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A CHEERING WORD.

New York, July 1.-THE Methodist
missionary society received cablegram
this afternoon from the Rev. Frederick
Brown at Che Foo in response to re-
peated inquiries by cable. tits the most
cheering news received lately. Mr.
Brown cabled simply the word Safe
followed by the list of names of various
missionaries. Those designated with
their stations, are as follows:
Rev. Fred Brown, Pelxin; M. S. Hop
kins, NJ. D., Tang Shan; Rev. J. M.
Pyke. Tien Tsin; j. Victor Martin, Tien
Tsin; Rev. J. F. Hayner; Tsun Hua;
Edward and George n. Lowry, Pekin;
Rev. and Mrs. H. E. King, Pekin, and
the Rev. q. Verify. Shan Tung.
ANOTHER CREDIT FOR KEMPFF.
Washington, July 11.-Admiral Remey
the commander-in chief OF the United
States naval forces on the Asiatic station,
having arrived in Chinese waters, is in
command over the head of Admiral
Kempff, whom he outranks. Admiral
Kempf has scored another credit through
the formal statement by the Chinese gov
eminent that the bombardment of the
forts at Taku, which was done over his
protest, and without his participation,
pyecipitated the crisis at Pekin.
BRITISH TROOPS FOR CHINA.
London, July 11.-5.35 p. NIT was
strongly rumored in service and parlia-
mentary clubs this afternoon that
the British government was pre-
pairing to send 100000 Indian
troops to China in the autumn. A for
eign office official said to a representative
of the Associated Press that no such
number of men could possibly be spared
from India, nor was it possible for Great
Britain to add to her present RESPONSE
bilities by sending out such a force
However, he added sit may safely be
asserted that strong British reinforce
ments will be on their way to the far east
before the end Of September.
THE REVOLT DECREASING.
Berlin, July 1.-THE German consul o..
Chefoo telegraphs that the governor O
Shan lung announces that, ACCORDING f.,
reports on July g. the foreign ministers
at Pekin wero out of danger and the re
volt was decreasing.
The German consul at Yien Tsin cable
that the foreign settlements were oontin.
ually bombarded by the Chinese from
July to July 8. On July 6, 1000 Boxer,
attacked the French settlement and were
routed by the Russians.
The British and Japanese forces. Jul.
z bombarded the Chinese batteries. 70
ward evening Chinese shells penetratef
the roof of the German consulate an,
caused an outbreak Of fire, which was ex
tinguished after sight damage had beer
done.
On July 9th the Peiping sailed for
Taku with the German wounded.
River communication between Tie
Tsin and Tabu has been safe since til
Chinese fort midway between the tw
towns was captured
The railroad from Tong Ku has bee
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repaired to within three miles of Tien
Tsin.
Nearly all the families of foreigners left
Tien Tsin for Taku, July 4.
THE MOB DISPERSED.
Paris July is 25 p.m.-The Chinese
minister here has informed M. Delcasse
that Ii Hung Chang has cabled him
from Canton, under yesterday S date, say
ing that he had just received a telegram
from Pekin, asserting that the soldiers
and rebels who surrounded the legations
had gradually dispersed.
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ContNAed from First Page.
,nened. The edict con-

ticipated has happened The edict con-
tains the following paragraphs:
''The anger of Our people knew no
bounds. They could not be restrained.
The task of guarding the legations which
before was difficult, was made impossl-
ble.'
Elsewhere, referring to the desire to
protect the legations still unframed, 1t
says:
eff it is impossible for us to continue
this protection, let it be represented to
the powers that we must be held blame
less for the anger of our people grows
with the rising of each sun that sees more
and more foreigners and soldiers coming
to overrun and lay waste our country and
Stay our people"
The correspondent says the edict is in
tended to pave the way for final lifting
Of the veil over the recent history of
Pekin.
MORE MISSIONARIES SAFE.
New York, July 11.-Francis Bell, bus
mess manager of the Christian ana Mis-
sionary Alliance, today received a cable
gram from Wuhu in the province of An
Huei, China, where some of their mis-
sionaries are stationed. 1t was in answer
to a cable from Mr.. Bell which he sent
three weeks ago when he warned them to,
go to q place of safety in case OF danger.
