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DANGER IN CIVILIZATION.
Ho Vow Questions the Availability of
Converting All Chinese.

OAKLAND, Cal. Aug lilo Vow, Chi
nese consul general at San Francisco, in an
address before the Ebell Society, questioned
the advisability, even from a Caucasian
standpoint. of converting the entire Chinese
population to Christianity. There are 500.
100000 of my countrymen." said Ho Vow.
''They are increasing in vast numbers
They are quick to learn, and taking these
facts into consideration. what would hap
pen if the white race succeeded in forcing
its civilization and it's knowledge upon
them? They will be able to manufacture
guns and all the engines Of warfare with
equal facility. Under these circumstances
Christianity might triumph and again 1t
might not"
The three chief causes Of the present
troubles in China, Ho Vow declared, to be
missionary work. acquisition of territory
by foreign nations and the Dissertation of
ancestral homes and the landscape of Chi
ma. In closing, Ho Vow said he could see
no legitimate reason why one nation should
wish to force its religion upon another.
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COUNTY OFFICERS SUED.
Wells County Seeks to q Many
Thousands of Dollars.

thousands OF DOLLARS.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Aug. 17.-Yes-
terday in the Wells lackford Circuit
Court five suits were filed against county
officials and their bondsmen of Wells coun-
ty for alleged deficits as shown by the re-
cent investigation of the county affairs.
The action was brought by the county, and
the surety of each official is included and
is made defendant i'm the suit.
The first action is directed against G.. w.
Huffman. ex-sheriff, ana Elijah Huffman.
Sylvester Lonsburg. L. n. Neff and Thomas
Morris. his first bondsmen. On his second
term his bond was composed of the above
and j. +. Krehl and Hugh Dougherty. The
complaint alleges that he received s11 ,2O5. &c,
for which he has credit of sS,123.75, leaving
a balance of S3,O92-01 which amount the
county seeks to recover.
B. F. Kahn and bondsmen. Hugh Dough-
erty, John Studebaker. j. w. Sale and d.
Z. Studebaker. are sued for $9S6.O9. The to-
tai deficit was $685. sc but credit was given
for S2'A. Kahn was county treasurer.
The amount charged against r. F. Cum
S6,53O.67. The complaint charges that he
received $20.S23.97 and accounted for s14.-
$3.50. His bondsmen are w. w. weisell
and Hugh Dougherty. Cummins was coun-
ty clerk.
George w. Studebaker. Jr.. and his bonds
men, Joel Kemp, n. t. Miller and c. NJ.
Miller. are sued for $313.D. 1t Is alleged
that while he was auditor he was charged
with S~l,66S.6O, OF which only $3.50 is &C
counted for.
Albert Oppenhein and his bondsmen.
Hugh Dougherty and Judge E. c. Vaughn,
are asked to repay $136. 40, which amount
the experts charge was due from Open
helm when he retired from the county
clerks office.
All the defendants are Democrats, and
II Is believed the extravaganza shown in
the management of county affairs will
cause the county to go Republican this
fall.
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LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. T.-Mr. Bryan will
devote the greater part of next week to
speech making in Nebraska and Kansas up
to the afternoon of Thursday, which will
be given over to the Populist notification
ceremonies at Topeka. He will respond
thereto to a speech by Hon. T. NJ. Patter-
son, notifying him of his nomination for the
presidency by the Populist party. Return
ing from Topeka Friday Mr.. Bryan will
speak at Manhattan, Kan, in the fore
noon and at Beatrice, Neb., in the after
noon. Saturday he will go to South Omaha
to attend a Jackson Club picnic and will
speak in the Afternoon or evening. 1t is not
the intention to speak in Kansas City dur
ing the stay there mex Wednesday.
Mr.. Bryan was busy with callers to-day,
the most important of them being Hon. j.
r. Sovereign, Vice Chairman Edmisten, of
the Peoples party, and Land COMMISSIONS
Moore, of Montana. In the afternoon he
attended the funeral of a former fellow
townsman and acted as pallbearer.
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Indiana Notes.

