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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
THE GREAT WAS NEW


last resource before she will ngrce 10
the construction Of any such line. Her
reluctance To go 20 those extremes
which under ordinary circumstance
would long since have been frsortcd 20
II due solely 20 her passionate clinging
TO the policy ~ the open door" nut
while Great britain has been keeping
the door of China open other powers
nave been climbing In over the back
fence ana carrying away household fur
nlture, Each power has taken In hand
as much OF China US II can deaf with.
hfmly resolved that British capitalists
shall not " they can help IL, carry on
trade In their appropriated areas. Now
there II a strong element In England,
even IN Conservative ranks. who have
decided that the open door" policy has
been bitter failure. They advocate a
polcy more selfishly protective AMI
hold that England and Lord Salisbury
should throw international morality 10
the dogs and no longer struggle for the
maintenance of the Chinese empire.
one might as Well" they say. Try 10
Keep out the ocean with mop 30 far
salisbury has done nothing more than
instruct Sir Claude Macdonald 20 In.
FORM the Chinese ministers that Eng.
ANA VIII protect the empire should any
foreign power at any moment grow Vi
elous because of fayorE granted 10
England. Rut Russia. her worst and
most omlnoua enemy. China dares not
ming on And there the matter stands.
The secret OF Gormany'a seizure Of
k'ao'chau ana the surrounding terrific
~ has been said TO be not 30 much
due to TIC desire to have harbor ana
coallng station as the fact that the con-
uguous province Of Shangtung has In
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cxhaustible deposits OF coal and iron.
to say nothing Of other valuable miner
ais. such aH copper. gold aud ailvnr.
when once KinO bay n thrown open to
commerce. the province Of shangiung
viii become one Of the great manufac-
turing centsrH OF the world hut the
moment the door n China Il opened to
all Europe England and the other pow
ers realize that great change Will
come over the character ~ their trade
with China. Instead Of Importing coal.
Iron and steel. machinery aud manufac-
,urcd goods there will come a change
In the tide u trade. aud all these things
will be exported 10 the rest OF the
world. when this takes place. the ORR
cnt. on account Of the extreme cheap
ness Of labor prevailing IN that quarter
Of the globe. win be able 10 compete
with her younger rivals of the west.
This fact England and America realize,
and as these two nations combined con-
troll over so per cent OF the total trade
carried on In China they are. naturally
enough. anxious that such n golden OPP
portunity should not be ruined by the
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The Hungry Nations of Europe Which
Are All Anxious TO Have Their
Fingers In the Pie.

, any such action Eastward " the Eng
llsh possessions was coohln CHINA. ai-
ready In the hands Of unsatisned
France. outside u the Asiatic circle
watched Germany. waiting for the OPP
perfume murder " missionary OF two
as'nn excuse Tor LANDING her marines.
II vas no mhtter ~ diplomatic sur.
prise, then. that the Russian bear
should pouncc down upon Port Arthur
nH soon ~ that war was over and that
the English lion should follow BY
spflnRinE on wcl.iiai-wol Then the
German emperor seized on his murder
ed missionaries a. a heaven sent excuse
for occupying kaio-Chau. which prac-
tlcnliy means that osfmnny viii some
day put up "a claim lot the central zone
OF CHINA.
Such wns the beginning of the end.
70 far Russia has had decided adyan-
tare, hut she has won II nj the price Of
the deep seated resentment aud distrust
VI England. whom she directly and In
directly deceived In her abrogatlon Of
diplomatic and treaty promises. There
has Indeed been an element o. deep
mystery IN an Hussia'a late moves In
the land Of flowers 20 far u has never
been officiaily announced that Russia
obtained amy ccsslon 81 territory by her
r.cen, reorct treaty with China. In
deed the very existence u a treaty IL
stoutly denied by Russia. who protests
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existence OF continental monopollea and
territorial restrictions and concessions.
Merely the right 10 trade freely and
openly with whomsocyer the Chlnaman
may desire Ia everything that N Implied
by the now familiar term OF 'the open
door, Live and let live" IL altered TO
read Trade ana let trade" This II the
secret Of the recent mission TO the ORR
ent ~ Lord Charles nerosford, where
he has been looking most thoroughly
into the condition OF commercial affairs.
HIS fnal Judgment on the matter IL
mat America and England should unit
rdly do their best TO maintain the Chi
nea" empire from the greedy hands OF
Europe.
Since the Philippine Islands have
come into our possession We have been
torced Co look upon the eastern question
Win new eyes. The ultimate fate OF
'hlna Is now a matter Of great moment
WIN ~, The extent 10 which we have.
nulehs volens, become a party TO the
tribunal N powers which shall decide
the destiny " That great dormant king
lnii ~ the east has been forced upon us
Wy lhe fact that Italy has sent TO wash
'nk'oh asking for our support In her
ann Tor the occupation Of San Nun
nay' Both Mr. Joseph Chamberlain and
"'i' ''rN Rhodes nave been throwing
"u' lrelrrs to ascertain our precise at
s'ua' on the question, and Lord Berea-
.'lu, during his recent visit In our coun-
we 'nnh pains 20 point out 20 US the re-
'pHhiu'lly or our new position.
'ust "hht action Uncle Sam win take
~ lNN mOmentOuR matter Of eastern
,,apu'"Alhg remains 10 be determined
,,, . next 10 ENGLAND. has more cit
'@'n' IN the different ports OF China
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rmn momAmmrDA, EASTER.

