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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-12-01

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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-12-01

El corresponsal del eTimes,
en- Hong Kong ha telegrafado que
81 no SO establecen reformas inovado
ras radicales la reduction por medic
de las armas de los Filipiuos, es
punto menos que impossible.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
STORY OF PEKIN SIEGE.
Austrian, Italian, Belgian and Ho1.
land Legations Burned.

Austrian, Italian, Belgian and Ho1'
land Legations Burned.
DR.. Robert Coltman, Jr., the staff cor
respondent of the Chicago Record in Pc
kin, who had not been heard from since
June II, sends the following dispatch
from Pekin under date of July 21:
Baron Won Ketteler, the German min
lister, was murdered by Chinese troops,
and his secretary wounded June 20, while
on his way to the Tsung-li-Yamen. The
foreign residents are besieged in the
British legation, and have been under a,
daily fire from artillery and rifles. The
cowardice of the Chinese fortunately pre-
vented them from making successful
rushes. Our losses are sixty killed and
seventy wounded. The Chinese losses eX-
ceed 1000.
''There has been no word from the out
side world. Food is plentiful, such as it
is-rice and horse flesh. Yesterday, un
der flag of truce, a message was sent
by Yung Lu, asking if Sir Claude Mac
donald, the British minister, would con-
sent TO a truce. The minister replied he
was willing, provided the Chinese came
no closer. The shell firing then ceased
and everything is now quiet. We hope
that, having defeated the Chinese, relief
is nearing us. We are all exhausted with
constant standing on guard, fighting
building barricades and digging trenches
both night and day.
''All the legations except the British
are utterly wrecked by shot and she'll
The Austrian, Italian, Belgian and Hol'
land buildings are burned to the ground
The British legation is also much shat
tered. The United States marines still
hold vital position on the city wall COM
manding the legations. After brilliant
sortie on the night of July 3, Capt. Myers
succeeded in driving back the Kansuh
mounted troops. During the fight Capt;
Myers was slightly wounded. We fearI
that treachery is possible when the de-
feated Chinese troops enter the city,
Meanwhile we are living in intense anx.l
iety and hoping for early relief"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
POWERS ENTERS A DENIAL.
Defendant in Goebe1 Case Contradicts
States Witnesses.

Defendant in Goebe1 Case Contradicts
States Witnesses.
Caleb Powers, defendant in the Goebel
case, was on the witness stand at George
town, Ky, in his own behalf. He said
that he was on the way to Louisville
when he heard that Goebel had been as
sassinated. II said it was shame and
an outrage and that it would blight the
chance of all Of US whose Offices were in
contest"
Witness said that the statement of
Golden that he spoke derisively when told
of the shooting was absolutely false. He
said he never heard violence talked Of in
any Of the conferences in whish he par
ticipated, except in one, when Sheriff
Burton of Breckenridge County talked in
an incendiary manner and was reproved.
The day after the assassination, witness
said, he began an investigation to learn
where the shot was fired from.
Powers detailed the events Immediately
preceding the arrest Of himself and Capt.
Davis. He said his attorney advised him
to make his way to the mountains and re-
main there till public excitement died out
before giving himself up for trial.
''The Legislature had appropriated
100000 for the prosecution Of persons
charged with the crime, and I did not be-
lieve it was possible for me to get fair
trial in Franklin County. Moreover, I
did not believe the civil authorities there
would protect me. 1 did not know that I
could get a change Of venue and these
were the reasons which suggested flight
from Frankfort"
George F. Weaver, the witness who
claimed to hail from Colorado and who
asserted that he saw the gun barrel
pointing from the Office of the Secretary
Of State at the time Goebel was assassi-
mated, was arrested on a warrant charg.
ing him with perjury. The warrant was
sworn out by the attorneys for the de-
fense in the Powers case, who say that
they have found out that Weaver was
not only not in Frankfort the day of the
assassination, but was never there till
last Saturday night.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
PHILOSOPHY OF AN OLD SALT
Tells Party of Boys Why Some Birds
Commit Suicide.

