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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04
ENGLAND WORRIES
OVER THIS COUNTRY.


slightest by the foreign office Mr.. Cham
berlain also exhibits almost painful anx-
iety TO keep In touch with the party in
power in Canada, the latest instance of
which Is in his cable TO the Australian
governments asking II they could raise
300 troops As published here, the re-
port said: TN the event OF the imperial
troops being needed elsewhere" and sew
eral Papers interpreted this to mean that
the government feared European hostll-
ity But II is learned that Mr.. Chamber
lain merely asked for troops, neither men
tionlng nor contemplating any such con-
tlngency as conveyed by the enormously
reported addition 70 the request. II was
originally intended that these troops
should come from Canada, perhaps aug
nented by many Britishers from the Uni
ted States, who by letters to the consus,
the war office and others, had volunteered
with these to form body Of $500 rough
riders for service IN South Africa. under
Gen. Sir Frederick Darlington, However,
swayed by the differences In the Canadian
parliament and the reported d.sinclination
~ the Canadian premier. Sir Wilfrid Law
rier. 10 come out boldly in favor OF send
ing more troops. Mr.. Chamberlain has
left Canada out IN the cold and has asked
Australia to furnish the men.
New Claims for Canada.
Another curious view which seems to
be taken BY the colonial Office and the
writer's Of the press In close touch with
that department Is that since Canada has
split blood for the cause of Great Britain,
Cnnada's various contentious with the
United States must be considered as tran
scendental In other words, the halo of
the war hsroism in behalf OF the empire
the considerations which formerly inllu-
enced Lord Salisbury in dealing with Can
adlan-Ameriean matters must now be sac
rinced.
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the railroad budget. II was plainly shown
that the Prussian state railway system Is
fearfulIy behind in comfort and the latest
improvements, all because Of fear OF d.
minishing the annual surplus
Herr Macco. a National Liberal civil en-
gineer, demonstrated that even Russia
Austria Hungary and Bavaria were ahead
OF Prussia in this respect The minister
of public works. Herr Thelen. would not
even promise passenger fare reduction, al
though certain Prussian fares are five
times higher than those charged IN Hun
gary for the same distance
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Prosramme Of the Reichstns.
The Pending Meat Bin.

The National zeitung. speaking about
the meat bill today. expresses the belief
that the government will not approve The
bill as now constituted. and thus tie its
hands regarding the coming commercial
treaties not only with the United States
but also with Russia, Scandinavia, Hol-
land etc. II says;
"A general tarift war would he the re-
suit IL the bill became a law, all to an
pease the Unsuitable agrarians. The total
proportion Of meat imports after the New
year OF 1904 would be tantaom3unt to
meat usury"
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n. Congratulations sent.

Nlcount Cough, secretary ~ the british
embassy Informed the correspondent a.
the Associated Press that the emha 4sy
knew nothing about Emperor William
having sent congratulations 70 Queen
Victoria on the occasion Of the last Brit
ish success This IS confirmed ia court
clfttos here
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Boys Blouse Waists.

''MeihsrH FRIEND ileYT Wsasss
al siEes. IN dark. medium and AsR
eUlafA. fr9tn 0s uB % tls zach,
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
DEMOCRATIC DEGRADATION.

The most uncompromising opponents Of Mr..
Bryan, including even those who have hitherto
been unable to see any good in him, must be
inclined TO admit that in comparison with the
Convention which is about to renominate him
for President he is a respectable figure in
politics and morals. Some of the delegates
assembled in Kansas City know that there is
neither truth nor sense in the free silver creed.
Others in spite of the overwhelming evidence
of the last four years. are still supposed to hold
the same fantastic opinions on the financial
question that they held In 1896. But all accounts
agree that so far as the delegates are con-
cerned principle is completely subordinated to
expediency. 4 considerable number of them
have been eagerly beseeching Mr.. Bryan to
consent to a platform containing no SPECIFIC
declaration on the 16 to l issue, while all the
rest are quite willing that he should yield to
persuasion If he can be convinced that votes
are to be won in that way
The candidate alone stands firm. He has
been besieged with appeals for approval of the
scheme TO play game of cowardice and trick
cry for the stupendous stakes which are to be
awarded in November. But he has refused to
retreat an inch from the position which he took
four years ago and has been stubbornly defend
ing ever since. His opinions are wrong and
foolish They have been utterly refuted by the
course of events. But they are his, and he
adheres to them. He has sent the urgent advo-
Gates of a concession back to the waiting dele
gates with the message that he will accept no
compromise or evasion whatsoever, and that
the Convention must either specifically reiter-
ate the demand for free silver coinage or nomi-
nate some one else for President.
The so-called leaders in Kansas City are said
to be disgusted at Mr.. Bryan's obstinacy, but
not a single one of those whose reason rejects
the financial heresy that he proclaims, or of
those who would approve change of policy
without a change of views, appears TO feel the
slightest sense of personal shame 1t might be
supposed that some of them at least would
vince at seeing their own cowardice so rebuked
by the conduct of the man whose sincerity
they have been trying to undermine, but no
sign Of humiliation is anywhere visible. 1t is
painful TO witness the degradation Of a party
that was once great even though the condition
into which it has fallen renders it less and less
dangerous to the country.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04