Balram N the name Of the Mohamme.
dan Easter. II follows Ramadan, which
corresponds to Lent, aud lasts three
days. During this time visits are OK.
changed and presents made In much
the same spirit as that which ohnrac.
terlzes our Christmas At Constantine
pie the streets are thronged. and bands
OF music parade day aud night. The
decorations OF the boats In the Boapo-
rus are striking and beautiful, The sui
tan celebrates the day by worshiplng
IN the mosque. after which he gives an
Informal reception TO his friends In tho
palace OF Dolmahaksohe During this
reception the sultan occupies "a throne
Of great splendor placed In the midst OF
the vast and beautifully decorated au-
dienoo hall.
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that the CasHlni convention was merely
Tor the purpose Of arranging Tor con.
reHsionn In connection with the Trans.
siberian railway extension through
Mnnchurla liut Il IL known that the
WHY count cnHslni. the Russian minis
ter nt Picking, by hook or by crook He.
cured the enviable privilege " placing
Russian cavalry aud infantry along
this Chinese railway where II ran
through sparrely settled districts. Such
a concession l. equivalent. obviously, To
direct transfer "a the ear Of the ter.
ritory ~ patroiod by Russian troops
In Asia u N the early bird that catches
the territorial worm. Manchuria. there.
fore. Ia already pointed out na Russian
ground and 10 all intents and purposes
may m well hereafter be shown on the
map In the same color NJ Russia itself
Tho result OF such Developments. ac.
cordinrlv. ~ peculiar. We soc Chlun.
atill nominaly and outwardly intact.
undergoing an actual. mysterious and
underground Acknowledgement. ana doing
M with uncXampled rapldlty This dis.
iniorratlng Chinese empire In theory IL
made IN of one central territory. which
N china proper nnd IN numerous outiy-
Inc dependencies Manchurln, together
with n central provinces. forms the hub
Of this wheel NJ many dllnpldaicd feudnl
apohea llut district by district these
different outlying territories are pass
ing out of Chinese control burma
and Nepaul are openly British. and
slam IL as good NJ British Tibet and
Korea san pay their little tribute To the
emperor, hut Mongolia and Chinese
Turkeatnn are now practically beyond
the pale " Chinese Jurisdiction Anam
I ~ openly French Az has already been
/ said, Russia practically owns tho whole
I Of Manchurla. Hongknng Is British.
and NO also might MS we'll be called the
entire valley NJ the Nnng-tse. h lang.
/ though OF late Russia has been most
| vigorously dlsputing this fact. II Ia this
last mentioned territory which consti-
tutcs the actual China, This wide fer
/ tile valley IL studded with huge cities
and contains a population of 800 900 900.
/ II Il the garden Of all Asia and Is worth
n score Of sterile Mauohurlaa Hut al
! the present moment Russia has the up.
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oriental ministers had come 10 know
that British help was an expensive lux
ury. Russia was country whose tenn
per had never been tried and whose ra-
paclty was ntill unknown. no when she
stepped M with a tempting enough Of
fer tho Nenal Celestial administration
ala not dream Il was joining hands
with power hungrier even than Eng.
land for u slice OF their Fiowery King.
dom. Thereafter the Russian aud the
chinamnn hobnobbed together. Rus.
sian agents Hwarmed In Mnnchurln
Russian troops were hurried eastward
across the urul mountains. and Russian
ships o. war were maased on the north
east coast Of China. Pavlof. the rep.
rcscnintlve Of the Great white Car in
China, became the constant adviser and
dictator 60 the tsunE -li-yamon. the gov.
ernmental body which controls the nd.
illustrative deHtinics ~ tho empire.
liut this was merely the thin edge OF
the wedge. Occupancy rights were fol.
lowed by treaty rights. and railway
concessions were succeeded by mining
privileges and partial control VI tho
custom houses
China, thus squeezed, whlned and
aQuirmed and yet dared not break with
~ iron hearted ally Nor has she yet
done 10, Russian engineers are survey.
Ing Tibet belgian servants OF the
Russian government are now project.
Ing railway westward and northward
across Koko-Nor and chinese Turkes.
tan, whore Il will Ia time effect June.
tion with the Central Asintlo railway.
which II already open TO snmarknnd In
Russian Turkestan. 4 Russian officer
II TO be found on every Mnnchurlan
caravan route Whether or not France
and the czar are working together IN.
der some secret alliance has never yet
been definitely established. but both
Washington ana London have their sus.
plclons on this point, ana the ANGLO.
saxon on either slide Of the Atlantic 10
looking out Tor evidence Of a Gallo.
slavonic alliance. II any such entente
exists u Is evident that Russia has
been getting the best Of the bargain
Thfoush soft woolngs and velvet hand.
ca diplomacy the slnv has wheeled
out OF the dragon empire what France
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uNcLn Jaws nIaeEsr aly.

