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tell him that in spite of sensational
newspaper correspondents, who would
make a monkey of the lion, the people
have an abiding faith in his common
sense and his judgment of men and af-
fairs. And all this homage will not
turn his head, for Dewey is true
American who believes in the people
and who knows that charlatanism and
offensive jingoism are not American
and that yellow journalism does not
represent anything that is ennobling
or commendable in our national life.
There is considerable speculation in
certain circles as to what the admiral
win say in reply to Mayor Van Wyck' S
address of welcome, whether he will
declare himself for or against the an
nexation of the Philippines or say
anything of his relations with the Ger
man admiral in Manila bay. All such
speculations are ridiculous. Mayor
Van Wyck will greet Dewey as the VIC
tor of Manila, as the annihilator of the
Spanish feet in the Pacific, as q shin
ing example of American bravery and
tact. He will, of this / am certain, re-
fer in no way to the political aspect of
the Philippine problem; and the admir-
ais reply will be equally guarded. The
reception will be a public demonstra-
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Falls from the Train.

Fay Carlisle fell from a night train
on the Omaha road between Duluth
and st. Paul, while the train was run
ming at full speed. With party of
friends she took a berth on sleeper
of the train and retired. When the
girls companions searched for her in
the morning she was not to be found.
Telegraphic inquiry developed the fact
that she had been picked up alongside
the track in a big swamp near Gordon
station, so miles from Duluth. She
had gotten up in her sleep, walked out
on the rear platform of the sleeper
and attempted to get off the train.
Luckily the ground on which she fell
was soft, for the speed of the train
was such that had it been otherwise
instant death must have been her fate.
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STREwN WITH CORPSES.
Six Hundred Residents of the Island
of Andres Killed in the Re-
cent Hurricane.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 19.-Accord-
ing to a Miami dispatch to the Times
Union and Citizen, Capt. Dillon, of the
steamer Cocoa, states that the town of
Red Bay on the Island of Andres, 20
miles southwest of Nassau, was swept
away in the recent tropical hurricane
and about 800 lives lost. An eyewitness
of the storm estimated that the loss of
life on the island was fully 600. Scat
tered through the wreck of houses at
Red Bay after the storm subsidized, he
said, were hundreds of corpses of per-
sons of all ages and classes. Capt. Dill
Ion says the wind blew at the rate Of
90 miles an hour at Nassau, with oc-
casional gusts which reached a velocity
of los miles an hour.
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trade marks. American kerosene tins
are filled with the lowest grade of
Russian oil, and even with the kerosene
from the new petroleum discovered in
Sumatra. American cigarettes, Amer
lean sewing machines, American clocks
are all initiated in the manner that 1
have described.
1.-The whyfore and wherefore of these
frauds is not difficult to understand. 1t
is because American goods have such a
high reputation in all eastern markets.
They are universally recognized as the
best. To the orientals the mere fact
that an article is American is guar
antee of its worth and value. The con-
Gitions which l have described, that ex-
list to-day, are what we may expect to
have continued until treaties shall be
enacted which shall put an end to this
style of swindling and robbery.
ITO promote and extend our foreign
trade we should have keen business
men and practical artisans at the prin-
ciral points in the far east to learn
what the people want, to ascertain how
they make their goods. and the de-
signs and patterns of goods which are
most in demand in the different dis
tricts, and thus practically learn what
is necessary to meet the requirements.
I have always thought that perma-
nent exhibition of American products
should be established in China, to which
consignments of American-made goods
could be sent, and every article in which
there is profit for the manufacturer,
the merchant and the exporter dis
played for the instruction of the or
iental purchaser"
That's the kind nf a consul to have.
There are too many men appointed for
mere political purposes, who go into
the consular service for the sole OBJ
Ject of having good time, with prince
~ income, for four years, or longer, il
the political party making the appoint
menJ remains in power.
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Having experience and ability, DIR.

Having experience and ability. DR..
Bedloe was an applicant for appoint
ment as minister to China at the BE-
ginning of the Mckinley administers
ton. He was in Washington very fire.
quently, and the writer had the pleas
ure of spending many evenings with
him. Others were receiving consular
appointments, but he seemed to be ig-
nored, or overlooked. But he never
expressed chagrin, regret or fault-find-
ing. When his friends expressed sur
prise at the Indifference of the presi-
dent concerning his appointment, Dr..
