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The sun., 1900-10-31
IMPERIAL TREASURER DEAD.
Another Name on List of Leading
Cinnamon Who Have Passed Away.


Washington, Oct. 30.-The Japanese
legation has received dispatch telling
of the death of Wang Wen Shao, i'm
perial treasurer of China, in addition to
those high officials whose deaths already
have been announced. Wang Wen Shao
was one of the most loyal adherents of
the imperial family, and when they took
flight from Peking he insisted upon fol-
lowing despite his advanced age. His
death came from natural causes, proba-
bly, from old age and the fatigues of the
flight.
China has offered through Prince Ching
and Earl Ii, her peace commissioners in
Peking, it is said, to pay an indemnity of
5000 100000 to the powers in 60 INSTALL
ments and to turn over to foreign con-
troll the "likin," or internal revenue sys-
TEN, and the customs service until this
sum is paid.
| They also propose that Prince Tuan
shall be imprisoned for life and that pun
ishments ranging from decapitation to
| life imprisonment shall be meted out to
the other offenders named by the foreign
| ENJOYS. They offer to make Tien-tsin an
international district and to open other
places to foreign trade, and promise that
| China shall abstain from the importation
of foreign arms and ammunition.
1t is understood that the envoys, how
ever, have decided unanimously to de-
mand the execution of Prince Tuan and of
the other princes, dukes and officials who
were named for punishment in the i'm
perial edict of Sept. % and adequate
guarantees for the safety of foreigners in
China in the future.
1t is, of course, doubtful whether the
foreign representatives will be satisfied
with only $200,000,000 of cash indem
nifty.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Yukon Linemen Return.

Vancouver, B. G.. Oct. 30.-The steam
er Amur, from Skaguay, brought the
men who have been working on the gov
ernmcnt telegraph line TO Dawson. These
northern linemen, who have suspended
work until spring, found traces of inter-
continental wire which was projected and
actually begun to connect North America
with Europe by way of Siberia. On the
summit of lofty mountain near Tele-
graph creek they found a stake, or sur
vcyor's picket, which marked the old en-
terprise and they also discovered the re-
mains of old wire which is still up in
nIorpS
The sun., 1900-10-31
Tbc End Of Domestic Trouble.

Reading, Pa, Oct. 3O.-The sequel to
the finding of the body of Mrs. Charles
a. Keffcr on public road eight miles
below Reading, shot to death, developed
here when the body Of her husband was
found in coal shoot in the lower sec
tion Of the city. He had clutled the po-
lice during the night and killed himself.
He was % and his wife "a years old. In
his pocket was found a farewell letter to
his mother in which he bade her goodhy.
He says he was driven to commit the
crime by his wife and that their married
life had been YerY nnhnnnY
The sun., 1900-10-31
Annexation rendencies Denied.

st. Thomas, Danish West Indies, Oct.
30.-At an extraordinary meeting of the
colonial council at st. CroiX, Danish West
Indies the vice chairman denounced the
statements made by Mr.. A. ]. Black
wood, the United States consul at st.
Croix and chairman of the colonial coun-
ell, in an interview printed in the New
York Times Oct. 26, in which Mr.. Black
wood was quoted as saying the sentiment
Of the people of the Danish West Indies
is strongly in favor of annexation. The
vice chairman said the allegations made
were opposed to the facts in the case.
The sun., 1900-10-31
RoosEVELT's TOUR.
The Governor at Bath Denounces the
Trouble at EImira.