Tells a Party of Boys Why Some Birds
Commit Suicide.
While hunting for birds nests re-
Gently in clumps of virgin forest that
fringe the lake shore at Edgewater a
party of high-school pupils discovered
a dead woodpecker hanging head down
ward from the limbless side of tall
tree. Its legs did not seem attached TO
anything, but on closer scrutiny par
ticularly fine-spun, though very strong,
cobweb was found entangling the tiny
birds Glars.
The youths had not concluded their
speculatiOns as to ''the how and the
whyness' of the birds sad end when
sea-bronzed sailor of the type Of Cole
idge's ancient mariner" arose as from
a mist out of the lake and, approaching
the scene of the discovery, gave curl
Ous explanation of the puzzle the stu
dents were resolving in their minds.
What the sailor said was about as fol-
lows:
"Alas and alack, l am grieved to see
that the tropical custom of the soscall-
ed spiderweb suicides among small
birds of the South Sea islands is spread
ing to the feathery tribes of the north
ern ATTITUDES. That you, my youthful
friends, may understand my meaning,
it is only necessary to say that the abO-
rigines of many tropical countries have
protty fable telling how the male
humming bird commits suicide by en-
tangling its toes in an overhanging cob
web of the spider-infested woods,
whenever the female for which an at
tachment has been formed, is mysteri-
Ously missing from its haunts or has
died or been trapped for the millinery
shops of the highly civilized nations"
Chicago Chronicle.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Rain Relieves Drouth Prevailing In
Atlantic Coast Districts.

The Government crop report issued
Tuesday gives the following summary OF
crop conditions: The drought prevailing
at the close Of the previous week in the
Atlantic coast districts has been wholly
relieved by local rains, except in south
ern Florida, and the week as whole I'D
the districts east OF the Rocky mountains
has been one of highly favorable temper
ature conditions, with generally abundant
moisture. On the Pacific coast the cordl'
tions were also generally favorable, al
though the eastern portions OF oregon
and Washington experienced high tenn
peratures.
The corn crop has made splendid pro-
gress during the week. All reports from
the States of the central valleys indicate
that it has made rapid growth and that
the early planted is nearing maturity over
the southern portions of the principal
corn States. Some early corn in the Gar
olinas and Virginia has been permanently
injured by drought, but late corn in these
States is promising.
Winter wheat harvest is practically
completed, except where delayed by rains
in some districts over the northern por-
ton Of the winter wheat region. Thrash
ing has been quite generally delayed IN
the central valleys as result of rains
and injury to wheat in shock is quite ex-
tensively reported Harvesting continues
on the Pacific coast.
Spring wheat harvest is now general in
the northern portion Of the Red river
valley and is progressing fayorahly in the
southern portion of the spring wheat re-
gion. The dry, warm weather has rapid
ly matured the crop in North Dakota,
where, owing to short straw, much had
to be moved. In southern Minnesota
large part of the crop is in shock and in
the northern portion Of the State the
wheat heads are reported as well filed.
In South Dakota fair to good yields are
indicated in the extreme southeastern
counties, the crop being poor to fair else
where, but generally Of good quality.
Rains have caused some further delay in
the oat harvest, which, however, is near
" finished in the more northerly sections.
Some damage to oats in shock is report
ed from West Virginia, Indiana and Illi-
nOiS
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
The Iowa Central has ordered 300 steel

The Iowa Central has ordered 300 steel
cars.
Automatic warning bells are to be plac.
ed at every grade crossing of the Santa
Be system.
Further friction has occurred between
the differential and the standard lines
east from Chicago over the excess fare
question.
Pocahontas, formerly the only county
seat in Iowa without a railroad, has been
linked with the outer world by branch
of the Rock Island.
The White Pass and Yukon route has
begun to issue folders setting before the
public the facilities it has to offer for
reaching the gold fields of Alaska.
An alliance between the Santa Fe and
Rio Grande railroads which will result
in practical union of the two systems is,
it is reported, about to be formed.
Traffic officials of the Burlington road
say that Notwithstanding reiterated re-
ports that the soaking rains which Ne
braska received were too late to save
much of the corn crop, especially in the
southern and southwestern part of the
State, all these reports go to show that
the rain was in ample time to benefit and
did actually benefit the great bulk of the
crop, and with favorable weather from
now to the end more than an average
crop in Nebraska will be secured.
Scarcity of farm laborers in the North.
west has caused the owners of big wheat
fields to appeal to the railroad companies
FOR holm in obtaining men to harvest Off,
GERS Of the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific have instructed their Chicago
agents to send 1900 laborers if possible
The passenger earnings of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway for the
fiscal year closed June 80 show a marvel
GUS improvement over the previous year.
The total passenger earnings amounted tf
ST, sos, ,513.51, an increase of nearly ID
per cent over last year. The number os
passengers carried was 8.677.S22-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
wuar rug CHINESE WORSHIP.
Their Religion Is Mere ForH' A"e
Deities Are Indefinite