The cable of today read:
"All WE'LL ladies Japan"
The cable was signed by Matthew B.
Birrel, who is in charge of that station.
fifteen women and nine men at the
different stations at WI Hu.
WASHINGTON HAS NO NEWS.
Washington, July 11-Aside from the
despatch from Admiral Remey made
public by the navy department this
morning, there was no news received to-
day by the administration from the rep
resentatiyes Of the government in China.
Mr.. Wa in connection with the states
ments contained in the imperial decree
made pablo today called attention to
the fact that when the first reports of
the murder of Baron Won Ketteler were
published it was stated that his guard
in revenge had burned the offices Of the
Tsung Ii Yamen.
The decree contained no mention of
this which he regarded as singular if
such a thing really had occurred. To
his mind it confuted the original story
which he said like many others inimical
to the Chinese government had originat-
ed at Shanghai and other places.
The minister believes that 10000 Jap
anese Will have no great difficulty in
reaching Pekin. The minister s conf
dence in this respect, however, is not
shared by persons here familiar with
the conditions.
At the japanese legation today it was
said that nothing was known there of
the report that Japan was preparing to
send a much larger force to China than
had been originally 4.ended.
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ton to be opened with q skirt dance, so
it was one Of the few that has ever turned
down the man selected by a county dele
cation to serve on the party's state COM
mittee and that was another story which
was whispered about among the waiting
delegates. DR.. George L. Crockett, for
merly of Lewiston, once a football mag
nate, came to town as the head of dele
cation from Thomaston. DIR. Crockett
and his delegation wanted to see DR..
Crockett made a member of the state
committee, They were early on the scene
and the doctor was the prominent feature
OF last evenings entertainment, con-
tributing to the festivities an original
poem which was received with vociferous
manifestations OF approval notwithstand-
ing that it's refrain ran TO the effect that
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VICE PRESIDENTS.

oscOggin-Alonzo Garcelon, Lewis
ton.
ArOOstook- Henry j. Hathaway, Houl
ton
Cumberland-K. S. Raymond, West.
brook.
FrankIin-Newton Holmes.
Hancock-C. G. Homer, Bucksport.
Kennebec-F. w. Plaisted Augusta.
Knox-Frank Keller, Rockland
LincOln-H. H. McIntire.
Oxford-C. e. Holt, Norway.
Penobscot-Josiah Crosby, Dexter.
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MR.. M'GILLICUDDY's SPEECH.

Hon. Daniel J. McGillicuddy OF this
city was introduced as the presiding off
Ger, and got the next ovation, but the
leader of the band apparently appropri-
ated the applause, for before the Lewis
ton Dem0sthenes could begin his speech,
the band played another long selection.
1t was moment Of triumph for the
band. When the musicians finally gave
him chance, Mr.. McGilIicuddy made
his speech. 1t was a long speech. 1t
sang the changes on American Consti-
tutionalism and European Imperialism. -
Mr. McGillicuddy admitted that there
was no controversy as to Porto Rico and
Cuba, but he pitched into the Porto
Rican tariff bill with hammer and tongs
oratory. He said it was to the credit of
the Congressman from the Second Maine
district that he could not vote for it and
that measure which could not get the
support of a congressman from ring rid
den Maine must be pretty bad. The con-
vention went into a paroxysm of joy at
this statement and little later seemed
equally jubilant at the mention Of the
name Of Hanna. Passing to the question
of the Philippines, Mr., McGillicuddy
made long argument to show that
neither justice or material welfare was to
be served by the retention Of the islands
He advocated setting up an Independent
government there and then branched off
into tribute to the American volunteer
soldier and the crowd greeted the volun-
teer sOlIiers with the sa ne cat calls they
had given for the Filipinos and the skirt
dancers. phis tribute to the soldier came
during warning against the dangers Of
a standing army which was the one thing
needed now to back up the trusts and
mOnopolies, as the threat of the rise of
the army had been relied upon in 1876 TO
put Samuel j. Tilden out of the chair to
which he was constitutionally elected.