Rochester, Oct. Bottle first stop of
the day of the Roosevelt train was made
at Corning, the home of. the club which
was assaulted during the parade in FL
mira. 1t was raining hard when the
train reached the station, but there was
a dense crowd, and, as the governor said:
'It is perfectly evident that Corning has
not been daunted by its reception in FL
mira. 1t indicates this, that you have got
good stuff in you here" The governor
continued:
"Sooner or later our opponents will
grow to understand that mob violence is
not the way to try to keep Republicans
back. We have a right to appeal not
merely to Republicans, but every citizen
who believes in orderly liberty under the
law and who is against mob violence in
all its forms, to stand with us and no.
merely next Tuesday overthrow Bryan
ism, but stamp it under foot so it shall
never come up. You may have noticed
in the papers that another mob broke up
Senator Depew's meeting at Cobleskill.
Mr.. Bryan spoke there in the morning
and was listened to with respect, and
then when Senator Depew came there
later on in the day they broke up his
meeting by violence and refused to listen
to him.
"Now, fundamentally this contest is
contest against just that type of thing.
1t is absolutely impossible that the kind
of canvass which our opponents have
waged could be waged without exciting
just the spirit that was manifested.
When Mr.. Bryan's supporters, his chief
supporters on the stump and in the press,
appeal to the basest passion in mankind
and seek to persuade some of our people
that they are being cruelty wronged by
bthers and must avenge themselves
when that is done, it is simply provo
cation to violence. appeal to you as
good Americans, in support of our pol
icies as Republicans, and appeal to you
most of all as citizens intrusted in the
fundamental rights that must underlie
all party differences here in the nation if
we are to continue to be free, self gov
erning people. We can afford to differ
on a question like the tariff; we cannot
afford to differ on the questions of law
| and order, of the right Of peaceable meet
ing, of peaceable gathering, of uninter-
rupted speech
| The second stop of the Roosevelt train
was at Bath, where the soldiers home
for veterans for the civil war is situated.
| A large number of veterans were among
4 the crowd. Wayland was the next stop.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Tnxation to Aid the Red Cross.

st. Petersburg, Oct. Bottle govern
ment for the second time within two
months has imposed special tax fol
the benefit Of the Red Cross society.
The first was n tax of from . TO 10 ru-
bles upon licenses to travel abroad, ac-
cording to the length of time for which
the license was granted, and now rail
way tickets are taxed 3 kopecks when
the fare is . rubles or upward. 1t is es-
timated that the ticket tax will yield
S125,O00 yearly and that on licenses
S100 O00
The sun., 1900-10-31
GenernI stryker,s FunernI.

Trenton, Oct. 30.-General Sewell, di-
vision commander of the New Jersey
national guard, and Governor Voorhees,
had conference with the widow of the
late General Stryker and afterward per-
fected arrangements for the burial of the
general on Thursday, with military hon
ors. Funeral service will be held at
the First Presbyterian church at 2 p. M
The Second regiment is the only portion
of the national guard which will be or
dered out. The regiment is under the
command of Colonel Gilmore and has it's
headquarters at Trenton.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Another nnnIs.s Troubles.

Newark, n. j., Oct. 30.-Vice Chancel-
lor Pitney heard testimony on the APP
plcation of Edward S. Campbell, re-
cciver Of the MiddleseX County bank, to
compel the directors of that bank to
make good ,747, the amount of the
shortage caused by the peculations of
Cashier George NJ. Valentine and other
losses alleged to have been occasioned
by the neglect of the officers of the bank.
No decision was reached. Cashier Val
cntinc is now serving term of six years
in the state prison at Trenton.
The sun., 1900-10-31
.Jnmes Rnchnnnn Dend.

Trenton. Oct. 30. = Congressman
James Buchanan died suddenly at his
home in this city of heart failure. Mr..
Buchanan had been in poor health for Il
year or more and had becn subject to
heart trouble. He arose rs usual, how
ever, and read the morning papers. He
was sitting in chair when he expired.
Mr.. Buchanan was 81 years old. He
was admitted TO the bar in 1864 and was
law judge of Mercer county from 1872
until 1871. He was elected to congress
four times, his first election Deing in 1856.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Cotton In Russia.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 30.-Official re-
ports show that the area under cotton
cultivation in Russian central Asia has
increased 30 per cent this year. The
crop is estimated at 100000 pood, or
half the Russian requirement, whereas
previously only 100000 pood has been
procured from Russian possessions. This
result is attributed to the increased raw
cotton import duty introduced last win
ter. The situation in the cotton indus
tries is improving.
The sun., 1900-10-31
ADJUSTMENTS
Burke,s Vaudeville.