Bedloe said:
II am merely one of thousands who
seek positions. Don't be too enthus-
iastic for your friends. There are 9TH
ers. The president is looking out for
the best men for the best places; and
if he passes me by it will be because he
has found, or believes that he has found,
q better man for the consular service.
Mckinley is a good man, true Amer
lean, and he is doing his best in ali ar
duous position. He is selecting the best
men all the time. Maybe 1 am not one
OF the best men,"
That is what he said, and that is the
way he talked to his friends. But, after
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figures, from eight to twelve feet high
of famous American admirals and naval
officers. The committee of the Soup.
ture society wrote to Secretary of the
Navy Long to suggest the names OF
eight heroes who he thought would
most fttingly represent the navy. In
reply he suggested John Paul Jones,
representing the war of the revolution;
Decatur, Hull, Perry and Marlborough.
representing the war of 1912, and Far
ragut, Porter and Cushing, represent
ing the civil war.
The spandrils over the main entrance,
on the north and south sides, are to have
bas-reliefs symbolizing the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans on one side and the
North and East rivers on the other,
thus" to quote from the committees
report, "to emphasize New York's posi-
ton as the most important commercial
city of the country" The two keystones
of the arch are to be surmounted by
great American eagles, which will prob
ably be gilded.
Above the wings of the eagles shall, ii
is suggested, be placed inscriptions, to
be chosen by the celebration commit
tee, in recognition of the services of
Admiral Dewey. A novel feature of the
design is quadriga of sea horses, draw
ing a ship, surrounding the apex OF
the arch. At the prov of this ship
stands figure, symbolizing Triumphal
Victory, with outstretched wings. This
is one of the most striking portions of
the entire structure.
The large surfaces above the minor
arches on the west and east sides of the
edifice are to be covered with designs
in high relief, the subjects of which
have not yet been definitely chosen, but
for which allegories of ''The Protection
of Our Country and THE Advance
ment of Civilization" are suggested.
AS for the large sculptured groups to be
placed at either end of the colonnade,
four in all, the committee suggests
some such subjects as 1.-The Army" and
THE Navy for one end and The West
Indies" and ''The East Indies for the
other.
a suggestion has been made that ar
rangements should be perfected with
one of the gas companies to have the
columns of the colonnade topped with
fiambeau lights, and similar lights af-
fixed to the corners of the cornice of the
arch, while the arch itself should be il
Illuminated with electric lights.
The arch is to be built of the same
material as that used in the gorgeous
decoration of the Chicago exposition,
which, as experience has proved, is
capable of withstanding the elements
for at least year. The actual erection
of the arch will occupy month, this
time of course not including the work
on the bas-reliefs and groups, which is
already begun
No feature of the Dewey celebration,
it is safe to say, will leave more lasting
impression than this great work of
American art, and none will be priced
more highly by the admiral who, since
childhood, has been admirer of beauti-
full things.
WILLIAM WALTER WELLS
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Crop Report.

U. S. Department of Agriculture
Climate and Crop Report of the Wealth
er Bureau-Minnesota section:
The rains have seriously delayed the
harvest of barley and early wheat in
the Red river valley and the cool
weather is retarding the ripening of
the late wheat. South of line from
Wilkin to Aitkin counties all grains
but fax are practically harvested and
stacking is going on as rapidly as the
weather permits. Some threshing has
been done from the shock and the
yields of wheat are not as satisfactory
as was expected earlier in the season.
Flax is being cut in all the southern
counties; in the southwest the crop is
large one; further east it is not so
good. Corn is promising splendid
crop which will probably be safe if
frost does not occur before Sept. Is.
The rains benefited corn, potatoes and
gardens, but more rain is generally
needed.
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MORE VOLUNTEERS
The Secretary of War Issues an
Order to Form Ten New
Regiments.

Washington, Aug. 18.-"The policy
of the war department" said Secretary
Root Thursday, ''is to furnish Gen. Otis
with all the troops and supplies that
he can use and which are necessary to
wind up the instruction in the Philip
pines in the shortest possible time"
The secretary was speaking of the ten
regiments which were called out
Thursday by order of the president. He
said that no delay would be allowed in
enlisting, equipping and supplying the
new regiments, nor in transporting
them, as well as the other regiments
already organized, to the Philippines
as soon as they were needed for ac-
tive operations. If the present mum.