Their Religion Is Mere FOr"'
Deities Are Indefinite
The only religious worship the aver
tce Chinaman performs, aside from az
eestral rites, is a prostration anu an
offering ito heaven and earth Oh 'n0
5rst and fifteenth of each moon, or III
come cases on the beginning or eacn
new wear. No prayer is uttered anu
after a time the offering Is rehoFeu'
and. as in other cases, eaten.
What is it that at such times the Chl-
oese people worship? Sometimes they
affirm that the object OF worship 10
'heaven and earth" Sometimes tney
saw that it is "heaven," and again they
call it 1.-The Old Man of the SKY, (lato
ti'ien yeh). The latter term has leu "
an inference that the Chinese DO nave
a real perception of personal delty'
Rut when it is ascertained that thlS
supposed person" is frequently match-
ed by another called "Grandmother
Earth" (ti mu mai naD the correctness
of the inference is open to serious queS-
ton. The word heaven" is, 1t is true'
often used in the Chinese classics III
such way as to convey the idea Oh
personality and will. But it is HKe- {
wise employed in manner which sug'
gests very little of either. Heaven IS
n principle the vagueness of the term
is obvious. To this ambiguity in clas-
seal use corresponds the looseness OF
meaning given to it in everyday lie.
The Chinaman who has been worship
ing heaven upon being pressed to kno"
what he means by heaven will fre-
duently reply that it is the blue ex-
panse above. His worship is, there
fore, in harmony with nature, either in
dividually or collectively. His creed
may be described in Emersonian phra-
ses as zone with the blowing clover and
the falling rain" In other words, he is
pantheist.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
BRESSI IS UNDISTURBED.
Slayer of King Humbert Has No Re-
grets for His Awful Crime.

Slayer of King Humbert Has No Re.
grets for His Awful Crime.
Bressi, the assassin Of King Humbert,
seems undisturbed by thoughts of the aw-
full work he has accomplished. Reports
indicate that he had planned the murder
for some time, and that he had chosen
Humbert not as an individual personally
deserving Of violent death, but as a mem
Der of the class to which all anarchists
are opposed. In New York some mis-.
guided malcontents Iaud the mans deed
and call its perpetrator a deliYerer.
Bressi declares that in. the event of his
release he will have similar work to do,
His friends in this Countrywide fiery ones
assert that other sovereignS are mark.
ed.
In the course of his examination Bressi
did not deny that he had been designated
to assassinate King Humbert. 1t is now
believed that the crime was arranged in
Paterson, N J.
A man named Salvatore Quintavallit
who returned to Italy from the United
States with Bressi and accompanied him
to an anarchist meeting in Paris, has
been arrested at the Rio Marina on the
Island of Elba. The police found on him
letters and photographs of anarchists.
Anton Lanner, who accompanied Bressi
from the United States, has been arrested
at Ivrea. In consequence of these arrests
the belief in the existence of plot is in
creasing.
Bressi's brother, who is a lieutenant in
the italian army, stigmatizes the crime
oc tho most coUar1lv apf nf thn pnDturv
He had had no news Of his brother for
a>long time and thought he was still in
he United States.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09