There IL now beinE constructed nj,
wnicryiiet arsenal a monster gun that
II the FIRST OF itn size TO be made Tor
Uncle Sam, and II will also probably
he the last. The huge implement Of
destruction when finished will be feet
In outside diameter at the hreech ana ?
feet J inches at the muKzic. Its total
length will be a few inches under 10
feet.
The powder chamber VIII measure II
inches IN diameter by y feet In length
and will hold for full charge over half
ton Of brown powder.
The projcctlic that will be sent sour
rying over space by this gun Will weigh
ggI0 pounds. ita velocity when " Ia
sues from the mouth OF the cannon VIII
be 1000 feet per second and ut this ire
mcndous speed viii have a striking en-
ergy ~ i.0si foot tons. or sufficient 10
lift q Of the biggest freight locomotives
ten feet In the air.
At the muzxlc the she'll would punch
q 10 Inch hole through on iron plate
over yard In thickness. while after
flying for two miies would fore. IL
way through n similar plate NV inches
thick.
In spite Of the great power Of such a
gun II Is exceedingly unlikely that an
other viii be- built. Tor. while It's SUI
perlority was incun,cstable u decade
ago. 10 great have been the Improve
menta lately made In Kunnery that u
does not compare In efficiency with
ordnance ~ the modern type.
By building ~ inch guns Uncle fam
can for the same amount OF money NJ
viii build one OF these cannon secure
twice as many guns Of greater cfielen-
cy ana much greater penetration. II
is expected that the irlnE tests viii be
made with the monster gun next fall.
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known about. II certainly was not to be
celebrated.
Hut as the strain Of the purltan's
risidncss relaxed and with the influence
OF the English church It gradually be-.
came the custom all over the country
TO grow something for Easter old
mammies In the south ,enderly watch
ed their callas. II they appeared too
forward. they were discreetly hidden
away In dark place 10 rotnrd their
growth. ana when II was feared they
would be backward they were diligently
sprlnkled with hot water ana coaxed
into bloom by the sunshine. when on
Easter day they blossomed. 10 de
Lord deere was much rejolcin"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
THE rAsCIIAL ECO.

A few pleasant old customs are stlli
left TO the nlnetcenth century. among
them those connected with the paschai
egg-the emblem Of the resurrection.
the symbol u renewed ilfe-which has
come down through the ages. The old
German custom OF three eggs tposslbly
representing the Trinity and the Aus
trlan ogg of gold or silver filled with
costly knlckknncks. and the dyed esq
Of the poorer classes. all look back to
their predecessor. the paschal esq.
which was handed down from the Egyp-
tlans and agea before was given as an
Offering among the Parsees and on the
banks OF the sacred rivers OF India.
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per hand In Aslatic Affairs, aud conse-
quently her present denial Of the Britt
iah claim In ~ unusual embarrassment
to those men In London who control
the deatlnlea Of the empire. Hut chi.
neae officials have fallen under tho
thumb Of Russian ministers. and the
result IA that N there Is 10 be warfare
In the east II Will In all probability be
over the possession Of this same rich.
broad valley OF the YanR-t se. KianR.
Russian prestige IN China began Just
after the japanese war. Al the end Of
that struggle China lay helpless and
weak Just whore 20 ind n friendly
hand she could not decide. Great Brit
ain stepped forward with an offef of NJ.
slsthnce. But for 10 years the English.
man had dominated central China. and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25