Popular patriotic songs seem to be all
the rage at present with the great ma
iority of theatre goers, especially in the
vaudeville houses. One OF the best and
most successful of these songs is one en-
titled "The Man Behind the Gum"
There are two versions, by far the most
popular being that rendered by the au-
thor, the great English baritone, Hamil-
ton Hill, who has been specially engaged
for the next appearance of the Burke
Vaudeville Co., at the Grand Opera
House this afternoon and tonight.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Robbers Raid n Town.

Belefontaine, o., Oct. 80. = Robbers
raided the town of Round Head, IA miles
northwest of here. They dynamited sew.
eral safes and secured small sums. Citi-
zens aroused by the explosions were shot
at by the robbers, who finally rode away
toward Lima, shooting as they went.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Importnnt LIQUOR Decision.

Albany, Oct. 30.-Justice Lawrence
has rendered an important decision in a
proceeding to revoke and cancel liquor
tax certificate issued to Julius Schar-
mann of New York city for selling on
Sunday, in which he holds that n revo-
cation proceeding is entirely distinct
from bond action, and that the inten-
tion of the legislature to make the former
a summary remedy for violations of the
law should not be defeated by granting
Of such stay.
The sun., 1900-10-31
The Hancock at Manila,

Washington, Oct 30.-A dispatch re-
ceived at the war department announces
the arrival at Manila of the transport
Hancock, with three companies of the
Twenty and four of the Twenty
fifth infantry and three officers and 100
men of the marine corps.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Champion Put on Trial.

Alfred, Me-, Oct. Bottle trial Of
George Champion, under indictment by
the grand jury on charge of numbering
four persons at West Newfield, Me-, has
begun here. The first work was that of
securing jury. Champion faced the
court calmly. The courtroom was closed
to spectators until the work of securing
jury was completed, much to the dis
appointment of hundreds Of visitors who
filed the town.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Tbo Robert Do1Ior Safe

Seattle, Wash. Oct. 30.-The long
overdue steamer Robert Dollar has ar
rived from Nome with 81 passengers
and S1000.000 in gold dust. All on
hoard are wen. The steamer Ohio arriv-
ed from Nome with 427 passengers and
$250000 in gold dust.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Presidential Postmosters

Washington, Oct. Bottle following
presidential postmasters have been ap-
pointed:
Rhode Island-East Greenwich, N. II.
Brown.
Iowa-Nanning. John G. Beall.
The sun., 1900-10-31
The Lynn Mystery.

Lynn, Mass, Oct. 30.-John @. Best,
the suspect who is detained pending the
outcome of the investigation into the
murder of George Bailey at North
Saugus, was brought into the police
court here, and by agreement of counsel
the hearing was further postponed until
Nov. 8. Best is still held without bail.
The sun., 1900-10-31
burning Derelict Sighted.

Queenstown. Oct 3O.-The Cunard lin
err Ultonia, from Boston for Liverpool,
called here and reported having passed
on Oct. 81, her second day out, in lati-
tude ~. longitude 50. about 200 miles
east of Nantucket lightship, red bot
toned schooner ON fire and burned to the
waters edge. There was no trace of the
crew to be seen.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Wen Known writer Found Dead.