Now, declared Mr.. McGillicuddy, they
want standing army to man the iniqui-
tous ramparts over which they would
raise the red flag OF Vanderbilt with it's
motto The public be damned "
Mr. McGflicuddy had something to say
about Senator Frye whom we all re-
spect as a gentleman, and understand as
a politician. The delegates were over
joyed at this allusion and shook with
mirth when their orator told them that
at Bangor Senator Frye had claimed that
even all the crops and good weather were
Republican. Mr.. MeGilicuddy impaired
the information to his hearers that all the
returns of the toll of the American people
we've gobbled up by Mark Hanna and the
trusts and this gave him a chance to say
that the people now wanted a President
who would right all moneys and that
man was William j. Bryan. The name
of Bryan brought the delegates to their
feet with burst Of cheers which lasted
thirty seconds and the band got to work
again while those delegates who were too
weary to remain after their exertions
went out
The temporary organization was then
made permanent and the following lists
of vice presidents, members of the COM
nittee on resolutions and state committee
were presented:
VICE PRESIDENTS.
oscOggin-Alonzo Garcelon, Lewis
ton.
AroOstook- Henry j. Hathaway, Houl-
ton.
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"They never won a victory
The Democrats of Maine


The Democrats of Maine"
DR. Crockett was not at all backward
in announcing his candidacy andneither-
were those who opposed him at all reluc-
tant to make it known that it the Knox
county delegates presented the Demo-
cratic Maine Kipling they would oppose
him on the floor. Oliver Otis, editor Of
the Rockland Opinion, who has been the
county member of the state committee,
was willing and eager to have it known
that he declined to enter into any contro-
versy with the fair haired doctor There
were those who thought that the doctor
and his friends couldn't be frightened
off, but they did not know the doctor and
the eighteen delegates present from the
county rallied around him and stood by
him as is hereinafter related.
The convention was announced for II
a. m. Up to that hour, Honest Sam Lord
was the conspicuous figure in the crowd
in the office of the De Witt house, and he
was a marked man because he was the
only one who did not wear badge Of
red, white and blue ribbon with the
WCLdo AAOAC6O tOd11l upOA 1Os N1OSO VI
the delegates wore above the badges but
tons with Bryan's pictures on them and
many carried small American flags with
the words Bryan and Stevenson" at
tached.
The convention was not called to order
until long after eleven. When it finally
settled down to work, 636 delegates were
present on the floor with about 200 spec
tators and the band in the gallery. 1t
was the skirt dance which first brought
the gathering to life but from that time
the delegates applauded and cheered
everything with strict impartiality.
There were enough dele gates present to
fairly well fill the floor Of the hall and
when Chairman Hughes of the state COM
mittee called the convention to order, the
reading of the call was greeted with an
ovation.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9. Keegan, Van
Buren,.
Cumberiand-M. P. Frank, Portland.
Franklin-Seth e. Beedy, Pennington.
Hancock-H. f. Maddocks, Ellsworth,
Kennebec-F. e. B can, Halloween.
Knox-H. H. Monroe, Thomaston
Llncoln-J II. Doyle.
Oxford-F. w. Morse.
Penobscot-F 0. Gould, Oldtown.
Piscataquis-J. S. Williams,
Sagadahoc-E. Q. Plummer, Bath.
Somerset-S. W. Gould. SkOwhegan.
Waldo-Hiram p. Farrow, Belmont.
Washington e. b. Puffer Millbridge.
York-Luther Il. Moore, Saco
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Observation-Disclosures Gerry.
Somerset-L. D Rand, Fairfield.
Wal1o-Fred W. Pote, Belfast.
WashingtOn-Joh ohm j Pike, Eastport.
York-lsaac G Libby, Berwick.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-29
Local improvements.

Many applications for local improve
ments have been received by the city
council. ana It is predicted that more
work OF this character viii be done
this year than during any previous year
IN the history OF the city. The work
viii be done under the district bonding
system authorized 10y the Legislature.
through which the cost Of sewers. grad
ing paving. pianking and parking may
Doe met by an issue OF bonds hy each
Improvement district This plan " pay
ment has been found TO work salts
factorily. and the settlement far TIM
provements on hong time is easier for
property owners than the former
method OF levy.
