
the reorganization issues continued the
favorites. There was, however, a gener-
ally, distributed business in high grade
bonds and many speculative issues were
brought forward in the movement. Total
sales, $40, $4,000.
United States new fours, registered, ad-
Vanced Is, do. coupon, 3s, and the twos
and the threes, registered a. and the old
fours, registered and the fives, registered,
Is In the bid prices.
Closing Stocks
NEW YORK, Nov. 1O-Followng are
the closing prices Of stocks on the New
York stock exchange today:
Atchison t,a g.; i$A Rock lsland. .1os3s
Canada Pacific SSA do I'd pfd.. 30A
Canada South. 54A st l. & SW....... 50
@srs ches offllio ohio S$A St dG Paul pia1 1iS TX
c b & Q........1iS ST p & Omaha. SIX
do pfd .1O6 st p NJ & ..173
Chi G W........ 145s Southern Pacific. 241a
Chi Ind g. L.. Southern Ry SO. 9
Chi chi & NW....1$SA W. Texas & Pacifc. HM
uS st L. tx Union nG paeiic:. p,a sss ss
do pfd... "a U p d & G........ 6is
Del Del L & % VS.. III 9iN " do % pifid.. ...... 2l% z
Den & Rio c.. IA Wheel & I. E....
do pfd.... 577s do -pfd..... 30B
Erie (new) SO. IL Adams Eek ......10
do 1st pfd.. 34la American Eek ....145
TT Wayne .....1H United States Elk "A
ct N pfd..... 1898 Wells Fargo ....122
Hooking VAL. 3M Am Cotton OIL. 34%
Illinois Cen ....11H do pfd...... S61s
Lake f & W.. 13 Am Spirits ,...... liz
do MD. 61 do pfd,.,,. .9A
Lake Shore ....192s Am Tobacco ....14O
Louis & Nash. 59h do pfd......125
Manhattan L.. 1878 Con Gas ..........18
Met st Ry......16S Com Gable Co...175
Mich Central. .1071s Col F & Iron.... 20
Minn & st L.. 2S do pfd...... 80
do 1st pfd.. 9l1a Gen Electric .... Soy
Mo Pacific. 34ss Hawaii Com Co.. 6O1a
Mobile e Ohio. 24H Illinois Steel ....102
M * & 7 ...... 101a Intnl Paper ..... 511a
do pfd.... 1874 do pfd...... S7is
N ] Central. =. 81 La Clede Cas-. 4s
Y Central. .117A Lead ............. 349s
N Y C & st L.. III. do pfd. .110ls
do 1st pfd.. 70 MINI Iron ..... 1894
do I'd pfd... 1875 Nat Linseed Oil. 5ls
Nor West....... IA Pacific Mail. ..... 345s
N Amer Co... 65s Peoples Gas ... 1853
No Pacific .... 42$s Pullman Palace. 14o1a
Ontario & W.. i5%s Standard r & I. *
Ore r G. Nav. 81 Sugar ......... .1141s
Ore Short Line 30 do pfd. ... 1851
Pac 1st pfd.. 70 T c. & Iron...... 311s
do I'd pfd.. IS U s Leather...... 6as
Pittsburg ....172 do pfd...... 67A
Do fst pfd:. ss& S DO :1siA y
r G W.......... 27 Western Union. SO
do pfd.... 60 Brooklyn, II t.. 6Ss4
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I os ANGELES NATIONAL BAN1

CAPITAL............s5 $500 10000
TOTAL...... ............,......sss
w. c. PATTERSON.... President
WARREN GILLELEN...Vic President
DIREC
W. c. Patterson, Warren Gillelen, p.
Dyke, w. c. Brown, L. c. Mckeeby, r. r.
. This bank has no deposits Of either
no preferred creditors.
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Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Following are
The closing prices of stocks on the New
York stock exchange today:
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ON 'CHANGE

Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-18
CHINA RULED BY A WOMAN.
peFor Of AuthOrity-Li Hung
Chang's Opportunity.

Late Picking advicessay that the. en-
press dowager of China has relieved
the emperor of all real power, openly
taking to herself the direction of the
empires affairs. The government min
listers now apply to her for instruc-
tions on all important matters. She
has dismissed the imperial tutor, Weng
Tong Ho, with reprobation from all
his Offices. Viceroy Wang Weng has
been called from Tien-Tsin to become
. member of the tsung Ii yamen.
The most important change made
Il that Of Ii Hung Chang, who has
always been the dowager empress IA
vorite. BY her influence he will likely
be made sole minister for foreign af.
fairs. as the tsung II yamen is being
filled with weaklings who will not op-
pose Ii.
The British element in China con-
dders this move very important. be-
cause of Lis marked Russian terden-
cies. Late in June at the foreign Of
fce occurred a sensational tilt be-
tween Ii Hung Chang and Sir Claude
Macdonald, the British minister. Be.
fore the entire tsung II yamen Ii told
Macdonald that his function was to
lessen difficulties, not to creote them
and intimated that unless Macdonald
changed his manner China would de.
mand his recall. Macdonald became
indignant and accused Ii of abusing
his power and betraying his country
into the hands of it's deadiest enemy
Russia. The contention waxed furious
for some time, to the actual terror o1
all the Chinese officials present ex'
cept Ii.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-18
A PERpLExING QUESTION.
Branch of the Episcopal Church
IL in Doubt.

The San Francisco Chronicle says:
A perplexing question has arisen
among Protestant Episcopalians in
this country regarding the future gov
ernment of the Hawaiian branch Of
the church. At present the island do
oese is in charge of Bishop Willis, of
the Established Church of England, and
has no direct connection with the Prot
estant Episcopal church of the United
States. 1t is believed, however, among
high church authorities that a. q re-
suit Of the annexation of the islands
the Episcopalians there will be brought
into direct relations with the American
church, and that the diocese of the Pa
cific islands will, perhaps, be merged
into the diocese Of California.