hnr not been able Co wrcst away by
naval domonstfailona and actual war
fare. While Franc Tor years has been
attempting 10 ndd To is possessions
and spheres OF influence" In Tonquin.
Anam ana Cochin CHINA. she has sue
cecdod In securing merely two railway
concessions, one from Hanoi 20 Yannan-
ru and the other from Hanoi to Nam
ning-Fu. This latter road liz oalllc
constructors intend shall go north to
some carefully unnamed point on the
yang-tsc river. where II will make con.
nection with the russian road. ptoHnm-
ably a, Hankow. This VIII mean that
the sphere of british influence" II to
be pierced 10 the core by the rails OF an
cncny's road.
England obviously will exhaust her
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ported last spring, and one-half OF them
married before fan.
tennessee Will soon erect statue to
sam Davis. the Confederate spy who
died 40 bravely as did Nathan Hale
during the Revolution. George Julian
Holnny executed the work. Sam Davis
was a ls-year-od trooper In the Second
kentucky cavalry, lie was captured
win important papers ON his person.
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W., 'l1,. orlgand Paolo sollno, who Is deter
n''n,d TO have the head OF the school,
u'''ler, Giovanni Antonio Porcu, lntl-
,'1I'u ihat the school must be shut. lie
"ns oneyed' aA all the families with
NV lheir children out OF fear OF re-
p'sala from the brlgnnd."
~ writer In the Chicago Record points
IVY the lac, that the throne OF the shah
Vt Fefs'a is lndlsputubiy the richest
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tion. Not even the names OF those
whose bodies were buried beneath are
given.
Manitoba needs girls badly. especially
servants, Wages range from so ~ $50
a month for ordinary houaowork Sew,
eral hundred Scotch lassies were i'm.
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THE WIDE WORLD OVER.

a monument has been erected on the
battlefield OF Doornkoop In memory Of
Jnmeson's troopers who fell In the
mennrable raid three years ago. The
monument IL simplicity itself From a
heap OF powders rises roughly craven
cross bearing merely vague lnscrip.
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ana most dazzling ceremonial seat that
mas ever graoed a royal palace. To make
" more gorgeous the present shah has
placed n cover at one end and a cushion
at the other, both Of which are finely
embroidered with pearls. sapphires, ru-
$4,000 200. ="
Ihe foreigners to whom congress viii
This year extend the privilege OF admis.
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sion to the West Point Military acnd-
envy are Luis YglesiaH OF Costa Rica
ana Andres Ponte-R uego OF Venezuela.
Ricardo fglesias. brother OF Luis, and
Albert Valencia Montoya OF COLOMBIA
WIN be admitted to the Naval academy
at Annapolis.
Japan has n club Of Harvard uradu-
nteH. Twelve are Japs ana ~ are Amer
leans. II IL IN Tokyo,
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He was offered his life II he would re-
veal the name Of the person Of whom he
had obtained them. lie replied, N /
had a thousand lives. would lose them
an here before would betray friend"
lie died without O semblance Of fear.
The C0rrlere della sera OF Milan pub
fishes the following extraordinary piece
Of news under date OF sasaari tsardi-
MAJ, Feb, 3: AT carule, near Nuoro,
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THE PARTITION OF CHINA.
The Various Spheres of Influence and
the Section Which Is the Real
Bone of Contention.

than has any other nation But when
china Ia Sliced ZIP II IL pretty safe to
assume that Uncle sam. although he
will want none Of II himself. VIII have a
word or two to say h. 10 who shall and
who shall not partake Of this wen baked
oriental pie. -
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There are no free schools In the Phil.
ippineu ana l!literaoy Is general.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-10-06
INSTRUCTION.
pliSS DaDa'S School
MORRIsr0wN. NEW Jersey.