China for his rescue. It will not make
any agreement or condition regarding his
rescue.
Numerous communications from Chin
ese officials have been received at the
State Department suggesting that the
allies shall be kept at Tien-Tsin in order
that China may be able to protect the
ministers from further attack. The init
nation has clearly been that an attack
upon Pekin viii be followed by a gen
eral massacre. The Government has re-
piled to these intimations that it cannot
take them into consideration. 1t has
lodged with China Z demand for free in
tercourse with its minister. That must
be granted without condition. There will
be no change, it is asserted, in the policy
Of this Government toward China, but
China must carry out her treaty obliga-
tions.
The President viii not recall the troops
now in China nor check their march on
the Chinese capital, says a Washington
correspondent They will move forward
to the rescue of Minister Conger and 9th
er Americans in PeSin. The condition
of the Chinese capital as reported by
Minister Conger will be the Presidents
only guide in future directions given to
Gen. Chaffee. There is no hope that these
conditions will appear more favorable
than they now do.
The Government, from the information
in its possession, believes that the i'm
perial troops have attacked the foreign
legations. 1t further believes that Prince
Tuan. the father of the heir apparent,
has directed the hostile demonstrations.
Whatever the purpose of these attacks,
they were hostile to this Government.
1t is reported from Shanghai that fifty
missionaries have been massacred in the
Shan 81 province According to dis
match from Tien-TsIn. under date of Sun
day. the japanese vanguard has been re-
pulsed with a loss of $50 killed and
wounded.
The Chinese fortress at Hung Hun
was stormed by thc Russians under Gen.
Ajgustoff July 80, thus relieving the posts
of Novokiievskoje and Postja, threaten
ed by the Hung Hun garrison. Many
guns were taken.
The typographical features of the coun-
try between Ten-Tsin and Pekin are
favorable to the operations of trained
troops against such masses as the Chin
csc might collect to oppose them. The
land is low and nearly fiat, and the only
difficulties in the way of transportation
are the streams and the semi-swamgy
character of the soil. 1t is reported that
the Chinese have prepared dams that wiz
enable them to flood the country, but it
is improbable that much could have been
done to make these works effective. A
movement up the Pei-Ho river might
even be aided by torpedo boats.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
KAISER SAYS KILL.

Orders German Troops to Give Chiness
Foes No Quarter.
The German Emperor's speech at Bre
merhaven on the occasion Of the sailing
of German troops for China was sensa.
tional. The Lokal Anzeiger says the EN-.
peror told the troops they were to
aYenge an outrage committed against the
sanctity of ambassadors and an unpre-
cedented breach of the right of hospi
tality.
''If you close with the enemy" said
the emperor, you know no quarter will
be given and no prisoners taken. Use
your weapons SO that for 1000 years no
Chinaman will dare beard a German
Pave the way for civilization now and
evermore My wishes for yourselves and
for the success of your arms will ever
follow you. Give proofs of your cour-
age, no matter where May the bless.
ing Of God rest on your banners and may
He vouchsafe to you to find a path for
Christianity in that far-of country. For
this you have pledged yourself to me
with your oath to the colors.
'sThe task before you Is great one
That a people like the Chinese should
cast to the winds international rights
1000 years old and treat with scorn the
sanctity of an ambassador and the
rights of hospitality in a manner so hor-
rible is unprecedented in the history Of
the world. Every civilization not found
ed on Christianity is sure to be brought
to naught. So I send you out. May you
all prove your German efficiency, deyo.
ton and bravery, bear joyfully all dis
comfort and uphold the honor and glory
of our arms You must set an example
of discipline, self-domination and self.
oonfrol ~
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
WILL SAVE MANY LIVES.
Law Compelling Automatic Car Coup.
Iers Now Effective.

Law compelling Automatic Car Coup
Iers Now Effective.
A national statute that will result in
great saving of human life became effec
tive on the morning Of Aug. l. It is the
law providing that all railway cars en-
gagged in interstate traffic shall be fitted
with automatic couplers and air brakes.
Hereafter any railway company that
uses a car not thus fitted will be liable to
a fine of S1OO for each Offense.
For years the labor people have fought
for this law. The number of accidents
on the different lines due to the lack Of
the coupler, were becoming appalling. In
its annual reports the interstate COM
merce commission advocated its passage
An average Of 250 employees were killed
annually while coupling cars, while those
injured in the performance of that duty
averaged $500 yearly.
Outside of the accidents to employees
the coupler and brake also affected the
general travelling public, for had they
been in use it is believed that many dis
asters would have been averted. When
it is shown that in the last ten years the
railway accidents in the United States
have injured from 10000 to $4,000 an
nually and that the deaths which result
ed numbered from 5000 to 5000 a year
it can easily be seen what effect the brake
I and coupler might have had in preventing
the horrors and preserving life.
The first bill for the automatic COUP
Ter and brake was passed March 2, 1898.
This, however, was several times amend
ed, in accord with the views of the labor
organizations, and now the act has be-
come operative.
Since the passage of the law the inter-
state commerce commission has given the
railroads two extensions of time in which
to comply with its provisions. The first
extension was for one year, and the last,
granted last December, was for six
months. The cost of compliance with the
law has been enormous
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09