Councilman James calls attention to
tho fact that Il might hc we'll 10 delay
some of these contemplated improve
m.uts until che assess meut ny this year
has been completed. aud offers p, 5oas
whh.h those interested can well aH-I
90 take into account Uuder th. law ~
aga '' was p'''''o' '"'. ''t' property
"'S'7''''' 1853 S"o"'d '' made A.'"'i''i .
''' "'' '' ''''' 'N' MAR ''.'''''"- '.-
,."''' 3" '"'. improvement e'o's
"'~''a "P 20 'His time have Dee" sofa
",'0'o'"S T." 'a' valuations .t lsa'.
"''" are ''ns'ae7a'9 'e.." chose
'a"' MS" Ice made 'n'- gear on aa-
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of the trade OF the Pacific, not of the
Atlantic, that the manufacturers, the
shfp-owners and the great commercial
houses Of the country are now turning
their attention, and government policies
and relations with foreign countries
have taken on new aspect
The Republicans, and particularly the
Mckinley administration. have inaugu-
rated and are thoroughly committed to
the new policies which mean so much
to the people of the Pacific coast; and
which when carried out fully and COM
pletely to their logical outcome, VIII
tend to shift TO the Pacific states the
weight of population and of trade in the
United States To policies in which the
people of the Pacific coast have such
a deep interest the Democratic party
has announced an unfaltering opposi-
ton. and by every method of obstruc-
ton known is trying to prevent their
being carried into effect No section Of
the United states has such a deep and
material interest in the outcome OF the
national election this fall as has the Pa
cific coast. The people have their chance
now, and they propose to take 1t. The
vote of every man who has an interest
on the Pacific coast ought to be cast
for the Republican ticket. A safe ma
jority is not enough. There should be
such an overwhelming vote in its favor
as to show beyond all doubt or cavil
that the people of the Pacific coast have
no political differences of opinion when
the interests of their section are at
stake. and that they are determined TO
see that the policy inaugurated by the
Mckinley administration, so far as 4
effects this section, shall never be de-
parted from again.
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Does anybody understand what II IL
we have lost during the long and dismal
period of governmental inaction In behalf
OF our merchant mariner Statistics OF per-
Centage are sometimes pathetic, some
times exasperating The figures OF the
decline OF American shipping are both pa
thetic and exasperating. Forty years ago,
in the year before the beginning OF the
civil war which enabled our chief rival
Great Britain. to snpplant us on the seas.
the proportion Of American trade carried
In American ships was IS per cent. or
two-thirds % the whole. and We were com
petiug under favorable conditions with
English ships FOR the foreign commerce
Of other nations Thirty years ago. our
share Of the business Of carrying our own
commerce was 33t per cent: it had
dropped from two-thirds to one-third The
next ten years brought & down from one
third to less than one-qunrter. namely.
from 33l per cent 20 q per cent. in 1874
In lSs9 Il had diminished 20 la3 per cent
In 1899 il had dWindled 10 S 2 per cent. OF
tho stupeudous total last year Of 81 ss b.
si60i3 Of our exports and imports. moro
than nine-tenths. or 81 .s4s ~ OF was borne
across tho seas IN foreign vessels I.eAs
than 0ue-tenth. only t60 .sA -, Travelled
under the American flag
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These Cape Nome fRcts. ike an other.
arc interesting, and u congress viii real
ly get az them and will meet the Alaskan
issues with appropriate legislation before
So adiourus lt win bat De doing strict ius-
tice 90 territory bound band and foot
AN TOO long by lack ~ organization.
Denied the very revenues % raises, ever
Since i@e, the beginning 20 tho great gold
boom. ths territory has gone from bad
90 worse, Today Puerto Rico stands all
tho chances ~ 1Ampered tavorltc whcs,
compared pIth the prospects ~ Alaska.
even under the pending bills. Il is to ba
hoped. however. when Cape Nome g.
seudns out $1,000 % or SIP 6 year chat
AlaEkA VIII az last De recognized and
congress VIII finally act
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The New York Commercial Adver.
tiser, a careful and usually correct
newspaper. prints the front name of
the great Winslow Of Boston, anti-im-
perialist and Aguinaldoist, "Erving."