Chicago, Oct. 30.-Mrs. Anna l.. Ad-
amson, well known writer, daughter
of the late e. J. Huling, editor and pub
Usher of the Saratoga Sentinel, was
found dead in her room at the home of
her sister, Miss Catherine A. Huling.
The gas had been escaping from an open
jet for some time. The door was slight
ly ajar and this fact leads Miss Huling
to believe that her sisters death was
Incidental.
The sun., 1900-10-31
FAN In russian Petroleum.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 30.-The wholesale
prices of petroleum and petroleum shares
have fallen recently. The Novoe Vremya
attributes that to campaign of the syn
dicates, who wish TO discourage any pos
sible competitor from bidding for the Pc
troleum fields recently discovered in
Transcaspia. An exposition of heating
systems is to be held here this winter,
and an clectro-technic exposition is to be
held in Moscow in January.
The sun., 1900-10-31
GenernI Frnst ncnh.

st. Louis, Oct. 30.--Genera d. NJ.
Frost one of the best known residents of
this city, is dead, aged II. He was born
in Schenectady county, n. V, in 1923,
was graduated from West Point in 1914
and served in the Mexican and civil wars,
III the latter on the Confederate side.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Twelve Lives May BE Lost.

Hamburg, Oct. 30..-The German shin
H. Bischoff, Captain Schwarting, which
left Caleta Buena July for this port.
has been wrecked at Grosser Vogelsand,
at the entrance Of the Elbe. A boat
containing eight of the crew put off from
the vessel, and another boat, in which
were four men, left the lghtship for
the purpose of rendering assistance. Both
of these boats are missing and have been
given I'D for lost.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Horris succeeds Dnnforth.

Albany, Oct. 30.-Governor Roosevelt
has appointed Justus III. Harris of Elmi-
ra to the vacancy in the board of manag-
ers of the New York state reformatory
created by the resignation of Henry G.
Danforth of Rochester.
The sun., 1900-10-31
AKentucISy Sensation.

Louisville, Oct. 30. = The Louisville
Evening Post prints an affidavit of Fin
ley Anderson, a telegraph operator, upon
whose testimony Caleb Powers was con-
victed of completely in the murder OF
Governor Goebel, in which Anderson
swears his story told on the stand at
Georgetown was perjured.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Mnny Hnrt In KniIroad MrecK.

st. Louis, Oct. 30.-A south bound Chi
cago and Alton passenger train from Chi
cago collided with freight train near
Mitchell, Ills. According to the Alton
officials, nobody was killed, but 10 or IL
persons were injured. Ambulances were
sent to meet the train and take care Of
the injured when they arrived at st.
IOniS
The sun., 1900-10-31
The Weather.
Fair; cooler; north winds.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York
Stock Exchange.

New York, Oct 80.
Money call easier at S1s per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, BAG per cent. Sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bankers bills al
$4s35s for demand and at s4.S0ss for 60 days.
Posted rates, S4.sla4s11a and S4s41aa4.s5. Com.
mercia bills, $4.791aa4.s0 Silver certificates, for
10000 ounces sold at Soc. Bar silver, 64c. Mex.
lean dollars, 50l2c Government bonds steady.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds irregular.
The sun., 1900-10-31
Mnior Hearsey Dend.

New Orleans, Oct. 30.-Major Henry
J. Hearsey, editor of Daily States and
one of the best known newspaper writer's
in the south, died here. He was 60 years
old
The sun., 1900-10-31
The independence Mine Strike.

Victor, Colo, Oct. 30.-Three hundred
miners who walked out of the Inde-
pendence mine on account of the order
to search them when they came off duty
have been paid off and discharged.
Everything is quiet about the mine.
The sun., 1900-10-31
The line up:
Hayerford.
Hipll SchnnI

F'If there is any one who be-
lieves the gold standard is 81
good thing or that it must be
maintained, warn him not to
cast his vote for me, because L
promise him it will not be main
tained in this country longer
than 1 am able to get rid of it,"
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRY-
AN, Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 16,
1896.
The sun., 1900-10-31
ToIstoi Wei md busy.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 30.-Count Toll
stoi is enjoying excellent health. He is
engaged in writing a drama entitled "a
Corpse"
The sun., 1900-10-31

"The party stands where it
did in 1896 on the money ques-
tion. JENNINGS
BRYAN, GAINESVILLE, O., Sept. 4,
1900.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-09
The Dog Saw the Joke.