of hostility which you are powerless TO resist
The allied fleets not on June Is strong
enough to deal with the crisis which their own
action provoked. If they had had an army or
fifty thousand men to be landed and rushed ire
slstibly to Picking, 1t would have been well
enough to fire upon the forts Having no con
siderable force, the attack served no purpose
but to cause the Chinese army TO join the mob
and to proceed to further outrages.
AS for the present, there seems to be nothing
to do but to wait; how long. who can tell? 1t is
terrible thing to turn deaf ear to the piteous
appeals that have come from Peking and to sit
still while probably a second Cawnpore is being
enacted. But nothing else can be done until an
adequate force for relief or for vengeance is mar
shalled. All possible expedition is being en-
ployed in gathering such a force. and as soon
a it is gathered 1t will doubtless move forward
with all speed But the fate OF Admiral Sey
mour'S baud Of heroes shows how worse than
idle It would be to send again boy to do
mans work. Not regiment nor a brigade is
needed, but large army, with cavalry and ar
tillery. Such an army could be put into the field
by Japan in fraction Of the time which any
other Power would require, and it Is therefore
pertinent question whether the Powers do not
owe it to humanity to give Japan their mandate
to go in and do the work. Would she do it?
Would hungry tiger rush sheeptoldE
AS for the future the German Emperor calls
for vengeance, and no doubt the heart of the
world agrees with him. Men would be far more
or less than human if they did not exact tre-
mendous retribution for the tragedy of Peking
Yet vengeance must not dethrone dscrmna
ton, nor wrath, however righteous, overcome
our reason. We must remember that of the peo-
pie Of the Chinese Empire probably not one in
ten thousand even knows that the German Min
lister has been killed. The great majority Of
them have no hostile feelings toward us. This
hideous tragedy was the work Of frenzied
mob and perhaps of Chinese troops directed by
an usurping tyrant. 1t was, at any rate made
possible by the corrupt government Of alien
dynasty which the people Of China and many
Of those Of the rest of the Empire detest as
heartily as any Of us. and which they have tried
again and again to get rid of. To slaughter un-
offending people to reduce a great empire to
anarchy would be vengeance unworthy of civ
ilized nations. If the actual murderers can be
caught they may well have short shrift. And
the Dowager Empress and her usurping brother
in-law, and many Of the responsible dgni-
taries of the Peking Government as can be
caught may properly be put where they will
do no more harm. The whole ignorant corrupt
depraved Tartar regime may we'll be ended alb
solutely and forever The worlds war. if war
there is to be, should be against the Tartar
Government, not against the Chinese people.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
Iep91urk 1ailp Gribn,ts
WEDNESDAY. JULY 4, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Emperor and the Empress
Dowager were prisoners IN the Palace at Pekng
on June q; the latest couriers to leave Pc
king bring news Of Wild eXcesses by the mobs
OF that city. and the foreign legations were rep
resented as lighting continuously with the
frenzied mob which besieged them making a
last desperate stand in the inclosure of the
British Legation; the German Empe1 or, in an
address TO marines, declared that the killing OF
the German Minister demarded exemplary
punishment and Vengence- - The hhedive OF
Egypt was entertained by the Lord Mayor Of
London AT luncheon at the Guild Han. -
The batteshlp oregon, which ran ashore on the
Niao-Tao group, in the Gulf Of Pe-Chi-Li, on
June 2S. was hCated. - A. r. Dickey, former
Minister Of Justice in Canada, was drowned al
Amherst. n. S. - The equestrian statue Of
Washington. the gift OF American women,
unveiled in Paris; Ambassador Porter presided
and addresses were made by Consul-General
Gowdy. NJ. Delcasse, Minister OF Foreign At
fairs, and Colonel Chaille Long. - The Aus
tralian Commonwealth bill passed by the
House OF Lords - An Imperial Ukase was
published in ST. Petersburg providing in a large
measure for the abolition Of banishment to
Siberia. - The American civil engineers
visited Windsor Castle, and were affably treated
by the Queen. - Reports Of the progress Of
fhe South African war were received in London
from Lord Roberts and General Butler.
DOMESTIC.-Bryans wishes in regard to the
silver plank Of the platform will undoubtedly
Convention which is expected to nominate him
to-day; the indications that Towne will be
named for Vice-President. the New-York dele
gates having selected John w. Keller, Commis-
sioner Of Charities. their choice after
stormy meeting. IN which Croker openly humili-
ated Hill - Advices from Consult General
Goodnow. at Shanghai, and from Mr.. McWade
confirmed the reports Of the serious situation in
China. - Advices from Lieutenant Key, at
Toxic. the naval attache at Pekng, said that
the Oregon had been hoated and would be
docked at a Japanese port. - An increase in
the number of National banks was reported
CITT.-Stocks were dull and firm. =- Win
ners at Sheepshead Bay: Killashandra, Kamara,
Rolling Boer, Charentus, Flara, Jack Point
- Twenty-four bodies Of victims Of the
HobokeIi pier fire were recovered-seventeen in
the docks at Hoboken, two out in the river
and FIVE the steamer Saale. - Goslin,
Packer and Davis convicted of conspiring to
depress the price of Brooklyn Rapid Transit
stock. were sentenced by Justice Fursman; JUS
t.ce McAdam granted q stay in the case until
July 10 - The Nineteenth National Sanger
fest continued in Brooklyn, with concerts
and prize singing contests: II announced
that some organizations might be disqualified
because Of lack Of interest in rehearsals -
Vardon defeated Hutchinson in a great eXhi-
biIion game of golf at Shinnecock Hills.
THE wEATHER.-F6recas for to-day:
Showers. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
rs degrees; lowest, 81 average, 1884.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
PERSONAL.