We are under the impression that he
writes it Irving" Congress should ad-
journ and newspapers suspend publica-
ton until this matter Is settled. The
country has but one Winslow, thank
heaven, and 1t cannot afford to mis-
represent or even misspell him.
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interest fixed at from to 9 per cent,
which is a high rate considering the
present state of the money market. Con-
ditions have improved greatly during
the past three years, and the work of
the assessor in April and May will GER
tainly show that real values in the
outlying residence districts have in
creased very considerably. Under the
circumstances it win be possible to
float bonds for local improvements in
these districts at a much lower rate Of
interest than would be possible under
the old assessment, and Mr.. James adj
vice to wait until the assessment of
this year is completed is worthy of all
due consideration.
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The President and the Canteen.


Various religious and temperance So
cieties all over the country have been
engaged in more or less vigorous de-
nunciation of the president because he
does not give peremptory orders for
the immediate abolition of the army
oanteen system. This is usually accom-
panied by equally vigorous denunciation
Of the attorney general because his
opinion as to the intent and meaning
Of certain federal legislation on the sub
ject is not according to their own views
OF what the law should be- This I'M
fair. Incorporate and Illogical abuse
adds nothing to the cause of religion
or temperance, but simply illustrates
the want of common sense and COM
mon reason with which people of fixed
ideas approach all public questions
The president and the attorney gen
eral are no more to be denounced for
their enforcement OF the statute than
would the supreme court for an inter
probation of law. If the statute does not
lend Itself to the construction which
these good people think 1t should have,
the remedy is with congress. on
question of pure law and construction
Of statutes it would seem unnecessary
to argue that the opinion Of the attor-
ney general OF the United States is en-
titled to great weight: and he certainly
would be manlfestly unit for his posi-
ton if ne should alter his opinion on
matter OF law In Difference to the
clamor OF persons without legal train
ing who are dissatisfied with his con-
illusions. AS far as the president is
concerned. IN common decency he Is
bound TO respect the opinions OF the
attorney general He has not even au-
;hority to question the correctness Of
the Interpretation Of his chief law all
wiser.
Moreover, on the very principle in.
volyed. these critics Of the president
show the cxasperating impracucabuity
Of the fanatic who stands in the way
Of every movement towards reform q
every description. the man who would
prefer Ia have OWLS exist precisely as
they are rather than that any measure
OF reform should be had which does
not contemplate the immediate extinc-
tiau of the evu complained or however
impossible that may De.
Commanding officers q the army are
unanimous ln stating that prior to the
Inauguration Of the cantecn system the
curse ~ ali army posts was the class
~ low grorger.es ia their nelshoerhool
There the soldiers spent their wages
and destroyed their constitutions. with
the Inauguration ~ tho cartcen s3s-
tom the rraSgeries which had heret.-
fore rreyeI oa ;he soldiers disappeared
drunkenness has become greatly p
Iu..I among the men. ana Da sirx-
AZ ncy has done as ma. n toward aa
Improvement Z the morale OF the array
as the much abused cauteen-
Certainly uo persons are 20 compe-
tent 10 judge and certainly no persons
have deeper ana more persona! ia-
cerest ga the welfare and nell-heius.
physical and moral Of the trpeps un-
der their command than the Command
ing officers % regiments When with
a practically. unanimous voice these Of
acegs are found streuuously upholdinz
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Some people are complaining because
the city of Philadelphia has been able
to raise only SIS 900 Of the 500 900 prom
ised in return for the Republican ma
tional convention. It cannot be denied
that the city has been a little slow in
making good it's offer, but it should be
remembered that Philadelphia is a en-
rious old place and that the word "alac-
rity'' does not appear in the ordinary
Philadelphia dictionary.
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England is now discussing the ultl-
mate disposition of Messrs. Kruger and
Steyn- England has our sympathy. We.
too. have worried over that problem of
What shall we do with our ex-presi-
dents?'