dertaIing for the immediate relief Of the
legations. Russia has greater interests
to protect than the other powers, and has
a larger army in China. Admiral Alex
Jeff is also the ranking officer in the al
lied armies.
Gen. Chaffee has instructions to CO.
operate heartily with the other COM
manders, but so far as possible to keep
his American force in q compact body.
The general went to Tien-Tsin on Mon
day, and instructions were cabled him
there to take command Of the troops al
ready modified and proceed to Pekin, if
the other forces were ready, without
waiting for the cavalry regiment on the
transport Grant. This regiment will pro-
ceed to Tien-Tsin as soon az landed and
protect that place while assisting to keep
open communication with the column
marching on the Chinese capital.
This Government, according to Wash
ington advices, will give no heed to the
Chinese warning that the danger of the
ministers depends on the discretion of the
powers. This is recognized as simply a
diplomatic threat that the lives of the
ministers may be sacrificed if the allies
march on Pekin. This Government, how
ever, takes the position that the freedom
of its ministers is not a matter for diplo-
matte negotiation. 1t will not treat with
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
Bull in a China Shop.

A correspondent says he saw an OK in
china shop at Barrass Bridge, En-
gland, whose behavior was most ex-
smplary. The animal escaped from a
irOve and made its way into the shop
with as much effrOntery and expedi-
lion as it might go into it's own hum
mel. After going all about the place,
% the admiration of a great crowd Of
people, it was conducted out by po-
iceman without having broken so
much as a handle of a tea cup.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
Long-Range Photooranbv-

Captain Gentilli, an Italian officer
who has been experimenting in long
distance photography, has discovered a
means of taking photographs at a dis
tance of many miles. By this means it
has been possible to photograph for
tresses from a distance of eleven miles
and masses of troops at a distance of
eighteen miles. Captain GentillFs in
,vention is likely to become of consider
able Importance from the military point
Of view
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09

served for the family of the bride, were
unoccupied, while the CORVALLIS West
family was not represented. The Duke
of Marlborough gave the bride away and
slipped away into a seat near his young
American wife.
The register was signed by Mrs. More
ton Frewen, the Duke of Marlborough,
Winston Churchill and the best man,
Lieut. H G. ELVES, brother officer of
Lieut.. West in the Scots guards.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
Reports 5000 Arc Massacred.

1t is reported from Shanghai that the
Boxers attacked the missionaries and ma
tive Christians at Paoting-Fu July s. A
foreign physician and 1000 converts were
massacred The Chinese general, Ii Ho
Keh, is now marching on Pekin. He has
ordered his troops to exterminate all
Christians. Already one French priest
and from 1000 to 5000 natives have been
slaughtered.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
Leaves Cuba for China.

The Second battalion of the Fifth Unit
ed States infantry, Maj. Borden COM
manding, left Santiago, Cuba, on Mon
day for New York by the transport Nc
Pherson. The companies at Guantanamo
and Baracoa were taken aboard en- route.
The officers have been told to prepare for
a hard winter campaign. All the men,
dispatch says, are enthusiastic at the
prospect of service in China.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09

What is believed to be Viking corpse
has been dug up in peat bog at Damen.
dorf, in Schleswig, and placed in the Kiel
Museum. 1t was well preserved, and had
red hair; it was clothed in coarse wooden
material with sandals on the feet Kiel
experts think it was buried 1000 years
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-08-09
An Element Instead of a yirtue

Sincerity is no single virtue to be
classed with others and ranked above
and below them. 1t is rather an eIa-
ment running through character and
life. as the sap runs through the tree
giving life and vigor to every branch
and tender beauty to every leaf and
blossom. Let US cherish it as the deep
est principle of our hearts and the mos+
vital element of our lives.