Farmers in the vicinity of Cambridge City
are organizing to entertain the Wayne
County Farmers Institute.
Harry McSalip, while operating a hay
baler at Shelbyville yesterday, Slipped into
the hopper and one of his feet was crushed
off.
The Richmond ball club was defeated
Thursday by the Chickasaw team. of
Memphis, Tenn, in the first of a series of
three games.
The Green County sunday-school Asso-
citation, which has been in annual session at
Worthington, closed last night with an adj
dress by j. c. Carman, the state superin-
tendent.
The merchants and citizens of Russia
Vile are conducting a very successful horse
show. Several hundred fine animals are on
exhibition, and fully 5000 visitors were in
town yesterday.
The Charlottesville Council has decided
not to lease the electric-light plant to
Thomas Stone, of Lebanon, but will make
the needed improvements aud retain con-
troll of the property.
The two Terre Haute companies, U. R.,
K. of p, are making elaborate prepara-
tions to attend the -encampment at Detroit.
They will leave for the meeting on a Van
dalia special train a week from tomorrow.
The Log Rollers Association of Indiana
will convene in Anderson next Tuesday In
annual state session Every county in the
State will be represented. A big parade
and athletic contests will be features of the
meeting
The Graves family met in annual reunion
In Richmond yesterday, about seventy-ive
members bling present These officers We're
chosen: President, Allen w. Graves, Rich
mond: vice president, Elijah Cox, Marion:
secretary. Alvah Graves. Marion; treasurer,
Nathan Graves, Whitewater.
Owing to error in transmission by tele-
graph, the item in Wednesday mornings
Journal relative to the ATTEMPTED suicide
of the marshal of Boswell while under ar
rest on a criminal charge preferred by his
s~tepdaughter. the name of the would-be
suicide appeared as John Curtis. 1t should
have been John Purdy. AT last accounts
Purdy was still alive.
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NEW YORK. Aug. H.-Arrived: Fuerst
Bismarck, from Hamburg; Gallia, from
Naples: Lucania, from Liverpool.
CHERBOURG. Aug. I1.-Sailed: Kaiser
Friedrich, from Hamburg and ~Southamp-
ton. for New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 17.-Arrived: Cam
pania. from New York. for Liverpool.
HAMBURG, Aug. n.-Arrived: Patricia,
from New York. via Plymouth.
MOVILLE, Aug. T.-Sailed: Furnessia,
from Glasgow. for New York.
LIZARD, Aug. H.-Passed: Kensington.
from New York. for Antwerp.
GLASGOW. Aug. 16.-Arrived: State of
Nebraska, from New York.
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TO FOLLOW ROOSEVELT
WORK MAPPED OUT o TOWNE BY
DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS.
VIII Attempt to Befuddle Voters Who
Have Listened to Teddy-Coi-
Ored Men HonOred.

CHICAGO, Aug. T.-According to infor-
nation given out at Democratic headquar-
tiers. in his tour of the West. Governor
Roosevelt will have an oratorical sleuth on
his trail in the person of Charles A. Towne,
the Silver Republican leader. Within ten
days Mr.. Towne will open the campaign at
Duluth. where he will make an elaborate
address devoted to answering Roosevelt.
Later Towne will visit Idaho. Oregon.
Washington. California and other Western
States. keeping close TO Governor Roose-
velt's path. Mr.. Towne will make an occa-
sional trip to the South. speaking at At
lanta, Louisville, Memphis. Nashville and
other important cities. Throughout il will
be Mr.. Towne's mission to pay special at
tention to the Republican vice presidential
nominee, and to answer arguments made by
the latter during the campaign.
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Fly Casting Tournament.

CHICAGO. Aug. lin the tournament
for the worlds championship at fiycasting.
held to-day in Garfield Park lagoon, A..
+. Lovett. of the San Francisco Flycasting
Club. won the opening round for distance
and accuracy with ninety-eight feet. w.
B. Mansfield. of the same club, was second.
with ninety-seven and one-half, and H.. @.
of Chicago. third, with ninety-six.
The contest for accuracy and delicay was
Won by L. H Bellows. Chicago. with 81 per
cent. His nearest competitor was C. A. Lip
pincott. Chicago. with 96ls per cent. II. c..
Hascall and A. G.. Smith. both of Chicago.
tied for third place. with 90 10 per cent.
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Many Infants Dying.

1T. LOUIS. Aug. 17.-To-day was the
hottest day of the year in st. Louis. At
Z o'clock this afternoon the temperature
reached 30 degrees, a jump of three degrees
from > o'clock. when IL registered 9s de-
grees. All the records for August have
been broken since the year 1881. wher, on
Aug u. the thermometer registered log de-
Rrees. Fourteen deaths of infants from
the excessive heat were reported TO the
mortuary Office from Wednesday noon TO
y O'Clock to-day This makes a total for
the partly completed month of NINETY
deaths OF infants alone. Four adults were
FRUSTRATED by heat to-day.
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Disastrous Forest Fire..