Prince David Kawananakoa. of Hawaii one OF
the delegates to the Democratic National Conven-
ton, is well educated for he graduated from
a military school at San Mateo, Cal, and has
studied scientific agriculture at Cirencester, Eng
land. He and his brother, Prince Cupid form one
of the largest exporting firms on the island. He
is known as the most popui@F young man IN ma
Princess Kaiulani, who died soon after the Ha-
waiian Islands, whose Queen she had hoped TO be
passed into the possession of the United States.
The Duke Of Argyle has in his grounds at In
verary Castle a grove planted by distinguished
guests. Among these are two trees planted by
and 1875 and one by Mr.. Gladstone and DR.. LlV-
ingstone.
Senator Foraker. Of Ohio, received from Post
master Without of Dayton the other day a curious
memento The ferrule made from steel
taken off the sunken Maine she lay In Havana
Harbor; the stick the military road in
Porto Rico on the field of the last battle fought
the island; its covering of tortoise shell came
from Cuba, and the head was wrought from Grip
pie Creek gold.
Lord Loeb, who died recently. had a career which
would have been rema rkable without his
Chinese captivity Cwhere he endured torture and
only managed to evade by fifteen minutes the
order for his execution issued by the Emperor
himself for he saw active service both in the
Sikh war and in the Crimea. As Colonial Gov
ernor Lord Loeb was distinctly successful. He
even managed to hold the Offices of High Com
missioner and Governor of Cape Colony without
loss OF official reputation. His purely personal re
latons with President KRUGER while he was at the
Cape were distinctly kindly.
Senator Chandler. of -Hampshre. while at
his home, in Concord, is enthusiastic mountain
climber and may be net almost any fine afternoon
on one or other Of the many peaks within ten or
fifteen miles Of the town.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
THE TRAGEDY AT PEKIyG

Fear is growing into cOnvicuon that the worst
is being realized at Peking. The story of the
Staying Of the German Minister is now gener-
ally credited; there rumors that others have
shared his fate; and since it is impossible to
send immediate relief, ii is feared that all the
Ministers and their staffs will fall victims to
the fury Of the mob. There is much clamor
for relief and for vengeance, as Is quite natural
and there is also some dispute concerning re-
sponsibilty for the present desperate state Of
affairs It will be profitable to consider some
salient features Of the case in past present
and future.
AS for the past, it is now pretty concInsiveIy
established that the attack upon the Taku forts
a tragic blunder, for declining to join in
which and for protesting against which Admiral
kempf is entitled to hearty commentator.
Granted that the murder OF the German Minis
ter had already occurred and that there was
ample prOvocatOn for firing upon the forts.
those circumstances do not justify IT, 1t is not
wise to attack an enemy until you are strong
enough to deal with him. for II you do you
merely exasperate him and provoke him to acts
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
THE ROUGH RIDERS REUNION
GOVERNOR RoosEvELT's ADDREss-sPORTs
IN AFTERNOON.