Der of transports are insufficient more
viii be procured. The men already en-
listed for the Philippine service will
be sent at once and the new regiments
VIII be forwarded as fast as they are
organized and needed. While there has
been some suggestion that the new reg
iments will be used as a reserve force,
it may be stated positively that these
regiments, as well as more if they can
be used, will be sent to reinforce Gen.
Otis.
The regiments will be numbered from
38 to AZ and will be organized at the
following places in the order named:
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-; Fort Crook,
Neb.; Fort Riley, Kan; Camp Meade,
Pa; Fort Niagara, n. Y; Fort Ethan
Allen, VT; Fort Leavenworth, Kan;
Fort Smelling, Mimi; South Farming
ton, Mass; Camp Meade, Pa.
With the Is regiments already called
into service, the ten ordered Thursday
will make total of 10000 in round
numbers of $4,000 volunteers author
lied.
The result of the secretary's decision
viii be to give Gen. Otis fighting force
of 62,451 men, distributed as indicated
in this table:
Regulars, including 5.072 en- route and 2,s01
about to sail. 80, 423.
Organizing in Philippines 1.-TWO infantry
regiments and one cavalry regiment volun-
teers) 1856.
Ten infantry regiments, volunteers or
ganized in the United States, 1900.
Ten infantry regiments, volunteers, to
be organized in the United States. 1900.
Officers, 1883.
Aggregate combatants for Philippines,
6. 451
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all, he was wisely chosen as one of the
| ..best men" for one of the best places.
When he reaches Washington he will
undoubtedly have some very interest
ing things to tell about China and the
conditions in the orient; and your cor
respondent will have opportunity to
tell you what he has to say. What
ever it is, it will be interesting, because
he is a man of wonderful satility,
diligent research and careful calcula-
ton.
When DR.. Bedloe was consul at Annoy,
China, visitors to the consulate were
confronted with an inscription over his
door which read: Headquarters of
the Eighty-Million Club" American
visitors knew what it meant; but his
English visitors invariably asked what
were the rules of the club. Consul
Bedloe had the rules printed, and hand
ed his visitors a card on which the fol-
lowing was printed:
Rule l. This club consists of all Ameri-
can citizens, wheresoever dispersed on the
face of the globe
Rule 2 The objects of the club are the
promotion of good fellowship, patriotism
and temperance
Rule 8. No member of this club will take
drink, alcoholic, vinous or malt, except
| in the presence of a quorum of the club
membership.
Rule 4. A quorum shall consist of not less
| than two members.
Rule 5. No quorum shall be established
by the aid of a mirror, or other mechanical
device.
That's the kind of a fellow Consul
Bedloe is. His consulate is wide open
to all visiting Americans, and every
visitor is made member of the
"EightyMillion club" He rather eN-
aggerates our population, but says:
'.The sign will be good reading for my
successor, for we will soon have more
than eighty millions in the United
States; and 1 want the sign to stand
for some time"
Consul Bedloe once narrated a story
of how he saved the life of the chief
of a Formosan province, by little bit
of surgery, how the chief expressed his
gratitude, and how he undertook to
reward Bedloe by giving him his
daughter, the princess, in marriage;
and how Bedloe got out of the matri-
lilOn1dl ullicuilN. he DOWeu low 10 Inc
chief, thanked him for his great con-
| sideration and kindness, and said: 81
am soon to be obliged to go to the
United States. If l do not go, the EN-
peror of my country will take off my
head. If I marry your beautiful
| daughter, and take her with me, she
will be my seventh wife. In my coun-
try, all of the wives, after the third, are
made slaves of the first three; and they
are badly treated by the jealous three
Therefore it would be improper for me
to abuse your kindness by making your
princess daughter a slave. But, when
l come here again, shall hope to have
the pleasure of taking your daughter
for my wife: for then l will not be
obliged to return to my own country
as long as l live"
The great chief appreciated this deli,
cate consideration of his daughter, and
gave DR.. Bedloe a rare coin which he
still keeps. In lieu of giving Bedloe
his daughter, the chief gave him a
feast; and the whole town sat down to
barbecue of roast pig.