Shepherd dogs are noted for their In
telllgence, and many instances are CIV
en- Of their understanding ordinary con-
versation as well as the familiar COM
mands that are addressed directly to
them.
A story is told Of shepherd who
once said TO his dog, which was lying
in a corner by the fire, IL am thinking
sir the COW is in the corn" Though
be purposely laid no stress on the
words, the dog, which had appeared to
be asleep, got quickly up and, leaping
through an open window, scrambled
up the turf roof Of the house, whence
he could overlook the field But the
COW was not in sight. as the shepherd
knew, and the dog, descending, ran In
to the farmyard to make sure of the
animals whereabouts Finding the
COW there, he trotted back TO the house
and resumed his place by the fire.
After awhile the shepherd in quiet
tone repeated what he had said before,
and again, with ready obedience, the
dog went out to seek the COW. When
he had once more stretched himself be-
fore the fire, the shepherd uttered the
words for the third time, but the dog
then appeared to understand the joke,
for he got up, wagged his tail and look
ed at the shepherd with a CLEAN Of hui
NOR In his eyes as II to say, "My mas
ter, you're merTyw Nor did he offer to
90 out, but when his master and a Wis
ltor laughed he gave growl Of salts
faction and returned to his corner.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-09
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
Musical Sands In south AfricR--DOS
Saw the JOke--A Lot of
Nonsense.

A few miles southwest of a little
town which has become famous
through the Boer war. Mafeking, lies
mountain Of white sand. Perhaps |
should say stands a mountain Of white
sand, but that would not be true. The
sand rises, falls and shifts about and In
so doing makes music or sounds which
seem like music among surroundings
SO desOlate as a South African desert
The highest hill Of sand In this locality
is about 700 feet, and there are many
hillocks round about. The whole neigh
bOrhood is, however, constantly chang
ing its appearance, and where there
may be a considerable hill today there
may be a fiat plain or even hollow to-
morrow. There seem to be periodic
sand floods like those In the Arabian
desert.
Many explanations Of the cause Of
the music In the sands have been CIV
en-, but the most satisfactory is that OF
friction Of the little particles Of sand
upon one another. AS the sand rolls
down a hum comes from the rubbing
Of the particles together. One can see
the sand constantly rolling down the
steep banks. At first the sound is like
a strain Of distant music coming
through one of the cliffs near by. Then
1t seems like a continuous cathedral
chord, very much like solemn cathe-
dral chant.
At times If you are standing on one
Of the little hillocks the sounds seem to
come from q buried cloister under your
feet. There are mystery and enchant-
ment about 1t all, a dead silence save
for the music Of the rolling sand is ev-
erywhere. 1t seems almost like sacri-
lege to break the spell that such condi-
lions bring.
One strange thing about the shifting
and falling of the sand is that 1t can go
on for years as it does. In short time
the falling Of the SANE should reduce
the hills to a level No winds could
heap up the sand In the forms In which
they exist, and there seems to be no
volcanic action. Yet these hills OF sand
shift about, rise and fall and make mu-
sic an accompaniment of their queer
operations. We are not yet able to
pluck out the heart of their mystery.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-09
Empty Protestation.

The Maid-My soldier sweetheart
swore he loved me better than life.
The Matron-That's nothing. Being
a soldier, he is presumed to care moth
ing for life.-Kansas City Independent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-09
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
HcheduIe In Eject May Z, l9l