Oklahoma City. Okla. July Ex-Governor Roose-
welt arose early to-day. and after breakfast with
General Metcalf. OF the Goth Kansas: Paul Nor
ton and a few other guests. in Mr.. Morton's
private car, the Governor exchanged greetings
with his old comrades. II is estimated that
there are ten thousand strangers in the city.
Indians. cowboys Regular Army men and Rough
Riders were the Governors constant attendants
through the day.
The weather was extremely hot and dry. The
Rough Riders reunion was opened by to-day's
civic and military parade. in which the Governor
had the place of honor The Rough Riders and
their commander were greeted with extraordi-
nary demonstrations of enthusiasm from the
throngs which lined the streets The parade pro-
ceeded to the grounds. where the formal exer-
cises of the day took place The welcoming
address in behalf of Oklahoma Territory was
given by Governor Cassius NJ. Barnes, and the
one in behalf Of the city by Mayor Lee Van
Winkle. The address Of the day was by Gov
ernor Roosevelt Five thousand people were in
the stand
Colonel Roosevelts voice was clearly heard-
His address was punctuated throughout by ap-
pIause and by answers 10 his questions. The
speech was along the line Of those delivered dur
ing the trip to Kansas yesterday. except that he
did not touch upon the silver question. After a
tribute to the Rough Riders and veterans Of the
Spanish War. and also TO the members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic and the Confed-
crate Veterans present. he launched into the
subject of the Nations duty in newly acquired
territory. He said:
appeal to the great people of the West I
appeal to men who fought in the Civil War, ana
70 their sons who came forward when the
Nation again called. whatever their party, TO see
to 1t that the Nation does not shrink from lts
work, that the flag. which has so far been borne
to honor shall be upheld forever more as the
flag of the greatest. mightiest Nation OF man
kind: the Nation that shrinks from no duty
where duty calls. Wherever the flag is. as long
as there Is an armed foe against it, there this
flag shall stay.
III the afternoon Colonel Roosevelt witnessed
a rOping and riding tournament, a mule race, an
exhibition of roping and tying thirty wild steers
and many other sports incident to life on the
plains.
George Clifton. secretary Of the local Com
merciaI Club and the Reunion Committee. was
thrown from his horse this afternoon and sus-
tained a fracture Of the skull
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04

patriotism in letting the Democracy shout for
him to-day is beyond praise. The failure of the
Republicans 10 rise 10 the occasion and save
the Fourth of July from being forgotten was
serious fault which even the cheapest claptrap
politician cannot fail to comment upon as the
statesmanllke Mr.. Bryan does. Fortunately. the
country has the Democracy to repair the error
and. thanks to it. the small boys still have an
excuse for exploding firecrackers. All the gas
balloons hereafter seen on this day will be the
fitting celebrants of the greatness of Bryan. All
hail to the new Fourth
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
THE PAo0ING THkUNG,