DENVER. Col. Aug. H.-From all oves
Colorado reports are coming I'm OF forest
fires that are destroying millions OF feet Of
valuable timber and desolating the noun
tain sides. The forest fire in Pine Greek
gulch, near Riverside. ten miles above
Buena Vista, is steadily spreading. and
nearly all the standing timber In that sec
ton will probably be destroyed. Forest
fires are burning hercely in all directions
from Montrose. To the east In the Black
Mesa and in the Uncompahgre state to the
west fires are eating their way along the
mountains. Thousands OF acres of timbeP
have been destroyed. and unless rains set
In soon the timbered sections will suffer a.
never before. Large bodies OF men are
helping the government rangers In their
fight TO check the fires.
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General wheeler Pleased.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-General Joe Wheeler.
commander of the Department of the
Lakes. expressed great pleasure to-day on
hearing tha the allied forces nave reached
Picking. He said that 1t had been his opin-
ion since the of the Chinese
trouble that the officials and member Of
the present Chinese dynasty have been
seeking to delay the entry of the allied
forces into Picking in order TO give the
Chinese authorities an opportunity to move
the capital. together with all the archives
and sacred writings, TO another point,
which probably will be the ancient capital
of the Chinese empire.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Aug. 1.-THE st.
Joseph Valley Country Club held its second
golf tournament on the Osceola links to-
day and the results were fairly good. Golf
ers from South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart,
Goshen and Chicago took part. TIL nine
hole match for men was won by j. M. Lat
ia. jr., of Goshen; Mayer Colfax, South
Bend, second: j. M. Studebaker, South
Bend. third. Miss Willimine kizer, South
Bend. won the six-hole match for women:
Mrs. ]. nj. Studebaker second, and Miss
Anna Hill third. All reside in South Bend.
Latta made the round in fffty-hve strokes
and Miss kizer I'm fifty-nine.
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is in THE FIGHT
HE TAKES DRASTIC MEASURES TO
SUPPLY GLASS FLATTENERs.
Wells County OmciaIs Sued for Over
charEcs-Anlateur Foot Race at
Union Cfty-A Girls Crime.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

CptCldi 10 II 1nGiti4dpOAicJ dtA
ANDERSON. Ind, Aug. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Window Glass Company has issued an
ultimatum to the fatteners' association.
and has given till Tuesday noon, Aug. q.
for an answer. The trust has offered the
wage scale in force last year, but the fiat
teners nave asked for an increase of 6 per
cent.
IL developed here to-day that President
Burns had taken up the fight, and in case
the trust and fatteners do not come TO an
agreement by Tuesday next Will undertake
TO furnish men through l.. a. 300 to start
the trust plants. Ii is proposed that skilled
men. now members of J.. A. 800. be given
work and lear tenders" be put at the fiat
tening ovens. Burns will offer work to all
flatteners who will Join L. A. 300. and the
former organization member will be
brought face TO face with the proposition
of giving up their organization for that of
l.. A 800 or be out of work.
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and without support after the crew had
been shot down.
First Lieutenant Wynre for his stead
fast courage and encouragement OF his
men.
for the men / feel that / cannot dc
them Justice. / shall send you the names
of special instances in their cases, hop
ing that a suitable reward may be given
them as far as the law allows.
81 have also to ask that you urge the
department to thank the British surgeons
for their care. on the field and in hos
pitfalls. of our wounded. Especially do /
wish to recommend TO the departments
notice the services of Surgeon Robley H.
j. Brown, r. ". II. II. S. Alacrity. So
sure was his serv.$c and search Of the
field that we were enabled 10 get all rifles
on the firing line with the sure knowledge
that the dead and wounded would be at
tended to. We had no surgeon or med
ical supplies.
1.-The operations under Commander Grad
dock. r. N, were admirably planned and
executed"
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POSTPONED ONE DAY.


NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE big battle be-
tween Fftzsimmons and Sharkey at Coney
island will be decided on Saturday night,
Aug. 25, instead of Friday. Aug. "a. as was
originally intended. Saturday being the
date of the great Futurity event at the
Sheepshead Bay race track, which usually
attracts thousands of visitors from out of
town. as we'll as an influx of bookmakers
and turfmen from the Saratoga race meet
ing, Alex. Brown and Tom O'Rourke, the
club managers. after consultation with
and Fftzsimmons, decided to pull
of the fight on Futurity night.
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. G.. -ommanains United States forces in

II. C.. commanding United States forces in
Iien-Tsin. China"
Colonel Meade gave a list of the casual
ties. and details the circumstances OF the
death OF Colonel Llscum and Captain Da-
Wis. He also states that the allies are
about TO choose a president for the govern
ment OF Tien-Tsin. He was informed. he
by General Dorward that he expected
GO move on Peking in about a fortnight
The proclamation TO the inhabitants OF
Tien-Tsin. telling them that the lombard
ment was only in reply TO the attacks by
rebels. also is Included IN the report
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The IOwa Campaign.

DES MOINES, Ia, Aug. IA conference
of Republican leaders was held here to-
day to arrange for the opening of the cam
paign in this State. Senator Allison,
Speaker Henderson. Congressman Dolliver
and Lacy, member of the State central
committee, and others were present. 1t
was agreed that the campaign should open
about Sept. 20 with meetings addressed
by prominent Republicans of this and other
States in every congressional district. In
cidentally, Governor Shaw held numerous
conferences in respect to the senatorial
vacancy. but gave no sign as to when or
whom he would appoint.
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Due to Good Scouting.

PARIS, Aug. ia dispatch received
here from General Frey, in of
the French marine force in China, dated
Aug. 9. says the rapid advance of the
allies towards Peking was due to the ex-
cellent scouting of the Russians and Jap
anese. General Frey returned TO Tien-Tsin
in order to lead the reinforcements OF
French troops to the front. Finding there
the Germans, Austrians and Italians, who
were not represented with the advance
columns, the general offered TO give them
facilities for getting to the front with his
command. They accepted with thanks.
and a new column. composed of the forces
of the nations mentioned. started for Pek-
ing.
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New York Quiet Last Night.

NEW YORK. Aug H.-Thoush several
OF the West Side thoroughfares were lined
tonight with men and women who evil
IDENTIFY expected a continuance Of the col
lisions between the whites and negroes
resident of that section of the city. there
were no race disturbances of any conse-
quence during the evening. Police were on
the alert In the streets and avenues, and no
lettering was permitted where crowds had
congregated for three nights past. Chief of
Police Devery was within easy call of the
precinct commanders to-night but he ex-
pressed the conviction that there would not
be any demand for active service or for
any of the reserve force.
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L. the undersigned. auditor of state of the
State of Indiana. hereby certify that the
above is a correct copy of the statement of
the condition of the aforementioned so.
ciety on the Goth day of June. 1900. as
shown by the original statement, and that
the said original statement is now on file
in this office.
In testimony whereof / here
ISEAL.l unto subscribe my name and af.
fix my official seal this 4th day
of August, 1900. W. II. HART.
Auditor of State.
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Three Ynchtsmep Drowned.

QUEBEC, Aug. 16.-The yacht St. Fran
co.'s, while on a pleasure trip from Tadou-
sac 10 River Du Loup yesterday, was
caught in a squail and capsized of White
island. There were five persons on board.
Captain Foster. Adelard Savard, Couzine
NORM. p. NORM and p. Boucher. all of
were thrown into the water. The
yacht Jamboree. OF Quebec. was passing
at the time. and. with much difficulty, sue
ceeded in saving Boucher and Savard. Cap
tain Foster and the two Morins are miss
ing, and were probably drowned.
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BURNED WHILE L E
One Life Lost and Three Persons In-
jured in n Chicago Fire.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1z.-One man lost his
life and three were injured In a fire to-day
which destroyed the building at Nos. La TO
10 Desplaines street. The dead: Edward
Grace. burned while asleep in building. In
jured: James Minor, severely burned.
jumped from window; Thomas L. Morney.
fireman, leg broken: John Mitchell. fire.
man. burned. The building was owned by
Albert f. Barr, and was occupied by the
Independent Paper Stock Company. Ths
total loss Is put at 5000. The fire 10 be-
lieved TO nave been of incendiary origin.
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The amount of its capital is...~-..."--S.Soo-o&
The amount Of its capital paid up ISL. ee0.o@
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PEORIA. III. Aug. IA dozen build-
ings. comprising almost the entire business
district Of %Smithheld. a town OF 1900 In
habitants. forty-three miles west OF hers.
were destroyed last night by a fire which
threatened, for a time. TO entirely wipe out
the town. The loss. IL Is estimated. will
aggregate $4,000 10 $1,000. The insurance
will nearly cover the loss. The village has
cendiary origin. the match having been ap-
piled by men who afterward tried TO rob
the homes of the villagers They were
discovered in two or three houses. but man
aged to escape. They left town In Q
wagon
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LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug. ~17.-Charles Cant.
a negro. this evening assaulted Mart Howe
struck Howe with the heavy end OF a bill
spunoIs uoIunaI 9ul ls uouIAed Sul III
Hard cue. Howe has not yet regained con-
seriousness. He Is a prominent politician
and a Grand Army man. Cant was cre-
ating a disturbance In the pavilion. and
Howe pun him out. Cant came back. after
securing a weapon. He was arrested after
q long chase
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Prescription Scale Signed.