Tv.,nn leave Washington, D. q.
e-01 A. M.-Daily-fo7 Danville, Charlotte
and wav stations, connecting at Calverton
Tor Warrenton. ut Manassas for Strasburg
ard Harriaonbur daily and Staunton week
dsvs al Lvnchburg with the Norfolk and
Wsstern daily for Roanoke and points
south west and with G. & o. z. &. daily for
Natural Bridge and Lexington.
lib A. M-DaIiy-Ihh p pNnLaED
SIaenerE New York and Washington to
iscfsonvilIe, via Savannah, uniting at Sal
ishnrv with Pullman Sleeper for Ashe-
Vile and Hot Springs, n. O. Knox
ville. Chattanooga and Memphis,
Tenn, and at Charlotte with Pull
man sleeper for Augusta ;and at OolumDla,
With sleeper for Charleston, Pullman
ss,ssnaT New York to New Orleans, connect
inc a Charlotte with sleeper for Birmingham
Aid train Washington to New Orleans
wifhout ehange. Dining car service;
fT.sr A. M.-Daily-Bocal for Charlottes-
wills. connecting at CalvertOn for Warren
z.o1 p. M.-Local for strnsburg and Har.
risonburg daily except sunday: u.
ago P. NJ daily, local for Charlottesville,
.cnnac4ing at OalyertOn for Warrenton.
a.E0 p. M. daily New York ana Florida
Rxnress Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cans,
Nav York and Washington to Port Tampa,
via Jacksonville, connecting at acksonvllle
Win draWing-room sleeping Car for l6t.
Inyustine and Miami; and to Au-
gnsfs via Columbia with connection for
Aiken. Through coach TO Jacksonville. Din
ing Gar service. -
nhatfanooKa Limited, via Lynchburg with
sIeepers, New York and Washington to
Memphis and New Orleans through Bristol.
Through coach 70 Memphis. Parior
and observation Car between Radford, Va,
and Alfalfa, Ala. Dining Car service:
IO:4s PM daily, "MA!ss:lH4dINGIGT0N 4 Az
OUTH-WE6TERN, VESIlBUtED LIN,
gIeepers. Dining Cars and Day Coaches, Pull
man Gleepers, New York to Nashville,
Tenn. via AsheVille, Knoxville and Chat
fSnoo0s. New York to Memphis, via Birm-
inehaTn' New York to New Orleans, via At
lafta and Montgomery. Pullman, Library
and Observation car between New York and
Washington and Macon. VestiDuled Lay
Coach, Washington to New Orleans Dining
Sunset Personally Conducted Tourists
Exoursion. Through Sleeper on this train
everv Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from Washington to San Francisco with
ont change. Leave Richmond at HOOP. NJ
Trains on the Narrow Gauge reach Orange
daily ct 1910 A. M
Trains on the Southern Railway pash
Orange DAILY as follow:
SOUTH BOUND
lilo A. N. 2:S6 z. N. 7.4S 2. n.
R0RTH BOUND
ii:IO A. N. $40 2. N. 6:37 A. NJ
Fer rates, map folders and sleepine Car
snace apply to nearest Southern Railway
Agent, or
PRANK s.GANNON. srd v. Prea q 9sn.Mgr
~. OULP, Traffic Manager.
W A. TURK. General Passenger Agent.
y. 8. BROWN, General Agent,
WASHINGTON, D. O
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-09
Would Not Suffer 50 Again for Fifty
Times It's Price.

I awoke last night with severe pains
in my stomach. l never felt so badly
in ell my life. When came down TO
work this morning I feft 30 weak /
could hardly work. I went to Miller
g. McOurdy's drug store and they re-.
commended Chamberlain Oolio,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Il
worked like magic and one dose fixed
me all right. 1t certainly Is the finest
thing I ever used for stomach trouble.
shall not be without IL in my home
hereafter for / should not osSe TO en-
dure the sufferings Of last night again
for fifty times IL price.-G II. Wilson.
Liveryman, Burgettstown. Washington
% Pa. This remedy is for sale BY
NJ. M. Lewis. druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-09
Fighting QuaiIs.

Cinnamon train quails to fight eaef
sther. The attack is made with wings
beak and claws. The beak is sharpen
ed to a razor point, the wings are care
fully trimmed and the claws are sharp
ened. The two stand up to each other
peck, strike and dodge, and success
full blow from the trimmed wing TEN
porarily blinds the enemy, and the
fight Is won.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.