SMITH D. FRY.
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ARE HIGHLY PRICED.
American Goods in Great Demand
in Oriental Markets.
European Merchants Leave No Stone
Unturned to Hurt Our Inter-
ests-Bogus Labels Used
by British Traders.
Especial Washington Letter.

DR.. Edward Bedloe, United States
consul at Canton, China, has leave
of absence and is on his way home.
He will be welcomed by friends in
every city between San Francisco and
Boston; and he will be especially well
coined in this national capital, where
his friends are legion.
Consul Bedloe was in the diplomatic
service during the Harrison administra-
ton as consul at Annoy. He was re-
moved early in the second Cleveland ad-
ministration, and returned to America
as the Chinese governments commits
sioner to the Chicago exposition. Dur
ing mis- diplomatic experiences Consul
great value TO our country. In letter
to personal friend he says:
Il think our best and most profit
able markets will be found N the ORR
ent. Japan, with her &c, OOO, 900 of peo-
pie; Corea, with IL, 000,0 600; the vast en-
pire of China with more than 400 ,000,0 900
and Siam and the Spanish, Portuguese
and French Indies with another 400, OOO,-
600, comprise the territory in which our
ers should and must compete with those
OF England, Belgium, France and Ger
many. The difficulties and obstacles
are numerous, but the national trait OF
Americans is to overcome such things;
and by wise foresight of our legislators
and diplomats, and study of condi-
tons by our boards of trade and cham
bers of commerce, it can be accom-
piished. We are bound to encounter
the jealousy and hostility of the Eu-
ropean trade interests already estab-
Eshed in those distant lands. The great
British houses, the German companies,
the Belgian and French firms leave no
stone unturned to hinder or injure US,
and to kill or hurt our American trade,
to the promotion of their own. Some
foreign firms, indeed, go to lengths
which in our own land would be re-
garded as actionable at law and even
punishable by our criminal courts"
To illustrate his meaning, DR.. Bed
1oe cited instances. Imitation Win
chester rifles made in Belgium, and
more dangerous TO the men who fired
them than the men or animals at whom
they were aimed, had been palmed off
by an English firm. Cheap and fraud
ulent limitations of American cart
ridges, fabricated by cheap labor III
England, were also sent to the eastern
purchasers. Additional instances were
mentioned. He further said:
'.Other frauds were the filling of
American flour bags with poor imita-
ton British flour, filling canvas covers
OF Chicago ham and bacon with really
unmarketable pork, putting up ST.
berian salmon in exact imitation of the
best salmon canned in California and
Oregon, and selling cheap limitations of
axes and shovels, farming implements,
saws and lamps. Worst of all, l have
seen the trashiest barytes-filled Eng
lish cotton cloth stamped with couD-
terfeit labels Of Fall River, Taunton, Will
lmantic and other high-class American
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WHEN DEWEY COMES.
Great Preparations Now Being Made
by New York City.
The Admirals Reception Will Sur
pass in Grandeur Anything In
American History-Great
Triumphal Arch.
Especial New York letter.

New York is going to Guido itself in
welcoming Admiral Dewey upon his
return to his native land. In a way
New York, admit, is a slow town, but
when once its people resolve to do a
thing they do it right.
Dewey has been long time coming.
He has given Mayer Van Wyck and the
festival committee enough time to pre-
pare for big display; and the gentle
men in charge of the celebration have
taken advantage of the delay.
To mention even the prominent fea-
lures of the public reception, which is
to begin on or about September 2, would
be quite a task. If Admiral Dewey
participates in but third of the cere-
monies, dinners and banquets prepared
for him, and survives the ordeal, his
achievements at Manila will pale into
insignificance. OF course, Admiral
Dewey will not attempt to partake of
all the hospitality offered him, but the
mere possibility of his being here and
there will attract hundreds of thou
sands of strangers.
Every great public event, don't you
know, has business side. Big crowds
mean big sales of merchandise, fat in
comes for merchants, restaurateurs
and saloonkeepers. Local pride has
no doubt something to do with the lib
crafty displayed by the business com
munity in connection with the Dewey
celebration, but self-interest, to para
phrase Count Boni de Castallane, is
more than 30 per cent" Dewey will
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ton pure and simple, and politics will
not be discussed by either host or
guest.
