The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
DISMEMBERMENT OF
CHINESE EMPIRE
United States VIII be Invited to
Become a Participant.
CABLE FROM ADMIRAL DEWEY
The Hero of Manila Bay Will Not Ac-
cept Home As Git, But.Will
Expend Amount Raised
fE for Sailors Home

Washington. June Observation-Disclosures
Frewer, the English economist, who is
here on his way to Canada is of the opinion
that within a year the powers will be
called together to determine upon the dis
memberment of the Chinese empire "In
my opinion he said, "all the great powers
will be represented. The United States will
be invited to participate and the opinion
abroad is that she will accept and take an
active part in the partition of the empire.
With the United States and Great Britain
exercising influence over nearly half of
China immense developments of the two
nations would follow, and the Anglo-Saxon
federation would do more to secure dis
armament and the establishment of uni
versal peace that could be hoped for from
any peace conferences under present Euro
pean conditions. The value of the Philip
pine Islands to the United States must be
as an outpost of Americana Chinese trade"
The opinion of Mr.. Frewer seems to be
upheld by the dispatches from China
which show that that empire is putting
itself on a war footing. The chief cause of
complaint now is against the Germans and
the Italians. The Germans have been oc-
cupyfng post at Shan-Tung for more than
a year and there are indications that she
intends to control the whole of the pro-
vince. The province is about the size of
Ohio and Indiana and a very rich and pros
| porous section of the empire. Last month
the German minister, Baron Heyking, at
Pekin demanded from the Chinese govern
ment the exclusive privilege of working
mines and constructing railways in that
province. A few days later he demanded
that the collection of taxes and customs
be placed into German hands.
Chinese Refused
OF course the Chinese government
promptly refused. However, the decna-
ton will not amount to anything The
Germans will continue to construct the
railways and collect the taxes. With the
next year the entire province will practi-
cally be in the hands of Germany conse-
quently the order to place the empire on a
war footing was given 1t might be in
teresting to know in this connection that
an ingenious military Mandarin has re-
Gently invented a weapon which the Off
Gals think will strike terror to the foreign
devils This terrible weapon is a combina-
ton apparently of a spear and shovel At
| one end of pole there is large sharp
| pike, at the other end there is a shovel
| or spade. This last can be used as an en-
| trenching tool or weapon. 1t is especially
mandy in cutting off the heads of prisoners
| after they are caught. All a Chinese SOL
| der has to do is to kill his man with one
end and promptly discover his head with
| the other. "'-
The empress has rewarded the inventor
| OF TINS weapon with button of the second
class and ordered the manufacture of a
| large supply of his weapons. When fin
lshed they are to be distributed throughout
| the empire
Frewer TsimetaIlist
Mr.. Frewer is a bi-metallist and a great
admlrer of Mr.. Bryan. What he said
about the conditions in this country was
! particularly significant and interesting.
Inc United States" he said, lis expert
encing an imitation of currency and cred
| Its Which produce a condition of amasing
| prosperity. The blessings of an abundant
| production of the soil, the extensive in
| crease in the supply of gold from the
| mines, and the imitation through loans has
| increased the volume of currency and
credit, as, In my opinion, the restoration
| or silver would have DONE A raise in
| prices and an amazing prosperity hak re-
| suited. believe there will be a reaction
later. Prices are falling in England, and
| when they fall lower there will be heavy
| expectations to this country in spite of
| the tariff. Then would follow an outflow
| of gold. which think, though the admin
| istration already foresees, and for which
| reason it is anxious to get some legislation
| on the currency which will protect the
| reserve"
With respect to the relations between
| the two countries, he said that the sent-
| ment in England in favor of q strong CO.
| operation between the United States and
| Great Britain was more pronounced than
| ever. The common interests of the two
| people must draw them together and they
| must progress together along the lines of
| untried development and the worlds civil
| ization.
Cablegram from Dewey
| Admiral Dewey has cabled his friends
| here that he will not accept a home
| gift, but that should a sum be raised for
| him he will expend it on a home for sail
ors and the 'men behind the guns" This
is exactly what his friends predicted from
| the first he would do. 1t is estimated that
about a hundred thousand dollars will be
| subscribed and with this he can establish
| a home for INDECENT sailors and gunners.
| Those who had the bad taste to promote
| the scheme without a consultation with
| him or his friends feel very much chag-
| rined but will have to continue their
| work with the same zeal as they showed
| In the beginning.
| Officers returning from the Philippines
| are telling strange stories about the eff
| feet of the heat on the hair of our soldiers.
| Some say that the Americans are grow
| ing bald from the peculiar climate and
| that the men, who. when they left here,
| had splendid hair have now almost none,
| while those with thin hair, in the first
| place. are now entitled to the very front
| row in the theater when the ballet is on.
| No reason can be given for the falling out
| of the hair. except the heat and the fact
tbot tha soldiers are now obliged to wear