Primary, intermediate and Academic
Departments. In the last named are
three courses of study:
Regular Academic and Collegiate
Course in English, Latin and Mathemat-
les, leading to the diploma of the school.
The College Preparatory Course.
Preparation for any college. Certificate
admits to Baltimore, Smith, Vassar and
Wellesley.
An Optional Course in Literature,
History, Art Criticism and other studies,
The most improved methods of in
struction are employed in French and
German, and in Piano, Violin and Vocal
Music.
The study of History and English ex-
tends throughout the course. Physical
Culture exercises, In which especial at
tention is paid, to correct walking, and
class instruction in vocal sight-reading,
are free to all pupils.
There are especial opportunities for the
study of Painting and History of Art.
Yearly courses of lectures are given by
prominent authorities
During the summer member of the
faculty is at the school to receive visitors
and to give any desired information.
Miss Dana will be at home after Sep.
TENDER first.
The Fall Term opens September %,
and the classification of day pupils be-
gins Wednesday, September 20, at 10
a. m. 1890
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NORRIS COUNTY NEWS
MADISON.

President Henry A. Butz, of Drew
Theological Seminary, of this place,
occupied the pulpit of the Summit
Methodist Church ON Sunday last.
Fred. J. Titus, of this place, has
accepted a position in the Mansion
House, Morristown.
The Lake Hopatcong f. @. has re-
fused to play the deciding base ball
game of the series with the Field
Club of this place The local club
has played % games this season, OF
which they won II.
The local w. @. T. U. was repre-
scented at the twenty-ffth anniversary
of the New Jersey Women's Christian
Temperance Union held at Jersey City
this week by Mrs. H. M. Britten, Mrs.
e. p Burroughs, Mrs H. B. Cor
win and Mrs. A. O. Giles.
The Madison Foot Ball Club will
open the foot ball season in this place
on Saturday, October IA with the
Morristown Foot Ball Club.
The well-known Kaltenborn Sex
tette of New York City, assisted by
Miss Christine Remenji, soprano,
opened the Madison Assembly rooms
in the new James Building under the
auspices of the local Y. NJ @. A., on
Wednesday evening.
German 81 Barnes moving pictures
attracted large audience to Irving
Hall on Tuesday evening. The en-
tertainment was given under the
auspices of the local Jr. o. U. A. M.
The local ODD Fellows will give an
entertainment in the Madison Assem-
bly, rooms in the new James Building
on October 10 for the benefit of the
lodge.
A large number of Madisonians at
tended the international yacht races
this week.
The large number of Madison people
who went to New York to attend the
Dewey celebration was plainly no.
ticeable by the diminished crowds in
the streets. A number of local COM
muters chartered tug from which
they viewed the naval parade on
Friday.
Joseph L. Hope, Superintendent of
Florham Farms, is one of the cattle
Judges at the State Fair at Waverly
Park this week.
The primary to elect Delegates to
the Republican County Convention
will be held in Waverly Hall next
Friday evening.
The social dance given by the
Young Mems Catholic Club in their
rooms in the Dunning Building on
Tuesday evening was largely attended
and proved a great success.
The nations historical flag, which
was made by Miss Josephine milford
of this place was placed ON exhibition
for the first time on Monday and
Tuesday at Madison Square Garden,
New York, under the auspices of the
Empire State Society of Daughters of
1912
turned to afternoon sessions on Sun
day last.
Frank E. Ross, of Prospect street,
is visitings friends in Connecticut
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EIGHT SHIPS FOR WATSON.
Brooklyn, New Orleans, Albany and
Nashville Have Sailing Orders.

Brooklyn, New Orleans, Albany and
Nashville Have Sailing Orders.
Washington, Oct. 6.-Formal orders
have been issued by Acting Secretary AL
len to four men-of-war, directing them to
proceed or prepare to sail for the Philip
pines. Orders to four additional vessels
to join Admiral Watson's fleet will follow
soon.
These are the vessels which have thus
far been given orders: Armored cruiser
Brooklyn, en- route to Hampton Roads,
to proceed to New York for repairs and
fitting out and changes in personnel; pro-
tected cruiser New Orleans, en- route to
Hampton Roads, to proceed to New York
for repairs and changes in personnel;
gunboat Nashville, now at Santo Do
mingo, to proceed without delay to Ma
Mia via the Suez canal. stopping at San
Juan for coal and needed repairs; auxil-
larry cruiser Badger, now at Mare Island,
to prepare for orders to proceed to Ma
Mia.
The other vessels which will be sent to
Manila are the protected cruiser Albany
and the gunboats Marietta, Machias and
Bancroft. or these the Albany is now
being completed in England. Her officers
and crew will be sent to her about Jan.
l, and she will proceed at once to Manila.
The Marietta is now ut Washington under
orders to proceed to the mouth Of the ORR
noco. She will probably carry out the
orders, returning when relieved to pre-
pare to join Admiral Watson.