Henry Fl Armstead. IT,. the well known nfnIps
engineer, who has operated largely for the last feg
years IN idaho, IN speaking yester-
IDAHO day Of conditions IN that State
MIDLAND said The Idaho Midland pan
RAILROAD road. which IA now being built vvfu
open up a section OF the sta.a
which has as yet scarcely even been prospactA4
Indeed Idaho. from prospecting standpoint q,
day no further advanced than was COLORADO
twenty years ago. Take the best mining car,os
in Idaho. those where three or four good rofnas
about t6eno is lpfoi;cbe3 4, S6oI So'ty round
example. Cripple Creek and you viii Arf fbs-
every inch of the ground for miles has 6aer
This state OF affairs in idaho affords obpor-7-i1i,
there not TO be found anywhere else IN this @Cu7
personally. believe that certain sections q ris5c
tnan 90 cape nome or the klondike This IS -
pecially true OF capital. for cape Nome a. h
stands, Is every man for himself pro6ogi+o-
and the millionaire and 'hObO' have exactly tn
backs mining In idaho: one Of them is rfa 55
SHOWS tlal ran tnere IN winter, and another s.
ore is base, and that in the mines Of r1a Srs-.
very few free milling propositions exisJ a.
usual rule when mine IS located lr Idaho a
then at depth the ore becomes 6as anI h t .S Sae
ment." ''s4'
In reI-- . a query as 70 the political outlook
IN Idaho SIR ArEastead said: Personally loo<
for tremendous change in the
THINKS vote OF Idaho and 7 would not b.
IDAHO MAY at all surprised 20 see the safe q,
GO REPUB- for SIoKf-Iev know the r4,b-
LICAN- Republican leaders are NOT g-1a--
ally expecting or even hoping "a,
carry the State, but idaho has passed through nh.
most prosperous four years iu i-= history unde-
the Administration OF President McEIrIey and
this is bound be a strong card for the Peoub-
ucans- In 1885 there Ver@ q vast number o. dis
coutented silver miners there who rested their
hopes for future livelihood on the election os
Bryan, and the restoration of silver 20 It's 1.t
prices They felt and said that II Mckinley was
vows, and that Idaho I'm particular wo-ld BE- com
pletely ruined. Nov what happened was exactly
the opposite To may be- taken 4 q -,-~- and fIst
rule that in prospectus no man mas the rtgn- -l
spend more money than ha can afford % lose alt
This rule is pretty generally followed Bv- after
McKiney's election the great wave OF prosperity
that swept over the coTcfry Gll-d the pockets 0S
the East 10 overlooking with U00ey- and ry a SORT
of reflex action the West has benefited Ifa-1
especially felt the benefit Of this changed condition
Of affairs and the State was searched by pros
pectors looking for gold and copper mines All the
unemployed silver miners OF 1850 who then
follow NcEinIey's election. found a ready and
well paid employment in these gold anu cop
per mining ventures. and the four years Of pros
perity that they have e1jOyed n this way have
gone long way toward killing their belief in the
silver dogma and that their hope o. salvation
rested solely and only in the restoration ~ silver
its Old basis OF is 20 ]. They are better or
now without silver than they were in the old
days with it, and this they realize
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04

The Illinois Democrat in State Convention
assembled and footing through Mayor Carter
Harrison as his brassiest instrument denounces
"the present Administration as the weakest in
the history of the Nation" The opinion of the
country at large is different. and will find at the
polls different formulary Of expression which
the reverberant Mayor and his sympathetic
auditors will have plenty of leisure to ponder
hereafter. Meantime they have unoaded what
they call their minds and are probably relieved
for the time being. nobody else being interested
way or the other
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
THE SPECTRAL TWINS.

The militarism bugaboo Is the hunchbaCk sister
OF imperialism. She is a weazened and scrawnv
brat to whom nobody has paid any attention un hi
recently But now MIR. Bryan couples the names ~
these spectral twins in all his arraignments OF the
Mckinley Administration or whenever he enuu1ar-
ateS the issues of the campaign. Richard CrOker
speaks Of her IN solemn and fearsonle manner
though she were the rugged Russian bear ths
armed rhinoceros and the Hyrcan tiger CONSOLE
dated like the Ice Trust.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
NOT INVITED TO HR. AsroR's CONCERT
A PERSONAL PARAGRAPH IN THE PAIL MALL
GAZETTE sTIRs SOCIETY N LONDON.

GAZETTE sTIRs SOCIETY N LONDON
London. July 3.-William Waldorf Asror has ss:
all London talking by publishing in his own paper.
The Pail Mall Gazette" the following paragraph;
We are desired 10 make known that the presence
Of Captain Sir Berkeley Milne. o. Jhe Naval and
Military Club. PiecadiIly. at A1T- As-Ors concert
last Thursday evening. was untnvtted-
As Captain Milne is one Of the most distinguished
naval officers and a member OF the best clubs and
a former commander OF the royal yacht Osborne,
no end of speculation has been caused By the
markable announcement. The Astors' concert was
largely attended, and those questioned by a repre-
sentative OF The Associated Press did not notice
Captain Milne But, tar as can be learned, MOTH
ing occurred during the entertainments ias-lfy
Mr. AstOr's present action In fact it is freely
stated -hat Mr. AstOr pretty bold IN making
the assertion that man so well known IN Lon-
don, although, perhaps. not personally invited y
Mr. AStor, did nOr come IN some one ese's party.
The papers comment on Mr. 4stor's dragging IN
one particular club 10 which Captain Milne 5e-
loEged, as II Mr. AstoT, II is pointed out had .
grudse against it as well against Captain Milne
and The general opinion is that Captain Milne
IS not likely TO submit such slur without -akiu;
action.