1t is possible that some ill-mannered
individual may attempt to draw out"
the admiral, but the effort will prove
futile, for Dewey is made of different
stuff than the unfortunate Capt. Cogh-
Ian who, under the influence of rich
dinner, permitted his tongue to run
away with his judgment. Nothing will
occur to mar the harmony of the great
reception which is destined to go down
in history as the most magnificent pop
ular tribute which nation ever paid to
a hero. Saxon and Celt, Teuton and
Gaul, made one by their allegiance to
the stars and stripes, will work united
ly to show to the world that as far as
the recognition of a great public service
is concerned there is no such thing as
factional or sectional feeling in the
United States. All Europe will watch
New York's greeting to Dewey, and to
that extent his Homecoming is an
event of international Importance, one
Indl Will ttdCu d ltSScn
ing than newspaper gibes or oratorical
bombast.
1t is pleasant to turn from politics to
art, and still more pleasant to note that
the National Sculpture society, of
which j. Q. A. Ward is chairman, has
volunteered to design triumphal
Dewey arch, to be erected at Madison
square, free of cost, although the pro-
fessional services of the artists engaged
in the work represent an equivalent of
from $150,O00 to 100000. ii
The arch is to be supplemented by a
line of columns, enriched with sculp-
lures. The arch itself is similar in gem
eral design to the great Roman memoir
ial arches, particularly the arch OF
Titus. Its four great piers will have
bas-relief decorations, and at their
bases are to be large allegorical groups,
personifying Patriotism, War, The Re-
turn and Peace. The finals of the col
umns, on either side of the allegorical
groups mentioned, are to be portrait
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
Minnesota state Fair.


The state fair managers have practi.
cally completed all arrangements for
the state fair, which occurs at Ham
line, between Minneapolis and st. Paul,
beginning Monday, Sept. 4 and closing
Saturday, Sept. o. They feel confident
that the fair this year will prove the
most successful and entertaining Of
any in the history of the organization.
The premium list has been most lib
orally revised. Special attention will
be given to live stock exhibits. The
best types of all the breeds of each
class of the domestic animals-horses,
cattle, swine, sheep and poultry-will
be found there, this year, thus afford
ing great and useful object lesson.
A farmers institute will be held each
day in Institute Hall, under the man
agement of Supt. o. c. Gregg, assisted
by the best talent obtainable. Object
lessons will be given by expert judges
of live stock, in addition to the practi-
cal discussions of agricultural promb-
lens. The '.tented village" so popu-
lar in other years, will be continued.
An easy way is provided for those in
attendance to visit the university eX-
pertinent farm adjoining the fair
grounds on the west. A gateman at
the university farm entrance will ar
range for those who wish to re-enter
the fair grounds after visit of one or
two hours. Part of day can be most
profitably spent inspecting the school
of agriculture, the experiment station,
the dairy school, and the other divis-
ions of the work of the agricultural de-
partment of the state university.
The state federation of woman's
clubs will maintain headquarters upon
the grounds during the fair, which
will be in charge of committees APP
pointed by the federation. The rooms
will be kept open for the use of women,
whether members or not, and all are
cordially invited to make the place
headquarters while visiting the state
fair. Women from different parts OF
the great Northwest can make APP
| pointments to meet each other here.
The business men of Minneapolis
have contributed purse of $4,000 for
a trotting race, and the business men
of st. Paul a like amount for pacing
race. These two generous eontribu-
| tions make it possible for the board to
| announce by far the best amusement
program ever witnessed at western
state fair. k
The grounds will be open continu
ously from Monday morning until Sat
urday night, and there will be evening
as well as day programs. Buildings
and grounds will be brilliantly illumi-
| mated; exhibition features will be en-
larged and the amusement program
strengthened.
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One Consolation.

An Irishman had the misfortune to
lose both his legs in railway accident.
While he was in the hospital fellow
countryman came to see him, and the
following conversation took place.
Pat" said the visitor, ''it's very sorry
am for yer, to be sure, but there's one
consolation We have to remember"
Pat-And phwat's that, Mick?
why" said Mick, I'VE won't have to
worrit where the next pair of boots is
coming fromH'-Spare Moments.