PITTSBURG, Aug. three days
conference the wage scale committee of
prescription bottle manufacturers and
came to an agreement by adopt
ing a compromise scale, which gives the
workers a general advance of 5 per cent,
instead of the ~ asked. The factories will
start Sept. / TO Sept. 10. Only one flint scale
remains to be settled, that of the chimney
workers.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind. Aug. IL. Maggie
Beatty, a seventeen-year-old hotel employe,
took ten grains of morphine last night in
the presence Of her sweetheart and fell I'M
conscious to the floor. Five hours of con-
slant work by physicians brought her back
10 life. She had a quarrel with the young
man and went to a drug store and pur-
chased the drug, which she took as soon
as she returned. To-day she refused to
talk, and gave no cause for her act.
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NEW YORK. Aug. rz.-Governor Roose-
Welt came in to-day from Oyster Bay and
had a conference with Chairman Hanna,
Senator Scott and Cornelius n. Bliss on
his itinerary. He said: my itinerary
will have to be materially changed from
the list published this morning. There's
been a food of kilograms from places L
was supposed to visit, and a good many
people will be disappointed. The changes
will probably be made I'm a few days
CHICAGO, Aug. I7.-Henry c. Payne,
the vice chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, gives out the following
as the correct itinerary of Governor Roose-
welt as far as agreed upon up TO this even
ing, and from which there will be no de-
Walton: Saratoga. N. Y, Sept. 5; Detroit.
Mich, Sept 6; Grand Rapids. Mich, Sept.
Z; South Bend, Ind, Sept. s.: La Crosse,
Wis. Sept. 10; Fargo. N. D., Sept. IA; Bis
marck, N. D., Sept. 10; Helena, Mont, Sept.
II; Butte, Mont, Sept. is.
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Church to BE Dedicated soon.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Aug. 1.-THE new
Central Christian Church. of this city, is
nearing completion and the second Sunday
in September has been announced as the
date for dedication. Elder NJ. w. HarkinS.
pastor of the congregation, will be assisted
in the dedicatory services by Elders Il. T.
Sweeney and r. Al. Raines. the latter being
the editor of the Christian Standard. The
church is constructed of Bedford stone and
will cost. when complete about $500
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THE ADVANCE ON PEKING.
Americans, British, Russians and Jap
anese Took Part in the

TOXIC. Aug. lL-Extracts from a long
dispatch describing the advance OF the
allied forces from Tien-Tsin say General
Ma disappeared during the fighting at
Yang-Tsun. that the immediate advance
on Picking was decided on at a council or
war in which $50 officers took part. held
at Yang-Tsun Aug. Z, and that the ad-
vance columns were drawn up in the fol-
lowing order: Japanese. Russian, British
and American. The French contingent was
obliged TO remain at Yang-Tsun on account
of its inadequate commissariat
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COOLER WEATHER TODAY.
Local Rains VIII Lower the Temporal
ture-Fair To-Morrow.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Ohio-LocaI rains on Saturday; Sum
day fair; light to fresh northeasterly winds.
For I~ndiana-Local rains and cooler on
Saturday; Sunday fair; light to fresh
northeasterly winds.
Fol- Enthusiastically fair, except. thun-
derstorms in northern portion on Saturday:
Sunday fair; light southwesterIy winds.